Oakland Parks Officers Welcome Officials at Air Base Event
Oakland will host an informal welcome for visitors to the new 97 million dollar Parks Air base at the Athens club. Military guests include Col Merlion Curler, Col Wallac Abwy, Maj Samuel Cohen, Maj Thomas Bruey, Maj Cart Wood, and others from Parks AFB and Alameda County. Local officials Kendrie Morrish and Farry Bartell will preside with Oakland chamber leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Air Ores
Commerce
Macheon
Athens Club
Torren. H Wis
U.S. Army
Air Bor Donuts
Merlion
Curler
Yfficor
Cal
Claryee C
Social Worker Services Planned for San Lorenzo Area
Disclosures announce that welfare services will be available in the San Lorenzo area through a new welfare council under Oakland Community Chest. A welfare office will open when quarters are found, providing two days of service weekly via San Lorenzo welfare council. Denzil Widell elected chairman. Mrs. Jack Mayes treasurer. Mrs. Adrian Pringer secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Lorenzo
N Lorenzo
Diresis
Jack Mayes
Adrianpringer
Rutet
Tris. Springer
Gustav
Hoyt Hamilton
Vernon Minor
Blue Reading to Run Del Mar Handicap Race
Blue Reading in the Bing Crosby handicap will carry top weight of 230 pounds at the $10,000 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar racetrack this Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DL Mar
Calif
Firsch
San Diego
del Mar
Meet Me in St Louis Public Parts Next Year
Fragmentary wire service text reports delays and cancellations of the 1951 tour in St Louis due to weather and lightning. Limited readable lines mention divisions and resumed play, with no clear dates or names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Quick Action By Berlin Cops Thwarted Reds
West Berlin police fought to stop communist demonstrations in allied zones as thousands of delegates gathered along the border. Yesterday 14,000 red youths clashed with police, 432 injured. Police strengthened border patrols and riot squads were deployed at key sites including Potsdamer Platz and Neukoeln. The entire 12,000 officer force had been on alert since the peace rally began on Aug. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
West Berlin
Iommunist
Poetsdamer Platz
Neukoelin
Wedding
Aged Negro Murders Confession Linked to Iowa Slayings
Authorities in California report an elderly Black man there has confessed to the eight Iowa killings at Villesea, Ta. in 39 years, but County Attorney John Swanson notes 15 prior confessions arose and none stood. Victims include Joe Moore, his wife and eight children plus two neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Oak
California
Torrance
Calif
Villisea
John Swanson
Swanson
Iowa
Joe Moore
Sarah
Herman
Katherine
Boyd
Paul
Tena Stillinger
Na Stillinger
Administration Fights to Keep Home Payment Up
Washington based report notes the administration seeks a Senate House compromise to preserve defense housing plans while the House passes a modified defense housing bill with two riders loosening credit for home building nationwide. Riders would adjust down payment caps for homes under 12 000 and allow six percent down for GI loans on such homes. Veterans Administration officials urge removing or modifying riders in the conference. Burnet Maybank signals conferees may begin work tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate House
House
Dell
Federal Reserve Board
Veterans Administration
Burnet R. Maybank
Senate Banking Committee
Bay Meadows Set for 250 Mile Stock Car Race
Promoters Kyne and Curryer announced the $10,000 national 250 mile stock car race at Bay Meadows in San Mateo on August 26. Early entries include Jack Frost of Los Angeles, Claude Watling of Seattle, Marvy Burke of Oakland, Joe Cemsa of Pasadena, Pat Livingston of Los Angeles, and Dick Meyer of Porterville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Mateo
Calif
West
Bay Meadows
William P. Kyne
Charles Curryer
Jack Frost
Ford
Los Angeles
Claude Watling
Plymouth
Seattle
Marvy Burke
Mercury
Oakland
Joe Cemsa
Hudson
Pasadena
Pat Livingston
QldsyMobile
Dick Meyer
Porterville
New Owner of Shop Chooses Fall Styles in San Francisco
Miss Donna Rice, new owner of FormAid Apparel at 444 Mainstreet, will travel with former owner Mrs Gertrude Brongren to the ready-to-wear market in San Francisco. They will select the newest Fall styles for the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay Ward
