Oil City
Americannoun
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In 2009 the documentary film-maker Julian Temple made Oil City Confidential, a profile of Johnson and the Feelgoods.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2022
Lummis claimed that "it was never my intention to make anyone feel un-welcomed or disrespected," reported Oil City News.
From Salon • May 17, 2022
Huntington Beach used to boast the nickname Oil City, and famous 1920s photos depict beachgoers in the shadow of towering wooden oil derricks that seemed to brood apocalyptically over the coast.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2021
The case’s online court record does not specify the type of plea that involves the Rev. David Lee Poulson, 65, of Oil City, who was arrested in May.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2018
Soon after, Miselle and her friends gladly bade farewell to Oil City, leaving the scornful lady seated at the piano executing the charming melody of "We're a band of brothers from the old Granite State."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 by Various
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