Ashland Progressive Community Club highlights safety, National Defense
The Ashland Progressive Community Club met in the School Auditorium on Tuesday. Members voiced support for safety zones and tracking people at East Fourteenth Street stops while noting the National Defense Test Roll Call on July fourth and offering services to the government in case of emergency. The club reported lively dances and prize whist, and Ashland attendees joined Fort Baker celebrations for the Quartermaster Corps 150th anniversary with Captain H W Brown and Rita Faria among the group. Some members joked about local paper loyalties and theft of copies.
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National Defense
United States
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Marin County
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Shepherd Charges Called Silly in McClintock Murder Case
William D Shepherd’s charges of murder against his ward Billy McClintock are flimsy, says defense attorney William Scott Stewart. Stewart defended with a step by step rebuttal of testimony, arguing insufficiency to prove guilt.
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United Press
Chicago
William D. Shepherd
Billy McClintock
William Scott Stewart
Stewart
Shepherd
Quilty
Espee Permitted to Buy Railroad
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Southern Pacific to acquire and operate the California Railway segment south of East 14th Street in Oakland expanding its regional rail network. The ruling confirms the purchase and allows continued operations of the line.
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United Press
Washington
The
Southern Pacific Railway Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
California Railway
East 14Th Street
Oakland
Doctor Fisher Heads to Eureka for Vacation
Dr A M Fisher of Hayward returns from Stockton and Jackson then plans a two week vacation to Eureka to visit her brother.
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A. M. Fisher
Hayward
Stockton
Jackson
Eureka
Lack of Weight Hinders Gene Tunney in Heavyweight Race
Henry L. Farrell surveys lightweights and rising fighters shaping the heavyweight field. Tunney sits between light and heavy classes after beating Gibbons, with Wills as the true heavyweight hopeful. Weight limits blur lines for contenders like Slattery Stribling Maloney and Walker as writers discuss size, speed, and era legends.
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Henry L. Farrell
New York
Clay
Harry Wills
Gene Tunney
Wills
Tom Gibbons
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo
Young Strib ‘Ling
Jim Maloney
Boston
Slattery
Maloney
Mickey Walker
Dempsey
Jess Willard
Luis Firpo
Thost
Tases
Gibbons
Walnut Creek youth near death after double accident
Roy Lamier 20 of Walnut Creek is reported in dying condition at Martings General Hospital from burns after a gasoline torch exploded while he worked under a car. Neighbor Johnny Waddell, 10, helped extinguish the flames with a garden hose. En route to hospital Grover Waddall’s auto overturned on a curve, sending the victim and car occupants into a ditch.
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Johnny Waddell
Grover Waddall
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