From: SAC, ME
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 1964-01-15 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD _NUMBER: 124-10182-10417

RECORD_SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-9-28-202

Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

992 (44 USC 2107 Note]. Case#:NW

65994 Date: 11-01-2021

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, ME

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 01/15/1964

PAGES: 8

SUBJECT:

JR, ASSOC

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

05/01/1997

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

02/12/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

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+9-8049

7746406

OPTIONAL -DOM NO. 10

UNITED STATES G

ERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-28)

DATE:

1Y.15/64

FROM

• KISAC, MEMPHIS (92-36)

P

RES- $25

5,1.

SUBJECT:

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

MEMPHIS DIVISION

MONTHLY SUMMARY

AND LAPOXMATION ODETAINER

KADA IS UNCLASSIFLED

RE: FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS CHANGE OF

VENUE TO CHATTANOOGA, TENN. FROM DI

NASHVILLE IN HOFFA TRIAL

HE 2/7/94 Bx28031AC

he triaft

JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA and six CO-defendants

for Conspiracy and Obstruction of dustice previously scheduled

for trial in USDC, Nashville, has

been ordered changed by

change of venue

Qathe USDC for the EDT at Chattampooga.®

This

trial

has now beet

Set for 1/28/64.

in this trial are

LARRY LOUISACADBELL, BUSHneSS Agent.of

Local 299,

who resides a

Huntington, Val

cigarette merchant and vending machine

LAWRENCE # MEDLIN, Nashville sandwich and pie distributor;

and EWINGKING,

former Presidentebf Local 327, IBT, Nashville,

who was defeated

in an election for that post held 12/13 - 15/63,

the Successful candidate for that post being DON VESTAL, former

Presidentuof Local 327 and a controversial labor figure in

the Teamsters Union during 1957-58 period of the MCCLELLAN

Committee Hearings in Washington, D.C.

À's

Fall

and early Winter of 1962, representatives of the

Criminal Division, U. S. Department of Justice, texpegt»that

efforts will be made by HOFFA's sympathizers and persons closely

allied with him to tamper with the HOFFA trialnjury '#

Chattanooga.

RE: COUNTAMELING JOINNOPENED TIPTON

TENN. NOSY -KNOWS ASIT

- PADDOCK

Club, an old notorious road house in

Tripton County,«which

burned.

JAMES BORER

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and members

of his family have been =

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ME 92-36

associated with the operation of the Bon Ton Club and other road

houses in Tipton County over a long period of years and have

been involved in many violations of the state law for which they

have received some publicity.

Paddock is located near the Shelby-tipton

two other gambling establishments which have been discussed

frequently in this and other suma ries, the Turi Club,

operated by WERT AKINS, and the Twin Oaks, operated by wOODROW

WILSON COMPTON. PCI CHARLES CLEVELAND "SONNY" BELT, JR. Of

-emphis who has long been active in professional gambling

circles in this area advsed that during the Fall of 1963, he

and CLARENCE HOLCOMB

aka "Round Man"

took over the

operation of the Paddock with BALt bankrolling this enterprise.

BELT spent about 58,000 re-furnishing and re-modeling the

premises.

He lost heavily in the gambling activities from the

outset, losing about $21,000 in cash, thereby going broke.

this operation and was succeeded immediately by BILLY GENE COMPTON,

who is a brother of WOODROW WILSON COMPTON of the Twin Oaks.

BILLY GENE COMPTON moved his household goods and family/from

Memphis, Arkansas to Shelby County, Tenn, about the time he took

over the operations of the Paddock.

COMPTON is currently the

ostensible owner and operator of the paddock The principal

form of

gambling at this establishment

Is dice shooting on a

professional layout type table.

Employees at the Paddock

include such professional gambli

no characters as "ROUND MAN"

NOLAN, above mentioned"; LONNIE

CANNELLEY, aka Whitey; JAKE

TEKIN, aka

(phonetic).

stated he lived for a short time in the apartment with JACK

Texas several years ago. RUBY is the Killer of

the assassinator of Megident KENNEDY.

is located is owned by JAMES ROBERT

BELT advised furt the property on which the paddock Tell

NIX was receiving $1,000 a month rent for use or

aka "Red" and that.

the property.

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TEN.

enforcement officers or public officials. Investigation has

disclosed that CHAN pets, well known Tipton County gambling

character and forment doorman at Twin Oaks, has been

serving as

doorman at the Paddock. The Memphis Office is currently con-

ducting ITAR-Gambling investigations concerning the Paddock,

Twin Oaks and thd Turf Club.

JESSE L. SHUMAKER reported to have present interest

in Twin Oaks, Tipton County, Tenn..

recently advised that

WOODROW WILSON COMPTON, operator

of Twin Oaks, Tipton County,

has encountered financial difficulties in his gambling

operations at this establishment.. BELT understood that JESSE

L. SHUMAKER,

widely known gambler of Memphis, has become

associated with COMPTON at Twin Oaks, having

acquired "a

piece of it." It is to be noted that SHUMAKER has long been

connected with casino-type gambling operations in this

area.

He was one of the owners of the old Kennel Club at

Byhalia, Miss. during the early 1950's.

He was also a

partner

in the Blackfish Lake Club in St. Frances County,

Ark. about 30 miles from Memphis, and more recently, he was one

of the partners in the operation

of the rather elaborate

gambling club known as the State Line in DeSoto County, Miss.,

a short distance South of Memphis. SHUMAKER is reportedly

quite wealthy.

RE: CREDITORS TAKE LEGAL ACTION

TO RECOVER GAMBLING LOSSES INCURRED

IN TIPTON COUNTY, TENN. GAMBLING

JOINTS

As pointed out above, the Memphis Office has conducted

investigation in the ITAR-Gambling classification regarding

WOODROW WILSON COMPTON's Twin Oaks and the Turf Club in Tipton

County, Tenn. In connection with these investigations, the .

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