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Which town near St. Louis inspired Popeye?

shied away from a donnybrook. The man known as “Rocky” around the quaint town of Chester, Illinois, an hour south of St. Louis, liked beer, naps, and a pipe at the end of his shift at the local saloon. With a protruding chin, a stocky build, and a

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