Call for Hayward pool after deadly drownings
E W Burr of Hayward urges action after two local boys drowned at the Niles Gravel Pit. He warns the 80 foot deep, wire-filled pit is a life-taking menace and calls for fencing or covering it plus the immediate building of a safe public swimming pool in Hayward for local and township youths to swim and play.
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E. W. Burr
Hayward
Niles Gravel Pit
Neles
Eden
Washington Township
Bryan to Rest in Arlington National Cemetery
Colonel Bryan will rest in Arlington National Cemetery on a knoll overlooking the Potomac. Ben C. Davis, former secretary to the Commoner, visited the cemetery with Quartermasters Corps officers and selected the plot for William Jennings Bryan. It is expected Mrs Bryan will be intered beside him, with military funeral plans awaiting her reply.
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Washington
Arington National Cemetery
Potomac
William Jennings Bryan
Ben C. Davis
Quartermasters Corp
Bryan
Davis
Descendants of First Families Sought for Jubilee Parade
Hayward Native Sons of the Golden West seek descendants of old Spanish California settlers for the California Diamond Jubilee parade in San Francisco on September 9. The note requests names and addresses of Washington Township and San Leandro descendants tied to grants like Vallejo, Castro, Sota, Peralta, and Estudillo, with Alfred Ortega among early responders.
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Hayward
Golden West
California
Amador Valery
Amador
Mission San Jose
Vallejo
Nues
Castro
Sota
Peralta
San Leandro
Washington Township
Alfred Ortega
San Francisco
Jose Francisco Ortega
Southern Pacific seeks rate increase for East Bay service
Southern Pacific filed with the Railroad Commission for an investigation into ferry and electric service to Oakland and East Bay areas with the aim of higher rates. The company claims it is currently operating at a loss. The Key Transit system, a parallel line operator, filed a similar petition.
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United Press
San Francisco
U. P
Oakland
East Bay
Southern Pacific Company
Railroad Commission
Key
Milpitas Station Robbery Ends in Injured Agent
Milpitas Western Pacific station was robbed shortly before midnight by two masked men who bound and beat station agent James R. Fox. They escaped in a car toward Oakland after taking keys and the safe contents. Fox was hospitalized in serious condition with no detailed descriptions of the suspects. Sheriff Lyle led a pursuit as a posse hunted the bandits.
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San Jose
Western Pacific
Milpitas
James R. Fox
Fox
Oakland
George W. Lyle
Union High School breaks ground for new main building
Ground was broken Monday morning for the Hayward Union High School district main building and a new auditorium. Architect Henry C Smith of San Francisco projects a $245000 concrete reinforced structure to match existing buildings, with a seating capacity of 1758. Contractor is John E Brangan of Oakland. The project is part of a $350000 building program approved by the district.
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Hayward Union
Fie
Henry C. Smith
San Francisco
Hayward
Ing
John E. Brangan
Oakland
Smith
J. B. Parsores
Frrstes5
Weday
Bryan the Crusader Laid To Rest After Public Battle
Dayton Tennessee mourns William Jennings Bryan known as the Crusader dies after last great battle. He lies in state on the Rich ard Rogers lawn from 2 to 5 p.m. Citizens file by the bier before his burial planned in Arlington Cemetery with a special train offered by the Southern Railway declined by the widow. A American Legion guard accompanies the body. Funeral services in Washington likely Friday.
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Bryan the Crusader
Dayton
Tennessee
Tenn
William Jennings Bryan
Richard Rogers
Washington
Arhington Cemetery
Sourthern Railway
Brian
American Legion
Loewenthal Becomes Direct Hudson Essex Distributor
Sid Loewenthal of Harvard Hudson and Essex dealership is terminated as a sub-agent and will now receive Hudson and Essex cars directly from the factory or from H O Harrison Company. The move places Hayward’s agency on par with Oakland distributors on the coast except for Harrison Company which oversees all distributors in California Oregon and Washington.
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Sid Loewenthal
Harvard Hudson and Essex
Loewerthal
Hudson and Essex
H O Harrison
Pacific Coast
Tors
Hayward
Oakland
Harrison Company
California
Oregon
Washington
Lions Hold Family Picnic At Crow Canton Ranch
Hayward Lions club and families gathered Sunday at Peter Verzic's ranch in Crow Canton for a 12:30 barbecue. About 45 attendees enjoyed games and an inaugural horseshoe event with Willison Reynolds beating Burchill Hutchins, then Burchill Willison defeating Sorenson Verzic. The annual outing is planned.
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Hayward Lions Club
Peter Verzic
Crow Canton
Lions
Willison and Reynolds
Burchill
Hutchins
Willison
Carl Sorenson
Huge Copper Belt Found Near Butte Montana Claims
Prospectors and mining engineers report a six mile long copper ore belt near Butte area, with widths from a quarter to a half mile. Development work has begun on Mother Lode Goose Creek and Clover Creek outcrops. The belt has been known since Waldemar Lindgren's early USGS survey over two decades ago.
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Baker
Butte
Mont
Mother Lode
Goose Creek
Clover Creek
Waldemar Lindgren
United States Geological Survey
Blood relationship between animal and human claims by professor
In Berkeley California on June 37th Prof. David M. Greenberg of the University of California claims an ascending series linking animal blood to human blood with man at the top. Experiments inoculate a guinea pig with human blood then mix in blood from other animals and observe precipitation. The stronger the animal’s rating, the greater the precipitate, with human blood causing about 194 percent precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
David M. Greenberg
University of California
Rotary Members in quake city express thanks to local club
Hayward Rotary members read a letter of gratitude for a Santa Barbara relief check of about five dollars per member. The Santa Barbara Rotarians praised relief from other clubs, noting rebuilding and future aid when needed. Oakland’s Harry Williams urged a Dons of Peralta float in Oakland’s August festival.
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Rotary
Quake City Express
Keart
Santa Barbara
Hayward
Harry Wiliams
Oakland
Dons of
Peralta
Les Wilbur
Chamber of Commerce and
Lions Club
Josiah Daniel
Cleveland
Battery charge raised to assault with a deadly weapon
Claude Gore a 19 year old of Hayward faced an upgraded charge from battery to assault with a deadly weapon after he struck Antone Silva with a monkey wrench while Silva was restrained by Ora Oakley. Bail for Gore and his companion was raised. Oakley’s bail increased. both men are in county jail awaiting next hearing.
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Claude Gore
Hayward
Harder
Gore
Antone Silva
Silva
Ora Oakley
Harry Kister
White Oakley
Hotelman to settle feuds in the ring after punch
Henry Clineschmidt a Redding hotel owner clashed with a heckler, shattering a plate glass window and paying a $36 fine. He quipped the one punch would have earned $50 in a ring, while praising kindness over all other aims in life. The report blends seriousness with dry humor in Rev. Dan’s delivery.
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United Press
Redding
Cal
Henry Clineschmidt
Ower
Rev
Danfot
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Castro Street
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Delta
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Aleservice
Watkins St
Hayward, Cal
Hudson
Luula
IPA
Union High Schoo OM
Loewenthal
Best Buy
Town
Dohner & Galbraith
Montana
Wan Burke
Nash Dealer
Castro St
Graham Brothers
Podge Brothers
Dodge Brothers Organization
Graham Brothers Trucks
Walter i Daniels
Castro Sereet
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