Gas price war erupts again in California bay region
The price battle among oil firms flares in the bay region with 17 to 20 cents a gallon. Shell and Standard Oil unite to crush bootleg dealers and Western Oil and Refining Company faces price cuts of 10 to 20 cents as rivalry widens across Oakland and San Francisco.
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California
Bay Region
Hayward
Shell
Standard Oil
Western of and Refining Company
East Bar Counties Gasoline Station Association
East Bar
The
Standard
San Francisco
United Press
Bar
Sheileil
Oakland
van Fleet & Durkee
Standard Oil Company
Richfield
Fine Street Business for Sale Near Castro Street
Must be sold and offers a fine business on one street near Castro Street. Seventy to eighty feet frontage by a hundred feet deep and running through to Smalley at. Bargain, act quick. Contact R A Kolze at GSH Castro Street, Hayward 4107.
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Castro Street
Smalley Ate
R.A. Kolze
Gsh
Hayward
Hayward High Ends Year in Strong Financial Shape
The Hayward Union High School District closes its fiscal year with a healthy fund balance. Principal Fred P. Johnson oversees year-end tasks as graduation of 59 boys and 38 girls is completed. The 1929 fall term begins August 26 with teachers planning summer activities and transfers.
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Hayward Union High
Fred P. Johnson
L. E. Laidlae
Indiana
Jeanne Downs
University of Chicago
Lowell Armstrong
Arizona
Chispa Barnes
F. M. Foster
High Sierras
J. R. Hanlen
Fairfax
Johnson
Boulder Creek
T. D .Lewis
Hayvard
Mildred Miller
East Oakland High School
Flavia Prentiss
Srizona
John Taylor
San Francisco
Orchard Ward to Add Kindergarten Unit Hazy City Plans
Hayward elementary trustees approve a small addition to Orchard Ward Grammar School to house a second kindergarten. Architect E P Whitman drafts plans and completion is hoped for this summer. The new unit will serve the southwest district. Orchard Ward Improvement Club will help furnish. Edwin Markham hosts the city’s only current kindergarten.
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Orchard Ward Grammar School
Hayward Elementary School
E. P. Whitman
Orchard Ward Improvement Club
Edwin Markham
Driver Falls Asleep At Wheel Lands In Ditch
Walter Reed of San Jose dozed at the wheel on the Niles road near the Perry dairy around 4 am and woke in a roadside ditch. His car plunged over two culverts, wrecking the vehicle and causing a jaw fracture with bruises. He was found by William Pimentel and taken to the hospital. car to Moon garage.
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Walter Reed
San Jose
Niles Road
Perry Dairy
William Pimentel
Valle Vista
Moon Garage
Reed
Last Honors Paid Margaret Thorn
The final tributes were paid at Miss Margaret Thorn’s bier with funeral services at the Sorensen Brothers mortuary. Rev. Richard C. Day spoke of community ties and hope of life hereafter. Mrs Catherine Browugh sang sacred solos. pallbearers included John Madsen, Chris Jorgensen, N P Nielsen, Thomas Asmussen, and Richard Parle. Miss Thorn died Wednesday at her Russell City home. she was born in Sweden about 64 years ago and was sister to Mrs Anna S Johnson and the late Andrew Gustaf and John Thern.
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Margaret Thorn
Sorensen Brothers
Richard C. Day
Eden Congregational Church
Miss Thorn
Catherine Brow
John Madsen
Chris Jorgensen
N. P. Nielsen
Thomas Asmussen
Richard Parle
California
Andrew Gustaf
John Thern
Sweden
Family Return From Sequoiah Park Meeting
Dr and Mrs N E Clemens rest at home after a week at Sequoiah National Park. A 75 person gathering with friends enjoyed a profitable meeting. Father’s Day is June 16 and local shops promote gifts, including Branma Deng Store and Rexall. News notes include snow on Sunday night and plans for future reports.
