Navy Band to Headline Street Carnival in Hayward Drive
The Book Up Bataan carnival set for Saturday night October 28 aims to push the Hayward Area War Chest over the top. Main Street will close for a dancing strip with a Camp Perry or Shoemaker band, fortune telling, darts, auctions, and prize booths run by local service clubs and civic groups. Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, BPW, and Rotary committees join in, with merchandise prizes and garden produce donated to the chest. San Lorenzo district reports over 100 percent of its goal, energizing volunteers and new residents in the drive.
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Bataan
Carol B. Kelly
Tillie McCoy
Henry Gallo
Ed Stanton
Service Clubs
Lions, Kiwanis
Business
Professional Women’s Club Aid Rotary
Joe Schenone
Frank Demo
Minnie Seaver
Norman Hutt Kuss Wing
Lie Maar
Les Newill
Lea Palming
Orland
War Chest
Main
A Sts
San Lorenzo
Arta
Finn Hoide
Olive Silva
Gladys Kidd
Lynn Woodward
Juslebulli
Hayward
Hoide
Police Seek Hit Run Driver After Fatality
Police seek a driver after a hit and run on Highway 40 early this morning killed a person identified as Chiles F. Lovera USN at Band Cantor Streets. Lovera was picked up by ambulances to Ste mater Hospital with a shoulder injury. description notes a green Chevrolet sedan 1988 or 1984 driven by a galley with sailors aboard. He was on the right side of B Street Howard II Way 10 when the incident occurred.
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Chiles F
Grants 2 Permits For Bay Area Bus Lines
The State Rally and Commission approved two new bus lines in the South San Francisco and San Bruno region. Swo men Nay Withers and Andrew Byrd won permission to operate a route from San Bruno to the San Francisco airport and nearby points. Pacific Greyhound lines received a related permit order.
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San Francisco
U.P
San Brie Ho
Nay Withers
Andrew Byrd
San Brano
San Prono
Pacific Greyhound Lines
Truman Says Dewey Hides Under Bed
Senator Truman accused Governor Dewey of hiding under the bed by avoiding a direct answer on supporting eight Republican isolationist senators up for reelection. He criticized Dewey for selective reading of foreign policy programs and promised to highlight Taft's voting record in Akron.
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Raymond Lahr
United Press
Chicago
UAI
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E Dewey
Truman
Dewey
Wallace I. White, Jr
Maine
Wisconsin
Alexander Wiley
Wiley
Plane Crash Sparks 1500 Acre Grass Fire Near San Diego
A grass fire of about 1500 acres was touched off near the center of San Diego County when an Army airplane crashed. The fire, under control this morning, was reported by the Division of Forestry which said it may need to be patrolled for two to three days to prevent further spread.
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Sacramento
UPI
San Diego
Division of Forestry
Navy Mothers consider housing bureau for Hayward
Navy mothers of Hayward are weighing takeover of the housing bureau. Mrs Edward Humann, chairman, said a Navy Mothers committee met in the mayor’s office with Councilman Arthur Manter to discuss reorganizing the bureau under their auspices. No definite plans yet, several possibilities under study as Hayward has gone ten days without a housing agency.
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Navy Mothers of
Hayward
Edward &. Humann
Navy
Mayons
Arthw Manter
Navy Mothers
Seabees Invite Public To Navy Day Open House
Camp Parkes will observe Navy Day on Friday October 27 with open houses from 10 am to 3 pm. Tours will be conducted so the public can see a Seabee camp in operation and meet stationed personnel and their families. The camp houses about 20 000 Naval officers and Seabees with facilities including administration buildings barracks hospital recreation centers movie houses bowling alleys pools chapels libraries and athletic fields. The Seabees who built bases in the Pacific and fought in the Aleutians share how they supported Allied invasions from France to the Philippines.
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Seabees
South
Central Pacific
Aleutians
France
Philippines
Seaman Apprehended In Stolen Auto
Seaman 2/e Willer Gearman was held in Hayward jail today for investigation after sheriffs captured him this morning driving a car registered to Harley Carothers on Victory Drive. Carothers said he left his keys in the car and parked it at John Tuesday. tools valued at $75 were found in the trunk.
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Willer Gearman
Hayward
Tosday
Oh Four
Harley Carothers
Victory Drive
Carothers
John
Ewing Appears at Court in Wheelchair Today
Grant L. Ewing, a bribery trial witness, appeared in Superior Court in a wheelchair delaying cross examination. He was once partner in Nelson and Ewing, linked to a $5000 bribe claim in state contract allotments. Nelson pleaded guilty to offering a bribe. Ewing has immunity from a state senate investigation.
