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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1950
Page
2
Publishers forecast 45 thousand distinct card designs for 1950. Demand will soar to 50 million per day from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, as about 1.3 billion Christmas cards are expected to reach U.S. homes this holiday season. Santa, candles, holly, and poinsettias remain key motifs in a year of vibrant color and simple sentiment.
Public notice of an intended sale of real property on execution. Identifies defendants Hobers Ards Sons Inc and The Wheatons CandY Factory, with court references in Alameda County Cal. Details the sale date, location, and bidding process, including description of property and conditions for bidders.
Hope Sifafer reports on a Valley community meeting addressing the Fourth meeting of local council and civil defense measures. Sheriff Gleason and the civilian defense director discussed precinct ordinances, registration, and records, while residents prepare for the Village Drug Store opening and local business open houses.
Valley district outlines a large construction plan including eight provisional facilities, 19 classrooms added, a play area at Chibey school, and two new named campuses on Alma and Tedwood. Open meeting announced to discuss construction progress and future plans, with PTA prompting a smoking rule change for school hours.
A wartime civic message urges households to conserve spending and save money to bolster America’s economy. It frames households as frontline economic units, arguing every dollar saved strengthens national defense by reducing inflation and preserving purchasing power amid shortages and increased wartime production.
A jumble of names and addresses records numerous birth announcements and family notices in Hayward and nearby towns. Entries mention newborns, parent pairs, and residence details on streets such as Williams, Fox, and Cruch with weights listed for several infants and multiple family names including Maynard, Larson, Lundgren, Berry, and Brown.
Our readers in San Lorenzo California praise the sheriff office for quick service after a Nov 25 incident at a nursery. They praised officers as sharp, intelligent, courteous and effective in handling the psychopathic intruder caught after a neighbor reported the break in.
The ninth annual Christmas festival sponsored by the Geena cult for students at Dirtyward High School will feature a nativity story entertainment. David Pendergast will narrate the "Story of the Nativity" with a cast including Margaret Borkert Marine Jiny Wright Joseph Tom Lynch and many others. A choir led by Harald Almond Gerald Sandy Dean Sherwood and Al Tisch will perform.
The article discusses postwar defense budgets from 1946 to 1950, noting total U.S. spending nears $13 billion annually and projecting larger sums as Congress approves funding. It references Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Gen. J Lawton Collins, and calls for scrutiny of defense allocations and wartime austerity versus peacetime needs.
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