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Word: brecon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1941-1941
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...contract signed last week calls for a loading station adjacent to the Government's Du Pont-built smokeless powder plant in Childersburg, Ala. (TIME, Feb. 17). Through a wholly-owned subsidiary (Brecon Loading Co.) set up overnight, Coca-Cola will spend $1,091,000 on equipment, use the rest for operating expenses. As for profits, Chairman of the Board Robert Winship Woodruff (whose experience with gunpowder has hitherto been confined to his notable quick-triggery in the hunting field) explained: "We don't expect to make any money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR FRONT: Bags for Bottles | 3/3/1941 | See Source »

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