An article from the June 19, 1950, issue of the Park City Daily News reported three fire department companies responded to a fire in a refrigerator motor that caused a house at 522 State St. to fill with smoke.

The homeowner, Mrs. Ida Lucas, stated that the damage was small. On the same day, the No. 3 pumper company extinguished a burning mattress at the Earle Hotel at 1148 Center St. Damage was said to be minor.

– “Way Back When in Warren County” is compiled by researchers at the Warren County Public Library and appears twice weekly in the Bowling Green Daily News. For more information about the library, visit warrenpl.org.