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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1963
Page
1
The Bartley Woods improvement club held an outdoor August meeting with homemade cake and ice cream, meter fund posting for water, a bake sale plan redirected to another cause, and a call for blood typing at the community center. Rain cooled the event, gardens and shrubs were noted, and preparations for October meeting by the Noel Burnetts were announced.
A 16 year old Bonham boy raced with city officers on East 15th street clocked at 75 mph. He was fined 100 dollars in Corporation court for speeding and causing 150 dollars damage to the car and 35 dollars for fence damage. Another boy stopped when flagged and was fined 35 dollars for speeding.
Senator Mundt said a run-off competition for the TFX fighter plane contract was being considered by Senate investigators. General Dynamics and Boeing would build four prototypes each, with the best plane winning the contract, though not finalized and not supported by Pentagon witnesses. Other notes cover Senator Anderson praising NASA and debate on the space authorization, plus Morton warning on Republican civil rights strategy amid Negro leaders' rebuke of Dirksen.
Hugo Oklahoma woman held by Bonham police as Dallas officers seek to question her about a forged check found during a drunkenness arrest. Dallas says forged instrument charges may be filed after the check, tied to a burglary at a Dallas plumbing firm, was filled with the writer’s name. The suspect claims a hitchhiker gave her the check and that she recently worked in Paris before Dallas.
Tropical storm Arlene regained hurricane force with 75 mph winds south west of Bermuda. The U S Weather Bureau forecast a pass northwest of Bermuda Friday as Arlene moves northeast at about 12 mph after slowing to 6 mph earlier. The storm center lay roughly 350 miles southwest of Bermuda and 675 miles east of Daytona Beach Florida.
The Bonham Lions watched the Bondi twirlers rehearse seven dance routines for fall football games with duos and trios by Joanne West Caroline Butler Caroline Grisham Martha Hopson Terri Jo Fowler JoAnn Shaw and Caroline Brown. Udell Brown chaired the day. Clarence Elkins announced the Lions Club Giants won the National League title again this year.
Scattered showers dropped up to two inches of rain in sections of Fannin county Wednesday afternoon with high winds and a few hail stones. Heaviest rain centered on Bartley Woods Honey Grove and Windom while Bonham saw only light rain. Temperatures cooled from 100 to 84 as east Bonham breezes moved through. Forecast calls for continued scattered thundershowers through Friday with little temperature change.
Senate campaign chairman Thruston Morton warned Negro leaders could hinder Republican votes for a civil rights bill. Clarence Mitchell of the NAACP rebuked Senate leader Everett Dirksen prompting GOP tensions. A Philip Randolph threatened a 1000 strong educational filibuster if Southern senators block the bill. A late party line shift allowed a minority anti discrimination provision to be considered but failed.
A masked gang of 20 to 30 men halted the Glasgow to London special mail train near Cheddington and escaped with up to two million pounds. They signaled the track, split into two groups, handcuffed a worker and an assistant, then uncoupled the engine and first cars before dawn.
Dallas leaders condemn the VA decision to relocate the regional office to Waco. Rep. Pool calls the move petulant and politically motivated, while Rep. Poage touts savings and benefits for veterans. Chamber president Cullum warns of service harm and higher taxes. Republican Rep. Alger demands VA explanation.
Exile spokesmen countered Port au Prince’s report that 100 men routed the assault. They said the invasion force of 300, later 600, is expanding with peasants joining, moving in two columns to isolate the northern zone of Haiti.
Edward A. Ball a 74 year old recluse lived in a concealed room behind a coin shop. A domino partner found him dead on July 24. Bank safes revealed rare coins stamps and jewels valued at about 1 million. His brother Jack Ball was located in San Antonio and heirs were sought.
Washington Police Chief Robert V. Murray said civil rights leaders are doing everything possible to assure a peaceful demonstration in the capital on August 28. He cautioned he cannot guarantee there will be no violence.
One day old Patrick Bouvier Kennedy born five and a half weeks early at Otis Air Force Base was rushed to Boston Children's Hospital with continued serious breathing difficulties. Doctors described his condition as serious but expressed hope, with care including oxygen and medicine under constant monitoring.
President Kennedy arrives at Otis AFB Hospital Massachusetts to visit Jacqueline Kennedy after their newborn Patrick Bouviers Kennedy born at Children’s Hospital Boston. Doctors report both mother and baby in good condition with Patrick receiving care for a lung complication.
A 13 year old from Honey Grove was taken to the State School for Boys at Gatesville by Sheriff Hoyt Ivey and Deputy Troy McNear after a juvenile court hearing. He was arrested for ransacking the home of Mrs S N Thompson in Honey Grove last week. Items taken included two power mowers a billfold and canned goods.
New York education commissioner Dr James E. Allen Jr directed school districts to stop daily religious exercises even if labeled voluntary. He urged renewed focus on teaching moral and spiritual values through history, literature, music, and art while upholding U.S. Supreme Court rulings.
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