Dempsey Gibbons World Championship Fight Planned in Montana
Montana oil towns push toward a July 4 championship bout at a Horseshoe amphitheater near Shelby. Organizers vow a 100000 seat stadium with funds raised by Great Falls bankers and businessmen. Demand for seats is strong with multiple cities seeking ringside allocations and advance reservations advised.
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Shirley S. Ford
Great Falls
Great Falls Fight Organization
Lou Melumby
American Legion
Alberta
Butte
Frank J. Walker
Montana
Shelby
Lure of Oil Draws Senator Lane to Montana Frontiers
Senator Gene Lane once a lumber magnate in the Judith basin travels to Shelby to study oil fields then stays to invest. He buys a land tract for 35000 dollars and quickly receives a 70000 dollar offer. Lane serves as a major stockholder in Arvo Refining Company and plans a summer on Montana’s last frontier.
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Gene Lane
Judith Basin
Shelby
California
Montana
Senator Lane
Lane
Arvo Refining Company
Von Hagan Theory on Cat Creek Oil Activity
Geologist Von Hagan links Cat Creek oil activity to Flatwillow feeding the field. If correct, Flatwillow development may ease Cat Creek pressure and production, affecting the old line companies planning to secure theirs before this occurs.
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Old Line
Cat Creek
von Hagan
Flatwillow
Rotary test at Ragged Point near Melstone begins
Flynn Brothers of St. Paul will drill the Ragged Point structure using a rotary rig now on site. The crew brings two boilers and full drilling equipment en route from Texas to prepare the test.
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Ragged Point
Melstone
Flynn Brothers of
St. Paul
Texas
Carter Floweree Structure Drilling Company Formed
A new firm named to drill the Carter Floweres structure has been established and will begin operations soon.
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Carter-Floweree
Carter-Floweres
Mid-Northern and Sunburst Drill Britton Tract
The Mid-Northern oil company and Sunburst Oil & Gas take over the Britton tract in 5-35-2 W and will drill it, following their earlier Swears tract project in 9-35-2 W Kevin Sun burst field.
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Mid-Northern
Mid-Northern Oil Company
Swears
Kevin Sunburst
Sunburst Oil & Gag Company
Britton
Brave Woman Helps Husband Strike Oil Fortunes in Bakersfield
Mrs. Ben Howe of Great Falls stayed with her husband through lean months as he drilled a 2800 foot wildcat in California. A burst of oil followed when the well roared to life at 1700 barrels a day, funding their success and inspiring Howe to chase another venture in Montana with Ben Howe resuming the Alec well in Kevin Sunburst.
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Bakersfield
California
Ben
Ben Howe
Great Falls
Montana
Alec
Kevin-Sunburst
Outstanding Oil Development in Kegins Sunburst Field
The Ohio Baker No 8, recently brought in, flowed 1200 barrels daily before storage limits shut it off. Sunburst Refinery at Great Falls will start at 3000 barrels per day due to rising land oil production. Great Northern trackage at Shelby is fully leased for warehousing. Avro Refinery in Lewistown now feeds 1000 barrels daily from Cat Creek crude. W Homestake plans water supply for drilling and a Boupha lake pipeline to the Kevin Sunburst district.
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Ohio Baker No. 8
Kegin-Sunburst
Sunburst
Great Falls
Great Northern
Shelby
Kevin Sunburst
Avro Oil
Lewistown
Cat Creek
W Homestake Exploration Company
Julius C. Peters
Kevin-Sunburst
Bouphre Lake
Northfield Drilling on Genoa Structure Test Well
Northfield Oil reports its Genoa structure test well at 2663 feet in the lower quadrant, with drillers believing the target lies there. The update notes ongoing drilling activity and estimated depth as work continues.
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Northfield Drilling
Northfield Oil Company
Genoa
John N Edy Resigns as Nontana Highway Chief Engineer
John N Edy chief engineer of the Nontana highway commission presented his resignation to Commissioner George W Lanstrum. The resignation will take effect at the will of the commission between May 1 and June 1.
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John Edy
John N. Edy
Nontana Highway Commission
George W. Lanstrum
Northern Pacific Reserves Oil Rights in Flat Willow Lands
The Northern Pacific railroad has been reserving oil rights on all land sold to farmers in the Flat Willow country since 1914, the year of the first government survey. This follows a surge in demand for Flat Willow royalties and leases revealed by recent activity.
