1985: Iona Fire Destroys Wooden Elevator
1985: Fire Destroys Elevator A fire destroyed part of the wooden elevator in Iona in 1985.
View Article1939: Firemen Sweat at Queer Fire
1939: Firemen Sweat at Queer Fire “Queer” meant “strange” in 1939, when this photo of firemen extinguishing a fire was taken.
View Article1939: Ask Flags Displayed on Streets Saturday
1939: Ask Flags What Now? “Ask Flags Displayed on Streets Saturday” was a normal headline back in 1939, when verbs and subjects frequently got a bit confused and sometimes swapped places. In this case,...
View Article1940: Worthington Man Saves Two People in Fire, Actually!
1940: Worthington Man Saves Two People in Fire, Actually! Herman Weiese pulled two children out of a burning hotel in 1940, during a fire that killed 19 people.
View Article1961: Brewster Man Starts His 21st Year as Fire Chief
1961: Fire Department More than One Man 1961: Fire Chief Garmer John Garmer was starting his 21st year as fire chief in 1961.
View Article1986: Worthington Boy Recognized for Alerting Parents of Fire
1986: Worthington Boy Recognized for Alerting Parents of Fire 1986: Worthington Boy Recognized for Alerting Parents of Fire Young Jeremy Matthiesen alerted his parents to a fire in 1986.
View Article1961: Flames Threaten Ellsworth
We’re going to go a bit overboard with 1961 this week in an attempt to catch you folks up. I got a little bit behind this week again, despite best efforts. Sorry! 1961: Flames Threaten Ellsworth A fire...
View Article1961: Fire in Ellsworth
1961: Fire in Ellsworth Images of the carnage wrought by the Ellsworth fire in 1961.
View Article1961: To Put Out a Fire
1961: To Put Out a Fire A weird editorial about capitalism, Marxism and fire, from 1961.
View Article1940: Fire at Rickbeils
1940: Fire at Rickbeils F. Hardy Rickbeil was a cool guy, and I’m glad I got to meet him. The world is the lesser for his passing.
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