Governor signs bills to boost highway safety measures
Governor Richardson endorses Senate Bills 599 and 600 to curb unsafe driving. The first bill lets the DMV deny licenses to physically or mentally unfit applicants and may require practical tests. Senate Bill 600 reinstates right of way to vehicles from the right, aiming to reduce driving confusion. Beverly Bane wins divorce from Francis Bushman on desertion grounds in Los Angeles court. property settlement reached.
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Division of Motor Vehicles
Richardson
Senate
Hayward
Will H. Marsh
Motor Vehicle Department
Los Angeles
Bevverly Bane
Jim
Mrs Hannah Peterson of Hayward dies after long illness
Mrs Hannah Peterson of Hayward died Tuesday morning at her Hill Avenue home after a lingering illness. She was 20 years a resident, born in Sweden. Survived by husband Michal Peterson and friends. Funeral Friday at 10 from Sorensen Brothers Funeral Parlors with Rev Hansen officiating. interment Lone Tree Cemetery.
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Hannah Peterson
Hayward
Hill Avenue
Michal Peterson
Peterson
Sweden
United States
Sorensen Brothers
Hansen
Hayward Methodist Episcopal Church
Lone Tree Cemetery
Former Legion Chief Quinn May Seek California Governor
John R. Quinn of Delano California former California and national American Legion commander may run for governor of California. Hayward friends report a quiet but growing movement. Quinn's UC cheerleader past and ranching leadership boost bid prospects. He commanded a field artillery battery in France with the 91st Division and later led California Legion at Yosemite in 1921.
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John R. Quinn
Delano
California
Department of the American Legion
National Legion Organization
Hayward
Legion
Quinn
San Joaquin Valley
University of California
France
Yosemite Valery
Hayward Region
National Legion Executive Committee
National Commader
National Administration
National Chamber of Commerce
Legion Organization
National Legion
Johnson
California Hot Springs
Sierra Nevada Foothills
Frame up alleged in Pickford kidnap plot in Los Angeles
June 2. The alleged plot to abduct Mary Pickford and others is claimed as a frame up meant to reflect glory for Los Angeles police. Attorney S. S. Hahn representing the alleged kidnappers filed a writ of Habeas Corpus returnable tomorrow. if charges are filed they will be released.
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LOS Ang
Mary Pickford
Lone
Los Angels Il Police Department
S. S. Hahn
Wyer
Hahn
Miss Pickford
Jackie Coogan
Pola Negri
Steel for Dumbarton Bridge Arrives and Will Use 400 Tons
Four hundred tons of steel for the Dumbarton bridge arrives, with Moore Drydock Co. handling the contract. Eleven spans of 235 feet each will require 25 tons of steel per span and barges 125 feet long for transport. Tolls set include 5 cents per person and various rates for motorcycles tri-cars and passenger vehicles.
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Dumbarton Bridge
Bay
Moore Drydock Co
Norway to Hunt for Polar Flyers
Oslo June 2. The government will send a relief expedition of two naval airplanes from Horton to search for Captain Amundsen and his party who departed toward the north pole in two planes nearly two weeks ago. The fourteen day return limit set by Amundsen expires Thursday.
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Oslo
Norway
Government of
Horton
Amundsen
North Pole
Local Man Injured In Auto Crash With Pole
Frank Rathmanner of the Tenyson district near Hayward suffered three fractured ribs and a fractured wrist when his car struck a telegraph pole on the Nies highway Sunday. He told officers a woman driver in a heavy car forced him off the road by cutting in, and he was thrown partly through the windshield. After treatment for fractures and lacerations he was sent home.
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Frank Rathmanner
Tenyson
Hayward
Nies
Rathmanner
Second Body Delays Neal Farmer Murder Trial
Redding June 2 The second trial of Neal Farmer for the murder of an unidentified man called Whithe was postponed from June 9 to June 22 after the discovery of George R. Barns body near Farmer’s camp. District attorney notes the new angle from Barns disappearance.
