Castro Valley zoning plan urged after residents’ meeting
Castro Valley residents pressed Alameda County planning staff to draft a comprehensive zoning plan expeditiously. About thirty locals, with two planning officials, said no expansion to the West Coast Meat Company on Madison Avenue until zoning outlines. A second public meeting is planned within about a month as hearings proceed.
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Alameda
Castro Valley
Ronald Campbell
John Jay Thomas
West Coast Meat Company
Madison Avenue
County Board of Supervisors
Meat Company
County Planning Board
Planning Commission
Campbell
Mediaen Avenue
Valley
Castro Valley Businessmen's Association
Rex Tussing
How Do Strikers Get By One Chrysler Worker Gives Answer
United Press reports from Detroit on Chrysler striker Chester Kwiatowski, a 37 year old machinist with six mouths to feed. He describes food shortages, reliance on family savings, and union support as he prepares to endure a potentially long strike at the Highland Park plant. His wife Helen views the strike pragmatically, noting they will scrape by until a settlement.
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Chrysler
William C. Sexton
United Press
Detroit
Mich
Chester Kwiatowski
Chrysler Corporation
Kwintowski
Tye
Highland Park
Kwiatowski
Helen
Kwialowski
Ashland Truck Fire Ignites Gas Tank Explodes
A utility company truck fire near 2133 Manchester Road burned the vehicle’s gas tank, exploding to flames about 25 feet high. Foreman Daniel L. Kelly, 41, of Oakland, said crew members tried extinguishing with onboard extinguishers before Ashland fire department arrived. Damage estimated at $1800 with no injuries reported.
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Ashland Fire Department
Manchester Road
Daniel L. Kelly
Oakland
Sheriff's Deputies
Kelly
Wheel Amok Solé Flight Gets Owner In Trouble
A Ford driver loses a wheel that crashes into a grocery store window, injuring a passerby as the wheel wanders through shelves. The incident ends with a citation for driving with an expired license. In Hollywood, Betty Garrett and Larry Parks welcome their first child, a son named Garret Christopher.
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Kirby Walter
Mason Drive
Heyward
B Street
Kelly Street
Chester Shafer
Linden Street
Sisla
Paul Johnston
Walter
Cons
Larry Parks
Hollywood
Betty Garret
Garret Christopher
Weather outlook with rain and strong winds
Weather forecast notes rain this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Warmer today and tonight with southerly winds 40 to 50 miles per hour. Yesterday's high and today's low are not provided in the readable text.
Cox Developments Meet With Hayward Leaders Discuss Utilities Readiness
Utilities serving Hayward pledged readiness to keep pace with rapid growth over the next two years at a luncheon with the Hayward development commission. Representatives from power light telephone and transportation firms heard growth projections from school districts the city council and builders. San Lorenzo high ground was broken as growth outpaced other areas while railroads urged industrial sites near rail lines to enable future expansion.
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Hayward
Hayward Development Commission
Jackees
Hayward Union High School
O. B. Paulsen
San Leandro
Alameda
Piedmont
Paulsen
Rule
Sibley
Milipitas
Oakland
Master Plan Aimed at Hayward San Leandro Growth
City officials, realtors, and industrialists gathered at Svendsgaard's for a luncheon to hear Fred Cox discuss a Southern Alameda County development plan. He highlighted growth, plant investments, and the need to attract industries, noting the freeway expansion to 98th Avenue and beyond, and major projects like P. G. & E. natural gas lines and the $75 million Hetch Hetchy water system nearing completion.
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Hayward
San Leandro
Alameda County
Svendsgaard’s
Fred Cox
Southern
Cox
98Th Avenue
San Jose
150Th Avenue
Castro Valley
San Francisco
Oklahoma
Texas
Pat Brennan Faces Polio Recovery With Help From March of Dimes
Five year old Pat Brennan, once bedfast by poliomyelitis, now shows a spark in his eyes as he walks with aid from the March of Dimes. The elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Brennan, he endured hospital therapy in San Francisco and later in Hayward, moving from isolation and paralysis toward Sunrise School and ongoing treatment in East Bay.
