Oakland Congressmen and Officials Attend Alameda County Fair
Tonight features Distinguished Guest Right with Congressman Albert E. Carter as speaker. Alameda County supervisors to be introduced from the platform in the Taalan tent. Firemen’s Band concert, dancing, boxing bouts, and a 10:30 fireworks finale add to a fair opening crowd of about 15,000 on Wednesday night.
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Alameda
Albert E. Carter
Congress
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Oakland
Hayward
Jacob Barder Jr
Fair
Welcome Freeman
Chamber of Commerce
Baynard
John Lee Wilbur
Harold Heiser
Wilbur
Farm Pro
Castro Valley Wins Award in Booth Contest
Castro Valley Improvement Club won first place in the Alameda County fair community farm booths judging. Valle Vista Improvement Club finished second with South Hayward and Tennyson clubs tied for third in a close compete.
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Castro Valley
Valle Vista
South Hayward
Tennyson
Fair events tonight and Friday with notable speakers
Distinguished guests include Congress man Albert E Carter and Oak land City Treasurer Harry Williams along with Alameda County Development Commission chair Paul Goldsmith. County Board of Supervisors members introduced. Oakland Fire Department band plays. main tent features music dancing and boxing bouts with fireworks at 10 30 p m. Friday August 9 gates open at 10 a m exhibitions and toy zone open. harmonica contest at 3 30 p m. boxing and dancing again in the evening. San Leandro night includes Kiwanis band and city program with Mayor Jerry De Coy address and band concert.
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Albert E. Carter
Harry Williams
Oakland
Paul Goldsmith
Alameda County Development Commission
County Board of Supervisors
Oakland Fire Department
San Leandro
Children Parade Demonstrates Elders Triumph in Hayward
About 500 Hayward children staged a pet and hobby parade from Edwin Markham school to Memorial Park fairgrounds. Fire department escorts posted along the route as youngsters showcased selfmade floats and pets while Queen Eva Lund and attendants rode in the official car.
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Hayward
Justine Fischer Gore
Katherine Borneman
Manuel Riggs
Cho-Cho the Clown
Eva Lund
Elvira Hehbeck
Imavis Gross
John Wilbur
Jacob Harder
Hasward
Toonerville
Boss
Frank Alves
Fair Grounds
Cho- Cho
Families Attend County PTA Picnic at Memorial Park
Many families from across the county gathered at the Parent-Teacher Association picnic held at Memorial Park on Thursday noon. Lunch tables stretched under trees as a cordial social hour unfolded with Mrs August Eden of Mount Eden, Mrs Elizabeth Townsend of Niles, and Mrs Rose Burger, president of East Alameda Connell P T A, greeting guests.
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Parent- Teachers Association
Memorial Park
August Eden
Mount Eden
Elizabeth Townsend
Niles
Rose Burger
East Alameda Connell
P.T. A
County fair parade dazzles Harvard with monumental spectacle
The 2929 Alameda County fair parade in Harvard drew about 10 600 onlookers as military bands and decorated floats led by the Harvard American Legion band wowed spectators. Prizes were awarded to the Foresters of America, Hayward Rotary, S E S F M and other groups.
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Legion
Hayward
Julius Caesar
Augustus Caesar
Alameda County Fair
Hayvard
Harvard
Eden Township
Alameda County
Harvard American Legion
Castro Street
Company F
Hartward
Crede Voorhees
Fair
Foresters of America
Rotary Club
Flor de Madeiros Society
Taitea Spanish War Veterans
Garden Club
Boxing Proves Big Drawing at First Night of Fair
Two Company F boys win their bouts as the Pacific Coast Amateur Champion earns a Thursday night rematch. The boxing card draws great interest at the fair, showcasing the sport’s growing popularity and local talent.
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Company F
Pacific Coast
County Fair Boxing Bouts Draw Crowd at Memorial Park
At the Alameda County fair boxing night at Memorial park, Angelo Fueste of Hayward faced Lawrence Wilbur of Oakland for 118 pounds while Elred Fewkes met Leo Ernst at 130 pounds. Other bouts included Francis Kearney for Castro Valley against Albert Rev of Oakland at 135 pounds and La Salle Morrow of Athens club taking on Arthur Larsen of Southern Alameda County at 148 to 149 pounds. Referee Tom Toohls officiated with judges Clarence Johnson Gerrit Van SS Henry and announcer Alan Ward. The event drew about 2500 spectators despite a 25 cent admission and free bout access. The program highlighted Company F fighters Manuel Brown and Alfred Scott and featured Tommy Cordry’s rapid pace. Concluded on Last Page.
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Angelo Fueste
Hayward
Pacific Coast
Lawrence Wilbur
Oakland
Elred Fewkes
Leo Ernst
Francis Kearney
Castro Valley
Albert Rev
la Salle Morrow
Athens Club
Arthur “Bat” Larsen
Southern
Alameda County
Memorial Park
the Park
Tom Toohls
Clarence Johnson
Gerrit van 8S. Henry
Sayward
Alan Ward
Welfare Home Faces Deficit Report At Niles
The Southern Alameda County Welfare board reports a deficit of 324694 due to a $2 a month shortfall per child at the Niles home. Organizers expected 190 monthly per child but the extra cost and aroused expenses caused the shortfall despite 1086 in donations from October to July. About 90 percent of the department’s 591 foster and Niles children are boys.
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Alameda
Hatfield to Seek Governorship
George IT Hatfield will seek the Republican nomination for governor of California. He confirms plans to organize the Republican War Veterans Inc. as the nucleus of his political machine and aims to run, with the timing uncertain due to Governor C. C. Young’s possible re-election bid.
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San Francisco
United | Press
United States
George
Hatfield
California
Goa Mg
Republican War Veterans Inc
C. C. Young
Local airport near city limits eyed by real estate backers
A reliable source within the state realty board says plans for a 100 acre site near Hayward may finalize in a few weeks. Private airport development is expected with sponsors under option and ready to close, citing booming rents in nearby Oakland areas as motivation.
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Hayward
State Realty Board
Fred Kaiser
Oakland Realtor
Realtor Journal
Oakland
Fruitvale
San Leandro
Hayvard
Final Tributes for Mrs Mary Shafer Held in Pratt Mortuary
Friends and relatives gathered for funeral services at Pratt Mortuary on Tuesday afternoon for Mrs Mary A Nce Shafer who died Saturday at age 59. The Rebekah lodge and Rev George Saywell officiated with Mary Rogers Long singing three selections. She is survived by two sisters Mrs Grant Perdy and Miss Emma Meyers and a brother John Meyers. Interment followed at the California Chimes chapel. Pratt Mortuary arranged details.
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Mary Ance Shafer
Pratt Moritary
Rebekah Lodge
George Saywel
Mariar Rogers
Shater
Ohio
Grant Perdy
Oaklang
Emma Meyers
Hayward
High School Bridge
Foothill Boulevard
John Meyers
Washington
Calfornia Chimes
Pratt Mortuary
Local notes on visits and illness updates
Mrs. Max Hegan left Sunday for a month with relatives in Milwaukee with her two younger children. Miss Elizabeth Whitton vacationing with her sister in Los Angeles will return to Hayward Saturday. Friends note Mrs. E C Blackwood improving after a recent illness. Attorney expires in December and is not seeking respite.
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Max Hegan
Milwaukee
Elizabeth Whitton
Los Angeles
Hayward
E .C. Blackwood
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Ned Kay
Manuel Brown
Alfred Scott
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Carl Cleaver
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