A Special Daughter

Special K is an American brand of breakfast cereal introduced to the United States in 1955 by one of their food kitchen researchers, Jimmy Harris. As the father of seven boys, he was pleasantly surprised by the birth of one daughter, Kathleen. He called her his "Special K." Since "K" was the first letter in the Kellogg's logo, the company allowed him to use the name for the new cereal. The general public might think the "K" simply stands for the special cereal from Kellogg's. 

The Original Oreo

Hydrox is a cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie that debuted in the United States in 1908 and was manufactured by Sunshine Biscuits for over ninety years. Hydrox was largely discontinued in 1999, three years after Sunshine was acquired by Keebler, which was later acquired by Kellogg. In September 2015, the product was reintroduced by Leaf Brands.

The Oreo brand was created in 1912. It offered more creme filling, a sweeter imitation of Hydrox, and eventually surpassed Hydrox in popularity. It resulted in the Hydrox cookies being perceived by many as an Oreo off-brand. 

Mr. Kerr and Mr. McGee

The Kerr-McGee Corporation was an American energy company involved in oil exploration, production of crude oil, natural gas, perchlorate, and uranium mining and milling in various countries. Anadarko Petroleum acquired Kerr-McGee in 2006, itself being acquired by Occidental Petroleum in 2019.

Founded in 1929 as Anderson & Kerr Drilling Company by Oklahoma businessman-politician Robert S. Kerr (1896-1963) and oil driller James L. Anderson, its name was changed to Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Incorporated after Dean McGee (1904-1989) joined the firm in 1946. The company initially focused mostly on off-shore oil exploration and production and was one of the first companies to use drillships. Beginning in the early 1950s, Kerr-McGee was involved in several nuclear endeavors. The 1957 illustration above would seem to catapult off these explorations. The sub-heading about landing on the moon turned out to be an accurate prediction.

Parallels

Here is a parallel in B-movie careers more than an exact resemblance. Willard Parker (Worster Van Eps 1912-1996), right, signed with Warner Bros and Columbia, while John Archer (Ralph Bowman 1915-1999) signed with Universal and Republic. Archer had numerous television guest spots making him, arguably, the more familiar though Parker's three-year, single series, Tales of The Texas Rangers was popular. 

Both started their careers in the late 1930s and both died at age 84, three years apart. Alas, I would like to tell you they married the same woman (not at the same time) but that would prevent you from believing any of this.