Evangelist Roy Davis Seeks Marriage Certificate in Bonham
Roy Davis of Tulsa, an evangelist en route from Iowa to Nacogdoches, stopped in Bonham to obtain a certified copy of his marriage certificate after noting his birth certificate and marriage documents were stolen from his car. He spoke with local residents including Judge A P Bolding and reflected on political humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gober
Bonham
Roy Davis
Tulsa
Iowa
Nacogdoches
Davis
A. P. Bolding
U. S. 82
Rattlesnake Hunt Planned At Sweetwater This Weekend
A rattlesnake hunt is scheduled at Sweetwater from Friday through Sunday with press tours planned Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon. Organizers claim large numbers of snakes will be caught, though details come from a distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetwater
Snake Country
Russian Children Attend School Six Days a Week
This fifth grade item notes Russian children attend school six days weekly. It humorously adds that in America Saturday is described as a day teachers wash their hair, implying a contrast in schooling norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Advice to Burglar Warns of Radioactive Waste Risk
Scotland Yard warned a burglar who raided an army storeroom to wash his hands in hot soapy water after breaking into a box containing radioactive waste cotton used in instrument work. The spokesman urged immediate cleaning to prevent serious contamination in later life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Scotland Yard
Yard
Bonhi Students Shine At Texas Interscholastic League Meet
Solo ensemble and piano students from Bonhi earned 13 Superior ratings at the Texas Interscholastic League contests held at Southern Methodist University. Donna Hill Mackie Morris Judy Chaffin Sonny Brent led solo markings. Alicia Acree Sharon Holcomb Linda Waggoners and others earned excellent ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonhi
Southern Methodist University
Bondi
Donna Hill
Mackie Morris
Judy Chaffin
Sonny Brent
Gary Manning
Robert Matluck
Sandy Dupson
Shuey Sidoti
Joy Marshall
Alicia Acree
Sharon Holcomb
Linda Waggoners
Jim Crittenden
Vickie Davis
Freddie Lou Hepeche
Linda Pinkston
Pat Thomas
Glenda Vaughn
Pat Aaron
Bond
SMU
Beverly Christian
Burwell McClure
Lora Beth Vestal
Lana White
B. Restal
Dallas
Dan Blacketey
Blucketer
Texas faces major redistricting due to court rulings
Speaker Ben Barnes said Texas likely must redraw most of its 23 congressional districts this year after federal court actions in Houston. He plans to send Rep. Gus Mutscher and possibly Sen. J. P. Wo to Washington within two weeks to work with Texas congressmen on the redistricting effort. Lawmakers return to hearings on LSD, tax, and other topics with eight weeks left in the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Barnes
House
Senate
Houston
Gus Mutscher
Brenham
Washington
J. P. Wo
Meridian
Bacques
R. J. Cory
Victoria
Bill Clayton
Springlake
Funeral Services Tuesday For Mrs. Milton Bradley
Mrs. Milton Bradley wife of the Bonham VA Center dental chief died Sunday night at 119 Carpenter Loop after weeks of heart illness. Services are set for Tuesday at 2 pm at Wise Funeral Chapel with Rev. Carroll Copeland. burial in Little Rock cemetery with local VA Center staff as pallbearers. She was born April 2 1929 in Little Rock. survived by husband Dr Milton Bradley two children their parents Kenneth and (illegible) Stewart and a brother Kenneth Stewart Jr Gifts to the Heart Fund are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Bradley
Bonham’s VA Center
Carpenter Loop
Wise Funeral Chapel
Carroll Copeland
First Methodist Church
Little Rock
Ark
Bradley
OH. Box
James Sidoti
Harold Griffin
R. J. Kent
O. R. Koski
Donald Clark
W. W. Agnew
William A. Snyder
Betty Stewart
Kenneth Stewart
Dr. Bradley
Clarksville
Bonham
Rotary Club
William Lawrence
Jan Lizabeth
Perryville
Kenneth Stewart, Jr
Lime Rock
Jeart Fund
Jimmy Wiggins
First National Bank
Joan Dickey
VA Center
Hickory Creek Water System Gets Federal Support
The Hickory Creek Water Supply Corporation received an insured loan of 235000 and a grant of 122000 to supply water to 161 rural families in south Fannin and north Hunt counties. It will drill a well in Woodbine sand, build two plants with 160000 gallon storage, 58 miles of mains, and pumping facilities serving over 785 people, two churches, two commercial establishments, no community centers, and a small airport. Officers are Bob N. Flery president Celeste Robert E. Holloway vice president and Juanda Macon secretary treasurer. The system will deliver 45000 gallons daily when finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Creek Water Supply Corporation
South Fannin
North Hunt
Farmers Home Administration
Hickory Creek Group
