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. at the Southwestern telephone “Company, Pama, vexas. “ pocretazy" of E. Hooks, Manager, advised Azent that telephone 19577 has the nem of A. f. Babione, o17 x. Browning, Pempa, since October 22, 1952; . that “the records dp not indicate any long distance calle during June, 1+33; that. the bill bas been paid in full and telephone disconnected Jane & LOSS 6 : sn ed rn Sherman White, County Attoraey, Pampa, stated thet he aligntiy tl o A. .. Babions; that his wife was better acqueinted with them inasmoch a6 Mree 8 4. FY, Babione appeared to be an active worker for the Methodist Church et Pampa, ~ Me =e ‘“fexas, of which church Babione and ‘his wife were members, Mr, White telephoned 2°. a to his wife in the presence of agent, and she advised that she sever peard eayone eae “speak unkindly of Mr. Babione and his wife; that Babione wes out of employment. gince April, 1933, with no prospects at Pampa, and he - ‘end his family moved to © Bebb city, Miesouri, where they ware going ta Live with wise Bebione's mother. cate” ages taht Me PMS tesa ay “E57 Te eee Agent ascertained frm i, ‘Carson Loftus, whose nem alresty appear i this report, that G. B. Crea, 920 Fast Francis Street, Pampe, and @: of the firm of Crea & Hoover Drilling Company, thet he and his wife left Pane | “a few Gaya ago to visit his ‘mother Mre, Martha Crea at Woodsfield, Obio,-anc the “they would be gome for a month. Also that L. Boovery the ovber partner. of the firm ' was at Houston, Texas, oe. 28, tes mary, ‘ . a Peat 4 Th mere aa me at a By telephone Ace nt communicated with Mrs, Boover, ‘nis x. yreneis "street, who stated that ahe was well acquainted with 4. UW. Babione and family,’ -- Agent interviewed her at hor home, She stated that abe often heard ‘bar .busband ‘.§ir. Hoower and his partner Mr. Crea state that Babione was @ good apber and is- © -Austrious worker; that Babione first was employed by the firm of Cres x Hoover - - Drilling Cempany at Holdenville, Okl«homa in 1926 and 1927; that for the past =: “five years Babione hes been im their employ at Pampa. . Bhe stated that bis salary -. Was $9,00 per day, and he was one of the men who had steady employment equtil «:-%-: S07 April (1935, when the firm was forced to cease operations pemiing better eonditions 3 orl dn the ell fields of Texas... She further advised agent-thet Bablene since. April =. 7 ‘298s has bem out of employment end hard pressed finanéielly; that . he told aor om ber bmsband that he would go back to his wife's mother, @ Mrs, ‘Farmer,- ae da little ‘place at Webd City, “Bissouri, and remain ‘there entil ‘conditions 1 better, ‘unless he received sons Kind of employment in the meantime.‘ E 7 4o Mrs. Hoover, about three weeks ago Babione cams to her husband end borrowed *- “rag _ gig 08 “stating, that he decided to move to Bebb City, Missouri; that her basbaié = “| gave him the money, and Babione,‘ his wife Mary, boy 14 years old pamed Berbert end =. ec. .@ girl. 10 yours old named Frances, departed from Pampe in Badione's Boick Sedan, =)" 4 ae ae & Falher = ft adil PEE wire: 2. # RMie Pie jo ettenpt has boon’ made tw ‘this agent to interview arthur Swanson, " Panpa, ‘fexas, “Felative to the alleged telephone call placed at Joplin, migoearte at 8:27 Pol,, June 17, 1933, fram telephone No, 1169, which is the Cottage Im, to telephone 625%, the latter in the name of Arthur Swanson, Pampa, Texas, . If the Keasas City Office deems it advisable to interview Mr, Swanson, ‘ghis 3 ow be Ares appropriate attention by the Dalles Office. Sas, cae _ ee sat ‘According to Sgt. Routh, amerillo, he discreetly ascertained ‘that “Shere is no ; ‘indi cation that arthur Swanson or A. W. Babione were, ever arrested at) Pampa, Tome or in trouble of any kind at thet places Te . stone eet 4 >