Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: GEMBERLING, ROBERT P.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 04/27/1962
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/1/2015

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER:

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10282-10288

HQ

162-589-25

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

TO:

GEMBERLING, ROBERT P.

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 04/27/1962

PAGES: 235

SUBJECTS :

JEST, ASSOC, GAMBLING ACT, TELCAL, ARRESTS, EMP,

RES, TOLL CALLS, FINANCIAL, FISUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/28/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE i, INDEX PAGES ii-xvi

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The information from the records of the Southwestern

Bell Telephone Co.,

Mexia, Texas,

on 2/1/62 was made available

to SA O. LEE GOLDEN by Mr. TOM GEIB, Local Manager.

The information from the records of the Pacific

Telephone Co., Los Angeles, Calif. on 2/8/62 was made

available to

SE EARL F. DUDLEY by CSLA-4178-S.

Thet infornation from the records of the First State

Bank, Joplin, Mo, was made available to SA ARTHUR N. THOMPSON

3/21/62 by GEORGE E. CROCKER, Vice President and Cashier.

Information from records of the Southwestern Bell

Telephone Co. ,

Joplin, Mo. was made available to SA ARTHUR N.

THOMPSON 3/26/62 by Mr. ROBERT DAVIDSON, Manager.

Information from the records of the following

financial institutions was furnished to the following

agents on the dates indicated by the individuals described:

DATE

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION NAME OR SYMBOL

AGENT

NUMBER OF OFFICIAL

3/14/62

CS CHEVUSE MONT-

GOMERY CHAPMAN

SA ROBERT G.

KUNKEL

3/14/62

3/14/62

Park Cities Bank and

Trust Co., Highland

Park (Dallas, Texas)

South Oak Cliff State DL-151-CS

Bank, Dallas

Hillcrest State Bank

DL-152-CS

Dallas

"

3/14/62

3/16/62

3/27/62

4/3/62

Preston State Bank

Dallas

Mercantile National

Bank, Dallas

Texas Bank and Trust

Co., Dallas

Empire State Bank,

Dallas, Texas

DL-150-CS

DL-154-CS

DL-159-CS

DL-153-CS

SA RAYMOND C.

ECKENRODE

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DATE

4/5/62

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

Wynnewood State Bank

NAME OR SYMBOL

AGENT

NUMBER OF OFFICIAL

DL-163-CS SA GASTON C. THOMPSON

The information from Dallas T-16 on 2/24/62 con-

cerning the contact with WINFREY by an individual believed to

be W. H. "EGGHEAD" PERRY, telephone Mutual 4-4849, Midland,

Texas, on that date was furnished the El Paso Office by

separate communication.

By Dallas airtel to San Antonio 2/19/62 with copy

to Houston and New Orleans captioned UNsUb, aka. Amos at

Telephone No. PE 5-6414, San Antonio, Texas, ITWI, Dallas

file 165-30,

information was set forth to the effect that from

DL-144-C* information had been received to the effect that

WINFREY frequently called an individual identified as

AMOS,

exchanged the basketball line with him, placed bets or layed

off bets with him and obtained horse race results from trim

on an almost daily basis. Alt additional information from

DL-144-C* pertaining to contacts with AMOS or this telephone

number at San Antonio is being furnished the San Antonio

Division.

The original of all Dallas 302s which are contained

in this report are being maintained in Dallas file 162-37

(JOHN ELI STONE) except that of KENNETH RAY SMITH reflecting

interviews with him at Dallas,

Texas on 1/9/62 which is

maintained in Dallas file 162-31 (BRYAN ROBERTS) •

IDENTITY OF INFORMANTS:

Dallas T-1 is CSLA 4178-S who furnished information

to SE LLOYD H. DUDLEY on 12/11/61.

Dallas T-2 is Mr. STANLEY GEORGE, Southwestern Bell

Telephone Co., Houston, Texas, who furnished information to

SA JAMES W. RUSSELL On

2/8/62.

