Saipan is Base For Bombers New Springboard Westward
Saipan completed the conquest after a 25 day battle, establishing U S forces within bombing range of Japan and the Philippines. Admiral Nimitz announced the island is secured, with two air fields and deep harbors enabling further operations toward the China coast and Japan. Casualties ran high on both sides, with thousands of Japanese dead or captured and U S losses mounting. The capture places U S forces at the apex of a triangle linking the Philippines and Japan, marking a strategic milestone in the Pacific War.
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Pearl Harbor
W.P
Saipan
United States
Japan
Philippines
China Coast
Nimitz
Wanapeg
U.S
Pacific
Russians Capture Key Rail Junctions as War Advances
London dispatch says Russian troops drive west toward Warsaw with Lunin C railroad junction near Pinsk and Slonim seized front. Stalin announces fall of Luntriter ta and German high command acknowledges Russian breakthrough on the Sezara river corridor. Iasi attack reported as Russians widen offensive in northwestern Romania near Bialystok bound routes.
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London
Warsaw
Lunin C
Pripet Marshes
Pinsk
Slonim
Sezara
Josef Stalin
Luntriter Ta
Iasi
Romanciia
Delegates Chosen For Convention In Sacramento
Hayward council selects delegates for S. P. R. S. I convention in Sacramento on July 1. Named attendees include Mary Borba Bernice Silva Louise Silva Helen Souza Mary Brum Utilhermina Pasquali Mary George Beatrice Rodrigue Margaret Soares Nir Mae Machado supreme director accompanies. Next S PRS1 meeting set for Sunday at the YD with Mrs Anna Cardozi chairing and E Hatl Bedno performing.
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Sacramento
Hayward Council
Mary Borba
Bernice Silva
Louise Silva
Helen Souza
Mes
Mary Brum
Mra
Tuilhermina Pasquali
Anna Cardozi
Vollman Asks Builder To Be Taken Care Of
Alameda County grand jury probes a California Farm Production council housing contract in Hayward. Witness Grant Ewing says Vollmann asked to be "taken care of" after the council threatened to cancel the portable housing contract for Mexican laborers. Vollmann and Nelson deny the payment. council director Parker resigns.
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Vollman
Alameda County
Cpn
California Farm Production Vouucil
Hayward
A. Ie (Red) Vollmann
Grant Ewing
Wing
Ralph Hoyt
State Senate
Sacra Mento
Volhmann
Hoyt
Ewing
Nels Nelson
Vollmann
Council
Grand Jury
Nelson
William B. Parker
Evacuation of London as robot bombs strike near palace
British authorities evacuated mothers and expectant mothers across London as German robot bombs, jet powered at 25 feet and carrying a ton of explosives, continued daylight attacks. Nearly 5,000 school children were moved to the provinces in recent weeks while the Guards Chapel at Wellington Barracks near Buckingham Palace was destroyed. Lord Edward Hay among the casualties.
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London
England
Rudolf Semmiler
Radio Berlin
Germany
London Sunday Express
Guards
Wellington Barracks
Buckingham Palace
Lord Edward Hay
Grenadier Guards
Peach prices fall as OPA sets initial peak for peaches
The Office of Price Administration announced the first maximum price schedules for peaches, setting summer prices about 25 percent lower than last year. Schedules, effective Saturday, cover all levels except retail, with retail markups to be announced later. OPA says prices should not exceed 18 cents per pound in many cases.
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Washington
U.K
Office of Price Administration
OPA
General Bradley escorts sergeant in jeep ride north of Chicago
The Buck Sergeant George Mirich of the 8th Infantry and his date were seen riding in a two star general's limousine on a highway north of Chicago. Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley, commander of the 96th Division, drove them as a reward for valor against the Japanese near a strong point. The scene described includes crossed bayonets and a broken blade as details of the engagement.
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Bradley
San Francisco
George Mirich
Okehof
James L. Bradley
Jeharso
Chicago
Branjay
Taxes Paid Record in Alameda County 1943 44
County Tax Collector Hart J. Twomey reported the 1943 44 tax roll for Oakland and Alameda County shows only 175 347 73 unpaid from 20 236 007 15 due. Delinquency stands at 0 80 percent versus 1 00 percent last year and 1 60 percent 1941 42. Delinquents may redeem by end of July and check totals with the county auditor.
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Hart J. Twomey
Joness
Alameda County
City of Oakland
Twomey
De Gaulle Says 200 Talks With Roosevelt Meet Objectives
Gen Charles De Gaulle says talks with President Roosevelt achieved their main aim and he plans to return to France soon to establish a provisional capital. He spoke to over 200 reporters in Washington detailing frank discussions on wartime and postwar French plans and the role of the United States. His headquarters are in Algiers where he leads the French Committee of National Liberation and the Provisional Government of France.
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Nashing'on
Charles de Gaulle
Roosevelt
France
de Gaulle
Committee of National Liberation
United States
Algiers
French Empire
Cable Car Company Seeks Rehearing On Fare Rise
San Francisco California Street Cable Car Railway asks the California Railroad Commission to rehear its decision blocking a fare increase. The petition contends the commission failed to consider that buses could substitute service if needed and accuses the ruling of retroactive overreach.
