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Friends and family remember famed rider, Johnny Longden. Less than a mile from the Santa Anita Park race track where much of his legendary status was built, Johnny Longden was honored in a funeral service at Church of the Good Shepherd.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Longden, Johnny
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Item ID
25395AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Johnny Longden was one of the greatest jockeys in racing history.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Longden, Johnny (1907-2003)
Item ID
31286AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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General information on flood control channels in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1935 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
February 11, 1936 p. 1 (Santa Anita Channel)
September 12, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
May 19, 1936 p. 1 (improvements by Los Angeles County proposed)
July 15 [sic - should be July 17], 1936 p. 1
July 19, 1936 p. 1 (study of Orange Grove, El Monte, Santa Anita Wash areas)
August 4, 1936 p. 1 (El Monte)
September 19, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
September 24, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
September 30, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
October 13, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
December 23, 1936 p. 1 (Arcadia-Sierra Madre control)
April 6, 1938 p. 1 (relief fund sought)
June 8, 1938 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
September 7, 1938 p. 1 (El Monte)
September 17, 1938 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
September 22, 1938 p. 1 (Eaton Wash)
September 27, 1938 p. 1 (report of suitable sites for control)
October 4, 1938 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
August 24, 1939 p. 1 (Little Santa Anita creek control)
July 17, 1941 p. 1 (canyon project)
August 21, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Canyon
September 11, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
February 25, 1943 p. 1 (Snata Anita flood control)
June 23, 1953 p. 1 (special project)
November 19, 1953 p. 1 (Colorado Blvd. storm drain)
December 24, 1953 p. 2 (action urged by Hillings)
February 1, 1954 p. 1 (status in Arcadia as of January 1954)
February 18, 1954 p. 1 (Federal action)
February 25, 1954 p. 1 (basin)
May 6, 1954 p. 1 (El Monte)
July 1, 1954 p. 1 (wash maps)
October 28, 1954 p. 1 (Flood Control District approves bridges over washes)
November 8, 1954 p. 1 (State Dept. Water Resources approves bridges)
November 11, 1954 p. 1 (protest denial of bridge for Sandra Ave.)
November 15, 1954 p. 1 (Sandra to get bridge)
November 18, 1954 p. 1 (Sandra bridge)
December 9, 1954 p. 1 (Sandra bridge)
February 7, 1955 p. 1 (Lanan Canyon pipe line)
July 25, 1955 p. 1 ( Michillinda drain)
October 6, 1955 p 1 (Michillinda drain)
August 1, 1955 p. 1 (schedule plan)
August 22, 1955 p. 1 ( " )
November 3, 1955 p. 24 (Arcadia Wash improvement)
June 7, 1956 p. 1 (map)
March 7, 1957 p. 1 (Baldwin channel)
May 6, 1957 p. 1 (Baldwin channel)
September 1, 1958 p. 1 (County budget for Arcadia)
March 23, 1959 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
July 30, 1959 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
September 26, 1968 p. 1 (Santa Anita Flood Control Committee)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1935 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
February 11, 1936 p. 1 (Santa Anita Channel)
September 12, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
May 19, 1936 p. 1 (improvements by Los Angeles County proposed)
July 15 [sic - should be July 17], 1936 p. 1
July 19, 1936 p. 1 (study of Orange Grove, El Monte, Santa Anita Wash areas)
August 4, 1936 p. 1 (El Monte)
September 19, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
September 24, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
September 30, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
October 13, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
December 23, 1936 p. 1 (Arcadia-Sierra Madre control)
April 6, 1938 p. 1 (relief fund sought)
June 8, 1938 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
September 7, 1938 p. 1 (El Monte)
September 17, 1938 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
September 22, 1938 p. 1 (Eaton Wash)
September 27, 1938 p. 1 (report of suitable sites for control)
October 4, 1938 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
August 24, 1939 p. 1 (Little Santa Anita creek control)
July 17, 1941 p. 1 (canyon project)
August 21, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Canyon
September 11, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
February 25, 1943 p. 1 (Snata Anita flood control)
June 23, 1953 p. 1 (special project)
November 19, 1953 p. 1 (Colorado Blvd. storm drain)
December 24, 1953 p. 2 (action urged by Hillings)
February 1, 1954 p. 1 (status in Arcadia as of January 1954)
February 18, 1954 p. 1 (Federal action)
February 25, 1954 p. 1 (basin)
May 6, 1954 p. 1 (El Monte)
July 1, 1954 p. 1 (wash maps)
October 28, 1954 p. 1 (Flood Control District approves bridges over washes)
November 8, 1954 p. 1 (State Dept. Water Resources approves bridges)
November 11, 1954 p. 1 (protest denial of bridge for Sandra Ave.)
November 15, 1954 p. 1 (Sandra to get bridge)
November 18, 1954 p. 1 (Sandra bridge)
December 9, 1954 p. 1 (Sandra bridge)
February 7, 1955 p. 1 (Lanan Canyon pipe line)
July 25, 1955 p. 1 ( Michillinda drain)
October 6, 1955 p 1 (Michillinda drain)
August 1, 1955 p. 1 (schedule plan)
August 22, 1955 p. 1 ( " )
November 3, 1955 p. 24 (Arcadia Wash improvement)
June 7, 1956 p. 1 (map)
March 7, 1957 p. 1 (Baldwin channel)
May 6, 1957 p. 1 (Baldwin channel)
September 1, 1958 p. 1 (County budget for Arcadia)
March 23, 1959 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
July 30, 1959 p. 1 (Santa Anita Wash)
September 26, 1968 p. 1 (Santa Anita Flood Control Committee)
Subjects
Flood Control
Item ID
3928AN
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A memorial service will be held on Monday, February 24th in Arcadia for Johnny Longden. Services will be at the Church of the Good Shepherd.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2003
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2003
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Longden, Johnny
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Item ID
25394AN
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Longden Avenue in Arcadia has had a lot of street construction over the last three years, including construction of wheelchair ramps, missing sidewalks, palm trees removed, and new 30 inch water main.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Longden Avenue
Streets
Item ID
33661AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Johnny Longden, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Count Fleet to the Triple Crown in 1943 and was the first rider to win 6000 races, died on Feb. 14. Services will be held on February 24 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2003. (See hard copy in vertical file Santa Anita Park-People)
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2003. (See hard copy in vertical file Santa Anita Park-People)
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Longden, Johnny
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Item ID
25326AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Apache band captures praise in Arizona. The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band and Color Guard took part in the White Mountain Apache Fair and rodeo in Arizona. The announcer said, "We are proud you are using our name." Photo caption: Wearing their new Apache-approved headdresses, members of the Arcadia high School Apache marching band tend to final details prior to the Arizona parade last weekend.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 7, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 7, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School - Apache Marching Band
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
27892AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Rabbit growers, rabbit breeders, National Rabbit Association of America will meet in the Chamber of Commerce room at City Hall. Program will feature a display of Junior Bucks and Does. Everyone is invited to attend and bring one or more of their rabbits. See hard copy in subject file Business and Industry.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
October 6, 1938
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
October 6, 1938
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Agriculture
National Rabbit Association of America
Rabbits
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A USDA rule change went into effect Thursday requiring California to change the way meat and poultry packaging is weighed. It requires inspectors to use a dry tare form of testing in which all fluids within a package must be credited as part of its content. Tare is the weight of packaging and all materials, tags, clips, stickers, absorbent soakers. Consumers could be paying more for less meat at the market.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2008
Pages
p. A13
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2008
Pages
p. A13
Subjects
Los Angeles County - Weights and Measures Department (Arcadia, CA)
Meat
Poultry
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Item ID
31447AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Frank Kurtz fatally ran over his wife Rose in the driveway of their Arcadia home when he accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Kurtz, Frank
Kurtz, Rose
Item ID
24162AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia students participate in the National Science Bowl at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (Photo and caption only.)

