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Summary  
The documents consist of multiple FBI FD-302 forms dated between May 10 and June 29, 1968, detailing interviews with individuals in Louisiana and Texas regarding telephone calls made during December 15–17, 1967. The interviews focus on identifying callers associated with businesses in Kentwood, Louisiana (telephone number 229-2491), and locations in Texas such as Beaumont, Houston, San Antonio, Orange, Conroe, and Brownsville. Witnesses reported receiving long-distance calls from East Texas during the specified timeframe, including references to interactions with James Earl Ray, though no direct identification or evidence of his involvement in the assassination is provided. Telephone number records, subscriber information, and business operations (e.g., trailer sales, gasoline stations) are documented as part of the investigation. The FBI emphasized that these documents contain neither recommendations nor conclusions and are for internal use only.  

Key People  
- **Mrs. IRA W. KINGREY** (RFD 1): Mentioned a call from Texas on December 16, 1967, possibly from her daughter in Beaumont, Texas.  
- **Mrs. BLANCHE DOOLEY** (General Delivery, Starks, Louisiana): Operated a used furniture store; noted a Mexican truck driver in Texas as a potential caller.  
- **Mr. J. R. BATCHELOR** (Batchelor's Gulf Station owner): Had relatives in San Antonio, Texas; recognized Ray’s photo from newspaper images but did not know him.  
- **Mr. SAMUEL WINDHAM** (Windham's Service Station owner): Relatives in Conroe and Brownsville, Texas; stated he had never seen Ray.  
- **Mrs. LUSTER C. FOSTER** (RFD 1, Box 92): Husband’s relatives in Texas may have called her on December 15, 1967.  
- **Mrs. ISABELL BROOKS** (DeQuincy, Louisiana): Relatives in East Texas; recognized Ray’s photos from newspaper coverage of King’s assassination.  
- **J. CECIL MITCHELL** (DeQuincy, Louisiana): Son and daughter in Southeast Texas; noted Ray’s photo appeared in newspapers related to King’s death.  
- **Mrs. J. L. ABDALLA** (DeQuincy General Hospital administrator): Stated the hospital received calls from Texas for patients.  
- **Mrs. LEONE ROBINSON** (Jeanerette, Louisiana): Suspected her daughter-in-law in Orange, Texas, might have called.  
- **Mrs. MARY CARTIMIGLIO** (New Orleans, Louisiana): Mentioned a tenant’s daughter in Texas made calls.  
- **Mr. CLOMIRE J. ROMERO** (Romero's Bar owner, New Iberia): Former employee in Texas might have called; stated he did not recognize Ray.  
- **Larry VIATOR** (New Iberia): No long-distance calls from Texas during December 1967.  
- **Mrs. LUCILLE MYERS** (Pelican Street, New Iberia): Husband a truck driver; no recognition of Ray’s photo.  
- **MARY ALEXANDRIA** (St. Gabriel, Louisiana): Daughter in Houston, Texas, called frequently; did not recognize Ray.  
- **LILLIE MAR POOL** (Plaquemine, Louisiana): Neighbor’s calls from Texas; no recognition of Ray.  
- **Chief of Police DENNIS SONGY** (Plaquemine): No arrest record for Lillie Mae Pool.  
- **Chief Deputy EARL WILLIAMS** (Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office): Confirmed residency details for Mary Alexandria and Lillie Mae Pool; no arrest records.  
- **Mrs. Bill Dickey** (Talbot Street, Thibodaux, Louisiana): Advised her daughter, Dorothy Brown, was in Houston, Texas, during December 1967; stated she and her husband were subscribers to telephone number 146-5166.  
- **Bill Dickey** (Cameron, Louisiana): Reported working offshore during December 1967; mentioned his daughter, Dorothy Brown, was in Houston, Texas, and received calls from Bill Combs of Houston.  
- **Mrs. Virginia Waldsorf** (Liberty Pines Sub-Division, Louisiana): Rented a residence from Howard McCreA; stated her husband, Donald Waldsorf, resided in a nursing home and had no access to the telephone.  
- **Mrs. Charles Godso** (Baton Rouge, Louisiana): Reported daughter received calls from Mike Sherrill in Beaumont, Texas, on December 17, 1967; stated she was not familiar with James Earl Ray.  
