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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1954
Page
7
A lighthearted piece cites Tennessee Ernie Ford on barbecues and a Danish report of live trout preserved frozen then revived. It notes a shift toward cooking and entertaining with preserved frozen foods and novelty gear, referencing Franklin and Old Proverb lore.
Decoto school manual requires children arriving barefoot to present a note from their parents before being admitted. The policy governs footwear requirements and parental verification for attendance.
Louis Camenzind of Russell City reported a bale loader and 12 bales of hay left in a field near Russell City school were stripped during the night. The thief moved the bales to the Southern Pacific tracks and left them there as a train passed nearby.
Joyce Johnson of 7331 Kerr street heard a sigh from a face peering through her door while watching TV. The intruder vanished when spotted. police found no one. Two juveniles, aged 15 and 16, were taken into custody at juvenile hall for vandalizing Ashiend community center and demolishing a vending machine, taking one cent.
The State Department of Professional and Vocational Standards reports unprecedented demand for dentist investigations and a 75-case backlog per examiner. The article humorously notes the impracticality of each examiner visiting that many dentists, joking that a man might even be caught red handed in the chair.
San Lorenzo officials authorize traffic surveys for Fifth Street bridge Paseo Grande overpass and Via Alamites to study reducing hazards. Count y may back electric traffic signals at Grant Avenue and Via Alamites near Arroyo High School. Association extends fire district boundaries to areas near Hesperian boulevard and Bohannon school and sets non-member assessments for fire protection and street sweeping. 384 sidewalk lifts from sycamore trees noted. brochure planned to seek county help.
Ashland residents hear university expert Stanley Scott of UC public administration at the Joint Borough Council meeting at Gerald Cochran's home 17064 Esteban Avenue at 8 pm. The group includes Ashland Washington Master San Lorenzo Castyro Valley Hayward and cherries and studies borough type government. Scott authored Annexation Incorporation A Guide for Community Action published March 1933 and revised a year later.
Cherryland County Water District delayed a $490000 bond election after a special session exposed legal notice gaps. The board voted to exclude three properties per a superior court ruling, set a protest hearing for September 20, and planned to reintroduce the bond at a later meeting, with counsel advising to rescind and restart on September 9.
SAN LEANDRO Six new poliomyelitis cases were reported for the week ending Aug 23 by county health officer Dr James C Malcolm. Four cases occurred in Eden township with one in Hayward and one in San Leandro. Other communicable diseases were down including two chickenpox cases one German measles case and six measles in Eden township.
Philip Philibostan, special agent for Prudential Insurance in Hayward, will attend the western business conference in Sun Valley Idaho from September 8 to 12, 1954.
Fire Chief Roland Bendel warned Decoty's Community Coordinating Council that Hayward seeks local industries, not Hillview Crest residents. Panelists urged residents to push an annexation plan, noting Hayward's lack of service unless annexed, and discussed sewer, water, and drainage implications.
San Lorenzo Village Homes association approved up to 750 for a publicity drive backing the Hayward area Recreation Districts 3 9 million bond issue. The board authorized Carroll Rogers to coordinate the campaign with the Citizens Committee for Better Parks and Playgrounds. If approved, San Lorenzo Washington Manor would gain a 30 acre park with pool and center. Taxes would rise about seven dollars per year per home. A Sept 23 voter date and a Sept 8 residents meeting were announced.
Centerville chamber of commerce members protested a further delay in zoning proposals. They fear the pause could let the Thornton shopping center advance unblocked, and the group opposes the center’s construction. Stuart Nixon urged writing the League of California Municipalities to press incorporation steps. President William Short postponed appointing an incorporation study committee for one more week.
The Kay Jewelers and Gay shops on Foothill Boulevard, previously owned by San Francisco financier Benjamin Swig, were sold to New England Mutual Life Insurance Company for more than 200000. The purchase marks their first Hayward acquisition. local officials express confidence in Hayward. The San Francisco firm Norris Beggs Simpson handled the deal.
Ashland residents form Halcyon Citizens committee led by Miss Winifred Jensen and William Corbin to oppose annexation to San Leandro. They urge Halcyon voters to vote no in the September election, criticizing the Halcyon Improvement Association and San Leandro Chamber of Commerce for pro annexation pressure and alleged motives over zoning and school concerns.
San Leandro moves to add 13 city employees after a population forecast and discusses hiring a planning technician and building inspector. Earlier talks included five police officers and eight firefighters. The city plans to absorb Ashland fire district assets and set a timetable for post election actions including annexation votes on September 22 and an October 1 formalization.
Halcyon improvement association annexation committee will hold a meeting tonight at Halcyon school to recruit volunteers and plan turnout for September 15 ballot on annexation to San Leandro. Boomer said residents of Groom tract areas west of 145th Avenue and near the Golden Grain plant are especially needed, but all Halcyon residents may attend.
Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce finance and executive committees will meet Friday at noon at Green Shutter restaurant to discuss Heleyon annexation to San Leandro and the Hayward Area Recreation District bond issue. W. J. Young and R. C. Bowman will preside.
Decoto Sanitary district directors report no protests at last night’s meeting on the proposed merger with Union Sanitary district. They unanimously approved a resolution to establish the merger. A similar resolution was approved by Union Sanitary district directors. A joint meeting is planned tomorrow at 7:30 PM in Centerville to finish the consolidation.
Castro Valley trustees approved a five room school on the R Hvegore site at Vanney Street funded by federal Public Law 815 grants and district money. The grant was reduced from 100,170 to 97,650 due to reclassified area employment, prompting a plan to add funds to reach about 120,000 for the project.
A 4 year old Lorenzo Boy was injured when his coaster was struck by a car driven by Arlene Wells Huggins 26 Alameda on Via Corralia near Viata Jolla in San Lorenzo. Rowland Lange 82 suffered lacerations and injuries and was treated at Fairmont Hospital before transfer to Children’s Hospital of the East Bay. Huggins was not cited.
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