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Oakland
Grant L. Ewing
A. L
Red) Vormann
State of Production Council
Ewing
Hayward
Nelson and
State Senate
Harder Dismisses Battery Case Today
Judge Morder dismissed the case People vs Tex Quint Lemon for lack of evidence. Complainant Oran Wel and his wife and sister-in-law failed to prove the battery charges after a brawl in front of Varge Place on Sept 27 left facial injuries.
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Morder
Thase
Tex Quint Lemon
Oran Wel
Lemon
Welch
Varge Place
Reckless Driver Pays $25 Fine This Morning
Lese lie Dean Crawford paid a $25 fine after Judge Harder altered hit and run charges to reckless defying. Crawford had already paid $140 for Mrs. Lillie Petersons car damages and returned to the crash scene with the vehicle 15 minutes after the incident on Oct. 16 near Sixth St. District Attorney Sche nne supported the change as restitution was made.
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Leselie Dean Crawford
Harder
Joseph Schenone
Crawford
Lillie Peterson
Western Ave
Peterson
Postpone Liquor Case Involving Perry At 101 Club
The People versus Ev erert William Perry charged with stealing two bottles of liquor from the LL Club on Sunday was postponed to November 8 for plea. Complainant is Rolly Montarbo, proprietor of the LL Club.
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The
People
Everert William Perry
Ave
San Secualro
101 Club
Rolly Montarbo
LL Club
Dewey Declares Foreign Policy No Issue After Speech
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey arrived in Chicago to appeal for Wisconsin and Illinois votes as he bids for 28 electoral votes. He asserted postwar international cooperation transcends politics and that his stance on foreign policy is clear, while declining to discuss Roosevelt’s position on any United Nations representation. Dewey pressed for party unity and criticized isolationist trends as he prepared for a Chicago stop and a major address.
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Chicago
U.P
Thomas E. Dewey
Tinois
Chicago Stadium
Milwaukee
Xur
Thomas HM. Dewey
Milanese
Minneapolis
Three Howe
Roosevelt
United Nations
Dewey
Rousavelt
FDR
L. A
Alexander Wiley
Wis
Hmmilton Fish
New Yor
GOP
Wisconsin
Girls Granted Delay in Weir Plea to November 8
Dally McLemore and Betty Gebhart appeared in blue velveteen this morning to request postponement of the Weir plea until November 8. The pair and Arvel Brantley Hall are charged with unlawfully dissuading Gloria Orcutt from testifying in People vs. Christopher C. McLemore, who faces rape charges. McLemore is set for a preliminary examination before Judge Jacob Harder Jr. this afternoon.
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Dally McLemore
Betty Gebhart
Weir
Miss McLemore
Miss Gebhart
Arvel Brantley Hall
Gloria Orcutt
People
Christopher C. McLemore
McLemore
Jacob Harder, Jr
Jobless Rise Seen in California Labor Market Report
California labor market is less stringent, with Los Angeles area showing loosening conditions while San Francisco Bay area remains tight. Buckley notes weekly payments to former aircraft and shipbuilding workers increased to 2000 in September from 1800 in July, and total compensation issued rose 12 percent from August.
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Sacramento
California
Plate
Department of Employm
Homer W. Buckley
Werber
Buckley
Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Area
Southern California
Parry Pleads Guilty Of Grand Theft
William Farry pleaded guilty to grand theft before a judge this morning and was remanded to superior court for sentencing. Farry was arrested in Lovelock, Nevada, two weeks earlier and brought to Hayward to stand trial on charges of stealing a war belonging. Fred E Temps, proprietor of the Hayward Bowl, signed the complaint.
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William Farry
Farry
Lovelock
Nev
Hayward
Fred E. Temps
Hayward Bowl
Temps
Judge Reserves Decision In Plaster Case
Three witnesses for Maceo Construction testified that damages to Pratt Flier Mortuary were not caused by blasting in the area. The case Catherine Flier vs. Maceo Construction began last September. Judge Jacob Harder will issue a decision 30 days from now after briefs are filed. witnesses included W. T. Burwell of Galland, WH. Engle of San Francisco, and F. L. White of Galland.
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Maceo Construction Co
Pratt-Flier
Itdy
Catherine Flier
Jacob Harder
W. T. Burwell
Oalland
WH. M. Engle
San Francisco
FL Tf. White
S Hertogenbosch Resistance in Dutch Front Advance
British and American forces near S Hertogenbosch renewed pressure on Dutch front lines as they pushed 12 miles from Goble toward Tilburg and raced along the Eindhoven route. German troops fell back into the pocket around 40,000 men while the rush continued toward the southern outskirts of Tilburg.
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J. Edward Murray
United Press
Supreme Headquarters
AEF
Paris
U.S
Work Halted On 5 Ships By Unionists
In San Francisco Bay area yards, CIO machinists and AFL machinists refused to work with AFL steamfitters delaying repairs on seven ships. Moore Drydock Oakland saw two more vessels halted, affecting three Oakland sites and a San Francisco yard. The dispute centers on which union handles certain repairs and new construction tasks.
