Ohio Wildcat Tobler 1 Near Sidney Oil Field
Ohio starts Tobler No. 1 wildcat three miles northwest of Sidney on land owned by Loring Tobler adjoining the Dorman lease where eleven wells pump oil. The location is 990 feet north and 1,650 feet west of Section 22-14-50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Oil Co
Sidney
Dorman
Tobler No
Loring.Tobler
Huntsman
Ij Ohio
Olsen
Colton
Charles A. Foster
Ohio
Niebuhr No. 1
Gurley
Frontier Refining Co
Denver
Shorts
British-American Oil Producing Co
Jacobsen
Cherry County
Merriman
Deep Rock
Wildcat Lehmkuhl No
Lodgepole
Discovery of gas near Sidney sparks regional optimism
The Woods farm discovery a mile south of Sidney fuels belief in a large gas reserve south and west of the city. Explorers anticipate the West Sidney field becoming a major Western states asset, with full extent unknown but eventual development adding property value, payrolls, and population to the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods Farm
Sidney
West Sidney
Truck Explodes Injures Driver Burning Oil Transport
A boiler blowout on a three section crude oil transport in Northport badly burned driver John Muntz 26 of Sterling. The blast threw him 60 feet igniting clothing while gas vapors caused the fire. He was treated at Memorial Hospital Bridgeport with fair condition while wife nurse Mrs. Muntz cared for him. Firefighters contained the blaze saving two 10 000 gallon tanks nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Muntz
Sterling
Muntz
Service Pipeline Co
Northport
Memorial Hospital
Bridgeport
Toronto Pipeline Co
Volk 1s Man of Year Named Oilman of the Year
Volk Russell H. Volk of Denver, president of Plains Exploration, named Oilman of the Year by Rocky Mountain Oil Reporter. He serves on the state oil and gas conservation commission and was a standout at Colorado School of Mines. Charles S. Hill credits Volk with opening up the Denver Julesburg basin development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell H. Volk
Denver
Plains Exploration Company
Rocky Mountain Oil Reporter
Volk
State Oil" and Gas Conservation”Commission
Colorado School of Mines
Charles S. Hill
Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association
Denver- Julesburg
Properties of natural gas combustion and safety
Natural gas is primarily methane and when burned completely yields one cubic foot of carbon dioxide and two cubic feet of water vapor per cubic foot. CO2 in normal amounts is not harmful, but ventilation is essential because combustion consumes oxygen and replaces it to prevent suffocation.
Nebraska Oil and Gas Outlook Grows Cautiously Encouraging
A Nebraska Legislative Council committee assessing oil and gas laws notes the 63 year hunt for black gold is promising but not spectacular. Since 1939 Nebraska produced 9.27 million barrels of oil and 3.675 billion cubic feet of gas, with 1951 alone yielding most gas and oil. Cheyenne and Richardson counties dominate output, while new finds in Harlan Banner Kimball and Deuel counties suggest potential gains. many counties report dry holes.
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Legislative Council
Nebraska
Falls City
Richardson County
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne
Kimball
Richardson
Harlan, Banner
Deuel
Adams
Antelope
Banner
Blaine
Boone
Boo Ae
Buffalo
Burt
Butler
Cass
Cedar
Chase
Cherry
Custer
Dakota
Dawes
Dawson
Dundy
Fillmore
Franklin
Frontier
Furnas
Gage
Garden
Gosper
Grant
Greeley
Hall
Harlan
Hayes
Hitchcock
Holt
Howard
Jefferson
Johnson
Keith
Knox
Lancaster
Lincoln
Logan
McPherson
Merrick
Morrill
Nemaha
Otoe
Pawnee
Perkins
Phelps
Platte
Oil Activity Hype Rises Around Kimball County Wells
Glasscock Drilling Co reports an excellent first sand test at Market No. 1 in Kimball County Enders area yielding 4 080 feet of oil from 6 350 to 6 362 feet while Magnolia Petroleum’s Long No 1 in southern Kimball County flows at about 15 barrels per hour. Three new drilling sites announced to boost activity as operators pursue Bertramson No 2 and other offsets around Rock Hill Twin and Torgeson prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasscock Driling Co
Kimball County
Enders
Glasscock
Magnolia Petroleum Corp
Kimball
Edward Markel
Lodgepole
Rock Hill
Twin Oil Company
Twin
Hinrichs
Magnolia
J Rogers Drilling& Co
Roy Schrack
Torgeson
South Potter Field
Bertramson No. 1
Nebraska county election tally snippet
Fragmentary list shows counts next to county names including Red Willow Richardson Rock Saline Saunders Scotts Bluff Seward Sheridan Sherman Sioux Valley Webster Wheeler York and others, indicating a regional vote or tally with varied figures.
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Red Willow
Richardson
Rock
Saline
Sarpy
Saunders
Scotts Bluff
Seward
Sheridan
Sherman
Sioux
Valley
Webster
Wheeler
York
Severance Tax Vote Likely In Colorado
Valid petitions for an oil severance tax in Colorado were upheld by District Judge Edward C. Day. If upheld on appeal, the measure would go to voters in November a five percent tax on petroleum product value to fund public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Logan County
Edward C. Day
Denver
Associated Press
Colorado General Assembly
Weeds on a Sugar Island Barbados Crop Lands
Intensively cultivated Barbados, a West Indian sugar island, has left land exhausted of weed seeds. Only seeds arriving from outside lands appear, making native weed sources nearly extinct.
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Barbados
West Indies
Sugar Island
Sioux new Nebraska wheat variety released for fall planting
The University of Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station introduces Sioux, a new wheat variety formerly C I 12142. Sioux yields highly in Alliance and matches Cheyenne in North Platte with strong winter hardiness and good milling quality. Distribution to central and western Nebraska will begin in lots under 100 bushels. interested farmers should apply to the Foundation Seed Division, College of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
University of Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Neparaska
Alliance
North Platte
Cheyenne
Panhandle
Southwest
Nebraska
U. S. Highway 81
Turke
College of Agriculture
CARE Packages Bring Coal to Austrian Families
CARE relief agency is delivering coal gift packages to Austrian families badly needing fuel to endure winter conditions in Europe. The effort aims to alleviate hardship and provide direct assistance through organized relief distribution.
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Europe
Austria
Relief Agency
Distemper Threat to Cats and Preventive Action
Cat distemper is a highly contagious virus disease affecting cats, especially weaned kittens under a year. It can cause loss of appetite vomiting weakness weight loss and mouth ulcers with nasal discharge. Vaccination is the best protection, given in two doses about 10 days apart, and usually provides lifelong immunity. vaccination is inexpensive and aids rodent control on farms.
Proximity of Russia to Alaska Shapes Strategic View
Russia adjacent to Alaska creates a natural doorway to North America. The Diomede Islands place United States territory within a mile of Siberia. In World War II Japan seized the Aleutian Islands and held them until 1943.
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Alaska
Russia
Diomede Islands
United States
Siberia
Aleutian Islands
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Volk 1S
AU Weleg
American Foundation For Animal Hearth
CNO
Target
Argoflex
Duaflex
Kodak Duaflex
Alvin ‘Tuis
Telegraph
Goodview
Nebr
Don Hafer
Evert Walsh
A. J. Lindley
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