</s>2009 Ivex. 5-22-64) FBI Date: 4/12/68 Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) Airtel (Priority) Via To: SAC, Memphis From: Director, FBI (44-38861) MURKIN As result of search of suspect Mustang located April 11, 1968, in Atlanta, certain items located which may furnish basis for productive leads. Photographs in color where pertinent have been made and are enclosed to pertinent offices. Photographs are described as follows: (black & white and color) 1. Cardboard (front and reverse bearing handwritten wording "Ginger Day & Anita Katzewinkl, 1535 Serrano, apt. 6, Oklahoma ... "Broulton." (?) 2. Two small bits of newspaper apparently from classified section advertising rooms for rent and apartment appearances apparently referring to the Los Angeles area. 3. Two S&H Green Stamps bearing printed data: "14LK" at the top of the stamp "&627" at bottom. 4. Two tickets stapled together, one red and one green that appear to be laundry or dry cleaning tickets. Printed data appears thereon - red ticket- "Printed in USA, dry pending "14" on top and "1451" on bottom on the green ticket "FLAG-TAGS" - Stry-Lenkoff Co. Louisville, Ky. FT. 35 Printed in U.S. A." Two photographs of all items enumerated above are enclosed in Memphis, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Birmingham. Two copies of item 4 above are enclosed for Louisville. Receiving offices afford appropriate investigative attention. Enclosures (8) 2 - Los Angeles (Enclosures 8) 2 - Atlanta (Enclosure 8) 2 - New York (enclosures 8) 2 - Indianapolis (Enclosed 8) 2 - Louisville (enclosure 9) 2-2) (Enclosure 2) (enclosure-2] APR 3 1963 Sent Via (enclosure-2). (enclosed-3) (Enclosed) 2) (envelope) (encluded) 2-2-1-1) APR3 1963 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains FBI communications from April 1968 detailing an investigation into a suspect vehicle (a Mustang) searched in Atlanta on April 11, 1968. Items recovered included cardboard with handwritten addresses, fragments of newspaper ads, S&H Green Stamps bearing numbers "14LK" and "&627," and laundry/dry cleaning tickets with printed codes. These items were sent to various FBI offices for analysis. Handwriting on the cardboard differed from known signatures (e.g., Eric S. Galt and "Lowneyer"). The red dry-cleaning ticket numbered "14" and "1451" was linked to Identification Incorporated in Chicago, while green tags were associated with Stry-Lenkoff Co. in Louisville. The FBI sought clarification on tag numbering systems and their potential connection to the suspect. A separate section details an investigation into Clyde Courtney, arrested in Jacksonville for vagrancy, including his movements, employment history, and residence in Louisville and Georgia.  

The text contains two distinct FBI-related documents. The first is a 1966 message from Atlanta to Louisville and Memphis regarding Clyde Courtney's stay at a motel in Cordslee, Georgia, checked on April 14, 1966. It notes that C.M. Massey of Vienna, Georgia, confirmed Courtney was with him on April 14, 1966. The second document is a 1968 memorandum from Louisville SAC (Douglas I. Roderick) detailing an investigation into Eric Starvo Galt and efforts to identify laundry marks from clothing at crime scenes in Kentucky counties. It references checks of auto registrations, voter records, school census data, credit reports, and chattel mortgages. Both documents reference declassification under Executive Order 14176.  

Key People  
- Eric S. Galt (suspect linked to handwriting analysis)  
- Lowneyer (signature on rifle bill of sale)  
- Rita S. Berman (vice president-treasurer of Stry-Lenkoff Co.)  
- Sharon Elliott (Stry-Lenkoff employee)  
- Clyde Courtney (arrested in Jacksonville, described as suspect with possible connection to artist sketches)  
- C.M. Massey (confirmed Courtney's presence in Cordslee, Georgia)  
- Douglas I. Roderick (Louisville SAC overseeing 1968 investigation)  

Key Locations  
- Atlanta, Georgia  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Louisville, Kentucky  
- Jacksonville, Florida  
- Cordslee, Georgia  
- Vienna, Georgia  
- Kentucky counties (Fayette, Clare, Powell, Wolfe, Bath, Montgomery)  

Key Events  
- Search of a Mustang in Atlanta on April 11, 1968.  
- Recovery and analysis of S&H Green Stamps, dry-cleaning tickets, and newspaper fragments.  
- Investigation into tag numbering systems for potential suspect identification.  
- Arrest of Clyde Courtney in Jacksonville for vagrancy; verification of his movements and employment history.  
- FBI investigation into Clyde Courtney's stay at a motel in Cordslee, Georgia, on April 14, 1966.  
- FBI efforts to identify laundry marks and locate Eric Starvo Galt in 1968.  
- Checks of public and private records for criminal and financial data.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Stry-Lenkoff Co. (dry-cleaning tag manufacturer)  
- Identification Incorporated (red tag manufacturer)  
- Sperry and Hutchinson Co. (S&H Green Stamp headquarters)  
- U.S. Savings Bonds program  
- Local county record offices (e.g., voter registration, school census)

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