</s>A HOBBITT. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
This document contains motel registration records compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) between March 29–April 3, 1968, spanning multiple states including Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, Oklahoma, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and Canada. The records include names, addresses, license plate numbers, and other identifying details of individuals staying at motels such as the Illinois Motel, Round-Town Motel, Teetotum Motel, Corona Plaza Motel, Dixie Court, and others. While no direct connection to Martin Luther King Jr. or his assassination is explicitly stated, the records span a timeframe associated with civil rights activity in the late 1960s. The FBI obtained these records for investigative purposes, with administrative notes referencing Executive Order 14176 and FBI property licensing procedures. Some entries include placeholder text or illegible license plate information.  

Key People  
- Howard Starnes (Illinois Motel manager)  
- Louise Brewer (Round-Town Motel manager)  
- G. N. Pruette (Teetotum Motel owner)  
- H. C. Freeman (Corona Plaza Motel owner/operator)  
- Mrs. Freddie Glover (Merry Acres Motel owner)  
- Paul Hayes (Dixie Court motel manager)  
- RED SHARP (Scottsboro, Alabama)  
- J. A. SMELLY (Sheffield, Alabama)  
- VERA ELKINS (Jasper, Alabama)  
- L. O. ELLIS (Sheffield, Alabama)  
- C. D. WRIGHT (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)  
- Mr. and Mrs. BILL SAIMON (Harrison, Arkansas)  
- 3550 Minkolo, Sarasota, Florida  
- D. H. HATOBETT (Bremen, Georgia)  
- J. L. J. YOUNG, Jr. (Decatur, Georgia)  
- WILLIAM R. PARKER (Savannah, Georgia)  
- C. S. CARSON and wife (Sadors, Illinois)  
- BOB FORMAN (Evansville, Indiana)  
- Miss MARTHA COSCINO (New Orleans, Louisiana)  
- BILL and SANDY FERRELL (Grand Junction, Michigan)  
- JAMES D. FERRERELL (Grand Junction, Michigan)  
- WALTER PICKWICK (Detroit, Michigan)  
- Mr. and Mrs. GALE BUTTERFIELD (Grand Rapids, Michigan)  
- LOIS HINDMAN (Corinth, Mississippi)  
- JESSIE CLARK (Tupelo, Mississippi)  
- THOMAS R. SMITH (Corinth, Mississippi)  
- JOEL EVANS & TOMMY COMART (Columbus, Mississippi)  
- GARY LOWE (Columbus, Mississippi)  
- SAMUEL WILLIAMS (Corinthi, Mississippi)  
- C. T. WALKER (Jackson, Mississippi)  
- BRICKLE (Las Vegas, New Mexico)  
- Mr. and Mrs. LEIGH KETCH (Rochester, New York)  
- PAULINE BULLARD and G. L. LAWSON (Oklahoma)  
- CHARLES WALTERS (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- P. E. BENNETT (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- CHARLES T. BROWN (Chattanooga, Tennessee)  
- THOMAS J. MYRICK (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- DAVID F. NABORS (Nashville, Tennessee)  
- W. W. F. CARLETON (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- P.A.S. Talent Company, Incorporated (Trenton, Tennessee)  
- TONY WALKER (Jackson, Tennessee)  
- Mr. DON M. STRICKLAND (Holiday Inn manager, Corinth, Mississippi)  
- A. R. BOMMAN (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- CURTIS 5TH ANTHONY (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- ROBERT T. JENKINS (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- F. C. TANNA (Sylacauga, Alabama)  
- JACK P. VESTER (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- C. E. KINCINAD (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- JAMES E. FLOWERS (Selma, Alabama)  
- ALLEN L. WALHERS (Huntsville, Alabama)  
- D. E. E NESTERWICK (Huntsvile, Alabama)  
- S. F. NELSON (Huntsville, Alabama)  
- B. S., MANLEY (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- JAMES F. BESHENS (Killen, Alabama)  
- S. G. PURYEAR (Little Rock, Arkansas)  
- F. W. DUDLEY (Paragould, Arkansas)  
- JIMMY POPE (Helena, Arkansas)  
- Mr. and Mrs. J. V. BLACK (Batesville, Arkansas)  
- G. G . PURYEAER (Little Rock, Arkansas)  
- BLANCHE GRANT (Blytheville, Arkansas)  
- PHILLIP MISLER (Little Rock, Arkansas)  
- W. O. JAMES (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)  
- JAMES T. CARLEY (Bethel, Connecticut)  
- ARTHUR NADELL (Miramar, Florida)  
- JAMES E. MEKIN (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)  
- WILLIAM PRENTISN (Jacksonville, Florida)  
- FRED S. SCHRAFFENBERGER (St. Petersburg, Florida)  
- CHESTER HUDSON (Cartersville, Georgia)  
- EDWARD (Avis Rental), Dodge (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)  
- R. H. HAWKINS (Bastrop, Louisiana)  
- M. O. JOHNSON (Opelousas, Louisiana)  
- S. PAUL ROZAS (Eunice, Louisiana)  
- FLOYD E. READY (Shreveport, Louisiana)  
- CHARLES E. DEHAVEN (New Orleans, Louisiana)  
- R. R. GARDNER (ShrevePORT, Louisiana)  
- F. J. JONNSON (Greenbush, Michigan)  
- MORT WRIGHT (Sturgis, N.C.A.M.S., Michigan)  
- G. T. HANEY (Herman, Minnesota)  
- VIOLA M. CHAPMAN (Minnesota)  
- DONALD A. CHAPHMAN (Edina, Minnesota)  
- E. V. DAVISON (Minneapolis, Minnesota)  
- MARSHALL D. GRISHAM (Houlka, Mississippi)  
- KENT L. KINNIBURGH (Oxford, Mississippi)  
- L. C. HAMILTON (State College, Mississippi)  
- J. W. WARREN (Holly Springs, Mississippi)  
- L. H. CARTER (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)  

Key Locations  
- Motels in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, Oklahoma, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and Canada.  
- Specific cities: Birmingham, Tupelo, Jackson, Memphis, Selma, Huntsville, Little Rock, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Grenada, Starkville, Clarksdale, Oxford, Hattiesburg, etc.  

Key Events  
- Submission of motel registration records by managers and owners to the FBI for investigative purposes between March 29–April 3, 1968.  
- Documentation of individuals staying at motels in regions associated with civil rights activity during the late 1960s.  
- Administrative notes referencing Executive Order 14176 and FBI property licensing procedures.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Avis Rental (mentioned in Louisiana entry)  
- West Chemical (linked to Mississippi entry)  
- Methodist minister (noted for Marshall D. Grisham)

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