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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1934
Page
3
Fire at Montgomery Ward & Co in Fort Dodge destroyed three floors of stock with a fourth badly damaged. Insurance covers the loss estimated near 100000. Three firemen were slightly burned in a four hour blaze marked by oil explosions that blew out windows in nearby stores. Cause not determined but thought to start in the heating system.
Several local birthdays and celebratory events fill the Muscatine column. Mrs Fiera Stephens marked her 22nd birthday at a Pythian Sisters reception with visitors from Washington, Wapello, Iowa City and more. Virginia Meyer turns five, Mrs Booth birthday observed, and Zear Hinshaw hits age 44 as social notes list gatherings, gifts, and family attendance across Washington and Cedar Rapids venues.
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