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Virden's Oil Prosperity Transforms Manitoba Town Centre
Virden Manitoba, once a quiet grain town, now proclaims itself the Oil Centre of Manitoba. New wells near town, six producing wells, a new water tower, and rapid construction mark the oil boom with infrastructure like sewers, garages, motels, and a new theatre The Derrick. Imperial Oil's Virden 828 well on William C Skinner’s farm underscores rising royalties and local syndicate investments.
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Virden
Oil
Manitoba
Man
No. 1
Imperial Oil
William C. Skinner
Imperial Oil Limited
Claudia
Mr. Skinner