Fire discovered at 9:30 pm Monday damaged the West Side Shoe Shop owned by Joe LoBurgio at 111 W. Main Street. Firemen confined the blaze to the rear room where it originated near the ceiling presumably from a chimney or wiring. Smoke and water damage also extended to Monroe’s Cleaners next door. Customer’s apparel in the cleaning establishment was saved from damage however.

Garments hanging from racks were carried to the county jail in the rear of the fire scene and were kept there overnight. Both the shoe repair shop and the cleaning establishment were open for business Tuesday despite the fire.

Deputy Sheriffs Virgil Yewell and Charles Edwards who were on duty in the sheriff’s office in the county jail were among the first to arrive on the scene and assisted in carrying clothing from the cleaners. Among the articles rescued was a hat belonging to Yewell and a suit and trousers owned by Edwards.

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