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A Christmas Present For The Boss

December 19, 2025

Picking that perfect Christmas present for the boss is always a challenge. In 1946, the indisputable “boss” at Ashland Oil & Refining Company was Paul Garrett Blazer. Swiss… Read More

Old Boat Column: The Second of Ashland Oil’s ‘Big Three’ As the Onward, photographed on October 22, 1960, at East Liverpool, Ohio. (From the Dan Owen Boat Photo Museum Collection)

As the Onward, photographed on October 22, 1960, at East Liverpool, Ohio. (From the Dan Owen Boat Photo Museum Collection)

Old Boat Column: The Second of Ashland Oil’s ‘Big Three’

October 31, 2025

Ashland Oil & Refining Company (AO&R) was founded in 1924 as a subsidiary of the Swiss Oil Company called Ashland Refining. Paul G. Blazer was placed in charge of… Read More

The Jim Martin, First Big Boat For Ashland Oil As the Jim Martin in a photo featured in the AO&R ad in the initial 1945 Inland River Record. (Author’s collection)

As the Jim Martin in a photo featured in the AO&R ad in the initial 1945 Inland River Record. (Author’s collection)

The Jim Martin, First Big Boat For Ashland Oil

April 28, 2024

As detailed in this column when writing about the 300 hp. Senator Combs in the October 10, 2022, issue of The Waterways Journal, Ashland Oil & Refining Company… Read More