Originator: FBI
From: COOK, ROBERT A.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/18/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/12/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10201-10074

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 92-3182-225

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: COOK, ROBERTA.

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 05/18/1961

PAGES:

263

SUBJECTS :

GAL, BKG, INVEST, ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4; 10(a)2; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

01/06/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS: RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES 1A-1D, INDEX PAGES a-o

Released under the John F. Kennedy

issassination Records Collection Act o

1992(44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

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INFORMANTS

Informant

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Identity

Local Draft Board

#80,

Selective

Service System,

2319 S. Wentworth

Ave., Chicago,

Illinois

JAMES C. WINDHAM,

President, Blatz

Brewing Co.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

(upon request)

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The Passport Agency

U.S. Department of

State, Washington,

D.C.

Inspectors L. B.

MC NALLY and R. E.

SMALLBERG, Alcohol

Tax Unit, Chicago,

Illinois

Dun and Bradstreet

Chicago, Illinois

FRANK LA CROIX (PCI)

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Agent To Whom

Furnished and Date

4/14/44 as reviewed

by SA WILLIAM M. KELLY

6/30/58 to Agents of the

Milwaukee Office

In 1950 to unknown Agent.

This informant is not

personally acquainted with

ALEX or his associates and

obtained this information

through contact with small

time hoodlums

4/22/58 reviewed by

SA HILMER H. KREBS

In 1946 to Unknown

Agents

5/9/58

6/18/58 and 5/8/61

by SA WILLIAM F. ROEMER

and SA ROBERT A. COOK

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Informant

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Agent To Whom

Furnished and Date

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Identity

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FRANK VERBEST,

Chairman of the

Board,

Blatz

Brewing

6/30/58 to Agents of

the Milwaukee Office

Co., Milwaukee,

Wisconsin (upon request)

E.W. PULVER, Vice

President and Sales

7/8/58 to Agents of the

Milwaukee Office,

Manager,

Foxhead

Brewing: Co!,

' Waukesha,

Wisconsin (upon request)

ERIC EDSTRAND, Manager 7/29/58 to SA WILLIAM

and Distributor, Blatz

F. ROEMER

Brewing Co.,

Chicago

Division; 401 North

Hamlin, Chicago,

Illinois (upon request)

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SIDNEY M. KELLER,

Owner - Manager,

Whitehall Club:

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10/28/58 to SAs

WILLIAM F. ROEMER

and

PAUL. B. FRANKFURT

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11/20/58 through 9/1/60

ard 4/11/61 to SA ROEMER

3/14/58 and 4/4/60

to SAs ROEMER and C.

LEONARD TREVIRANUS

3/5/58 to SA ROEMER

Mr's.

LOUISE (LULU)

LEVITUS,.

828 West

Cuyler Ave., Chicago,

Illinois (upon request)

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Informant

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Identity

JOHN PHILLIP CURRAN,

Chief Petty Officer

U.S. Navy Induction

Center, Chicago,

Illinois

Agent To Whom

Furnished And Date

In 1944 to SA WILLIAM

S. KELLY

RAYMOND SCHROEDER,

Security Officer,

Mayo Clint Minnesota

6/17/59 to SA ROBERT

L. CARLSON of the

Minnéapolis Office

Rochester,

(upon réquest)

Mr. ALBIN BERENS,

Security Officer,

Mayo Clinic,

11/25/59 to SA ROBERT

L. CARLSON of the

Minneapolis Office

Rochester;

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(upon request)

Dr. WILLIAM TERHUNE

3/23 and 30/61 to

Silver Hill

Sanitarium SA JOSEPH F. 'MC CORRY,

New Canaan,

Connecticut New Haven Office

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3/11 to 5/8/61 to

SAS PETER B. TARPEY,

JOHN W. PARISH and

NORMAN R. JOHNSON

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ROBERT L. BAKER

JOSEPH LEBOWITZ

Midlothian Country

Club, Midlothian,

Illinois

5/8, 5/12,

6/7; 7/16,

and

8/30/46 to SAs WOOD

and O' CONNOR

Former PCI

DOMINICK ABATA

2/1/56 to SA WALTER

E. PETERS

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Informant

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Agent To Whom

Furnished And Date

Identity

JOSEPH, MORRIS, NA;

Deputy Superinten-

dent, Bureau of

Inspectional Services,

Chicago Police Department

(upon request)

Sergeant. CHARLES:

FITZGERALD, North-

side Detective Bureau

Chicago Police

Department (deemed

advisable)

By blind memo to the

Chicago Office by

MORRIS dated 7/21/58

3/24/58 to SAs

WILLIAM A.

