AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : _ CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 NW 45760 DociId:32291392 Page i JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10207-10168 HQ 62-9-12-373 Document Information FBI SAC, DL DIRECTOR, FBI 10/15/1962 6 CIP, FISUR, STOKES, GENE LESLIE, GAMBLING PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 09/29/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 4/28/201
r t — - - - —_ = sO _ _ ,; . one ~ ~ | FBI | Date: 10/15/62 | transmit the following in PLAIN TEXT (Type in plain text or code) Se (Priority or Method of Mailing) | —— = oe oe DERECTOR, FBI (62~9~12) SAC, DALLAS (94-554-SUB) +” CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM WEEKLY SUMMARY DALLAS DIVISION Re Dallas airtel to Bureau, 10/8/62. Re: GENE LESLIE STOKES, et al {TWP, ITWI (DL 168-19) On 10/8/62, subject STOKES was placed under surveillance by BuAgents from the time he left his place of employment, Ling Temco Vought, Grand Prairie, Texas, until he arrived at his residence. STOKES left the parking lot of the corporation and drove directly to a pay phone in Arlington, Texas at the corner of Bowen and Division Streets. Bn a () Bureau Dallas (168-19) Pallas (137-1241) Dallas (48-0) - Dallas (94-47) Dallas (94-190) Dallas (92~61) Dallas (137~1216) Yallas (165-29) Iallas (162-WALTER LEE MOSIER) Pallas (162-1) Dallas (80-255) . Iallas (162-209) Pallas (162-210) Dallas (162-95) Miami New Orleans ; Dallas (94=-55A-SUB) RMB/1LY * fo § @ §@ # & g f & i Pod et pad rod pet pet pet et feed at fed ed fet ed et et fh ao @ ob § | .” Sent Approved: : «/Spgcial Agent in Charge ne’ @ ~~ a eee ee a “NW 45760 DocId:32291392 Page 2
DL 94-55A4-SUB STOKES was observed making at least four telephone calls from approximately 4:52 pm until 5:15 pm. He then went to a Texaco Service Station located at the same address operated by a @, L, CAWSEY, STOKES was observed making several calls from the Station's telephone and it also appeared that he was well acquainted with the employees at the station. He then left and went directly to his residence. One 1072168 ROT) 197-1911), advised he had received a telephone call from his brother, Oe subject EBERHARDT. EBERHARDT told him on 10/8/62 that STOKES “had lost $1100 the previous weekend booking football bets through the use of parlay cards, EBERHARDY stated that several employees Zin the General Motors plant, Arlington, Texas, had “hit'" STOKES “quite hard. EBERHARDT commented that STOKES distributed a large ‘number of the parlay cards at this plant as’well as Ling Temco “Vought. Later on 10/9/62, STOKES contacted the PCE on 10/8/62 ‘and stated he wanted 1,000 cards delivered as per usual on :10/9/62. STOKES commented that he had lost $1100 the past weekend, saying some "fellows" at General Motors, Arlington, 3 had all picked the same four teams, not further identified, and eS had won on this parlay. PCI delivered 1,000 cards, numbered 1 “4 through 1,006, to STOKES’ truck at Ling Temco Vought on 10/9/62, %} however, no money had been left for him. PCE later on 10/9/62 advised STOKES had called PCE about 2 PM and apologized for. not - leaving the money in the truck. STOKES said he would send the :; money by registered mail. STOKES also commented that the "woman" who had been backing him had "pulled out" because of the heavy = losses. STOKES stated, however, that a welder in the Ling Temco % Vought Corp. who is of Jewish extraction has agreed to back ;, STOKES and STOKES claimed this welder gave him $5,000 on 10/9/62 me) to back the bookmaking operation. STOKES told PCT that this is * the same man who gets the line for STOKES. Because of the new -. backing, STOKES told PCI he would need more cards for the week - beginning 10/15/62, Above information was furnished to Lt, JACK REVILL, Intelligence Section, Dallas PD, and Deputy BOB MORGAN, Dallas SO, on 10/9/62. Re: JAMES WALTER CHERRY; JAMES BENNETT WAAGE POSTAL VIOLATION (DL 48-0) GIXF - Dallas A RRA PR CRC A ee aT cs “NW 45760 DocId:32291392 Page 3 OTHER 4
