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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1951
Page
8
J R David 0 McKay, 77, installed as LDS president April 9, was taken to LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City suffering from a gastric upset. Doctors gave no indication of seriousness. McKay heads the 1,000,000 member church after the death of George Albert Smith on the eve of the spring conference.
The Hayward School District invites sealed proposals to furnish labor materials equipment and services for kitchen upgrades at Kimball and Cherryland Schools in Hayward Alameda County California. Bids open August 1951 10 dollars deposit buys plans and specs from the Board Clerk or architect Anderson Simonds 2800 Park Blvd Oakland.
A legal notice outlines bid proposals and mandatory prevailing wage rates for Hayward School District work in Alameda County. It lists Proposition numbers, contract awards, and required payments to laborers, with defined per diem and hourly rates for carpenters and laborers, plus overtime, holidays, and apprenticeship provisions.
The document outlines apprentice wages under the regulations of the Hayward School District. An apprentice must work only in the indentured trade, with wages not less than 25 percent of journeymen’s rate, increasing by at least 10 percent each month. The board reserves the right to accept or reject bids and proposals. By order of the Board, Saigeth, 1981. H. P. McCARTOR, Clerk, Hayward School District Board of Trustees. No. 2305-Aug. L20
Fire dangers climbed across the Pacific Northwest with new blazes sending crews to action. In Oregon a Vincent Creek fire near Stottsburg grew to about 5000 acres, described as completely out of control. Units in Lane County mobilized 500 men to fight the Maines fire from the 1938 Smith River burn. Smoke blanketed Portland as crews faced dry conditions with no rain in sight. A Newburg area fire flared Friday, prompting calls for all able men over 18 to assist, with National Guardsmen and volunteers already on scene. A Rogue River National Forest blaze, sparked by 18 incendiary fires, was near controlled at 300 acres. In Washington a Mount Baker National Forest fire in Whatcom County reached 800 acres, while Deer Creek near Mount Vernon burned 100 acres. One large fire six miles north of Deep River had consumed over 1000 acres by Friday night, driven by a mild east wind.
Community and club notices list August activities in Pueblo with dances at Dante Wall and Tennyson School plus a Federated Improvement clubs picnic at Elderberry Park. Other items include whist games, a rummage sale at Danin Hall, and a St Lucia celebration.
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