State to provide funds for local work program
James S. Dean says the Board of Review cannot start until Sept. 12, but requests for forms are welcome to speed the program. A revised cash schedule shows at least 10,000 per county area for plans and 6,000 for acquisitions, with the rest of 19,000,000 distributed by 1940 census. Funds for plans and sites may be reassigned by municipalities or counties, or joined with others to carry out projects. The review board includes finance, public works, reconstruction and reemployment, and the legislative auditor. Alameda County totals 600,493 with 52,615 assigned to county area and 627,878 to county cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Dean
Finance Department
Board of Review
Dean
Alameda County
Congregational Church Plans 19th Anniversary
Eden Congregational Church in Hayward plans its 19th anniversary on Sunday Sept. 3 marking seventy nine years of faith and vision. Morning services precede a pot luck dinner and a meeting of church organizations. A committee led by Ralph H. Anderson and others handles program details. Founders include Edwin Kimball Horace Huie G W Stanley Francis Sampson Amelia Mayhew and Fidelia Meck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
Eden Congregational Church
Ralph H. Anderson
Frank
Beach
Genevieve Curry
F. C. Hass Jet
Henry Oliver
Amy Jensen
Edwin Kimball
Horace Huie
G. W. Stanley
Francis Sampso
Amelia E. Mayhew
Fidelia Meck
Accordion Stolen Worth 200 Dollars From Ashland
Wayne Rucker 26 of 26240 Mohr Jr reports to Hayward sheriff that his black and white Wurlitzer accordion in a black leather carrying case was stolen during a 15 minute intermission at Roxie’s Alabam in Ashland. The instrument is valued at 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Rucker
Mohr Jr
Roxie
Ashland
Hayward
Rucker
Trapped German divisions in Russian encirclement
Three German divisions totaling about 30,000 men were trapped in a Russian encirclement north of Samodoriye and were being annihilated, according to a nightly communique. Stalin announced the capture of a city in Silesia, the heart of Germany's industrial region. American bombers based in Wales attacked Toulon harbor, bombarding the battleship Strasbourg the cruiser La Galissonniere and a destroyer and submarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.F
Samdomiere
Radio Mostow
Josef Stalin
Germany
Silesia
FROME
U.P
Waly
Toulon
Strasbourg
Police Look For Red Headed Lad 12 Years Old
Gilbert Otis, 22, son of Mrs Meta Otis, was reported missing to the Hayward sheriff's office last night. He was last seen at home about 2 PM yesterday, described as four feet nine inches tall, blue eyes, red hair, wearing blue jeans, a long sleeve blue sweater and brown shoes. He enjoys riding trains and may be headed to San Jose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Otis
Meta Otis
Thomas Ave
Hayward
Local Women Republicans Name Heads in Dania Hall
Hayward area and northern division of the California Council of Republican Women formed yesterday at a Dania Hall meeting. Mrs. Laura Frank was chosen campaign committee chair. Officers elected include Mrs. Cyril Roche president, Mrs. Carole Keily vice president, Marguerite Jorgensen corresponding secretary, Roy Seaver recording secretary, J. T. Carven treasurer, Inge Sorensen auditor, and Emil May parliamentarian. Officiating were Mrs. C. C. Baker of San Francisco and Mrs. Mary Scully of Oakland, president and vice president respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
California Council of Republian Women
Northern Division
Dania Hall
Laura Frank
Cyril Roche
Carole B Keily
Marguerite Jorgensen
Roy Seaver
J.T. Carven
Inge Sorensen
Emil May
C. C. Baker
San Francisco
Mia
Mary Scully
Oakland
California Council of Re
Women Complain Of Disturbances By Prowlers
An epidemic of night prowlers overwhelmed Hayward sheriff's office says acting chief R E Condon. Eleanor Fredick reports a open bedroom window and back yard noises. Lillian Blakely also awoke to back yard noises. Leila Tucker says someone disturbed her back yard and three pigeon squads were stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
R. E. Condon
Eleanor Fredick
Strobridge
Lillian Blakely
Fredick
Leila Tucker
Cherry Way
Prune Harvest Wage Rates Set Around 85 Cents an Hour
