The Farmer’s Produce Co., operated by Lloyd McMichael, was open for business in temporary quarters Monday morning after fire which broke out at 3 pm Saturday destroyed the entire retail stock of flour, feed and of the store located in the Dunston Building in the rear of the city hall. Continue reading
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The fire department was called Friday evening to the Marion Bowling Alley on North Market Street when paper around the flue caught fire. The blaze was extinguished without serious damage.
(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us )
Equipment of the Marion fire department was further increased Thursday by the purchase of two smoke masks for use of firemen inside burning buildings. Continue reading
Fire which was discovered in a storage room of the Cline-Vick Drug Store at 8 o’clock Sunday night was extinguished by firemen with damage. Continue reading
The Illinois Ordnance Plant on Thursday returned to the city of Marion the fire truck which it rented nine weeks ago to provide fire protection for the plant under construction. Continue reading