</s>FBI SAN FRANCISCO 7-11-45 11-46 AM RACESACE ADD - OLIVER BRIDLEY OWEN, WAS, WAS, VICTIM, WSTA. USA, SAN FRANISCO VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN INSTANT CASE BUT CONTENTS FACTS FURNISHED NOT SUFFICIENT IN DETAIL TO GIVE HIM A COMPLETE PICTURE OF JUDICIAL STEPS TAKEN. IN CASE OF APPEAL TO CIRCUIT COURT, TILL PROCEEDINGS AMOUNT TO A RETRIAL WITH RECONSIDERATION OF ALL EVIT- DENCE OR WILL IT BE MERELY A REVIEW OF SENTENCE OF MUNICIPAL COURT. WANTS CERTIFIED COPY OF JUDGEMENT IN MUNINCIPAL COURT AND COPY OF APPEALL MADE ON FEBRUARY TWENTIETH TO CIRCUT COURT, OREGON. HANDLE. PIEPER CORRECTION - FIRST WORD LINE 5 SHOULD BE WILL A AND H SHOULD SECOND LINE READ SAC PORTLAND URGENT RIGHT OK FEI PD AR 31/1/3d 29 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U.S. U.S ., U. S. UFPAYMENT OF JUSTICE JUL 11 1945 Sectilat PORTI. JULI FILLO OFFICE Seriez: Indexed: Fibod. nell. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

OLIVER BRIDLEY OWEN, alias OLIVER JERRY OWEN, REV. JERRY OWEN, HARRY ROBERTS:

* Registered with Local Draft Board No. 95 in San Francisco on October 16, 1940.
* Claimed ordained as a minister by the San Francisco Gospel Center and later by the Bible Broadcasting Association of Portland.
* Classified 4-D by Local Board #95 at San Francisco, California, on January 12, 1943, due to being a minister of religion.
* Ordination credentials issued by Dr. M. HURRIEK, president of the Bible Broadcasting Company, but expired in 1943.
* Licensed to preach by the Church of the Open Bible and conducted meetings in various locations, including Washington, Denver, Colorado, and Des Moines, Iowa.
* License to preach revoked due to immoral conduct.

SELECTIVE SERVICE CLASSIFICATION:

* Classified A-D by Local Board #95 at San Francisco, California, on January 12, 1943.

RACKETEERING ALLEGATIONS:

* Stated connected with a racketeer in Fort Worth, Texas.
* Attempted to contact this racketeer but unable to recall his name.

WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC ACT INVESTIGATION:

* Victim (BEVERLY ADAM MORGAN) denied any immoral relationship with the subject.
* Victim advised that she had returned to Des Moines, Iowa, and was staying with her mother.
* Assistant U.S. Attorney VICTOR E. HARR declined prosecution of the subject under the White Slave Traffic Act.

UNDISPOSED LEADS:

* San Francisco Field Division to review subject's religious connections and present them to Assistant U.S. Attorney JOSEPH KARISH relative to prosecution under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940.
* Subject's whereabouts currently unknown, but believed to be living in care of the Rice Hotel or General Delivery in Houston, Texas.

CASE STATUS:

* Referred to the U.S. attorney for violation of the Selective Service Act, but no further action was taken.

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