</s>DIRECTOR, FBI (62-587) 9/30/88 SAC, TAKPA (62.963) PENNELL ESSELL INFORMATION CONCERRING TO: 72 TO: 6-93 KENSALT (9) (00: LOS ANGELES TP: 47-74) KURBEN (P) TP: 157-2331 Angles and Memphis dated 8/7/68, copies to Los Angeles to Los Angles are reprints dated 8 /7/66, copies in the dark captions, Memphis, Memphis and Los Angeles, and LFM dates 8/13/68 copies to los Angeles and Memphis, in a shove caption. Enclosed for New Orleans is one copy of each of the referenced communications and copies of Jim's captions ZZILL, dated 6/11/68 and 7/19/68. of the referenced communications and copies of Jim'S. KENSALL with Mrs. PAY ESSILL, wife of PENNSALL, revealed the following but she requested 9/25/68; revealed the followers but she registered her husband not the contacted at his job or be advised she furnished his whereabouts. one sight leaving the next morning to take a new job with The came home to Orlando three weeks ago for 2-Bureau (62:57) (RM) 2-Los Angeles (BAN) 2-Memphis (Into) (HN) 3-Memphs (Intro) (Nn) (1-8-865-N25/51) (1.8-4-965-M25/54) SEARCHED INCEXED- (1) (1-87-935-N255/51] SFRIALIZED. (10) VALS FIELD (1(0) 157-323-528-528 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The document contains a collection of motel registration records from various locations in the United States, primarily Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, Arkansas, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Canada. The entries include names, addresses, license plate numbers, and dates associated with stays at motels between March 29, 1968, and April 3, 1968. Some records reference FBI file numbers (e.g., JN 157-9586, Jackson 157-9536) and mention the release of documents under Executive Order 14176. The text includes administrative notes about the property of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and restrictions on distribution. No direct reference to Martin Luther King Jr., his assassination, or related investigations is present in the document.  

