Wisconsin Governor Kohler Campaign Speech on Beer
Governor Walter J. Kohler opened his re election bid on the Conservative Republican ticket in Milwaukee. He said it insults citizens with foreign antecedents to claim drinking beer is wrong and noted Wisconsin’s German heritage and wet sentiment. He predicted his remarks may win him votes though national dry politics loom large.
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Walter J. Kohler
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Kohler
America
Bus Service Sought by Sunset District Residents
Sunset district residents in Hayward request bus service to ease morning commutes and connect to Hayward downtown Sar Leandra and Oakland. They note each day’s transport gap leaves women stranded when men use cars, and propose alternating buses through the expanding western Hayward area.
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Sunset
Hayward
Pickle Works
Sar Leandra
Oakland
Pupils and Schools Rise in Berkeley and Hayward
Pupil enrollment grows as Berkeley registers 13 048 students with the high school at 2370, a new peak. Hayward is set to follow with plans for a fall term expansion in its schools and high schools.
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America
Berkeley
Hayward
Fine Schools
United States and Mexico agree to river straightening plan
The U S and Mexico reach a cooperation plan to straighten the Rio Grande from El Paso to Box Canyon. The current 153 mile stretch will be reduced to 88 miles with a new bed to prevent floods and stabilize the boundary after flood-related shifts. This marks a historic effort to fix the boundary more reliably.
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United States
Mexico
Rio Grande River
el Paso
Box Canyon
Endurance Record Seeker Alights on San Francisco Pole
Smoky Bill Le Fay, famed for living atop flagpoles, seeks a world endurance mark by sitting 63 days on the Golden State theatre dome. He has already endured fourteen days in San Francisco, hoping for wider Pacific coast pride.
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Bill le Fav
San Francisco
Golden State Theatre
Pacific Coast
le Fay
Alameda Field Dedicated at San Francisco Bay Airdrome
The Alameda aviation center in California is set for a two day dedication August 14 and 15. The $1.5 million San Francisco Bay airdrome in Alameda serves Western Air Express with 30 passenger Fokker liners to Los Angeles and hosts daily and weekly routes to Portland Seatrie and other hubs. The ceremony will feature Army and Navy planes and a public display drawing pilots from 11 western states for a racine and aerial competition, marking Alameda as a major history making port of flight.
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Alameda
California
San Francisco Bay
Western Air Express
Los Angeles
United States
West Coast Air Transport
Portland
Seatrie
Varney Air Service
Bay
Counry
Army
Navy Plas
Miller touts economy and safety drive in Alameda coroner bid
Campaign material cites 16 years of service with two paid deputies and seven unpaid in districts, claiming savings over $50,000 by not charging for body removal or indigent interment. Miller helped start East Box Safety council and a Junior safety traffic group cutting student accidents. Critics note lack of county equipment for coroner and rely on a large mortuary.
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Alameda
Grant D. Miller
Caihs
Miller
East Box Safety Council
The
Safety Council
T. C. Drennan
Highlands Club Backs Hever for Reelection to Board
Raeward Highlands residents gathered at FL A Hartley’s home to form the Hever-for-Supervisor club endorsing Sunervisar Charles W. Hever for another term on the board of supervisors. Members urged support and campaign effort ahead of the Tuesday election, praising Hever’s proven record and readiness to meet local needs.
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Sunervisar
Charles W. Hever
Sunervisors
FL A. Hartley
Jever-for-Smerrisor Club
Matijeachs
Hartley
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Hever
Alameda County Recorder Reports 50 Million in Property Transfers
Report by Gilman W. Bacon shows Alameda County recorded over 19 000 instruments in the year ending June 30 1930 valuing property transfers at more than 50 million dollars. It lists 576 mortgages totaling 29 391.90 18 848 deeds valued at 103 118 486 and 19 940 marriages recorded, with 19 633 reconveyances totaling 153 297 764. Bacon seeks reelection citing honesty economy and faithful discharge of duties.
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Gilman W. Bacon
Alameda County
Recorder Bacon
Himin
WL Bacon
Alameda
Rural Schools Begin Monday as Labor Body Backs Rosenberg
Rural schools of Harner vicinity will start next Monday. Er nest G. Lane, school trustee, will welcome Tennyson school children on opening day. San Lorenzo, Ashland and Sunset schools also open. E. E. Lawson, superintendent, adds a kindergarten class to San Lorenzo for the first time. Mrs L R Rosenberg has backing from the Labor Federation for assemblywoman candidacy.
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Labor Body
Rosenberg
Harner
Ernest G. Lane
Wll
Tennyson School
T. H. Glassbrook
G. P. Trast
Ed Graff
Ernest Law
Wiliam Stevenson
San Lorenzo
Ashland
Sunset
Special Hearing at Folsom Prisons by California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court members resumed the Billings rehearing inside Folsom Prison with a special guard on duty as Warren K. Billings was to be questioned by Associate Justice Joan W. Preston. Warden Court Smith supervised security while defense attorney Edwin McKenzie and former assistant prosecutor Fred Berry observed.
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California Supreme Court
WK Billings
Folsom
Folsom Prison
West
Court Smith
K. Billings
Joan W. Preston
Fred Berry
Warden Smith
Edwin McKenzie
San Leandro Justice Court Sessions This Week
Judge W J Gannon presided Wednesday with cases from Oakland San Leandro and Turlock. Judgment suspended for James Tyrer of Point Richmond on highway provisions. Several defendants faced fines for speeding hogging the road and parking near hydrants.
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W. J. Gannon
San Leandro
James Tyrer
Point Richmond
Robert E. Morgan
Oakland
Joseph Kubilus
Salvatore Fazio
Orthon Nelson
Turlock
Joe Gonzales
Tony Suneri
Henry Campodonico
San Leangro
Tramps Do Pork Roundup After Truck Spill
Four trucks overturned on a highway near Red Bluff spilling hogs into traffic. A gang of tramps was drafted to collect the pork but they reported to police they received no porkchops or ham sandwiches in pay.
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L. R. Rosenbergs
William A. Spooner
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California Hall
Polk and
Turk Streets
Nevada
H. W. Winn
Emeryville
Pacific Fleet
Eaton Boudberg
Audi
Western Auto
Wearwell
Ewe
Restern
West- Western Auto Supply Co
Castro ST
Calif
WASCO
Justice Court
Linden’s Army Store
Castro Street
Hayward Plaza
Hayward Storage Co
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