The Handwritten Letter Compared With The Typed One, Et Cetera

[Thomas Graves]

2 minutes ago, Chris Newton said:

Later [Ruth Paine] noticed that Lee had left the rough draft on top of her desk secretary, which was located in the living room.

If that's the case, then it sounds like he wanted her to find it.

But why?

--  Tommy

[Chris Newton]

3 minutes ago, Thomas Graves said:

f that's the case, then it sounds like he wanted her to find it.

 

I don't think it happened. It's a story. If he typed it in the dining area, why would he leave it on the desk secretary in the living room?

[Thomas Graves]

9 minutes ago, Chris Newton said:

She described the draft document as a one page handwritten draft on 8x10 standard size paper folded in half.

But CE 103 is one-and-one-half pages, isn't it?

--  Tommy  :sun

Edited December 15, 2016 by Thomas Graves

[Chris Newton]

1 minute ago, Thomas Graves said:

But CE 103 is one-and-one-half pages, isn't it?

Correct.

And why would Oswald not say "Hey, where's my draft?"

- because it wasn't missing until Ruth took it from his stuff, maybe Tuesday after he left for the week?

- because she never took it - maybe she copied the one page typed letter?

[Chris Newton]

For reference CE103 "original" draft:

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=60459

[Chris Newton]

In this photo her desk secretary is also in the dining room but her testimony was that it was in the living room and that it was that and the couch which swapped locations.

[Thomas Graves]

27 minutes ago, Chris Newton said:

Correct.

And why would Oswald not say "Hey, where's my draft?"

- because it wasn't missing until Ruth took it from his stuff, maybe Tuesday after he left for the week?

- because she never took it - maybe she copied the one page typed letter?

Chris,

The latter makes more sense IMHO because it could explain the (apparent) fact that there are more spelling and punctuation errors in the typed version.  Maybe Ruth unconsciously corrected Oswald's mistakes when she copied it?

But then we have the problem of the authentic-looking, distinctive Oswald handwriting and "style".

Hmmmm

--  Tommy

 

Edited December 15, 2016 by Thomas Graves

[James DiEugenio]

Isn't anyone going to mention that the SC typewriter had never been used before?  All of Ruth's correspondence was hand written.

Is that really true?

Edited December 15, 2016 by James DiEugenio

[Chris Newton]

Specimens taken from typewriter pgs. 104-106:

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=111185#relPageId=104&tab=page

If they had been smart they would have taken the ribbon in November of 1963, instead of waiting until February 1964  to simply type a test page.

[Chris Newton]

1 minute ago, James DiEugenio said:

Isn't anyone going to mention that the SC typewriter had never been used before?

Is that really true?

I don't know if that's true. I'd need a citation to believe that.

[James DiEugenio]

So would I.

But if its true, I mean talk about fishy.  

[Thomas Graves]

1 minute ago, James DiEugenio said:

Isn't anyone going to mention that the SC typewriter had never been used before?

Is that really true?

What I've read is that the authorities couldn't find any letters, etc, in Ruth's possession that had been typed on that particular machine.  I don't know if they found any that had been typed on a different one.

--  Tommy

[Chris Newton]

details, details, details....

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=1199&relPageId=38

[Chris Newton]

4 minutes ago, Thomas Graves said:

I don't know if they found any that had been typed on a different one.

Apparently she had another one.... with a Russian keyboard.

[Thomas Graves]

33 minutes ago, Chris Newton said:

In this photo her desk secretary is also in the dining room but her testimony was that it was in the living room and that it was that and the couch which swapped locations.

Pure speculation, but if that's a radio on top of it, it makes sense that it was always in the kitchen. Nice perch; perfect location.  

(I remember my Mother always had a radio in the kitchen, and not very far from the "breakfast" table where we ate most of our meals.  Being wealthy La Jollans (lol), we had a long cherry wood table in the dining room for "formal" dinners...)

--  Tommy

Edited December 15, 2016 by Thomas Graves