Carl Hansen Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
Second Lt. Carl F. Hansen 24 of Russell City earns the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement as a B 17 navigator on bombardment missions over Europe. The award notes his courage and skill from gun positions aiding mission success. He previously earned the Air Medal with three Oakleaf Clusters after five missions over Berlin, Schweinfurt, and Hamburg.
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Carl F. Hansen
Russell City
Fr&@ Uansen
Russell Rd
Aleady
Berlin
Selinweinfurt
Hamburg
Hansen
Army Air Corps
Santa Ana Air Field
Ellington Field
Eke
Dore
Washington
Salt Lake City
England
Julith Ann Wardel
San Leandro
Russell City Grammar School
Maynard Union High School
San Jose
Five Face Court On Drunk Charge
Five men appeared before Hayward Justice court on drunk charges this morning. Cadth Parratt of Wailin Springs and Levarn Vierra of Oakland were fined 220 or 30 days for driving while intoxicated. Fred Campbell of Hayward pled guilty and was sentenced to 30 days in county jail. Hans Hansen of B Street Way ward and Robert James Kohl of Hayward were fined 24 or 6 days. Kohl paid the fine and was released.
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Hayward
Cadth L. Parratt
Wailin Springs
Levarn L. Vierra
Oakland
Fred Campbell
Hans Hansen
B St
Wayward
Robert James Kohl
Koll
Canning School Starts At Pleasanton High
Pleasanton residents enroll in the community center canning school as classes begin. Activities run weekly with cost prices on products, focusing on beets, carrots, string beans, and apricots on scheduled days and times.
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Pleasanton Hah School
Wallace Gets President OK In Statement
President Roosevelt will endorse Vice President Henry A Wallace for renomination in a statement to be released at Democratic National Convention headquarters in Chicago. The letter will say the convention is free and open and that Roosevelt would vote to renominate Wallace if he were a delegate. Barkley arrived at the convention HQ and is expected to be presented for the vice presidential nomination with solid Kentucky support and broad backing from other regions.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Samuel D. Jackson
Tadiana
United Press
Wallace
Albert, Goss
The
National Grange
Sen
Alden W. Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
Japanese Admiral Loses His Job in Pacific War Shift
Imperial high command faces upheaval as Admiral Shigetaro Shimada is relieved of his post amid Japan’s deteriorating war situation. U S forces push toward Saipan and the Marianas while Britain pledges strong support under MacArthur’s Pacific campaign. Guam and Rota suffer another carrier air strike, and Iwo Jima raids target ships and aircraft.
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Curtin
House of Representatives
Canberra
Winston Churchill
Britain
Japanese Comet Agency
Shigetaro Shimada
Philippines
Congu
Nash
Nomura
Philippines Sea
U. S
Saipan
Japan
Pearl Harbor
U.P
Guam
U. S. Naval Station
Marianas
Chester W. Nimitz
Rota
Iwo Dima
Bear Chews Girl's Arm at New York Zoo
A 24 year old socialite Catherine Searles and three companions visited Central Park Zoo at 2 am. A polar bear named See seized her wrist and chewed before officers and bystanders intervened with a fire under the bear. Searles was treated for a severed arm at Roosevelt Hospital in serious condition. other party members remained unharmed.
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New York
W.pi
Catherine Searles
N. J
Central Park 2
Searles
Gertrude Brady
New York Corp
Edward C. Manchester
Rose Named to Help Enforce Apricot Wage Ceiling
Centerville resident Waller Rose has been appointed by California to assist the WEA Wage Board in administering the apricot picking and culling wage ceiling in Alameda County and part of Santa Clara. Rose will operate from his home at Santos and Main, Centerville, with contact via 426-W. The order sets an hourly limit of 5 cents in Alameda County, with additional piece rates of 12 or 16 dollars per ton for picking and cutting, respectively. Penalties include up to $1000 fine, one year in prison, or both, plus loss of income tax deductions for illegally paid wages.
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Waller Rose
Centerville
California
WEA
Alameda County
Rose
Santos
Main Streets
Santa Clara Bounty
Coodle
War Fund
Congress
Baby Bambi Arrives At Fairview Zoo
Two new deer births raise Fairview Fire Department Zoo to four. Chief William Wolters confirms the two fawns born Sunday July 10 are named Bambi and Faline, marking a small cheerful addition to the facility.