Walter Rose of Centerville, field representative of the California WFA Wage Board, says prune harvest wages this season stay near last year’s levels with no specific ceiling. Farm wage rules allow up to 200 dollars monthly or 83 cents hourly, or the 1943 rate if higher. growers paying above 85 cents must obtain Wage Board approval. If higher pay is claimed from last year, records must show the bona fide 1943 rate upon inquiry, and officials may inspect records under the Agriculture department amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Rose
Centerville
California
WFA
Ree
Growere
Rose
Department of Agriculture
Hayward Man Dies In Morning Crash
Roy Eades 46 of 22302 Cullen Street and Jackson 33 of Marysville were killed in a head on collision between a car and a truck near Altamont. Eades may have been drinking. Both men were hospitalized in Livermore, with Eades living in Hayward the past six weeks. They left behind a wife Mamie and two daughters Wanda 17 and Mary 4 in Sacramento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Eades
Cullen Jackson
Marysville
Eades
Jackson
Hades
Hayward
George Elsington
Floyd McNab Construction Company
Mamie
Wanda
Mar- Hyn
Sacramento
Hoosiers See Mysterious Ball of Fire
A bright fireball lit the Indiana sky prompting speculation of a meteor or other event from Vincennes to Logansport. Reports described rattled windows and screams, with military and civilian authorities checking war plants though no wreckage or crater was found. The Adler Planetarium was flooded with calls from residents who also reported sightings across northern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Indiana
Orson Welles
Vincennes
Terre Haute
Chicago
Adler Planetarium
Hayward Area Council Plans Autumn Meeting and Youth Center Updates
Sidney J. Snow of Durant Park Zoo and Arroyo Viego Council to speak at the Sept 11 Hay ward Area Community Council meeting at the Hay Loft. Al Gordon to present juvenile delinquency trends while Wesley Gordon outlines an area recreation calendar. Weekday School enrollment totals 782 Protestant and 800 Catholic children in Hayward programs last year. Hay Loft hours rise Aug 24 to 4 5 pm daily and 7 11 pm Fri Sat. debate on extra evenings. Funding efforts noted from local firms and Lanham Act prospects for winter continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney J. Snow
Zoological Garden
Durant Park
Oakland
Arroyo Viego
Hayward Area
Wesley Gordon
T. C. Harris
HAY Loft
Matthew O' Sullivan
Anc
Herbert F. Way
Wayward Union
Ind
Pro- Sia Wasv
J. S. Haines
Hayward Youth Council
Woman Burns Grass Ignites Neighbor’s Fire Alarm
Fire units answered a call at 942 Simon Street where Mrs. C Hart reported a grass fire in the back yard. Mrs. Harris quickly controlled the blaze with a garden hose as a nervous neighbor alerted the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony August
Liva
Simon
C. Hart
August
Harris
Half Newfoundland Town Destroyed in Massive Fire
Half of Harbor Grace Newfoundland lay in smoking ruins after a $2,500,000 fire that started in a jam factory and spread rapidly through tinder-dry buildings and homes. The blaze began in the town's eastern end, once famed as a transatlantic takeoff point, and swept eastward along the waterfront street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Weather Forecast for San Francisco Bay Region
San Francisco Bay Region expected clear skies today and tonight into Saturday with overcast mornings and near the coast. Warmer conditions across Livermore and Santa Clara Valleys with clear skies and warmer afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Bay Region
Ocean
Livermore
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz Dart Game Ties To Narcotics Ring Probe
Federal agents announced arrests of Sam Maugeri and Joe Torco in a nationwide narcotics syndicate tied to a Santa Cruz card game and boardwalk concessions. Officials described a network with headquarters in Santa Cruz and wholesalers across the United States as part of a broader international operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Cruz
Boardwalk
Calif
Joseph A. Manning
Sam
Cyclist Plows Curb to Dodge Horse Near Hospital
Cyclist James Edward Cardwell 23 of 4344 San Pablo Ave avoided striking a horse ridden by R. M. Marruls at Foot Hill Blvd in front of Fairmont Hospital. He crashed his motorcycle into the curb as a car swerved to miss the animal, receiving first aid before resuming his ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edward Cardwell
