The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 103, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 27, 1960 Page: 14 of 24
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Candidates Think Debate (Morris Sayles,
Appearances Good for U.S. 49, Dies of
7 Shotinjuries
. By ARTHUR EDSON the y questions but Kennedy an-bert Klein, said Nixon took the
CHICAGO 1 AP) - However swered his from his chair until bump in good humor.. . J
much Vice President Richard M someene waved him to move over “He made a like o el Morris Sayles, 49, of Abilene.
Nixon and Sen. John F. Kennedy in front of the proper microphone. There goes the other died at 1:20 p.m. Monday in a
may have disagreed during their Throughout the time. Nixon Klein raid.Wharton, Tex., hospital from injur-
great debate Monday night, they stood before the microphone he Curiously, the most, noticeable its received from a shotgun blast
: wound up in agreement on one kept his left knee bent slightly, bobble was not by either of the early Monday morning.
thi-g. This is the knee he injured candidates but by the network # The shooting occurred shortly
They both thought their appear-severly enough to keep him in a self.after 7 a.m in front of a cabin
■ ence was a good thing far the Washington hospital for a couple Near the end of the program at the Wakefield Motel where he
country and. possibly, for them- of weeks. Whether it was bother-Howard K. Smith. the moderator, was saying. Sayles was shot in
selves ling him now, no one could say. was supposed to ask how much, ' side of his body
"A ton as the debate was fin- The vice president also bumped time remained for the final sum thsuspree or the Peace Isaac Gar-
Led reporters who reached the bis right kneel as he £ ouluo mation. hd * comoiplete rest of Wharton said there prob-
Two candidates asked how # sent 0.0 feat, Mo" E/un Finan, M once Corn a ably will be no inquest in the
"Very good. Nixon said. Very Nixon's press secretary. Her-out over a
sha P exchanges . 1 had three minutes and 20 seconds
* Kennedy nodded and said y 1.7 left.
•Ven useful- nannenV C Nixon slipped in one punch.
Later, Nixon amplified his re- NGlilVM) 4
ma-ks a little by saying "Very
useful. I hope the exchange of t*f3f ll _.
views stimulates interest in this WITO
campaign although three minutes! wg HIV.NGM T
isn’t very long to develop a point
of view. But it gives the American RAPSAL NL
people a chance to see something I a
besides Doby Gillis (a TV situa- Illi EG
tion comedy) or something like
that.” 1—-------— .
Kennedy just nodded Mrs. John F. Kennedy Monday
Both candidates seemed mode- night watched the Kennedy Nixon
rately self assured once the pro- debate on a portable television set * hands once and then shook
pram started but this was a de-at her summer home with the shock hands once, and men
adea contrast to their actions comment "I thought my husband hands three times again for P r
during the warmup periods, was brilliant. . tosraphers who .kept insisting on
Both seemed exceptionally nerv. She added "I think the issues just one moE mectine almost
ous then, were well brought out and the en- Ironically, the meeting almost
During the debate, neither can- lire nation should profit by the caused a casual mad
didate smiled more than a couple debate." Nixon arrived first and already
of times. And usually the expres- Mrs. Kennedy refused to an- was on the stage when Re
sion each wore can be summed swer a reporters question on her came in.*
up in a word: grim reaction to Vice President Rich- Nixon, jumping up to greet h
Nixon came in first for his ard M. Nixon's side of the debate, foe. bumped his head on a micro-
warmup sessions, and also was Sen. Kennedy called his wife phone directly over him tue
first back for the program itself, from the Chicago TV studio within fully rubbed the beumise and then
There were 312 minutes to go minutes after the debate ended. | advanced to meet Kennedy.
when he came in to the big studio 1 “What did you think?" he asked... As they approached, each other:
Kennedy arrived just barely be-
fore the debate began
Kennedy, who came to bat first,
seemed relaxed a trifle as he went
through his opening remarks but
Nixon sat in a fixed position-
one hand on his chair arm and
“ one in his lap
when it came Nixon's turn to
speak. Kennedy took a few notes
but most of the time he sat listen-
ing intently with folded hands
1 Kennedy was the first to forget
his cue.
