Veterans reaffirm Kolze site for county memorial building
Hay ward Veterans council votes unanimously to acquire and deed the Kolze lot behind City Hall to the county for a Memorial building. The group will present the action to the city council and seek immediate site acquisition, noting time is short as county budget actions near July.
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Main Stret
Hayward
American Legion
Armory
Memorial Jpark
Newdeck
D and
Watkins Streets
Cunha
C and
Watkins Street
Kolze
Memorial Arts
Kolze I
City Hall
Main Street
Harry Bradford
Joseph Prowse
United Spanish War Veterans
Roy P. Stoneburn
E. H. Christian
William H Hoff
Clyde Voorhees
Legion
Ed Rue
Robert Fomeroy
East 14th Street Work Begun and Approvals Issued
County supervisors approve the final right of way purchase for East 14th Street widening between Ashland and San Leandro. They award a $127,000 dormitory contract at Fairmont hospital to Manerer Co. of Oakland and name Charles W Heyer to the county welfare council. Permits go to Valle Vista Improvement Club for dances at its clubhouse and to Alvarado Portuguese societies for the Holy Ghost celebration and June fireworks.
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East 14Th Street
Ashland
San Leandro
County Board of Supervisors
Fairmont Hospital
Manerer & Co
Oakland
Charles W Heyer
County Welfare Council
Valle Vista
Alvarado
Service Held For Warren D Talbot
Funeral services for Warren D. Talbot were held at Pratt mortuary with Rev George G Saywell officiating. Talbot a longtime resident and night watchman for California Conveyor company died after a long illness at age 65. He is survived by his wife Retta a daughter Mrs Rubr Thompson and a son Karl B Talbot of Memphis. Interment followed at Mountain View crematorium.
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Warren D. Talbot
Pratt Mortuary
George G. Saywell
Methodist Church
Talbot
California Conserving Company
Retta Talbot
Rubr Thompson
Bertlett and
Garden Avenues
Karl B. Talbot
Memphis
Tennessee
New York
Saywell
Mountain View Crematorium
Independent club teaches leavened desserts at Jensen home
Members of the Independent Improvement Club gathered at the Misses Jensen residence to receive dessert instruction from Mrs. Marrella Holman county home demonstrator. Mr and Mrs H C Asmussen of Dublin Road plan a four month trip to Denmark to visit relatives. the group wishes them a safe journey and return.
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Independent Farm Name Center
Beautiful Hills
Misses Jensen
Marrella Holman
Tne
H C Asmussen
Dublin Road
Denmark
Independent Improvement Club
Poultry and Produce Prices and PTA Meeting Notice
Prices offered for eggs poultry and fruits include large and small eggs 29 24 and 17 cents per dozen. Poultry prices list broilers leghorn fryers colored hens roosters and weights with cents per pound. Fruits show spinach artichokes peas onions strawberries and cherries with crate and box prices. A PTA council meeting for the 16th district of East Alameda will be held at the grammar school Thursday with each member bringing a lunch.
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F.T. A
East Alameda
J C Penney Co April Sales Show 16 91 Percent Gain
Gross sales for April reached 17 452 251 95 compared with 14 928 150 77 last year a 16 91 percent rise. First four months 1930 total 53 469 42609 vs 49 264 58945 year ago a 3 53 percent gain. President Sams credits Easter and stronger wearing apparel demand for April gains. Milk value in Wisconsin tops 220 000 000 to 230 000 000 annually with 2 900 000 cows producing. Wisconsin farmers earn 53 cents of every dollar from monthly milk checks per the crop reporting service US and Wisconsin agriculture departments.
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J C Penney Co
J. C. Penney Co
Forth Sams
Madison
Wis
U.K
Wisconsin
Crop Reporting Service
United States and
Wisconsin Departments of Agriculture
Soares Foods to Open Seventh Store in Oakland
Soares of Soares Food stores announced the opening of store No 7 at 2203 East 19th Street Oakland on Saturday morning May 24. He cited patron satisfaction as the key to the chain’s success.
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Soares
Soares Food Stores
Soares Food Store
East 19Th Street
Oakland
Soares Food
Power merger approved by state rail commission
The California state railroad commission authorized Pacific Gas & Electric to acquire outstanding common stock of Great Western Power, San Joaquin Light & Power, Midlands County Public Service, and California Electric Generating. About 650 million dollars involved. Planned Orchard Avenue substation near Heyward and Moraga valley transmission line delayed, with disposition of plans to be announced by PG and E under the merger.
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San Francisco
State Railroad Commission
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Great Western Power Company
San Joaquin Light & Power Company
Midlands County Public Service Corporation
California Electric Generating Company
Orchard Avenue
Heyward
Moraga Valley
East Oakland
Peninsula Cities
PG@ & FE
Transatlantic Phone Rates Cut In Half Across Europe
The American Telephone and Telegraph Co lowers transatlantic call rates from North America to Europe on May 10 to 315 for the first three minutes and 5 for each additional minute. New York London calls drop from 45 to 30, with other city pairs reduced accordingly, saving the public about 450000 dollars yearly.
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North America
Europe
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
F. E. Humpert
Teelphone Company
Berlin
San Francisco
Rome
Madrid
Stockholm
Newfoundland
Ireland
Merchants Play Leslie Salts at Alvarado Sunday
The Merchants travel to Alvarado Sunday for a 2 PM game against the Leslie Salts. Leslie Salts lineup includes H Robinson Dondero Searles Lefty Phillips with Roderick relief. Merchants feature Vel osa Chaves Travers Cardoza Forth Alameda Rogerson and Peacock pitching with Brazil and Soares as reserves.
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Welhome
Alvarado
Leslie Salts
Salts
H.robinson
Dondero
Searles
W. Robinson
Figueroa
Escobar
Lazzerine
Jacinto
Lefty Phillips
Roderick
Ventura Invents Mechanical Voice Box For Speech Loss
A Ventura man develops a mechanical voice box to restore speech for those rendered mute by disease or injury. The device attaches to the neck via a rubber tube and aims to aid communication.
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Los Angeles
Ventura
Census Row Adds Curious Occupation Entry
A Fresno mother completing the census for her 3-year-old son wrote occupation a single word devilry. The line reflects a candid, if provocative, label amid standard census fields. Local reactions note the surprising phrasing may stem from frustrated humor or misinterpretation, highlighting the human side of data collection.
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Fresno
A.M
Sometimes Happens Merced Death by Own Action
Joe Chains a Chinese cook in Merced faced financial ruin after gambling losses and stock investments. In a fatal act he ended his life, concluding a troubling sequence of financial distress and personal tragedy.
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Joe Chains
Chinatown
Love Extinguished Fireman Divorce in Long Beach
San Pedro police stenographer Ruth A Burton sued for divorce from her Long Beach fireman husband after a domestic dispute ended with him throwing water on her. The claim was granted.
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Long Beach
Ruth A. Burton
San Pedro
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