Circus Fire Devastates Ringling Big Top Killing Dozens
Panic and chaos sweep a matinee at Ringling Brothers circus in Hartford as the big top burns and collapses. Witnesses report at least 40 dead with many more injured, crowd estimated around 10,000, hospitals overwhelmed as workers pull victims from the wreckage. Authorities warn the death toll could rise, with aid set to receive up to 200 bodies at the state Armory.
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Big Top
State Armory
Hartford
Hartford Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
Mior
St. Francis
Pattic
Hust
Envterium
Council Buys War Loan Bonds
City Council Wednesday night voted to buy 15900 dollars worth of Series Fifth War Loan Bonds. The city is in excellent financial condition with 7000 dollars more in the treasury than a year ago and this purchase is in addition to 45000 dollars of bonds already owned. Mayor Georg A Mays publicly contended about a city official sale of 9102 dollars worth of bonds during the drives. The meeting also approved spending five hundred dollars for War Bond advertising in Hayward Sonesay and another firm.
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Jine
Georgé A. Mays
Louise Larson
Hayward Sonesai
Diya Same
Flay Yuna Review
Poison Gas Threat In Second Ransom Note To Mrs Camara
A second ransom note demanding $10,000 was left at Mrs Barbara Camara’s home at 1660 O St. The note, tied to a door yesterday, was printed like the first note and enclosed in a fancy envelope marked King Killer. It threatened death by poisoned gas and said she was under constant watch. Police continue investigation.
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Camara
Wes
Barbara Camara
O St
King Killer
No Protest At Hayward Council Tax Board Meeting
At a Hayward City Council board of equalization meeting last night no protests were filed. Officials considered assessed valuations and exemptions for the fiscal year 1945-1948 in Maynard, listing land and improvements values, personal property secured and unsecured totals, and church and veteran exemptions. The grand total for the current year stood at 8,994,926, up from 6,665,428 in 1943-44.
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Hayward
Board of Equalization
Maynard
Quiriconi Case Set For Trial August 2
Ferdinand Quiriconi owner of a tavern at 8000 Cliston street appeared in Hayward Justice Court to answer charges involving two 17 year olds and alcohol. He said he was ready to go to trial but his attorney was not. Witnesses who attended complained about the proceedings. A trial date of Wednesday morning August 2 was set.
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Bny Two
Ferdinand Quiriconi
Cliston Sheet
Hayward
Justice Court
Friak
Naiens
Air ace Gabreski claims 28th German plane in England
Lt Col Francis Gabreski of Oil City Pa top American ace after downing his 28th foe over France. He led a Thunderbolt squadron escorting shuttle raiders from Italy when three German planes attacked. Gabreski described a dramatic duel, banking sharply, firing a deflection shot, and watching one plane explode as its crew presumably parachuted.
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Eighth Air Force Thunderbolt Base
England
Uph
Francis Gabreski
Oil City
America
France
Gabreski
Italy
Russia
Inside Story of the Robot Bomb
A fragmented account outlines a robot bomb story tied to wartime themes. It references Churchill and a hidden islet, suggesting a cleaved premise with incomplete details and embedded symbols of fear and conflict. The readable parts hint at a dramatic, speculative wartime device narrative.
Pfc Charles Kitlen Reported Killed in South Pacific War
Pfc Charles F Kitlen of C 1st Bn 2nd Marines is reported killed in action in the South Pacific, likely Saipan. Son of Frank Kitlen of Oakland, he previously worked at Rainbow Auto Paint and Body and graduated Hayward Union High in 1933. His brother Gerald serves in the Army and his sister Jacqueline lives in Oakland. Enlisted November 1942 and overseas since February.
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Charles F Kiten
2Nd Marines
L. Kitlen
Kitlen
Gerald
United States Army
Hawaii
Jacqueline
Oakland
Rainbow Anuto Paint and Body Shop
Fire Department Shows Slight Losses January To June
Chief Tony August of Hayward Fire Department presented Jan 1 to June results at a City Council meeting. The report shows a $255 loss on general fire alarm calls involving $148,000 in property, 41 drills for regulars and 13 for volunteers. There were 339 fire permits issued and 587 fire alarm cards. Loss from silent alarms was $3080 with $47,000 in property involved. Twenty-nine reports covered post noon trash burning incidents.
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Tony August
Hayward
206 Gallons Gasoline Reported As Stolen
Alvin Joseph, owner of a gas station at BR and Watkins, reported to police Wednesday afternoon that 206 gallons were stolen from his storage tank after a sequence of new deliveries and sales. He noted 65 gallons remained Monday night and 376 gallons arrived Tuesday, totaling 441. After selling 235 gallons, 206 remained until Wednesday morning when the tank was found empty, with authorities suspecting pumping via the vent where the measuring stick is used.
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Alvin Joseph
Watkins Streets
Payward
Joseph
Lake Tahoe Visitors Investigated By OPA Gas Agents
SACRAMENTO The OPA said Lake Tahoe visitors with license numbers taken by agents over the Fourth of July weekend will be investigated to determine any misuse of gasoline rations. Fred R. Lowe, chief enforcement officer for the Sacramento district, said names of motorists would be sent to local rationing boards to decide if they could have driven to Lake Tahoe on basic A rations.