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Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Railroad
Illinois Pipe Line to Add 37500 Barrel Tank at Sunburst
The Illinois Pipe Line company begins building a 37500 barrel tank at its Sunburst pump station. The new tank will expand field storage and double overall capacity as no oil is currently being pumped across the border.
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Illinois Pipe Line Company
Sunburst
Liberty Dome Development Plan Unveiled by NY North firm
A new Liberty Dome Development is proposed in southern Liberty county by Geolo gist Chase formerly with a California company. The project is backed by Northern Montana Exploration company and slated for the summer season.
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Liberty Dome
Liberty County
Chase
California
Northern Montana Exploration Company
Shelby Trackage All Sold on New 2000-Foot Track
Fred Wear of the Butte division Great Northern notes every foot of frontage on the Shelby service track has been sold. National Supply and Monarch Lumber each acquired 300 feet, the largest allotments.
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Shelby
Fred Wear
Butte
Great Northern Railway
National Supply
Monarch Lumber Company
Baby Born During Emergency Appendectomy at Wolf Point Hospital
While surgeons operated on Mrs. J. W. Wilkinson for acute appendicitis under anesthesia, her baby boy was delivered at the Wolf Point hospital. Doctors report Mrs. Wilkinson’s condition improving and describe the infant as one of the healthiest ever born there.
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J. W. Wilkinson
Havre
Wolf Point
Homestake Finds Sands in North Field Test
The Homestake-X well struck 80 feet of continuous sand at the Elis horizon between 1674 and 1704 feet. Ohio Baker No 3 offset to the north flowed about 500 barrels in 15 minutes and is seen as the field’s best producer, encouraging deeper drilling to test the sand’s thickness in this area.
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Elis Horizon
Sand Thickness Reveals Extended Field Life
The report notes pervasive sand penetration with many areas showing thirty foot sands. This depth challenges earlier doubts about the field’s longevity and serves as a strong incentive for supporters who questioned the sand’s thickness.
Sunburst Field Halts All Wells Except Storage Holdbacks
All producing wells in the Kevin Sunburst field are shut down except those with remaining storage capacity. Imperial Oil at Coutts cannot receive more oil, causing a blockade. About 80,000 barrels of tanked storage exist in the field, with 38,500 barrels held by Illinois Pipeline at Sunburst, 25,000 by Imperial at Coutts, and at least 15,000 in field storage.
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Kevin- Sunburst
Imperial Oil Company
Coutts
Illinois Pipeline Company
Sunburst
Imperial
Pine Ridge Oil Wins 20 Year Gas Franchise for Hardin
The Pine Ridge Oil company is granted a twenty year franchise to supply natural gas to the city of Hardin in Big Horn County. The award covers continuous gas service and rates subject to city ordinance and state regulation.
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Pine Ridge Oil Company
Hardin
Big Horn County
Kerr Seeks New Flatwillow Discovery via Cat Creek Founder
M. A. Kerr, famed for original Cat Creek and Brush Creek surveys and who sold Frantz holdings, now lives in Baker and works for Florence Oil and Gas. He sparked the Cat Creek oil movement, which has spread statewide.
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Kerr
Cat Creek
M. A. Kerr
Brush Creek
Frantz Corporation
Frantz
Baker
Flatwillow
Florence Oil and Gas Company
Davis Heads Three-In-One Oil Firm In Montana Move
G. C. Hoyt once led the Three-In-One oil company and held large stake in Kevin-Sun field. He is admitted to Montana law practice and becomes attorney for the firm. Garfield Davis succeeds him as president of the company.
Two New Drillings Open in Roundup District
Two deep tests are planned in the Roundup district to explore possible structures. The Absar Oka company will drill one prospect and the Holt company another, aiming to assess fringe oil or gas potential.
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Absaroka Company
Holt Company
Oil and gas leases to be taxed at one dollar per acre
Cascade county will assess oil and gas leases at the rate of one dollar per acre, according to County Assessor Harold Mady. The announcement outlines the new assessment policy and its implementation details.
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Cascade County
Harold Mady
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