Chaotic Nursery Tales and Local Nonsense Stir Castro Valley
Readers are treated to a chaotic collage of local trivia and comic vignettes. A Castro Valley nursery hosts bizarre mother child tableaux with animals, a deputy jokes about a drunk driver surrender, and Hayward officials surface in a playful photo flap. The piece also notes a church hearing clash over shade, a stage blooper from Hawaiian Moneymoon, and Lions Club backed charity efforts yielding a $100 profit.
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Wenonah Govea
Mrs. Govea
Abe Atwood
la Golandrina
Lions Club
AAAW
AAUW
Castro Valley Fire District Accepts New 1000 GPM Pumper
Castro Valley Commissioners officially accepted the 1000 gallon per minute jumper delivered May 4 after test to Underwriters in Sakeale May 3. Chief Mills Bouchard to attend Northern California fire chiefs convention June 3 9 10 at Hoberg's Lake County. Bouchard said underwriting field work completed May 10 and budget amendment for July 1 1956 to raise salaries by 11813 bringing total to 132000 was submitted.
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Castro Valley
Sakeale
Mills Bouchard
California
Hoberg's
Lake County
Bouchard
Orstat
Fresno
Mt Eden Trustees OK Condemnation for New School Site
Mt Eden Elementary district trustees last night authorized condemnation proceedings to secure the Calatoga site for a new upper class school. Jeryl Fry offered about 8 000 per acre after saying 10 000 had been proposed. district attorney predicts a five month court agenda. Superintendent Kenney will relocate boundaries and coordinate with the Hayward Planning commission to set a new street. The district needs the site by September 1957 and may withdraw proceedings if negotiations improve. The board set salaries for 1956 57 and planned interviews for candidates in Denver May 24.
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Mt. Eden
Calatoga
Jeryl Fry
Fry
Charles Kenney
Alden
Adolph Oliver
Livers
Rousseau and
Branden
Olivers
Kenney
Hayward
Hew Street
Charles Reed
Gerald Dart
Denver
New Eldridge
Palma Ceia
Russell Edwards
Thomas Kendall
Alvin Pierce
Brandon
Margaret Ashton
Monhrlang
Mney
Mohiland
Eldridge
Mt. Eden School
Fremont Mother Summer Swimming Due for Honors
Fremont area plans honor a Pioneer Mother of the Year candidate for community service and pioneer spirit. The Berkeley Savings and Loan association invites applications detailing achievements and contributions to the pioneer ideal, with the winner to be chosen by May 25.
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Fremont
Berkeley Savings and Loan Association
South Main Street
Centerrill
Melvin J. Johnson
Chhosen
Johnson
Garment Workers Set to Contribute to Election Campaign
Atlantic City report says the AFL-CIO International Ladies Garment Workers union expects to have 338000 dollars to contribute to the forthcoming national election campaign. The union supports the Democratic party and will add 250000 dollars to the 268621 dollars already collected for political activity from its 445000 members. David Dubinsky, president.
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Atlantic City, No
Afl-Cio International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Garment Workers Union
Orinant
David Dubinsky
Street Work Bids Called in San Leandro
San Leandro invites formal bids by 4 p.m. May 23 at City Hall for reconstructions on Estabrook street from Washington Avenue to East 14th Street, Williams Street from Washington Avenue to East 14th Street, and West Juan Avenue from Washington Avenue to East 14th Street. Contact the City Clerk's Office for details.
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San ‘Leandro
City Hall
Estabrook Street
Washington ‘Avenue
East 14Th Street
Williams Street
Washington Avenue
West Juan Avenue
Estudillo Avenue
East 14Th
Macrae Boulevard
WUHS Federation To See Silk Stockings Show
Fremont California Scholarship federation members of Washington Union high school will attend the afternoon performance of Silk Stockings at the Curran theater in San Francisco Saturday. Members and accompanying faculty include Martha Nickel Joe Tenorio Elton Louie Joan Milani Donald Leak Sharon Spooner Nancy Coelho Pat Flores Bob Joseph Lisa Gray Mal Dickerson ve Dickerso Elvera Garcia Bob Richmond Diane Dearborn Barbara Lacks trom Barbara Swain Elaine Joseph and Barbara Swain.
