</s>OC 44-686 At El Reno, Oklahoma Crystal Laundry and Cleaners. Of the above, the Superior Laundromat and Cleaners was the only laundry utilizing a Thermo-seal marking machine. The only laundry returned this laundry mark 028-6 was not a laundry mark of this firm. The following investigation was conducted on 4/11/68, in connection with ERIC STARVO GALT. A review of the telephone and city directories for El Reno. Yukon Union City and Oklahoma, failed to reflect the name ERIC STARVO GALFT. Oklahoma, the following financial institutions were contacted with negative results regarding GALT: At Yukon, Oklahoma Yukon National Bank, FLOYD MAYNARD, Teller; First National Bank of Yukon , JUDY SMITH, Teller. At El Reno, Oklahoma Citizens National Bank; First National Banks; El Reno Federal Savings and Loan Association; Investors Savings and Loan Association. At Union City, Oklahoma Bank of Union. - 2 - 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigations conducted between April 10-23, 1968, in Oklahoma to locate individuals associated with Eric Starvo Galt, also known as Harvey Lowery or John Willard. Agents reviewed financial institutions, credit bureaus, dance studios, and local officials across multiple cities, including Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Sapulpa, Guthrie, Stroud, Chandler, Bristow, and Depew. All inquiries yielded negative results, with no records or individuals matching the names provided. The investigations included checks at banks in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Sapulpa, interviews with dance studio instructors, and credit bureau/criminal record reviews. Administrative notes referenced U.S. Savings Bonds campaigns and Thermo Seal marking machine codes used in laundries, such as "20R-3" and "D28-6." No direct connection to Martin Luther King Jr. or the assassination investigation is present in this text.  

Key People  
- Eric Starvo Galt (subject of investigation)  
- Harvey Lowery, John Willard (names referenced in inquiries)  
- SA Delmer R. Exon, SA Dale H. Williams, SA David J. Lang, SA Robert E. Bonner, SA Robert T. Robison, SA William W. Willey III (investigators)  
- Local officials, bank executives, dance studio owners, and laundromat managers (e.g., Everett Taylor Dance-Time Studios, Kotsches School of Ballroom Dancing)  

Key Locations  
- Tulsa, Oklahoma  
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  
- Sapulpa, Oklahoma  
- Guthrie, Oklahoma  
- Stroud, Oklahoma  
- Chandler, Oklahoma  
- Bristow, Oklahoma  
- Depew, Oklahoma  
- Specific institutions: National Bank of Commerce, First National Bank, Peoples State Bank, First State Bank, Reding Cleaners, Superior Laundry  

Key Events  
- Financial institution checks for Eric Starvo Galt (April 10-11, 1968)  
- Interviews with dance studio instructors and local officials (April 15-17, 1968)  
- Credit bureau and criminal record checks (April 10-23, 1968)  
- Administrative tasks related to U.S. Savings Bonds campaigns  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Oklahoma City Police Department  
- Local credit bureaus and banks  
- Dance studios in Oklahoma (e.g., Everett Taylor Dance-Time Studios, Kotsches School of Ballroom Dancing)  
- Laundries such as Reding Cleaners, Superior Laundry

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44-oc-686-a_sec_001_ser_1-part_2_of_3.pdf

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