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Home My WebLink AboutC.P. American 07/27/1950_ ; _- ~ - _ _ - ,. ~ Flames a~. ~~e. .- ;~ Fire cot~~~ete demca.tished -~~ Ia~,~~ baz•n located at the corner of Nart~ i 3rd and- Chet•z-y streets ~in ~entra~ ~'oint- ~ and partially destroyed ar---_ other baz•n across the ally .from i~t _ :: on Saturday - t~igh~. fih+~ prt~gert '' ,vas o~~~z~ted by R~Iz~_ Joseph .Carr --of :1Vlee~forei, but his house is ©ccupied h3~ Mrs. Doris Coleman. The fire alarm sounded about 10:5 p,in,' anG the building was a mass of. flames a~~ t it ~ t time; hundreds of people gathered with- cars parked on every stz•eet for blacks. The Centz•al Point Fiz•e Corz3pany did a marvelous job , in extinguish- ing the flames and much credit is due them as the majoz•i.~y of the zz~en are volunteers. Tlae all auk signal vas sounded at ],1:r1~ p.-n. dust one hour later. It was not leaz-necl if tale buildings were coy-er- ed b~ insurance or nat. ~ ~ i _ C. P. American t~ 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ yti.r ~4 l i .a L~!~! ~. =~ =~ t.~ i~ i' ~o ~~: ~ _~ i. :'~ ~~~ ~'~ n .f: 'f~ t f~