Woodbine
Bob N. Flery
Celeste
Robert E. Holloway
Rt. 1
Juanda Macon
Wolfe City
De Gaulle Wins French Races
Paris voters gave President Charles de Gaulle broad support in the first round for a 486 seat assembly. The turnout signals a strong mandate for his five year rule and his nationalist policies including a peace maker role and criticism of U.S. Vietnam policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
France
de Gaulle
U.S
Vietnam
Johnson sets draft reshaping via lottery first call for 19 year olds
President Johnson unveils overhaul of Selective Service aiming to call 19 year olds first by lottery and tighten deferments. He keeps college deferments pending debate and plans yearlong rollout with executive action and a Jan 1 1969 deadline while studying graduate deferments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
Johnzon
National Advisory Commission On Selective Service
Commission
Thant urges halt to bombing to jumpstart peace talks
U Thant urged a pause in bombing in North Vietnam and North Vietnam to honor reciprocity, saying peace talks could proceed within weeks after a cessation. He spoke at Kennedy International Airport and during stops in Rome and London, insisting bombing stop is essential for meaningful negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Blandy
Burma
Waec
Vietnam
Moody
London
Thant
Ditish Focian
Gerge Brown
U.N
Noth Vietnam
Hanoi
Amintore Fanfani
Rome
Washington
North Vietnam
United States
Young Child Crowned in Pool Tragedy in Dallas Home
Laura Doyle a 3 year old daughter of Sp2 and Mrs Carl Doyle drowned in a pool at her mother Joyce Doyles Dallas home on Sunday March 5 1967. She was pronounced dead at Parkland Hospital after being found in the pool. Burial at Presbyterian cemetery with Delta Funeral Home directing. Survivors include her parents and grandparents Eunice Elar Dallas and Mr and Mrs C S Doyle of Italy. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladonia
Laura Doyle
Sp 2
Carl Doyle
Joyce Doyle
Grisley Street
Dallas
Parkland Hospital
Doyle
Germany
Ladonia Church
Bonham Sees Two Inches Rain as Storm Lashes North Texas
Rain hail sleet and snow drenched Bonham and surrounding areas in the last 24 hours pushing March total past February. A cool front Sunday night sparked a thundershower with hail and heavy rain. Temperatures drop into the 30s with a warming trend forecast Tuesday and outlook for colder conditions midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Texas
Stolen Bicycle Recovered By City Officers
City officers Bobby Madison and Jay Duckworth recovered a bicycle Friday night that had been taken from David Paul Woolsey on W. 9th Street. The bike was found abandoned by the officers Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Paul Woolsey
Bobby Madi- Son
Jay Duckworth
W. 9Th Street
Collision Damage Estimated at 225 in City Accident
Investigating officers put damage at 225 after a two car collision at West 5th and Poplar on Sunday afternoon. Drivers identified as James Dunlop of Sherman and Mrs Neil Miller of Bonham by City Officers Sam Patton Fred Clark and Mayc Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 5Th
Poplar
Three One Car Crashes Injure Two In Bonham Area
Sunday three one car accidents left two people injured in the Bonham area as wet pavement and skid conditions were reported. Highway Patrolman Dwain Cox identified Thomas Eller of Ivanhoe and Betty Clarkson of Plano among the injured, along with Edward Cartwright of Shawnee and Willie Ray White of Honey Grove in separate incidents on State 12 and U S 82.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Dwain Cox
Thomas Eller
Ivanhoe
Cox
Elle
Sherman Hospital
Betty Clarkson
Plano
Enger
State
Bunham
Edward B. Cartwright
Shawnee
Okla
Cartwright
Willie Ray White
Honey Grove
U. S. 82
Fire Destroys 700-Year-Old Orphanage in Grenoble
In Grenoble France a fire swept a 700-year-old orphanage housing 118 boys. Police report 14 killed 6 to 10 missing and 30 injured as youths aged 8 to 16 leaped from third story windows to escape flames. Some dead trapped by falling beams while others injured include one boy and five teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenoble
France
UPI
Bous
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wesley Barker
Stan
FFA
Lucy Hail
Texas Public School Week
Bailey Inglish
Wayne Brinlee
Lewis Brinlee
Phillip Alexander
Clovis Alexander
Scott Parker
Jerome Parker
Ing
Mary Lynn Chaffin
Glenn Chaffin
Susan Adams
Percy Adams
Stacey Caudle
Jack C. Caudle
Debbie Johnson
William J. Johnson
Ronnie Jett
Benhi
Hong Kong
China
Fouchun City
Red Guard
Mao Tsetung
New Life Evening Post
Lin Pai
Hickory Creek Water Group
Fatherhong
Joohnson
Peace Corps
Young Child
Trenton
Fannin County
Dalhart
North Portion
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!