Harlan’s Upholstery Shop at 101 E. Calvert St. Marion was damaged by fire about noon Saturday. Marion firemen said considerable damage was caused by the blaze, reported to be all over the shop when they arrived. Gilbert Harlan, operator of the shop, said no estimate of the damage had been made and that he plans to reopen the business. The cause of the fire was unknown. Three other calls alerted Marion firemen during the weekend. At 2:30 pm Saturday they were called to the Kroger Store on West Main to put out a blaze in an electric motor. Damage was confined to the motor. Another run was made Saturday afternoon to the Country Kitchen west of town to extinguish a blaze around a goose pit. No damage was reported. On Sunday at 5:50 pm they were called to 910 N. Vicksburg St. to put out a fire in a car engine. The car was reportedly owned by Sam Rinella

(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us )