Mystery near Castro Valley store hints at runaway plan
A stash of skirts, sweaters, food, intimate apparel and burned candles found by grocer Dick Fontes beside his Parsons and Williams store led deputies to suspect a juvenile might be plotting a summer escape. Neighbors questioned how items got there as a bedroom window screen was found loosened. The incident left only a mystery and a young girl, with chatter of rivalries between Hayward Lions and Rotary clubs surfacing after new officers were installed.
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Castro Valley
Dick Fontes
Parsons and
Williams
Sheriff's Deputies
Fontes
Lost baby clothes spurs classified ad appeal
A serviceman’s wife in a local store lost $15 to $20 in baby clothes before her upcoming delivery. She ran a classified ad in The Daily Review seeking help, received a call asking for details, a promise to return goods, and another call to remove the ad which she refused to permit.
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the Daily Review
Fire Plaque Budget Sparks Alameda County Debate
The Castro Valley fire department worries over a $71.22 dispute on a station plaque ordered by architect Edward Cerruti under a prior fire chief. Fire commissioners say they did not authorize the expense, while Cerruti offered $25 toward the $96.22 total. The board weighs how to settle the balance, suggesting a pass the hat solution if needed. Mr. and Mrs. George Morris return from a Reno vacation reporting a modest cost.
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Castro Valley Fire Department
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Oscar Sturzinger
CV Department
Redwood Road
Edward Cerruti
Sturzinger
Cerruti
Planners Delay Hearing on C V Tract to Work Out Compromise
Oakland planners postpone hearings on two Castro Valley tracts to seek a compromise. Johnson and Panitz propose a 60 foot connecting street or a pedestrian right of way. A second 21 lot tract study by East Bay MUD is delayed until June 23 for water system review. A temporary two trailer use permit at Parkside Drive is deferred to June 28 pending health department input.
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C. V. Tract
Oakland
Alameda County
Crest Avenue
Castro Valley
Johnson An Panitz
Lyle Court
Lyle
Crest
John Panitz
Penitz
Lacy
Parkside Drive
Hayward
Health Department
E. W. Wassemann
Claude A. Barlow
Newark Youth Center Bid for Interior Redecoration
A call for bids on painting and remodeling of the Newark Youth Center was issued this week. Interior redecoration and minor structural changes are included. Contractors should contact Robert Lamp, director of the Newark Park, Parkways and Recreation district, for details.
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Newark
Robert Lamp
Newark Park, Parkways and Recreation
Funds for Russell City set to come from state and county
Russell City Community Services district chief sponsor Robert B. Kennon said more than $1,000,000 could flow from state and county resources to the district if proper legal steps are followed. He warned lack of sewage and water logistics could trigger condemnation and ruin for about 4,000 residents, unless a functioning system is built within a year. Kennon tied the effort to Haile Selassie era training, noting prior Ethiopian projects and his scholarly work.
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Kennon
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Bey Area
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University of California
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London
Paris
Addis Ababa
United States State Department
Perry Fellows
Kennen
American Institute of
United States
Texas
Burglar Foiled at Niles Service Station
A would be burglar was caught in the act at a service station on Highway 9 and Nursery Road in Niles. Deputies chased the thief, who dropped the cash register and fled in a running car, leaving the scene with no loot. The owner is Jim Ray of 720 Third Street, Niles. Separately Centerville Chamber of Commerce discussed Weber’s plan for a centralized township office and a general manager to handle zoning flood control and industry outreach. A brochure on industrial openings and a survey with costs were proposed, with a plan to publish results. The Oakland district court branch proposal and parking lot projects were also reviewed.
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Highway 9
Nurgery Rosd
Niles
Dale Chambers
Tom Bunting
Nursery Road
Wcash Register
Jim Ray
Third Street
Harry Weber
Washington Township
Chambers of Commerce
Weber
Gene Manning
LeRoy Broun
Centerville Chamber of Commerce
Marming
iCenterville
Oakland Chamber of Commerce
Federal District Court
Oakland
Main Street
Fremont Avenue
Newark Pet Parade Rescheduled For Next Saturday
Newark's Pet Parade and bicycle exhibition, rained out earlier, is moved to next Saturday at 10 a.m. Director Robert Lemp of the Parkways and Recreation district says route and contest rules stay the same. A summer activity schedule bulletin is being distributed at Newark school, with extra copies available from Shirley Rice. Schedule changes will be posted on the school bulletin board throughout the summer.
