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Church St. Library)Escapes Damage[ In answer to many inquiries 1 about damage done to the Pick-1 wick branch library by flood wat»* era, Miss May Belle Ditch, head ? librarian in Ottumwa, announcedtoday that no damage was done i All of the books in the library . j were intact, .she said, i The library staff is unable to■ I W, ; explain the “miracle” that left theirbuilding and its contents undam-) aged when buildings on both sides, I of the library received serious, flood damage. One of the largestI “cave-ins” of the Church streeti pavement occurred only a few1 ! yards to the south of the library.Still another “lucky break” for*the Citumwa library was the fact that none of its books used in the public schools and stored in the school buildings during the summer was damaged.51 The Pickwick branch, which has been closed because of repair w'ork■ j being done in that vicinity of I Church street, was re-opened to-1 day and will continue to be open* W'lek-days from 2 to 6 p. m. On I Saturdays the library will also | be open from 9 a. m. to noon.Beginning today the main 11-' brary, which has been closing at 6 p. m. this week in order to conserve electricity, will be open until 9 p. m. The 9 o’clock closing time will continue to be in effect until the end of this month, Miss Ditchsaid.*
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Ottumwa Daily Courier
Ottumwa, Iowa, US
Thu, Jun 12, 1947
Page 17
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