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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1944
Page
4
The Hayward Review editorial page presents Glen Wright as general manager guiding opinion and newsroom direction. It emphasizes editorial stewardship, community focus, and oversight of content standards within the local paper.
Readers urged public spirited support for a Hammond organ at Hayward Union High School to back annual Christmas music. The festival drew 100 plus students as Old Carols and favorite tunes filled corridors while a letter on spelling and manners noted student errors and advised dictionary use.
Readers critique theater rules and concessions urging no popcorn or chips and propose strict penalties for rude eating. They describe a noisy theater scene with bags rattling and comments on the audience’s behavior, venting frustration with the show’s pacing.
In Allen Eppes story, a feared, blanket-draped figure climbs the stairs as residents react with shock. Sheriff Brown helps the old man, Mrs. Bara scolds the crowd, and accusations of murder swirl amid a tense, humorous aftermath as the group debates innocence and awaits the truth.
John Sandoval chronicles the 1889 push by Eastern interests to plant sugar beets in southern Alameda County and back the California Beet Sugar Company. The venture aimed to locate a mill in Alvarado, detailing capital, equipment, acreage, and payroll, and noting initial operations before failing after four years.
The article traces the failed Alvarado plant move to Soquel and the rise of the Standard Sugar Manufacturing and Refining companies. It notes capital growth to 206000, early profitability, Dyer’s stake, and the lineage to Alameda Sugar and Holly Sugar, ending at the old Alameda creek site. It also includes radio listings and a note on Lt. George Oakes promoted to First Lieutenant after long Pacific service.
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