The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1964 Page: 3 of 4
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Friday, January 31, 1964
THE WESTERNER WORLD
Page 3
Written By Hungarian
Letter Expresses Country's Sympathy
By CYNTHIA HODGES
“We were paralized, we were in
tears, we were thrown into pain-
ful darkness.”
THIS STATEMENT concerning
the death of President John Ken-
nedy was made by Dr. Ernest
Muenster, a travel agent from
Austria, in a letter to Mrs. Sandra
Harris, PE teacher.
Mrs. Harris first met Dr. Muen-
ster last summer when she toured
Europe. “I was most pleased and
surprised to receive Dr. Muenster’s
letter, shortly before Christmas,”
comments Mrs. Harris. “It was
gratifying to have a European
show such interest and sympathy
for us during our time of national
sorrow.”
SEPARATED FROM his parents
and brother when he was 17, Dr.
Muenster was moved to Austria,
where he was “adopted” by foster
parents. As most Europeans were,
during wartime, the family was
poverty-stricken and on the verge
of starvation. The penalty for
theft was so high that they were
afraid to steal food, although their
small baby was growing thin with
hunger.
When almost all hope was aban-
doned, young Dr. Muenster re-
ceived a letter telling him to go to
a United States government office.
Upon his arrival, he received a
CARE parcel — sugar, a can of
spam, dried milk and flour. “He
always told me Americans were
crazy when they said they didn’t
like spam. It was as good as steak
to him,” adds Mrs. Harris.
SOON afterwards, Dr. Muen-
ster received a second letter, this
one in his mother’s writing. Fear-
ing it was the last letter she wrote
before they were killed, he waited
several days before opening it.
When he finally did open it, the
Hungarian learned that his parents
and brother were alive and were
being sent to America.
Following are the major high-
26 Make All-Region Band
Twenty-six students placed in
the all-region band Thursday af-
ternoon during tryouts at the Tex-
as Tech campus.
THEY COMPETED against all
3A and 4A bands in this region—
Monterey, Plainview, Brownfield,
Levelland and Littlefield. Each
student was required to play sep-
arately rather than as a group.
Those who placed were Wayne
Barnes, Thomas Batey, Ernest
Bell, Ann Bush, Bob Crone, Char-
lie Dabbs, Benny Handley, Eddie
Hankins, Bob Heather and Heidy
Hilburn.
ALSO. Jimmy Irvin, Steve Join-
er, Robert Lee, John Leonard,
Royce Lewis, Chips Lucas, David
Maserany, Charles Moore, Tom-
my Moore and Mike McCrary.
Others are Charles Nash, Al-
bert Parrot, Vicki Paulk, Carol Ri-
ley, Leslie Spence and Felicia
West.
ALL-STAR WINNERS — The Snik-Jibels won the basketball
tournament Jan. 23 by defeating the Darlings with a score of
11-8. Team members include (bottom row) Linda Stanley, captain;
Martha Pendergrass, Jackie Nelson. Barbara Bass; (lop row) Gudrun
Lindskog, Sarah Bashore, Karen Kessinger and Norma Sirtz. (Photo
by Richard Irwin.)
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lights of his letter to Mrs. Harris:
“None of you can imagine that an
event so far away as the assassina-
tion of your President could affect
Europe to such an extent as it did.
You, dear friends, as a country
and a nation, have gone through
the greatest shock imaginable. We
have been with you from the very
first moment until the present sor-
row of mourning.”
"NEVER BEFORE.” the Hun-
garian continues, “has the death of
a foreigner created such a depres-
sion in any European country,
never before has an American
been admired the way President
Kennedy was, never has there
been a more popular, more be-
loved AMERICAN in this world.”
“Everybody has given up all
family celebrations or parties as
long as there is a period of official
mourning. Never before has your
country been included in so many
prayers and good wishes as after
the shots of Dallas. When we all
suffered with you, you never could
imagine how many friends you
have in this world. So I had to
speak about that, though it is
overpoweringly tragical, that such
a high price had to be paid for
this great manifestation of sym-
pathy.”
FBI Resident
To Give Talk
Mr. Aubrey Eliot of the FBI
will present the first junior “Car-
eer Day” program Wednesday. The
special agent spoke at Lubbock
High during a “Career Assembly”
several years ago and at an NHS
meeting last year.
“I want to point out that law en-
forcement is a profession which
requires an education and train-
ing,” mentions the city’s senior
resident agent, who has lived in
Lubbock 15 years.
“In years past, most people have
felt that a career with any law en-
forcement agency was merely a
job one chooses when he has had
no formal education or training.
Today there are many jobs con-
nected with the city, state and
federal law branches,” he adds.
