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Melvin Purvis — Part 1
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A letter dated 5/21/37, to the Bureau from Clarence Francis,
President of General Foods Corporation, NYC, discussed the advertising
campaign and in particular the advertisements tn which Melvin Purvis
was referred to as a "G-Man", Mr. Francis advised they were correcting
the advertisement to read former "G-lfan",
On 5/25/37, the Bureau acknowledged the above communicatton
and suggested that tt would be helpful tf the General Foods Corporation
_ could indicate that Mr. Purvis was no longer connected with the Bureau.
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her he was a brother to Melvin Purvia, former G-Man.
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A letter dated 8/4/37; Howard Pate, B.FP.D. #2; Branford,
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Connecticut, enclosed advertisements for Post Toasties. One of the
advertisements announced Mel Purvis "G-Han" while the other advertise-
ments announced Mr. Purvis as former "G-Man" as star performer in
color-comic and newspaper adds.
On 8/18/37, the above correspondence was acknowledged and
enclosed advertisements returned to Mr. Pate.
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(ing toatat of advertisements enclosed)
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In a letter to the Bureau dated 6/24/38, from Emma Maynard
Fichtelman, 1317 Kast 24th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Fichtelman
advised that in June 1927 she had given information to the Department
of Justice which led to the arrest of Roy and Ray DeAutremont. She
then stated that the November 1937 tasue of "Red Book Magazine” carried
a story entitled, “Man Hunt” by Milton Mackaye who prepared and edited
"Under Secret Order" by Melvin Purvis. She complained that the story
gave her such publicity that she felt she was tn danger and sought
permtaston to carry her gun.
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