</s>AL 44-193 CALIFORNIA (Con't) LaMeesa Automatic Laundry Mar-Dean Laundray 8367 Lemon Avenue 8605 Glenoaks Lamesa, California Sun Valley, California Serial #3/8160 Serial #33/365 Lee's Laundries and Cleaners M.B.L ., Inc. 1152 East Rosecranes 1060 O'Brien Drive Newell, California 1060 S.O.R. Drive Newell/S.A.R ., #33281 Serial #31/301 Shipping from factory 5/9/60. Lido Cleaners 1782 Newport Blvd. Melcraft Corporation Costa Mesa, California 825 North Labrea Costa MESA, Los Angeles, California Laundry and Dry Cleaning Equip- Los Angeles. men's Company Llk/M.M.S. Street Melcraft Corporation San Francisco, California 85 North Labrae Los Angeles California Serial #30251 Serial #23239 Serial #32/301 John P. Lynch Company 3/401 16th Street Los Angeles: California Serial #33031 Menlo Oak Ranch 3/301 6th Street Serial #13/33031 Menlo Park, California Madera Cleaners and Laundiry 58 Oak Ranch Serial#33/3010 Serial #32785 321 South C Street Serial #34/318 Merion Laundrys MaderA, California Merion Landry Sacramento, California Magic Cleaners And Laundery Miguel H.Saveda Sacramenta, California Serial #31301 Serial #31401 Serial #31101 Mar-Den LaundRY Modern Way Laundrey 1024 North Lake Street Los Angeles 25th Street Los Angeles . California Burbank, California Serial #31066 Serial #33419 Midway Laundrry 3460 Midway Drive San Diego, California<loc_548><loc_821><loc_778><loc_821><loc_778><loc_548><loc_836>Serial #33739 -8- <loc_550><loc_861><loc_550><loc_876><loc_518><loc_876>2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O ., 14176

Summary  
The documents detail records of commercial laundries, cleaners, and textile-related businesses across multiple U.S. states, including California, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming, and others. Entries include business names, addresses, serial numbers (SNs or SR/SSN), equipment models, and operational notes. A Bureau teletype from April 9, 1968, references an investigation into abandoned garments containing tapes, instructing laundries to identify such items and submit tape samples to FBI laboratories for analysis. The Textile Marking Machine Company is noted as a manufacturer of machines capable of producing the tapes, with sales representatives assigned to specific regions for coordination. Some entries reference equipment transitions (e.g., from "Thermo-seal System" to "Poly-Mark Company") and notes on machine status (e.g., in use, discontinued, or locations unknown).  

Key People  
- Dick Briston (sales representative covering Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Southern Mississippi)  
- Joe Combs (sales representative covering Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky)  
- Fred Weber (sales representative covering New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont)  
- Jack Cody (contact for Michigan, Indiana, Ohio)  
- Pete Wukovich (contact for Illinois, Eastern Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin)  
- Al Davis (contact for North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Northern Mississippi, Western Tennessee, Western Kentucky)  
- Fred Rappak (contact for California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, Washington)  
- Dick Briston, Joe Combs, Fred Weber, Jack Cody, Pete Wukovich, Al Davis, and Fred Rappak are associated with the Textile Marking Machine Company’s sales efforts.  

Key Locations  
- California (Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Burbank)  
- Hawaii (Konoquil)  
- Idaho (Kellogg, Pocatello)  
- Illinois (Chicago, Aurora, Peoria)  
- Indiana (South Bend, Terre Haute, Indianapolis)  
- Iowa (Davenport, Keokuk, Waterloo)  
- Kansas (Kansas City, Junction City)  
- Louisiana (New Orleans, Kenner)  
- Maine (Augusta, Portland)  
- Massachusetts (West Yarmouth, Andover, Fall River, Springfield, Worcester, Cambridge, Methuen)  
- Michigan (Flint, Detroit, Lansing, Mt. Pleasant, Kalamazoo, Ann Arbor)  
- Missouri (Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Columbia)  
- New Hampshire (Manchester)  
- New Jersey (Woodcrest, Ridgewood, Clifton, Bergenfield, Maywood, Jersey City, Newark)  
- New York (Brooklyn, Buffalo, Rochester, Long Island, Bronx, Queens, Poughkeepsie)  
- Ohio (Columbus, Cleveland, Akron, Dayton, Norwood)  
- Oklahoma (Clinton, Tulsa, Stillwater)  
- Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Chambersburg, Pittsburgh, Media, Norristown, Yankton, Athens)  
- Rhode Island (Providence, Warwick, Pawtucket)  
- South Dakota (Yankton)  
- Texas (Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio)  
- Vermont (Burlington)  
- Virginia (Richmond, Roanoke, Lynchburg)  
- Wyoming (Casper)  

Key Events  
- Bureau teletype (April 9, 1968) instructing laundries to identify tapes on abandoned garments and submit samples to FBI laboratories for analysis.  
- Notes indicating some machines are no longer in use or their locations are unknown.  
- References to equipment transitions (e.g., "Thermo-seal System" to "Poly-Mark Company").  
- Assignment of sales representatives to specific regions for coordination with textile marking machine operations.  

Key Organizations  
- Textile Marking Machine Company (manufacturer of machines capable of producing tapes; sales representatives assigned to regional areas).  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (involved in coordinating with laundries and submitting tape samples for analysis).  
- Laundry businesses such as LaMeesa Automatic Laundry, Merion Laundrys, Magic Cleaners And Laundery, Sharrons Cleaners, Superdry Laundry, Shea Dry Cleaners, Imperial Cleaners, Mar-Ray Cleaners, Superior Laundry, Sanitary Golden West Laundy, and others.

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