rn re 4 _ - DL 94-55A-SUB Ret RICHARD ‘LEE BLANKENSHIP, aka. - : FUGITIVE “BAIL: JUMPER, : ITSP (DL 87-9733) a On. 3/10/62, ‘Lt. . FRANK CORNWALL, “Special Service Bureau, i. Dallas: PD, .advised he. had received. ‘information ‘from an ‘usually _ 'veliable- informant that. fugitive BLANKENSHIP was hiding out - -. ina: motel: ‘located. on Highway 114 some place- between Dallas / and. Grapevine, Texas, _with his brother ELVIS’ RAY BLANKENSHIP -. (DL 92-222). oo Re “ALBERT MEADOWS, aka. IGA (DL 162-109) | On. 3/6/62, PCI JOHN WHITFILL HORRELL,- SR. stated that: ‘MEADOWS was” associated with -HORRELL in the operation of a’ private club in ‘Ellis County, Texas, about two miles from Olvilla, Texas, during . a period of several months prior to the ; investigation bya State..Legislative Committee at Beaumont, | Texas. He stated this ‘club catered to.poker and dice players, “and that AL MEADOWS was to furnish the players. According. to _ Pcl, MEADOWS: and PCI were. not. making any money in the club --@nd when the State investigating committee started cleaning. up Beaumont, Texas, PCI told MEADOWS. he.’ (MEADOWS) was "too . Jhet"™...to, continue to. be associated with PCI in. ‘Ellis County, Texas, .where.. -HORRELL: had made. his’ living: ‘gambling . for: years. ‘According to PCI, _HARDY.- HAY, a-close. associate. of his, assisted. in ‘the operation of this ¢lub.. PCI stated that he’ “has. no knowledge of. MEADOWS’. current. ‘gambling activities, .-but..suspects..he is still. engaged in such activities .in.the “Dallasarea. — . Re: (JOHN ELI STONE, aka. XGA (DL 162-37); ‘HENRY CLINTON WINFREY, aka. . IGA (DL 162-95) ; ISADORE MAX MILLER, aka. IGA (DL... 162-96) oo - WINFREY : continues tort use. telephone ‘company credit card. #342-2182K152 in: making: long. distance. telephone calls, . . hone of .which: have’ been: outside: ‘the State of ‘Texas. \ te _ ce “Docld: 32266498 Page 3
’ - y . . . fo ~ . ‘ , : oo. o ° ad _ -, ‘. ‘DL 94~554-SUB On 3/6/62, . upon receipt of the basketball line by - WINFREY at. approximately ‘lpm, contact was immediately made . With JOHN. ELI: STONE: by MILLER to ascertain: from STONE whether . he. desired. them. to ‘put out. the line. with. certain changes from --the way. “it. was. received. - On. 3/7/62, MILLER indicated that WINFREY had gone to ‘Hot: ‘Springs to the races and that he, MILLER,. was handling “the basketball operation .by himself at. Apt. 104, 3434 Navajo, Dallas. On. 3/8/62, MILLER indicated that JOHN ELI. STONE: was not at Hot. Springs but was in Dallas, Texas and it appeared ‘that MILLER was in. telephonic. contact with STONE. on that date. On 3/10/62 WINFREY was back at Apt..104, 3434 Navajo Dr. ‘carrying on bookmaking operations. He indicated he had. been offered another job by someone who was willing to pay him as. much: as he was receiving from. JOHN ELI. STONE. . Tyo uh Lt  -Rée GAMBLING. ACTIVITIES - DALLAS DIVISION (DL 162-1) ' On 3/6/62; DL-141-PCI advised SA ROBERT P, GEMBERLING that he had heard that another gambling raid was being planned ‘for Dallas, Texas within the near future, similar to the. raids conducted ‘by the Dallas PD on 12/20/61 which resulted in the arrest of approximately 19 persons. / PCI stated he understood these raids were going to be carried out. by some State investigating committee similar to the one which “cleaned up Beaumont". On 3/7/62, LT. JACK REVILL,. Special Service Bureau, Dallas PD - advised. SA. GEMBERL ING that. he had been in contact with a State official at. Austin, Texas on 3/5/62, at which time he was . _ informed that harassment-type gambling raids for Dallas were being considered with local, county, state and interested federal agencies to be apprised of them prior. to the actual raids. Lt. REVILL. sta'ted only about 3 people even knew of. the fact that such raids were being considered and that they were _ only in the initial planning stage. Lt. REVILL stated that his superior, Capt. PAT GANNAWAY, Special Service Bureau, Dallas . . PD, was not in favor of conducting harassment-type. raids but --desired.to wait. until a case could be made. Lt. REVILL stated ; - he. would keep the. Dallas FBI Office advised of any. contemplated | _ vaids.. The San Antonio Office was requested by separate - communication to endeavor to ascertain further details through appropriate liaison at. Austin, being: extremely. careful not to. divulge the identity of informant or the fact that Lt. REVILL | had. verified that such raids were being considered. | “Docld:32278649% Page 4
-. DL..94-55A-SUB - DL~149-C advised SA JOSEPH M. MYERS on 3/11/62 that he had heard fro {some of his. reliable sources among gambling .element that WILL. ILSON, Attorney General, State. of Texas, had _- taken a large amou! oO ey from Las Vegas, Nev.. gamblers -. at time of his Atto ey General election.to keep Texas "closed up" as.far as gambling was: ‘concerned. DL-149-C stated that . WILSON. was. supposed to_ close Galveston and Beaumont. gambling ~ Places, which.he. did. _ Re: GIIF, Fort: Worth, Texas - (DL 94- 48) DL-149-C advised. SA JOSEPH .M, MYERS on 3/11/62 that he. has heard. from some of his associates that some of the - ‘hoodlum element.in Denver, Colo. is buying up milk companies - all over. the United. States. DL-149-C said that he did not have ‘any. further information as to identities of the people. ‘involved - OF the companies involved. “Docld:32266498 Page 5