</s>BH 44-1740 JERRY CRANE, Cornell Standard Service Station, Gardendale, Alabama. J. F. CARY, Cary's Motel, Gardendale. Mr. J. MRS. LOYD NEWBY, Newby's Pure Oil Station, Gardendale. JIMMY JONES, Manager, Amoco Service Station. Gardende. Mrs. MARY MC ANNALLY, Mac's Shell Service Station , Route 1, Warrior. CURTIS ROUSE, Buzz Oil Company, U. S. 31, Garden City, Alabama, WORTH DUCKETT, Garden City Shell Service Station, Garden City. Mrs. NINA HESTER, Blue and Gray Hotel, Hanceville. Gardencale, ULESS 2, SHAW, Owner, Motel Apartments, Box 234, Hanceville, Mrs. MAX MEYER, Palamino Motel and Restaurant, Culman. Mrs. MAX MEYERS, Palmino Motels, and Restaurants, On 4/10/68, contacts, as described above, were made on Highway 20, from Decatur, west to the intersection of Highways 20 and 30, from Tuscumbia, Alabama with negative results. The following individuals were contacted: RAY WALRAVEN, Manager and Rev. GRADY GERSON, Attendant, Lakeview Standard Service station, Decatur. GORDON POSEY, Posey's Texaco Station, Route 2, Hillsboro, Alabama Mrs. MILDRED JOHNSON, Imperial Service Stations, Route 2, Hillsboro. WALLACE FULLER, Fuller Oil Company , Route 1, Courtland, Alabama - 3 - 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail investigative efforts by federal agents between April 8-12, 1968, focusing on individuals and establishments in Alabama. Contacts were made at gas stations, motels, hotels, and service stations along highways such as U.S. Highway 31, Highway 20, and Interstate 65. Agents sought information about an unidentified individual (referred to as "Unsub") through interviews with staff and reviews of rental records, divorce filings, and business logs. No direct connections to Martin Luther King Jr. or the assassination investigation are mentioned in these records.  

Key People:  
- ERIC STARVO GALT, HARVEY LOWEVER, JOHN WILLARD (names checked for divorce/marriage records)  
- SA MARION B. HUMMEL, SA DONALD R. SORENSEN, SA EUGENE J. LANDOLFI (agents involved in record reviews)  
- TOMMY STEWART, MAX STEWARD, J.A. McEVER, JIMMY SUE CHANDLER (individuals contacted regarding potential connections to Unsub)  

Key Locations:  
- Decatur, Gardendale, Hartselle, Tuscumbia, Courtland, and other Alabama cities along U.S. Highways 31, 20, and Interstate 65  
- Establishments including Shell Service Stations, Texaco Stations, Motels (e.g., Holiday Inn, Travel Lodge), and rental companies like National Car Rentals  

Key Events:  
- Review of divorce/marriage records in Madison, Marshall, Jackson, and Blount Counties, Alabama (1947–1968)  
- Examination of rental records for individuals using names linked to Unsub  
- Displaying an artist’s conception of Unsub to contacts at gas stations, motels, and restaurants with no identifying information obtained  

Key Organizations:  
- Circuit Court registries in Alabama counties (Madison, Marshall, Jackson, Blount)  
- National Car Rentals, Parker Towing Co., Findlay Towing Co., and other transportation/rental services  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Birmingham field office  

Note: The documents do not mention Martin Luther King Jr. or the assassination investigation directly. They focus on unrelated investigative activities in Alabama during April 1968.

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