OAKRIDGE SHINGLE MILL
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Lane County - Oakridge
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October 18, 1939: "Orville Rigsby received several broken bones when a load of shingles fell on his foot at the Oakridge Shingle mill. It will be several weeks before he will be able to use his foot again." (The Register-Guard)
July 19, 1940: "Fire of undetermined origin early today destroyed the Oakridge shingle mill, owned and operated by Tom Sussex and valued at $10,000.
Sussex, who discovered the blaze at dawn, received severe but not serious burns on his hands while trying to combat the conflagration." (The Capital Journal)
Sussex, who discovered the blaze at dawn, received severe but not serious burns on his hands while trying to combat the conflagration." (The Capital Journal)