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Newark
Robert Lemp
Newark’s Park, Parkways and Recreation
Lamp
Newark School
Shirley Rice
New Area Chamber Location Under Study
Plans for a new Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce headquarters will be discussed by the finance and executive committees at noon Friday at the Green Shutter Inn. The meeting will review proposed sites and budget implications for the project.
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Area Chamber
Hayward Area
Mt Eden School Board Seeks State Funds For Longwood Addition
Mt Eden school district plans to request state funds to add eight classrooms a kindergarten and a multipurpose room at Longwood to relieve overcrowding. trustees consider annexing and rehabilitating Mt Eden while debating bond elections and budget details for 1954 55.
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E. C. Ingraham
Au Tuli
Longwood Pet Intendent
Suiieden Erisity Fe Bats
Een
Volaine
Hayward
Mt. Eden School
Boar
Oakland
T. N. Brenkwitz
Schafer
Emil Miller
Lions To Name Award Winner Tomorrow
The Hayward Lions club will reveal the 21st annual Outstanding Citizen of the Year at noon tomorrow. The winner will succeed last year’s Hans Henningsen, with the announcement made at the Green Shutter hotel.
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Hayward Lions’ Club
Green Shutter Hotel
Hans Henningsen
Valle Vista Zoning Plan Wins Approval with Mt Eden Doubts
Alameda county planning staff proposed a south Eden township zoning pattern placing most land in low density residential use with an agricultural area in the southwest and a commercial eastern triangle. Valle Vista residents voiced support while Mt Eden ranchers urged agricultural interim zoning, and one Niles road business owner objected to residential zoning. Hearing continued to June 26 with 18 people present.
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Luvena Drive
R. B. Taylor
Valle Vista Avenue
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Wiles Road
Dolen Brothers” Lumber Company
Niles Highway
McGowan
Niles Road
Mt. Eden
Jeryl Fry
Alden Oliver
A. A. Oliver, Jr
Hesperian Boulevard
W. Brown
Lee Avenue
San Leandro
Ior
Tennysonsand Hesperian
Commission
Builders Oppose MSU Minimum House Lot Size
Mission San Jose residents and builders clashed over an 8,000 square foot lot rule for new homes during a chamber of commerce meeting. Subdividers favor 6,000 to 7,000 square foot lots. hearing set in Oakland at 4 p.m. to review zoning. The rule aims to fund schools and services, but may block several hundred existing and planned homes on smaller lots.
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Chamber of Commerce
Oakland
Chamber
County Planning Commission
Roy Dean
Hel
James FE. Vivrette
Alameda County
Missiori San Jose
Vivrette
Herman Madeiros
Washington Township Chamber of Commerce
Madeiros
Maurice Marks
Dean
Bob Underwood
Mission San Dose
Bay Area Bread Supply Increases Amid Strike
Bay Area bread supplies rise as small retail bakeries adopt mass production techniques and grocers source machine wrapped bread from outside areas. The AFL bakers union strike enters its second week with no negotiations. Union seeks 12 1 2 cent hourly wage rise while employers hold to six cents.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
AFL
Convicted Communists Sought Leniency in Rail Case
Three Communists convicted of harboring Red Leader Robert C Thompson in a Sierra cabin last summer asked the U S Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday for reduced sentences.
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San Francisco
Robert C. Thompson
U. S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Planners Deny Lot Reductions In Irvington
Oakland a better sacrifice the house than the ordinance stood as planners denied Irvington Square corporation’s request for eight corner lot rear yard reductions in a 2083 lot tentative map. The commission rejected similar asks from J A Lewis for a Adams street Hesperian boulevard motel and Kenneth N Hart for a private Hilltop Lane street project, with Lewis to reroute and resubmit.
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Alamede
Irvington Square Corporation
Irvington Square
George Dugan
Fred Mellman
Mellman
J. A.lewis
Adams Street
Hesperian Boulevard
San Lorenzo
Lewis
Highway Department
Lewelling
State Job Placement Triples in California
Long Beach fm Director of Employment William A Burkett said today job placement in California tripled in the four month period ending in May with 74,870 persons placed that month. He noted 24,494 non agricultural placements with 64 percent veterans, and 50,376 farm placements reflecting efforts to put American workers on farm jobs rather than import foreign labor.
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Long Beach Fm
William A. Burkett
Burkett
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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