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Following the resignation of
Miss Aline McCarty, Mrs. Mary
Hildebrand look the reins of three
analytic geometry classes and two
geometry classes.
Teaching high school in D e s
Moines and Wichita Falls before
coming to Lubbock, she began in-
structing at Matthews Junior High
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LETTER FROM A FRIEND—
While going through her scrap-
book, Mrs. Sandra Harris re-
reads a letter she received from
Dr. Ernest Muenster, her Euro-
pean tour director. The Christ-
mas note expressed his sympa-
thies over the death of Presi-
dent John F. Kennedy. (Photo
by Richard Irwin.)
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.......IV;
Honor Roll . . . (Continued from Page 1)
Fifty-two Westerners made three A’s
and two B’s. Those named were Elaine
Baker, Sharon Bennett, Janice Blanken-
ship, Beverly Bray, John Carpenter,
James Carpenter, James Carson, Kery
Chamberlain, Rita Corley, James Cox,
Bruce Curry, T. J. Davis, Thersa Dem-
ko, Linda Dunlap, Susan Evajis, Diane
Fanning, Deanie Fulton, Sandra Godby,
John Guest, Lynde Haley and Karen
Harper.
Also acquiring three A’s and two B’s
were Roddy Hawsley, Virginia Holler,
Dile Holton, Halcyon Hunter, Evelyn
Huntly, Tommy Keyton, Janice King,
Lynn Langston, Diane Langley, Judy
Lightfoot, Kathleen Loveless, Melissa
McElroy, Janice McWilliams, David Mil-
burn, Jimmy Miller, Allan Matison,
Mary Sue Nelson, Jimmy Poe, Ted
Ratcliff IV, and Paxton Rautis.
Susan Reynolds, Terry Rodgers, Doug
Salser, Alan Searsy, Rodger Smith,
Lynn Snyder, Jerry Stirman, Dianne
Thompson, Dee Thurman, Melinda Tripp,
Judy Watkins, Barbara Whitaker and
Carolyn Wossum also made three A’s
and two B’s.
Listing two A’s and three B’s were
Pat Anthony, Barbara Augustsen, Sheila
Beaty, James Berg, Jimmy Boyd, Annyce
Burnam, Bob Crone, Bob Cummings,
Gail Curbo, Dinah Doyle, Sandra Dycus,
Jan Etheredgfe, Suzy Ferrell, Grant
Foreman Jimmy Gowens, Mike Grady,
Jo Ellen Greaves, Sandra Groves and
Sally Halley.
John Harris, Linda Harris, Wylie
Hawthorn, Amado Hinojosa, Billy Hor-
ton, Jim Hudson, Sherilyn Hunter, Paul-
etta Mayo, Ann McCleskey, Benny Mc-
Corkle, Melinda McElroy, Allen Mc-
Gehee, Jane 'Millman, Larry Looper,
Diane Naylor, Marilyn.Neunaber, Marsha
Neunaber, Roger Payne, Phyllis Ship-
man and Donna Slaton also made two
A’s and three B’s.
Two A’s and three B’s were also
gained by Ronnie Stuart, Paul Thomas,
Pam Vick, Martha West, Cherie White,
Vickey Wolfe and Mary Woods.
Forty-five students listed one A and
four B’s. These were Frank Agraz,
Marilyn Benack, James Blakey, Johnny
Blankenship, Priscilla Blankenship, Rita
Brewer, Magie Caddell, La Quilla Cates,
Mary De Pauw, Sydney Ann Garrett,
Patsy Hackler, Billy Harris, Don Henry,
Leroy Hildebrand, Marshall Hilton,
Tanya Holmes, Tommy Jenkins, Larry
Johnston, Donna Lee and Gudrun Linds-
kog.
Myoka Lumpkin, Sharon Lusk, Jimmy
Martin, Dicky Matthews, Mary Matthews,
Barbara McEwan, Evelyn Miller, Dorothy
Minor, Nancy Moore, Mike O’Neal,
Jamelan Payne, Carl Pounds, Rosie
Sandifer, Rosellen Simpson, Judy Skin-
ner, Pat Smith, Pat Songer, Sandra
Stark, Kathy Steele and Max Tarbox
made one A and four B’s.
Five others attained an A and four
B’s. These were Jimmy Ward, Keith
Williams, Susan Woodruff, Betty Yadon
and Keeton Zachary.
Westerners taking four solids and ac-
quiring honor roll grades were Judy
Moore with three A’s and one B, Tom-
my Knowles and Judy Smith with two
A’s and four B’s.
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The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1964, newspaper, January 31, 1964; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth662124/m1/3/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lubbock High School.