Skip header and navigation
Arcadia History Collection
  Revise Search

20 records – page 1 of 1.

Harry Sneider, 52, 5 feet 10 inches, 215 pounds, won 1st place in the world master's championship in bench-pressing in the 50-54 year old category in November in Pennsylvania. He is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper194
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 1993
Pages
p. 12 photo; Highlander section
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 1993
Pages
p. 12 photo; Highlander section
Subjects
Sneider's Family Fitness see also Harry Snyder
Item ID
194AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

A new street in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been named Asher Court after Arcadia resident and World War II Veteran Fred Asher who saved the USS Blue at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25739
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 8
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Asher, Fred
World War II
Streets
Item ID
25939AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Councilwoman Mary Young talks about her life during World War II. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10794
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 9
More detail
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Young, Mary
Young, Dick
Item ID
11190AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Harry Snyder, 52, has set an American record for bench pressing 350 lb. in the Master's Division (50 to 55 years old) of the American Drug Free Powerlifting competition. He is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper151
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 1993
Pages
p. H-16 photo; Hometown section
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 1993
Pages
p. H-16 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Snyder's Family Fitness see also Harry Sneider, Sneider's Family Fitness
Item ID
151AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Corey Nakatani, the only Japanese American riding professionally as a jockey in southern California, often races at Santa Anita Park, the same place where his grandparents were detained during World War II in the then Santa Anita Assembly Center. He is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4484
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
February 16, 1995
Pages
p. J-12
More detail
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
February 16, 1995
Pages
p. J-12
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
4360AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Kay Okamoto, 73, a former World War II intern in a Wyoming relocation camp, relived the experience after seeing the current film "Come See the Paradise", which features two of her grandsons, Brian and Scott, working as extras in two scenes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2038
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 13, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photos p
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 13, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photos p
Subjects
Okamoto, Kay
Item ID
2028AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia veteran Al Parker is a survivor of the Bataan Death March. More than 78,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war were herded 60 miles through Philippine jungles following Maj. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright's April 9, 1943 surrender on the island of Corrigidor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10896
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
November 7, 1997
Pages
p. 1 w/photo
More detail
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
November 7, 1997
Pages
p. 1 w/photo
Subjects
Parker, A.
Item ID
11202AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Harry and Sarah Scieder are personal trainers who run Sneider Family Fitness Inc. out of their Arcadia home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17554
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Sneider Family Fitness, Inc
Sneider, Harry and Sarah
Item ID
17763AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Memorial services will be held today for former Mayor Alton Everett Scott. He died at Methodist Hospital at age 87.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4505
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 1995
Pages
p. A-6
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 1995
Pages
p. A-6
Subjects
Mayors
Scott, Alton Everett
Item ID
4381AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Funeral services will be held today for Ernest Loebbecke, a founding chairman of Los Angeles United Way and a resident of Arcadia. He died of cancer Monday at the age of 87.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12723
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 1998
Pages
p. A6
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 1998
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Loebbecke, Ernest
Item ID
12926AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

General items regarding Veterans of Foreign Wars

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4212
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1934 p. B-3 (history of E. J. Baldwin Post)
March 24, 1936 p. ;1
March 27, 1936 p. 1 (new post)
August 28, 1931 p. 1
August 3, 1934 p. B-8 (Auxiliary formed)
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1934 p. B-3 (history of E. J. Baldwin Post)
March 24, 1936 p. ;1
March 27, 1936 p. 1 (new post)
August 28, 1931 p. 1
August 3, 1934 p. B-8 (Auxiliary formed)
Subjects
Organizations - Veterans of Foreign Wars
Item ID
4088AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Students at Holy Angels School in Arcadia welcomed a returning Persian Gulf War veteran who had been the recipient of a letter written and addressed to "Any Soldier, Desert Storm."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2192
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1991
Pages
p. A-3 photo
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1991
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Persian Gulf War
Item ID
2168AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Birth. Parents - Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Evans.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5080
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 19, 1934
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Birth
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 19, 1934
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Evans, (daughter)
Item ID
4951AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Dennis Eck has been promoted from vice chairman and chief operating officer to President of Vons Co. He replaces Bill Davila, who officially retired as president of the company.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper58
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Vons Companies
Eck, Dennis
Davila, Bill
Item ID
58AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Sports Channel America has offered Bob Wieland a chance to host his own cable talk show, in which he will present motivational stories about athletes, who, like himself, have beaten the odds. The 45 year old Arcadia resident lost his legs in the Vietnam War.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photos
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Wieland, Bob
Item ID
13AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Dr. Paul Johenk, 79, the retired chaplain and director of the department of religion and medicine at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, has died of natural causes. Arcadia's Citizen of the Year in 1975 and member of numerous organizations, he is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper181
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 1993
Pages
p. H-4; Hometown section
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 1993
Pages
p. H-4; Hometown section
Subjects
Johenk, Paul
Item ID
181AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Retired Arcadia firefighter and paramedic Don Morgan is profiled. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5499
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
October 12, 1995
Pages
p. 10
More detail
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
October 12, 1995
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Morgan, Don
Item ID
5357AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Final touches go into preparations for today's opening day at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17468
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
17678AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

More than 100 tiles displaying donors' names have been set in the windows at the Arcadia Historical Museum. A dedication ceremony is scheduled for Sunday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper288
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
November 13, 1992
Pages
p. 1
More detail
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
November 13, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Item ID
288AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Harry and Sarah Sneider, personal fitness trainers from Sneiders Family Fitness, Inc., are profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper811
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Sneiders Family Fitness, Inc.
Item ID
811AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

20 records – page 1 of 1.