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In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.

Orville Redenbacher

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Orville Redenbacher
Age: 88 †
Born: 1907
Born: July 16
Died: 1995
Died: September 20
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Brazil
Indiana
Corny
Corn
Depression
Acreage
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