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San Francisco
California Street Cable Car Railway Company
California Railroad Commission
Sailor Injured In Auto Collision Near Livermore Base
Marion Amos, 20, a sailor stationed at Livermore Air Base, was badly injured and taken to the base hospital after a collision at Altamont and Livermore Pass. He rode with W. R. Willets, 18, who sideswiped a truck driven by P. J. DeMera, 38 of Oakland. DeMera said he was eastbound on state highway 5 and had not started when the impact occurred. Willets claimed he did not know how the accident happened.
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Marion Amos
Livermore Air Base
Altamont and
Livermore Pass
Amos
W. R. Willets
Wagner Field
P. J. DeMera
Kirnwood St
Oakland
DeMera
Willets
Eleven Are Sued Over Death In Police Brutality
J P Thomas Sr and Grace Thomas sue Mayor Bowren Police Chief Horrall seven officers a doctor and the Nations Security Camp for 136000 alleging their son J P Thomas Jr died from police brutality and negligence after a drunkenness claim led to arrest and denial of medical care. The suit cites a hit by a car in San Pedro on August 29 and claims Thomas was beaten and jailed rather than treated.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Fletcher E. Bowren
C.B. Horrall
the Nations Security Camp
J.P. Thomas Sr
Grace Thomas Yor
J.P. Thomas Jr
Thomas
San Pedro
Eucalyptus Lodge Sets Second Degree Tonight
Richard W. Paige master announces a second degree will be conferred when members meet tonight. A first degree is scheduled for July 19 and a third degree for July 26. The lodge will forgo its usual summer rotation and routine during July.
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Eucalyptus Ladge
Richard W. Paige
Catholics Unite To Plan Fiesta Building Fund
Catholics organize a fundraising drive for the All Saints Church building. Only seven of 60 districts have responded, but parishioners show strong support as Father Julio A. Martins outlines the plan. A Fiesta committee meeting is set for Thursday, July 3 at Saint Anthony's Hall to finalize arrangements for the July 21 22 event.
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All Saints
Indias
Julio A. Martins
Saint Anthony's Hall
Saint Anthony
Joaquin Duarte
Holy Rosary
Lena Perry
Young Ladies’ Institute
Elizabeth Whitlock
WR. S
Bernice Silva
Catholic Daughters of America
Margaret Hawke
Castro Valley
C. Mellerie
Tennyson- Mount Eden
P. Hopper
Holy Name Society
Gordon Scheimer
Knights of Columbus
George Tamieich
Columbian Squires
Harold Steiner
Frank Bernd
Joseph Ferreira
Odd Fellows Elect B. Smithson Head
Sycamore Lodge No. 129 LOOF elected a new officer panel for six month terms headed by Ben Smithson as noble grand and David A. Allen as vice grand. Installation is July 17 at 4 pm at the LOCF Temple 952 B street with District Grand Master Louis Cooper presiding. visiting Odd Fellows Rebekahs and the public invited.
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Sycamore Lodge
Loof
Fem
Ben
Smithson
David A. Allen
Alfred E. Nelson
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
C.F. Temple
Louis Cooper
Hayward Rebekah
Irving Nelson
Chris Nielsen
Charles Abelee
Florine Nelson
Edith Douglas
Mildred Holyoake
Pedestrian Hit by Hit Run Driver Escapes Police Chase
83 year old Inorenciloe Perreira of 664 Soto Street was struck on Castro Street near Decoto by a speeding hit and run sedan. He suffered a fractured left leg and was taken first to Fairmount Emergency Hospital, then to Highland Hospital, in fair condition. Officers and two motorcyclists chased the suspected car toward Mission San Jose but it escaped.
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Inorenciloe Perreira
Soto St
Highland Mos- Pita
Castro
Herrier
Hitston
Fay Ag Decoto
Niles
Hayward Wins Extension for Bond Sales Deadline
Hayward receives a time extension from the national War Finance Division to complete purchases of war bonds and notes. The deficit stands at 624,988 dollars, with total bonds issued quoted at 4,446,78, and sales momentum remains. Val Hollingsworth, chair of the local drive, reports 861,800 dollars purchased so far and notes that purchases before July 31 will be credited to Hayward bond quotas.
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National War Finance Division
Hayward
Val Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Sandoval Outlines 12 Point Post War Program
John Sandoval, secretary of the Maynard Postwar Planning Commission, spoke to the Rotary club outlining a 12 point postwar program. Proposals include a junior college, new city library, sewage disposal, new industries, youth center, airport, schools, housing, transportation and parking, public utility expansion, government overhaul, and state federal aid. Judge Jacob Marderer introduced Alva Osborn of Scout Troop 5 and guests Tom Norris, Harry Byrd, and Philip Silvee attended. Osborn appealed for more War Bond purchases.
