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    "ocrText": "1514\nHOUSE JOURNAL\nApril 7, 1949\nHOUSE JOURNAL\n1515\ntrouble and stated that such trouble\nThree Rivers. After publicity had\nStockard\nWhitworth\n16. This Committee therefore con-\ncludes that there was no discrimina-\nand fear of future trouble were the\nbeen given the event in the Corpus\nStump\nWilkinson\nsole reasons for his discouragement\nChristi paper, Mr. Kennedy and\nSvadlenak\nWilliams of Bexar\ntion on the part of the undertaker at\nThree Rivers, Texas, relative to the\nof the use of the chapel.\nrepresentative citizens of Three\nThomas\nWilliams\nproposed burial of the body of the\nMrs. Longoria left Three Rivers\nRivers offered every honor and facili-\nTinsley\nof Scurry\ndeceased Felix Longoria.\non January 8, apparently satisfied her to\nty for the re-interment of the body.\nTufares\nWillis of Tarrant\nhold the funeral services in\nThe widow replied that she was\nVale\nWillis\nSTOREY, Chairman.\nhome as suggested by Mr. Kennedy.\ngrateful for their sentiment and held\nWagonseller\nof Kaufman\nCHEATHAM,\nShe proceeded to Corpus Chrsiti and\nno grudge but that their offer was\nWalker\nWoodruff\nWINDHAM,\non January 10, contacted through\n\"still too late.\"\nWatson\nYezak\nTINSLEY.\nher sister, Dr. Hector P. Garcia,\nThe statements of Mr. George\nWhiteside\nZivley\nPresident of the American GI\nGroh, a disinterested reporter are in-\nof Baylor\nMINORITY REPORT ON THE\nForum, an orgnaization consisting\ndisputable and undeniable. I cannot\nLONGORIA INVESTIGATION\nprimarily of Latin American Vet-\nlook into the heart of Mr. Kennedy\nNays-63\nerans. She told Dr. Garcia of the\nI deeply regret the necessity of fil-\nto ascertain his true intent but can\nfacts and said that she desired the\nAynesworth\nMcKnight\ning a minority report in the matter\nonly accept his oral words which ap-\nuse of the chapel. Dr. Garcia phoned\nBlount\nMcLellan\npertaining to alleged discrimination\npear to me discriminatory.\nBradshaw\nMangum\nin the handling of the body of Felix\nMr. Kennedy and so requested it on\nOLTORF.\nbehalf of Mrs. Longoria. Mr. Ken-\nBriscoe\nMorrison\nLongoria. I respect the ability and\nBrooks\nMurray\nintegrity of each member of the in-\nnedy replied that he could not do it\nADJOURNMENT\nof Jefferson\nNokes\nbecause \"The whites wouldn't like\nvestigating committee. Sincere men\nit.\" Dr. Garcia then called Mr. George\nMr. Lehman moved that the House\nCannon\nNorton\nGroh, a reporter of the Corpus Christi\nadjourn until 10:00 o'clock a. m.\nCarter\nParkhouse\nmay differ in the interpretation of\nevidence and their subsequent con-\nCasey\nPearson\nTimes, and told him of his conversa-\nnext Monday.\nclusions. I, therefore, could not con-\ntion with Mr. Kennedy. Mr. Groh\nCollie\nPerry of Brazoria\ncur in their majority report without\nthen phoned Mr. Kennedy on the\nQuestion recurring on the motion\nCox\nPresnal\nviolating both my sense of justice\nsame night to get the story for his\nto adjourn, yeas and nays were de-\nCraig\nReed\nand my intellectual honesty.\npaper. He informed Mr. Kennedy\nmanded.