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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1956
Page
5
Leandro residents can join citizenship classes at San Leandro Adult School on Bancroft Avenue. Beginning January 7, classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. For details contact the school office LO 4418.
Sacramento bureau of milk control announces plan to merge Santa Clara Mateo marketing area with San Mateo area to standardize prices. Public hearings show the two regions would have identical wholesale and retail price structures under the merger. Orders take effect May 2.
In a note on Santa Claus imagery, St Nick is depicted changing from red to blue. The piece notes a price change for quart milk and delivery costs in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. It mentions producers in Santa Clara County receiving nine cents per unit in the marketing area.
Police Chief James Chambers and his five member force have quietly gathered and repaired logs for local families. On Christmas morning, Santa will be seen wearing the blue uniform of Newark patrolmen as he delivers aid to Nawab youngsters and other needy children in the community.
Fremont city manager F Rebari Coop told the council the Alameda County sheriff’s office will raise police service costs by about 3500 for fiscal 1956 57 from January 1. Fremont covers 66 percent of Washington Township substation operations and contributed to admin expenses at the county building. The council may review launching a city police force, while considering three ordinances on second reading and Newark Police operations near the Dumont bridge entrance.
Final official vote counts show Prop 4 Oil Conservation defeated 1,208,752 yes and 3,950,582 no. Prop 5 approved 2,891,825 yes to 2,338,107 no. Prop 20 failed 2,468,080 yes? 1,840,688 no. Props 1,2,3 approved by large margins. Bond measures and other items listed with yes and no tallies.
Kent court photographer ordered to add seven point shoulder straps to a birthday portrait of Princess Alexandre before publication. The strapless red chiffon gown image features a diamond and pearl necklace, prompting the retouch request.
About 1800 people joined the annual pilgrimage to the nation’s Christmas tree at the base of the General Grant Redwood east of Sanger California. Services were held as the tree, dedicated earlier this year as a national symbol, stood as the focal point.
Fairview will extend a community paper drive aimed at funding district improvements. The event raised 100 dollars from the drive and 100 from volunteers, plus 50 from the Oliver Rousseau organization, with the rest from residents donations. Watters reported the district answered 50 calls in 1956.
Ralph Hyer told Hayward Optimists at the December 13 gathering that a new group to be called the Optimist Athletic Club will assist events organized by boy students at Russell School.
A weekend burglary at a service station saw suspect Buralar trigger a safe and steal about $1200 in cash. The intruder shattered the safe but was only able to seize petty cash, leaving behind a mess and a tense scene for staff.
In New York the Very Rev Dr James A Pike dean of St John the Divine preached about film morality arguing Baby Doll is less sexy than DeMille's Ten Commandments. He contrasted church leaders Cardinal Spellman’s condemnation with calls for viewer discernment.
John Alves 63.8, longtime Castro Valley resident, died at his home on Queen Street. Native of the Azores, he was husband of Julia M. Alves and brother of several relatives. A Teamster and member of Local 79, Oakland, he attended Holy Name Society and All Saints Catholic Church in Hayward. Funeral rites from Sorensen Brothers chapel proceed to All Saints for a 9:30 a.m. high mass. Interment at Holy Sepulchre cemetery follows a rosary recitation. remains will arrive at the funeral home at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
San Leandro police search for an exceedingly tall thief after lights were stolen from Luther T. Loper’s outdoor Christmas tree. The 51 year old man reported the lights atop the 11 foot tree were taken by a unusually tall suspect.
Seven mumps cases led the county health report for the week ending Saturday. Other diseases listed were measles 67, chicken pox 1, streptococcus 2, tuberculosis 4, whooping cough 3, and gonorrhea 1, per Dr. James C. Malcolm, county health officer.
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