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Bambi
Fairview
Wolters
Faline
Putzie Rescues City Goldfish
Putzie the Shore Patrol mascot saves the city goldfish at City Hall pond. Early Saturday morning a German shepherd chased the fish as Putzie and two sailors returned from patrol, bravely barking and waving clubs to drive away the intruder.
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Putzie
S. P
Peradehiap
Farmers Get Help Says McFadden
SACRAMENTO Calif The favorable labor situation in California this season is clearer than last year says A I McFadden Santa Ana chairman of the State Board of Agriculture He cites three factors improving the harvest including more Mexican nationals migratory field workers and city volunteers California farmers have not had to seek war prisoners for harvest work as a result McFadden notes.
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Sacramento
W.P
California
A. I McFadden
Santa Ana
State Board of Articulture
McFadden
Parents face charges for leaving child in parked car
William and Mamie Logan of 8137 Hill Ave Russell City were cited to appear in Hayward Juvenile Court after police found their 2-year-old son David alone in a car parked at midnight near C and Castra Streets. Antone Duarte of 6566 Walking St alerted authorities saying the child kept him awake for half an hour while in the vehicle. the Logans were located at a nearby restaurant and told to take better care of their child.
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William
Mamie Logan
Hill Ave
Russell City
Hayward
David
Antone Duarte
Walking St
C and
Castra
Duarte
Auto Climbs Guy Wire Driver Unhurt in Marin County
Plc York and Elmer Brooker, 27, from Camp Cool, escaped unharmed when the car he was driving climbed a PG&E guy wire on Marsh Rd Sunday evening. A blown right front tire caused Brooker to swerve onto the road shoulder, cross railroad tracks, and pull up the guy wire with help from a passing motorist.
Barger family reports car theft and tire crash
The Barger family of 71 Sobo Street reported their car stolen from in front of their home Saturday night. Sunday evening Melvin Barger lost a tire on his car and collided with Mrs. Raymond Judd’s vehicle on Cuatro Street. Police said they are still hunting for the Bargers’ car.
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the Barger Familly
Sobo Sk
Chester Barger
Suny
Melvin Barger
Raymond Judd
Cuatro St
Melvin
Ure
Russians Drop Chatists On German Soil
London based UPA Soviet front dispatch says heavy fighting continues near East Prussia with unconfirmed reports of Red Army paratroopers landing in German territory. Aftonbladet notes paratroops dropped ahead of Soviet advance toward the border while Swiss reports claim Nazi orders to evacuate civilians along the Fast Prussian border to Insteyburg.
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London
UPA
East Prussia
Stockholm
Germany
Aftonidningen
Prussia
Insteybuerg
School Employes Name Heads for '44
Bakersfield U P delegates to the California State School Employes association convention named L. C. Sutliff of Taft as president, succeeding Frank Thomas. Other officers elected were vice president Robert Trimlett, secretary John Zolola, treasurer C J Green, and Bulletin editor Edward Black.
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Bakersfield
U.P
L. C. Sutliff
Taft
Roup
Frank Thomas
Berkeley
Robert Trimlett
Hollywood
John Zolola
C. J. Green
Modesto
The
Bulletin
Edward Black
Compton
Cost of War to Date in 1946 Figures Cited
United States war spending reached 199.9 billion dollars to date with June outlays topping 7.987 billion and a daily rate around 6 million. The War Production Board noted a 20 percent rise from 1943 to 1944 and compared expenditures to historic sums such as Jefferson’s payment to France.
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War Production Board
WPB
Navy crash deaths claim Truax and Robinson near Bodega Bay
California flyer Lt. (jg) Owodrow E. Truax of Santa Rosa and Max Q. Robinson ARM/2C of Columbus Indiana were killed when their Navy dive bomber crashed two miles east of Bodega Bay on Friday afternoon. Truax is survived by his Santa Rosa wife.
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San Francisco
U.P
Navy
oWodrow E.truax
Santa Rosa
Calif
Max Q. Robinson
ARM/2C
Columbus
Ind
Bodega Bay
Truax
Enrollment Shifts in County Schools Signal War Impact
Preliminary reports from County Superintendent Vaughn D. Seidel show elementary average daily attendance at 48,871, up 2,926 from last year, while high school attendance fell to 24,547, down 1,673. Over the year, elementary enrollment rose by 4,300 and secondary declined by 4,800, with the first grades swelling as young couples arrive. secondary decreases linked to wartime work, enlistments, and reduced night courses.