The contestants were supposed
to stand at a lectern in answering
IT. J. Thorne Rites
Held at Rosebud
SNYDER IRNSY - Funeral was
held at 2.30 p.m. Monday at the
Powers Chapel Cemetery at Rose-
loudspeaker that each shooting
■|' A young son of the motel own-
er was the first to arrive after the
shooting. A 12-gauge shotgun was
That’s when in discussing as- found beside Sayles. No one saw
sistance to the aged. or heard the shot, Garrett said.
"I know what it means to be Sayles had been in Wharton
poor," he said, about a month and was engaged
Kennedy, whose father is a mil- in cotton buying. He was former-
lionaire, permitted a slight smile ly an Abilene cotton buyer _ ,
to cross his face.
The big moment—when the two
candidates met before the debate
HYANNIS PORT Mass (AP)- —came at 7:33 pm., Chicago
. 2.Rma Monday time
The two contestants for the
highest office in the free world
.__I As they approached each other.
| "1 were superb.” she Kennedy said, "Glad to see you."
! think you were super. The nominees then shook hands,
o . .Nixon said to his Democratic
Kennedy also asked his wife rival -I see you had a big crowd
how her listening party went. %
Then they Miked privately. Mrs. I-esshn Sidled and nodded
Kennedy took the call in an up- Kennedy, smiled and Tirana,
mains bedroom, away from the TWO preCEntiai
* A u or candidates concerned suntans.
She sat in the living room of wit .aid. I suppose you get
her home with about 30 friends Non said: SuPPr G Tam
=xroe =--* =-==
en men were on the invited guest it’s the wind that burns you, not
the sun.
Kennedy's comment on this vi-
tal issue could not be heard by
Funeral arrangements are pend-
ing and will be handled by Laugh-
ter-North Funeral Home of Abi-
lene. Burial will be here
Sayles’ wife, in Arkansas at the
time of the she.ng. was return-
ing to Abilene Monday.
Other survivors include his
mother, Mrs. Mac Sayles of the
Buffalo Gap area: three brothers,
Henry of 3317 Sayles Blvd, Abi-
lene, Bill of 1401 Circle Dr., Abi-
lene; and Bobby of Tuscola, and
a sister, Miss Mary Harriet Sayles
of 4030 S. 7th St., Abilene.
Check Swindling
Sentence Levied
bud for Thomas Jefferson Thorne,
71, an employe of the Planters
Gin here who died, apparently of
a heart attack, at the gin at 5:20
pm Saturday.
He was a resident of Sweetwa-
ter. and w as born Dec 10, 1898, in
Falls County
The Rev R L. Brown, pastor
of the Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church, officiated at services,
which were directed by Bell Fu-
neral Home of Snyder
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Francis F. Fluck of Quakers-
town, Penn ; a son, Robert of El
Paso; three sisters, Mrs. F. A.
Beauchams of Temple, Mrs. V. B
Sowders of Artesia, N. M. and
Mrs John Gibson of Rosebud:
two brothers, W. W. of Fluvanna,
and F. P. of Arizona; and one
grandson.
Larry Williams, of 2296 Mock-
ingbird, pleaded guilty to a charge
of misdemeanor check swindling
Monday in connection with a
33541 chock written here on
March 26.
County Court - at - Law Judge
Allen Glenn sentenced him to 10
days in County Jail.
According to local legend, there
are 365 islands in the Bermuda
group, one for each day of the
year.
Mrs. Bruton Dies;
Snyder Rites Today
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She was born July 5, 1906. in
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Funeral will be held at 3 p.m
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of Christ with Richard Williams,
minister, and Ray Bailey, asso-
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will be in Snyder Cemetery with
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Survivors include her husband,
John L. Bruton; a daughter, Mrs.