Donna Rice
FormAid
Mainstreet
Gertrude Bromgren
San Francisco
Flashing Red After Sept 22 Signals Stop Bus Law
Sacramento reports motorists must stop for flashing red school bus signals starting Sept 22. California Highway Patrol explains front and rear signs require halt in all lanes while children cross. Old rule allowed proceeding under 10 mph after stopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
U.pi
Hilhway
California Highway Patrol
Anc Youmain
Hal Peary Named Grand Marshall In San Lorenzo
Hal Peary a native of San Leandro will be grand marshal of the San Leandro air parade on Sept 1 general chairman Jack Maltesio announced. Peary after receiving the invitation quickly agreed delaying only to check radio and TV commitments. He rose from local Bay Area work to national fame as the original Crusty Cildersleeve in a long radio career before moving to new roles on television and stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Leandro
Hal Peary
Air Paratdy
Jack Mallestery
Peary
Maltesio
Ridio
Hollywood
Bay Area
Hadlio
Gograma
Hurrole
Cuban leader dies after suicide attempt radio broadcast
Cuban leader Eduardo Chibas of the Orthodox party died today in Havana after his suicide attempt 11 days earlier during a radio broadcast. Separately, forest and mountain regions in California yielded a high share of the state’s water supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Eduardo Chibas
Bpasilian People's
Aldlamen
Californaa
Employment Peaks in California Manufacturing
Paul Schurvenberg reports California manufacturing employment reached a postwar high, up 13 percent from July 1950 to 880,100 workers. The gain, led by durable goods and defense sectors, added 116,200 jobs, with aircraft plants contributing about 60 percent and electrical machinery up 41 percent to 66,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Francisco
Paul Schurvenberg
Indus Pal Relations
Nery
Santa Cruz Council Opposes Pttrate Hire Rate Increase
Santa Cruz city council members voted unanimously to protest a rate increase sought by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph. George N. Pemimao and City Manager Neal D. Smith will present the city's protest at the Public Utilities Commission hearing in San Francisco on September 6. Some county areas have dial phones, but Santa Cruz still uses manual telephone service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Cruz
Santa Crux
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
George N. Pemimao
Cit
Neal D. Smith Alvoiee
Public Utilities Commission
San Francisco
ILWU Loses Crucial Election at Olaa Sugar Plant
In Hawaii Olaa sugar plantation election under Wagner Act provisions 478 of 671 agricultural workers voted for a union shop while 201 industrial workers endorsed it in a separate NLRA poll. The result affects the ILWU's push for a union shop in sugar contracts, the contract had expired August 31. This Olaa vote starts a series of planned union shop elections across 26 Hawaiian plantations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Olaa
Hawaii
ILWU
National Labor Relations Board
Meteorite downpour kills 12 in Iran near Shiraz
Tehran papers report a meteorite shower last Monday caused 12 deaths and 18 injuries with two buildings collapsed near Shiraz. About 300 livestock including cows sheep and donkeys perished in the meteor shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
Tehran
Tran
Shiraz
Truck Driver Held on Hit-Run Fatality in Sacramento
A 22 year old truck driver was jailed on hit-run charges after a collision killed 13 year old Mary Amara and injured another, 13 year old Mary Alvarado, in Sacramento. Claude A Donner was arrested by highway patrol several hours after the crash. Witnesses Patty men Dale Wheadon and Donald Uren reported a bicycle theft nearby and described the events surrounding the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Kus
Mary Amara
Sramento
Mary Alvarado
Claude A. Donner
Seve
Dale Wheadon
Donald Uren
Wit Bicycle
Juul Bev Steuele
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elcomed
Oley
Galo
Ueda
Blue
yScientia Eleetre Ca
The
Daily Review
Russia
Finland
Sweden
Grand Marshall
Santa Cruz Council
Pttrate Hire
Alice Ann
Frederic C. Keil
Hayward Jewelers
BP Sswers Sone
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!