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Murphysboro Logan House Fire Claims One Life
A 46 year old woman, Margie Wilkerson, is dead after a early morning blaze destroyed the historic Logan House in Murphysboro. The three story building housed apartments and a restaurant, a men’s store, a local newspaper office and a law office. Two adjacent buildings were damaged and nine towns aided firefighters.
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Murphysboro
Margie Wilkerson
Rodell’s Men’s
Southern Illinoisan
Gary Dillinger
Hufnagel Cleaners
Southern Illinois Cable TV Co
Logan House
Cecil Baltzell
Wilkerson