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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.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Asher, Fred
World War II
Streets
Item ID
25939AN
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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.

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Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
November 7, 1997
Pages
p. 1 w/photo
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Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
November 7, 1997
Pages
p. 1 w/photo
Subjects
Parker, A.
Item ID
11202AN
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As part of a plea agreement, Jack Howard Colnot II of Arcadia pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $89,000 in soccer league funds. He will be sentenced to five years probation and ordered to repay the money.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Colnot, Jack Howard II
Item ID
5898AN
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Councilwoman Mary Young talks about her life during World War II. Photo.

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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Young, Mary
Young, Dick
Item ID
11190AN
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Becky Nelson, 17, of Arcadia High School, won both the local and district competitions for the Veterans of Foreign Wars' Voice of Democracy speech competition.

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Star Tribune
Date
January 28, 1993
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p. A-3 photo
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Star Tribune
Date
January 28, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Nelson, Becky
Item ID
274AN
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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.

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Los Angeles Times
Date
February 16, 1995
Pages
p. J-12
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Los Angeles Times
Date
February 16, 1995
Pages
p. J-12
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
4360AN
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Biographic sketch and caricature of C. Loree ("Jack") Russell, Mayor of Arcadia

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The Journal
Date
January 25, 1950
Pages
p. 1 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)
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The Journal
Date
January 25, 1950
Pages
p. 1 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Russell, C. Loree ("Jack") City of Arcadia - Mayor
Item ID
29828AN
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Peach Tree Park chosen as city's war memorial site. "Peppermint candy" peach trees will be planted on a 30 x 300 strip of land parallel to the rear of the City Hall in a tiny park to commemorate Arcadia youths who lost their lives in World War II.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 18, 1950
Pages
p. 4 (See basement box 112.)
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The Journal
Date
January 18, 1950
Pages
p. 4 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Peach trees
Item ID
33218AN
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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.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 13, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photos p
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 13, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photos p
Subjects
Okamoto, Kay
Item ID
2028AN
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Clean of drugs for nearly 2 1/2 years, April Hubert will graduate from Arcadia High School. After a bout of drug use and behavior problems, she now looks to the future.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Hubert, April
Item ID
5902AN
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Arcadia High School teacher Ron Morris has returned from a two-week trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he and 17 other American educators taught civic principles to a group of Bosnian teachers and professors.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 1996
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 1996
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Morris, Ron
Item ID
6508AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Wilkinson, May 8

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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
May 17, 1953
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
May 17, 1953
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Wilkinson, daughter
Item ID
12273AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Robinson, Jan. 16.

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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
January 31, 1955
Pages
p. 8
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
January 31, 1955
Pages
p. 8
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Robinson, daughter
Item ID
13488AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Hardwick, Oct. 30.

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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
November 10, 1958
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
November 10, 1958
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Hardwick, Janell
Item ID
17225AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Matson, July 14.

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Arcadia Tribune & News
Date
July 24, 1952
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune & News
Date
July 24, 1952
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Matson, Jack Davis
Item ID
11616AN
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Arcadian Jack Chang relates his experience growing up Asian in Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 4, 1996
Pages
p. D-5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 4, 1996
Pages
p. D-5
Subjects
Chang, Jack
Item ID
6509AN
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Biographic sketch of Colonel John L. "Jack" Althouse.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
April 19, 1950
Pages
p. 12 (See basement box 112.)
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The Journal
Date
April 19, 1950
Pages
p. 12 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Althouse, John L. "Jack"
Item ID
29869AN
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Jack Cummings, an Arcadia resident for 36 years, is an accomplished author of Western novels.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1991, photo
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1991, photo
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia authors- Cummings, Jack
Item ID
568AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Foster, Nov. 17.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1953
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1953
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Foster, son
Item ID
12774AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Gutierrez, Aug. 17.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 29, 1957
Pages
p. 15
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 29, 1957
Pages
p. 15
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Gutierrez, daughter
Item ID
15935AN
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