Summary
The May 1960 Beaver Beacon reports that fire destroyed Bill Ricksgers’s home on April 5 and that smaller fires occurred in the old sawmill and at Mat Melville’s residence.
Evidence and limits
The account is a brief community report. It does not identify the fire cause, the sawmill or residence precisely, or the response and losses beyond the reported destruction of Ricksgers’s home.
Open questions
- Which fire, property, and insurance records document these April fires?
See also
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 1960, “Twas a Hot Month.”Reports fire completely destroying Bill Ricksgers’s home on April 5, plus a small fire in the old sawmill and a grass fire at Mat Melville’s residence. It gives no fire-department log, cause, damage estimate, or precise dates for the latter two fires.