TD401 Plow. 3.11140 F RAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 11/30,63 ShoeDeft LEONARD ElllSEll1S!r feriesrlemsr Sheriff. She EntEnt S-Ttngs, S-r•2ngs, Arttel4e‘t Arttal4ect presently employedemployed as as AssistantAssistant Mataget.Mataget. •7f•7f ATt!tvryA7t!tvry Interprises, that ownown andand operateoperate severalseveral aztelssztels ftft h.::to:: SprIngisSprings!t advis-41 as follows:follows: Be was in Dallas, Texas during the svrstmner,/•er cfel 1963, attending a PGA gtlf tournsrcrttourhasert elth ZACK PARIS and • others. BeBe statedstated he he area AILS 4thr-rother fr!qr, fIcgtBcgt Springs, Arkansas,Arkansas, visitedvisited tarethe clubclub rtfr-f Pb, and becimv, acquainted withwith him.him. LaterLater thatthat ealJeP1_4 eventrg,Pwentrg, Rt.TYR72BY visit,dvisit'd" their roomroom to have several drinks. 1 ELLIS furtherfurthrr statedstated that PnlqPefq- c-entinvItIlycortivuelly discuses!discus' ld law ihYorcementOhYorcement workwork andand hiehie assiettn.*assiettne toto ic%:s:ic%:s: egifioersegIffoers on occasions duringduring practios.lypractios.ly t'the et*" ett:re :re .:ortverstitionc‘onverstition behe had with RUBY. ELLISELLIS IsIs ofof the epi:t!ar. tkatt)at FVBIFVBI wsswas extrefirilyextrvmnly interested inin policepolice workwork andand theythey ccinfll.re2e.me11,re2 hle!.hle toto bebe a fanatic in this regard. JtZ:IS elablwatedelahlwated considerably concerning air allege-- d *rtre*ttre he,he, Rtthi,RUNi, claimed bebe savedsaved thethe lites /lies tf Tit two two ball,?! ba1lvt P.:11:43 F,.12 "•6 Olficcers ClfirFrs on one occasion.occasion. -ELLIS-ELLIS was%as usableunable tz_t re-cs1;re-cal; tnt specific story asas told by RUBYRUBY conrert1ng conc'ertlng ha& Lae s‘i.11 ,* Itre polloepolite -ofiiorre. lives. ELLIS ELLIS waswas unableunable to1.; furelEbfurnish infiticiz ofcf a & apeciiicspeciiic nature, but gained thethe impress:cr. tt.*t ft:PIwAs SAS tteate type type.tbst Oat preferred toto alwaysalways re re presentpresent wherewhere lip lip t-11::rcseett tni::rceftt ollicersofficers were performingperforming their their dAlty. -duty. R1Bf* RIB/ did didr7., !!....^_t:.m%!!,-.^_t:.r,n any any vexesvases of specificspecific officersofficer& he hemight might ktie ktie btf-t 1,::wzc-c-caitredcaltttd with.with. RUTSEL TS was unable toto furnishfurnish thethe identitiesidentities ofof ct!:frct!:fr- individuals acquainted withwith RUBY. RUBY. ELLIS also also adfisedadvised that hP ..haaba$ xererxever -- cbservedobserved JACK JACK RUBY in in Not Springs andand belteves be RUBYRUBY F.8-!., sv..8.1- ,r.ned.51:d atat tnetne titime se he waswas at hishis roam ream in DalDallas, lab, that he.he, PP - 7:1-f.Lad Lad nrverncver been toto SotHot Springs,Springs, Arkansas.Arkansas. 11/28/63 Rot Hot Springs, Springs, Arkansas Arkansas LRLP 44-792 OnOra at by SA CLABURN T. T. WSITIlisfs WRITI/wfa Dot. dictateddielated 1/ I/3eif /3eif 33 TM.This document document ecettelae eentslas sender sender recommendallone recommendations moor moor ccesemetoee conemeices of of Ike tint F. F11.tt no ittUm is propertytbs, property el tbs elraz tbs peed FRI alba leI. loanedloaned toto roaryour agesuyiagency; It ft sad sad its Us tautest* sontssts sr* slitsr* to aft be to distributed be distributed estside outside velar sipossey. rear sseney. .11432 4•14.40) EDE•IAL.EDE•IAL BUREAUBUREAU OF INVESTIGA'INVESTIGV 1. • 1 Dote November 27, 1963 MEYER reAKITZ,drAFITZ, Apartment 21, 140 Albert Street, furniebd thethe foriovingfo]loving inrormationinrormation concerningconcerning JACKJACK RUBENSTEIN:RUBENSTEIN: PANITZ has been employed in the gambling profession most of his life. Be obtained gambling work when be moved to Dallas, Texas in 1944. PANITZPANITZ isis presently'omployedpresently ' employed as a box man in the casino at the Thunderbird Motel,Rotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. PANITZ met JACK RUBY in 1947. Be knew RUBY'S true name toto be be JACK JACK RUBENSTEIN. RUBENSTEIN. PANITZPANITZ consideredconsidered biliselfhimself's:a ----f- gvodgc.,od friend of RUBY's duringduring the time he knew him, which was from 1947 to the summer of 1958, when be left DallaDallas.s. RUBY was the type of person that wanted people to agree withwith himhim andand behe wouldwould 'getget intointo argument$3argumente3 with persons whowbo disagreed with him. RUBY was not a violent person, however.however. RUBYRUBY alwaysalways hadhad ideasideas aboutabout .discoveringAlecovering a nemnev entertainer. RUBYRUBY wouldwould promotepromote oror. backback somesome entertainer.entertainer. but never was successful, to PAN1TZ's knqwledge,knowledge,- of discovering a star. RUBY made aa goodgood livingliving operatingoperating tbetbe Wegaliez4cVegaVez4b Club inin Dallas.Dallas. BecauseBecause of this employment and business, be was acquainted with many people in Dallas. RUBY hired