Exposition Birthday Party on Treasure Island Set
Golden Gate International Exposition of 1940 marks itsQuindecennial with a multi day open house on Treasure Island in May under the Promotion Committee and Navy. Highlights include a 12:15 a.m. May 19 opening ceremony, a reception, a motorcade through Memory Lane, a 4:00 p.m. screening of original Exposition films, Armed Forces Day events on May 23, and a Sunday Athens Water Follies show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Treasure Island
Bay of San Francisco
United States Navy
Marshall Dill
Officers’ Club
Memory Lane
Pacific
John Basilone
Navy
Athens
Oakland
HHS Student Wins $10 Poster Prize at Contest
Hayward high school student Barbara Fitzgerald took 3rd prize of ten dollars in the 30th Annual Poster Contest sponsored by The Latham Foundation for the Promotion of Humane Education in Oakland. Certificates of Merit were awarded to numerous local students, posters came from across the United States and abroad, including Hiroshima children who submitted about 9,000 works. Cash prizes and art scholarships totaling four thousand dollars were awarded, with selected posters distributed to schools colleges and libraries nationwide and internationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Fitzgerald
Hayward High School
Latham Foundation For the Promotion of Humane Education
Oakland
Hayward Area
Barbara Blake
Ray Silva
Kaye Hara
David Vargas
Don Levier
Jim Hicks
Tommy Gullat
Ellis Cary
Remedia Ramos
Alice Fitts
Marlene Erickson
Lola Leathers
Dorothea Gardner
Charles Dugan
Jim Read
James Shepley
Philip Nelson
State Seeks Engineers and Related Personnel
Sacramento applications open for engineers to inspect plants for health hazards. Requires two years experience including public health engineering. also need right of way agents, composi tors with the State Division of Printing, medical staff for state hospitals, and instructors for state institutions. Obtain applications at the personnel board offices in Sacramento or San Francisco or at the Department of Employment 679 Watkins Street Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
State Personnel Board
State Division of Printing
Personnel Board
San Francisco
State Department of Employment
Watkins Street
Oyward
Chanticleer Play My Three Angels Draws Mixed Reviews
Hal Embree notes Chanticleer production at A. B. Morris auditorium. performance Sunday afternoon lacked energy with a slow first act and uneven French accent. Gordon as Joseph stood out. Marie Louise and Henri Trevilian offered strong moments, while direction missed key tonal shifts and stage design impressed despite limited space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Embree
Castro’ Valley
Sam and
Bellz Spewack
Bay Area
Chanticleer
A. B. Morris
Walt Gorlaianne
Facer
Bunepewoepe
Joseph
Jules
Alfred
Adolphe
Mr. Gordon
Ducotel
Gerry Borrelli
Marie Louise
Paul
Mary Simon
French Guiana
France
Bart Hayes
Henri Trevilian
Centerville Eighth Graders Set District High Record
Centerville Elementary reports 79 eighth graders, the smallest class yet the largest district graduating class. Superintendent Siem Tom Maloney announced the commencement for June 17 in the school auditorium. Graduation plans and officers include two rooms with separate officers led by Gilbert Cabarraviaz and Richard Gilmour as presidents, plus distinct student government and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Siem Tom Maloney
Philip Brazil
Alice Lambrecht
Anne Pollander
Rosalind Rogers
Inez Silva
Lambrecht
Gilbert Cabarraviaz
Joseph Arias
Joan Silva
Daphne Romero
Pollander
Richard Gilmour
Jerry August
Cora Gran
Joyce DuCoty
Centerville Elementary School
Victor Loverro
Albina Cerruti
Judy Griffith
Joyce Sekizahama
Joseph Allen
Parks AFB graduates first Parks Driver Class
Twelve members of Parks Air Force Base completed a four week after hour training program noted as the first graduate class. The 12 military personnel and eight dependents finished 19 hours of instruction plus 19 hours of driving practice on base roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks Afb
Parks
Patrick Kelley
Hayward High School
Motor Ve
