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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1925
Page
1
Hal Angus secretary of the Lions club urges organized play in Hayward as the city weighs funding a boys and girls playground. He notes many cities start playgrounds and keep them, arguing a safe place for children keeps them off streets and prevents fatal accidents, benefiting the city in every way.
Herbert Tonkin of 47 Seyre Street Hayward warns the city council that a creek past his property has eroded the bank endangering his house. He asks for action and Mayor Robert Kolze says the board and city engineer will investigate soon.
Hayward city board approved permits totaling 293200 for the half year with 270000 in building, most for homes. The list includes W. C. Creek Russell War George Sorensen and others, plus Hayward Building Material Co adding plant warehouse and office permits. Police seek John Shahiram and his wife who left their baby with a friend in Oakland and did not return.
Half a million dollars worth of peas were raised by Hayward members of the Pea Growers Union with most sales handled through the Farm Products Sales Company. This earliest season in California saw many fields produce peas for the February market and about two hundred tons were shipped from Hayward.
Negotiations on the Shanghai situation faltered when the Chinese scheduled to meet informally with foreign diplomats on Saturday resigned. Their departure stemmed from unwillingness to limit talks to the Shanghai riots.
The international Lions club elected B. F. Jones of Newark New Jersey to serve as president for the coming year. San Francisco will host the next convention.
Hayward Lions Club members urged the city council to include a 300 dollar appropriation in the budget to begin playground facilities. They proposed a 3000 dollar program to fund work and hire an instructor, asserting it would jumpstart progress and benefit children. The council will study the proposal with a full investigation. Representing the Lions were Hugh Linthicum George Meininger W Hutchins Hal Argus Rush Brunner and Hal Reynolds.
The Graham Brothers Pacific Coast Plant in Stockton California opened Thursday June 18 with officials from Dodge Brothers Inc and local chambers in attendance. Executives praised the plant’s 28 standard bodies and rapid freight delivery to carriers on the West Coast, with dealers confident the trucks will be driven off the lot.
A two car crash on B Street near 11 pm Wednesday sent a Cadillac driven by Peter Jansen and a Chevrolet roadster driven by George D. Crissey wiping out both vehicles. Crissey, returning home after work at the Review, avoided injury along with Hansen who rode with Crissey’s companion. The Cadillac reportedly traveled at excess speed and rolled on its side after the broadside impact. A nearby block witnessed the high speed and skid marks. Santa Ana West Coast Theaters announces a $300000 theater planned at Ross and Fourth Streets as part of the report.
A minor earthquake rattled Santa Barbara at 10 30 this morning causing no damage. It followed an earlier quake and lasted about two seconds with little public reaction as relief and rehabilitation work continued.
San Francisco July 2 United Press reports a surge in earthquake insurance demand after the Santa Barbara shock. Insurance officials say unsolicited calls for policies began immediately, with first day business estimated around $2,500 per hour.
International debt questions after the war show signs of adjustment. France plans to send a debt funding commission to America in September while Italy will send an expert commission to Washington under Finance Minister De Stesant.
Joe Torres, 50, of Niles, Wad., was burned to death in his Jonesy house behind a hot dog stand in Niles Canyon. Officials say a two burner oil stove explosion caused the fire. no bullet or knife wounds were found. The body showed extensive burn damage, with a hammer near the outstretched arm suggesting he was holding it.
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