off-duty DallasDallas policemenpolicemen onon weekendsweekends asas bouncersbouncers at'bisatlas club. RUBY RUBY waswas acquaintedacquainted withwith aa goodgood manymany ofof thethe Dallas Police Officers and the Dallas police knew RUBY. , RUBY was an honest business man and bad a forward type of personality.personality. RUBYRUBY badbad aa bugbug forfor attendingattending public events, and behe was always trying to meet people. PANITZ has no knowledge as to the politics of RUBY. 3 PANITZ hashas notnot seenseen RUBYRUBY sincesince 19591959 inin MiamiNlamiSeach, Beach, Florida. PANITZ talked with RUBY about five or six months ago by phone while passing through Dallas, Texas. On 11/25/63 atat Las Vegas, Nevada LV 4448 /i2‘ by SA WAYNEWAYNE E.N. DRAKEDRAKE VHD:alfWHD:alf OwndictatoiDot. dictotod 11/26/6311/26/63 "Ale'This document contains contains 0111iIiNtf OOMMItt recommendation. recommendations nor conclusionsnor conclusions of the of the FBI.FBI It deto thethe propertyproperty al of t1. dot FBI endmid is loanedloaned to to your agency;agency; it It and and it• Its contents contents aro aro• not not to be to distributedbe dtstrtbuted outside outside your your . .040: pt... 0440) (C FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIt.QN 11) • Date December 41, 1963 • it Avenue Dallas. 1T1f advised that onon Sunday,Sunday, NovemberNovember 2*,2*, 1963, at approximate y 11:30 a.m. be, in company with three companions,companions, were in Athens, Texas, in connection with the openingopening of a motel in that city. POTTER and and his his group group were were entering entering the the OldOld SpanishSpanish TraceTrace dining room of of thisthis sol.elmotel whenwhen aa waitrvsswaitress dresseddressed inin aa redred toreador costume (presumably(presumably thethe hostess) informed informed his his group group that that OSWALD OSWALD badhad justjust been shot.shots , This girl informed informed POTTER POTTER that that she she used used to to workwork forfor JACKJACK RUBY,RUBY, and during the time she was working forfor RUPYRUBY she was living with a Detective of the Dallas PolicePolice Department Department whowho toldtold herher thatthat ROTROT waswas aa °shady°shady character." She also volunteered the information that RUBY bad at oneone time toldtold her, "YoueTou don't know bow many Communists there are in the United StatesStates," POTTER described this person as; Race White Sex Female Age Approximately 35 Build Slender, talltall Height Approximately S°7*5•7" or S*8*5'9" Complexion Dark Hair Dark, upsweptupswept POTTER thought thought it it was unssualunusual thatthat this personperson wouldwould volunteer information of this type, inasmuch as he and his three companions were couplet.complete strangers. • -17/3/C3 Dallas, Texas DL 44-1639 1111V File JANES KENNEDY at.d by Special Agents JAMES C. KENNEDY acd Date dictated 17/3/63 WILIMAIWNWILLAHATDFN GRIFFIS:bnm GRIFFIV:bnm ri›40mpum.114411)rp40mtflov.114411) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION J._ DeDeis. 12/2/63 The subscriber to telephone number Exbrook 76488 is the Moulin Rouge, DAVE RAPKIN, Owner, 4123 - Broadway, San Francisco. DAVE RAPKIN advised he has never met JACK RUBY, nor has he been inin contactcontact withwith himhim byby mailmail oror telephone.telephone. - Be saidsaid thatthat hishis wife,wife, DONNA,DONNA, mademade aa triptrip to Texas approxi- mately two yearsyears agoago toto spot talent for the Moulin Rouge, a San Francisco night club featuring strippers. RAPKIN saidsaid that the telephonetelephone inintis Its establishmentestablishment is accessible to many individuals in the evening hours.hours. SeBe . pointed out that in past years he has employed girlsgirls whowho worked thethe circuitcircuit throughthrough Texas,Texan, although none of them is presently appearing at the club. Be related that he has had occasional dealings withwith a booking agent named JACK COLE in Dallas and COLE's partner, PAPPY SHOALS (phonetic), who have offices located in the Interban Building on Jackson Street, Dallas. SF 44-494 11/29/630 Ban Francisco, California FnFfl.o'# DL 44-1639 by SpsciolSpecial ApingAponte 8 WILLIAMWILLIAM N. KIDWELL & GERARD JAME4)ateJAME4).t.dietet.d dictated 12/2/63 NORTON/eah LoseLose (0 rd ri:k4 02 p+... 1144 11) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA.iON 12/2/6312/2 /63 I v"otemete Mrs. DONNA RAPKIN, wife of DAVE RAPKIN, 412E Broadway, San Francisco, advised she visited Dallas, - Texas, in 1961 to look for entertainers and talent for her club. She said she was in the Theater Lounge, a Dallas night spot, with JACK COLE and was introduced on this occasion to JACK RUBY. She had not previously seen him nor has she seen or beard from him since that time. She stated that RUBY indicated he was in the process of opening a clubclub inin DallasDallas known known as the Carousel