'MEINCKE and

LENARD A. WOLF

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Sergeant PATRICK

O'CONNER, Chicago

Police Department,

Robbery Detail (deemed

advisable)

3/15/56

to-SA STEFANAK

3/13/58 to SA WOLF

3/12/58 to SA WOLF

PCI ROBERT THEODORE

MARTINO

12/6/57 to 1/19/58

to SAs: BRODERICK and

SHEA

GERALD J. COVELLI

8/7/59 to SA JAMES J.

presently incar-

O'CONNOR of the Houston

cerated in Leaven-

Office

worth Penitentiary,

Leavenworth, Kansas

(upon request)

PETER HEIDINGER,

12/3/59 'to SA ROEMER

Intellgence Unit,

Bureau of Inspectional

Services, Chicago

Police Department

(deemed advisable)

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Informant

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Identity

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HECTOR "TONY"

TONTINI, Maitre D'

Whitehall Club,

105 East Delaware,

Chicago, Illinois

(upon request)

CLARENCE HUGHES,

Security Officer,

Drake Hotel,

Chicago, Illinois

(upon request)

NY, 2427-C

Agent To Whom

Furnished And Date

3/2,

3/61 and 3/21/61,

by SAs SHEA and MEINKE

2/23/61 and 4/19/61

to SAs COOK and ROEMER

10/20/58 to SA ROEMER

9/17/58 to SA ROEMER

2/20/61 to SA EDMUND

FLANAGAN, New York Office

RUSSELL LANG,

8/5/60, 11/25/59 to

Manager, Kahler

SA ROBERT L. CARLSON

Hotel, Rochester,

Minneapolis Office

Minnesota (upon request)

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8/7 - 11/20/58 to

SAS MIENKE and JOSEPH T.:

SHEA

1/3/58 to SA WILLIAM

J. MC CORMICK

4/28/59 to SA

., ROEMER

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BRUNO L.

TRAVELLETTI,

Manager, Drake Travel

Service, 919 North

Michigan, Chicago,

Illinois (upon request)

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Informant

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Identity

Former. PCI RAY

LONGTREE

Agent To Whom

Furnished And Date

9/11/58 and 10/7/58.

to SA ROEMER

5/22/59 to SA ROEMER

CHARLES THOMSETT,

Receiving Clerk,

4200 North Marine

Drive, Chicago,

Illinois (upon request)

ANTHONY GAMBINO,

Joliet Penitentiary

(upon request)

Mrs. LOUISE NEAFSEY,

Chicago, Illinois

(deemed

advisable)

Former PCI

HAROLD MC ILVENY

Former PCI.

THOMAS MC GANN

5/22/58 to SA JOHN J.

OITZINGER

5/27/59 to SA EDWARD J.

NEAFSEY

3/25/58 to 11/58

to SA ROEMER

6/2/58 to SA ROEMER

Mrs. THELMA' PATCH,

Former Bookkeeper,

5/19/58 to SAs

FRANKFURT and ROMER

Murray Hill Apart-

ments, 4300 North Marine

Drive,

Chicago,

Illinois (upon

request)

- PCI LUCILLE MC DURMAN, 2/10/59 to SA JACK S.

Head Telephone

NEWELL of the Butte Office

Operator, Sun Valley

Operations, Sun Valley,

Idaho

EILEEN EDGAR, Clerk,

1/3/60, 4/8/58

and

Illinois Bell Telephone 1/30/58 and 6/19/58

Company, Chicago,

to IC JOHN E. 'WHALEN

Illinois (upon request)

CSLA 4178-C

10/22/59 to SE

JAMES L. MAHN Of

Los Angeles Office

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Informant

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Identity

PCI RUDY DROZD

Mailcover on mailing

address of GUS ALEX,

9353 S. Spaulding,

Evergreen Park, Illinois

THOMAS CROSTON

STEWART, Southern

Shores Yacht Club,

Inner Harbor; Jackson

tark, Chicago, dilinois

(upon request)

Former PCI TURA

SATANA

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Miss' KATE EINEDER,

845 W. Lawrence Ave.,

Chicago, Illinois

(upon request)

Former PCI JAMES RENI

PCI SAM NUKES

Agent To Whom

Furnished And Date

4/17/61 to SA COOK

During 4/61

5/5/59 to SA ROEMER

7/28/58 - 7/25/60

to SAs. HEDDEN and ROEMER

3/7/61 to SA RALPH R. HILL

5/19 - 6/10/58 to

SAS FRANKFURT and ROEMER

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Former PCI

FRANCIS P. LEE

PCI BETTY ANN AMOS

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5/1/58 to SA FRANKFURT

2/26/58 to SA HAROLD

D. SELL

3/19/58

to SA VINCENT

L. INSERRA

7/8/59 to SA ROEMER

10/25/61 to SAs

HILL and ROEMER

3/2/61 to SA NEHLS

FRED' E. BUETTNER,

Auston

Southeast

National Bank,

chicago, Illinois

(upon request)

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Informant

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Identity

DONALD D.

