Griffin Explosion: A workman inspects the cupola smelting furnace area, left, which was the center of the explosion at the Griffin Pipe Products Co., 2601 Ninth Ave., at 7:30 a.m. Monday. the mishap occurred when molten iron from the furnace…
"Dismissed Until Further Notice" . . . these Griffin Pipe Products Co. employees leave the plant with their unopened lunches and a change of clothing. From left are Jesse Sobbing of Emerson, August Pontow of Hastings, John W. Collins Jr. of Persia…
Awaiting Treatment . . . at Mercy Hospital after the blast at Griffin Pipe Products Co., are Virgil Liddell of Oakland and Merle Frazier of Omaha. Both suffered head injuries.
Inspecting Smoke System . . . at Griffin Pipe Co. are Roy Caputo, works manager, and James Carter, erection engineer. Frank Merk, general foreman, steadies a ladder for foreman Bill Marlo.
At Luncheon Ceremony . . . G. Thomas Reilly, representing the Citizens Committee for Community Development, presents an award to Frank Marold. It was for the job Griffin Pipe Products Co. has done in refurbishing its plant and constructing a new…