Fire which did damage estimated at $200,000 swept an entire block of the Marion public square Tuesday morning destroying the three-story Goodall Hotel Building and two other two story structures. Continue reading
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Assistant Fire Chief Clint Boles has resigned his position.
(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us )
The city council hired Arlie Ing to replace Harry Cash as Marion Fire Chief. (Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us ) … Continue reading
Early Monday morning workmen for the Concord Construction Co. of E. St. Louis began taking up the brick of the pavement on the public square to make way for the new concrete pavement which is to be laid on the four corners of the square and about the court house. Continue reading
Fire which broke out in the Simonton store in the Cox building at 7:50 am Monday did damage to the Simonton Store and other stores and offices in the same block before valiant work by three fire departments brought it under control and hour later. Continue reading