23 Nov 1929
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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1929
Page
1
President Hoover emphasizes restarting construction as credit shifts from stock speculation to real estate. A New York bank view aligns, forecasting more money returning to realty with improving money conditions. Building activity should gain by spring, with 1931 expected as a strong year and 1932 better still.
Ephemeral fortunes of J Ogden Armour show a dramatic rise during wartime meat contracts, then a swift fall after armistice. Estimated peak around 200 million, with government orders reaching one billion annually, but losses of about 100 million followed by a further drawdown in stock value. Upon settlement the estate stood about 1 million with a reported 1.805 million deficit.
A thrift club of a dozen Akron bellhops saved to 1600 dollars and bought a drug store nearby. They elected officers, made a 1500 dollar down payment, and added a graduate pharmacist to run the venture. The bell captain serves as board chairman.
A reader discovers Edgar Allan Poe's Alurders in the Rue Morgue in a Chicago shop, bought for 25000 as one of four known copies. The column urges searching garrets cellars and libraries for valuable books and to donate others to fellow book lovers.
Reading from the available fragments shows price figures such as 3.26 and per-apple and per-crate notes, indicating local commodity rates. The text references Watsonville and supply terms 108 per-apple box and 4136 per crate within a market context.
The public speaking class at the high school staged three one act plays coached by Mrs. Chispa Barnes Basel. Gordon Hauschildt starred in Gates and Gates Jr. as a volatile plantation owner, with Nita Allen, John Due, and Mervyn Yates in key roles. The bill included The Confessional, a Horatio Alger melodrama, and Grandma’s Farp, featuring strong performances, especially from Jack Parrott, Mary Fajli, Helen Simpson, and Alice Billingsley.
Supplies were light on fruit and vegetables in San Francisco with scarce fancy stock ahead of Thanksgiving. Prices held steady for meats and fruits. cauliflower rose to $1.00–$1.25 per dozen, celery $2.50–$3.25, cucumbers $2.00–$2.28 per lug, and tomatoes brisk at $1.25–$2.25 per lug. Bundled veg prices and per-lot quotes follow, with artichokes scarce at $2.50–$4.23 per box and potatoes $2.40–$2.76 per cwt. The report also notes a mild market for greens and beans and lists several regional price points and pack sizes.
Children are urged to mail letters to Santa Claus as holiday preparations begin. The notice emphasizes timely submissions so personal requests and wishes can be considered before the festive day.
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