Fire at midnight destroyed the stock of the Clyde Hankins grocery and feed store on N. Madison adjacent to the hitch yard and badly damaged the building. Continue reading
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Smoke which drifted across the areaway separating two businesses and into the kitchen of the Gem Café at 12:50 am gave the alarm which took firemen to the scene in time to prevent a fire in the Turnage Feed and Grocery Store from spreading with disastrous results. 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
Fire discovered in the West Side Shoe Repair Shop shortly after six o’clock Monday night was extinguished without serious damage after it had given threat of spreading to other rooms in the block. Continue reading
The shop of the Marion Glass Co. located between the Pride building and the First M.E. Church was damaged by fire at 10 o’clock Friday night. Continue reading