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John Sandoval
Maynard
Air Mail Up 68 Percent Over 1943 in Hayward Post Office
The Hayward Post Office reports the largest rise in monthly air mail activity, with cancellations reaching 55 014 pieces. June shows an 68 percent increase from 13 177 in the prior year, while stamps sold totaled 45 197 17 dollars and the monthly record stands at 14 001 10. Total cancellations for the year amount to 4146, compared with 278 349 in June 1943, while parcel post shows a slight decrease of about one percent from last year’s June total of 1 000 pieces to 988.
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Hayward
Liquor Salesman Held For Missing $17,000 Deliveries
Fay Harrison, 44, a Oakland liquor salesman, was held on charges of allegedly swindling tavern owners out of $17,000 by promising replenishment from a closing business and then failing to deliver the liquor. Harrison was traced via his automobile license and arrested in San Toss.
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Oakland
Fitzpatrick Named May Succeed Farley
Fitzpatrick of Buffalo named Democratic State chairman to succeed James A. Farley who resigned last month. Described as a loyal supporter of a fourth term for President Roosevelt, Fitzpatrick’s nomination was approved at a special meeting with delegates and is expected to be formally elected tonight or tomorrow.
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New York
WPI
Paul EK. Fitzpatrick
Buffalo
Nuvy
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Nonth
Fitzpatrick
Aviation Course For Boys Over 15 Opens At Hayward High
Under Boy Scouts of America, the first meeting of an eight week aviation course is tonight at Hayward high school. Open to boys over 15, classes meet Mondays and Thursdays at 8 pm in the Pre-flight room. Dr Olwas of Hayward, supervisor of instruction at United Airlines training school, will teach. The course covers theory of flight and mechanics operations.
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Boy Scouts of America
Hayward High School
Olwas
Hayward
United Airlnes Taining School
Olwen
Captain Howard Brady Dies Of Thirst
Captain Howard Brady, a Fort supply officer, was found dead in his car in the desert 46 miles southeast of Kingman after spending four hours on the Arizona desert. Autopsy officials said he died of thirst. Brady weighed about 140 pounds and reportedly lost 60 pounds in the trek from Kligman Army Air Field to another field 90 miles away. Military police found him Saturday night.
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Kingman
Ariz. Rua
Howard
Brady
Kings Man Army Int
Jun
Kligman
Allied drive expands Caen area and reaches near Orne
Allied forces push from Caen into three villages and near the Orne River line while Second Army clears Eterville Mattet and Brettgeville up to a mile advance. American units advance toward Periers and St Lo, with British Canadian forces probing below Caen for a possible encirclement. La Haye du Puits resists as Germans reinforce La Haye sap, souvenir edition available for 10 cents.
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Allied Supreme Heeaduarters
London l
Caen
Orie River
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eterville
Mattet
Brettgeville
Fur Oden
Orne-Odon Isalient
mid-Normandy
Periers
Sainteny
Carentan
United States
de Vire
St. Lo
Caumont- St. Lo
Oma
N. Bradley
Fannocq de Vaucelles
Pariers
St Lo
la Haye-Du Puits
la Haye
Caumont
Hig
Youth Injured Critically In Car Crash Near Piedmont
Four fire crews freed three Piedmont youths after a car skidded and struck a pole on Trestle Glen road between Piedmont and Oakland. Howard Hinek 17 suffered critical injuries with both legs broken and shock Norman Weed 16 had a broken right leg and cuts and bruises Frank Jotitivon 18 endured shock Police said Weed lost control while attempting a U turn. Attendants at Highland Hospital reported the conditions.
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Oakland
Piedmont
Wallace Won't Talk On Vice Presidency
SEATTLE (VA) Vice President Henry A. Wallace praised his China trip in a 20 minute radio address but stayed silent about a possible renomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week. He recommended a new keel for China aid and then flew to Washington to report to President Roosevelt. Ts Wha substituted to see the President tomorrow.
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Seattle
Henry A. Wallace
China
White House
Chicago
Kin Atk
Washington
Roosevelt
Tomormow
Warren Moves Out To The Country
Governor Earl Warren established summer headquarters in the state building and moved his family to a cabin at the Uplifters in Santa Monica. He said he needed a vacation after Chicago and the Republican Convention, but California had many problems to keep him busy as the Petite war progressed.
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Los Angeles
Earl Warren
State Building
Santa Monica
Warren
Chicago
California
Weather report for San Francisco Bay Area and valleys
Morning high fog in the Bay Region with lighter conditions inland. A warmer afternoon expected today with decreasing fog near the coast. Tonight and Tuesday show continued fog near the ocean and possible slight warming in the afternoon over Livermore Valleys.
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San Francisco Bay Region
Daik
Santa Claud
Livermore Valleys
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SAN Lorenzo
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Chamberlain
E. Twomey
Cable Car Company
Sailor Ts
Lloyd J. Pollet
Thonas
Agesumed
Clyde, Cayitt
San Pedro Cmergency Hospital
Ds Yeyho Pacific
Thoma
Peluase
Eucalyptus Lodge
Odd Fellows Elect
B. Smithson
Ian
Perreiro
Castro Street
Contro
Becoto
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Sandoval
Howard Brady
Orne
Virgil Pinkley
Bulletin
Allied Supreme Headquarters
Odon River
Hayward Review
Weed
Wallace
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