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Pat Brennan
Ruby Hall
Hayward
Rca
Pat
Long
March of Dimes
Kathleen
Robert
Leon
UL Valley Area
Bobbie Brennan
Crosby
Washington Acres
Elsa Sorensen
Morrill
Ashland
Brennan
Modesto
Children’s Hospital
San Francisco
March of Dimes Foundation
Hayward Area
East Bay
Sunrise School
Pacific Aggregates Rents Hayward Facility Move
Pacific Aggregates rents the Hayward plant at 941 Atherton street from Hayward Building Materials. Pacific Coast Aggregates will run multiple retail yards in northern California and a large wholesale operation. Existing staff will stay. Hayward will relocate remaining operations to 641 Atherton as the firms move to a new office on the north side of Jackson between Watkins and Atherton.
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Hayward
Atherton Street
Pacific Coast Aggregates Company
Hayward Building Materials
California
Hayward Building Materials Company
Atherton
Building Materials’ Company
Clements & Company
Jackson
Watkins and
Atherton Streets
Mission San Jose to Be Restored to Its Original Appearance
Restoration of the Mission San Jose in Southern Alameda county moves forward under permit issued by county building official Marcus Carlson. Burlingame contractor Moroney, architect Arnald Constable of Sausalito, and Archbishop J J Mitty direct work to revive adobe walls and add hidden timber structure, with the south wing to regain sanctuary sacristy and caretaker quarters at an estimated cost of 25000 to 30000 dollars, weather permitting.
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Ld Mission
Hayward Water Festival Aquacade Set for March 17 18
Hayward's Water and Flower Festival will feature an aquacade with top California swimmers and divers. The event runs March 17 and 18 with parade, coronation of a queen, and official ceremonies at the municipal plunge. Balloting for the water festival queen begins next week with Hayward merchants hosting ballots in stores.
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California
Hayward
Roger W. Anderson
Hayward Development Commission
Mammoth
Plunge
Hetch
Hetchy
Queen
Hayward City
New 3 Store Building For Castro Valley Proposed
J A Walsh a Castro Valley realtor announced plans for a three store building on the north side of Castro Valley boulevard near Santa Maria avenue. The one story brick structure will cover 4800 square feet with a 60 foot frontage and 80 foot depth. Construction will start after bids are studied. Buyer of the property is Giacomo Girordano owner of Valley Auto Parts. Walsh also reports progress on his own Castro Valley development a five store building with offices above located about a block west construction delayed by January rains. Leases for stores in the Girordano building will be handled through Walsh’s office.
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Castro Valley
J. A. Walsh
Valley
Castro Valley Boulevard
Santa Maria Avenue
Walsh
Giacomo Girordano
Valley Auto Parts Company
Colrordano
Gomes Family Welcomes First Great Grandchild Baby Gomes
Richard Erwin Gomes born January 12 at Providence hospital Castro Valley to Erwin and Helen Gomes weighs 8 pounds 11 ounces at birth. He is the first great grandchild for J Vardasco and wife of 1263 Terrace Avenue, the paternal grandparents.
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Richard Erwin Gomes
Providence Hospital
Erwin
Helen Gomes
Castro Valley
J. Vardasco
Terrace Avenue
Aby
Hayward Man Drowns After Skin Disease Despair
Michael Gorham, 45, of Hayward, walked into the Pacific at Half Moon Bay after telling his wife and two daughters his lodge would arrange his funeral. His body was recovered about 1 p.m. near Fleishacker Zoo, with $80 and his truck registration found in his pockets. No foul play is suspected.
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Depair
Hayward
Half Moon Bay
Michael Gorham
Weekland Avenue
Pacific Ocean
Fleishacker Zoo
Great Highway
San Mateo County
Sheriff's Department
Major Storm Descends On Northern California Today
A major storm is descending on Northern California bringing 40 to 60 mph winds and heavy rain from Salinas to Modesto. coastal gale warnings, snow in passes, and colder temperatures follow the system with rain forecast Friday and Saturday.
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Hayward
Weather Bureau
California
Cape Mendocino
Crescent City
Pacific Coast
United Press
Salinas
Modesto
California State Automobile Association
Oregon
Nevada
San Francisco Bay
U. S
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Murray Petersen
Jim Dennis
Cat Furtado
Cottage Bakery
Review
South County
Pacific Aggregates
Mission San Jose
Gomes
Monterey
Point Concepcion
Cape Blanco
Bud's
Richfield
Foothill Lucerne
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