Hayward to Protest Bus Fare Increase Say City Attorney
Hayward faces higher rates with claims of discrimination against local transit. City Attorney C. White told Spark reporters that Hayward will join East Bay communities in protests over the fare hike. He noted San Leandro to Hayward costs 12 cents while Berkeley to Oakland offers longer travel for 6 cents and urged reasonable charges and better service.
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Hayward
Oakland
C. White
Spark
White
Haywad
East Bay
San Leandro
Berkeley
Knights Plan Yosemite Valley Trip By Three Councils
A joint summer outing by three Knights of Columbus councils is set for July 19 to 26 in Yosemite Valley. Deputy Grand Knight John J. Hayes chairs the planning for the San Francisco event, with Oakland Caseys and Golden Gate council No. 2507 organizing, joined by Loyola Council of Brooklyn as guests arriving for the coast leg of a transcontinental tour.
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Knights of Columbus
San Francisco
Yosemite Valley
John J. Hayes
Bay City
Loyola Councel
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fire destroys sixty acres of wheat at Jennings
A last week blaze in Jennings Stanislaus county razed sixty acres of wheat. The origin remains unknown, and no injuries are reported. Local authorities are investigating the cause as farmers assess losses.
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Jennings
Stanislaus County
Lions Club Names Welfare, Playgrounds Focus for Year
Van Burke, president of the Hayward Lions Club, reports the organization will emphasize welfare work, aiding the blind, handicapped children, and fighting narcotics. The California delegates secured San Francisco as the next international convention site. The club plans playground equipment to save Hayward about $100, with final decisions by a committee chaired by Charles Stowe.
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International Lions Club
van Burke
Hayward
California
San Francisco
Charles Stowe
Hugh Linthicum
Hal Reynolds
Mary Donovan of Niles Dies at 92
Mrs. Mary Donovan widow of Jeremiah Donovan and mother of George L. Donovan died at her Niles home on Sunday July Sth at age 92. A longtime resident since moving to the county forty years ago, she was buried after funeral services at Holy Ghost Catholic church on Tuesday morning.
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Mary Donovan
George L. Donovan
Niles
Jeremiah Donovan
Centerville Professor Ill. Hospitalized After Summer School
Prof. Gould, from Huntington Lake summer school, fell seriously ill and was transported to San Francisco for surgery. Geo Richards accompanied his return. The Hayward Athletic Club announces its first annual dance at Native Sons Hall Saturday to fund a gym program.
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Prof. Gould
Huntington Lake
San Francisco
Geo. Richards
Hayward Athletic Club
Native Sons Hall
Workman Scalded by Tar In Hoisting Accident
Fred Holmes of Oakland sustains badly burned hands and face when a bucket of hot tar tipped while being hoisted to a San Leandro building. He received first aid at Alameda County hospital where doctors called the injuries serious.
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Fred Holmes
Oakland
Oakland Central Hospital
San Leandro
Holmes
Alameda County Hospital
Growth shown by Hayward district survey
Survey data from Hayward district telephones shows rapid growth with 100 new phones added in the first six months of 1925. Robinson, manager of Southern Alameda county phones, notes total in use at 1,400 and an implied population well over 3,400 within city limits plus transient workers raising totals toward 10,000.
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Hayward
John Robinson
Alameda County
Robinson
Hayward Plans Municipal Playground With $5,000 Budget
Hayward city council drafts a tentative plan to allocate about 5 000 in the upcoming budget for a Laurel Park municipal playground at Laurelk near the car line on Astro Street. Lions Club initiated the push, with Paterson Williams of San Jose estimating equipment at 673 and Lions aid expected for purchase and park beautification.
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Hayward
C. W. White
Laurelk
Astro Street
White
Lions
Mncle
Paterson & Williams
San Jose
Laurel Park
Castro Street
Enas
Lionas
California
Bulb Industry Nears Hundred Thousand Dollar Class
Hayward in 1925 sees bulb production for daffodils and narcissus nearing the $100,000 district mark. F J March, horticultural inspector, reports 120 acres of bulbs and fingered plants, with growers earning 3000 to 5000 dollars per acre. Projections expect more next year as Horlang bulbs may be banned after December. Weeds, especially silver vein thistle, threaten crops and a state law bans its growth.
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Hayward
F. J. March
March
Couple from Hayward wed in Oakland surprise ceremony
Maria Diniz and Manuel Raymond, both of Hayward, married in Oakland before Monday. Raymond, a local contractor, has lived in Hayward twelve years and owns property. The couple will drive to Boston for a wedding trip and plan to live in his new home on the Boulevard upon return.
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Maria Diniz
Manuels
Raymond
Hayward
Oakland
Ciy
Mrs. Raymond
Boston
Mass
Mr. Raymond
Centerville Couple Tour in Canadian Rockies
Mr and Mrs Geo Hellwig visit Baufff in the Canadian Rockies for a health benefiting trip. Mrs Hellwig reports Mr Hellwig made progress daily after a serious operation, the journey undertaken to aid his recovery.
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Geo. Hellwig
Baufff
Canadian Rockies
Hellwig
Hellvig
Festive Lodge Event Honors Orient Chapter O. E. S.
Orient Chapter O. E. S. of Centerville held a pleasant Wednesday meeting. On Star Point Evening the affair became a festive occasion in their honor with a decorated dining room and tasty refreshments served.
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Orient Chapter
Centerville
Star Point
Niles Priest Returns from European Trip
Rev Father Bennett has returned from his European journey. Rev Father Barron, who had filled his place, has gone to Newman.
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Father Bennett
Father Barron
Newman
Big Basin Visitors Caught In A Storm
Mr and Mrs F Vernon Jones of Niles visited Big Basin and Santa Cruz over the weekend. They describe a Friday night downpour at Big Basin when about twelve thousand people were present with many without tents. The sudden rain turned the night lively as shelter had to be improvised in the dark.
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F. Vernon Jones
Niles
Big Basin
Santa Cruz
Boys Playing With Matches Start Fire at Bakery
Boys playing with matches are believed to have ignited a gasoline tank at the rear of the French American Bakery in San Leandro on Tuesday morning. The blast damaged the building and contents to about $3,000 as flames spread to the kitchen and attic before firemen contained the blaze.
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San Leandro
Hayward Woman to Lead State Portuguese Society Conclave
Mrs. Emily D. Viery of Hayward will preside as Supreme President of the Queen Saint Isabel Portuguese Society at its Sacramento conclave July 12 to 17. She has initiated more than 1350 members, leading a surge in California’s Portuguese womens organization.
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Emily D. Viery
Hayward
Sacramento
Viery
Saint Isabel
California
Emily Viery
Expansion in Arc Demands New Mains by P G and E Co
Pacific Gas and Electric Company orders four gas mains extensions in Hayward, totaling 2780 feet of three inch main to serve twenty new homes. Planned work includes 568 feet on Smalley and Meekland Aves, 620 feet on Mea ford Ave, 1580 feet on Berry Road, and 320 feet on Marlin Way and East Avenue, with estimated expenditure of 5566 dollars and lists of affected residents and local figures.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Hayward
Smalley Avenue
Meekland Avenue
C. Vogt
J. Fisher
Meaford Avenue
C. M. Torres Chas. Mitchel
Alameda Investmes Co
Berry Road
Niles Road
el Silva
M. M. Sousa
Wm. M. Sousa
H. Williams
F. J. Yanks
R. Borges
F. Gomes
Taber
Marlin Way
East Avenue
M. P. Brilliante
N. E. Petereck
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