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N. E. Clemens
Great Forest
Sequoiah National Park
Veterinary Medical Assectton
Wikes
Branma’ Deng
Rexall Prag
B and Castro Sts
Hayward
Hayward Plans July Dinner On Fire Protection And Water
City officials plan a July 1 civic banquet in Hayward to discuss extending fire protection to outlying areas and water service for nearby districts. Judge Farber Jr and W S Freeman organize, with mayor John Lee Wilbur invited. issues include costs, storage upgrades, and fair assessments. A Fresno June 20 celebration of the farm relief bill is noted, with Wilbur to send a representative and attend a June 11 Fresno luncheon.
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Wilbur
BIG
Fresno
Jacob Farber Jr
Hayward Chamber of Commerce
W. S. Freeman
Eit Counci
Federated Improvement Clubs
Alameda County
Atention
John Bean Company
California Conserving Company
Hayward Union High School
John Lee Wilbur
City Water Committee
Lester Perry
Castro Vanes
California
United States Senate
Hayward
Z. S. Lermel
Mazyor
Senate
House
Hoover
D-Benture
Alan
Hntself
ILB_ rarsens
Leymel
Mayo
Calif
Bargains Banner for Clarence Saunders Store Hayward
Bargains alert invites shoppers to Friday and Saturday specials at Clarence Saunders Store located at 1008 1010 B Street Hayward. The promotion appears via the Bailey Review with details on savings at this unusual savings store.
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Bargans
Éin
Clarence Steinders
B Street
Hayward
Baily Review
Clarence Saunders
Why Dairy Bread Appears in Health Claims
The Bread name refers to a loaf marketed with claims of containing prescribed milk solids to enhance nutritive value and health appeal. The text discusses dairy content and perceived quality associated with Dairy Bread.
Highway to Niles to Be Paved at Early Date
Sacramento June 15 bids will be called to surface the Harvard Miles highway with asphalt and Portland concrete. The 7 mile Alameda county road is among the most traveled and will be improved to high standards. B B Meek, department director, said the specifications were rushed prior to bids.
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Niles
Sacramento
Department of Public Works
Alameda County
B. B. Meek
Flag Day Visit Spurs Martinez Legion Post Initiation
The Hayward American Legion band and about 89 members traveled to Martinez for Flag Day observances. They led the parade, attended a ceremonial at the Legion hall, and saw 12 candidates initiated. Officials from Forty and Eight spoke, a three fingered banjo performer entertained, and a Martinez pool and Legion hall provided social recreation for all ages.
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Hayward American Legion
Hayward Legion Post and Auxiliary
Martinez
Ars
American Volture of
Forty and Eight
Martinez Legionnaires
Legion Hall
Hayward Post
Eight and
Martinez Legion
Legion
Art Young
J. L. Beard F
Hayward Legionnaires
Hayward
Seven cars crash in Altoona sweepstakes. Ray Keech killed
Ray Keech, a famed speed car driver from Philadelphia, was leading the 200 mile international sweepstakes at Altoona when seven cars piled up after a crash near a right turn fence. Cliff Bergere's Miller special crashed into the fence. Keech died in the incident.
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Ray Keech
Altoona
Altoona. Penna
Unit d
Keech
Philadelphia
Todianapolis
AltoOna Bowl
Cliff Bergere
Theatre Fire Startles Harvard Audience at Evening Show
A reel of film caught fire at the Harvard theatre around 6 45 pm Friday, causing near panic as two or three women fainted. The blaze was quickly extinguished, no injuries reported, and no fire alarm was sounded due to a fireproof projection room.
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Harvard
New Subdivision Opened by Firm at Hayward Highlands
Barnard Highlands gains a new subdivision by Suburban Development of Oakland. T. E. Clarion announces plans for 130 acres with mains to Civic center, paving of streets, and a Hayward Highlands entrance gate. Advertising highlights proximity to the Hayward San Mateo bridge and poultry-raising opportunities.
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Hayward Highlands
Barnard Highlands
Suburban Development Company of
Oakland
Civic Center
Civic Avenue
Hayward Boulevard
Chicken Ranch For Lease With House 2 Acres Hayward
Up-to-date chicken ranch for lease featuring a good house chicken equipment and garage on two acres. Contact M S Adamson at 05 Meekland Hayward 619 J15te for details.
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M. S. Adamson
Meekland
Hayward
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N. P. Nielson
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Los Angeles
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