Showing posts with label McFarland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label McFarland. Show all posts

Saturday, December 4, 2010

MERCHANT SAYS SIGN HIDES WINDOW DISPLAY

From: The Oakland Tribune, 13 December 1910


MERCHANT SAYS SIGN HIDES WINDOW DISPLAY

Aaron Yehl, proprietor of a suit and cloak store, applied to the Superior Court late yesterday afternoon for an injunction to restrain Alice McFarland from obstructing the display of goods in his show window with a sign twelve by eighteen inches, bearing the word "rooms," that is hung from her establishment. A temporary restraining order was issued by Judge Ellsworth.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Girls Missing

From The Oakland Tribune, 01 May 1917

GIRLS MISSING

Mystery still surrounds the disappearance from home of two young girls who have dropped from sight during the last two weeks, while a third girl, Winnie McFarland, 18 years of age, who was reported as missing yesterday, returned to her home at 1114 Alice street last night, her sister, Miss Jessie Hook, having notified the police today to that effect.

Cleo Whitten, 14 years of age, is still absent from her home at 9224 Foothill boulevard, and Pheobe Jardine, 18 years of age, has not returned to her home at 1781 Atlantic street.