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Incident 4AF 1208 I 14 July 1947 MEMORANDUM FOR THE OFFICER IN CHARGE: le On 10 July 1947, a chech was made at the following locations in Palm Springs, California for the purpose of trying to locate Mr. Richard Rankin: Palm Springs Police Department, Palm Springs Newspaper, "The Desert Sun", Palm Springs Water Company, Southern California Gas Company, Palm Springs Telephone Company, Palm Springs Employment Office, Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce, Royal Palms Hotel, 5 Palm Springs real estate offices, and the City Offices of Palm Springs including waste disposal, water rights, tax records and etc. No record of Mr. Rankin existed in any of the above mentioned offices. @e On 11 July 1947, Mr. Ryland M. Gorham, Postmaster of Palm Springs, California for the past 14 years was interviewed. lr. Gorham stated that he had lived in Palm Springs for the past 24 years and that he was unaware if a person named Richard Renkin had ever lived in Palm Springs. Mr. Gorham stated that due to the fact that Palm Springs is a resort area and due to the fact that in the summer months only 3 to 5 thousand people resided in Palm Springs, whereas in the winter months 10 to 12 thousand resided in Palm Springs, it was very possible that Mr. Rankin could have lived in Palm Springs more or less on a non=permanent status and he, Mr. Gorham, not being aware of ite A check of General Delivery records revealed a letter addressed to Mr. Richard Rankin, Palm Springs, mailed from Cicero, Indiana, postmarked at Cicero, Indiana, July 1947, at 5 P.M. The return address on the envelope was listed as the Gospel Tract Worker, Route 1, Cicero, Indianase Mr. Gorham permitted the contents of the envelope to be examined inasmuch as the contents was 3rd Class material end the envelope not sealed. The records were of a religious nature concerning the sad plight of American non=church goers, the second coming of Christ and ete. Superintendent of Mails was contacted by Mre Gorham and stated that there was a Mr. Richard Rankin who had received mail through the general delivery office of the Palm Springs Post Office, but that the last mail, other than the letter mentioned above, came through the Post Office approximately two years azoe™ The Superintendent of Mails seemed to have a very uncanny memory and recalled where the mail coming in for Rankin had been addressed toe This mail was addressed to Mre Richard Renkin in care of a trailer camp located in Palm Springse On calling the trailer camp office, it was found that Mr. Richard Rankin had lived in the camp but deperted approximately two years ago and left no forwarding address. Investigation is continuing in an effort to locate Mre Renkin and obtain a statement from hime FRANK Me BROWN,S/A, CIC 4th AF