Shore Patrol Wagon Crashes Ambulance in Hayward
Henry M. Sorensen Jr died at 10 30 p m Saturday from injuries after a collision at B and Main streets involving Sorensen Brothers ambulance and a Navy Shore Patrol wagon. Five wagon occupants sustained minor injuries. Sorensen’s funeral set for Wednesday at the Sorensen Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace St
Main Streets
Sorensen Brothers
Navy
Henry M. Sorensen, Jr
M. S. Ittner
Jack Bollard
R. L. Hare
C. T. Holland
Wilbert L. Diss
Shoemaker Naval Hospital
Castro Valley Fireman Returns After Truck Incident
Castro Valley firefighter Charles Mellerin returned to duty after being squeezed by a fire truck on Saturday. He was treated at a hospital and cleared with no broken bones. This morning the department fought a grass fire at Charles O Connell home, 8041 Castro Valley Blvd, with no property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mellerin
Castro Valley
Mellerjo
Rattlesnake Killed By Mrs Warren In Cull Canyon
Mrs. Warren earned heroic status Sunday by killing four large rattlesnakes in her Cull Canyon yard. Using a hoe, she faced the danger alone and ended the threat, the five foot serpent with six rattlers measuring four inches in diameter. Guests soon after included Miss Helen Kerwin of Oakland and Jack Corcoran of San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Warsten
Helen Kerwin
Oakland
Jack Corcoran
San Francisco
May Smith and Son
Leland
Hayward
Jury Picked For Murder Case In Santa Rosa
Willian Ashton Shim Riley, accused of murdering Mrs Jessie Brassil at her ranch near Santa Rosa, faces a jury selection process with possible death penalty consideration. Of 75 veniremen drawn, 26 were excused as prosecutors question attitudes toward capital punishment and intoxication, ahead of trial before Superior Judge W C L Held in Mendocino County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
U.P
Willian Ashton
Shim Riley
Idaho
Jessie Brassil
Veniremen
Bernard Plover
Riley
Butter Remains At 16 Points In September
Washington. Butter will stay at 16 ration points per pound when September values take effect next Sunday the Office of Price Administration announced. A tentative plan to raise to 20 points was dropped after analysis showed September consumption would not exceed the 95 million pound allocation under current values. Printed September charts show 20 points but grocers will be advised to correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Two Are Cited For Employment Of Minor Boys
City police cited Mr and Mrs Fred Temps owners of the Hayward bowling alleys for employing juvenile workers. Five boys under age were found setting up pins Friday night. Names include Ronald Hitchman 14 Bobby Ramsey 15 Walter Surratt 15 Wilfred Pugh 13 and Robert Talefrep 14. Parents reached and ages confirmed. Officers say further action will be taken against the Temps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Temps
Hayward
George Forth
Sgt
R. T. Meyer
Ronald Hitchman
Meek Ave
Bobby Ramsey
Walter Surratt
Foothill
Wilfred Pugh
Fuller Ave
Robert Talefrep
Atlas St
Forth
Meyer
Ronald Hirchman
Temps
Ronald
Stabbed By Mate Woman Refuses To Make Charges
Raymond Lawrence and his wife Laura Lawrence had a domestic quarrel that ended with Raymond stabbing Laura in the kitchen with a butcher knife. Laura, 34, declined to press charges as deputies reported the incident occurred Sunday morning at their Paradise Boulevard home. Laura was taken to Fairmont Hospital with a four and a half inch by four inch wound just below the tenth rib. their 14 year old daughter Anna aided in stopping the knife from further harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Lawrencs
Paradise Blvd
Hayward
Carl Degnan
Laura Lawrence
Fairmont Hospital
Mrs. Lawrence
Weather update for San Francisco Bay and valleys
Bay region forecast shows clear skies today and tonight through Tuesday with near normal temperatures and a cooler trend on Tuesday. Santa Clara and Livermore valleys expect clear conditions today and tonight, cooler Tuesday, and slightly cooler today with similar conditions overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Bay
Ovaan
Santa Clara & Livermore Valleys
Allied Forces Drive Into Northern France Near Marne
American troops surged toward the Marne Valley and chateaux region as British columns crossed the Seine near Vernon and moved toward Rouen. Berlin reports claimed American advances near Vitry en Francois, while Allied leaders cautioned it was too early to gauge Hitler’s strategic response.