Lester Fischer
Alarmeda-Contra County Optometric Association
Cancer Courage Club Convenes at Oakland YMCA
The Cancer Courage Club of California held its final spring meeting at the Oakland YMCA with about 50 members present led by Everett Silver. Twelve new members joined, 15 applications pending, and the Eagles of Oakland No 7 donated a portable typewriter to aid correspondence with cancer victims and potential clubs statewide. Recovered patients in Santa Rosa and Los Angeles consider chartering new branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Courage Club of California
YMCA
Oakland
Pbud
Everett Silver
Eagles of Oakland Aetie No. 7
Cancer Courage
Silver
Santa Rosa
Los Angeles
Cancer Club
Mt Eden Dads Club installation ceremony tonight
The Mt. Eden Dads Club will install a new officer slate at 3 p.m. in Mt. Eden school auditorium. DeWitt Bumgarner, a past president of the San Lorenzo Teens club, will install Joseph Statler as president with Keith Kistler as vice president, John C. Cooper as treasurer, and Edwin Yrkkola as secretary. Delegates from other schools will attend and a skit on satiety will be performed. The May 29 trustee election candidates include Walter Thompson and others as 350 girls from Northern California and Hawaii attend the Asilomar conference June 18–24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Eden
Dad's Club
Q . DeWitt Bumgarner
Wise
San Lorenzo
Hayward High
Dad’s Club
Joseph Statler
Asilomar
Keith Kistler
Calif
John C. Cooper
Treas
Hayward
Bejurer
Edwin Yrkkola
Elizabeth
Liz” Abreu
Tary
Inter-club Council
Nancy Bumgarner
Hanselman
Dads
Isjwill
Walter Thompson
Ken
Nabors
Rosetta Fields
Rudolph Dettenrieder
Earl Lee
California
Hawaii
Will At Ley
John Pappas
Merrill Neutend
Mann
Kenneth Chapman
San Leandro Affair To Fete Industrialists
The San Leandro Chamber of Commerce advances plans for an industrialists’ fete on May 26 at the Bay Area Gun Club. Chairman Don Lucat urges committee heads to meet Tuesday at 4 p.m. with ticket reservations near 400 and a 600 cap. members and guests should secure seats promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Leandro
Mrs. America Contest Winners Honor Ironing Skills
Kathleen M. Girvan of China California won the ironing trophy at the 17th annual Mrs. America contest. Eleanor Walsh of Hartford earned a preliminary trophy for best refrigerator salad. Walsh misidentified her dish, thinking it was tomato with cream cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Cox
United Press
Q Ynan
Oregon
New
Efficiency Awards At Oakland Naval Supply Center
William L. Chew of Hayward joined a group of Oakland Naval Supply Center employees honored for suggestions that raise efficiency. The total award of 483 dollars is linked to ideas projected to save the center about 10,563 dollars and 90 cents annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
William L. Chew
Estercourt
Hayward
Oakland Naval Supply Center
Washington Township Eagles Plan Joint Installation
Washington township and San Leandro Eagles convene a joint officer installation on June 10 in Alvarado at the F.O.E. hall. Delegates M. E. Silva Joe Martin John Ratekin and Ray Cunha will attend the Eagles convention in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvarado
Washington Township
San Leandro
Eagles
Los Angeles
M. E. Silva
Joe Martin
John Ratekin
Ray Cunha
UW Professor Notes Class Labels in Social Study
Madison expert analysis describes how a University of Wisconsin sociologist categorized subjects by social class. The study mostly drew participants from upper lower to upper middle groups with occasional entries from lower lower and lower upper tiers, illustrating mixed class representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Also Mentioned on This Page
HHS
Chanticleer Play
Henri
Med Tonier
Chanticleers
Mr. Deutch
the Daily Review
Cancer Courage Club
Mt. Eden Dads Club
Raiso Stellar
Main ST
Hotpoint
Mrs. America
Joseph Santos
Of-Fiier
Fantos
Robyn Wilcox
George Minami
Edward Martins
Larry Smith
County Schools Department
Tom Phillips
San Lorenzo High School
Efficiency
W.T. Eagles
PGE
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!