John Kowalski

Jim: I will look into the Blair papers. The DP poster will be available on February 2 to access the papers.

Jim: Very interesting article. It's clear that the SSA is holding back information. Did John A. ever try to get a copy of their SSN applications? It would be interesting to see who applied for them and when. Did Lee and his mother apply for them and then their SSNs were given to Harvey? Did Harvey's caretaker use Lee's mother's SSN?

Jim: Did both Marguerites and Lee and Harvey apply for a social security number, and if yes did he obtain a copy of their SSN applications?

Jim: Has John A. reviewed Marguerite Oswald's papers?

Does anyone think that Harvey could have been Marguerite's real son and they both went underwent an identity change?

David: I should have said "mother." Been researching her and it has been tough going. Her origins are as difficult to locate and as important as Harvey's origins. Not sure if she did her patriotic duty because if she played a knowing part of Oswald project, then why did she not say anything to the Warren Commission or the press about the Oswald project? Do you believe she did her patriotic duty? She had a connection to Keith Thompson who was connected to far-right US politics, another interesting fact given her connection to the Oswald project.

David: Should this not also include Harvey's mother?

John B. Thank you for contacting Russ Geck. That was good work on your part. If he gets back to you with details about John Gardos he can be eliminated as being Harvey.

John B. Thanks, looks liked I missed that. Nancy Lee is another aspect of the H&L story that needs to be unraveled.

Jim: What does John A. have to say about Nancy lee Oswald, did he find this record when he was doing his research?

David: Thanks for the info. His homicide is suspicious given that money was not taken.

Paul: In this document Grossi admits to his connection to organized crime. Maybe the mafia played a role in the bogus rifle work being done in Irving.

Paul: In my earlier post I mentioned Grossi's relationship with Dial Ryder's sister Fleta. This document shows that they were married and later divorced. Grossi married Dial Ryder's sister Fleta.

Does anyone know what the relationship is between Jack D. Tippit and JD Tippit? If the caller was from New York, how did she know that Jack D. Tippit lived in Westport Connecticut?

Jack D. Tippit's son, Stephen Allen (1951-1980) was murdered. Doubt that there is any connection to the Tippit call but this is interesting.

Found this online, a short article about Jack D.Tippit. He flew bombers in WWII and the article includes a picture. https://books.google.ca/books?id=i3KpPpNL3JMC&pg=RA4-PP4&lpg=RA4-PP4&dq=jack+d+tippit+president+national+cartoonist&source=bl&ots=RJFiYX5ERi&sig=ACfU3U3BwQRPP5tq3JAskLrnwnqf9PMIGA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj77KyL9b_mAhULq1kKHWnTDnEQ6AEwAnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=jack d tippit president national cartoonist&f=false

Heard back from my contact at DPF, he will be able to help us but not now. He will be available in early February. At that time I will ask everyone to tell me what they want reviewed and will pass this request on to him.

Paul: You make a good point about Grossi being an informant. If he was informing on someone they would want to hide this and his connection to the FBI. Grossi’s prison record, which is posted on this thread, has an entry for the time period in 1944 and it states “juvenile delinquency” while other entries show what crime he committed. The source for this entry is the FBI. Looks like they are trying to hide something about this crime. This is speculation on my part but when I was researching Albert Osborne aka John Howard Bowen I discovered that he worked with juveniles while working with the Camp Fire Council. He helped create this organization in the 1930s in Knoxville, TN. It’s goal was to provide activities for young boys who would otherwise might get into trouble with the law. Could Osborne have been the person who mentored Grossi in his teens and then got him the job at JCS? If he was this person, this connection would be too much to ignore.

Jim: No, they are 2 separate people. Albert Osborne was born in England in 1888 and served in the British Army before emigrating to the US in 1914. Grossi is US born. Osborne took the identity of a man named John Howard Bowen who was born in the US in 1880. Wrote a story about Osborne The Dual Life of Albert Osborne which is published on Kenendys and King. I was able to find a picture of the real John Howard Bowen and this is included in my story. Grossi had many aliases, one of which is John Bowen. Grossi's Leavenworth prison record is below. It has a lot of info about him, his family and other connections. https://archive.org/details/johngrossiprisonrecord

Paul: Newspaper reported his 1965 arrest and it has a picture. https://archive.org/details/grossiarrest1965

Jim: Just contacted the poster and will let everyone know what his answer is. Not sure how knowledgeable he is about the Tippit call so I explained the event to him. He has posted on David's H&L thread on Deep Politics. If he agrees to go to Madison we can all make suggestions about which boxes and file folders to review. I can make a list for him that would include everyone's suggestions.

John B and Jim: There is a person on Deep Politics forum that lives about a one hour drive away from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Has anyone gone there to look at their papers, if not I can contact him and ask him if he would be interested in making copies of these letters. Had a look at the Blair papers finding aid, there is a lot of correspondence and a family history as well. A box and folder list should be made for anyone who plans to review the papers.

Jim and John B: Does New York state government keep records of students?

Paul: When I was researching my Osborne story who alias was John Howard Bowen, I did some research on career criminal John Caesar Grossi who worked with Oswald at Jaggers-Chiles-Stoval. Was interested in Grossi because one of his many aliases was John Bowen. Ordered a copy of his prison record from Leavenworth prison where he was doing time for auto theft. James Earl Ray did time at Leavenworth in the 1950s but am not sure if they were there at the same time and knew each other. His prison record indicated that he mailed a check to F. Ryder at 305 E Cason St. Irving Texas. The 1954 Irving City Directory shows that Homer Ryder lives at that address, and the the 1940 US census states that Homer had a daughter named Fleta and son named Dial. Looks like there is a connection between the bogus rifle work and Oswald's friend at JCS. I tracked down Grossi's son, John Bowen and interviewed him. He continues to use the Bowen name even though he knows his father's name was an alias. He did not have much contact with his father as he lived in Canada while Grossi remained in the US. One thing he did tell me was that Grossi, who was also a talented commercial artist, got the job at JCS through someone, whose name he does not know, who had tried to help Grossi abandon his criminal ways in his teens. 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Homer R Ryder Respondent: Yes Age: 43 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Illinois Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: German, Richland, Illinois Street: Claumont RFD 1 Farm: Yes Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Richland, Illinois Residence in 1935: Rural Richland Illinois Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Sheet Number: 8B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 152 Occupation: Laborer House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 5 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40 Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939: 16 Income: 370 Household Members: Name Age Homer R Ryder 43 Magdalena Ryder 38 Fleta Ryder 16 Issa Phene Ryder 13 Marcella Ryder 10 Mardella Ryder 5 Fern Ryder 3 Dial Ryder 2

Jim: No need for improvement.