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■■ .< V?. / > f. ;.i- s . -. ■ - , -, . j - « • • i < McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK. S. C,. THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1940 the Whole Family BIG TOP By ED WHEELAN * ?fUST AS THE PARADE WAS RDfeMiNG- TO SHOW IM DARNS BORO, WAt- THOMPSON APPEARED ON THE QRCUS LOT - ( MELLO-O-o, HAL .VOO DET X WD.EOy'.* SO DtD MVRA - SHE CAM HARDIN , ‘Wat To SEE YOO'.' •AND r CAN HARDLY Nf/AtT TO SEE HER, TEPE .* 1 KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND HOW DEEPLY I CARE TOR HER,SO X MUST SEE HER AT ONCE ! <30SH, WHERE S HER ntNT V' FEW KVOMENTS LATER HELLO, MVR A. DEAR V OH.HAL. VM SO GLAD To see you.* / -Fr«ak lay M«rk,y SyaJIcalr. I«. -"ED Mff4EE.iAN - OOlNS- TO ONE ME A .-ER.. kiss AFTER AU- THESE MONTHS, MV **ri5Urfr.! ^ V hal; 'mw LALA PALOOZA -Love I« Blind 11 >! By RUBE GOLDBERG . 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