The day President Kennedy was assassinated Advocate employees gathered at the AP wire machine in the mechanical department to read the news as it unfolded, their faces showing shock and sorrow.
Some names have escaped me, but I remember the two girls in foreground worked in the dispatch department - the one in front was Dottie.
The tall fellow at left is Red, who was a compositor. I think that's Elsie Howard, classified advertising, next to him. Then Jack Fusner, advertising director. The lady at right is Betty Stickle, advertising sales.
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