Warren Commission (06 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (06 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mrs. ROWLAND. I don't know. I think he worked at Pizza Inn for about
two and a half months, maybe. And he worked for P. F. Collier for about
4 weeks, I think, but he didn't do anything there. I mean he wasn't
very successful. And he worked for Civic Reading Club about 2 months, I
guess.
Mr. BELIN. And now he is working for?
Mrs. ROWLAND. Life Circulation Co.
Mr. BELIN. Were you working at all during the fall, or what were you
doing?
Mrs. ROWLAND. He worked for Sanger Harris during the Christmas season,
too.
Mr. BELIN. Were you?
Mrs. ROWLAND. Yes. That is the only job. That is all I have worked.
Mr. BELIN. Were you going to school at all in the fall, or not?
Mrs. ROWLAND. Yes; at the beginning of the fall we were both going to
school. But we couldn't quite afford to stay, and so because his job
was only part-time----
Mr. BELIN. So did either one of you quit or both?
Mrs. ROWLAND. Both.
Mr. BELIN. About when did you both quit?
Mrs. ROLAND. In November, I believe it was.
Mr. BELIN. Would this have been before or after the shooting of
President Kennedy?
Mrs. ROLAND. Well, we stopped going before the assassination, but we
officially dropped afterwards.
Mr. BELIN. Well, let me ask you this. On the morning of the
assassination, where were you?
Mrs. ROLAND. We were on Houston Street near the drive-in entrance of
the records building between Elm and Main Streets.
Mr. BELIN. Before that, where had you been that morning?
Mrs. ROWLAND. At my mother's home.
Mr. BELIN. You had been at your mother's home that morning from about
when to when?
Mrs. ROWLAND. Well, we were living with my mother, and so from that
morning when we got up, and we walked part way----
Mr. BELIN. When did you leave your mother's home, about?
Mrs. ROWLAND. I think it was about 10 or 10:30, and we caught the bus.
We walked a few blocks toward town, because we thought we would be too
late to come see him, and we caught the bus, I don't know exactly what
time it was when we got to town, but I think it was about 11:30, and
about 15 minutes before the motorcade came by is when he told me about
the man up in the window.
Mr. BELIN. All right, now, you caught a bus near your mother's place?
Mrs. ROWLAND. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. About what time?
Mrs. ROWLAND. The Ledbetter bus.
Mr. BELIN. About what time do you think you caught the bus?
Mrs. ROLAND. I don't know, about 10:30, I guess.
Mr. BELIN. When did that get you downtown?
Mrs. ROWLAND. About 11. I don't know exactly. I don't remember times
very well.
Mr. BELIN. Well, let me ask you this. After you got downtown, what did
you do?
Mrs. ROWLAND. We just stood there waiting for the motorcade.
Mr. BELIN. Well. I will kind of work backwards. How long did you stand
waiting for the motorcade before the motorcade came by, if you remember?
Mrs. ROWLAND. About 25 minutes, I think.
Mr. BELIN. How long did it take you to get from the bus stop?
Mrs. ROWLAND. The bus stop was right there.
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