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Redding
Neal Farmer
George R. Barns
Farmer
Woman leaps under Catalina Shrine train in Los Angeles
An unidentified woman about 35 years old leaped from a Pacific Electric Catalina Shrine train as it departed Los Angeles en route to the beach. She was fashionably dressed and was struck by the wheels of the five car special.
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Los Angeles
Catalina Shrine
Pacific Electric Railway
Mrs. William Straub Passes Away in Fall River Mills
Word received states Mrs. William Straub died at her daughter Mrs. John Keller in Fall River Mills Shasta County at age 76. Death caused by old age and general breakdown. She was mother to Mrs. Lawrence Moll of Hayward and Mrs. Edgar Lansing of San Jernando.
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William Straub
Lawrence Moll
Hayward
Edgar Lansing
San Jeandro
John Keller
Fall River
Mms
Shasta County
Ids
Surand
Hayward Men Attend Shriner Convention in Los Angeles
Walter H. Daniels and Mayor Robert A. Kolzo, along with Leo Imogrefe, lead Hayward delegates from the Oaklaed Ashmes temple attending the Shriner Convention in Los Angeles this week.
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Walter H. Daniels
Robert A. Kolzo
Leo Imogrefe
Hayward
Los Angeles
MacDonough Stock Company Opens Tonight in Big Tent
The MacDonough Stock Company performs at their Big Tent on C and Watkins streets tonight. First stop here after a 18 week Alameda run. Komedian Toby Walker stars in Toby in Hollywood a four act comedy with vaudeville between acts. Ladies night offers special admission. Door opens 7 15. Shaw at sharp. Pain less admission 20 cents for children 40 cents for adults. First come first served.
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MacDonough Stock Company
C and Watkins Streets
Alameda
Toby Walker
Toby
Hollywood
Shaw
Girl Rider Issues Defy for Hayward Rodeo Contest
Genevieve Francis, 18, daughter of George Francis a rancher in the district, issued a challenge to any woman in the bay region for a plain or fancy horseback riding contest at the Hayward Rodeo on June 20 and 21. Rodeo committees broadcast the challenge and may add another event to the lineup. Also noted are visits and travels of local residents to Oxnard and Los Angeles for Shrine activities.
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Genevieve Francis
George Francis
Bay Region
Lost Yellow Canary Seen Near Eden Apartments
Reward offered for return of a yellow singing canary missing from Apt 10 at Eden Apartments. Respond to Eden Apartments or JD with sighting or contact information.
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Yellow Singing Canary
Apt. 10
Eden Apartments
Barnum of Finance Quips on Foolishness and Fate
An exchange quotes Barnum and contrasts with an old financier’s view. The financier jokes that fools are born every minute and, with pious tone, suggests some survive longer than expected. The Boston Transcript cites the remarks.
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Barnum
Finance
Bosto Transcript
Method to mend a leaky pail with wax and lard
To mend a leaky pail, melt sealing wax with lard until waxy but not sticky. Apply around the inside bottom where leaks occur while hot, then let cool. The wax should be soft enough not to be sticky when cold and will serve well if not aged where heat may affect it.
Trimmings Realizes Child Requests Butter and Jam During Prayer
A mother teaching her five year old the Lord's Prayer reached the line give us this day our daily bread when the child interrupted asking shall I ask for butter and jam instead. The humorous moment highlights a child’s literal take on religious recitation.
Shanghai Riots Prompt Martial Law Declared
A grave wave of student riots against foreigners in Shanghai leads to martial law. A landing force of 2009 sailors from American and foreign vessels is dispatched, with 16 killed so far and many injured. Chinese students are reported killed by British soldiers as riots widen and protests to diplomatic headquarters are prepared.
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Washington
Shanghai
State Department
San Francisco
Cash Prizes At First Pacific Amateur Radio Show
More than $1000 in cash prizes will be awarded at the First Annual Amateurs Radio show in Los Angeles this week. Crystal, tube, and super heterodyne set makers compete in each class. It marks the Pacific coast’s first amateur radio builders gathering with expert demonstrations by professional radio men.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
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