["Fire Destroys Clubrooms." Anoka Union 25 Jun. 1948: Print.]
On Monday, the fire started shortly before 6:10 pm when Club Manager Clarence Lundberg called the fire department; it all but demolished the Legion Club and water and smoke damage was seen in every other business in the block. Meanwhile, one of the largest crowds ever seen in Anoka jammed the downtown section and the problem was so acute that Police Chief Castle asked for aid. Members of Headquarters Battery, 125thE.A., who were drilling at city hall were sent to the scene and aided the police. An armed detail of guardsmen were on duty all night to prevent looting.
