Firemen who watched throughout the night and poured water at times on fires which broke out in the ruins of the George B. Heyde building had only smoke to contend with Wednesday morning as work went forward to re-open streets and restore damage caused in the blaze which leveled the half-block structure early Tuesday. Continue reading
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Fire and explosion early Tuesday destroyed three North Market Street stores, damaged a half dozen others and injured one fireman. The stores wiped out in the complete destruction of the 50-year old two-story George B. Heyde building were the TVW Clothing Store, and the Dan Odum and Frank Hepler food markets. Continue reading
Marion firemen averted what could have been a major fire Thursday evening in a hallway between the North Market Kroger Store and the TVW Men’s Clothing Store. Continue reading
The combination of a match and an open box of excelsior resulted at 8:20 pm Thursday, in a fire which could have menaced a North Market Street business block except for early arrival of firemen. 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