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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1949
Page
5
A severe quake on the South American coast near Ecuador leveled houses and injured or killed many residents. Estimates of casualties remain rough and will likely be revised, as the disaster affects about 176000 square miles with widespread destruction. Neighbors extend sympathy and hope for rapid rebuilding and recovery for those affected.
In Washington Oscar Duryea aged 78 recalls his long journey from a five foot tall wallflower to a famed dunce master. He recounts early struggles learning rhythm under mentors in New Jersey and later guiding youth through square dance. California and Stanford aid Chinese students impacted by wartime income loss with festival proceeds and emergency relief.
Union Pacific unveils a new weather signal designed to defy winter by spraying a block ahead of rails instead of along the tracks. The device reportedly emits a spray to illuminate the path, aiding trains during snow and ice conditions in Laramie, Wyoming.
In testimony on the Southern Crossing project, Tudor remarks prompt questions about bridge approaches and congestion. The panel criticizes Tudor’s numbers and design claims, noting misallocations and suggesting better approaches would spread traffic, with land and cost figures discussed for Step 1 and land allocations across parallels.
Critics crown Hugh Hendrickson a future star as he headlines the Shipstads and Johnson Ice Pollies of 1949 at Winterland. Hayward Post 64 American Legion plans to attend the state convention in Long Beach starting next Saturday, with Commander Charles Jarwis and others among the delegates.
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Maryetta Holman of the University of California’s Agricultural Extension service favors small cling peaches for a pickling recipe. The process uses four quarts of peaches with sugars, vinegar, and spices. peaches are peeled or loosed by a lye bath, then simmered after pruning with cloves and cinnamon.
A long list of fairs festivals and sports events spans California for the coming weekend. Highlights include the District Agricultural Pair and Horse Show in Napa the Navy West Coast Baseball Tourney in San Diego the Pacific Coast Championship Yacht Regatta in San Francisco and the Cavalcade of Gold Parade in San Francisco. Also listed are shows in Guerneville Santa Monica Irvine Bay Meadows and San Mateo among others. The Pacific Coast Championship Yacht Regatta runs August 17 to 21 with races from the San Francisco Bay starting at the St. Francis Yacht Club drawing spectators.
San Mateo hosts the twelfth annual Gymkhana Club Horse Show with hundreds of bands drum corps and mounted units, plus a million dollar silver display prize money and cash awards. The Fair Fiesta runs August 10 to 20 with 21 agricultural exhibits, 70 plate displays and extensive horticultural and fruit displays, plus $27,500 in prizes for competitive displays across all fair fiesta categories.
A reader thanks the editor for reporting blood donors for Mrs. Worsham. She notes eleven donors were found and that Mrs. Worsham’s condition improved but she will need transfusions for several months. The letter is signed by Mrs. James Pratt.
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