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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
3
Tennyson Elementary School pens for the fall term on Monday August 28 as trustees sponsor a school dance in the choir auditorium. Local residents report illnesses and community news including weddings, visits, and military service notes from residents of Tennyson Road and nearby areas.
The Hayward Methodist church Men’s Club was entertained at A D Morris’s Castro Valley home. They enjoyed croquet and horseshoes before a dinner prepared by Mrs B Morris Mrs Allen Peck and Mrs Harry Shuger. After dinner a business meeting discussed next year’s program Boy Scout matters and buying an addressograph for the church. Guests included Rev Myron Her Tell Elliot Ingraham and Rev George Saywell among others. Farm Bureau basket picnic scheduled at Linda Vista Park Mission San Jose on Aug 27 with games prizes dancing and free coffee. Community notices also list local residents visiting or hosting gatherings and incidental social items.
Alonzo Martin 63 died in a ward on August 24. Survived by wife Fay Martin and numerous children including Theresa Za Mog Galo Martin Juanita Ishon Carmen Moniz htolnette Sapeta Emily Theresa Martin and others of Hayward Oakland Decoto and USN service members. Spanish-born, with 15 grandchildren.
A 44 line obituary notes a 22 year P.G. and E veteran of 720 Atherton St. He belonged to Union Funeraria de Decoto and Sociedad Interna sinal de Beneficias Mutual of Hayward. Funeral services are set for Monday August 28 at Sorensen Brothers Chapel with Mass at All Saints Church at 9:30 AM. U S exports in early 1944 reach 3 437 006 000 dollars, up from 1943. Brazil plans to ship over 100 million pounds of coffee to the United States this year.
University of California extends a public radio program on KQW titled County Life Journal of the Air. Beginning Monday at 6:15 a.m. on Aug 28 the show targets farmers, homemakers, and 4 H members in Alameda and Bay Area counties with Farm Advisor T O Morrison and Agricultural Extension Service specialists sharing weekly farming and food production news and topics.
T. O. Morrison of the Agricultural Extension division advises orchard owners to apply paradiglora benzing to the base of apricot trees now. After harvest, larvae eyes are formed and attack the trees just above the ground. Dig the chemical three inches from the trunk, mound it, and use the gas to kill the larva.
Col W H MacDonald announced arrival of American born soldiers of Japanese descent at Camp Pinedale Western Signal Aviation Wit training center Fresno. The men are highly trained communications specialists and will be assigned to signal units in a field training stage.
Boatswains mate first class from Pennsylvania served Mass at All Saints Catholic Church on Sunday. Ramona and Juanity Bryan each had tonsillectomies at Jackson Lake Hospital in Oakland on Tuesday and are recuperating at home on Anita Ave. Tom McCall hosted a barbecue on Williams Street Sunday August 14 with guests Rosemary Duwel Belly Arsten R D Bennett Frank Cauk and Harald Mason as ping pong stretched into the evening.
Sacramento California attorney general Robert W Kenny predicted the Democratic party will gain seats in the house of representatives in November and that Senator Sheridan Downey will defeat his Republican opponent Lieut Gay Hauser. He said California is safe for the Roosevelt Truman ticket.
The state’s reconstruction and reemployment commission meets in Oakland to discuss postwar problems. Predictions put Bay Area population at 1.8 to 2.5 million by 1950 and shipyard employment dropping from 890,000 to about 20,000. Officials urge a coordinated job program to prevent upheaval and safeguard unemployment reserves. Colonel Alexander R. Heron directs the commission.
Lal Alyaduna and George Gourly report 75 year old hermit George Gaede was found unharmed at friends' home after a 1 acre mountain fire started by a gas stove explosion. Fire crews had feared he perished in the blaze near his isolated retreat yesterday.
San Francisco markets list fruit and vegetable prices with regional sources such as Sonoma County and San Joaquin. Notable items include apples, cantaloupes, nectarines, artichokes, beans, corn, cauliflower, celery, peas, squash, potatoes with broker prices and grade notes for various potato sizes.
Reports from San Francisco indicate a continued drop in Leghorn broiler and fryers share as rock arrivals struggle to meet demand. Distributors cite limited supplies this week for broilers, fryers, roasters, and squabs, with price ranges listed for various weights and categories.
San Francisco market notes show butter scores 43 and 92 with 4244, 424, and 4134 BL scores. Cheese wholesale prices list loaf 27.9 and triplets 27.2. Large grade A and small grade A fees and grades appear with varied numbers. Central California large category noted.
USDA cattle receipts at 1,850 with cows and calves down 25-50 cents while good cows hold steady. Hog sale 150 head, barrows and gilts up 10 cents, sows up 1 dollar. Sheep show 800 salable with steady prime lambs, yearlings 8.50 to 10.50, culls 1.00 to 4.50, week totals noted.
Sacramento reports state industrial relations chief Paul Scharrenberg says accidents on the production front killed 1,657 Californians between December 7, 1941, and July 1, 1944, a figure he claims exceeds wartime combat deaths. He cites press reports showing 1,518 California fatalities in the period.
Sacramento reports divisions over a Townsend sponsored plan to tax eight percent gross income to pay sixty dollar monthly pensions to seniors sixty and over. Opponents led by George H McLain warn of federal grant losses and state liability. Secretary Jordan notes three and half million pamphlets printed for voters.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe residents being fed during a period labeled as action wing. The text mentions multiple fronts and ongoing military activity affecting civilian provisioning, with no clear dates or locations to confirm specifics.
California State Automobile Association opens a Hayward office at 768 Castro St for member convenience. The new service center follows rising membership in the area and will provide local motor travel information, with district services also available at 389 Grant Ave, Oakland.
A historical report states that the typical daily wage for a Korean worker is about one yen, roughly 35 cents in US currency, reflecting the era's labor standards and economic exchange.
Earn about 220 monthly after quick training as a brakeman or student switchman. Work with conductor and engineer to operate trains and keep war logistics moving for the push against Japan. Benefits include pension plan medical service and railroading perks. inquiry at S P Employment Office Oakland or nearest agent.
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