</s>PG 44-578 WLCmt1 (19) 1961 or 1962 white Chevrolet Impala bearing Louisiana license, number unknown, purchased gas and tire in the area around the town, and the location of Bartow, using Gulf Credit Card in the name of S. G. STEINER, address not PILVER's Gulf Station, One of the men who was wearing cowboy hat and cowboy boots of the area was from Oklahoma and had just arrived in He stated that he was from OKLAHOMA and just arrived In the area to work with a core drilling outfit. the purchase, and there are no drillers in the area after this credit had been cancelled about one week prior to April 22, 1968. May 2, 1968, PLAYER read in a newspaper, that JAMES EARL DAY had an associate from New Orleans, La. named STREET, and then he was a member of the New Orleans Police Department, caused him to conclude that HAMMONS may have been RAY. He could not recall descriptions from the man with HAMMons, said he was white male with the Chevrolet on other than he was also a white male who was the number as purchase slip, but no longer record of the number is the slip has been forwarded to Gulf Oil Company Headquarters that the card had been canceled came from Gulf Headquarters that the Card had been Cancelled came from GULF Headquarters in Houston, Texas. The following investigation was conducted by SA RAY J. COLINI On May 8, 1966, Mrs. LOVEY GEYER, 1306 Third Avenue, New Kensington, Pa ., phone 337 427, Anegro, advised that a man ressembling JAMES EARLY RAY lived in New Kentington, PA, and was a man responsible for the number, 1967. She said that he had a headscar on his forehead and his ears stuck out and his nose was shaped like subjects' said that she asked him why he, a white man, lived with the New KentINGTON, PA. She said she asked that he knew that he, was that this man had black hair. She Said that he worked for a garbage collection firm but it was not New KensINGTON and that she was unable to identify the firm. The man gave the name JIM DAVIS. 1. 38 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains fragmented investigative records from multiple law enforcement agencies focusing on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., primarily identifying James Earl Ray as a suspect. Investigations span May 1968 and include witness interviews, vehicle registration checks, fingerprint comparisons, and inquiries into laundries and credit card usage. A white male described as 5'10" to 5'11", muscular, with dark hair and a southern accent is linked to Oklahoma, Florida, and Pennsylvania. A Chevrolet Impala with Louisiana license plates and a Gulf Credit Card tied to S.G. STEINER are noted. Fingerprint comparisons reveal missing records for certain prints in West Virginia. Separate investigations between April 9–17, 1968, examine red cloth laundry tags ("O2B-6," "D2B-6") across West Virginia and Pennsylvania, with no establishments confirming use of thermo-seal marking machines or specified tags. Laundries in Fairmont, Clarksburg, Pittsburgh, and other locations report not using the equipment, while some employ alternative identification methods like lot numbers. Dance studios in Pennsylvania and West Virginia are checked for records related to Eric Starvo Galt, with no connections found.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (suspect)  
- S.G. STEINER (linked to Gulf Credit Card)  
- SA Eugene C. Jones (FBI agent)  
- SA Ray V. Shoemaker, Albert KLEBER, JR., John B. Woodruff, R. Stephen Thompson, Frank H. Geiernmann, William T. Dougherty, Myron H. Tretrer, Richard A. Jones, James V. Kinnan, Dean M. Henson, Joseph A. Smith, JR., J. Edward Madvay, George A. Patterson, Thomas F. Burgone, Thomas A. Hughes, Kent C. Dixon, Gerry Brandi (Brandi Cleaners and Dyers)  
- Eric Starvo Galt (subject of investigation; no records found)  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tenn. (assassination site)  
- New Kensington, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Charleston, W.Va.; Point Marion, Pa.; Martinsburg, W.Va.; Erie, Pa.; Toledo, Ohio  
- Huntington, W.Va.; Wheeling, W.Va.; Charleston, W.Va.; Uniontown, Pa.; Erie County, Pa.; New Castle, Pa.; Greenbrier, W.Va.; Corapolis, Pa.; Parkersburg, W.Va. (covering multiple counties)  
- Fairmont, West Virginia; Clarksburg, West Virginia; Elkins, West Virginia; Grove City, Pennsylvania; New Castle, Pennsylvania  

Key Events  
- Interviews with witnesses describing a suspect matching James Earl Ray’s physical traits.  
- Investigation into a white Chevrolet Impala with Louisiana license plates and Gulf Credit Card usage linked to S.G. STEINER.  
- Fingerprint comparisons and inquiries into latent prints from April 1968, noting missing records in West Virginia.  
- Examination of red cloth laundry tags ("O2B-6," "D2B-6") across multiple states; no establishments confirm use of thermo-seal marking machines or specified tags.  
- Checks at laundries and dry cleaners for thermo-seal machine usage, with some using alternative identification methods like lot numbers or ink markings.  
- April 10–15, 1968: Investigations into laundries and dance studios for Eric Starvo Galt’s records; no connections found.  
- April 24, 1968: Follow-up on thermo-seal machine usage, confirming absence of yellow tapes or code "20R-3."  

Key Organizations  
- FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)  
- Pennsylvania State Police  
- U.S. Secret Service  
- Local police departments (e.g., Point Marion, Pa.; Charleston, W.Va.)  
- Veterans Administration Center, Martinsburg, W.Va.  
- Benson Equipment Corporation (sold thermo-marking machines)  
- Textile Marking Machine Company (Syracuse, N.Y.)  
- Brandi Cleaners and Dyers (Oakland, Pa.)  
- Continental Dance Studios (Pittsburgh)  
- Romero School of Dancing (Greensburg, Pennsylvania)  
- Wagner Dance Studios (Blairsville, Pennsylvania)

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