Remembering Ernie Douglas the Great Prewar Showroom Star
A retrospective portrait shows Ernie Douglas as a genial prewar salesman whose bold, respectful approach set a high standard in auto dealerships. Postwar shifts, shipyard service, and the rise of volume selling are noted, culminating in his 1955 retirement and new Goliath Autohaus venture in Oakland.
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Ernie Douglas
Yesteryear
Butler
Henry Ford
Fritz Kreisler
Pearl Harbor
Office of Price Administration
Tronie
Douglas
Goliath Autohaus
Coland
Oakland
Evnle
Toastmasters meeting to feature Spirit of S46 theme
The Toastmasters club meets Wednesday at Castro Gardens. Phil Chesnutt is toastmaster with Ken Gillard in charge of topics. Other roles include Sank Droego as evaluator and Banning Fenton as roberts. Speakers Paul Rhodes Larry Britton Fred Baly and John Wallers.
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Castro Gardens
Agg Gastro Valley
Phil Chesnutt
Ken Gillard Iyill
Sank Droego
Valuator
Banning Fenton
Robert
Ea Paul Rhodes
Larry Britton
Fred Baly
John Wallers
Market Chain Selects Agency for Bay Area Supermarket
SAN LEANDRO The McCarthy Co of San Francisco was named advertising agency for Lee Bros. a 26 unit Bay Area supermarket chain announced today by Gil Johannessen advertising and public relations manager Richard Strain is account exclusive and W. W. Wilde is account executive.
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San Leandro
McCarthy Co
San Francisco
Lee Bros
Bay Area
Gil Johannessen
Richard Strain
W. W. Wilde
Planning Appeals Rise As Hayward Council Reviews
Planning Commission decisions are appealed to the Hayward City Council amid rising counts. Hearings set for appeals on rezoning 13 acres opposite Tennyson Shopping Center and a neighborhood commercial zoning appeal near Patrick Ave and West Tennyson Rd are planned. Oakland contractor Max Walden seeks a Lucky Market with a department store and future shops, while church and arc bishop appeals pursue neighborhood rezoning. Council rezones and land purchases for widening Tennyson and street frontage sales are advancing. A $6,000 appropriation funds a new building at C St and Mission Blvd with city offices moving after July 31.
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Haynard
Lial Serts
Planning Commission
Leonard Serley
Teniisson
Max Waldén
Loakland
Mansing Department
San Francisco
Wintotr Ave
Jackson St
Cularaga Ave
la Playa
Rolet E. Priedland
Oakland
Palma Ceia
Tennyson, RI
C St
Mission Blvd
Fremont Moms Back to School
Fremont moms return to school for the city’s recreation department Tiny Tots program. Classes run 10 a.m. to 12 noon on consecutive days at Mission San Jose School Auditorium, with lessons in music and rhythm, storytelling, dramatics, games, and crafts. Interested mothers may sign up at Fremont City Hall.
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Fremont
jMoms
Mission San Jose
Community Recreation Department
City, Hall
Pleasanton Man Faces Grand Theft Forgery Charges
Anthony Marques, 50, of Pleasanton, is set for a hearing at 10 a.m. July 2 in Oakland Municipal Court on two counts of grand theft and two counts of forgery totaling 700 dollars. He is alleged to have misused insurance funds connected to APEC in San Leandro while serving as secretary treasurer of the Portuguese lodge and mutual insurance society. Marques also faces charges as a hit and run driver and driving on a suspended license. restitution is ordered for damages from a non injury accident that led to one year probation and denial of further driving privileges.
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Pleasanton
Leandro
Anthony Marques
Oakland
Mrunicipal
Dept. Insurance
APEC
Matual Insurance Society
San Leandro
Marques
Moreau
Low Bidder On Doors Revealed
SAN LEANDRO Overhead Quov Itc of 913 Airport Blvd San Francisco was low bidder for a city project to install overhead aluminum doors at fire stations on First Ave and 14th Ave Overhead's bid of 2223 for the dual installation was 330 less than she bid two months ago on the door project The bid was rejected at that time as out of range of the city budget for the job.
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San Leandro
Airport Blvd
San Francisco
First Ave
14Th Ave
Cith
Crossword Puzzle From Faded Scan
Fragmented crossword clues appear with garbled letters and mixed languages. Several entries show numbers and partial words, including references to Hindu garments, Roman numerals, and Greek letters. The legible portions suggest a puzzle page with down and across clues and inconsistent OCR artifacts.
Local sewer district tax and bond plan discussed
District directors approve projected expenditures and bonds totaling around two million dollars. Tax rates drop to about 0.38 cents per hundred, with average tax impact estimated between six and eight cents, depending on assessed value. Completion of the Irvington treatment plant and a major sewer leak near the Nimitz Freeway drive the outlook, while Newark receives a capital allotment of forty nine thousand five hundred dollars for tools and contingencies.
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Union Sanitary
Mer. Ray Boege
Irvington
Outfall Inc
Ari
Nimitz Freeway
Hivington
Newark
New Envoy to Rail Projects and Ambassadorial Move
New envoy heading for rail work under Way 7 with two financed projects in Newark Perrin Avenue Willow Bay and Bovilaciua subdivision. Bonds totaling two million this year contribute to funding alongside four million more from USB. U.S. envoy Reid departs to assume post in Tel Aviv presenting credentials to Israeli President Itzak Ben-Avi on July.
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Peersee
Newark
Perrin Ave
Willow, SL
Bovilaciua
Illion
USB
New York
Ogdert Reid
U.S
Terael
Reid
New York Herald Tribune
Isvak Ben-Avi
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Toastmaster Club
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Macy’s Bay
Jewelry Repair ‘Service
E. Yath ST
155Th Ave
Hayward Council
Southgate
Calucoga
Friedland
Westerners
Los Angeles
Daina Airport
Derek Hotel
Fort Reservation
America
HFC
BK Wen Balamcis
Foothil
Jeherson
Panos
Regialere
Nurea
Toutonle Daily
Manies
Botentlad
Heraldy Vay RT
Goodyear
Bellary
Phov
BEQ
Tiquid
Worthington Make
Beer Ata BE
Goodyear Service Stores
A’ ST
Hayward
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