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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1944
Page
3
Frederick C. Othman reports that Wyoming leaders and lawmakers clash over preserving Jackson Hole National Monument and other parks. They argue about federal land acreage, hunting and tourism impacts, and the need to avoid turning vast western lands into mere monuments while considering local economic and constitutional concerns.
Obituaries from San Leandro Richmond and surrounding areas note James Anthony Burns 64 died Dec 10 in San Leandro. Survived by wife Dorothy and children Doris Wood Tichmond Kenneth Burns Kath leen Dorothy and Sylvia Joan Burns. Also Kenneth Mitchell Stroud 32 died Dec 8 in Richmond. Henry W Read 86 died Dec 8 Hayward, long retired Knox University professor. Manuel E Costa 76 died at 638 Simon Street, survived by LeVeta Costa and eight grandchildren. All services held at Garden Chapel Pratt-Fliers Mortuary or nearby cemeteries. Remains sent to Willows for burial. Azorean native. many family connections listed.
A massive Allied air raid from England targets Frankfurt Hanau Giessen and rail yards at Osterfeld Meiderich and Bruckhausen while British and American bombers support the Ninth and Second Armies. Hodges units push into Merken and hold western Roer front positions near Daren.
Governor Karl Warren said he favors expanding the State Judicial Qualifications Commission which reviews appointments to the state supreme and appellate courts. He would also study qualifications for superior and municipal court appointees. The current trio includes the attorney general, the chief justice, and the senior appellate presiding justice. a proposal would add a bar representative and a private citizen.
A Woodland report states Lorenza Chesini, 67, and his son Arnold died when their car collided head on with a truck driven by Lester Crad flock, 20. Arnold was injured in the crash. Maurice Days, 38, of Dixon, was struck by a westbound train at Dixon.
The governor stated the commission exists under the state constitution and a constitutional amendment would be required to alter its membership. Warren now presents his judicial appointments to the state bar for approval.
SACRAMENTO ALP Christmastrees are exempt from price control and buyers must rely on self control for unreasonable prices, said the district office of Price Administration. OPA notes thousands of trees were destroyed a year ago for lack of buyers, showing the public will not pay above traditional prices. OPA ceiling prices apply to Christmas tree lights, including sets assembled by retailers from stock. The latter may not be sold for more than the total of the retail prices for each part.
SAN Francisco. W. M. Downing 71, executive vice president of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company where he was employed 43 years, died today. A Stanford pioneer class graduate, he previously worked at Tacoma Light and Power and headed Blue Lakes powerhouse in Amador County. He also served in Bodie Colusa and other California cities before joining PGE’s forerunner. He is survived by his widow Frances and daughter Margaret Keesling.
United Press reports a moist slushy snowstorm blanketing the Midwest with up to ten inches in spots and reaching as far south as Birmingham Alabama and as far east as upstate New York. The system centers on Illinois and continues moving eastward.
Police investigated reports a minor girl was on the premises Sunday evening. She left before officers arrived, who warned the proprietor not to admit minors. Weather updates followed describing snow and freezing conditions across the northeast and Midwest with travel disruptions and several deaths.
Holger I. Hansen aged 36 of Kingsburg died after being released from jail. An inquest will be held in Kingsburg on Tuesday. Hansen was involved in a car crash on the Golden State highway near Selma and died in a Selma hospital. Autopsy did not determine the cause of death.
Funeral arrangements are pending for Delores Ann Brantley 1 of Lindsay daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Brantley who died in a hospital from injuries sustained when run over by neighbor C E Alton who said the child wandered into his driveway while he was packing the car from the garage in Visalia United Press reports.
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