JFK Assassination System Date: 4/28/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-10207-10175 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 62-9-12-381, 382 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, DL TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: — 11/19/1962 PAGES : 12 SUBJECTS : CIP, GAMBLING, RACK AND SUBV, AME DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 09/29/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC A/T v9.1 5 NW 45760 DociId:32291399 Page i
I | | | FBI é i I ! ; Date: 11/26/62 h- a Transmit the following in PLAIN TEXT (Type in plain text or code) Via __ AIRTEL ‘AIR MAIL. ae (Priority or Method of Mailing) : | eee ee ee ee ee bot e ee ee yo: DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-12) S$ ROM: SAC, DALLAS (94-55A-SUB) buBsect: “CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE ‘PROGRAM ; WEEKLY SUMMARY DALLAS DIVISION | ye Re Dallas airtel to Bureau, 11/19/62. = RE: GIIF = DALLAS On 11/20/62, Lt. JACK REVILL, Intelligence Section, Dalias PD, advised he had received confidential information that en route to Dallas from his residence in Hope, Arkansas, the pirpose of the trip being to commit a burglary in Dallas, which > was being called a "big score". According to REVILL’s sources, THOMAS was to meet two unknown individuals in Dallas and the w ._burglary was being arranged by NICK CASCIO (DL 92-35). REVILL “.. was again furnished information previously obtained by the “" “Dallas Office that MARVIN RALPH PRESTRIDGE and GLENN ERNEST l-Dallas (92-35) \ ( pieurear . A 1-Dallas (94-47) former Dallas hoodlum GEORGE EVERETT THOMAS, Dallas PD 19113, was BURNETT had recently made a trip to Hope, Arkansas, to see THOMAS, 1-Dallas 1-Dallas 1-Dallas 1-Dallas 1-Dallas 1-Dallas 1-Dallas 1-Dallas RMB: ns (162-216) (162-208) (162-129) (94-53) (137-514) (92-360) (162-95) (162-109) 7g OR GNC Aes Mw oe Sub es ; Approved: —_ ee Sent TM Special; Agent in Charge ‘as — ee “NW 45760 DociId:32291399 Page 2
FD-56( Rev. 12-13-56) 2 an . 4 t | | | | FBI | | Date: 11/19/62 { | | Transmit the following in PLAIN TEXT (Type in plain text or code) AIRTEL Via (Priority or Method of Mailing) | --3---- -— -— - ee ee eee ha es ee a wes oe _ fj ‘4 / DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-12) SAC, DALLAS _(94-55A-SUB) Vij Mlle wae VY" SUB CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM WEEKLY SUMMARY DALLAS DIVISION Re Dallas airtel to Bureau, 11/13/62. Re: ALBERT MEADOWS AR (DL 162-109) On 11/15/62, DONNA SHERWOOD, Manager of the Apartment House where MEADOWS' girl friend, HELEN CARTER, resides, advised that CARTER maintains her residence there with her two children but efforts by SHERWOOD to observe MEADOWS or any of his known associates in the apartment area: have been negative to date. On 11/8/62, PCICL—*'dJ| advised SA WILL OTHER 4 HAYDEN GRIFFIN that MEADOWS is spending considerable time daily at the Alamo Liquor Store, 2916 Maple Avenue, Dallas, phone RI 2-4453. PCI stated he had heard a rumor that MEADOWS was obtaining the wire service and then distributing it to other bookmakers in Dallas. Bureau - Dallas (162-109) . - Dallas (137-1216) eoye - Dallas (162-129) el Dallas (162-143) Dallas (162-NEW, JOHN RALPH BRADFORD) & : 3 & / Dallas (92-292) 2.9 fo- Dallas (31-NEW, BOBBY JOE CHAPMAN) “© Dallas a7) Dallas (94-47) . oe Dallas (137-558): a Nov 23 10% Dallas (92-360) . Wick Z Dailas (137-514) &.%— cx, COUP Dallas (162-1) ba Dlg SyZz= 6 ( REO a fAs-s(4-55A-SUB) Ry ApproRMB/2L > Sent _ ss M~—COé~Pler NI Special Agent in Charge | ae ea ee) “NW 45760 DocId:32291399 Page 4
