Word: valspar
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...William Bruhn, 59, was elected president of Valspar Corp. (paints, varnishes) following the surprise resignation of Leslie B. Hartnett. Born in Kiel, Germany, Bruhn worked for German chemical firms before coming to the U.S. in 1926. To learn English, he worked as a vitamin-pill salesman, joined Valspar in 1929, became Chicago manager in 1933, was Western sales manager when he was picked for the presidency...