Key People:  
- NICK BINGHAM (Tennessee)  
- GEORGE W. LOGAN (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- ROSS DYSON (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- W. W. TATE (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- JOHN E. JACKSON (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- LOIS WOOD (Union City, Tennessee)  
- JAMES B. CASON (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- RUSS FRISBIE (Whitehaven, Tennessee)  
- DANNY JAMES (Union City, Tennessee)  
- TAD SMITH (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- JAMES A. HAYWOOD (Jacksonville, Florida)  
- GEORGE DOERNER (Savannah, Georgia)  
- ROBERT KOMMERS (Chicago, Illinois)  
- CHARLES CLAXTON (Litchfield, Illinois)  
- HAROLD ROSTER (Kokomo, Indiana)  
- ED SMILLEY (Kalkaska, Michigan)  
- JOE KELLUM and FRED ROWLAND (Charleston, Mississippi)  
- CURTIS W. STOVER (Jackson, Mississippi)  
- FRANK BURROW (Missouri)  
- JOHN H. HAMMETT (Kirkwood, Missouri)  
- ED GREEN (St. Louis, Missouri)  
- DEAN WILKES (Kansas City, Missouri)  
- L. F. F H. O'HINGER (Ravenna, Ohio)  
- NEIL & VITENSE (Columbia, South Dakota)  
- LEROY AUSTIN (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- P. D. MERRILL (Nashville, Tennessee)  
- JIM and FLOYD CROWE (Chattanooga, Tennessee)  
- DREW GATES (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- Mrs. JOE GREENE (Jackson, Tennessee)  
- CARL MANN (Huntington, Tennessee)  
- Mr. and Mrs. Jim F. NORTHAM (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- J. E. WILLIAMS (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- MYRON C. WALL (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- D. C. RICH (Mineral Wells, Texas)  
- CLIFFORD GARDNER (Wisconsin)  
- MARSHALL A. RICE (Wisconsin)  
- RED SHARP (Alabama)  
- B. H. PLEMONS (Alabama)  
- J. A. SMELLY (Alabama)  
- VERA ELKINS (Alabama)  
- L. O. ELLIS (Alabama)  
- C. D. WRIGHT (Alabama)  
- Mr. and Mrs. BILL SALMON (Arkansas)  
- D. H. HATOBETT (Georgia)  
- J. J. J ., YOUNG JR. (Decatur, Georgia)  
- WILLIAM R. PARKER (Georgia)  
- C. S. CARSON and wife (Illinois)  
- BOB FORMAN (Indiana)  
- MISS MARTHA CASCINO (New Orleans, Louisiana)  
- BILL and SANDY FERELL (Michigan)  
- JAMES D. FERRELL (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 and TOMMY COWART (Columbus, Mississippi)  
- GARY LOWE (Columbus, Mississippi)  
- SAMUEL WILLIAMS (Corinth, 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. NAORS (Nashville, Tennessee)  
- W. H. CARLETON (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- P. A. S. Talen, Company, Incorporated (Trenton, Tennessee)  
- TONY WALKER (Jackson, Tennessee)  
- Mr. DON M. STRICKLAND (Corinth, Mississippi)  
- A. R. BOMAN (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- CURTIS L. ANTHONY (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- ROBERT T. JENKINS (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- F. C. TANNA (Alabama)  
- JACK P. VESTER (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- C. E KINCARD (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- WILLIAM E. SCHIESZ (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- L. L. SHAW (Jemison, Alabama)  
- THOMAS F. LEONARD (Dothan, Alabama)  
- Mr. and Mrs. F. FAIRBANKS (Huntsville, Alabama)  
- DAVE ARCHER (Huntsville, Alabama)  
- EUGENE LEE (Huntsvile, Alabama)  
- G. C. CRONDER (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- JOHN E. RAY (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- ROBERT F. PAYNE (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- JOE W. HARRISON (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- JOHN B. EGGERLING (Huntsville, Alabama)  
- JAMES F. FLOWERS (Selma, Alabama)  
- ALLEN F. WAILERS (HuntsVILLE, Alabama)  
- D E. E. NESTORCHER (Huntsvile, Alabama)  
- S.F. N. NELSON (Huntsvillle, Alabama)  
- JAMES E. BESHENS (Killen, Alabama)  
- S. G. PURYEAR (Little Rock, Arkansas)  
- W. F. DUDLEY (Paragould, Arkansas)  
- JIMMY POPE (Helena, Arkansas)  
- Mr. and Mrs. J. V. BLACK (Arkansas)  
- G. K. PURYEAR (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 PRENTISTS (Jacksonville, Florida)  
- FRED D. SCHAPPENBERGER (St. Petersburg, Florida)  
- CHESTER HIDSON (Americus, Georgia)  
- EDWARD (LEO) DUNN (Carterville, Georgia)  
- DAVID L. McBRIDE (Atlanta, Georgia)  
- RON B. LEWIS (Atlanta, Georgia)  
- HUGH ADAMSON (East Point, Georgia)  
- Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES FRAZIER (Atlanta, Georgia)  
- J. H. KIRKMAN (Atlanta, Georgia)  
- VERNON O. WEBB (Chamberlain, Georgia)  
- HOWARD ASKEW (Canton, Georgia)  
- G. NISBET (Decatur, Georgia)  
- ROBERT PROBERT (Atlanta, Georgia)  
- OPAL COOK (Atlanta, Georgia)  
- O. M. KERUS (Woodstock, Illinois)  
- ALLEN A. HURLEY (Glenview, Illinois)  
- IRVING S. ROSENFELD (Springfield, Illinois)  
- A. HOUSTON (Lake Bluff, Illinois)  
- ROBERT PIERCE (Elgin, Illinois)  
- ARTHUR C. STOLL (South Elgin, Illinois)  
- DONALD E. KOONS (Naperville, Illinois)  
- H. HIGGINS (Springfield, Illinois)  
- R. P. GILLHOUSE (Quincy, Illinois)  
- V. C. CALVERY (Villa Park, Illinois)  
- BETTY TEAFORD (Jacksonville, Illinois)  
- R. M. DILLON (Libertyville, Illinois)  
- JOHN ARRSTRONG (Deerfield, Illinois)  
- HILTON H. JOHNSON (Pekkin, Illinois)  
- BRYON I. COUNTRYMAN (Dixon, Illinois)  
- W. H. BORG (Des Plaines, Illinois)  
- PAUL McREYNOLDS (Normal, Illinois)  
- JAMES L. LANG (Woodstock, Illinois)  
- R. F. BERRY (Midlothian, Illinois)  
- TONY R. ENGLAND (Pana, Illinois)  
- Mrs. HARDIN H. PETTINGER (Morrison, Illinois)  
- BERT ABNEY (Libertyville, Illinois)  
- GLENN H. H. P. HANES (Batavia, Illinois)  
- CHARLES F. WHITSON (New Albany, Indiana)  
- LAWRENCE FINDLEY (Seymour, Indiana)  
- JOHN R. THORNBURY (Jasper, Indiana)  

Key Locations:  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Corinth, Mississippi  
- Birmingham, Alabama  
- Atlanta, Georgia  
- Little Rock, Arkansas  
- St. Petersburg, Florida  
- Huntsville, Alabama  
- Jacksonville, Illinois  
- Des Plaines, Illinois  
- Pekkin, Illinois  
- Seymour, Indiana  
- Jasper, Indiana  

Key Events:  
- Motel registration records from March 29, 1968, to April 3, 1968.  
- Reference to FBI file numbers (e.g., JN 157-9586, Jackson 157-9536).  
- Mention of document release under Executive Order 14176.  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Motels in various locations (e.g., Midlothian, Illinois; Pekkin, Illinois; etc.).

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