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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1956
Page
2
In San Francisco owner embalmers work in teams in city mortuaries as unions dispute and morgue access minimizes staffing. Over 200 bodies are stored in about 40 funeral homes with 20 more daily inflow. Pickets surround a mortuary as a protest over foreign labor use and delays in burials.
Charges of shoplifting against Frank Bressman 57 of Hayward were dropped after the Lucky Market manager refused to pursue the complaint. Police said Bressman admitted taking a half pint of liquor without paying, while the store manager disputed the filing in the first place.
The Castro Valley Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a fair booth next month at the Alameda County Fair with a homes families and habits theme. It will feature model houses to highlight residential advantages of Castro Valley. Bill Moore president said plans include a community picnic on August 5 and coordinating with 26 other Castro Valley groups. Oscar Stark will cut the chamber in planning sessions, Moore added.
Assemblyman Carlos Bee of Hayward is named to an interim state legislative committee on the severely mentally retarded. The panel will study care, education, training, and custody programs in California. Assemblywoman Dorothy Donohue of Bakersfield chairs. other members include Don Phovie of Lafayette and Ernest G. Claremont. Hearing planned for the near future.
A Sunday school teaching program at Trinity Episcopal Church in Layyard will honor teachers and their husbands at a 6 o clock dinner in the parish hall. Attendees include Vi Gieke Sybil Miars Dorothy Jerding Marie Nelson Kath Peters Kay Rasmussen Jean Monk and Helen Yen.
San Leandro police and investigators questioned juveniles as arson squad probed a $3,500 blaze that swept loading docks at a major water-plant equipment plant. A second fire damaged a garage at 409 Warwick Avenue, injuring a firefighter treated for an eye injury. Damage totaled about $600 with additional grass fires and a burning cart reported nearby.
Lorenzo City leaders will meet Tuesday night to select teams circulating incorporation petitions in the area. Carroll Rogers, the incorporation proponent, outlined canvassing methods at a strategy session after Rogers announced 100 residents volunteering. Rogers and Howard Kutler lead the effort. Kutler recently won a county court mandate for exclusive jurisdiction. Estimates say about 2000 signatures representing a roughly $4 million assessed valuation will be needed to place the San Lorenzo incorporation issue on the ballot.
The Ladies Aid of Mt Eden Presbyterian church will hold a bake sale at 10 am Saturday at the grocery store at Winton center Winton avenue and Hesperian boulevard. Mrs Mabel Nelson assisted by Mrs Maybelle Spielvogel and Mrs Helen Schuck during the morning sale. Mrs William Burmaster in charge in the afternoon. Proceeds support the Aid's treasury for general use.
In Berlin Connecticut a lost parakeet teamed with a friendly jet and a passing cat named Tabby helped reunite the bird with its owner. Mrs Robert Clapp returned from shopping to discover the parakeet playfully interacting with Tabby.
Traverse City Mich lip For 21st consecutive year. Tin Can Tourists of America, an organization of trailer owners, will hold its annual summer encampment here July 16 31.
Del Pape, 41, a foreman at a wholesale hardware firm, admitted stealing from his boss daily for 29 years. Police found about $6000 in loot in his basement, including bicycle parts, saw blades, and drill kits. He was charged with grand theft for thefts totaling around $1400 last year. total thefts may be much higher.
Two men were rescued after a plane crash in the Pacific about one mile west of Los Angeles. The Coast Guard Navy and three merchant ships searched for a third man believed to cling to wreckage as lifeboats and planes scoured waters. Rescue efforts traced wreckage at 33 18 N 123 20 W. The Castleville from Los Angeles to Manila reported the ship near the scene.
Oakland Court records show Burton W Abbott files found missing described as minor by County Clerk Jack Blue. A manila envelope with 35 original court documents may have been misfiled. Certified copies exist with the State Supreme Court. Abbott, awaiting death at San Quentin, was convicted in January for the murder of Stephanie Bryan, 14, in Berkeley.
Mrs. Margaret Schlichtmann of San Lorenzo and Irene Pader of Alameda were named authors of the best California history book by a California author for 1955 by the Commonwealth Club of California. They coauthored The Big Oak Flat Road, about early Gold Rush days. the award will be presented by David D. Bohann on May 31 at the Berkeley Hotel.
San Francisco attorney Bradford Bosley was named judge on the San Francisco Municipal Court by Governor Knight. Bosley fills a vacancy created by C Harold Caulfield's elevation to the San Francisco Superior Court. He has taught at Hastings and served as a municipal judge in 1945 while McMahon served in the military.
SAN FRANCISCO A Pan American ex executive testifies at Civil Aeronautics Board hearing on transpolar service. Alvin P Adams vice president of Pan American says crowded connections on foreign airlines show potential for Pan American to succeed flying Europe to the Western United States. SAS reports heavy demand with no tourist seats before August and only some first class seats available through mid July.
The Board of Supervisors in Oakland awarded the Carlton Avenue southerly extension to Rose and Matora Construction for the lowest bid among five. The 630 foot extension includes a 32 foot paved roadway with gutters, storm sewers, and drain inlets.
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