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January 13, 1934
The Times News
Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Near Fulton, Mo., disgruntled tenants refuse to extinguish a fire in their rented farmhouse, forcing a passing pastor, Dr. F. Maier, and his sons to do it themselves.
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COUPLE REFUSE TO FIGHT FIRE IN HOME
FULTON, Mo. (UP)—Perhaps the most disgruntled tenant in the country has been located near here. So disgruntled is he that when the house in which he lived caught fire no effort to extinguish the blaze was made. Dr. F. Maier, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Arkansas City, Kan., was passing a farmhouse when he noticed a small blaze on the roof. Running to the door, he knocked, telling the man and woman inside that their house was on fire. "The house doesn't belong to me," the man replied. "That shouldn't make any difference," the pastor answered. "Besides, the fire hasn't made much headway, and it can easily be put out." "I won't bother to put it out. Let the owner do it when he comes along." Seeing the man and woman would not budge from the house, he called to his two sons, who were with him, and they set to work extinguishing the fire.
FULTON, Mo. (UP)—Perhaps the most disgruntled tenant in the country has been located near here. So disgruntled is he that when the house in which he lived caught fire no effort to extinguish the blaze was made. Dr. F. Maier, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Arkansas City, Kan., was passing a farmhouse when he noticed a small blaze on the roof. Running to the door, he knocked, telling the man and woman inside that their house was on fire. "The house doesn't belong to me," the man replied. "That shouldn't make any difference," the pastor answered. "Besides, the fire hasn't made much headway, and it can easily be put out." "I won't bother to put it out. Let the owner do it when he comes along." Seeing the man and woman would not budge from the house, he called to his two sons, who were with him, and they set to work extinguishing the fire.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Disgruntled Tenants
Farmhouse Fire
Refusal To Fight Fire
Pastor Intervention
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. F. Maier
Where did it happen?
Near Fulton, Mo.
Story Details
Key Persons
Dr. F. Maier
Location
Near Fulton, Mo.
Story Details
Dr. F. Maier, passing a farmhouse, notices a fire on the roof and alerts the tenants inside, who refuse to extinguish it because the house is not theirs; he and his two sons put out the fire themselves.