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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1925
Page
1
Spark Reporter asks about car testing with State Traffic Officer E. J. Dyas at the Oakland auditorium. He says many fail to grasp practical driving methods, especially parking parallel to the curb, and notes drivers instinctively nose-in rather than back-in, with few backing into spaces correctly.
Daily ads list items for sale and rental opportunities in Hayward area. Includes real estate listings, cottage trade, job seeks for housekeeper and ranch cook, lost purse at Western Pacific Depot, and requests to buy Fox Terrier papers. Names include J G Mottoza, Mrs Burt, A L Souza. Addresses cited: S15 Castro Street, Rt 1 Box 87, 766 Castro Street, Euclid Ave, San Yaandrd.
Hayward Union High School reports record enrollment with 120 freshmen and about 325 upperclassmen. Principal Frederick Johnson says numbers may rise further in the next few days as new buildings near completion aid the increase. Twenty seven teachers are needed to handle the growing student body and classes are underway.
Miss Victoria Prioste, Hayward district girl, was elected queen of Alta Vista's first annual birthday celebration. She will lead the Diamond Jubilee parade near Heyward with a special float and attendants from the district. The four day event drew capacity crowds from across the bay region.
An oil stove explosion in Newark Aug 30 destroyed two cottages and threatened nine adjacent business structures. Firemen led by Chief Louis Raschin extinguished the blaze, marking a second major conflagration in the city that week. Earlier a discarded cigarette on the Healy ranch burned 10 acres of grazing land and 300 feet of fence.
John Souza 84 fell to his death at home Friday night while going down stairs fracturing ribs and internal injuries. Funeral services were held Monday from the family home on Berry Avenue followed by a 9:30 mass at All Saints Church. A Azores native well known in Hayward district, he left many friends. He was rushed to Hayward General Hospital but died despite efforts to save him.
The Golden Penciled Hamburg Bantam is described as extremely rare, with only eleven birds on Judge J. J. Peltier’s Foothill Boulevard farm. Peltier, regarded as a leading poultry breeder, runs a diverse poultry and pigeon collection in Hayward district, San Leandro area.
Two large American seaplanes and escorting ships began a 2100 mile nonstop flight from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor Hawaii at 2 42 pm. Weather threats loomed but hoped for clear skies. Officials sent best wishes from Secretary of the Navy to the crew.
Flashy Fanny a six months old pigeon owned by Albert Debraco finished first in the Hayward Homing Pigeon Club final young bird race of the season held Sunday. The bird averaged 984 yards per minute. Gladfred Frates, an 11 year old member, placed second. Third through fifth went to C. R. King, Rudolph Duarte, and W. J. Freeman.
A redrill at B Street School achieved a building clear in one minute nine seconds. The school with 20 rooms uses doors and slides in drills and aims to improve with more practice.
One of Hayward’s largest real estate moves unfolds as Frank Leach sells the Eden Apartments on B and 2nd streets to H. H. Achor of Oakland. The property is regarded as among the finest in town, with the sale surprising local realty circles. Leach is also reported to have bought a 136 acre fruit orchard near Modesto.
Miss Imet Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs L H Miller gave a piano recital at her Mt Eden home before friends, performing works by Beethoven Chopin Grieg Paderewski and Mozart. Guests praised her technique and predicted a bright future as she plans to continue music studies next year.
Dr Haring head of veterinary at the University of California declares the United States leads in practical science while Germany strides in theoretical study after four to fourteen months in Europe. Alameda County Veterinarian Hegarly praised Dr Nels Clemens for foot and mouth disease crisis work and outlined veterinary efforts. E W Burr described Rotary International aims as part of Rotary Educational Committee work.
John Frates, 30, a Hayward laborer, fired at his brother in law J W Quintel, then fled and hid under a porch. He was arrested at Oakland City Prison, took poison from a poisoned frankfurter found on him, and died at County Hospital. Quintel had earlier accused Frates of neglecting his wife and Frates had posted bail on a non-support charge.
A Mac Farland car with three unknown colored men crashed into a Chevrolet driven by Mrs F M Gates on Dublin Road near Oakland around 8 PM Sunday. Mrs Gates and her daughter Ethyl were uninjured. one man suffered a head cut from flying glass. Onlookers questioned the car’s registration while the wreck blocked the road and investigators sought an officer.
Machinery for the Newark Salt company plant now under construction arrived and will be delivered once the spur track is completed. Work on the spur is being rushed and first carloads of materials will reach the grounds soon.
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