Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, DL
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/5/62
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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(Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/28/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10207-10218

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-9-12-378

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, DL

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

11/05/1962

PAGES:

5

SUBJECTS :

CIP, GAMBLING, NATIONAL SPORTS, INVEST

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/29/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-12)

SAC, DALLAS (94- 55A-SUB)

SUBJECT:

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

WEEKLY SUMMARY

DALLAS DIVISION

Re Dallas airtel to Bureau, 10/29/62.

Re: GAMBLING IN NATIONAL SPORTS

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE MATTER

(DI 94-190)

GEORGE FREDERICK RECHENBERG,

et al

IGA (DL 162-210)

on 10/20/62, ABB CURlIn, ASSIStant secretary,

Southwest Conference, advised he had received some informa-

tion from a friend who is a local businessman, who in turn

had obtained the information from a local Dallas bookmaker.

Bureau

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• Oklahoma City (Info)

1 - Kansas City. (Info)

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1 - Dallas

(94-190)

(162-210)

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(162-109)

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(162-129)

• Dallas

(162-96)

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(162-37)

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• Dallas

(94- 48)

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• Dallas

(137-514)

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• Dallas

(166-66)

(92-292)

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(165-61)

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The friend stated that GEORGE EDWARD BARNES (DL 166-66, Oklahoma

City origin), was involved with as unknown Tulsa bookmaker in

the fixing of Missouri Valley Conference football official

TOMMY FORD, and specifically the Houston - Texas A&M football

game.

CURTIS stated he would have this local businessman contact

the Dallas Office.

On 10/31/62, BILL HENRY, who is employed by MERRILL,

LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER, and SMITH, a large Dallas brokerage firm,

phone

RI I-5361, contacted SA ROBERT M. BARRETT and identified

himself as the businessman who had furnished information to

ABB CURTIS.

HENRY stated that his source was a local bookmaker,

"FRITZ" RECHENBERG. RECHENBERG had told HENRY that BARNES and

the Tulsa bookmaker had had an argument but that it was the

Tulsa bookmaker who was fixing the official. Based on informa-

tion previously received from DL-172-C, It appears RECHENBERG

got his information from this informant and the bookmaker

referred to is (FNU) FARLEY of Tulsa.

Information copy being

furnished Oklahoma City who should refer to Page 2 of Dallas

airtel 10/29/62 captioned as above.

Re: SHERMAN FRANKLIN LITTLE, aka.

IGA (DL 162-109)

ISADORE MAX MILLER, aka.

IGA (DL 162-96)

On 10/30/62, DL-95-C advised that LITTLE continues to

go to the cleaning establishment owned by MILLER every morning.

From there he goes to his present place of bookmaking operation,

a lounge located in the rear of a restaurant in Arlington,

Texas, called "Mr. Hamburger"

His associates in this Arlington

adventure are BUDDY HAAS and MARVIN RALPH PRESTRIDGE.

Recently the gambling club of SHERMAN FRANKLIN

LITTLE in Dallas was robbed by four individuals. Informant

stated that he had heard this robbery had been set up by one

of the three alleged owners, FRED COMPTON, and

that one of

the robbers was JAMES HENRY DOLAN

(DL 92-292). Informant

stated that a robbery was committed by four men wearing Halloween

masks and one was armed with a shotgun.

They obtained over

$2,000 from gamblers who were then present at the club.. DON

FULTON, one of the victims, lost over $440.

Above information was furnished to Li. JACK REVILL,

Intelligence Section, Dallas PD on 11/2/62 and he stated that

the above information appears to be extremely accurate and as

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none of the details concerning the robbery have been released

and no complaint was made by the victims of the robbery.

DL-95-C also advised that ELMER CLUCK, one of the

alleged owners of the club, had bought the interest of TOM

SMITH for $4500 and now has a 60 percent interest in the

club, with FULTON having the remaining 40 percent. CLUCK

obtained the money used for this purchase from the widow of

a Hawkins, Texas postal carrier, GORDON MINSCHEW, who according

to previous information from this same informant, had been

killed for his insurance by unknown individuals who were hired

by CLUCK.. The widow had recently received a settlement from

the insurance company.

opened a second club called the 500 Club at 500 North Henderson,

Dallas.

Above information was furnished to LT. REVILL and

DEP. BOB MORGAN, Dallas SO, on 11/2/62•

Re: ALBERT MEADOWS, aka.

IGA (DL 162-109)

In addition to the above information about MEADOWS,

on 10/30/62, DL-95-C advised that LitTle presently has his

bookmaking operation in an Oak Cliff apartment called either

the Iwin Oaks or the Southern Oaks.. Efforts to locate this

apartment are being conducted by Dallas.

Above information was furnished to LT. REVILL and

DEP. MORGAN on 11/2/62.

Re: JOHN ELL STONE, aka.

IGA : (DL 162-37)

In 10/30/62, DL-95-C advised that subject STONE goes

6o the Lucas B&B Restaurant every morning about 9 AM for .

breakfast and then makes his rounds collecting or paying off

wagers..

He is closely associated presently with a gambler

called "LOUIE THE HAT"

who lives in the Lawrence Hotel.

Above information furnished to LT. REVILL and DEP.

MORGAN on 11/2/62.

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Re:

GARY DEAN BARRON, aka.

AR (DL 92-291)

• On 10/30/62, DL-95-C, advised that BARRON is

closely associated with TOMMY JIM MYERS and is hanging out

at Jimmy's Club on Mockingbird Lane. On 10/31/62, the Dallas

SO advised that BARRON, along with several other Dallas

police characters had been arrested that night on county

vagrancy charges.

Above information was furnished to LT. REVILL and

DEP. MORGAN on 11/2/62.

Re: GIIF - Dallas (DL 94-47) ;

GIIF - Ft. Worth (DL 94-48)

On 10/30/62, DL-95-C advised that Fort Worth police

character, DAVID HAGLER was then in Wichita, Kans.

CI had

received information from TOMMY POTTS, Manager "of the Fortune

Room in Fort Worth that HAGLER was on a "score" and had called

some unknown individual in Fort Worth requesting that some

dynamite be sent to HAGLER in Wichita, Kansas.

CI stated

FAGLER has been recently in close contact with MARION ROBERT

RALF, JOHN OSCAR LUCK aNd JAMES BENNETT WAAGE.

CI also advised that Dallas police characters JACK

FLETCHER and BOBBY GRUBBS are living in an apartment house in

Irving, Texas, and have several unknown prostitutes working

for them. CI was instructed to identify the prostitutes and

where they are working.

Above information was furnished to LT. REVILL and

DEPUTY MORGAN on 11/2/62.

Re:

NOLAN MAYS;

HENRY CLINTON WINFREY, aka.

ITWI (DL 165-61)

On 11/1/62, subject MAYS furnished a signed statement

to BuAgents in which

he admitted receiving at least one phone

call at Dallas, Texas, from HENRY CLINTON WINFREY at Hot Springs,

Arkansas, during the Hot Springs racing season of 1962. He

stated he did not recall why WINFREY called him, or the conversa-

tion which took place, but felt sure it must have been in

connection with the Hot Springs races and whether or not MAYS

had a "hot horse" for the day.

A report will be submitted in

this case in the near future for presentation of facts to the

Department for a prosecutive opinion.

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