Decoto Chamber Members Battle Sidewalk Dispute
Decoto Chamber members clashed over sidewalks with claims that minutes from the past two years were faked and that chamber approval never existed. They noted escalating costs, with estimates rising from 2 to 5 dollars per front seat and total homeowner costs topping 350 dollars, and directed the secretary to inform the board of supervisors that no endorsement for sidewalks or specific plans had been made.
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Decoto
Decoto Chamber of Commerce
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Bers
Manuel Hidalgo
Chamber of Commerce
Hidalgo
Charge
Phil Hernandez
Jack Faletti
Sidewalk Committee
Cember of Commerce
S. Hidalgo
Board of Supervisors
Decota
Local Youth Wins Top Art Contest Award
John I. Hay, 15, of Hayward won a $100 first prize in a Ford Motor Company national industrial arts contest for a Plastic ukulele. He created the instrument in Robert T. Hambley’s Hayward High School class. The winning piece will be exhibited at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago from Aug 15 to Sept 30.
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John I. Hay
Bridge] Street
Hayward
Ford Motor Company
Hay
Robert T. Hambley
Hayward High School
Hambley
Young Hay
Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago
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John
R. W. Hay
Hungarian Refugees To Receive Welcome
Washington notes a Hungarian couple who escaped Communist tyranny by crawling through a mine field will be welcomed to the United States by President Eisenhower at the White House. Gisella Kapus and Geza Kapus, with their daughter Eva, will begin a new life in freedom after enduring severe peril at the iron curtain. The family’s ordeal includes Geza losing a foot to a mine and Eva being hurled to freedom as a barrier guard fired. In Schoharie County New York officials reported a $127,000 snow removal cost during a recent heat wave.
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Washington
INS
Land of the Free
Iisennower
Gisella Kapus
Geza
White House
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Freetom
Fremont Avenue Speed Limit Urged by Chamber
Members of the Wiles chamber of commerce urged action to impose a 15 mile per hour speed limit on Fremont Avenue linking Highway 9 and Highway Mi in Niles. The request followed a recent approval allowing a sub-divider to use the Niles sign for advertising for one year, prompting protests from Dr T C Wilson and acknowledgment by President Howard Mitchell that the chamber has no real jurisdiction over the sign.
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Niles
Wiles Chamber of Commerce
Fremont Avenue
Highway 9
Lighway
T. C. Wilson
Wiles, Merchants Association
Willson
California
Howard Mitchell
Merchants Association
Chamber of Commercce
Job Examination for Decoto School Clerk Post
An examination for the position of school secretary at Devoto elementary school district will be held in the district office at 9:20 am Tuesday, announced today by Harold Schoenfeld, district superintendent. Application blanks and job details are available at Decato school office, Sixth and G streets, Decato.
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Decoto
Devote
Harold Schoenfeld
Decato
Quinn Named to Past Strauel To Represent Area at Demo Meeting
Harold A. Strauel, president of the Eighth Congressional District Council of Democrats, has been elected to represent this area on the board of directors of the state wide council. James H. Quinn, district member on the State Board of Equalization, announced today the appointment of Albert R. Gattini to the position of supervising liquor control officer. Gattini will supervise the work of liquor control officers in Hayward, succeeds Carlos Bee Alameda and Contra Costa counties who resigned last week to devote ties under the direct supervision full time to his campaign for liquor control administrator, from the 13th district.
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Harold A. Strauel
Tthe
Eighth Congressional District’Council of Democrats
Sacramento
James H. Quinn
State Board of Equalization
Albert R. Gattini
Gattini
Pulaski Drive
Hayward
Carlos Bee
Volunteers Aid Planned Centerville Boy Scout Building
Centerville volunteers and trades representatives pledge to assist construction of a new Boy Scout meeting place. Chuck Brewer and Harry Weber offer plastering and wiring while others arrange labor, transport prefab modules, and fund drive details led by James Logan. Local residents can contribute to the Centerville sewer pipe and building fund through Louis Cardoza’s office.
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Centerville
Chuck Brewer
Harry Weber
Charles Janiero
Deroto
Cen
Terville
James Logan
Logan
del Carlo
Santion
Leandro
Frest
Frank Sepada
Lontribute
Inter-May
John Courtner
Louis Cardoza
Cen- Centerville
Orange-terville
Val Tuchsen
Financial Burg Corporation
Newark
Irvington to Erect 20x40 Foot Signage On Growth Plan
Irvington directors met to discuss a $500 20 by 40 sign project south and east of town. The board will defer wording and facts to advertising and PR experts. A committee led by Ernest Tayssie with Wallace Bond A E Tony Alameda and Tack Parry oversees the sign plan. Directors also set a builders day social for contractors and developers to discuss Irvington’s growth. date pending.
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Irvington
Ivington Chamber of Commerce
Ernnest ‘Tayssie
Wallace Bond
A. E
Tony” ‘Alameda
Tack Parry
Walter Connelly
Bill Humpert
Allen Hirsch
Centerville Merchants Elect Officers
Centerville merchants elected Gordon Morris temporary chairman and Robert Miller secretary treasurer. A temporary executive committee was named along with plans to incorporate, with LeRoy Brown to draft papers. The group aims to prioritize incorporation, membership drive, local trade promotion, and community transportation.
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Centerville
Gordon Morris
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Morwear
Redwood
Iversary
Globe Union
Lana Caces
Enni
Dade
Ivory
PET Milk
Jergen
Chris Bros. Household & Variety Store
Castro Valley Blvd
Castro Valley
Bergmann
Monarch
Bergmann’s Dept
ST. Hayward
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