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Boy Undergoes Operation To Remove Scowl (David Ruge)

Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 15 [Special]——David Ruge, 16, formerly of 3523 Palmer st., Chicago, today underwent plastic surgery to remodel his face, which caused his playmates to call him "monkey face" and "ape boy," and finally led him into a $5,000 extortion attempt. Dr. Ferris Smith of Grand Rapids performed the three hour operation at Blodgett Memorial hospital here. He said it will be a week or more before the results are known. The boy, who has a perpetual scowl due to a congenital def
Boy Undergoes Operation To Remove Scowl (David Ruge)

Boy Undergoes Operation To Remove Scowl (David Ruge)