Parksite Purchase OK'd Amid Drainage and Roadwork Plans
The measure approves buying a 31 acre tract near Hayward airport to create a coastal recreational area. Proponents cite flood control benefits and lower costs than alternate routes. Location details includeVia Carol, Via Buena Vista, and proximity to residential areas while noting the land sits about five feet below adjacent housing development. The plan faces delays as officials finalize routing and drainage considerations.
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Southern Pacific
Hayward
Carol
Catherine
Buena Vista
Obituary notices and public auction notes from Oakland and Danville
Obituaries announced the death of Ann Herrier of Danville at 23 months and of Henry Veon of Hayward from heart disease. Funeral arrangements and memorial details were listed, with donations requested to the Children’s Hospital of the Eastbay. Separately, a tentative lake excavation project near San Lorenzo Village was discussed, estimating large fills and potential land valuation concerns. A public meeting addressed the purchase of land for the lake, with officials defending notice practices amid disputes from Sam Howar Corporation and Village residents.
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Oakland
Calif
Sorrensen
M. L. Sanford
Sam Howar
Aitken
Centerville Realtor Named to Bank Advisory Board
Centerville resident and local realtor Louis Cardoza was appointed to the advisory board of the Centerville branch of the iBank of America. The announcement came this week from branch manager I C May-Sriott. Cardoza, a native of Washington township, will serve on the board.
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Centerville
Louis Cardoza
iBank of America
I. C. May- Sriott
Cardoza
Washington Township
Narrow Escape as Ditching Machine Snags Foreman
Newark construction foreman John A. Korenko escaped death when a ditching machine gripped his leg while probing a sewer line for Red River Construction at Grant Avenue. The operator Rudolph J. Petschauer, 59, says she did not see him enter the ditch and halted the machine just in time, leaving Korenko with a broken ankle.
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San Lorenzo
John A. Korenko
Dupont Avenue
Newark
Korenko
Red River Construction Company
3Rant Avenue
Rudolph J. Petschauer
Forest Avenue
Castro Valley
Korenka
Missing hay prompts sheriff search in Centerville
Centerville reports a farmer who gathered four and a half tons of hay from a Virginia field. Deputies seek the man at Washington township sub-station, as 37 bales worth 112 dollars vanished from Highway 17. Also missing is an annual lawn mower from Swiss Park, valued at 335 dollars.
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Centerville
Washington Township
Highway 17
Swiss Park
Niles Chamber Dinner Speaker Chester Stanley
Chester Stanley of Washington township to address Niles Chamber of Commerce as guest speaker at the August 16 dinner. Meal at 6 45 p m at International Kitchen with Stanley discussing problems facing Washington township.
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Chester
Stanley
Chamber
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International Kitchen
Washington
Reunion of Spanish War Vets Held in Yountville
Ten members of Admiral W. T. Sampson Camp and Auxiliary, United Spanish War Veterans, travel to Yountville for the Manila Day Picnic and reunion at the Veterans Home. State legislative committee member Jackson delivers address as the all day session opens with worship led by the home chaplain, Major Claude Richmond.
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Yountville
United
Manila
Teunion
Veterans Home
Maanish-American
Pat
Jackson
Erans
Home
Claude
Richmond
Krieger
Recreation events progressing in Decoto district attendance rises
Chris Carabello, director of physical education and recreation, reported to district trustees that attendance at summer recreation events in the Decoto Elementary district is rising. Arts and crafts classes lead in playground popularity with both boys and girls showing the strongest turnout. Daily story hour and rhythm band sessions draw steady interest among younger children, with total June attendance for special activities at 2397.
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Decoto
Descoto
Chris Caraabello
Carabello
Greater Space in Centerville Classrooms Planned
Centerville trustees plan to add 36 classrooms and four kindergarten rooms at Allen G Norris School to supplement the district. More sites and three new schools are under consideration as the district expands. Tom Maloney reported the district expects 350 new homes to drive demand and construction for additional classrooms and administrative offices.
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Centerville
Allen’g. Norris
Dergartens
Tom Maloney
Maloney
Glenmoor
County delays blur gas tax fund plan and bids outline
County supervisors discussed delaying policy on gas tax funds and urged engineers to present an outline of projects ready to bid within the next fiscal year. Boggs and Dunn proposed listing county projects while noting road program objections and a projected five year need of about 18 million dollars. Revenue projections and state subventions were examined, with concerns over funding for major highway facilities and city participation in state allocations cited as urgent.
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Razeto
Dunn
Fe ' Boggs
Boggs
Ays
Hoggs
Sas
Becau
Iverse
Hl Way
Posey
Delivery of 30 New Cars to CHP Starts Aug 22
California will receive the first 30 1955 Oldsmobiles on August 22 for the California Highway Patrol. The two door sedans carry 202 horsepower Hydra-Matic transmissions and are designed for high speed freeway and boulevard patrols.
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California
Oldsmobiles
Seles
Oldsmobile
CHP
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