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
The Goodall Hotel building and adjacent downtown business buildings were threatened by fire at 3 am on Saturday when a blaze broke out in a vault in the offices of Roberts Insurance Agency on the first floor. Continue reading
Three fires over the weekend included a blaze which resulted in several hundred dollars damage to the new furniture store opened last week by Harold Moake in the Holland building on W. Main St. Continue reading
Fire discovered at 4:30 am Wed. in an apartment on the second floor of the W.T. Holland building on N. Market St. was extinguished by the quick work of firemen who confined it to two second floor rooms. Continue reading