‘Released under the John F. t | IMATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: i SUBJECTS : | DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : | v9.1 | Docld: 32266530 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993 (44 USC S107 Hotery. , Date: JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI _ 124-10195-10306 HQ 62-9-12-367 Document Information FBI SAC, DL DIRECTOR, FBI 09/17/1962 9 CIP, GAMBLING ACT, BOOKMAKING ACT, TOP CRIMINAL PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 10/06/1998 INDEFINITE 21 4/28/201
“Reledsed under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Co ec Ton Act of 1992 (47 Use 2107 Reed DATE: 11-14-2017. : ; . ; } f BY .36 (Rv. 12-13-56) — (ee if Pia : . . can , a & FBI Do, | . Date: 9/17/62 PLAIN TEXT | Transmit the following in i - (Type in plain text or code) | Via AIRTEL : | = (Priority or Method of Mailing) m ! I | | | i { DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-12) SAC, DALLAS (94-55A-SUB) se aca, . SUBJECT : Cod rMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM ' WEEKLY SUMMARY DALLAS DIVISION Re Dallas airtel to Bureau, 9/10/62. Re: WILLIAM HOWARD COOPER IGA | | (DL 162-208) On 9/6/62, information received from the Grand _Prairie, Texas PD that about 8 months ago the subject moved into the Grand Prairie area from Houston, Texas and opened up a private club called the Canopy Club at 2309 West Jefferson, Grand Prairie, but which is located in Tarrant County. PD had information that subject had a reputation in Houston as a "big-time gambler and policy operator". The subject was fingerprinted by the Grand 4 Bureau Dallas (162-208) Dallas (92-35) Dallas. (92-393) © Dallas (162-36) Dallas (94-52) Dallas (48-0) - Dallas (137-514) ci, DaLlas,, (162-129) | fide rds!"¢162-109) av 4 le patias (162-24) 1 - Dallas. (94-55A) wp dn — Dallas 694-55A-SUB gib firs Sar Be OA 554-SuB) % Ped fred ed fat fend feud feed fn I q pe wy ryt rt s » a e a ESleCT 97 i989 Approved: i : So ue teen Special Agent in Charae. “Docld:3227686530 Page 2?
Re eased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of. 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). _ DATE: 11-14-2017 a . : : . . : . : N Peal <s) y DL 94-55A-SUB oo It is noted that HEATON has been interviewed previously about her contact with known gamblers. Further HEATON allegedly rented her house to two men on different occasions who were known to have been in contact with known gamblers. Re: JAMES WALTER CHERRY POSTAL VIOLATION (DL 48-0) On 9/10/62, DL-95-C advised he had received informa- tion that CHERRY, a well-known Pallas: police character who was recently released from prison, was in possession of a large amount of money orders and had recently made a trip to Phoenix, Ariz. and Kansas City, Mo. where he disposed of some of these. On 9/11/62, while discussing this information with Det. STRINGFELLOW, Dallas PD, he advised that in late July a postal sub-station in the Cockrell Hill section of Dallas -had been burglarized and a large amount of postal money orders stolen. ROY ARMSTRONG, Postal Inspector, Dallas, was immediately contacted and furnished the above information. ARMSTRONG advised that the. Harris Food Store, 4131 West Jefferson, wherein a postal sub-station is located, was burglarized the night of 7/20-21/62 and 1550 blank money orders were stolen. Subsequently some of these money orders were cashed at Colorado Springs, Colo., Topeka, Kansas, and Atlanta and Decatur, Ga., by a tall slender individual. It should be noted that CHERRY is tall and slender and meets the description as furnished by ARMSTRONG. ARMSTRONG requested that the CI be contacted for / ‘further details if possible and this was done on 9/12 and 13/62. At that-time CI advised that he was receiving his information from JOE HOWARD LINTHICUM, Dallas PD #32599. LINTHICUM had told CI that approximately 4 weeks previously CHERRY had left Dallas with the money orders and had stolen LINTHICUM's girl friend, HAZEL IVY. IVY had accompanied CHERRY-to Phoenix and then to Kansas City where she ran away from him and returned to Dallas. LINTHICUM also told CI that he had taken IVY to Atlanta, Ga. six or seven weeks ago to visit JOE HERBERT HOSKINS at the Federal penitentiary. Informant also advised that one of CHERRY's close associates who also had some of the money orders, was a man named GUINN REED. Above information furnished >to ARMSTRONG. on 9/12 and.13/62 and ARMSTRONG stated it fit in perfectly with the informationthe postal inspectors ha drideveloped to date. ARMSTRONG stated he was most grateful for the. infor- mation and was of the opinion that a case could possibly be ' made against CHERRY and REED based on the above information. Above information was furnished to Det. STRINGFELLOW and Dep. ST MORGAN on 9/13/62. . No “Docld:32766530 Page 3