DL 94—-554~SUB An article appearing in a Dallas newspaper on 10/9/62 stated that CHERRY and WAAGE had been arrested and charged with the possession of money orders stolen in the burglary of a Dallas if postal sub-station 7/20/62, It should be noted that the infor- mation which led to the identification of CHERRY as being in possession of the stolen money orders and of WAAGE as being an associate, as well as information concerning the travels of CHERRY subsequent to the burglary, had been obtained by Dallas from DL-95=C, and furnished to the Postal authorities, Dallas. Based on this information, Postal authorities were subsequently able to obtain evidence with which to charge WAAGE and CHERRY with the violation. OTHER 4 Re: GAMBLING IN NATIONAL SPORTS , CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE MAPPERS (DL 94-190) On 10/12/62, HOWARD GRUBBS, Executive Secretary, ‘:} Southwest Athletic Conference, Dallas, furnished information “7; he had just received from the coach of the Texas A&M football wi oh; team, HANK FULBERG, concerning the possible obtaining of infor t'.* {) mation to be used in gambling activities by a SAM WINER of Miami. * al Details obtained from GRUBEBS were furnished to the Bureau, Miami, ‘ » and Houston Offices by Dallas airtel 10/12/62, 3 On 10/12/62, pcr[__ sn, 137-1216) advised that it would possibly be worthwhile to ascertain if football official JAMES FORD (See Dallas airtel 10/8/62) officiated the Hardin Simmons - North Texas State foothall game of 10/6/62. stated there was something wrong as there was no "line for S game" throughout the week and bookmakers are becoming Suspicious of any game in which FORD is involved, - Re: aka, AR, PCI (DL 92-61, 137-1216) one ee OE FIER LALO WELLEAM RAY DAVIS, EP AL TTWI, ITAR ~ GAMBLING, BRIBER, ETC, (DL 165-29) er eo -_ airtel 10/10/62, the New Orleans Office advised that conviction in Mississippi had been affirmed on 10/8/62 by the State Supreme Court and that on 10/9/62 had perfected an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. He had been granted ninety days in connection with the preparation of the necessary papers for this appeal. On 10/10/62 “NW 45760 DocId:32291392 Page 4
DL 94~55A~SUB : 4 it was determined thatL__lwas in custody at Gulfport, Miss., ima and that a $6,000 bond had been approved. On 10/12/62,[7 contacted a Dallas Agent and _ advised he had been released on bond in Mississippi after having made a2 new appeal, He stated he returned to Dallas on 10/11/62. —_ advised he had received information from an unidentified party while in Gulfport, who had in turn obtained ~~. the information from a man named “MARTINEZ” of New Orleans, to the effect that GILBERT LEE BECKLEY (suspect in Dallas 165~29) had been recently kidnapped and then released after making pay= ment of over $100,000 to his captors. Part of this money BECKLEY tained from a Baton Rouge, La. bookie who, according to poe owed BECKLEY $60,000. In view of the above information re BECKLEY, a notorious -iMiami bookmaker and bandicapper who is awaiting Federal prosecu- “| tion in New Orleans, and in view of the information of interest .")to the New Orleans Office, copy of this airtel being furnished Ito both New Orleans and Miami. mar ark a x be A The information obtained from[__]was orally furnished aby Dallas to’Lt. REVILL and Dep. MORGAN, on 10/12/62. ane : Re: WALTER LEE MOSIER ars : XGA _(162-NEW) GAMBLING ACTIVIES - LS oN A RN ees eee a ae ae On 10/11/62, Mr. M. D. ROGERS, Texas Ranger, Amarillo, . “Pexas, advised SA WILLIAM R, JENKINS that he and other officers .». ? conducted a raid at the home of CURTIS LEON FOWLER, a known 3 gambler, 107 Rolling Hills Trails, Amarillo, Texas, and arrested + °° "the following persorm during the raid, The raid was conducted | “at about 12:10 am, 10/10/62, and a crap game was in progress at ' certhe time, pep VR CURTIS LEON FOWLER, FBI #8413; BUDDY H. CHAMBERLAND, ‘.. “FBI #628517 (this individual released from Texas State Prison «. yrecently after felony conviction for gambling) ; ANGUS FREEMAN, )  SFBI #469424; DENNIS ALEXANDER WHEELER, FBI #3079688; DEWEY ALLEN , * HICKS, FBE #123856E; BILL WAYNE FELTON, 303 Almond St., Amarillo, . Texas; ELBERT LEE JAMES, 2418 Northwest 10th St., Amarillo; DONALD v\~-LEO JUCHEMICH, c/o Amarillo Hotel, Amarillo (this man reportedly “& recruiting sergeant for U.S. Army assigned to Amarillo, Texas); Poe WALTER LEE MOSIER, 10405 N. McKinley St., Oklahoma City, Okla. Le . an * ? c ‘ f “NW 45760 DocId:32291392 Page 5