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The State Journal
Lansing, MI
February 7, 1953

              Nine Saved From Fire
              
              One Man Is Injured in
              Blaze at White Cloud
              Convalescent Home
              
              WHITE CLOUD, Feb. 7 - (AP) - 
              Nine eldely patients of the
            White Cloud convelescent home
            were sped to safety Friday ahead
            of fast spreading flames that
            threatened to destroy the three
            story brick structure.
              DAVID HOSTCHLETER, 32, an em-
            ploye of the home operated by
            JOHN GARRISON, was burned about
            the hands and face aiding fire-
            men in evacuating the patients.
              EMMA HALLER, 35, assistant man-
            ager, turned in the alarm. She said
            she detected smoke following an
            explosion of some kind in the 
            basement.
              Firemen from White Cloud, Fre-
            mont and Grant battled the flames
            but were hampered by snow and a
            stiff wind. The blaze was reported
            still uncontrolled at 1 p.m. Friday.
              Sheriff ROBERT D. HART of Newaygo
            county said that only prompt action
            on the part of the attendants and
            firemen averted injury to the
            patients who were taken to private
            homes here.
              No immediate estimate of the loss
            was available.
              GARRISON had operated the home
            since 1939. No other buildings
            were threatened.
              One of those rescued was Mrs.
            MARY HUNT who recently celebrated
            her 100th birthday.
            
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