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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1954
Page
3
Chicagoans planning New Year celebrations scramble for sitters as agencies report booked for Dec 31. Rates start around 75 cents to 1.50 per hour with a 57 minimum, rising to 1.50 after midnight and 25 cent hourly increases for more than two children. Sitters require transportation home by cab, preferring cabs for safe travel.
Readers recount a Christmas village evening with Mark Failon and Bonnie Falkenburg noting future wedding plans. Carolers like Eve Anne Weber and Jim Christie spread holiday cheer in San Lorenzo Village, with kids visiting Eve Anne Weber’s newborn and touring Oak Krol lights.
Toddie tries teaching Don Barstow a Los Angeles rock style as Dave Hill skates a Yosemite week. Terry and Oty Cole enjoy an L A smog moment. Epiphany Lutheran church in San Leandro joins a strawberry Lake snow leap last Tuesday with a Lutheran League.
The Sparkies folk dance group gathers for its annual New Year celebration starting with a cocktail party at the Rasmussen home, then dinner and dancing at the Sparks residence. The eight year old group includes 13 couples and several prominent local members.
Mrs William Paley wife of the Columbia Broadcasting System chairman leads the global ranking for the second year. The Duchess Windsor slides to 10th with Princess Margaret and Queen Frederica of Greece near the top, while Grace Kelly earns best actress honors per the New York Dress Institute.
Miss Natalie Joan Brainard of Castro Valley wed Paul LeRoy Nitgel of Camp Parks Airforce Base Tec 22 Haveard in a formal ceremony. The event connected local families and military personnel, reflecting a civilian church wedding with nearby relatives in attendance.
The Castro Valley Women's Club starts a one dollar Coffee Club at March of Dimes headquarters on Castro Valley Boulevard. Purchases of coffee doughnuts or a sandwich for a dollar support the March of Dimes fund and buyers’ names are posted on a club bulletin. Mrs Pat Fryberger and J R Hail head the drive.
Hayward unit of the American Legion Auxiliary launches Operation Book Swap to trade children’s good books for objectionable comics. One book per 10 or more harmful comics, with school and library officials selecting titles. The program aims to replace trashy comics with worthwhile literature across 14 000 communities.
At a Township Junior Women's Club meeting plans were announced for a New Year's Eve party tonight at Mrs. Lester Courson's Centerville home on Portola Drive. Courson aims to entertain about 30 guests with proceeds from a recent apron sale totaling 50 dollars. By-laws were approved and will go to district offices for approval. An officer installation is set for January 27 and a social on January 13 at Mrs. Robert McGinnis's home on 81 Olive Street Newsyk. Activities begin at 6.
Mrs Vel Phillips national security chairwoman of Hayward Unit 68 announces the 1955 American Legion Auxiliary contest for teachers. Teachers will write 200 to 200 words on the topic to boost interest in entering the teaching profession with a May 1 closing date.
Diverse area churches plan New Year’s Eve observances with watchnight services, fellowship gatherings, and special music. The First Pape Church begins at 3 pm with officers to be installed. Gold Shepherd Lutheran holds 11 pm service. Foursquare churches join Ashland for a late watchnight with film and fellowship. Washington Township hosts 8 pm services at Bay of God Church ending with a midnight candlelight communion. Calvary Lutheran and Faith Lutheran coordinate candlelight and youth activities, while congregations at Niles First Baptist and Washington Manor Hope Lutheran host sessions and messages about futures and faith.
The January meeting of the ishop O'Dowd Mothers' club will be held at the school. Mrs. Edward Carlson and Mrs. A. Herstil will chair the program with Mrs. John Ryan as the guest speaker, addressing Catholic women in civic life, and Mrs. Peter Robbo to discuss St. Pius X. Loyalty is the virtue of the era.
A reader critiques Dorothy Thompson in a Letters to Editors column, debating discipline vs. external control in addressing juvenile delinquency. The piece questions Thompson’s one size fits all cure, arguing for natural discipline, inner self-control, and cautious use of external controls amid broader social factors.
Brand new 1954 1955 fall winter edition of Fashion World with easy to make patterns and style forecasts for the entire family. Includes sleeve options, pattern numbers, sizes 12 through 44, and color illustrations. Order by mail for 25 cents plus a separate pattern if needed.
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