Fire broke out in the city hall building Wednesday at 8:30 pm. Damage was slight. Continue reading
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Lt. Lawrence C. Breitrick, who assumed command of the Marion CCC camp with the transfer of Lt. Toft to the army school at Ft. Sheridan, saw the need for help during the fire Monday morning and rushed a truck load of men from the camp to the city which the blaze was at its high point. Continue reading
Fire which broke out at the close of the morning service gutted the Presbyterian Church on N. Market St and left the commodious building a mass of wreckage, smoke and water damaging what was left undone by the flames. Continue reading
Fire Chief Harry Cash discovered a blaze on the roof of the Commercial Hotel on N. Market St.
The Castilla, an elaborate dance hall and dinner establishment constructed on Rt. 37 north of Marion by the Moake Bros. was completely destroyed by fire believed to have begun in the heating plant. Continue reading