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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1949
Page
2
California logged six deaths in today’s traffic toll amid holiday travel. Northern California totaled 30 fatalities versus Southern California's 26 with Napa, Berkeley, Marin, Alameda, and San Francisco among the named locales. The report notes numerous crashes and injured parties across many counties, highlighting a somber holiday traffic pattern and listing several individuals and cities affected.
More than 400 attendees gathered at Bill Wilson’s firm open house held near GAP Wilson’s Unyward Tire Exchange in Ceatreweed. Local officials and residents, including councilman Abe and Debord, mingled as speeches highlighted community ties and upcoming public safety initiatives.
Forecast shows fall conditions with higher clouds Wednesday afternoon. Yesterday reached a high of 87 degrees with a cooler tonight and a trough of temperatures.
The Castro Valley post office at 6471 Castro Valley Boulevard faces further delay. Postmaster Anthony Js said the opening, planned for mid December, is postponed until after the fall. Postal service continuity will rely on nearby facilities at Castro Valley Pharmacy and Costa Mall, with limited service adjustments in effect until the new office opens.
In New Orleans the Sugar Bowl tennis crown heats up as Art Larsen of San Leandro is seeded second behind Earl Cochell. The field features 16 top amateur netmen, with defending champion Schrieder out, Mulloy aiming to dethrone, and a lineup including Flam, Potts, Seixas, and Vibert among noted entrants.
VEW Post Auxiliary hosted a Christmas party with guests including Marie yin Borner, Sebastian Paneray and Mia Marta By Matens. Santa Claus distributed toys and pies to attendees as music and dancing followed a brief charitable gathering before a short business meeting concluded with holiday wishes.
A noisy crowd gathers in Honolulu for a ceremonial welcome with local figures present including Parsons, Jaramed, Pier, and Hog Clarke. The scene features cheering spectators and a festive atmosphere as guests arrive.
San Lorenzo and Castro Valley school districts are set to receive the largest shares of a $2,186,224 emergency aid package approved by the state legislature. The figures show Alameda County districts receiving funds to aid overcrowded schools, with San Lorenzo and Castro Valley among the top beneficiaries.
A string of crashes during Christmas week along Hayward roads led to fatalities and injuries. A Belmont man died and his wife was injured when a car slammed into a bridge rail on the San Mateo ridge. A San Francisco youth escaped death after a Studebaker plunged from the Dumbarton Bridge approach, overturning in water. Thursday’s three car crash near Porgola Hill east of Castro Valley left no deaths among women, while another collision involved Mrs. Tieson Malshaw of Palo Alto and a third vehicle.
The city council plans to open bids for a new library with an estimated cost around $90,000. Meeting is set for the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1 PM, with attendance by council members and officials to review proposals and select a contractor for the project.
The narrator describes a stranger with a tall build and dark hair near a Castro Street shop. He asks the reader to identify themselves at The Daily Review office before noon to collect today’s Dollar. A boy named Sonny is involved and a wounded or startled reaction occurs on the sidewalk.
Montgomery Ward and Company reports a nationwide price reduction drive in a new 2 page catalog. The cut spans women’s coats and apparel, silverplate, vitamin pills, cookware, and spring mattresses with discounts from 5 to 25 percent, targeting millions of customers nationwide.
Two babies born on Christmas Day at Hayward Hospital. Richard May Elorring, son of Luther B. R. Herring and wife, of 385 Sunset Boulevard, and Elizabeth Maria Wagner, daughter of Karl Wagner and wife, of 1425 Highland Boulevard, arrived within hours of each other. Richard Ray, the elder, weighed 9 pounds 1 ounce, Elizabeth Maria Wagner weighed about 10 pounds.
Flint Buick dealers cut prices by 75 to 316 dollars on 1950 models despite higher steel costs. Roadmaster and Super series see large drops, with Roadmaster listings down to 2,478 and Super wagons at 2,078. Dynaflow options, extras, and Special series changes noted, as Oldsmobile also trimmed prices the day earlier.
Mrs. Glenys Wilson, wife of Verne Wilson, spoke with relatives in Llantyn Fardre Wales on Christmas Day via trans Atlantic wires from San Lerengo Village. She had not spoken to her Wales family since leaving years ago while her husband was in service in England. Her sister Mrs. M Pletcher, her late husband and two children, and her mother Maurice Walters joined in the call, with Wilson’s son Stephen the only child present. The connection was clear and satisfactory, a long awaited holiday link.
Six vehicle crash on US Highway 50 east of Wassajaua road near the county Santa Rita prison injures multiple motorists. Among the injured are John il Scbinder 64 of Guiledale Ly d. Luster 20 of Oakland Avol R Wolford Jr 22 of Marleoley and Richard E Wann 25 of Alameda who suffered a spin and broadside collision. Wann later taken to St Pauls hospital Livermore as cars rear-ended and struck by other vehicles. Details remain unavailable from California highway patrol.
Chicago based safety council warned the Christmas weekend death toll would horrify the nation as highway wrecks, fires, and other accidents produced 420 highway deaths, 63 in fires, four in plane crashes, and 124 in miscellaneous mishaps. The survey said eight people died per hour during the period, including 78 children, with total fatalities likely to exceed 435. The piece recounts tragic cases, weather dangers, and state-by-state tallies, noting a national vigil over holiday safety.
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