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“… the authorities holding the full Christian name to be essential…” Monroe Cattle Company vs. Becker; 147 US 47 (1893): [Reversed on other grounds] The general rule is stated in 42 Am. Jur. 86, §§ 99: “The failure of the publication notice to contain the forename or Christian name of the party is ordinarily held [...]