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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1925
Page
1
Farm advisor R T Robinson cites official records showing 350000 chickens in 1920 and about 1,000,000 by early 1926, with feed sales year to date indicating rapid growth. He labels Hayward as growing into a major poultry center of the West.
California public school week runs May 11 to 15 with support from the California Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers Association. Fresno hosts the twenty sixth annual session at the Civil Auditorium May 12 to 15, with 1200 delegates expected.
Observed Today New York reports the tenth anniversary of the Lusitania sinking to be commemorated at four p m in the town hall under the navy and marine memorial association. A June 6 play by the Civic League of Women Voters titled June Frolics will aid the Hayward school milk fund with post show entertainment and dancing.
For sale a 1922 Ford touring car in good condition priced at 100 dollars. Contact H. B. Heiser at phone 762-3 for details. A separate notice offers a fresh goat for 315.00 via Box 872 Hathaway Ave.
J. L. Baldi of the Checkered Cab Co says an application for an aviation certificate will be filed with the California state railroad commission. He outlines service plans from San Francisco to Los Angeles Sacramento Del Monte and Fresno with San Francisco as headquarters and home station.
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the telephone company will share pole lines on A street, eliminating many poles. W Oswill notes most new houses are wired for electric service, tracing modern lighting from early carbon filament lamps to Mazda bulbs with far lower current use and costs. He explains potential vast savings in household electricity over lamp lifetimes, contrasting 1880 costs with today.
Manuel Riggs the Hayward fire chief is authorized by city officials to issue notices warning lot owners about the danger of allowing grass and weeds to grow and dry in the summer increasing fire risk.
Mrs Geo A Waller of Castro Valley entertained Mrs G F Kell of San Francisco president of the Second District California Congress of Parent Teachers Association at a meeting on Thursday.
United Press report from Jackson Mississippi May 7 states W J Miller a state revenue agent filed a suit for 12 6 million against the Ford Motor Co and Mississippi Ford dealers and allied banks. The suit alleges a contract to hold up retail car prices across the state.
Thirty five Atherton street property owners protest the Hayward Trustees order to pave the street under a state improvement act. Residents urged gravel and curbing as cheaper and sufficient. The city engineer will compare costs and report to objectors before the issue returns to a later council meeting.
Block Furniture Co. moves to a new Main Street location next to the Bank of Haywards and unveils an updated showroom after refinishing the building. Owner David Block plans a full line of new furniture and continues second hand sales with a formal opening on Saturday May 9 featuring special articles.
On Sunday morning May 10 at Newark grammar school grounds the Wedgewood Superbs of San Francisco face the Wedgewood All Stars from Newark. Managers Martincich and Burdick boast strong lineups as both sides expect a decisive win. After the game players and friends will be treated to a picnic lunch at the Newark Pavilion grounds.
The bodies of Howard Fisher, 27, and Catherine Herbers, 25, were found in Fisher's automobile on a country road near Fort Wayne. Both had been shot in the head. Police believe the murders may have occurred during a hold up.
The Hayward High Auditorium concert with Charles Wakefield Cadman and Princess Tsianina on March 12, 1925 is postponed due to Cadman illness. The rest of the week features student music acts, a National Music Week observance, and a May 15 lecture by Harry A. Bradford on California Missions. The baseball team won 18 to 3 over Pleasanton, and Hayward prepares for the upcoming Centerville track meet with noted performers and strong prospects.
Sixty one thousand three hundred seventy dollars in building permits were granted at the regular meeting. The April permits include a three story brick Masonic Temple on B street for 31020 credited to John M Brenk witz and a Main street store building for 16500 to J F Harrison. Homes on Fairview avenue 6500 to D Burke and on A street 1750 to Geo W Luce plus an apartment on 1062 B street for 4000 to Albert E Manter. Additional homes and buildings list owners R Rasmussen G Correia F C Petty O W Whitlow Ramos Bros and B Schofield with values from 600 to 2000.
Hayward city attorney W P White told town trustees the California Railroad Commission will be asked to order Western Pacific Railroad Co to build a street crossing on C Street near the depot. The city will remove the fence, fill with gravel, and open the street while the commission handles the request.
Former Senator Theodore Burton of Ohio leading the American delegation to the League traffic conference proposes a motion to prohibit the export of poison gases for warfare. The move reportedly has White House backing as U S citizens favor halting poison gas transport.
United States Secretary of State Kellogg announced that John B. Stetson of Philadelphia was appointed American minister to Finland. The appointment was disclosed today along with other diplomatic notices.
Joe Tanko and Floyd Hall, escaped San Quentin killers, were reported driving through Nevada City again after attempting Summit Road to Nevada. Officials at Colfax and towns along the line were notified and a posse of 25 men recruited at Colfax. Officers believe the pair have stolen another car and plan a sensational liberty break.
Assistant District Attorney Skillian announces plans to reopen the murder trial of Dorothy Ellingston if state hospital authorities declare her sane. Napa hospital Superintendent Dr. J M Scanland says Dorothy is ready to cooperate in examination and is described as a model patient who spends much time reading.
A second investigation of the naval reserve oil lease cases will begin before a special grand jury in the district supreme court next Tuesday. Special government oil attorneys announced they would not submit the case to the regular grand jury but to convene a special panel.
Rabat May 7 reports say all danger to French outposts along the Qurtha river has been removed. The Riffian assault was halted and driven back, and offensive positions held by the French show no enemy presence remaining.
A Yama Yama Dance will be a special feature at Alta Vista next Saturday night May 9, announced by management. The Alta Vista dance hall operates Saturdays and Sundays with free stage transportation on Sundays and free parking for drivers.
The Santa Inez River drought leaves water levels extremely low, preventing steelhead salmon from reaching spawning grounds and disrupting the usual migration. Local anglers report scarce fishing and officials warn of ecological stress in the river system.
Sacramento May 7 A party led by trapper Frank Soujard and six tribesmen started from Colfax to track escaped convicts Joe Tanko and Floyd Hall. The trackers plan to begin at Long Ravine where the men were last seen and fired upon. Officers accompany the expedition and a thorough search of old oil mine shafts in You Bet district is urged.
In Oakland on May 7 an internal feud among scavangers sparked fires in two locations along the East Fourteenth ward. Patrolman George Patt doused the blazes with water, causing little damage.
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