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Douglas County Past: 'The Gumps' cartoonist hurt in crash

From the Sept. 25, 1933 Telegram: "Sidney Smith, creator of “The Gumps,” comic strip, found himself reclining in a bed at the Androy hotel Sunday morning nursing a bulbous black eye." ....

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Douglas County Past: Hail pounds Superior; Gordon fisherman lands hefty trout

From the July 21, 1933 Telegram: "Twenty-four hundred feet of glass in the F.H. Rockwood greenhouses at 2419 Elmira avenue were smashed by the falling hail." ....

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Douglas County Past: Longtime barber 'A cut above the rest'; Rockmont Club turns over flag raising rites

Headlines from Douglas County's past. ....

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Douglas County Past: Young artists earn a trip to Madison; Anglers camp in cold for Brule opener

Headlines from Douglas County's past. ....

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Douglas County Past: Man found on ice could lose limbs; judge to hear suit over dog ownership

From the Feb. 27, 1908 Telegram: "Found lying face downward on the ice of Tower bay slip, a man giving the name of Charles Lee was picked up by the police this morning and now lies at St. Mary’s hospital in a critical condition." ....

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