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. No; they interested me to come down here—they interested me
to come down here and rent the Sky Club from a man called Satterwhite,
and after we stayed there a month, he decided to sell it to us and then
is when we bought it.
Mr. HUBERT. Who put up the capital?
Mr. PAUL. We put up some capital—the rest of it was by notes.
Mr. HUBERT. Was the corporation formed then?
Mr. PAUL. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. So, it was owned by you and Bonds?
Mr. PAUL. Ralph Paul and Joe Bonds.
Mr. HUBERT. Half and half?
Mr. PAUL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. How long did that venture last?
Mr. PAUL. I sold out my interest in May of 1948.
Mr. HUBERT. So, it lasted a very short period of time?
Mr. PAUL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Whom did you sell it to?
Mr. PAUL. I sold it to a man from Miami that came up here looking for
business—I can’t think of his name—Rosenheim.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you remember his first name?
Mr. PAUL. I think it’s some place in this—that is, his first name is.
Mr. HUBERT. That’s all right, we will get to that. What sort of place
was the Sky Club—what was it?
Mr. PAUL. A nightclub.
Mr. HUBERT. Where was it located?
Mr. PAUL. On the Fort Worth Cutoff. I think the address was six
something Fort Worth Avenue.
Mr. HUBERT. What venture did you go into after that?
Mr. PAUL. I opened up a bar in downtown Dallas called the Blue Bonnet,
underneath the Blue Bonnet Hotel.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you rent the premises there and operate the bar
yourself?
Mr. PAUL. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you have any partners in that?
Mr. PAUL. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. How long did you maintain that occupation?
Mr. PAUL. I maintained it close to 5 years. I opened it in November and
sold it 5 years later in September.
Mr. HUBERT. So, you would have opened it in November 1948?
Mr. PAUL. Correct.
Mr. HUBERT. And you would have sold it?
Mr. PAUL. In September 1963.
Mr. HUBERT. 1953?
Mr. PAUL. No; 1953—that’s correct.
Mr. HUBERT. And what did you do after 1953?
Mr. PAUL. Well, I didn’t do nothing for several months and then I and
Chris Semos opened up the Miramar Restaurant on Fort Worth Avenue.
Mr. HUBERT. And that was a partnership too?
Mr. PAUL. Yes; that was a partnership.
Mr. HUBERT. It was not a corporation?
Mr. PAUL. No.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, this Chris Semos, did he put up the money?
Mr. PAUL. We both put up some money and the rest was notes.
Mr. HUBERT. And what was the name of that?
Mr. PAUL. Miramar Restaurant.
Mr. HUBERT. That was a restaurant?
Mr. PAUL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. And nightclub, was it?
Mr. PAUL. No, just a restaurant and drive-in.
Mr. HUBERT. How long did you operate that?
Mr. PAUL. Close to 3 years—about 3 years less 2 months.
Mr. HUBERT. So that you operated that until, say, July of——
Mr. PAUL. No; I operated that until February.
Mr. HUBERT. Of what year?
Mr. PAUL. Of 1957.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you sell that, then?
Mr. PAUL. I sold it to Chris Semos.
Mr. HUBERT. You sold the whole thing to him?
Mr. PAUL. Yes.
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