DeKalb Prepares to Rebuild After Major Fire, St. Joseph News-Press,1962
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AM1994.4.18
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DeKalb Prepares to Rebuild After Major Fire, St. Joseph News-Press,1962
Newspaper clipping - "Undaunted, Dekalb Prepares to Rebuild After Major Fire" - Describes a fire that swept thru a neighborhood block in DeKalb, MO. April 27, 1962
Newspaper Photo: A piano and household goods in the street draw a still-life picture of the terror of fire. This picture shows where flames raged out of control for hours. The piano belonged to Mrs. Rose Morris, whose home was a block from the blaze. Sparks ignited the roof and helping hands carried out the furniture. There is a happy ending to this story however: Thomas Pitts of DeKalb drove up with a tank filled with water on his truck. volunteer firemen managed to check the blaze.
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DeKalb, Missouri, DeKalb, Missouri Fire--1962, Sr. Joseph Newspaper