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State Department of Education
Vaughn D. Seidel
Uaves
Scout Office Closed in Hayward for Six Weeks
Scout office closed serving as program and activities director of Boy Scout camps Dimond and Dimond 0. C. B. Lamkin, southern Alameda county field executive, has closed his office in Hayward City Hall for the next six weeks. Within B. Dresbach, district commissioner, will be in charge of Maynard area Scouts' activities.
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Dimond
C.B. Lamkin
Alameda County
Hayward
B. Dresbach
Maynard Area Scoulers
On to Berlin Shortest Route Distances Listed
A scrambled notice lists distances to Berlin from various origins with Russia 430 miles Italy 0 miles and France 631 miles, indicating a wartime travel or navigation reference. The fragment offers no clear event or date but implies planning or movement toward Berlin.
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Beriin
Russia
Italy
France
Fight Hand to Hand In Streets and in Normandy Push
British and Canadian forces gained ground near St Lo and Lessay in a timetable that included a street by street fight and house to house battles. American units reported advancing in the St Lo area while British and Canadian forces pressed a new push below Caen with gains up to 4500 yards.
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Supreme Headquarters
Aef—Ammerican
St. Lo
Lessay
Fastarn
Normandy
United States
Virgil Pinkley
United Press
First Army
St. Croix de St. Lo
NBC
Caen
Noyers
Odon
Ome
Aluminum Released For Limited Use
Washington reports a War Production Board order permits limited civilian use of aluminum as reconversion begins. The plan aims to substitute surplus metal for scarce materials in pots and pans, foil, lighting, fixtures, and similar goods, with no immediate surge in availability.
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Washington
1U.P
War Production Board
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
WER
Oakland Flyer Safe After Trainer Plane Forced Landing
Lt Anthony M Sumares 20 Oakland was missing on a training flight since Friday then found safe 60 miles north of Battle Mountain Nevada. He endured exposure and shock but suffered no serious injuries after a forced landing in a single seat fighter aircraft.
Car Turns Over Driver Is Hurt
Frank Angelo of Star Rt Box 53 Newman was taken to Livermore hospital Sunday for first aid after his car ran off U S highway 50 at the Central Ave intersection skidded 411 feet rolled over and struck a parked car owned by Michael Henry of Oakland According to the highway panel Angelo tried to pass another car when he lost control of his car.
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Frank Angelo
Star Rt
Newman
Livermore Hospital
U. S. Highway 50
Central Ave
Michael Henry
Oakland
Angela
Local Officers Meet In South Pacific
Lt John F Due and Lt Stanley Carlton, both US Army officers, met in a South Pacific army PX. Schoolmates at the University of California, Due formerly lived in Hayward and Carlton hails from Sacramento. They recalled camping trips and mutual friends from college.
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South Pacific
John F. Due
A.s,mlgr
Stanley Carlton
Army ‘Motor Transport Battalion
University of Califonia
Due
Hayward
Carlton
Sacramento
Fairview Boosts Fire Truck Fund With Penny Purse
Chief Willis Wolters received a money bag of pennies totaling 3.01 dollars from Tiddice Whitney of 3127 Fairview Ave. The sum adds to the fire department fund aiming to buy a new fire truck, boosting the $1500 goal.
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Willis Wolters
Tiddice Whitney
Fairview Ave
Wolteters
Weather Forecast for San Francisco Bay Region
Forecast calls for mild temperatures across the Bay Area with high fog west of Twin Peaks in San Francisco tonight. Salinas and Livermore valleys expect fog tonight and morning, then clearing today and Tuesday with little temperature change.
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San Francisco Bay Region
Twin Peaks
San Francisco
Salinas
Livermore
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F Cheney
Chick
Miss Searles
Fit ‘Bear
Roosevelt Hospital
Putaiv
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana
Dios
Virgil, Pinkley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
London Evening [Standard
Richard D. McMillan
Odon and
Orne
Hell On Earth
McMillan
Berni L. Montgomery
Oakland Flyer
Sumares
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