Bills Proposed for Highway Finance and Liability Reforms
The article lists multiple bills from California lawmakers on highway funding and construction. Proposals include a one cent gasoline tax rise, higher vehicle registration fees, and a $150 million bond for highway program completion. Other measures set insurance or indemnity requirements for drivers, broaden license penalties, and regulate trucking safety and school bus operations.
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Arthur Breed
Piedmont
A. B. Johnson
Pasadena
Assemblyman
Duval
Roy Fellom
San Francisco
George Lieveland
Watsonville
C. C. Baker
Salinas
J. J. Murphy
Weed
Senate
Breed
Highway Department
Charles Foster
Fowler
Carter
Alarm Clock Frightens Raiders In Haunted Still Raid
An odd tale from Hayward describes prohibition agents Joe Brandon and Oscar Johnssen raiding a suspected moonshine still near Mount Eden at midnight. A haunted house spooked them as a clock fell, a 100 gallon still was found and destroyed, leaving the pair shaken and white with fear.
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Gaul
Joe Brandon
Hayward
Joe
Brandon
Oscar Johnssen
Prohibition
Mount Eden
Brzdon
Crockery
Alps
Johassen
Year s Work Will Be Meeting View
The San Leandro native Daughters meet this evening at the Native Sons hall in San Leandro to discuss plans for the coming year s activity. After the business meeting the members plan a reception for Miss Catherine Gloster.
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San Leandro
Rain Aids Flower Growers Across Floriculture Areas
Extensive recent rainfall benefits flower growers, promising heavy yields of field-grown flowers. Although rainfall has been limited, the latest downpour is seen as valuable and welcomed by floriculturists. Planting of out-of-dot sweet peas has started on a large scale in Eden township floriculture zones.
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Eden Township
San Leandro Stands Against Beggars and Solicitors
San Leandro vows to curb beggars and solicitors lacking credentials. Marshal J. F. Peralta says action will be swift with vagrancy charges for unauthorized activity. City officials cite numerous beggars and solicitors as the reason for the crackdown.
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San Leandro
J. F. Peralta
Tigers on sale in London zoo market for high prices
United Press report from London notes Geo Bruce Chapman sells wild beasts from his Tottenham Court Road shop and to Regents Park Zoo. Tigers cost about 300 pounds, elephants 460 to 600 pounds, orang utans 100 pounds, chimpanzees 100 pounds, antelopes 20 to 75 pounds, zebras 150 pounds, and pythons by the foot around 40 pounds. Chapman reports ongoing consignments and inquiries worldwide with buyers and tamers already in motion.
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United Press
London
England
London “Zoo
Geo
Bruce Chapman
Tottenham Court Road
Regents Park Zoological Garden
Chapman
Abyssinia
Mr. Burke
India
Carl Gordon
Capt. Smith
Kenya
Poultry Feed Bulletin Explains Vitamin A Sources for Flocks
Alameda County Farm Bureau distributes a bulletin on succulent feeds and meal as Vitamin A sources for poultry. It notes field greens, carrots, sprouted barley, alfalfa meal, and mangel beets, plus cod liver oil as emergency vitamin A. recommendations include specific percentage limits and practical use guidance.
Stop Cars Before Crossing Rule Proposed in San Francisco
Automobiles would be required to come to a full stop before crossing arterial traffic streets in San Francisco if new regulations submitted to the city board of supervisors are adopted. The proposal aims to improve safety at key intersections and reduce cross traffic conflicts.
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San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Girl Hurt As Car Runs Into Tree
Sondly afternoon resulted in cents and brusen for Miss Evelyn Cook of San Leandro. Miss Cook was riding in a street car which ran into a fallen tree. A branch struck the young lady about the face.
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Cents
Brusen
Evelyn Cook
San Leandro
Surprise Planned For Holy Name Society Meeting
A surprise entertainment is planned for the Holy Name Society monthly meeting at Mission Halls Wednesday evening. Anthony Martin and F Garnett will lead the program after the business session. A Valentine dance is planned by Cen terville U P P E C drill team for February 14 at the Parish hall to raise funds for new uniforms. A detective agency Hayward will open within a month, per Joseph Brandon. The fire correction notes the loss at 156 dollars for a Dobbie garage, not 600. The Independent P T A held a well attended meeting on Tuesday with a discipline article by Mrs R J Taylor and plans for a whist party at the Ind School house on February 15.
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Holy Name Society
Nission Halls
Anthony Martin
F. Garnett
Busine
Centerville
R. J. Taylor
Ind
Trade totals show Japan US bils rise since 1868
United Press reports Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce figures tracing Japan's foreign trade from 1868 through 1924. Total annual trade grows from 26 million yen in 1868 to an estimated 4.265 billion yen in 1924, with peaks during and after World War I and declines in 1920–23 before a wartime rise.
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United Press
Washington
Japan
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Heavy Taxes In Germany Impede Use Of Automobiles
Reports from the Department of Commerce indicate Germany imposes multiple taxes on motor vehicles. A 10 percent luxury tax applies to car purchases, plus turnover taxes on transfers, annual operating taxes based on horsepower, and police registration fees. Taxes climb with horsepower, for example 6 hp costs 120 gold marks yearly, 18 hp about 240 marks, and 24 hp higher yet, reflecting high overall tax burden.
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Washington
Germany
Department of Commerce
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Hayward, Calif
East Bay Surveying & Engineering CO
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