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Shafter Press in Shafter, California

15 Oct 1953

Page 9

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Shafter Press

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Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1953

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9

Oil Engineer George Suman Credits Oil Progress

George O Suman a Tide Water Associated Oil Co engineer reflects on oil industry growth over 30 years in Kern county and the Los Angeles basin He notes early rotary drilling replacing cable tools and explains the collaborative dependence of oil cement steel and chemical industries in America's progress He recalls drilling a 4000 foot well near Poso Creek in 1920 and early Kern River field operations in Oil Center California

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America George O. Suman Uman Los Angeles Basin San Joaquin Valley Tide Water Associated Oil Co Tide Water Kern County Kern River Suman Cal Tech California Institute of Technology At Pasadena Oil Petroleum Indus
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Williamson Re elected Proxy California Gasoline Retailers

William C Williamson proprietor of a Sawyer service station north of Ba ine attended by seventeen Kern county dealers. Franklin Jaynes of Bakersfield was re elected state secretary treasurer with three new vice presidents Roy Ward Camarillo Conrad Herron Fresno and Mel Weber Stockton. Principal speakers included Assemblyman H W Kelly Congressman Harlan Hagen and others stressing the independence of Retail Dealers as businessmen. California Gasoline Retailers spans seventeen counties statewide.

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Ine Fresno Kern County Franklin Jaynes Bakersfield Roy Ward Camarillo Conrad Herron Mel Webe Stockton
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Kern County Oil People Give Rural County a World Flavor

Farmers here are modest drivers and many are travelers but the oil industry shapes Kern County. Roughnecks talk of world travel as the oil sector lends the region its distinctive character.

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Jack Fleming Poso Creek Oil Center Williamson California John C. Williamson Sawyer Highway 99 John
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