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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1957
Page
12
A note explains cribbage jargon from New York where the expression left in the turch or turched appears when a player fails to complete the cribbage board mark before the opponent wins. The odd wording reflects historic slang linked to the game.
Legal notice announces sealed bids for labor materials and services to install laboratory equipment at Tennyson High School on Western Road Hayward Alameda County. Plans and specifications available from Simonds Dystl and Campbell Architects in Oakland. Bid bond two thousand dollars required. prevailing wage rates apply. bids opened January 1058. Lottery of payment terms and contractor duties outlined along with bond and labor provisions. Public notice ends with bid rights reserved by the district.
A roundup of top news stories of the era highlights the Space Age launch and Sputnik impact, policy debates, and global events. Notable items include Khrushchev’s rise, Little Rock desegregation, Milwaukee Braves World Series, and global tensions shaping defense and foreign policy.
The Hayward City Council introduces Resolution No. 1460 CS to change street grades for portions of Park Street from Winton Avenue to Jackson Street. The measure aligns Park Street grades with drainage planning, adopts Coast and Geodetic Survey baselines, and establishes new curb elevations for both sides. No protests were filed, and the resolution authorizes official grade changes as part of the area drainage system.
A highway crash in Chile on the Santiago Cartagena route killed 22 people including women and children and injured over 30. Emergency teams were airlifted to the scene as helicopters ferried victims for treatment and investigation commenced.
VALLEJO The California Maritime Academy will offer its first entrance examination for 1958 entrants at the academy on Fan 4. The exam starts at 3 a.m. and lasts three hours. No fees or prior arrangements are needed. High school graduates and those in college are eligible. Applicants must be 17 or older but under 23 at admission, 27 for veterans, and never married. The three year program includes training cruises and leads to a bachelor of science degree and licenses as third mate or third assistant engineer. Some graduates may be commissioned as ensigns in the US Naval Reserve if physically qualified. Other exam dates at Vallejo are Feb 1, Mar 1 and 3, Apr 5, and May 2. Further program details and costs available from the Dean of Instruction.
State director Ernest B Webb reports a three percent rise in California union membership from mid 1956 to mid 1967 based on an industrial relations survey. July 1957 totals show 1 736 700 members statewide, with LA area at 763 500 and the Bay Area at 479 500, while San Diego records 3 000. Non agricultural employment also up three to two percent in respective periods.
In San Lorenzo and surrounding areas eight residents joined 271 Friden Inc staff honored at the Feiden Award gala held at Castlewood Country Club. Pins marked 20, 15, and 10 years of service, with 20-year honorees receiving gold wrist watches. San Lorenzo honorees included Hatlah Johnson Clifford Ko upp Melvin Matheson James Mc Cracken James Reid Vernon Reppert Glesra Anderson and Joseph Medeiros.
Area churches plan Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services across Hayward San Lorenzo Fremont Newark Pleasanton and Pleasanton featuring candlelight carols midnight mass and joyful sermons with choirs and guest soloists including Josephine Cunningham Rev John Moore Rev Neal Ostruste Rev Edward E Fiske and Berle Seery among others leading services December observances and seasonal pageants shaping holiday worship for families and communities.
Pope Pius XI warned against letping Communist advances and propaganda drive a blind arms race. In a 27 language Christmas broadcast the Pope urged free nations to unite for defense but to avoid short term gains that harm spiritual values. He called for a breathing space from arms costs and urged observers to separate material progress from moral wisdom.
Rome cites Arab scholars as introducers of chemistry to Europe during the 12th century. The article notes chemistry's roots in ancient times and its reemergence in medieval scholarship.
Sugar exports from the Dominican Republic totaled 89.7 million dollars for the first half of 1937. Sugar alone accounted for 54.8 million dollars, underscoring its role as the nation's chief revenue source.
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