Fire Chronology Recalls Historic Mexico Blazes
Fire Prevention Week recalls the March 13 1973 A P Green Refractories Co blaze in Mexico that charred the specialty department and threatened the grinding unit. Insurance losses were about 500000 as crews from multiple departments contained the fire eastward. The piece lists major January and March fires in Mexico including the MFA main feed mill fire of March 17, 1944 and the Orpheum Theatre blaze of January 3, 1920 with family casualties and wreckage details.
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Mexico
A.P. Green Refractories Co
Hanson Smith
Kansas City
Universal Amusement Co
New Grand Theatre
Clarence Barnes
Morris Furniture Co
Ledger
New Grand
Erdel Hardware Co
Monroe St
Mexico Refractories Co
Orpheum Theater
Orpheum Theatre
W. Promenade St
Ing
C. B. Thompson
Shirley Thompson
MFA
E. Holt St
Centralia
Moline
Jonesburg
Perry
Columbia
MFA Cop Grain and Feed Co
John Howard
Sam Emmons
Courthouse Square
Missouri
Ther
N. Jefferson St
Humphrey R. Craddock Book
E. Lafayette St
Pollock
Kaiser Refractories Mexico Works
Fulton
A. P. Green Fire Brick Co
New Alamo Hotel
Alamo Hotel
A. L. Kennen
W. H
Bill) VanDeventer
Help Stop Fire NFPA urges precautions during Fire Prevention Week
NFPA highlights annual fire toll across United States and Canada with thousands of lives lost and billions in property damage. The article recalls Fire Prevention Week 1973 from October 7 to 13 and notes presidential and gubernatorial proclamations, plus historical local fires from 1923 to 1958, detailing losses at various sites and the plea for year round safety at home and work.
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United States
Canada
National Fire Protection Association
NFPA
Destructive fires in Mexico City area spark lasting ruin
A historical roundup notes multiple blazes in Mexico history. The 1918 Ringo block fire at Jackson and Jefferson caused extensive damage, none of life lost, with sixteen businesses ruined. Other fires include 1933 Hamilton Apartments, 1904 Liberty Street church and shops, and 1873 square fires. The Ledger reported the 1904 event as among the city’s largest, with Dr. Kendall among casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Liberty St
Star
Liberty
Sanford Bros
T.J. Kelsoco
Terry's Market
W. Jackson St
Charles Weinand
Standard Drug
W. Jackson
F W. Cone
Lulu Bramble
Dainty
Barnes
Fields Brothers
W. Monroe St
Missouri
Monroe St
Temple Stephens
Pilcher
Jefferson- Jackson
Dr. Lester Williams Dental Laboratory
Central Loan Co
Hagan Clothing Co
Pilcher Jewelry
Terry’s Market
Mexico
Ringo Block
Jackson and
Jefferson Streets
Hamilton
Jackson-Clark
Kroger Grocery Co
Montgomery-Ward
Greater Mexico Realty Co
Jackson St
Ringo
Fulton
Columbia
Kroger
Ward
Mexico Savings Bank
S. Jefferson St
I. M. Greer Furniture
Palace Clothing Co
W. L. Craddock’s
Buckner Drug Co
Ledger
W. T. Kendall
Lee Brothers
Haskell and Sons
J. D. Pratt
John Fox
M. E
Liberty Theatre
J. F. Llewellyn
Mart Roberts
George Kunkel
Fleet Academy
Missouri Military Academy
Col
A. F. Fleet
West Bowevard
Alton
Gm&o
Mexico Crystal Ice Co
West
Fire safety plan for home escape and detectors
NFPA urges pre planning for fires with two exit routes from every room and clear outside meeting points. Nighttime safety notes doors protect from flame, and call procedures from street boxes or neighbors. Recommend smoke and heat detectors for early warning and extra escape time.
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NFPA
U.S
International Fire Safety Organization
Fire Department
Mexico Ledger Public Notice Fragment From Mall Ad
Fragmented newspaper text shows a daily publication note for a Mexico Ledger mall listing hours and return options. The readable parts suggest a schedule reference with time stamps around 3 00 p.m. and mentions of counties and a daily publication context. Strong entities are limited due to garbled OCR.
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Boone County
Grand Opera House
G. D. Derris
Agency
Jefferson
Kent Realty
Joe Monk Nia EK
Monroe
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Home Office
Bloomington, Wings
Consolidated Electric
E. Liberty
Millers’ Mutual
Joe
Kartolacer
West Promenade
Millers’ Mutual Insurance Assn OF
Illinois
Auto E
Audrain Hospital
The
Farm and Home Savings and Loan Co
Nichols Skelly Sere
S. Clark
Stardust
Hiway
Sun
Mon
Algo
Roddy
McDowall
Cliff Robertson
Phillips
Viking
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Missouri Inspection Bureau
Cairegr
Darrell Phillips
Martha Eckley
L.P.N
East Whitley
Teresa Matich
R.N
Warner Bros
Jane Fonda
Donald Sutherland
Peter Boyle
Burt Reynolds
Cc Panavision
Metrocolor Amaro Gukhvyu Mayer Peseta
Mexico Ledger
WNB
Moe
Montotante
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