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Badgers Drug Store
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Badger Drugs was at the Southwest corner of Main Street and S. Pineapple Avenue. It had great hamburgers and was a hangout and meeting spot for people of all ages. Helen Griffith, the Main Street Reporter for the newspaper, got a lot of leads there for her column. Good times!
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