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Newspaper

Independent Long Beach

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1952

Page

10

Pastor All Set for New Convention and Face

E M Edwards a 74 year old Baptist minister from Dallas will embark on a new convention trek as a traveling face changer. For 18 years he has hopped conventions, adopting Lincoln and Arthur style facial hair to resemble national figures. He travels by Greyhound to conferences, chasing pension rights advocacy and easing aged, blind, and crippled through aid programs.

E. M. Edwards E. M I. M Greyhound Bus Co Miami Edwards Abraham Lincoln Baptist Convention Lincoln Dallas Chester A. Arthur United States Arthur EB. M Uncle Sam Ocean Blvd Mr. Texas Sam Houston Greyhound San Francisco Santa Barbara Buffalo Bill

Grand Jury to Probe Second Police Brutality Case

Los Angeles County Grand Jury said it would investigate the Christmastime beating case of Elmer Lloyd Kelley, 21, who died March 13, 1951, at Letterman Hospital after a Wilshire station incident. Subpoenas target seven officers, a physician who autopsied, an Army physician, the victim’s father, and two companions.

Los Angeles Los Angeles County Grand Jury Elmer Lloyd Kelley Letterman Hospital San Francisco Wilshire Grand Army Kelley Camp Roberts

Optometric Group Dinner to Honor Leatart Speaker

Optometric group will hear Dr Leatart D LeRoy Leatart former president of the Long Beach Optometric Association as principal speaker at the dinner meeting next Tuesday night at Officers Town Club. Dr Sutter E Kunkel president says Dr E E B Churchill, one of the oldest members, will be honored. Dr Louis Jaques of Los Angeles will also address the meeting.

Or. D. LeRoy Leatart Long Beach Optometric Axsn Officers Town Club Sutter E. Kunkel E. E B. Churchill Louis Jaques Los Angeles

Wife IH in Hospital Here and Missing Husband Merrill Sought

Relatives reported Myrtle Merrill is in Community Hospital and John Edward Merrill, owner of the fishing vessel The Join, is missing near Alamitos Bay. Officials say he was expected to go to the hospital directly but is not located as search continues.

John Edward Merrill Myrtle Merrill Alamitos Bay

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