Mrs. Meller.

he find job there, just mention in general. So he called and ask if we can help him and again, as I repeat, for the sake of the poor woman which could not speak word of English and her little baby, I asked my husband. I was stupid enough to beg him to help to find job for Lee Harvey in Dallas. Mr. Meller has a former friend with whom he was working back at Harris but this time it was not Sanger-Harris. It was just A. Harris store and he was working with certain Mrs. Helen Cunningham. Later, Mrs. Cunningham left A. Harris and was working for employment office in Dallas.

Mr. Liebeler.

The Texas Employment Commission?

Mrs. Meller.

Texas Employment Commission; so, I asked him and I said "Your former friend, Mrs. Helen Cunningham, maybe she can find job for him. Please ask her." He did not want to do it. He said just because I ask him and begged him so much he called Mrs. Helen Cunningham; told her we had a couple which arrived from Russia; she's Russian, and he is American. They are not very long here and he is looking for job but he made a note and a note he said, "Mrs. Cunningham, be careful and check him because he came from Soviet Union." He said be careful so we would not have any trouble and you understand, because we did not like they came from Soviet Union and I do not know, however, we heard somebody mention he was checked and Mrs. Cunningham said, "Don't worry, Mr. Meller; we will try do right thing," and that was all when he called to us. He came one time during this period without Marina for half hour to my house. I give him sandwich and cup of tea and he went back to look for jobs.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did he tell you at that time where he had been looking for jobs?

Mrs. Meller.

He will not mention exactly. He was sleeping; I think he was staying YMCA this time, living there and looking for job. He said he has little piece of paper and some notices there.

Mr. Liebeler.

Names on them?

Mrs. Meller.

But he never go into detail, never, never, never. He will mention but you will never find details out.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you ever hear of any other place where Lee Oswald stayed during this period other than the YMCA?

Mrs. Meller.

Never hear and when Marina Oswald later called me at night, I was speechless that she was already in Dallas and we did not know a word and when she mention name where she--they were living, I did, not have address. I did not know where they were living, how long they are; they did not say a thing but I took her home, over my house for 5 days.

Mr. Liebeler.

Then she went to Mrs. Ford's?

Mrs. Meller.

Then she went to Mrs. Ford's.

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you know how long she stayed there?

Mrs. Meller.

I believe 1 week, sir.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did she then go to the home of----

Mrs. Meller.

Then she went to Mr. and Mrs. Ray.

Mr. Liebeler.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ray?

Mrs. Meller.

I tried remember first name Frank Ray.

Mr. Liebeler.

Is it Thomas or Frank?

Mr. Meller.

Frank Ray; Frank Ray. I think Ray. Now, it was the last time we saw Marina. By the way, I must apologize coming back when she was living at our home, we did not--she was separated with Lee Harvey to this time. She went out from him. He never call to our home. He never visited. We were working people. We will leave her with food at my home and we will come back in the evening. Nobody call; she never went somewhere because we do not have a car, or even if George Bouhe help with car, something, because we did not have car, could not drive either. It was last time when I saw Marina Oswald and her girl who was about 4 or 6 months, I think. She was not even sitting.

Mr. Liebeler.

Don't you remember seeing Lee and Marina Oswald at a party at the Fords?

Mrs. Meller.

It was after I saw them at my house in December maybe. I do not recall exactly day, 20 or 22 December; it was party at home of Mr. and Mrs. Ford.