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San Francisco
U.P
Bay Area
Omar Hoskins
Moore Drydock Co
Oakland
CIO Machinista
AFB
E Navy Transport
Moore Drydock
United Engineering
General Engineering
CIO
AFL
Lodge 68
Yng
Prowlers Reported but Nobody There When Police Arrive
Two residents reported prowlers Tuesday night and Wednesday morning but police found no one. Mrs. M. J. Abreu on 1381 A St described a man in an Army coat and overalls trying doors and windows. Charles Long of 230 Pence St heard footsteps at 1 16 am and challenged a prowler, but no one was found.
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M. J. Abreu
Charles Long
Pence
Yanks Crush Nip Navy Says Doug
President Roosevelt announced a dispatched claim that the Japanese navy in the Philippine areas was defeated and routed by the U S Navy. Gen Douglas MacArthur said the Japanese Navy suffered its most crushing defeat of the war. First Cavalry Division dismounted cavalry extended American control along Leyte’s east coast to the San Juanico strait near Samar.
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Washington
U.#1
Roosevelt
Willam F. Hussey, Jr
Philippine
London
United States Signal Corps
Philippines
BBC
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
San Juanico Strait
Samar Island
Navy Men Can Buy Liquor at 4 oClock
George M. Stout announced that commanding officers of the 13th and 12th Naval districts agreed to permit enlisted men to buy beverages starting at 4 p m daily instead of 5 p m Previously the Ninth Service Command Fort Douglas Utah signaled willingness to extend hours The change would allow package goods purchases from 4 to 8 p m and drink purchases from 4 p m to midnight Headquarters for the 11th Naval District are in San Diego and the 12th Naval District in San Francisco.
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Sacramento
U.P
George M. Stout
Alcoholic Beverage Division
Ninth Service Command
Fort Douglas
Utah
Stout
Board of Equilization
11Th Naval District
San Diego
12Th Naval District
San Francisco
War in Brief: Allied Naval Victory and Front Advances
War summaries report the American Third Fleet sinking at least one Japanese aircraft carrier two cruisers and a destroyer while damaging numerous other ships in a three force clash for Philippines waters. Western Front notes British Second Army breaking into Hertogenbosch as Nazi lines crumble toward Maas river. Soviet forces push armored heads 25 miles into East Prussia as three Red Armies advance. In Italy American troops seize Mount Grande eight miles south of Bologna amid German defenses.
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Vacieic
Philippines
Western Front
2Nd Amy
Hertogenbosch
Holland
Maas River
Russia
East Prussia
Italy
Mount Grande
Bologna
S F Hotels Turn Down Conventions
San Francisco hotels canceled reservations for convention delegates amid a worsening war time hotel shortage. Mayor Roger Lapham urged review of convention schedules. hotels agreed to limit bookings until supply improves. The city leader noted San Francisco remains a national gateway to the Pacific despite the crisis.
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San Francisco
U.P
Roger Lapham
The
Pacific
Four Grub Growers Meet at Castra Valley School
Four Grub Growers club convenes Thursday at Castra Valley School No 26 at 7 46 p m. An evening of peer calli on any business has been planned.
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Castra Valley School
MacArthur’s Forces Hold Line on Leyte Front
United Press war dispatch reports American troops repelling the first organized Japanese counterattack on Leyte, widening their coastal foothold to the San Juanico Strait and holding key airfields at Dulag, San Pablo, and Taleigban. Intensive fighting in mud and rice paddies tied to Burauen and nearby towns, with Japanese airpower countering from five attacks.
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MacArthur
Leyte
U PR
Leyte Island
San Juanics Straits
Beylemantel Hanee
Buri
Anerivung
Talegban
Dulag
San Pablo
Todiay
Burauen
Philippines
Attac Sevie Harbor
Ameriuur
Jlawi
Princeton Sinks In Battle Near Philippines
The U S Princeton carrier, formerly the cruiser Tallahassee, reported sunk near the Philippines on Oct 26, 1942. It was one of 50 U S combat carriers lost in the war, later joined by the Hornet Lexington Wasp and Yorktown. only Wook Island and Liscome Bay remained.
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Wasitington
U. S. Princeton
Philippines
Avaucas
Wook Island
Liscome Bay
Intellescor
Princeton
Tallahassee
Princetom
U.S
Hornet
Lexington
Wasp
Weather Forecast for Bay Area and Northern California
United Press reports San Francisco Bay Region clears today and tonight with morning fog near the ocean on Thursday and cooler conditions Thursday. Northern California also clear through Thursday with coast fog, and slightly cooler today but cooler on Thursday.
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United Press
San Francisco Bay Region
Ocean
California
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Doug
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Willi
S.F
William B. Dickinson
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