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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1955
Page
9
Washington reports that farm output reached 105.4 percent of the 1947 49 average in 1955 with total crops and livestock nearly 112 percent of the five year average. The crop area was the smallest since 1940 as cotton, wheat, rice and tobacco faced surpluses and price pressures.
A maritime study notes the U.S. merchant fleet carried over 3 billion dollars in farm surpluses and other agricultural goods to overseas markets in 1954. The bulletin Maritime Affairs reports 20 percent of export trade stems from farmland, with wheat and cotton farming heavily oriented to foreign buyers, and large shares of dried milk exported abroad.
Local families held pre Christmas dinners and gift exchanges including Hurley Bohrer Ira White and John Daugherty with Chanute guests. The Neosho Valley Coyotte Association ran a 20 square mile drive starting at St Paul netting five coyotes with over 100 hunters and dogs. A birthday party honored Rickey McKinney with gifts from many friends. A Christmas program aired Sunday at the Federated Church with Santa in attendance.
The bulletin reports farm exports rose 20 percent from July through September 1955 versus 1954, totaling 720 million dollars compared with 598 million in the same period of 1954. The piece cites rising tobacco and other commodity movements and notes the broader impact on farm trade.
Oklahoma manufacturing employment totaled 91,700 last month, up 100 from October and 8,600 higher than a year earlier, according to the State Employment Security Commission.
Eyewitness report from Armentieres shows locals unaware of the famed Mademoiselle from Armentieres despite American soldiers’ mentions. A local innkeeper doubts the existence of such a woman and suggests she may have hailed from Clermont-Ferrand. The piece notes wartime rumor and travelers seeking the mystery figure.
The report records a weekly crude oil and condensate output of 6,932,950 barrels, an all time high, reflecting strong regional activity. In Scotland Gretna Green is cited as a historic runaway marriage center where couples under 21 marry without parental consent, while King Island has more restrictive rules.
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