Edward Fowler of Weatherford;
three sons, Horace of Barstow.
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Truman H Landon, Bl. was sched-
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Hammer Funeral Chapel with
Eastland Masonic Lodge in charge
of services
Burial followed in Eastland
Cemetery with Masonic graveside
services
Mr. Landon underwent surgery
a year ago and entered the East-
land Memorial Hospital in Janu-
ary and had been hospitalized
since that time.
Mr. Landon was a Past Master
of Eastland Lodge.
Survivors are seven nieces and
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Before the program began Mrs
Kennedy, who is expecting a sec- _____
ond child in December, said “I reporters.
am terribly nervous but 1 don't
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know of any reason why I should «em official then fold Nixon,
be. Jack is certain to do well." you have to go for water you will
She sat straight backed during be off camera awa you do the
her husband's opening statement Nixon * dab my
and leaned back against a pillow same thing if I have .!° dab my
of a white wickered sofa when lips? I perspire a tcured
Nixon took over. Her face dis- The vice president was assured
closed no emotions when either that he would be off camera
her husband or Nixon were speak- while dabbing his bps
ing The preliminaries took consider- C
the smile—and able time as each man posed, 3
- hap. Q %ae Shen Nixon area when both seated and before the lec- %
Funeral plans will be announced, he was speaking of farm sur- tern __________________3
by Wylie Funeral Home here. pluses and made the comment.
A resident of Dallas, Mr. Wolfe “If we get rid of the farmer- Tomer Abilenian 3
was in Arizona on business, er the surpluses.” r ormer AD ueman
He was an ex - Navy man and er. the SurP----- --
a member of the Methodist church u
Survivors are his wife, Patricia: both times Mes.
one son, James c.. his parents "--ta adi
Mr. and Mrs. M C. Wolfe of
Clyde; one brother, Henry of
Andrews; three sisters, Mrs. W.
M Price of Abilene, Mrs J. W
Hash of Graham and Mrs. H. E.
Ex-Callahan Man
Dies el Injuries
BAIRD — A former Callahan
County resident, Billy James
Wolfe, 26, brother of an Abilene
woman, died Saturday tn a No-
gales, Ariz., hospital from injuries
suffered Friday in an auto mis-
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up, once to adjust the sound after 403 LMPPVSA •
it failed while her busbend mes Bill * Gautney, 46. of Lubbock, 2
speakine.and.again when formerly of Abilene, died Monday 3
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a short illness. 9
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Burton Morris. 76, a retired farm of Lubbock and Mrs. Vernon $ 3110 N.M
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Rising Star where he was a farm-1
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M. B. Morris Dies;
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He was married to his wife,
Emma, March 30, 1935 at Rising
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Funeral will be 3 p.m Tuesday
at the First Baptist Church at
Rising Star with W. R. Ivie of
Cisco, a retired minister, offic-
taring, assisted by Rev, H K.
Neely, pastor of the First Bap-
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Burial will be in the Rising
Star Cemetery under the direction
of the Higginbotham Funeral
Home.
Survivors are his wife: two
step - sons Chester L Lawson,
of Florida and Sammy Lawson
of Stephenville: two daughters.
Mrs Luvinda Chapman of
Stephenville and Mrs. Silvia Nell
Brown of Murfreeboro. Tenn :
one son William Asberry of
Stephenville three brothers, Wil-
(son and Columbus, both of Ris-
| ing Star, and John of Kilgore:
three sisters, Mrs Emma Kent
I of Cisco: Miss Josie Morris and
| Miss Alma Morris both of Rising
Star and seven grandchildren. 1
Pallbearers will be Robert
Dugan, Marvin Cage, Golden
Lawson, Eldridge Lawson, Bill
Maynard and Rawleigh Long |
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