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Shell Oil Terminal Dedicated At Searsport, Wlbz Radio
Shell Oil Terminal Dedicated At Searsport, Wlbz Radio
WLBZ Radio Station Records
A live broadcast from the Shell Oil Terminal dedication in Searsport, Maine, October 17, 1951. Several representatives of the Shell Oil Company offer remarks, including Charles Tremble, William Ramsay and James Jordan. These representatives mention that events are a part of Oil Progress Week, and offer the slogan, "Petroleum Means Progress."
Maine Senator Owen Brewster was in attendance and was asked for comments on the oil industry and for his opinion on what some political observers had described as Taft's premature announcement of his candidacy for president.
Docking The Esso Bridgeport, Wlbz Radio
Docking The Esso Bridgeport, Wlbz Radio
WLBZ Radio Station Records
Irv Hunter of WLBZ Radio in Bangor, Maine, describes the docking of the tanker Esso Bridgeport, as assisted by the tug boat Walter Ross in 1949. The tanker was arriving at Webber Oil Company's new tank facility in Bucksport, Maine.
Docking The Esso Bridgeport At The Webber Oil Company's Ocean Terminal At Bucksport, Wlbz Radio
Docking The Esso Bridgeport At The Webber Oil Company's Ocean Terminal At Bucksport, Wlbz Radio
WLBZ Radio Station Records
Irv Hunter, serving as the ESSO Reporter, describes the 1949 docking of the tanker ESSO Bridgeport, assisted by the tug Walter Ross, at the Webber Oil Company's ocean terminal in Bucksport, Maine. Hunter checks in with captains Harold Spurling and Merle Abbot.