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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1929
Page
2
The county fair is highly successful in its agricultural display rabbit and pig show boxing and fireworks and its parades. It attracts larger crowds this year with debate over the main draw including lower admission prices community efforts boxing crowds publicity and other factors.
The excerpt notes that a composite of answers shows all fair aspects arousing public interest and crowds. It states fairs, parades, displays, and sports stimulate enthusiasm even amid weak finances, and towns crave shows to keep the community alive.
The editorial urges next year’s County Fair to expand on proven strengths and fix weaknesses. Public support is key, with tonight and tomorrow offering non-attendants a chance to enjoy the fair and contribute twenty-five cents to a community enterprise that benefits many people.
The article discusses John J. Raskob’s plan to let ordinary people invest via an investment trust in equity securities. It claims a $15 monthly saving could grow to about $80,000 in 20 years, yielding $400 monthly income at 6 percent while preserving principal. It questions whether universal wealth would truly feel like wealth as prices rise and life changes.
A Tribune photo captures fair participants in a county fair lineup. In back row Lorna Hickey and Eva Lund lead the group while front row shows Doris Luce Irene Lopes Mary Steiner and Joy Connolly.
Dealers at the fair showcase new cars and automotive accessories including a Willys Knight sedan and a sport Buick roadster. Exhibits feature Shell Oil products, Edison and Atwater Kent radios, Mohawk tires, and a miniature Union station while prizes for a tire mileage guessing contest offer 15, 10, and 10 dollars. The Ford sedan draws many visitors as Rev. Ten Broeck recovers at Hayward Central Hospital.
Joe Silva, 16, won first prize in a county fair harmonica contest in the big tent, with John Moniz, 15, second and Tony Gomes, 16, third. Marceline Martinez, 9, Elroyd Mello, 7, earned fourth and fifth. judges included Leo B Hullings and Mrs. Carl B Kelly.
Three people were hurt in Hayward Friday night including a 12 year old boy. George Oliver and Frank Dupont suffered bruises and a severe heel cut respectively when their motorcycle collided with a left turning auto driven by F N Hall. Oliver treated at Hayward Central Hospital. Dupont at General Hospital then Highland. Wilbur Salgardo, age 12, was struck after jumping from a truck by auto driven by A Kruse. Salgardo’s left leg broke. taken to Central Hospital then Highland Hospital.
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