(Testimony of Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald)
Mr. Rankin.
Do you recall how much he received as pay at the printing company?
Mrs. Oswald.
A dollar forty an hour.
Mr. Rankin.
How many hours did he work a week, do you recall?
Mrs. Oswald.
He usually worked until 5 p.m. But sometimes he worked later, and on Saturdays, too.
Mr. Rankin.
The ordinary work week at that time was the 5-day week then, and the Saturdays would be an overtime period?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
Who were the Russian friends who helped your husband find this job in Dallas?
Mrs. Oswald.
George Bouhe.
Mr. Rankin.
Did this friend and other Russian friends visit you at Mercedes Street?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes. When we lived at Fort Worth we became acquainted with Peter Gregory, he is a Russian, he lives in Fort Worth and through him we became acquainted with others.
Mr. Rankin.
Will you tell us insofar as you recall, the friends that you knew in Fort Worth?
Mrs. Oswald.
Our first acquaintance was Gregory. Through him I met Gali Clark, Mrs. Elena Hall. That is all in Fort Worth. And then we met George Bouhe in Dallas, and Anna Meller, and Anna Ray and Katya Ford.
Mr. Rankin.
By your answer do you mean that some of those people you met in Dallas and some in Fort Worth?
Mrs. Oswald.
George De Mohrenschildt--this was both in Fort Worth and Dallas, the names of my recital but they were well acquainted with each other, even though some lived in Dallas and some lived in Fort Worth.
Mr. Rankin.
Will you please sort them out for us and tell us those you met in Dallas?
Mrs. Oswald.
You mean by the question, who out of these Russians lives in Dallas?
Mr. Rankin.
Or which ones you met in Dallas as distinguished from those you had already met in Fort Worth?
Mrs. Oswald.
In Fort Worth I met the people from Dallas. There was George Bouhe, George De Mohrenschildt---no. Anna Meller and George Bouhe only, they were from Dallas, but I met them in Fort Worth.
Mr. RANKIN Did these friends visit you at your home in Fort Worth?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes, sometimes they came to visit us when they were in Dallas, they came to us. Sometimes they made a special trip to come and see us.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you ever visit them in their homes?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes, when we lived in Fort Worth we went to Dallas several times to visit them.
Mr. Rankin.
When you made these visits did you go to spend an evening or a considerable part of the time or were they short visits? Can you describe that?
Mrs. Oswald.
We used to come early in the morning and leave at night. We would spend the entire day with them. We went there by bus.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you have an automobile of your own at any time during this period?
Mrs. Oswald.
No.
Mr. Rankin.
Did any of these people have meals in your home when they visited you?
Mrs. Oswald.
No. They usually brought---they usually came for short visits and they brought their own favorite vegetables such as cucumbers, George liked cucumbers.
Mr. Rankin.
When you moved to Dallas, where did you live the first time?
Mrs. Oswald.
I did not move to Dallas together with Lee. Lee went to Dallas when he found the job, and I remained in Fort Worth and lived with Elena Hall.
Mr. Rankin.
For how long a period did you live with Mrs. Hall?
Mrs. Oswald.
I think that it was about a month and a half.
Mr. Rankin.
During that month and a half what did your husband do?
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