Hayward Building Program Seen as Leader Among Rural Cities
Carl Sorensen, Hayward building contractor and vice president of the chamber, says Hayward's building activity has risen to leading levels for its size. He notes strong demand for modern homes and business blocks, with boom in new residential districts just outside city limits. Rain has not slowed construction as prosperity grows and people invest in new structures.
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Hayward
Carl Sorensen
Chamber of Commerce
Sorensen
Small square piano for sale and local notices
New today for sale a small square piano inquires at 175 B street Hayward. Directors of the Milk Producers Association of Central California re elected G. H. Beckendorf as general manager for the fifth year at Modesto meeting. A rancher near Manteca donated three acres for a Boy Scouts camp in San Joaquin County.
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Hayward
Milk Producer’s Association of
Central California
Modesto
G. H. Beckendorf
Manteca
San Joaquin County
Hava
Funeral for Floyd Collins at Sand Cave site ashes his grave forever
Rev Roy Pizer presided over a funeral for Floyd Collins on the brow of Sand Cave in Kentucky as rescue work sealed his grave. Some 700 attendees heard biblical lines as rock falls marked the tomb. Spring plans include planting flowers above the cave. Separate notes report Earl Shannon jailed for vagrancy and released after a judge suspended judgment. Manuel Cunha, a farm produce handler, spoke up in court.
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Cave City
Roy Pizer
Floyd Collins
Sand Cave
Collins
Earl Shannon
Jacob Harder Jr
Manuel Cunha
Cunha
Shannon
Floyd Collins Declared Dead In Sand Cave Tomb
At Sand Cave Kentucky a coroner's jury ruled Floyd Collins dead and found the rescue shaft too dangerous for further attempts. Rescue plans will be abandoned and Collins will remain in the underground tomb as authorities cited the peril of removing the body. H T Carmichael led the rescue squad and oversaw the doomed effort.
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United Press
Sand Cave
Floyd Collins
Collins
Collings
H. T. Carmichael
Woman Arrested For Beating Her Little Daughter
A warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Mary Romacff was issued in San Francisco after police displayed the bruised back of a young girl named Anna Romanoff who said I just took a pin I wanted without asking mama to police judge Jacks.
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United Press
S. F
Mary Romacff
Anna Romanoff
Mama
Jacks
King George Illness Reported Amid Influenza Epidemic
London reports King George III is a victim of the influenza epidemic sweeping England. His general condition is satisfactory according to physicians. The House of Lords and Commons record no new emergencies as officials monitor the outbreak. A 409 pound devilfish was hauled from a Santa Cruz wharf by line and hook.
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United Press
London
George
England
House of Lorés and Commons
Archbishop of Canterbury
Massachusetts Judge Rules Ignorance Defeats Liquor Transport Guilt
Worcester Mass Feb 17 Judge David P F Dillon of the Superior Court held under the states Baby Volstead law that guilt for illegal liquor transportation rests on the act of transporting not the contents. He ruled ignorance of a container’s contents is a defense in such cases.
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United Press
Worcester
Mass
Massachusetts
David PF. Dillon
Superior Court
Vienna Greenery A 58 000 Trees Define City Beauty
Vienna remains famed for its beauty with municipal figures counting 58 000 trees across streets and parks. The city has long been recognized as one of the world’s most beautiful urban centers.
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United Press
Vienna
Ninety Days For Short Change Man
Edward Larsen appeared in San Leandro court and pled guilty to short changing an oil station employee Louis Lippi of five dollars on January 27. He received a ninety day jail term. The trial was before Judge W. J. Gannon with Harder Jr. presiding for the hearing.
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Edward Larsen
San Leandro
Harder Jr
Heyward
W. J. Gannon
Larsen
Louis Lippi
C of C Drive Plans Ready By Next Tuesday
Chamber of Commerce directors met at the Cas tro street offices to discuss the upcoming membership campaign. Missing members prevented firm plans, with next Tuesday’s meeting to set methods and goals for the drive. The report notes Imperial Valley alfalfa seed crop 1925 may reach 40 cars valued between $250000 and $500000 depending on market.
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C. of C
Chamber of Commerce
Castro Street
Imperial Valley
Hayward Rotarians Plan 20th Anniversary Week of Service
Hayward Rotarians announce a 20th anniversary Rotary week from February 22 to 29 with special meetings and observances. Rotary President E W Burr says the aim is to show Rotary as a broad effort to apply its principles in business and daily life through open community events at Presbyterian church and Hayward Union High School.
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Hayward
Rotary
E. W. Burr
Presbyterian Church
Josiah Daniels
Hayward Union High School
Tokyo moves to arbitrate labor disputes in Diet bill
The Home Department plans a bill to enforce arbitration of labor disputes in the current Diet session. It targets public utilities disputes and proposes a nine member arbitration committee with six members from the disputing parties and three appointed by the Government.
