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Standard of New York. Through its subsidiary, General Petroleum Corp., Standard Oil Co. of New York is potent on the west coast, has strengthened its position through the purchase of many a small independent marketer. Last week General Pete acquired A. M. Mortensen, Inc., large distributor of San Jose, Calif. Brand name of General Pete's gasoline: Violet...
Another dividend omitted was that of Warner-Quintan Co., Texan and Mexican producer and, in the New York area, a large distributor. Last spring Warner-Quinlan's dividend was bisected but President William W. McFarland said it would be resumed by the end of the year. This time he merely said conditions would be better...
...just what these purchases will be was not divulged last week. Rumor said lumber, coal, mineral ores, petroleum. Chief weakness of Italy's war machine is her great lack of coal and petroleum in commercial quantities. It is known that the Soviet Naphtha Syndicate of Moscow, official distributor of Soviet oil, has set up a subsidiary company in Italy known as Petrolea. Observers guessed that Petrolea will be given the job of stocking the enormous oil reservoirs which Italy's army and navy are now building...
...Brazil. The late Joao Pessoa was more than its Governor. He was the defeated National Democrat (Liberal) candidate for Vice President of the United States of Brazil, brother of learned, esteemed Epitacio Da Silva Pessoa, onetime (1919-22) President of Brazil, now World Court judge. He was also distributor of all the political patronage in Parahyba...
Barnsdall Corp. last week purchased controlling interest in Mona Motor Oil Co., independent oil and gasoline distributor in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The acquisition links Barnsdall's South Dakota and Northwestern marketing systems with its Oklahoma and Kansas chains of bulk and retail stations...