A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Rollie Crain building on the corner of Granite and White streets at 1:15 am Friday morning. The building was occupied by the Stapleton Garage. Firemen fought the fire four and a half hours. Flames had enveloped the entire roof of the one-story structure when the firemen received the call. Fire department officials said Friday that the building was a total loss. Damage was estimated at $16,000.

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