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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1996
Page
7
Garnett Fire Rescue Averts Home Blaze On Fourth Avenue
Quick action by Garnett meter reader Dean Barr and Fire Chief Jerry Gettler helped save the home of David R. Tinsley at 715 E Fourth Avenue after a Tuesday attic fire. Fire units and EMS responded. damage estimated at 20,000 to 30,000 dollars. The blaze appeared electrical. no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ANCO
Garnett
Topekan killed in crash near Overbrook
Topeka man Jack L. Dugan, 51, died after his van crossed left of center and hit a semi driven by Kevin J. Fry, 27, near Overbrook on US-56. Fry and a semi passenger were uninjured. Life Star airlifted Dugan to Stormont Vail Medical Center. autopsy planned to determine possible alcohol involvement.
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Herald
Overbrook
Topeka
Us- 56
Here
Jack L. Dugan
Life Star
Stormont Vail Medical Center
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kevin J. Fry
Burlingame
Fry
RHP
Hortense strengthens as it nears Turks and Caicos
Hurricane Hortense gains speed over open water moving northwest at 13 mph with 100 mph winds. It struck Turks and Caicos causing no immediate damage while dumping rain in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, with up to 20 inches reported and at least 10 deaths. The central Bahamas face heavy rain as Hortense may pass near Florida's east coast Friday, though a mid Atlantic trough could push it north toward the Northeast.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Hortense
Dominican Republic
Turks and Caicos Islands
Bahamas
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Florida
mid-Atlantic
New England
Record corn and sorghum harvest forecast for Kansas
Kansas farmers are poised for record crops this fall. The September corn estimate is 340.75 million bushels, same as August, while sorghum is forecast at 331.2 million bushels, a 6.4 percent rise from 1986’s record and 91 percent above 1995 output, confirming Kansas as the national leader.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Wellsville entrepreneur Bob Kleier a model for students
Area entrepreneur Bob Kleier was honored for his perseverance after a late 1940s layoff led him from Gas City to Boeing Aircraft. He rose to success in Kansas groceries and writes I Never Ever Be in Retail Again. The book, purchased at Cornerstone Books in Ottawa and available through the Ottawa Library, is praised by FBLA president Edward Miller as a simple dramatic tale of hard work guiding young entrepreneurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Kleier
Gas City
Kleier
Wichita Eagle
Boeing Aircraft
Wellsville
Cornerstone Books
S. Main
Ottawa
First
Hickory
Kansas
Edward Miller
Business Leaders of America
FBLA
Miller
Jay Thornton
Dave Rossman
Roger Maxwell
American Heart Association
Franklin County
Jeff Doherty
AHA
Saddam fires on U S F-16s over northern Iraq
Iraq fired at U S warplanes enforcing the no fly zone in the north. The F-16s were not hit, and the U S answered with B-52s from Guam. Iraqi missiles were observed by U S officials, with initial reports adjusted about the attack. U S officials warned of further actions to protect pilots.
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Ulaymantyah
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
United States
U.S
Vellatine
Saddam
Pentagon
Guam
Diego Garcia
Indian Ocean
Washington
White House
Mike McCurry
Cmdr
Scott Campbell
Skeet to seek write-ins for Franklin County seat
Larry Skeet, Republican, will run a write-in campaign for the 2nd District county commission seat after finishing second to incumbent Thomas Weigand by 146 votes in the August primary. He filed an objection against Leslie Reinier’s petition, arguing it violated state signature timing rules, which Reinier did not know about.
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Herald
Larry Skeet
Franklin County
Thomas Weigand
Skeet
The
Leslie Reinier
Reinier
Donna Mietchen
Weigand
Ottawa Antique Gas Engine and Tractor Show gains steam at Orlis Cox Field
The Franklin County Historical Society presents the second annual Power of the Past show at Orlis Cox Field Friday through Sunday with 25 vendors, demonstrations, a flea market, and tours of the Warner plant. Exhibitors come from Franklin County and as far as Pennsylvania and Colorado. The program includes a pilot student curriculum and activities like a kiddie tractor pull and goat milking.
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Itawa
Ottawa
Orlis Cox Field
West Second Street
Franklin County Historical Society
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Franklin County
Deb Barker
The
Historical Society
Garfield
Eisenhower
Warner Manufacturing Company
Orlis Cox Fields
Warner
King Street
Parmelee
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Pee Ee Ee Society
Topekan
Dad
Valerie Wolf
Mietchen
Larry Wright
Vicki
Barker
Warner Fence
Warner Manufacturing
Ottawa Manufacturing
Union Foundry and Machine Company
Ottawa Steel Products
Charles E. Warner
Richard E . Warner
William H. Warner
Charles
Eugene L. Warner
Melvern and
Waverly
Warners
Comfort Equipment Co
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