Business & Finance: Deals: Jan. 13, 1930

Sinclair. Current rumors concerning Harry Ford Sinclair's Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corp. have been: 1) will merge with Prairie Oil & Gas; 2) will merge or become affiliated with the oil interests of its bankers, Bancamerica-Blair Co.; 3) is being bought in the open market by one of the Standard Oil group. Last week to this trio was added another rumor: 4) will acquire Rio Grande Oil Co., producing in Southern California and Texas, operating service stations in these states and New Mexico and Arizona. If Rumor No. 4 is true it will be...

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