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BEXAR COUNTY CENTRAL COUNCIL
of
AMERICAN LEGION INC.
205 W. French Place
SAN ANTONIO 1, TEXAS
January 27, 1949
The Bexar County Central Council of the American Legion in regular meeting
January 27th, 1949 passed the following resolutions:
Whereas
Through careless and immature actions by people in high and honorable places,
harmful humiliation and embarrassment has been caused to the Kennedy family,
Rice Funeral Home, the good people of the City of Three Rivers and the State
of Texas by bringing nation wide publicity in the burial arrangements of
Felix Longoria, a soldier killed in action in the Phillipines in 1945.
Whereas
The American Legion through competent, loyal and unbiased investigators have
not found the least trace of any act of Un-American activities or racial dis-
crimination practiced in this matter.
Whereas
The people of Three Rivers now and have at all times enjoyed peaceful, orderly
and most pleasant relations among all races.
Whereas
Arrangements were made with American Legion Post No. 413 for full military
honors to be held at the funeral and a letter expressing regret was sent to
Mr. Tom Kennedy by the wife of Felix Longoria over this unhappy event.
Therefore Be It Resolved
That Central Council (the representative body of twenty Posts in Bexar County)
go on record deploring this hasty and unjust action that has caused the un-
warranted criticism of fair and just citizens.
Be It Further Resolved
That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Honorable Lyridon Johnson,
Honorable Walter Winchell and Dr. Hector Garcia earnestly hoping they will
endeavor to counteract the harm and hurt done these good people in the same
manner in which it was inflicted.
The bove resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Bexar County Central Council
R. H. Farley
ENTRALLY
Secretary-Treasurer
[1 of 2)
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