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Sacramento
U.P
OPA
Lake Tahoe
Fred R. Lowe
Marines Flourish In Silk Remnants Of Garapan Parade
In Garapan Garapan town Marines advance amid silk garments left by retreating Japanese. A command post sits among silks, kimonos, obis and ruined bicycle stores, with luxury contrasting starkly to local poverty. The scene highlights opulence found amid battle debris and the harshness of occupation.
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Garapan
Sai Pan
Garpan
Cleth
Josie Rimnones
Hooverville
Shack 2
America
Minimum Wage and Union Rules Proposed for Cannery Workers
The War Labor Advisory Panel urged San Francisco Bay and San Jose cannery staff to adopt a 10 cent per hour minimum wage with two week union fees exemption, plus a set of rules on union security, dues checkoff, weekly payroll lists, eight hour days, overtime rates, learning wage, vacation after one and five years, and foreman nonmembership. It recommends Sunday work if needed and previews regional review by the WLB.
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San Francisco
Victory
War Labor Advisory Panel
San Francisco Bay
San Jose
California Processors and Growers, Inc
California Council of Cannery Tn‘ions
WLB
Army Show Aims to Boost Hayward Cannery Production
Mayor George Mays was asked by Walter Gamiman to appoint a committee at the adjourned city council meeting to arrange an Army show here about August 5. Under Sam Kagel’s direction a 60 trooper cast with jeeps tanks and vaudeville acts will perform at Hayward High School to back canned goods production and recruit cannery volunteers. Meetings discuss venue in the high school auditorium and a tense petition to block a new city purchasing agent office, signed by about 200 residents, with authenticity to be verified at the Oakland courthouse.
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George Mays
Walter Gamiman
U. S. Employment Office
Sam Kagel
Northern California War Manpower Commission
Hayward
Oakland
Wallace Demands Protection For Store Building
William C. Wallace of 1976 East Ave appeared before the City Council at a regular meeting to protest police inaction over repeated break-ins at his property next to City Hall. The B F Goodrich store at 764 Castro Street has suffered thefts over months, including 42 shirts and a battery worth 200 to 300 dollars, with other unspecified losses alleged. He accused officers of concealing robberies and claimed no reports reached newspapers.
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William C. Wallace
East Ave
Castro Street
Wallace
B. F. Goodrich Co
Manslaughter Charges Against Rancher in Santa Rosa Case
District Attorney Toland McGettigan announced charges will be filed against rancher William Slim Riley in the death of Mrs Jessie Brassill a wealthy ranch owner. Funeral services were held at 10 am. An autopsy showed head injuries not from an accident Evelyn Elliott 20 Santa Rosa reported Riley knocked down and kicked Brassill.
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Santa Rosa
U.A
Toland McGettigan
William “Slim" Riley
Jessie Brassill
Brassill
Brassil
Evelyn Elliott
Riley
Army Takes Bases Within 770 Miles Of Philippines
American troops seized a second airdrome on Noemfoor island near Dutch New Guinea to launch twin bomber bases within 770 miles of the Philippines while Marines and soldiers cleared northern Saipan in the Marianas. Admiral Nimitz announced high hopes of intensified pressure on Japan as the Pacific fleet nears peak efficiency and revealed a secret weapon program for operations in the western Pacific.
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United Press
Noemfoor Island
Dutch North Cuinod
U.S
Philippines
U. S
Norhern Saipan Island
Marianas
Saipan
Chester W. Nimiitz
Japan
Pacific
Nimitz
Feet
Baseball Scores from the Major Leagues
American League action saw Cleveland rally for a 8 4 victory over New York after a string of late runs. Detroit pressed past Boston 13 3 with a strong offensive showing while St Louis posted a 5 2 win in a tightly contested matchup. Strong pitching and timely hitting defined the day across the circuit.
Von Kluge Heads Atlantic War in Last Stand
Allied reports say Adolf Hitler removed Marshal Karl Von Rundstedt from command of the Atlantic wall defenses. General Von Kluge takes over the supreme command in the West as German resistance stiffens on the U S front near the Normandy beachhead.
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Allied Supreme
Leadquarters
London
Adolf Hitler
Marshal Karl von Rundstedt
Atlantic Wall
Berlin
Mitterud
Supreme Command
West
Guenther von Kluge
Nce
Normandy
Aii
U.S
Hitler
Field Marshal
von Runstedt
Vor Kluge
Building Inspector Seeks Code Changes and City Study
Pat R Wetzel the newly appointed city building inspector told the City Council that current building codes suffice but plumbing and electrical codes are obsolete. He was authorized to study the codes and make recommendations. Painting of the city jail is complete. A legal printing contract for 1944 45 was awarded to The Hayward Review at 5 cents per inch for first insertions and five cents for subsequent insertions. TL voted to allow gas tax money to be held by the state for future budgeting.
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Pat R. Wetzel
Hayward Review
1000 Clay Pigeons Leave Home Roost
The Wayward Sleet club in Niles canyon was ransacked during the holidays as vandals stole 1000 clay targets. J. P. Boyd of Newark, president of the club, told the sheriff that the missing targets amount to a loss beyond the $16 value, underscoring the club’s concern over the theft and its impact on future shoots.
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Niles Canyon
J. P. Boyd
Newark
Sheriff's Office
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