Ohio Oil Co Open House Invites Sidney to Oil Capitol Status
The Telegraph dedicates its pages to Ohio Oil Co inviting the public to open house at its new district office and Huntsman gasoline plant in Sidney. It credits Ohio with spurring western Nebraska oil development, Mary Egging No. 1, and district growth, while stressing housing, hotel, and space needs to sustain oil industry investment and community prosperity.
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The Geologist in Oil Town Aimed to Be Quiet
This Telegraph column from February 7, 1950 humorously profiles geologists in the oil industry. It describes their paradoxical temperaments, evasive speech patterns, and the tension between revealing information and protecting proprietary knowledge. The piece sketches oil field characters from top brass to roughnecks, ending with the quip that geologists specialize in sending newspaper men to an early grave.
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Reader letter on oil coverage and location descriptions
A Sidney Telegraph reader commends coverage of Cheyenne County oil activity and Denver Julesburg Basin exploration. The letter asks for consistent legal land descriptions for each well or test, citing the June 22 1951 Garden County Wildcat Location notice and urging standardization across publications.
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Fred E. Smith A Os Oil Company Executive Born 1894
Fred E. Smith, Assistant Manager of Production for The Ohio Oil Company, was born April 17, 1894 in Terre Haute Indiana. He started with the company June 1 1914 as an office boy in Marshall Illinois then moved to Casey Illinois as warehouse helper. In 1916 he worked at Elk Basin Wyoming and Big Muddy Wyoming. His rise continued to Lance Creek and Mule Creek Wyoming in 1918 where he became a foreman in charge.
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Mule Creek
Early gas well leadership in Rock Springs Wyoming
Fred Smith learned the oil business under John Mc Fayden in Wyoming and Utah. In 1921 he led the first gas well drilled in Rock Springs Wyoming for The Ohio Oil Company, after working in Price Utah and Rock Springs.
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Appreciation Letter from Charles E. Stewart
A reader confirms continued subscription and expresses gratitude to the newspaper. The note thanks the staff and states the intention to remain a subscriber for the foreseeable future.
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Charles E. Stewart
Career Path of Mr Smith Across US Oil Operations
The narrative traces Mr Smith drilling two wells on the Mahoney Dome in Rawlins Wyoming and piping Rawlins for natural gas. He then worked in Salt Creek Wyoming Albuquerque New Mexico and Durango Colorado on exploratory and development drilling. In 1927 he moved to California to run production in the San Joaquin Valley and later became General Superintendent of Production for the Los Angeles Division. On January 1 1944 he transferred to The Ohio Oil Company General Office in Findlay Ohio.
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