MAGERS,

President,

Cosmopolitan :

National Bank

Chicago, Illinois

(upon request)

PCI JACK SCHLEFKIN

Miss RUBY BRAGG,

All Tours and

Travel Agency;

11 South La Salle,.

Chicago, Illinois

Internal Revenue

Service

Mr. and urs.

JOSEPH VINCENT,

9336 South

Spaulding,

Evergreen

Park,

Illinois (upon request)

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Agent To Whom

Furnished And Date

3/6/61 to SA NEHLS

4/10/61 to SA MARUM

6/6/58 to SA ROEMER

5/12/59 and 3/9/61

by report

4/3/61 to SA COOK

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2/21/60. to SA DONALD

W. PETERSON

2/24/61 by SA COOK,

6/16/58 by SA ROEMER

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ADAM GRUBER,

comptrollers Office,

American National

Bank and Trust Company

Chicago, Illinois

(by request)

CASIMIR V. JANIX,

Cashier, Upper

Avenue National

Bank, Chicago,

Illinois (upon request)

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JOE LOGAN when interviewed by SAs ROBERT A. COOK

and ROEMER on March 23, 1961, advised that his true name :

waS. JOE BAGNOLA..

He stated he was a former boxer and

that JOE LOGAN was his professional name while he was

boxing and that he has continued to use this name.

LOGAN stated that he has known GUS ALEX since

ALEX was a teenager inasmuch as ALEX was born and reared

in the vicinity of 26th and Wentworth on the near south

Side of Chicago, which is the same approximate, location

Of LOGAN's former home.

He stated that he knows nothing

concerning ALEX's activities other than that he knows

that ALEX was formerly "GUZIK's man".

He stated that

GUZIK was a former leader of the old CAPONS mob and that

he continued to be a leader in organized crime in

Chicago until his death in 1956.

He stated that he knew

ALEX to be a close companion of GUZIK prior to GUZIK'S

death in 1956. LOGAN stated he has no knowledge whatsoever

concerning ALEX's status

in organized crime in Chicago

at the present time.

He also stated that he had, no

information concerning any financial interests or invest

ments on

the part of ALEX.

JAMES A

MAHONEY Ill,

The

records of the CCC contain a memorandum dated

September

30, 1954,

showing that GUS ALEX was at that time

a notorious South Side gambler in Chicago, and a partner

Of JAMES A. MAHONEY in gambling enterprises on the south

Side of Chicago.

DITGARD. MAIER

On January 26, 1961, the German Federal Police

ascertained that ALEX arrived

in Munich, Germany, on

January 20, 1961, and stayed at the Hotel Four Seasons.

He was seen at the hotel with a woman who was apparently

German and that she left the hotel on January 21, 1961,

with ALEX apparently en route to the ski area.

The German Police

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subsequently identified this woman as DITGARD MAIER whO

was at that time residing with her mother in Munich

and who formerly resided in Chicago, but whose present

address in the United States. was

121 Northeast 25th)

Street, Miami,

Florida

Her husband was re

was reported by

the German

Federal Police to be a soliciter employed in

the United States.

The German Police further advised

that ALEX left Munich, Germany, on January 30, 1961,

by Air France Flight and was seen off from the airport

in Munich by a woman later determined to bé DITGARD

MAIER. This leave taking was described as very intimate

‹ by Police.

MAER was reported by the German

Police to te

It was determined

that the birth date

, Of DITGARD MAIER iS December 3, 1938,

in-Austrla.

It was further determined by German Police

that DITGARD MAIER had planned to fly back to the United

States on January 31, 1961, to rejoin her husband HELMUT

MAIER, in Miami, Florida.

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ALEX and that in the late fall of 1958 he had reason to

wish to contact ALEX in a great hurry He stated that

therefore he contacted PAT MARCI who immediately

arranged & meeting place and time for the

Informant, and for ALEX.

The informant stated that

consistent

with' MARCI's arrangements ALEX and FRANK

FERRARO showed up at the pre-arranged meeting place at the

pre-arranged time

In order to conduct the discussion with

the informant concerning gambling matters in the First

ward. Informant advised that on the occasion of this

meeting ALEX made it very clear to him that no one could

operate a handbook or crap game in the First Ward of the

City of Chicago without the "OK" of GUS ALEX. Informant

described PAT MARCI as being a secretary of Alderman

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