San Pablo Ave
Foothill Blvd
Faimont Hospital
Cardwell
R. M. Marruls
Aide
Average Prune Crop Is Expected Here
J. J. Amaral head of the local Farm Labor Office announced prune production in Alameda county for the season will total about 1106 tons from 662 acres. He predicted no labor shortage will be faced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Amaral
Alameda County
Ration Board Seeks Volunteers for Gas Book Processing
Charles Long Jr., chairman of the Hayward ration board, says 10,000 A gas books will need handling before Sept. 22. The Hayward War Council is sending 4500 cards to potential volunteers to register for work as processors, filing clerks, counter workers, segregators, and counselors, with some offering ten hours per week. A cards holders may obtain gas ration applications after August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Long Jr
Hayward
President Says We Have Plans For Occupation
President Roosevelt told reporters there is a general understanding among the United States Britain and Russia on the occupation of Germany. He said talks covered occupation details and that the European advisory commission worked on the matter. He noted no on paper understanding with China about Japan but believed no problems in aligning with Chiang Kai Shek.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Russia
Germany
United
Japan
European Advisory Commission
China
Chiang Kai Shek
Sugar for Jam of Hayward Just One Ration Board Job
A Hayward ration office scene shows frustrated citizens awaiting sugar, stamps, and shoes amid lines. Mrs Joe Housewife rushes from kitchen with missing books, endures delays, gets a parking ticket, then finds relief when the court clerk explains the mix up and pardons her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
Haywardite
Joe
Germans In Flight For Lives
United Nations radio in Algiers reported Allied forces broke the German front south of the Seine, widening a 135 mile line from outskirts of Paris to the English Channel. Virgil Pinkley said Germany's resistance in France was smashed as 100,000 Nazis fled, strafed and harried by Allied planes tanks and armored cars toward Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
AEF
U.P
Seine River
Paris
High Allied
Virgil Pinkley
Germany
France
Sivorder
Belndombed
Allied push nears Toulon and Marseille from Riviera coast
American invasion forces moved west from Mediterranean beachheads and air bombardment to within six miles of Toulon Naval base and 34 miles of Marseille. Armored spearheads crossed inland toward Cannes from La Napoule as Riviera defenses buckled. Reports suggested the Riviera city may have fallen. American units 8th 36th and 45th divisions, seasoned from Italy and Sicily, led the advance through heavy German resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
U.P
Toulon
Marseille
France
Cannes
la Napoule
Riviera
U. S
Legion To Cancel Servicemen Dues At Post Meeting
American Legion members voted to cancel dues for current servicemen including war veteran Lor Harry Band, a veteran of this war. A Boy Scout Troop 6 report by Lee Penrae preceded the announcement that local post delegates to the American Legion convention in Los Angeles will return to Hayward this week. Delegates Cline Stoops Henry C. Sherman O K. Parks and Peter DeBernardi are to report on the convention at the next post meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Lee Penrae
Los Angeles
Hayward
Cline Stoops
Henry C. Sherman
O. EK. Parks
Peter DeBernardi
Baseball American League First Game Summary
Detroit and Cleveland split a twin bill in a rough first game with unclear inning-by-inning details. Newhouser pitched for Detroit with O Neill and Paris contributing. Cleveland faced Harder Schlueter Queen Turnor Garbarle in a low-scoring start.
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Detroit
Botton
Newhouser & Richard, O'Neill
Paris
Cleveland
New Yorke
Harder & Schlueter
Queen
Turnor & Garbarle
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San Jose
Hayward Resic
Anthony Enos
Joseph Macer
Earles
Highway Jac
K TV
Paul's Hospital
Logansport
Area Council
Fire Dept
Courter Ab Legal Opa Ration Bord
Utopia
Jas
Seine
United Press
United Nations Radio
Algiers
Legion
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