\nCrosthwait\nRichards\nThe duty of this committee was to\nthat he wanted his version of the\nEtheredge\nRogers of Travis\nestablish the accuracy or inaccuracy\nThe motion to adjourn until 10:00\nstory for publication. He asked if\nFlanagan\nRutherford\nof conflicting reports alleging that\no'clock a. m. next Monday prevailed\nFleming\nSenterfitt\nhe would refuse the chapel for the\ndiscrimination had been shown in\nservice of Felix Longoria and Ken-\nby the following vote:\nFly\nSmith of Hays\nthe handling of Felix Longoria's fu-\nnedy replied yes. He then asked Mr.\nGathings\nSparks\nYeas-\nneral arrangements. Mr. Kennedy,\nGregory\nStill, Mrs.\nKennedy twice if the refusal was\nthe owner of the funeral home at\nbased on the fact that Longoria was\nHardee\nStovell\nAbington\nJobe\nThree Rivers was the only person\na Mexican, and the undertaker re-\nHolstein\nSwindell\nwho had the opportunity to discrimi-\nBell\nJones\nplied yes, saying that \"We have\nHolt\nTatum\nBenton\nKazen\nnate, and I shall concern myself\nnever made a practice of letting\nJackson\nTimmons\nBergman\nKilgore\nsolely with his words and actions in\nMexicans use the chapel and we\nKing\nTippen\nBrooks\nLatimer\nrelation to alleged discrimination be-\ndon't want to start now.\" Mr. Ken-\nKirkpatrick\nTurner\nof Red River\nLee\ntween January 8, 1949, through Jan-\nLewis\nWhiteside\nnedy admitted making these re-\nBryan\nLehman\nuary 11, 1949. The pertinent facts\nmarks, but told the committee that\nLuedemann\nLindsey\nof Smith\nCassity\nare briefly these:\nLoving\nWilson\nhe was \"mad\" at the time and re-\nCaston\nMcDaniel\nOn the 8th of January, 1949, Mrs.\ngretted saying them. Mr. Kennedy\nMcCann\nWindham\nCaven\nMiller\nBeatrice Longoria tried to avail her-\ntold both Mr. Groh and Mr. Thomas\nMcCorkle\nWisener\nself of the use of the funeral home\nChambers\nMoore\nSoutherland of the Good Neighbor\nMcDonald\nWood of Houston\nCheatham\nMoursund\nchapel for her husband's funeral. In\nCommission that the \"Whites might\nNiemann\nMcGregor\nYoung\nChildress\nthe testimony she stated that Mr.\nobject\" and stated to the investiga-\nMcIlhany\nKennedy said, \"He couldn't do it be-\nClifton\nPaschall\ntion committee that he had used\nDaniel\nPattison\nPresent-Not Voting\ncause the whites would object to it.\"\n\"bad termology.\"\nGandy\nPerry of Erath\nMr. Kennedy stated in the testimony\nthat he discouraged the use of the\nThe question of racial discrimina-\nGardner\nPeterson\nRogers\nWood of Smith\nchapel because he feared trouble be-\ntion arose and received wide spread\nGodard\nPyle\nof Childress\ntween members of the Longoria\npublicity due to Mr. T. W. Ken-\nGray\nRampy\nfamily and that his discouragement\nnedy's statements to Mr. George\nGromatzky\nRidgeway\nAbsent\nGroh, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, and Mr.\nHanna\nRust\nhad nothing to do with the racial\norigin of the deceased. He denied\nThomas Southerland. Mr. Kennedy\nHeflin\nShannon\nGraham\nStorey\ntelling Mrs. Longoria that \"White\nadmitted saying that \"The Whites\nHeideke\nShell\nIsaacks\nTeague\npeople might object.\" There is evi-\nmight object\" and later publicly\nHorany\nSlimp\nJameson\ndence in the record that the father\napologized to the widow and her\nHughes\nSmith of Lubbock\nsister for having made such remarks.\nHull\nSpacek\nAbsent--xxused\nand brother of the deceased were ar-\nfor fighting with a man in\nThere is no evidence that his words\nIvey\nStaton\nrested 1947. Mr. Kennedy had heard of this reflected the views of the\ncitizens of\nJames\nSteward\nOltorf\nWilliamson\n[16 of 25]"
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