[DOC] [TLE] Popeye Statues, Crystal City, Texas - Roadside America [PAR] Crystal City had a booming business in spinach -- 10,000 cans a day -- and that's 
... then the most popular cartoon character in the world, and his consumption of 
spinach led to ... and paid tribute to Popeye by erecting a full-color statue of him 
in March 26, 1937. ... The town holds an annual Spinach Festival in November. [DOC] [TLE] Sailors in Limestone, The Crystal City Statue That ... - Texas Escapes [PAR] Sep 11, 2004 ... Popeye Statue, The Crystal City Statue That Might've Been, from Texas Escapes' 
column. ... Not only has Popeye been the unpaid spokesman for spinach for 75 ... 
the real statue stands safely within the walls of the Crystal City Hall. ... been 
considered too dignified for a mere cartoon character - despite... [DOC] [TLE] Crystal City Texas Spinach Capital of the World Home of the Popeye ... [PAR] The statue of Popeye in front of Crystal City City Hall ... A statue of Popeye was 
erected with the blessing of the sailorman's creator in 1937. ... it opened a 
canning plant in 1945 when it was operating as the California Packing 
Corporation. [DOC] [TLE] Crystal City, Texas - Wikipedia [PAR] By March 26, 1937, the growers had erected a statue of the cartoon character 
Popeye in the town because his reliance on spinach for strength led to greater... [DOC] [TLE] Popeye - Wikipedia [PAR] Popeye the Sailor Man is a cartoon fictional character created by Elzie Crisler 
Segar. ... Floyd Buckley (Be Kind To Animals, 19361937 radio appearances) 
...... The spinach-growing community of Crystal City, Texas, erected a statue of 
the ..... A Downstate town that gave birth 75 years ago to the spinach-chompin' 
sailor is in... [DOC] [TLE] March 26, 1937, Spinach growers of Crystal City, Texas, erected a ... [PAR] Small Town Texas. Georgann Goodnight Templeton. Small Town Texas  March 
26, 1937 -- Spinach growers in Crystal City, TX, erected a statue of ... Popeye the 
Sailor Man: A classic cartoon character ...... (Green Giant has a plant in the area.). [DOC] [TLE] Crystal City | Texas, United States | Britannica.com [PAR] ... grown in the surrounding area. The city became known as the Spinach Capital 
of the World, and in 1937 a statue of a popular Fleischer brothers cartoon 
character named Popeyea sailor who ate spinach for instant strengthwas 
erected in the city square. ... Inc. town, 1910; city, 1928. Pop. (2000) 7,190; (2010) 
7,138. [DOC] [TLE] June - Illinois Harvest of the Month [PAR] Aug 2, 2016 ... The spinach growing town of Crystal City, Texas, erected a statue of the cartoon 
character, Popeye, in 1937. Quick Nutrition Facts: Spinach is... [DOC] [TLE] Popeye: 10 things you never knew - The Telegraph [PAR] Apr 11, 2016 ... Three views of the famous cartoon character Popeye Credit: Alamy/Rex Features 
... A full-colour Popeye statue was erected in Crystal City, Texas, in 1937, to 
celebrate the boost to the region's spinach-growing industry. [DOC] [TLE] Popeye | Statues of the famous: the good, the bad & the ugly - Books [PAR] May 18, 2016 ... POPEYE was the first cartoon character to get his very own statue... thanks to his 
love of spinach. A full-colour Popeye statue was erected in Crystal City, Texas, in 
1937, to celebrate the boost to the region's spinach-growing industry. ... one in 
Aixles Les-bain) or outside Sunderland town hall (top right) or in... [DOC] [TLE] Ed Black's Cartoon Flashback [PAR] The genes are there, the imagination kicks in, their characters are embraced by ... 
Segar was born December 8, 1894, in the Mississippi River town of Chester, 
Illinois. .... The people in the spinach-growing area of Crystal City, Texas, erected 
a statue of the ... The device was featured in Popular Mechanics magazine in 
1937. [DOC] [TLE] Popeye the Sailor Man Statue ~

Question: In 1937 the spinach-growing town of Crystal City, Texas erected a statue of this animated character
Answer: Popeye