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Chicago, to Hot Springs Number 2005,0n April £4, 1935, 1% was ascertained that thie number is listed for Barry He¥Eoopes, 726 Park Avenue, Hot Sprinss. Agente were informed by Mr. Warren of the Telephone Company that Eoopes is a local man, ané usually hangs around Logen's Pressing Shop and thet he ia reported to be associated with racketeerse Mr. Warren ad- vised that bie understanding ia thet one of Hoopes’ deuzhters married a notorious character in Chicago known as\FopeyeXPumphrey”. An exemina- tion of the Longe Distance telephone cella from this phone showed the follovw- ing: april £4 - Mamcoth Springs, ark. No. 85, Mamndth Springs, Motor Comrany. April 24 = Thayer, Missouri, Kumber 165, Percy Pumphrey (Hifer reeiderce). april 27 = Lammoth Springs, Arkenees. Ford Motor Company. April 29 ~ Salex (probably Missouri.) Horace Northcutt. Bay 5 = Collect call from Thayer, Missouri, number 165. Ida. Lay & = Collect call from Thayer Lissourl, number 165 + Pumphrey. Lay 11 - Collect cell from Thayer, Ko. re. Eoopes. May 1? - Thayer lio. Number 167 ~ Miss Eoopes, Ingle Hotel. Ray 25 - Collect from Thayer, Mo. Number 165. Ida Hoopes, way 29 = Collect from Thayer, ho. Number 165. Ida. June S — Collect from Thayer, Ko. No. 165. Tate June 10 ~ Collect from Thayer, Wo. No. 165. Idae June 16 = Collect call from Thayer, Mo. No. 165. Ida. (Thies cell pleced at 12:15 P.L.} It was also deterzined that three telegrams were charged to this phone, and copies of these telegrams obtained from the Western Union Tele- greph Company there are as follows: *Fone £095 bot Springs Ark Lay 29 1953 Sennieliwieber, Pelace Hotel, 132 Weat 45 St. New York NY WIRE FIFTY TO MOTEER TODY MOTHER 8 os