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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1955
Page
2
A trailer truck jackknifed near Dallas, crushing a man as a four ton elephant named Queenie fell from the vehicle. The victim was Norman E. Joseph, 30, of Newark New Jersey. Queenie died shortly after the crash.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson predicted overwhelming Senate approval for a highway bill replacing the administration long-range plan. He said no serious changes are anticipated in the measure authorizing nearly 18 billion dollars for federal and state highway spending over the next five years starting July 1, 1981.
Mandy, a 29-year-old UC law student, was named chief law clerk for Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren for the coming year. Warren announced the appointment yesterday.
Castro Valley School district will run a summer school July 3 to Aug 12 at Chabot school for third to seventh graders falling behind due to illness transfer or need for more individual instruction. Enrollment is voluntary and sessions run daily 9 am to noon focusing on reading arithmetic and language arts.
Mrs Barbara M Day 29 and five family members were trapped for 10 minutes after a car overturned on the Santa Cruz highway near Los Gatos. She and her husband Isamuel A Day 23 their three children Samuel Day 4 Lise 3 Cynthia 7 and her mother Beatrice Torreira 66 were taken to O Connor Hospital San Jose for treatment. The vehicle was struck from behind by a second auto driven by Fred Gunther a Stanford library assistant. Gunther swerved to avoid a third car which brake checked and hit Day s auto then fled the scene. Local authorities reported the second car stopped briefly before disappearing.
Rep George P Miller of Alameda county is appointed to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee by Chairman Herbert Bonner. The subcommittee, headed by Frank W Boykin of Alabama, will handle bills on fishing hunting and wildlife conservation.
Community events list numerous whist games and rummage sales in Hayward and San Leandro. Benefits include Madeira Poor Family, St. John's Fiesta in San Leandro, and radio program support. Sponsoring groups include Hill and Valley, Castre Daughters, First Christian Church, and Guards at Neighbors. venues include IDES hall and East 14th street locations.
San Leandro firemen Kerb l Bahr Bill Robertson and Ray Morrison were overcome by sulphur fumes yesterday while tackling a garage blaze at 328 West Joaquin. They received oxygen after extinguishing the fire.
Robert M. Currey of San Leandro suffered facial injuries when a car driven by a companion caused a crash after a high speed chase through Hayward streets. Police pursued the vehicle along Castro street and Paradise boulevard ending with Currey’s arrest. The garage fire and car damage were estimated at 150 dollars.
San Lorenzo High students will present the Annual Spring Concert at Paradise Boulevard Lewelling area. Patrols pursued Wilson after he sped northbound along Castro at 3 am, failing to stop as Romero activated lights and siren. The band led by Jack Williamson includes Watts and an a cappella choir under Richard Meder. the program spans serious pieces to Broadway tunes and a comedy by the band.
Lehi salvage owners EG Terry of Alameda and Al Martin of Oakland sail from San Diego aboard a chartered boat to recover the raft Lehi off Ensenada, 100 miles south of San Diego, for a third attempt to drift to Hawaii. A Navy destroyer sighted the craft 35 miles west of San Diego last Friday. If found, the raft will be towed to San Diego for the August voyage.
SAN LORENZO The San Lorenzo hog farm relocation will be discussed at the board meeting tonight at 7 45 p m in the community center 453 Pesco Grande Items on the agenda include approval of the association annual bulletin a report on the association insurance and a letter from the San Lorenzo Junior Women's Club regarding civil defense Also death notices follow for Peary Gonsalves and Beets Gonsalves with services and burial details listed for Hayward and Castro Valley families
Obituary notices list William J. Rowe 69 of 293 Sunset Boulevard Hayward funeral at Sorensen Bros. Chapel 11 am Wednesday interment at gate New cemetery. Also John M. Perry 66 of Ashland a county road department employee for 20 years died yesterday living 1471 Bard Ave Ashland native of Hawaii husband Anna Ferry father of several, services at Garden Chapel Pratt-Plier mortuary Hayward and Church of the Assumption San Leandro. Mrs. Mary R. Gonsalves 52 lifelong Southern Alameda County resident died Saturday living 9180 Modesto Castro Valley services at Our Lady of the Church Castro Valley Rosary tonight. Mrs. Inez M. Styner 60 Hayward died Saturday wife of Harold Styner mother of William and James Styner. Services at Sorensen Bros. Chapel Hayward with final interment Chapel of the Chimes Oakland.
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