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Marlene Azevedo
Elaine Joseph
Barbara Swain
Eden Dads' Club To Seat Officers At Mt Eden Meeting
Gordon Curtis the former California Dads clubs president will be installing officer at Mt Eden Dads Club meeting at Mt Eden IS school at 7 30 pm Hilary Hartwig will be seated as president M W Davis vice president Ray Gillenwater secretary and John Cooper treasurer Joe Statler said area residents are invited and members may bring their wives to the installation meeting Sponsoring of Mt Eden Boy Scouts will be discussed Refreshments will conclude the meeting
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Gordon Curtis
California
Dads’ Clubs
Mt. Eden
District Post Is Put On a Salaried Basis in Fremont
Fremont sanitary board shifts district posts to salaries including a new inspector at 400 dollars a month begin June 1. Joseph Bettencourt hired. duties include inspecting sewer connections. Also hires a draftsman bookkeeper pending. Unskilled sewer line labor set at 2.35. Ten year franchise granted to East Bay Garbage Co for non Newark/Fremont areas with 10 percent gross receipts. District may seek higher share. Decoto may renegotiate if it incorporates. Newark Construction wins garage conversion contract. annex 12 at Morrison Canyon road approved.
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Coit
Joseph C. Bettencourt
Sanitary Board
East Bay Garbage Company
Sanitary
Newark
Fremont
Decoto
Sanitary District
Leon Clark
City of
Clark
Bruce Michael
Michael
Irvington
Warm Springs
Jack
Prouty
Fremont Chamber of Commerce
Alvarado Sanitary District
Union
Morrison Canyon Road
Niles
Norman Rose
First Whipple Scholarship Set at WUHS
Washington Union high school will grant the first Laura Thane Whipple Scholarship at its upcoming graduation. The fund originated during World War I to raise money for an overseas ambulance, later redirected to a scholarship. Contributions from Fay Thane, Mary Welty, and others built the fund to 1500 with interest.
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Fay Thane
Mary Welty
Thomas Bedard
Christine Anderson
F. C. Garcia
John G. Mattos
Max McCuHough
A. F. ‘Thane
Joh N, Berger
Joh N, Berger, Mrs. Whipple, Niles Women's Club
Wuhs Agriculture Club
Wuhs Girls’ League
WUHS
Mt Eden trustees settle on Mohrland school name
Mt Eden school trustees voted to rename the new West street and Eden avenue campus Mohrland, overruling March choice Eden. The decision ends a naming controversy sparked by protests from Mt Eden groups and mirrors a push to honor local pioneer families. The school, slated for September occupancy, will bear the Mohrland name.
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Mohrland
Mt. Eden
West Street
Eden
Avenue
Moryland
Lorin A. Eden
Mt. ‘Eden
Mohrland School
Fremont-Washington Union High School Wins Model UN Award
The Union High School delegation earned second prize at the fourth annual High School Model United Nations in Berkeley. Awards recognized breakout participation, adherence to UK rules, depth of thought, and accurate portrayal of UK policies. Delegation members included Chairman Bin Harris Jim Gibson Lisa Gray Bobi Laubsch and Lee Pennington.
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Fremont
Washington
Union High Schol
United Kingdom
United Nations
Berkeley
U.ks
WUHS
iChairman bin Harris
Jim Gibison
Lisa Gray
Bobi Laubsch
Lee Pennington
Eden pathologist on VA chiefs meeting panel
Dr. Frank R. Dutra of Eden Hospital joined a three day panel and symposium on pulmonary disease at the Annual Conference of Chiefs of Medical Services of the United States Veterans Administration Western region. The event is at Fort Miley VA hospital in San Francisco where Dutra serves as chief pathologist and UC Medical School assistant professor. He previously led Cincinnati’s Kettering Institute and taught pathology at the University of Cincinnati.
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San Prantisco
Kettering Institute
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
State Tests Passed San Leandro and San Lorenzo Engineers
San Leandro resident W. C. Wandelree and San Lorenzo resident Jose Bauista of the city engineering division passed the state examination for civil end qualifying them as registered engineers, it was announced today.
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San. Leandro
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Mildred Taylor
Publc Works
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Hayward Chamber of Commerce
Victor J. Hescher
Corpus
Hescher
C.V
Daily Review
Latham Foundation
Ruth Marlin
Jerry Ockerman
Alice Costello
Cherry Luit
Annetta Pocan
Washington Union High School
Clyde Voorhees
Alameda County
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Fhose
Faoto
Globe
Yuko Matsumoto
Marlene Hernandes
Barbara Dias
Diane Dearborn
Wuhs Federation
Eden Dads’ Club
Fremonyt
George Coit
Union Sanitary District
Whipple
Eden Pathologist
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