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Further contact was had by Agents with Jim Foleas and through hin with Pete Stathakos, et which time Pete advised that he had received tele- — phone calls from Ft. Smith, drkanaas, from a lady named kre. George Antonio, who resides at Kot Springs, but waa visiting during June in Ft. Smith. Pete stated that thease calls were made frome reilwey station and were in connes- tion with the purchase of linen which he had previously referred to. , Accompanied by these two persons Agente interviewed Mra. George Antonio at 120 Fern Street, Hot Springs. This woman advised that while she — waa vieiting in Ft. Smith she bad placed two or three telephone calla to the number of the Mayflower Grill in Eot Springs. These calls were in connection with the buying of certain linen for the daughter of John Karrant, who was to be married. The reason for making ea call at a pay station was that Mra, Karrant did not wish her husband to know she was apending money for linen. krs. Antonio stated thet ehe attempted to locate a telephone booth from which ske could place a ¢all on one occasion, but was unable to do so, Subsequently a booth was found in a railway station at Ft. Smith, and calle were placed on at least two different occasions, She was accompanied by Mary Karrant, daughter of John Karrant, who also talked to Fete. She stated that she does not know the name of the station from which she celled, but that it was near the center of town about a block from Garrison Avenue, It was evident to Agente that bre. Antonio had no inforzation concerning the matter in question. At Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Agents determined thet the telephone 8900 is e pey station located in the Union Station where trains of the Kenses City Southern ané Frisco Railroads operate. It is noted that the Missouri Pacific station is located at some distance fran this point and contains one psy etation, the number of which is 8905. There are two boothea in he Union Station, one of which has number 8900 and the other 8908. A search of the toll calls in the office of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company at Ft. Smith failed to show any calls from either of the w? booths in the Union Station to Hot Springs, with the exception of the call previously noted on June 16th. Eowever, Agents were advised by the manager, Mr. Alexander, that hie records subsequent to June 22nd are presently at the Accounting Office in Littie Rock, and Will not be returned to Fhe Smith wntil about August loth. Interview wee had with Mary Karrant, who resides with her father at 4904 Waldron Road, about 23 miles from Ft. Smith and she corroborated the statement made by ire. Antonio. She advised that the first call pleced from the reilway station was, to the best of her recollection, about June 18th, and thet one aubsequent call was made sometime later. Neither Miss FKarrant nor Kre. Antonio could definitely stete chich booth was used for -lle-' Pe re me me ee egeene e i ee ee er ne ae =