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France
Troyes
Marne
Vitry En Francois
Paviss
Seine River
Vernon
Paris
Fleury
Séine
Rouen
Four Die Seven Injured In Bay Shore Highway Crash
A head on collision on Bayshore highway yesterday left four dead and seven injured. Victims from San Francisco include Frank Serafini 40 and his daughter 15 John P Ryan 29 and Maryann Ryan 1. Police reported the fatal crash involved a north bound coupe and four crowded sedans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Wria
Bayshore
Frank Serafini
John P. Ryan
Maryann Ryan
San Francisco
School Opens Attendance Office at Hayward Union
Mrs. Vera High is hired as registrar and attendance clerk to work with F. W. Cathey, administrative assistant. A new attendance office beside the superintendent’s room is being redecorated ahead of school opening. Superintendent O. K. Paulsen notes attendance gains and related issues prompted the department separation, with his office and the school board offices also redecorated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera High
Hayward Union High School
F. W. Cathey
O. K. Paullsen
Supt. Paulsen
Non-Certificated School Workers Get Monthly Bonus
The Hayward Union High School school board granted a five dollar monthly bonus to non certificated staff at its last regular meeting. The bonus applies to custodians gardeners and other non certificated workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward Union High School
Father’s anti draft stance sparks court scolding
Roy Bollinger, 18, Hayward Union High School graduate, received an 18 month federal sentence for draft evasion after his father Carl Bollinger, of 1240 West Sun Set Blvd, counselled against induction. Federal Judge Roche denounced Bollinger as a sham and disgrace for advising noncompliance. petition circulated to remove Bollinger from Alameda County yard job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ballinger
West
Sunset Blvd
Roy Graham Bollinger
Hayward
Bollinger
Alameda County
Civil Service
Clarence Ty. Edily
Alameda County Corporation
Fereral
Michael J. Roche
Bolinger
France
Hayward Union High School
Stoy
Rollinger
Attempt To Murder De Gaulle Made
A Paris crowd watches Gen Charles de Gaulle as gunfire erupts near the Arc de Triomphe moment after his appearance. Guards shield him while cries, screams, and panic fill the Champs Elysees as armor and planes pass overhead. The crowd flees to subways. the day’s celebratory mood turns tense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Gaulle
France
the Arc de Triomphe
Haylofters Reopen With Guests Tonight
The Hayloft reopens tonight and will be open daily from 7 to 16 30 with special guests Arthur Foshay a Castlemont High School teacher and two groups of youths. After school starts the venue will operate Friday and Saturday evenings only per current plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Foshay
Foshay
Castlemont High
Arraso Veijo Comunity Council
Local Man Charlie Weathers Oldest U S Telegraph Operator
Leland S Chapman profiles Charles Weathers born 1859 in Minnesota as America’s oldest Morse telegraph operator. He rode to his first job in an ox drawn wagon and later worked on the Union Pacific. Weathers, retired in Hayward, recounts era figures from Annie Chambers to Bat Masterson and Billy the Kid with memories of early telegraph days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Leland S, Chapman
America
Union, Pacific Railroad
Bill Jeffers
Minois
Mr. Weathers
Hayward
Weathers
Jessie Higley
Oklahoma
Charles Weathers
Cherokee Strip
Chishohn Trail
Alamo
Jessie James
Cole Younger
Dalton
Quantrell
Lawman
Bat Masterson
Bill Tilghman
Bud
Ledbetter
Heck Thomas
Thad McGinnis
Dick Tubman
Ate Wyat
Virgil Earp
John Wesley Hardin
Charlie Weathers
Annie Chambers
Perlor
Kansas City
Charlie
Annie
Tom Prendergast
Jim
Marble House
Missouri
Harry Truman
New Deal
Faet
Bill Bogardus
Bill Redfield
Jerry Wells
Crip Haley
Bert Manchester
Mike Flaherty
Red Lee
Red Lennon
Mike Stelle
Tammy Langdon
Harry Wrenn
Cyclone Clark
Pete Delaney
Chilly Harris
Annas
Western Union
Bill Tilhman
Oklahoma U. S
Law Gun
Kiler
Isparta
New York City
Bud Leduetter
U.S
U. S
Jaw Sian
Bombers Attack In Kurile Islands and Pacific Outposts
Army and Navy bombers struck Onekofan Island in the Kuriles, starting fires and damaging structures while Liberators and Venturas targeted Yap, Paramushiro, Nauru, Pagan, Alamagan, Mille and Mille in separate raids. Anti-aircraft was light. ships and small craft were damaged or sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Onekofan Island
Kurile
Adm
Chester W. Ninfix
Yap
Caroline Islands
Omekotan
Paramushiyi
Tokyo
Satuday
11Th Aaf
Navy
Fleet Pir
Resana
Aual
Motorcycle Crash Injures Mrs Cunningham on Castro Street
Mrs Adeline Helen Cunningham of Grand Street was knocked from her motorcycle on Castro Street’s east end Saturday evening. The bike skidded into a parked car, wrenching her ankle and injuring her left side as she fell onto the pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adeline Helen Cunningham
Grand St
Castro St
Former Stockton Man Fights on Both Fronts
Second Lt. Richard K. Hayashi, with experience in the Pacific, says German and Japanese troops now use similar defensive, hit and run tactics. He notes both favor snipers and orders to fight to the death. Hayashi, a former Stockton resident, served in the air force and is with the Fifth Army in Northern Italy. His wife Mia Lorain Hayashi was relocated after Pearl Harbor and later resettled in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Washington
Richard K. Hayashi
Hoth
Hayashi
War Department
Pacific
Air Force
Amy i
Northern Healy
Mia
Lorraine Hayashi
Petr Harbor
Pacific Coast
Minneapalis
Minn
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Sorensen
Heid's
Hayward Hospital
Glen Anderson
Wilbert L. Dias
Alameda Naval Air Station
D and
Castro Sts
Anderson
Garden Inn
Dias
Lease J. Perry
Reed
Cabin Court
Shoemaker
Dias-Perry
Jean
Henry M. Sorensen
Elmer S. Sorensen
Ruby Sorensen
Jeanne Ferguson
Gladys McKennon
Irene Witte
San Leandro
Kirsten Sanholdt
Thyra Lodge
Dania
E.S. No
Warren
Virgil FE
Pinkley United Press War Correspor
Supreme Headquarters
AEF
Chateau-Thierry
By Mee
John J. Frautner
George H. Trayt
Ners
Niles Rd
Italy
15Th Liberator
Roy Bollinger
Eddy
Wilsons
Armed Services
Wallace P. Boggs
Boggs
Dougald Werner
Charles de Gaulle
Champs Elysees
Pati
Jean d'Arc
Yap Island
1St Aaf
Paramushiro
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