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 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1963
Page
1
Georgia truckers press lawmakers to raise the maximum truck weight from 63 280 pounds to 73 280 and length to 55 feet as the state moves to modernize its road rules per the Trux magazine from the Georgia Motor Trucking Association.
President Johnson showed campus style by buying his daughter Lyn da Bird a red Marimekko dress from Finland for Christmas. The casual loose shift with a high yoke reflects Scandinavian fashion he spotted during a visit to Nordic countries.
Sydney marked its hottest Christmas Day on record with the city reaching 98 degrees and suburbs hitting 100 degrees. The AP report notes the heat surge during a Southern Hemisphere summer holiday.
Thousands of spectators paid silent homage in Dallas at the Houston and Elm site where President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22. Two traffic policemen directed three and four lanes as mourners gathered in mid day ceremonies in Texas.
Georgia Secretary of State Ben Fortson notes sparrows infest the State Capitol grounds and recalls their English origin. He admires the birds’ dauntless spirit while trying various weapons to drive them away, but the birds continue to hold the fort.
A 40 year old man who received a baboon kidney transplant is listed in satisfactory condition one week after the operation. Surgeons from the U S Veterans Hospital and Colorado Medical Center conducted the historic procedure.
Japan's population stood at 96,160,000 as of October, an increase of 978,000 from the previous year, according to the government's statistics office.
Al Bobbitt a former deputy U S marshal in Oklahoma's Cherokee Strip and later a rodeo performer died on Christmas Day at age 101 He passed away while sitting on a porch rocking with his boots on his feet reflects a long life in western work and rodeo communities.
Aboard the 20514 ton Lakonta a Christmas cruise from Southampton to Madeira and the Canary Islands ended in a shipboard fire. 80 passengers and 40 crew remained aboard as smoke and panic spread in the night surf.
City officials said the City Commission will meet in recessed session Friday at 5 p.m. due to a quorum issue at the Dec. 23 meeting. Mayor Roy M. Lilly noted the agenda covers two routine items and the session will be brief. Rotarians delayed by Christmas will meet January 2 at Glen Arven.
About 50 000 West Berliners crossed into East Berlin by noon despite the Christmas Day killing of 18 year old Paul Schulz who died after being shot while entangled in barbed wire atop the wall. East German guards smiled as chaos continued at the Berlin wall.
Comedian Bob Hope arrived at Irakleion Air Station Crete today on his Christmas tour to entertain American servicemen overseas. He travels next to Athens where his 62 member troupe will perform at the US Air Force installation.
The Associated Press reports 301 highway deaths occurred in a 48 hour Yuletide period ending Christmas Day. Christmas Day saw the highest toll with adverse conditions blamed for many fatalities.
The Southern Baptist missionary to Akita Japan will be guest speaker at Sunday morning worship at First Baptist Church announced by Dr. Louis F. Kennedy. The speaker is the Rev Marion Mobley of Thomson Georgia a graduate of the University of Georgia and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was appointed to his mission post in 1959 and is accompanied by his wife and two sons.
Gloria Vanderbilt, 39, heiress, wed Wyatt Emory Cooper 39, a movie writer, in a private Arlington Virginia ceremony announced by her attorney. It is Cooper’s first marriage for both spouses.
A Jenethy ACL freight train coupled badly Tuesday night halting traffic from McIntyre Street to the Thomas County Tobacco Warehouses. Yardmaster John Vickers said the coupling failed triggering air brake issues as crews moved the faulty unit to the yards. An ambulance used London Bridge to reach Archbold Memorial Hospital amid the congestion, guided by police, while fire crews handled the delay without calls in progress.
Bonn reports West Germany’s chancellor Ludwig Erhard, seen as buoyed by the market resolution, heads to Texas for talks with President Johnson. The trip marks his first major foreign policy test since taking office, with Erhard gaining leverage after concessions in farm policy and a united tariff stance.
Britain ordered additional forces into Cyprus as Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots clash. Greece appeals to NATO for urgent talks in Paris while Turkey accuses Greek Cypriots of massacres and dispatches jets for warning flights. Makarios files UN complaint as Turkish vessels position off Nicosia.
Cold air lingered across the southeast with freezing readings in Florida Georgia and Alabama. Florida highs and lows ranged from 28 to 36 degrees while Florida Daytona Beach Miami and Tallahassee reported chilly lows. A warming trend cooled the Central and Southern Plains with notable warmth and a record 63 in Norfolk Nebraska on Dec 3.
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.