Ed Akridge Tops Alameda Rodeo as All Around Champion
Ed Akridge of Hesperia Calif world champion bareback rider was named best all around cowboy at the Alameda County Stampede rodeo in Dub Yh canyon yesterday. A crowd of over 4000 watched finals amid Mother's Day festivities. one serious injury was reported, a local youth Richard Doporto of San Lorenzo treated and in good condition after x rays. Winners included Karl Taylor Bakersfield and Betty Gilbert Sacramento in cutting horse, Bill Linderman Wallula Washington and Don Tolle Burn Oregon in saddle bronc, and Rudy Doucette Phoenix in calf roping with others named in steer wrestling and team roping events.
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Tea Akridge
Hesperia
Calif
Alameda County
Dub Yh Canyon
Tracy
Richard Doporto
Na ‘Rincon
San Lorenzo
Doporto
Deporte
Eden Hospite
Karl Taylor
Bakersfield
Betty Gilbert
Sacramento
Deacon Hobbs
Merced
Sant
Bill, Linderman
Wallla Walla
Wash
Don Tolle
Burn
Ore
Akridge
Guy Weeks
Abilene
Tex
Don Flanagan
Oakland
Rudy Doucette
Phoenix
Dean Oliver
Boise
Vern Castro
Livermoore
Wilbur Plaugher
Prather
Stan Neal
Stan Gomez
Napa
Leonard. Block
Dinner
Stan Branco
Atwater
Hank Aldridge
Bob Barmby
George Viera
Tivermore
Mel Diaz
Hayward
Stay Granted To Rest Home In Hayward Case
Superior Judge Charles Wade Snook will rule by August 14 on whether Mabel Munn's Hayward Rest Home at 107 Soto Street may continue to operate. The State Welfare Board had sought closure May 1 for alleged mistreatment and excess guests. Transcript from February San Leandro hearing expected to reach the judge by mid summer. Felton L. Watum of Oakland represents Munn, with Deputy Atty. Gen. Elizabeth Palmer for the state.
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Oakland
Charles Wade Snook
Mabel Mung
Hayward
Soto Street
State Welfare Board
July 4 Committee to Meet Tonight
The Old Fashioned Fourth of July pirate committee will meet at City hall basement in San Leandro. Allocation of booths for the second annual Cherry Grove park celebration heads the agenda.
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San Leandro
No Pen, Tod
Cherry Grove Park
Hamlin to Report 3$AN Leandro-G. Homer in
Newly appointed director who works here is expected to report to work today according to City Manager Wesley C. McClure.
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Leandro — G. Homerin
Whso
Wesley C. McClure
Area Palsy Drive volunteers organize across towns
Central headquarters set in Centerville at Gratamar School for Washington township. Deputies move funds to Washington township substation for Loomis trucks. Volunteers led by Mrs. Shirey in Castro Valley seek more help. 112+ volunteers plus escorts from American Legion post 649. Large parade crews organized at San Lorenzo, Castro Valley, and other districts with dozens of workers at multiple schools.
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Washington Township
Centerville Gratamar
Sheriff's Deputies
Loomis
Tom Maloney
Centerville
Ednn Dilbeck
Mission San Jose
Elsie Duaste
Warm Springs
Louiel Smith
Newark
Warm Springs School
John Door
fFvington
Central Paper School
Bernie Joseph
Decoto
Decoto School
Earl Larson
Hillview Crest
Lafayette Avenue
Bernice Silveira
Alvarado
Granger Avenue
Betty Cabrah Niles
Niles Firehouse
Frances Shirey
Castro Valley
Caste Valley School
Ed Montague
Onry Gonzalves
John Consey
San Lorenzo
PTA
Jack Singleton
Bay School
H. Donaldson
Grant School
W. Kivitt
Del'Rey School
Elie Cline
Laurenzo Manor
G. Bau
Oakland taxicab driver fights off knife attack in San Leandro
Leandro crime report details a 54 year old Oakland taxi driver, Robert A. Lewis, who escaped a Saturday night assault after a passenger slashed at his throat. The attacker fled toward Davis street and San Leandro boulevard as Lewis flagged down help at a fire station. Officers searched the area for the suspect.
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San Leandro
Oakland
Robert A. Lewis
Qsk
Land
Eastshore
Davis Street
Lewis
San Beanoiro House
Yard
San Leandro Boulevard
Hunt Greer Firms Merge to Form Western Estates
Ernest A. Hunt and Jay Greer announce a merger creating Western Estates a Hayward area real estate partnership. The firm will occupy 732 A Street and focus on subdivision development and home sales. Ongoing projects include 19 homes near Harder Road and eight Castro Valley duplexes.
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Ernest A. Hunt
Jay Greer
Western Estates
A” Street
Hunt
Hayward
Castro Street
Greer
Harder Road
Castro Valley
Boy Attacked With Pool Cue in San Leandro
An 8 year old Hayward youth was charged with assault after police say he struck 13 year old Danny Green with a pool cue, causing a six stitch wound. He was released on $1500 bail. Witnesses noted the four youths tried to crash a party at 1456 Pearson Street and kicked a parked car before the incident. Green was treated at Fairmont hospital.
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San Leandro
Hayward
Donald L. Johnson
Soto Road
Pearson Street
Danny Green
Douglas Drive
Johnson
Ate Green
Fairmottl
Polio Strikes Leandro Boy in Iron Lung
A nine year old San Leandro boy with bulbar polio lies in an iron lung at a San Francisco hospital. He is the seventh polio case in the area this year, diagnosed in early May after first showing symptoms April 30. County health officials say no Salk vaccine was given to the family and no local child has had the vaccine. Measles cases in Eden township total 1592 for the week, with 19 chickenpox cases reported.
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San Leandro
San Francisco
Children Hospital
Alameda County
Salk
Eden Township
Valley Kiwanis Interclub Meeting Hosted by Castro Valley
Valley Kiwanians will host an interclub meeting with San Lorenzo at Castro Gardens Wednesday. Dr. Bob Reid is interclub chair man. Speaker Ed Hobson will discuss Revolt in the Cazbah drawing on his North Africa Navy service and studies of the region's economics and colonial issues. On May 23 Castro Valley Kiwanis joins neighbors for a tour and luncheon at the Milpitas Ford plant.
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Castro Valley
Castro
GM Plants in California Idle One Day Amid National Layoff
GM ceased most assembly work nationwide for one day to balance demand, with Oakland plants closed yesterday and 1650 workers set to return. Milpitas Ford kept a five day week with reduced hourly force, while Chrysler in San Leandro halted auto production, producing only military items at minimal capacity. GM will open a technical center near Detroit with planned open houses in the East Bay.
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General Motors
Qek
Oakland
Milpitas
Ford Motor Company
Talalémaloyes
San Leandro
Chrysler
San Francisco
Technical Center
Detroit
East Bay
Rapid Transit Seminar Draws Bay Area Leaders
San Francisco Mayor George J. Christopher calls a rapid transit seminar in San Francisco with 69 communities, including Alameda Contra Costa Solano Napa Sonoma Marin and San Mateo. 350 Bay Area leaders attend a noon luncheon at the St Francis Hotel while officials tour the Oakland Leandro area and discuss Bay Area transit plans.
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Hayward
D.smith
George J. Christopher
San Francisco
St. Francis Hotel
Bay Area
Iniba
San Francisco Bay Area Transit Commission
Alameda
Contra -Costa
Sistas Solano
Maps
Sonoma
Marin
San Mateo
Clara
Televi
Teevision
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