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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1963
Page
1
A Mrs. Frank Parsons note quotes a saying about great people discussing ideas while ordinary and small talk about others. The region expected bad weather Sunday afternoon but the forecast did not materialize. farmers in the northern county would have welcomed rain but avoided hail and damaging surface winds.
A mock list from The Gos sip er shows reader desires including home front pages of crooked city government, wife’s name, tax cheat features, neighbor affairs, lawbreakers, bar scenes, car repossession, letters naming crooks, and a biographical sketch of the “most important citizen” with his name spelled correctly.
Two armed and dangerous inmates Calvin Young aged 55 and Leonard Joe Baker aged 27 escaped from the Lamar County Jail in Paris Texas early today police described Young as six feet tall and 170 pounds with grey hair while Baker is six feet one and 180 pounds with black hair both were believed to be driving a cream colored 1953 Dodge with license LU 5734 and are wanted on armed robbery charges and parole violation.
House Republicans planned to introduce a resolution charging Soviet troops and equipment in Cuba with clear violations of the Monroe Doctrine. The move aims to keep the Cuban issue in campaign focus for 1964, though Republicans deny a coordinated attack. A Senate-House push against Kennedy Cuban policy continues amid civil rights coverage.
Mrs. Rex Ray 72 of 1203 North Cedar died at 2 10 p m Sunday June 23 1963 in M S hospital Bonham after a stroke Her daughter Mrs Buford McKenzie of Hawkins and her son Rev Dan Ray of Chonan Korea survive along with eight grandchildren and a sister Funeral services are set for 3 p m Wednesday at First Baptist Church with Rev Jack Carson officiating Interment will be Willow Wild cemetery and pallbearers will be nephews She was born in Hacheck Haiman China Dec 9 1890 and spent much of her life in mission work in China and Cuba with her husband Rev Rex Ray
Byron De La Beckwith, connected to the murder of NAACP leader Medgar Evers, appeared for a US civil rights hearing in Jackson after FBI arrest on federal charges. A state murder count remains primary. Evers was shot outside his home June 12 after returning from a civil rights rally.
In London eight new charges were brought against Dr Stephen Ward the society osteopath and artist linked to the Profumo scandal Prosecutors did not reveal details but stated the charges do not involve security violations Ward jailed on previous counts of living off earnings of prostitutes The case drew fresh coverage including a Daily Mirror front page denying Prince Philip involvement and ties to an international vice ring involving other nations
President Kennedy called on dozens of free nations to join the United States in forming peace corps in the 1960s during talks with West German Chancellor Adenauer in Bonn Following two hours of discussions they spoke on Cold War issues and a multilateral nuclear force within NATO Kennedy warned there is a moral crisis with islands of prosperity in a sea of poverty and urged action against hunger and poverty across the globe.
Washington agency dispatch reports Kennedy administration and House Ways & Means Committee negotiating the scale of a personal income tax cut. The plan could lower rates from 20 to 9 percent toward about 15 to 7 5 percent, aiming roughly one sixth off current taxes. Conservative Democrats press to trim the price tag as sessions resume with a fresh draft.
Thunderstorms spawned tornadoes and heavy rain across West Texas on Sunday night. Two tornadoes touched ground near Littlefield and between Spade and Olton west of Plainview but did not cause damage. A possible tornado was sighted at Cotton Center amid radar hooks, while towns like Seagraves Denver City and Plains reported dust storms and flood damage along Farm Road 1055.
A Denison man was arrested by Honey Grove youths as he left Paula’s Freezette in Honey Grove Sunday. The suspect admitted burglaries at Ornurti Drive and the Freezette, netting $34 plus small funds, and he had a prior five year sentence for breaking into the Freezette, released five weeks ago. Deputy McNear noted plans to fund a Florida trip for himself and a woman.
Dora McFarlin widow of Jess McFarlin died at noon Monday June 24 1963 funeral services will be held at 3 o clock Wednesday in the local church according to the obituary notice from the newspaper.
The United States rejected a Soviet proposal to create a nuclear free zone in the Mediterranean. Washington argued such a move would weaken allies and claimed Polaris submarines remain necessary to deter Soviet blackmail and preserve a balance of power in the region.
Pope Paul VI told 60 nations diplomats at the Vatican that the Holy See will not intervene in temporal affairs. He urged world peace based on truth justice love and liberty and said the Holy See is honored by their presence. Some observers saw a subtle nod to the United States as VP Lyndon B Johnson attended the funeral rites for Pope John XXIII.
The forecast calls for continued warm weather in Bonham through Tuesday with highs in the low 90s and nightly lows 68 to 74. A half to 5 inches of rain is expected from scattered thunderstorms starting north and moving through North Central Texas. Sunday high reached 93 with a low of 69 as the region remains partly cloudy and warm.
FAA investigators examined the wreckage of a twin engine Cessna two miles west of Smithville after it plunged from Houston toward Austin killing four men named Alfred F. Springer Tomimy Sam Sanderson Herbert Shapue and Jack Walter Hulder from Houston. The crash occurred about 35 miles from the final scene.
Teddy John Williams of Windom injured in a collision on a farm road 18 miles south of Dodd Caty Saturday. Patrolman Jake Jacks said Williams driving a 1953 pickup attempted to turn left while Robert Adair Murray of Ector drove a 1903 automobile attempting to pass. Murray’s car rolled at least twice and both vehicles were total losses.
Directors of the Fannin county American Red Cross will hold a meeting Tuesday night in the directors room of First National Bank at 7:30 pm. Mrs. Albert Christian, chapter secretary, said all chapter directors are urged to attend. The meeting is a Red Cross session, not a bank meeting.
The Selective Service bill was signed on September 16, 198. The brief notes the action as a formal signing into law with implications for service eligibility and national defense policy.
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