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Show FIRE DESTROYS STORE AT MAPLETON MAPLETON An explosion in the furnace room and fire practically prac-tically demolished the Square Deal Merc, store of Mapleton, operated by Vance Gividen, last Saturday morning. Damage was estimated at near $3000. Mr. Gividen had just left the building after making a fire in the furnace when the explosion occurred. oc-curred. Doors and windows were shattered, the refrigeration plant practically destroyed and the 'n-, terior of the store almost demolished, demol-ished, i The Springville fire department responded to the alarm but the fire had a good start and was difficult dif-ficult to control. Several nearby buildings threatened by the blaze, were kept from burning by efforts of the firemen. |