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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1957

Page

8

Blockade ends in Manhattan Beach as police hunt killer

San Diego police questioned a suspect after a nightlong house to house search in Manhattan Beach. A renewed search followed reports a man matching the killer's description visited a home seeking water. Police linked the slayings of J D Cantrell, 27, Barbara Lemmons, 23, and Dorothy Gibson, 23, to a possible New Mexico connection and a single suspect across multiple crimes.

Marshall North Carolina San Diego Manhattan Beach Harry E. Wilson Carlsbad N. M J.D. Cantrell Barbara Lemmons Dorothy Gibson el Segundo Assi L. Wood New Mexico Los Angeles County Sheriff, Crime Laboratory

New Mexico Highway Killings Linked to Slayings of Two Women

Authorities connected the Cantrell homicide on a highway near Hobbs to the later discovery of two women killed on an isolated oil-field road. Cantrell, a gasoline truck driver, was shot multiple times after stopping to assist the women whose car had a flat tire. The victims, Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Lemmons, were found with signs of a struggle, purses intact, and no robbery motive evident. A man named Hoyt Lynch was identified as a potential associate of the women, with questions to follow.

Zurich Switzerland Curtis Philips Phillips Douglas Mortuary Chapel E. Imperial Hwy el Sergundo Greater Los Angels Cantrell New Mexico Floyd Smith Blankenship Lumber Co Midland Tex Frome Ferguson-Steere Trucking Co Seagraves Bi! Wilson Hobbs McAdoo

Swiss Exports to U S Rise 1.8 Percent in 1957

Exports to the United States, Switzerland's largest customer, increased 1.8 percent from 1956, totaling 34,483,255 dollars for the period.

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U S Women Lawyers Elect New National President

American Bar Association events start as L H American women lawyers install their new president Grace B. Doering of Cleveland Ohio twelve hours before the men begin their meeting Neva B. Talley of Little Rock Ark passes leadership to Doering for the National Association of Women Lawyers in London news report.

London American Bar Assn Grace B. Doering Cleveland Ohio Neva B. Talley Little Rock Ark W National Assn

Doan's Pills Relief For Bladder Discomfort

Vague claims of bladder irritation and backache lead to Doan's Pills as a fast relief option. The ad touts three effects: soothing bladder irritation, quick pain relief, and diuretic action to boost kidney output. It urges readers to buy the economy size.

Dean Jonn Doan

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