Dallas T-3 is FRANK TAGLIAVIA, Clerk, U. S. Postal.

Inspectors Department, Chicago, Ill. who furnished information

tO SA PETROS A. KOTSOS on 3/23/62.

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Dallas T-4 is GEORGE E. CROCKER, Vice President

and Cashier, First State Bank, Joplin, Mo. who furnished

information

: to SA ARTHUR N. THOMPSON, 3/22/62•

Dallas T-5 is Mr. HARRY TARRANT, Postmaster, Webb

City.

Mo. who furnished information to SA

ARTHUR N. THOMPSON

on 3/22/62.

Dallas T-6 is PCI ORVILLE LESTER, Webb City, Mo.,

who furnished information to SA ARTHUR N. THOMPSON on

3/22/62.

Dallas T-T is DL-95-C who furnished information to

SA ROBERT M. BARRETT On 11/29//12/12,21,28/61.

Dallas T-8 is PCI WILLIAM W. PETREE, Dallas, Texas

who furnished information to SA ROBERT M. BARRETT on 12/5/61

and 3/22/62.

Dallas T-9 is DL-140-C who furnished information to

SA ROBERT P. GEMBERLING on 12/19/61; 2/2; and 3/12/62.

Dallas 1-1O IS PCI GLENN B. RAINES, Terrer, Texas,

who furnished information to DA ROBERT M. BARRETT on 1/15,17;

2/1,8,9/62.

Dallas I-11 iS MI. R. A. BURROW, Chief Special

Agent, Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., who furnished informa-

tion to SA ROBERT M. BARRETT 1/22/62.

Dallas T-12 is E. H. UTZMAN, Commercial Manager,

Southwestern States Telephone Co., Brownwood, Texas, who

furnished information to SA EDWIN C. DORRIS on 2/16/62.

Dallas T-13 is DL-141-PCI who furnished information

tO SA ROBERT P. GEMBERLING On 3/6/62.

Dallas T-14 is DL-129-C who furnished information to

SA JAMES W. Bookhout on 3/7/62.

Dallas T-15 is DL-143-C*•

Dallas T-16 is DL-144-C*.

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any information indi-

cating he had any credit experience with that bank.

On April 3, 1962, the records of Empire State

Bank, Dallas, Texas,

failed to reflect that JOHN ELI STONE

had any checking or

savings account at that bank or had

ever had any credit experience with that bank.

On April 5, 1962, the records of Wynnewood State

Bank, 501 Wynnewood Village, Dallas, Texas, failed to reflect

a current checking or savings account or safety deposit box

fOr JOHN ELI STONE•

On March 22, 1962, Dallas Tos advised that he was

no longer gambling nor was he associated with bookmakers.

He

stated that a few weeks ago he was contacted by ISADORE

MAX MILLER, who asked him if he had signed any statement

against MILLER or any of MILLER's associates.

Informant stated

he told MILLER he had not signed any statement and claimed

he actually did not sign any statement for any law enforcement

agency.

On March 26, 1962, Mrs. PEGGY THREALKELD, Manager,

Bahia Apartments, 3434 Navajo Drive, advised that on that

date HENRY CLINTON WINFREY, who is known to her as

ELI THOMAS

and occupies Apt. 104 at that address, had contacted her and

inquired if she would object to his renting Apt. 104 for

another month, if she had not already rented it to someone else.

She stated she told him he could have Apt. 104 for another

month.

On March 28, 1962, Lt. JACK REVEILL, Special Services

Bureau, Dallas Police

Department, advised that GARLAND,

referred to as a bettor or bookmaker (See information from Dallas

T-16), who was in contact with WINFREY and some of his associates,

was probably LAWRENCE A. GARLING, alSO known as GARLAND, whO

resides 2467 Highland Road, Dallas, Texas.

He stated his

wife is named JO ANN and they reportedly operate Frank's

Grocery Store, address unknown.

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