Word: berkeley
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...brilliant son, Publisher William Dargie of the Oakland Tribune died. Publisher Dargie had married a beautiful, improvident Spanish woman named Herminia Peralta, whose great-grandfather had once owned, by land grant from the Spanish Crown, nearly all the territory now covered by the cities of Oakland and Berkeley. To his widow Publisher Dargie left a half-interest in the Tribune, with the privilege of raising money to buy the other half at a court sale to settle his cash bequests. Needing cash herself, Widow Dargie got it from a friend of her husband, Congressman Joseph Russell Knowland...
Beating the highly touted Berkeley crew by a full three lengths, the Kirkland eight turned in the only victory of the four House contests with Yale Saturday afternoon...
...Lowell golf and baseball teams has disastrous trips to New Haven, the golfers losing of Berkeley 8 to 1 while Saybrook overcame the nine, 15 to 2. Dave Agnew and Don Peddie won the only point in the golf match on their best ball...
Exerting a minimum of effort to overcome their House rivals on the Charles Wednesday, the Deacon crew will try to repeat its triumph at the hands of the highly touted Berkeley eight, which has won its impressive string of victories by strong finishes which pulled it over the finish line ahead in each of its races...
...crack Lowell golf team, which won its sixth straight victory yesterday from Eliot by default, will meet the Yale champions, Berkeley's Mitres, on the Elis' home course. Jack Crane, most consistent player on the Bellboy squad, will head the Crimson delegation in their invasion. Shooting in the vicinity of 80 in every match, Crane will play in the number one position...