AGENCY: — FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90079-10029 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 165-17-6 Document Information ORIGINATOR: — FBI FROM: NO TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 10/3 1/1961 PAGES: 30 SUBJECTS : NOLA PRINTING COMPANY JOSEPH PORETTI DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32328771 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information Unclassified 4 Redact 07/07/1998 INDEFINITE RPT Date: 6/17/201
pg gerne : vot : “ a FL ebe1€v, 3-12-95) C) i C) : . - . FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE DFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE | INVESTIGATIVE FERIOCD NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS 10/31/61 61 to 10/26 TITLE OF CASE . REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY SA STUART E. SCHEER CHARACTER OF.CASE --NOLA PRINTING COMPANY ITWI SYNOPSIS: REFERENCES: | _F& yl Report of SA STUART E. SCHEER dated. 9/5/61 at New Ovieana, _ ee entitled, "NOLA PRINTING COMPANY - IGA-WS.° PS bbe 2 8 Butel to New Orleans, 9/15/61. New Orleans teletype to Chicago, Little Rock, and Pittsburg, 9/20/61. New Orleans airtel to the ‘Bureau, O/4/6l. ee Bureau airtel to New Orleans, TOv16 ae COPIES a ames ~-N LLL. Fe * fm ot. acts ; _  POALRE : iv Sc : ae Laid BOSTON, CHICAGO: LUTTLE ROCK SAVANNAH, and PITTSBURGH DIVI One copy of this report is being sent to each of these offices for information to show contact by the fost subject this case and individuals | in each of these offices APPROVED . SPECIAL AGENT _ DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BZLOW COPIES MADE: +. V4 . a G Bureau . “Y ~ Boston (Info) i! 1 - Chicago.(Infa) . a 1 - Little Rock (Info) 26 NOV & 1960 i 1 - Savannah (Info) — . . 1 - pittsburen( Tnfo) Deoc: AAG val yal re om oN Form 0-6 : 4 | : -. COVER PAGE en Lana a en enemenememmmenemmmel PROPERTY OF FBI.—This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loa BT NOV 17 1981 Docla: 323275771 Page 2?
C O NO (165-2) Mr. OLSEN advised on September 18, 1961 that on September 14, 1961, PORETTO had told him that he was going to have all the telephones removed; however, he has — not called back to date, to have the three position rotary discontinued. HOWARD D, BAUTSCHE, PCI, New Orleans, advised SA J. DAWSON VAN EPS that Nols Printing Company discontinued its wire service to bookmakers on September i3, 1961. He from local tracks. He described these tracks as Jefferson Downs in Jefferson Parish, and the New Orleans Pair Grounds. He advised that the racing season at Jefferson Downs was to open on the night of September 19, 1961 and ‘ he had not been advised whether or not the Nola Printing wire service would furnish the results. He stated that it was his opinion that the Lacing results at the Fair Grounds would be available when the season opened. He explained that it is comparatively is surrounded by buildings on the outside of the track and an ‘observer could watch the races from one of these buildings and furnish the results to Nola Printing, | : He stated that if he did not receive the results from local .tracks from a wire service he would be forced to quit his business of bookmaking, _Informant. stated that bettors dislike making a bet and having to wait until results are published in a newspaper, C .. COVER PAGE BDoclda: 32328771 Page>
ho (165-2) On October 24, 1961, RAYMOND ROLLING, PCI, New Orleans, advised SA FURMAN G. BOGGAN that JOSEPH TROVATO, , also known as JOE DOYLE, is presently employed as a cashier at the Town and Country Motel, 1225 Airline High- Way, Metairie, Louisiana, for $60.00 a week, jeard that the Nola Printing Company is selling out and that thé whole plant is to be disposed of. PCI stated that *he considered his source of this information to be Yeliable. - : D * COVER PAGE Docld: 323270771 Page 4
e 5 NO (165-2) On September 18, 1961, CHARLES D'AMICO, an admitted bookmaker, 703 Third Street, Alexandria, Louisiana, advised SA JOHN B. HONEYCUTT that on September 13, 1961, the day the Federal Anti-Gambling law was signed by the President, Nola Printing Company, who had been furnishing him race-wire service, ceased furnishing information and there was no mention made by anyone from Nola Printing Company as to any future plans of theirs to furnish wire service in the future. On September 20, 1961, HILLARY J, GAUDIN, Attorney, Hibernia Bank Building, New Orleans, Louisiana, advised SA REGIS L. KENNEDY that he is the attorney for the Nola Printing Company. He identified JOSEPH ALBERT PORETTO as one of the partners of Nola Pringing Company. He stated that Nola Printing Company was in the business of disseminating race results of horse races but ceased operation as a race-wire service on September 13, 1961, after passage of Federal Legis- lation pertaining to the Interstate Transmission of Wagering Information. On September 20, 1961 the Little Rock Division advised that PCI, JUNE LYTLE stated that Nola Printing Company stopped disseminating race-wire Service to Little Rock, Arkansas on September 8 or g, 1961. : Dochdt:-323098771 Page 5