The old fire truck recently traded in by the City of Marion on the purchase of a new fire truck was sold Wednesday afternoon by the Central Fire Truck Corporation of St. Louis to the village of Cowden, near Shelbyville. Continue reading
Priority granted defense industries in the purchase of aluminum has delayed delivery of Marion’s new fire truck, Fire Chief Orlie Ing revealed Wednesday. Continue reading
The city council in a meeting Tuesday afternoon voted to authorize Mayor Crisp to sign a contract with the Central Fire Equipment Company of St. Louis for a new fire truck. Continue reading
A gas torch used to thaw out frozen water pipes in the Ed Alexander Store caused fire damage, estimated at over $50,000 the afternoon and night of December 28, 1925. Losses were sustained by Ed Alexander, John Fower, E.A. Hearn, B.B. Tea Room, A.O. Boswell and Henry Bantz.
(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us )
About 7:30 P.M. police saw smoke coming from the Moore Jewelry Store window on the North Side of the Square. Before that fire was extinguished, Marion had suffered a loss of more than $125,000 that night. Continue reading