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Lam, Sam
Lam, Anson
Leung, Brian
Lin, Jonathan
National Science Bowl
Academic competitions
Item ID
30104AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An 8-foot tall bronze tribute to Arcadia's official bird, the peacock, will be unveiled August 5, as part of the city's centennial celebration. The statue will be located in the fountain at Peacock Corner, in the front of Arcadia County Park, at the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. The sculptor of the peacock is Dave Chapple and the sculpture cost $30,000.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Artists
Chapple, Dave
Statuary -- Peacock Corner
Item ID
31945AN
Collection
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Football great Pat Hayden paid a visit to Arcadia All Pro to watch football at the new sports bar. Photo and caption only.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Businesses
Football players
Hayden, Pat
Professional athletes
Item ID
30778AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. See hard copy in VF "Deaths."

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 14, 2003
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 14, 2003
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Longden, Johnny
Item ID
31313AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Five-year-old Krysti Chavez of Arcadia sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the opening of the Orange Line in the San Fernando Valley. A photo with caption is included.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 29, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 29, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chavez, Krysti
Singers
Musicians
Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) - Orange Line
Item ID
29936AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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West-Nile virus is the suspected cause of death of at least seven dead crows in Arcadia. Birds in other parts of the San Gabriel Valley are dying too.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
West Nile Virus
San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
Birds - crows
Item ID
28551AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia firefighters help with preventive measures near the Cleveland National Forest in fire-ravaged Silverado Canyon. A photo and caption accompany article about wildfires in California.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Firefighters
Fires
Item ID
30951AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A photo and caption show Camp Pendleton's 1st Marine Division band's French horn section, with Gunnery Sergeant Ramon Villa, Jr., conducting at Arcadia City Hall.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2007
Pages
p. News 5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2007
Pages
p. News 5
Subjects
Bands
Operation Hometown Heroes Program
Item ID
30797AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dr. Marshall Welles, a long-time former staff member of Arcadia Methodist Hospital, celebrates his 100th birthday at Westminster Gardens in Duarte. Photo and caption only.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Birthdays
Centenarians
Doctors
Welles, Dr. Marshall - biography
Item ID
30832AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A history of the Van de Kamp's windmill atop the Denny's Restaurant currently at the northeast corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive. The Arcadia windmill was built nearly 40 years ago as part of an architectural movement called programmatic architecture, or roadside vernacular, wherein the buildings reflected their tenants. See hard copy in VF "Buildings."

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Architecture
Denny's Restaurant
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's
Windmills
Item ID
31401AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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