- **Betty O’Neal** (Baton Rouge, Louisiana): Noted her daughter’s boyfriend, Clifford Womach, and son, Stephen O’Neal, received calls from Houston, Texas; confirmed no familiarity with James Earl Ray.  
- **Mrs. Edwinner Engrum** (DeRiddler, Louisiana): Identified a call to her telephone number on December 15, 1967, as from her daughter in Houston, Texas.  
- **Mrs. Leon Scott** (DeRiddler, Louisiana): Identified a call to her telephone number on December 17, 1967, as from her sister-in-law in Houston, Texas.  
- **Mr. Walter Prejoin** (DeRiddler, Louisiana): Stated a call to his telephone number on December 17, 1967, was from his wife, who had been visiting Beaumont, Texas.  
- **Mrs. W. D. Jackson** (Fullerton, Louisiana): Identified a call to her telephone number on December 17, 1967, as from her son in Houston, Texas.  
- **Mr. J. W. Shankle** (Leesville, Louisiana): Stated a call to his telephone number on December 16, 1967, was from his daughter in Crosby, Texas.  
- **Mrs. E. M. Craft** (Leesville, Louisiana): Identified a call to her telephone number on December 16, 1967, as from her daughter in Houston, Texas.  
- **James Woods**: Pharmacist at City Drugs, Kentwood, Louisiana; stated no knowledge of a caller from Texas on December 15, 1967.  
- **Roy Shultz**: Owner of City Drugs, Kentwood, Louisiana; confirmed the drugstore’s phone number and noted no calls from Sidmore Company or Penguin Candy Company.  
- **Mrs. Willard Edgar Jordan**: Clerk at City Drugs, Kentwood, Louisiana; reported her ex-husband called the store from Texas on December 24, 1967, mentioning a gasoline station in Orange, Texas.  
- **Charles Drost**: Owner of a trailer business in Sulphur, Louisiana; received long-distance calls from East Texas but could not confirm specific dates or callers.  
- **Alton Stewart**: Manager of Lou Ann Club (Texas-Louisiana border); noted high call volume on December 16, 1967, with many customers from the Orange-Beaumont area.  
- **Willie Broussard**: Owner of Broussard’s Grocery in Sulphur, Louisiana; mentioned a long-distance call from Beaumont, Texas, about a ham order.  
- **Marzell Scott**: Resident of Many, Louisiana; stated her daughter’s boyfriend called from Beaumont, Texas, on December 17, 1967.  
- **Laura Cooper**: Resident of Mansfield, Louisiana; noted one of her sons called from Beaumont, Texas, on December 17, 1967.  
- **T.L. Lewing**: Resident of Florien, Louisiana; mentioned his sister called from Houston, Texas, on December 17, 1967.  
- **Harry Walker**: Resident of Many, Louisiana; stated his brother in Orange, Texas, called him on December 17, 1968 (note: date discrepancy).  
- **Mrs. Georgia Walker**: Resident of Monroe, Louisiana; denied receiving calls from Houston, Texas, during December 16, 1967.  
- **Joseph Milton**: Garage door repair operator in Vinton, Louisiana; received frequent calls from East Texas but could not identify specific callers on December 17, 1967.  

Key Locations  
- **Louisiana**: Plaquemine, St. Gabriel, DeQuincy, New Iberia, Jeanerette, Thibodaux, Baton Rouge, Leesville, Fullerton, Vinton, Monroe, Florien, Many, Mansfield, Sulphur, Covington.  
- **Texas**: Beaumont, Houston, San Antonio, Orange, Conroe, Brownsville, Crosby, and unspecified cities.  

Key Events  
- Interviews conducted between May 10 and June 29, 1968, focusing on telephone calls from Texas during December 15–17, 1967.  
- Identification of James Earl Ray via photographs; most interviewees denied recognition or prior contact with him.  
- Claims of long-distance calls from Houston, Beaumont, and other East Texas locations to Louisiana residences during the specified timeframe.  
- Documentation of telephone number subscriptions, subscriber information, and business operations (e.g., trailer sales, gasoline stations).  
- Statements about familiarity with James Earl Ray’s photographs, though no direct identification or evidence is provided.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Conducted interviews, documented responses, and emphasized internal use only.  
- **Southern Bell Telephone Company**: Mentioned in documents regarding telephone directory entries and call records.

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