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Lloyd
"Spud" Hughes, born in Mingo Junction, invented menthol
cigarettes. He patented his menthol process and began selling
Spud cigarettes in Wheeling, West Virginia and throughout the
valley. In May of 1926 he sold the patent for $90,000 and began
to spend lavishly. Spud cigarettes were one of the top selling
cigarettes in the 1930s
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