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United Press
Tokyo
Home Department
Japanese City Plans 49 Miles of Subways
Tokyo Municipal Government applied to the Department of Railways for a permit to dig 49 miles of subways in Tokyo. Estimated construction cost is about 100 million dollars with completion planned for 1930.
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United Press
Tokyo
Department of Railways
Deliberate poisoning attempt shocks San Francisco family
Police report a man attempted to poison Mrs Lavina Hoteling her son Fred and his wife in San Francisco on February 17. A four million dollar estate divided after the death of A P L Hoteling is suspected as motive. Milk left by a dairy man was tainted with poison in the attempt.
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United Press
San Francisco
Wet Season Boosts Hayward Farmers In Several Ways
Rainfall uplifts local crops and recharges wells while enabling a soil moisture program. Agricultural extension workers report chemicals injected at plant roots may break up heavy sub soil, allowing roots to access rich beneath soil and potentially transforming Mountain House into a productive hub.
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Hayward
Agricultural Extension Service
Mountain House
Physicians Sued Over Son’s Death and Ear Extension Request
Simon Woolf sues doctors H. G. Boge and C. H. Walworth for 19000 alleging misdiagnosis during Frederick Woolf’s illness. Frederick died February 21 after a brief illness blamed on tonsillitis and improper care. In Calipatria Imperial Valley farmers push for a 15 day extension of the duck season to protect crops, claiming wintering birds avoid fields now.
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Simon Woolf
C. H. Walworth
Woolf
Frederick
Calipatria
Imperial Valley
Not Crazy Enough For Crosswords
Paris February 17 United Press reports cross word puzzles prove too much for a French psychiatric patient. Harry McAshone a beer hall owner near Avenue de l Opéra shared puzzles with a hospitalized man who was placed in a straight jacket. The hospital returned the next day with a note saying no one there is crazy enough to solve them.
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United Press
Paris
Harry McAshone
Avenue de l'Onera
Harry
Yokohama News Looks Up After Earthquake Recovery
A census update for Yokohama shows about 75 000 fewer residents than after the 1923 quake but a rise in school children and rapid rebuilding of the north area. The city is renewing its streets and facilities as recovery continues.
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United Press
Tokyo
Yokohama
Nort
Methodists Plan A Big Assembly
History will be made in the Methodist Episcopal Church of the Pacific Southwest as two great conventions of Methodist men gather for the Methodist Council sessions from March 17 to 20. Grace Church in San Francisco hosts March 17 and 18, while First Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles hosts March 19 and 20. A ten member national speaker team will address topics such as Evangelism Religious Education Stewardship Leadership Race Relations The Social Gospel Missionary Needs International Relationship the Church and Youth.
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Methodist Episcopal Church of the
Pacific Southwest
Methodist Council
Churches of
San Francisco Rea
Grace Church
San Francisco
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Los Angeles
State Needs More Cash To Operate
Harrisburg report forecasts PA needs eighty million dollars more annually in ten years to run state government. State Tax Tea t recommends net profits and state income taxes to raise funds and cover future costs.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Men's League To Hold A Meeting Tonight
The Men's League of Washington Township will gather in the Congregational church parlors for a banquet and social event after a business meeting. Ladies Guild members will serve as cooks and waitresses for the gathering in that city.
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Men’s League
Washington Township
Congregational Church
Ladies Guild
Hayward Masons plan grand temple with 35,000 dollar budget
The Hayward Masonic lodge announced a summer start for a new Bay region temple on upper B street between the Van Dyke building and Fred Starr. The three story front and two story rear structure will span about 43 by 120 feet, include business spaces and a large meeting hall, with an estimated cost near 35 000 dollars. Architects are being selected and construction will begin once plans are finalized.
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Bay Region
Hayward
van Dyke
Fred Starr
B Street
J. D. Armstrong
Miner Wins Suit Involving Around Twenty Million
Francisco February 17 United States circuit court of appeals in San Francisco holds that copper firms American Smelting and Refining Co Phelps Dodge Co use a smelter device invented by miner George C Carson. Damages and royalties estimated at 20 million dollars. Carson claims his side seed method replaced top piece machinery and is used in major smelters. Similar suits target Anaconda Copper Co United Verde Co.
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United Press
San Francisco
George C. Carson
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
American Smelting and Refining Co
Phelts Dodge Co
Carson
Antaconda Copper Co
United Verde Co
State Game Commission Buys 86590 Acres for Refuge
Harrisburg Pa Feb 17 The State Game Commission purchased 86590 acres in Centre County to establish a game refuge. The property sits on a high ridge with ample water, promising good habitat for wildlife and future public access.
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Harrisburg
State Game Commission
Center County
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