Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. PAUL. That is Bappo [spelling] B-a-p-p-o.
Mr. HUBERT. That is Bappo, Inc., isn’t it?
Mr. PAUL. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. And that is a closely held corporation, I take it?
Mr. PAUL. Well——
Mr. HUBERT. I mean, do you own all the stock?
Mr. PAUL. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. And, of course, the corporation owns the business and you
manage the business?
Mr. PAUL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you have any other occupation at the present time?
Mr. PAUL. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. How long have you lived in Dallas?
Mr. PAUL. In Dallas—itself?
Mr. HUBERT. Well, let’s put it in the Dallas area, first. I
mean—Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Mr. PAUL. Okay—I came in December 1947.
Mr. HUBERT. Where did you live prior to that time?
Mr. PAUL. New York, New York City.
Mr. HUBERT. In New York City?
Mr. PAUL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. And I think that you originally are an immigrant, is that
correct?
Mr. PAUL. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. That information, I believe is information in the statement
you have given.
Mr. PAUL. That’s correct.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you recall what it was that caused you to come to Texas
from New York?
Mr. PAUL. I was connected with some show people and they came down here
and told me how great Texas was, and I came down, and in fact I came
down and leased the club, leased the Sky Club at first, and we stayed
there a month and then we bought it.
Mr. HUBERT. Leased which one?
Mr. PAUL. The Sky Club.
Mr. HUBERT. That was in 1947?
Mr. PAUL. That’s actually in 1948, I mean, I came to Dallas 2 days
before New Years or something like that.
Mr. HUBERT. Two days before New Years in 1947, so it’s practically 1948?
Mr. PAUL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you have any connections here when you came?
Mr. PAUL. No—I didn’t know anybody here.
Mr. HUBERT. When you say “we”, you mean you and your wife?
Mr. PAUL. No—that entertainer and her husband brought me down here.
Mr. HUBERT. What were their names?
Mr. PAUL. Joe Bonds and Dale Belmont—it’s also in there.
Mr. HUBERT. They were husband and wife?
Mr. PAUL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. And they had been here before?
Mr. PAUL. They had been here before.
Mr. HUBERT. And they interested you in coming into this area?
Mr. PAUL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you leave all your business and social connections in
New York?
Mr. PAUL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Were you married?
Mr. PAUL. No; not at that time I came down from New York.
Mr. HUBERT. You have been married since?
Mr. PAUL. No.
Mr. HUBERT. You are not married at all?
Mr. PAUL. No.
Mr. HUBERT. You never have been married?
Mr. PAUL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. And is your wife dead or are you divorced from her?
Mr. PAUL. We got divorced in 1931.
Mr. HUBERT. And you have never remarried?
Mr. PAUL. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Were you supposed to supply capital to the venture?
Mr. PAUL. What venture?
Mr. HUBERT. With Joe Bonds?
Mr. PAUL. Oh, yes.
Mr. HUBERT. And you say it was in a very short period after arriving
here you got interested in a place called the Sky Club?
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