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of his conversation with Mr. Kennedy. itr. Groh then
phoned Mr. Kennedy on the same night to get the story
for his paper. He informed Mr. Kennady that he wanted
his version of the story for publication. He asiced
if he would refuse the chapel for the service of Felix
Longoria and Kennedy replied yes. He then asked Mr.
Kennedy twice if the refusal was based on the fact
that Longoria was a Mexican, and the undertaker replied
yea, saying that "We have never made a practice of
letting Mexicans use the chapel and we don't want to
start now." Mr. Kennedy admitted maicing these remarks,
but told the committee that he was "mad at the time and
regretted saying them. Mr. Kennedy told both Itr. Groh
and Mr. Thomas Southerland of the Dood Neighbor Commission
that the "Whites might object" and stated to the investi-
gation committee that he had used 11 bad termiology".
The question of racial diserimination arose and
received wide spread publicity due to Mr. T. W. Kennedy's
statements to Mr. George Groh, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, and
Thomas Southerland. 1br. Kennedy admitted saying that
"The whites might object" and later publicly apologized
to the widow and her sister for having made such romarks.
There is no ovidence that his words reflected the views
of the eitimens of Three Rivers. After publicity had
been given the event in the Corpus Christi paper, Mr.
Kennedy and representative citizena of Three Rivers
offered every honor and facility for the re-interment of
the body. The widow replied that she was grateful for
their sentiment and hold no grudge but that their offor
was "still too late.'
The statements of George Groh, a disinterosted
reporter are indisputable and undeniable. I cannot look
into the hoart of itr. Kennedy to ascertain his true in-
tent but can only accept his oral words which appear to
me discriminatory.
Innovactor
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