This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1963
Page
1
The 83rd annual Leonard picnic will be July 19 to 21 with civic social and school groups operating concession stands to keep money in Fannin county. The piece recalls early picnics with family travels and big crowds drawn by rides food and political speeches.
Gen Odd Bull of Norway arrived in Jerusalem to assume duties as chief of the United Nations truce team overseeing the Israeli Arab border situation. He succeeds Gen Carl Von Horn of Sweden.
A conference will be held at Livingstone on June 20 to set the stage for dissolving the Rhodesia Nyasaland federation. The federation, formed in Livingstone ten years ago, is nearing its end, according to the government.
Tornadoes swept the South Plains with six twisters sighted west of Shallow Water Hale Center and Spade. One funnel touched ground near Lockney while hail battered Hale Center New Deal Ropesville Anton and Tuco.
Senator Keating urged Vice President Johnson to alter pro filibuster rulings and support new civil rights legislation in the Senate. He warned the upcoming debate could renew GOP attacks, noting Johnson’s role in ending racial strife and paving the way for action against blocking filibusters. The piece also covers Medicare vote signals and two civil rights bills moving through the Justice Department.
Nathan Curry, 17, stands charged with the June 29, 1961 slaying of Florence E. Hussey, 53, a church secretary and neighbor. Trial opens in 1st District Court with W. J. Oxford as special judge. Hussey was beaten and stabbed about a dozen times. Curry was held at Gatesville State School for Boys until his 17th birthday. earlier petitions for release were denied and a January ruling found his detention arbitrary.
Dallas police began a riot control training program amid aftermath of Saturday night protests in South Dallas. Officers Elmer D. Martin and Floyd G. Phillips reported a 26 year old man was arrested after a struggle, a shot in the air, and injuries to the officers, while a crowd blocked radio calls.
The Supreme Court invalidated Tennessee racial transfer rules intended to desegregate by letting pupils move between formerly all white and all black schools. The Knoxville and Davidson County cases challenged the system as a device to prolong segregation as districts integrated with Nashville.
Sheriff Hoyt Ivey announced the resignation of jailer Ross Chandler effective June 15 after Chandler submitted his letter over the weekend.
The Justice Department seeks a federal injunction to stop Gov. George Wallace from blocking the University of Alabama's integration. Wallace plans to stand in the doorway to resist two Negro students' June 10 enrollment, while his attorneys argue his presence is needed to prevent violence.
Pope John XXIII, aged 81, died at 7:49 p.m. in Vatican City after more than four days of final agony from a stomach tumor and peritonitis. The Pope, known as the Pope of Peace, had been treated as doctors fought to save him as Vatican Radio and Osservatore Romano reported his decline and rites of the last sacraments. News described a lengthy battle, periodic updates on his condition, and preparations for a papal election following his death.
The Supreme Court held agency shop arrangements are legal under federal law in most agreements but allowed a Florida-state ban to stand under state law. The court did not resolve whether Florida courts or the NLRB enforce the state ban, a question to be decided next term. Justice White authored the opinions. Justice Goldberg did not participate.
Warmer weather is forecast for the Bonham area through Tuesday with clear to partly cloudy skies. Temperatures will be higher than the weekend, with a minimum in the upper 60s and a maximum in the upper 80s across North Central Texas.
Sheriff Hoyt Ivey and Chief O R McKissack reported a quiet weekend with no major calls. City police arrested one man on a drunkenness charge Sunday.
In Vientiane Pathet Lao leader Souphanouvong offered to meet neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma near the Plain of Jars airfield in response to an Anglo Soviet peace appeal. ICC reported renewed shelling by Pathet Lao and neutralist forces with North Vietnamese support, though no casualties were reported.
Phillip Allen Hansen of Sulphur Springs escaped injury Monday when his car overturned four times on FM 1281 east of Bailey. Patrolman Jake Jackson said Hansen was on his way to Austin College when the vehicle was completely demolished.
An Indian Airlines crash in northwest India killed 39 aboard. Among victims were six Americans, including Prof. James C. Laverty of the University of Illinois and his family. Laverty taught soil studies in Agra under a U.S. aid contract. Additional victims included a Polish diplomat’s wife, the Cupials, and members of Australian families.
Americans tolled a record high highway death mark for the Memorial Day weekend. Through the 102 hour holiday period at least 509 people died in traffic incidents, with California leading at 59 fatalities and New York 42. The national total neared 550 according to the National Safety Council.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.