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Disastrous Aubrey Fire Burns Main Street Stocks Losses
Fire started in Dr Bates office at 11 30 Monday night and consumed nearly twenty buildings on the west side of Main Street in Aubrey Texas causing property losses estimated between 20000 and 25000 dollars. Fire protection was limited and a bucket brigade fought the flames. Insurance and stock losses varied across businesses including Mullins & Gonnelly grocery Ed Boswell jewelry Sanford Caddell dry goods and groceries W O W hall Tom Mullins furniture H Ross Edwards Fred McCormick H Looper Ea Coffey Reno Dyche Geers Allen Wright post office and other structures with many insuring gaps. Banker H G Musgrove estimates losses at 20000 to 25000 dollars.
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R. & C. Special
Aubrey, Tex
Dr. Bates
Aubrey
Main Street
Aubréy
Mullins & Gonnelly
Ed Boswell
Sanford & Caddell, Dry dl
W. O. W. Hall
Tom Mullins
H. Ross Edwards
Fred McCormick
H. Looper
Ea Coffey
Reno Dyche
Geers
Allen & Wright
W. T. Wilson
T. H. Isom
Chas. Pearson
Ola Price
Anderson Bros. & Hodges