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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1999
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows erratic weather notes with UV index, sunrise and moon phases, precipitation, and historical date references. Contains scattered phrases such as high temperatures, 1943 data, and unclear location markers.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear whether automakers can be sued under local law for not installing air bags when federal rules allowed optionality. The Geier case involves Alexis Geier injured in a 1992 Honda Accord lacking a driver side air bag, challenging pre emption by federal law while noting later mandates.
Local stock quotes show Casey's Gen St at 13 7/8 and down 3/8, Comm Fed at 23 1/8 up 1/4, H R Block 47 11/16 flat, O'Reilly Auto 41 13/16, WalMart 47 5/16 down 3/16, Wendy's 27 1/2 up 3/8. Grain prices at Ottawa Coop: hard wheat 2.34, corn 1.69, milo 2.66, soybeans 4.54. Franklin County Consolidated Farm Services posted: wheat 2.41 up .20, corn 1.72 up .18, milo 2.47 up .45, soybeans 4.56 up .60.
Friday and Saturday specials include 50 cent draws 50 cent tacos and a $1 hamburger at The Saloon in Richmond with hours 10 am to midnight plus a dance. Also mentions Garnett VFW event September 11 and local business promos and Sacred Heart Church QB Club games.
Obituary notices list Gene Newland of Baldwin aged 72 died September 9 1999 with funeral services pending. Darwina Marcella Timmons 72 of Osawatomie died September 6 1999 at Miami County Medical Center with cremation performed and a memorial service scheduled for September 18 at Eddy Birchard Funeral Home Osawatomie. The notice provides extensive biographical details including Timmons birth May 1 1927 near Morland Kansas education in Hoxie Wakeeney and Osawatomie, marriage to Charles Timmons, work at Baxter Laboratories, church affiliations and survivors. Also included are Una Mae Threlkeld Garnett 98 who died September 8 1999 in Kansas City Missouri with services in Colony and Garnett, long life details, marriage to Bill Threlkeld, children and grandchildren, and memorials to local churches. Burial arrangements at Colony and Wakeeney cemeteries are listed along with memorial gift instructions.
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