Downtown fire at Royal Tower prompts massive evacuation
In Kansas City Missouri a downtown blaze at the Royal Tower killed one person and sent 32 to area hospitals for smoke inhalation. Firefighters used aerial ladders to rescue residents, many seniors on government aid, while others left via stairwells. The 10 story building suffered 500000 dollars in damage and more in belongings losses. One firefighter injured after falling in an elevator shaft, others treated for smoke inhalation and exhaustion. Evacuees were relocated to city shelters as return remains uncertain.
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Ansas City
Royal Tower
Kansas City
Rick Brisbin
Ed Weixeldorfer
Weixeldorfer
Gary Birch
Birch
Hearing in Kissinger estate to determine land descent
In Franklin County Kansas probate court a petition by Fred E Kissinger requests descent be determined for real estate in the SW quarter of section 90 and related parcels totaling about 84.16 acres plus all personal property. Defenses must be filed by December 11 1996 at 9 30 a m in Ottawa Kansas. Attorneys for the petitioner are Bowers and Sheldon of Ottawa.
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District Court OF
Franklin County
Kansas
Leota M. Kissinger
Fred E. Kissinger
S. W
N.W
S.W
S.W. W
Ottawa
William S. Bowers Bowers
Obituary roundup from Ottawa area deaths in December 1996
Obituaries list Frances H. Jackson of Salina Genevieve E. Ross of Newton and Ottawa born, Samuel Goodrich formerly of Ottawa, Christian S. Scherling of Ellsworth, Dee A. Patterson of Overland Park, Beryl Forbes of Ottawa, Ann Rich of Ottawa. Details include birth dates, survivors, service times, and memorial gift suggestions.
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Dee A. Patterson
Overland Park
Charter Hospital
McGilley and Hoge Chapel
Highland Cemetery
Ottawa
Versailles
Ill
University of Kansas
U.S. Navy
South Pacific
General Services Administration
Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church
Kansas City
Kan
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
National Association of
Marialice Patterson
DeeAnne Harnden
Shawnee
Marianne Boeh
Jonathan Harnden
Rantoul
Manufacturing index climbs as November expansion extends six months
The Institute for Supply Management reports its index at 52.7 in November, up from 50.2 in October, signaling ongoing expansion in the manufacturing sector. Analysts see the data as evidence of a healthy economy with contained inflation, while construction spending rose 1.8 percent in October on government outlays.
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EW York
National Association of Purchasing Management
Gary Thayer
A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc
St. Louis
Commerce Department
Grand Opry Country Christmas ad error corrected
A Saturday ad calendar incorrectly listed the Grand Opry Country Christmas event as Friday and Saturday nights December 6 and 7. The Herald notes the event is only Friday night December 6 and apologizes for the error.
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Herald
Hospital Notes and Sheriff News Summary
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges for Marie Labine Heidi Edwards Dennis Norton Lenore Scott Vivian Powers and Mary Alice Mealman with births for Heidi and Chad Edwards a son. Sheriff and police reports cover arrests for DUI burglary theft and battery, plus theft at a Pomona gas station and vandalism at a residence with details on property loss and vehicle damage. A 14 year old runaway was taken into juvenile custody. U.S. District Court records note Chapter 7 filings by Gene L and Marilyn A Eccles of Waverly.
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Marie Lynn Labine
Ottawa
Heidi Edwards
Dennis Norton
Williamsburg
Marie Ashley
Richmond
Lenore Scott
Vivian Powers
Mary Alice Mealman
Heidi
Chad Edwards
Gwen Marie Coolidge
Canterbury Court
Eric Eugene Stanley
Topeka
Clinton M. Randel
Vassar
Franklin County
Barbara Ann Allen
Pomona
Shaun Bernard
Georgia
Michael Wayne Everhart
Burrough
Jarred Ray Nash
Elm
Arlie L. Stewart
Lindwood
Marleen Campbell
Shawnee Road
Ken Arzberger
Utah Road
Vermont Road
Hamilton Road
Arzberger
Kansas
Police
Harry A. Swanson
Edward L. Alberty
Osawatomie
Julie A. Dudley
E. 6Th
Doyle W. Currant
S. Main
Douglas County
Timothy D. Slemp
S. Locust
Oscar M. Guerrero
W. 4Th
Tyrone C. Clayborne
King
Baldwin
Gary M. Shepherd
S. Lincoln
Watts
Eileen M. Almon
Lawrence
Indiana Road
Albert L. Schendel
Wilson
Jesse Walter Chandler
Urbandale
Iowa
Central Fiber
Wellsville
Fiber Lane
Freddie E. Sebol Jr
Nevada Terrace
Cloyce Shepard
Colorado Road
Rock Creek Road
James C. Snodgrass
Eudora
Sand Creek Road
Sabrina L. Fleming
U.S
Gene L
Marilyn A. Eccles
Waverly
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The
Ottawa Herald
Ad Briefs
Eugene Field
Fri
Santa
Commercial Federal.Bank
South Main
Frances H. Jackson
Salina
Salina Regional Health Center
Holy Angels Catholic Church
Garnett
Ferdinand and
Sophia Peine
Anderson
Franklin
Frank Eugene Jackson
Wayne Eugene
Janet Sue
Jerry Lee Jackson
Esther Edwards
Phylis Brown
Raymond Peine
Gertrude Swinney
Farris Feuerborn
Meals On Wheels
Genevieve E. Ross Newton
Genevieve E. Ross
Newton
Petersen Funeral Home
Don Snender
Greenwood Cemetery
George M
Ella (Jeter) Ross
Alden
Wichita
Trinity Heights Methodist Church
Fleming Ross
Susan R. Sheets
Trinity Heights United Methodist Church
Samuel Goodrich
San Metro
Calif
San Mateo
Sam W
Sara Goodrich
Ottawa High School
U.S. Army
Pacific
TWA
Betty Long
Capt
Jesse Goodrich
Howard Goodrich
Novi
Mich
Geneva Twining
Whitewater
Dora May Anderson
Christian S. Scherling Ellsworth
Christian Sydney
Chris” Scherling
Ellsworth
Christian C
Freda (Tomlin) Scherling
Insein
Burma
Mussoorie
India
Woodstock High School
Rumford
England
United States
Ottawa University
Warren Wilson Junior College
North Carolina
Kansas State University
Oberlin
Belleville
Garden City
Salida
Colo
Osborne
Osborne County Farmer
Ensistant
Ing
Virginia Pies Inc
Olathe
Norton
Gunnison
Sterling
Marilyn Benson
Smith Center
Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
Osborne United Methodist Church
Osborne Housing Authority Board
Solomon Valley Homes
Freda
Deborah
Manhattan
Susan Scherling
Wamego
Syd
Aurora
Cole
Dane
Betty Hazen
Marguerite Schweiter
McPherson
Kenneth
Coquitlam
British Columbia
Norman
Beech
Beryl F. Forbes
Beryl Frances Forbes
Oak Haven Nursing Center
Dengel and Son Mortuary
Ann J. Rich
Ransom Memorial Hospital
First Christian Church
Fred Schaeffer
University of Kansas Medical Center
Walfred E
Mary Louise (Beck) Johnson
McPherson High School
Royal Adjustors Inc
Mission
Joe D. Rich
Dodge City
Homewood
Insurance Women of America
Abdallah Shrine Temple
Jane Rohr
Leon Johnson
Bryan T. Rich
Joann Curtin
Joan Davis
Tustin
First Christian Church of
Lamb-Roberts Funeral
P.O. Box
Sheriff's News
Blaze Criqui Jr
Casey's General Store
N. Main
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