Skelly Oil

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Skelly Oil was an independent oil company founded in 1919 by William Grove Skelly in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1] It had previously been known as Midland Refining Company.

[edit] Arts sponsorship

The company was well known as a sponsor of radio drama series The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen and Captain Midnight.

[edit] Getty takeover

William Skelly lost control of the company to J. Paul Getty in the 1930s.[2] Skelly Oil was eventually merged into Getty Oil in 1977.[3] Many former Skelly gas stations were rebranded to Getty, then to Texaco after Getty was acquired.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Skelly Oil Company. Old Time Radio. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
  2. ^ "Boiling Oil", Time Magazine, 1948-01-05. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. 
  3. ^ Frontier Eldorado Refining Company history. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
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