Mrs. Oswald.

I knew that he practiced with it there. He told me, later.

Mr. Rankin.

And by practicing with it, did you mean that he fired the rifle there, as you understood it?

Mrs. Oswald.

I don't know what he did with it there. He probably fired it. But I didn't see him.

Mr. Rankin.

And then you said that you had seen him cleaning it after he came back, is that right?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

Now, do you recall your husband having any ammunition around the house at any time?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

And where do you remember his having it in the places you lived?

Mrs. Oswald.

On Neely Street, in Dallas, and New Orleans.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know whether that was rifle ammunition or rifle and pistol ammunition?

Mrs. Oswald.

I think it was for the rifle. Perhaps he had some pistol ammunition there, but I would not know the difference.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you observe how much ammunition he had at any time?

Mrs. Oswald.

He had a box of about the size of this.

Mr. Rankin.

Could you give us a little description of how you indicated the box? Was it 2 or 3 inches wide?

Mrs. Oswald.

About the size here on the pad.

Mr. Rankin.

About 3 inches wide and 6 inches long?

Mrs. Oswald.

Probably.

Mr. Rankin.

Now, do you recall that you said to your husband at any time that he was just studying Marxism so he could get attention?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

In order to cause him not to be so involved in some of these ideas, did you laugh at some of his ideas that he told you about, and make fun of him?

Mrs. Oswald.

Of course.

Mr. Rankin.

Did he react to that?

Mrs. Oswald.

He became very angry.

Mr. Rankin.

And did he ask you at one time, or sometimes, not to make fun of his ideas?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

Now, returning to the period in Russia, while your husband was courting you, did you talk to him, he talk to you, about his childhood?

Mrs. Oswald.

No, not very much. Only in connection with photographs, where he was a boy in New York. in the zoo. Then in the Army--there is a snapshot taken right after he joined the Army.

Mr. Rankin.

Did he tell you about anything he resented about his childhood?

Mrs. Oswald.

He said it was hard for him during his childhood, when he was a boy, because there was a great age difference between him and Robert, and Robert was in some sort of a private school. He also wanted to have a chance to study, but his mother was working, and he couldn't get into a private school, and he was very sorry about it.

Mr. Rankin.

In talking about that, did he indicate a feeling that he had not had as good an opportunity as his brother Robert?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

When he talked about his service in the Marines, did he tell you much about what he did?

Mrs. Oswald.

He didn't talk much about it, because there wasn't very much there of interest to me. But he was satisfied.

Mr. Rankin.

Did he indicate that he was unhappy about his service with the Marines?

Mrs. Oswald.

No, he had good memories of his service in the Army. He said that the food was good and that sometimes evenings he had a chance to go out.

Mr. Rankin.

Did he say anything about his mother during this period of time?

Mrs. Oswald.

This was before we were married. I had once asked Lee whether