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The surprising Anna May Wong. Like many, author Katie Salisbury was startled to learn of the star, then couldn't stop looking. Wong was a famous Chinese-American movie star in the 1920s and 1930s and had her own television series in the early 1950s. Salisbury's nonfiction book about Wong's life is titled Not Your China Doll. The author is half-Chinese and grew up in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36657
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2024
Pages
p. C4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2024
Pages
p. C4
Subjects
Actresses
Arcadia Authors - Salisbury, Katie
Nonfiction books
Wong, Anna May
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Arcadia novelist Jack Cummings' recently published hard-cover novel, "Dead Man's Medal," is being will received as an exciting adventure story of the posthumous award of a Medal of Honor, set against a cavalry background in Arizona and Mexico of 1888.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper567
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1984
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1984
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia authors - Cummings, Jack
Item ID
567AN
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Newspaper Index
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James Glass, an Arcadia attorney, has written a book called "Traffic Court, How to Win." which tells how to contest a traffic ticket.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 11, 1988
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 11, 1988
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Arcadia authors - Glass, James
Item ID
570AN
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Newspaper Index
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Sandy Snider, a historian at the L. A. County Arboretum, has published a biography of Lucky Baldwin, entitled "Lucky Baldwin -- California Visionary."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper575
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1987
Pages
p. B-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1987
Pages
p. B-1 photo
Subjects
Arcadia authors - Snider, Sandy
Item ID
575AN
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Harlan Ware

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1941 p. 1
April 20, 1950 Section 2, p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1941 p. 1
April 20, 1950 Section 2, p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Authors - Ware, Harlan
Item ID
3632AN
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Arcadia resident and LAUSD educator Jenny Lu writes book encouraging girls to enter STEM fields. Her book is titled Emma Ren: Robot Engineer and is aimed at children ages 4-8.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Authors
Arcadia residents
Lu, Jenny
Teachers
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Interview with author Brad Pearson who wrote the book The Eagles of Heart Mountain. He tackles the injustice of Japanese-American incarceration through the exploits of a World War II camp football team. Article mentions many evacuees were detained at Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia before being shipped out.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2021
Pages
p. C7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2021
Pages
p. C7
Subjects
Authors
Football
Japanese-Americans
Pearson, Brad
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
World War II
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Author C. W. Clark presented a copy of his book "Sovereign of the Seas," to the Arcadia Public Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29698
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 21, 1949
Pages
p. 2 (See basement box 112.)
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The Journal
Date
December 21, 1949
Pages
p. 2 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Clark, W. C. Arcadia Public Library Donations
Item ID
29883AN
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"Notes from the Library," a new monthly column in the Arcadia Tribune make its debut in the December 14 issue of the paper. Dennis Petticoffer will author the column.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 14, 1988
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 14, 1988
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library 1961 -
Item ID
1950AN
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Arcadia High School student Stanley Liu, in photo, entered and earned second place at the annual Los Angeles County Science Fair, which staged its competition online this year due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Liu's project was a microfluidic device capable of pinpointing biomarkers associated with disease in human blood plasma. He will be a finalist for the International Science and Engineering Fair.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35692
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Epidemics
Liu, Stanley
Los Angeles County Science Fair
Pandemics
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Arcadia Public Library hosts workshop on January 18, 2020 called The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, based on the KonMari Method, developed by author Marie Kondo. The presenter is Tiffany Ng.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-2020-2029
Kondo, Marie
KonMari Method
Ng, Tiffany
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Helen Schrader, editor of the Arcadia Tribune and the Foothill Inter-City Newspapers, is retiring Friday, August 10, 1984. An Arcadia resident for the past 40 years, she has served as editor since 1964. Mrs. Schrader is the widow of Arcadia author, Del Schrader. Biographical notes included.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Arcadia Tribune - Schrader, Helen
Item ID
507AN
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Snoke: Cold-blooded killer, or victim of life? A historical perspective of Arcadian Brian Snoke.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28260
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1988
Pages
p. A1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1988
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Snoke, Brian Lawrence
Hutson, Scott
Item ID
28454AN
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Arcadia High students have fond memories of dead teacher. Ken Aberle, 42, died on June 2 at the City of Hope after a nine-month battle with leukemia. About 150 students gave blood at Arcadia Methodist Hospital.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2883
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 9, 1983
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 9, 1983
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Aberle, Ken
Item ID
2810AN
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Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 19, 1982
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 19, 1982
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Post, Fred
Item ID
27131AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 6, 1941
Pages
p. 2
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 6, 1941
Pages
p. 2
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Grevig, Fred
Item ID
6182AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 28, 1940
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 28, 1940
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Urban, Fred
Item ID
9987AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28368
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 17, 1988
Pages
p. C2
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 17, 1988
Pages
p. C2
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Andres, Fred
Item ID
28564AN
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Newspaper Index
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Death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7096
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 6, 1943
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 6, 1943
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Geiger, Fred
Item ID
6995AN
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Arcadian Fred Asher relates his experience during WWII aboard the destroyer USS Blue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 11, 1983
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 11, 1983
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Asher, Fred
Item ID
7273AN
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Newspaper Index
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