DL 94-55A~SUB On 11/17/62, DL-172-C (DL 137-1216), advised he had been told on 11/16/62 by EDDIE TOM GREEN (DL 92-360) that MEADOWS and -BILLY RAY GRIMES had ceased their bookmaking operation in Dallas over 30 days ago because they had been "hit" heavy on some horse race bets. GREEN told the informant MEADOWS and GRIMES were now operating a crooked dice game at. a house in Arlington, Texas, along with an unknown man from Corpus Christi, Texas. Informant was of the opinion this house was identical with the one owned by JOHN BENTON TURNS, known Dallas gambler and associate of MEADOWS. (Previous investiga- tion by the Dallas Office had located this residence at 1910 Copeland Road, Arlington, where it is known that JANICE CHRISTAKIS and BILLY RAY GRIMES are operating through the use of a Dallas exchange telephone). On 11/13/62, Det. MORRIS BRUMLEY, Intelligence Section, Dallas PD, advised that the PD Intelligence Squad was instituting an intensive investigation of MEADOWS and his activities and through the use of a fisur would attempt to ascertain MEADOWS’ place of operation in the Dallas area. Information previously developed by the Dallas Office con- cerning MEADOWS, his associates, his automobiles, activities and possible contacts was furnished to Det. BRUMLEY to assist him in the PD investigation. On 11/16/62, Det. BRUMLEY stated that MEADOWS is very surveillance conscious and to date efforts to successfully follow him had been conducted without result but would continue. Re: SHERMAN FRANKLIN LITTLE, aka. AR (DL 162-129) On 11/15/62, Bureau Agents placed LITTLE under surveillance starting at his residence in Irving, Texas, at 7:52 am. Shortly after 8 AM, LITTLE left his residence, drove directly to the downtown area of Dallas where he parked and then went to a newsstand at 1610 Commerce St. operated by HARRY REMER URBAN, SR. (DL 162-143). LITTLE was observed in contact with. URBAN for about 8 minutes. . He then drove to the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, and after eating breakfast went directly to his house trailer parked at 5500 South Beckley. He was in the trailer for about ten minutes and after making stops at two drugstores and the Oak Cliff Bank and Trust Company, drove to 321 - 8th Street where he entered Apartment 101 in the Natchez Apartments. A check of the mail box indicated this apartment is occupied by MARVIN COX, (Previous investigation by Dallas had ascertained COX is a used car salesman from Grand Prairie, Tex. who, according to an informant, was associated with LITTLE in bookmaking activities. 2 “NW 45760 DocId:32291399 Page 5
DL 94-55A-SUB . . Re: BOBBY GENE GRUBBS GIIF - DALLAS (DL 94-47) On 11/16/62, DL-~122-C (DL 137-558) furnished the following information concerning GRUBBS, a known Dallas narcotic offender and pimp. Until 10/31/62, GRUBBS had been living at Apartment 202 in the Shamrock Apartments, 734 N. Nursery, Irving, Texas, with his prostitute, JEANNINE MARIE CALLAHAN,: a white, female, 24. CALLAHAN has been hustling in ; Dallas and West Texas with prostitute SHIRLEY SMITH who works ' for police character WENDELL HOLLIS: OLER. . According to informant, the following police characters are close associates of GRUBBS and spend considerable time at his apartment. CALVIN BRIGGS HAMEL -§ ALBERT JACK FLETCHER LAVON "DUTCH" NEWSOME LEROY FREEMAN DUNCAN VIRGIL GILBERT LAWSON WILLIAM POWELL Informant stated that when CALLAHAN is sent by GRUBBS on "hustling" tours, GRUBBS brings JERRY SUE HOLLOWAY, a new prostitute and his ex-wife AUDREY GRUBBS: into his apartment. Informant stated this group is also using marijuana heavily which they obtained from Mexico. Above information was furnished to Det. STRINGFELLOW and Dep. MORGAN on 11/16/62, ~— Re: GAMBLING. ACTIVITIES - DALLAS DIVISION. (DL 22) On 11/16/62, DL-95-C (DL 137-514), advised that on 11/1/62, informant had observed Dallas pimp and gambler GLENN EARNEST BURNETT at Dee's Lounge, 3220 N.. Fitzhugh, Dallas, along with EDDIE TOM GREEN (DL 92-360) and JASPER KIRKSMITH. KIRKSMITH was a suspect in a recent Pallas jewel burglary. Informant stated that these three men were giving tickets to people they knew for a stag party. and gambling party to be held the next night at Snug Harbor, north of Dallas. Informant stated that either this original scheduled party was cancelled or a second party was also held at Snug Harbor on 11/9/62 which was operated by BARNEY GIBBS PAYNE, PAYNE's employer PAT MORGAN, WILLIAM EARNEST FLETCHER, aka. - "Little Bob" and LUKE MC FARLAND, Informant stated the gambling games were "rigged" by the operators. - “NW 45760 DocId:32291399 Page 6