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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1955

Page

3

Mother and Children Slain in Staten Island Home

New York police report a woman, Shirley Palin, 25, and her two children, Charlene 4 and Redwick 2, found fatally stabbed in a Staten Island apartment. Husband Milton Palin, 27, shot in the chest and mouth, critically wounded in his car. detectives delaying questioning for 48 hours amid evidence of a domestic struggle and prior quarrels.

New York Staten Island Shirley Pslin Charlene Redwick Prlin Palins Ssaturdev Mrs. Palin Childrer Neidhors

Sooner Stock and Crop Sales Up For '55

Oklahoma farmers sold 375,014,000 dollars in live stock and crops in the first ten months of 1955, down from 457,915,000 in the same period last year. The Agriculture Department credited a broad decline in income from livestock products and crops, with livestock and products down from 257,968,000 to 249,318,000 and crop sales dropping from 199,947,000 to 125,696,000. The total reflected an 82,901,000 decrease.

Washington Oklahoma Agriculture Department

Oklahoma Farm Net Income Slips from 1953 to Last Year

Net income per farm in Oklahoma last year was 1504 dollars, down from 1796 dollars in 1953. The figures reflect a decrease in farm profitability and indicate broader economic pressure on agricultural earnings during the period.

Oklahoma

Six-Foot Santa Cake Gift Heads to White House

A six foot, 400 pound Santa Claus cake was baked at Niagara Falls Air Force Base and will depart Niagara Falls to Washington as a gift from the Niagara Falls Young Men's Republican Club to President Eisenhower. The cake required 19 hours to bake.

Niagara Falls N.Y White House Washington St. Nick Young Men’s Republican Club Eisenhower Niagara Falls Air Force Base

Andrew Jackson First U.S. President On Train Travel

Historical note marks Andrew Jackson as the first U.S. president to travel by train, highlighting a pioneering moment in presidential transport and rail era history.

Andrew Jackson U. S

Two Fort Gibson Buildings Burned

Two downtown brick buildings in Fort Gibson Oklahoma were razed by fire yesterday after a two hour battle by firefighters hampered by low water pressure. Rogers Drug Store and the Old Fort Theater were completely burned. The cause is unknown and several people suffered minor cuts from flying glass as the Rogers Drug Store front window exploded. Stock damage at the drug store is estimated at 12000 dollars.

Fort Gibson Okla Rogers Drug Store Old Fort Theater Jimmy Rogers

State Cotton Acreage Smallest Yield Highest

Oklahoma farmers harvested 785000 acres with an average 275 pounds per acre, the smallest cotton acreage since 1900 but the highest yield since 1898, producing about 450000 bales in 1955. Wheat was down sharply, with 23784000 bushels, and peach and pear crops near failures while pecans reached a decade high. Legal and community items follow as Kiwanis guests and FFA activities are noted.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma U. S. Department of Agriculture

Record 13 Pound 13 Ounce Boy Born in Miami

Kenneth Ray McGoyne arrived at Miami Baptist Hospital weighing 13 pounds 13 ounces, a presumed hospital record. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGoyne of Commerce, with two older sisters. Mrs. McGoyne weighs about 210 pounds and the father, a truck driver, 180.

Miami Okla Kenneth Ray McGoyne Miami Baptist Hospital Ray McGoyne Commerce McGoyne

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