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Biographical profile of Arcadia resident James Lee, who has been named President of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 22, 1974
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 22, 1974
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Lee, James
Item ID
1918AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Floretta Lauber has been named Mayor of the City Council. She is the first woman so named.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1001
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council 1970 - 1979
Mayors - Lauber, Floretta
Item ID
1001AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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107-year-old Caridad Papa dances through life full of blessings. She is a former resident of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35789
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2020
Pages
p. A11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2020
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Asian Americans
Centenarians
Filipinas
Papa, Caridad
Rivera, Anissa
Senior Citizens
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Caridad Papa is 110 years old, a super centenarian, whose wish is no more wars. She is a longtime parishioner of Holy Angels Catholic Church in Arcadia. She is a former resident of Arcadia. She grew up in The Philippines, married, raised 5 children, and settled in California. Candy Colayco is her daughter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36523
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A6
Subjects
Asian Americans
Colayco, Candy
Centenarians
Filipinas
Papa, Caridad
Rettig, Kevin, Reverend
Rivera, Anissa
Senior Citizens
Collection
Newspaper Index
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High school boys basketball All-Area team has been named. Nate Garcia, junior at Damien, is Player of the Year. Those from Arcadia are guard Jordan Dollar on the First Team, and forward Mansour Sanneh and guard Noa Eteuati-Edwards on the Third Team.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2024
Pages
p. B2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2024
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Boys basketball
Dollar, Jordan
Eteuati-Edwards, Noa
Garcia, Nate
Sannah, Mansour
Sports
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bruce Polay has been named the new conductor of the Arcadia High School orchestra. The 28 year old teacher had been teaching at Long Beach High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2937
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1977
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1977
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Polay, Bruce
Item ID
2864AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Long-time resident of Arcadia Syd Larkin has been named manager of the new Broadway store opening November 11 at Fashion Park.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 27, 1974
Pages
p. B-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 27, 1974
Pages
p. B-2
Subjects
Larkin, Sydney A.
Item ID
1907AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Biographical sketch of Arcadia resident Eugene R. Wilson who has been named vice president for Institute relations at the California Institute of Technology.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3627
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1978
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1978
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Wilson, Eugene R.
Item ID
3502AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Family, friends mourn loss of Arcadia resident Arekel Carranco after fatal hit-and-run on Huntington Drive on June 30, by a 17-year-old driver.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 20, 2023
Pages
p. 27
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 20, 2023
Pages
p. 27
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Carranco, Arekel
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Robert Berlien, who has been head of the Glendora Municipal Water Department for 9 years, has been named Water Manager for Arcadia, replacing John Grivich, who retired in June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3601
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Water Department
Item ID
3479AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Chen Suen becomes first Asian American fire chief in Arcadia. He takes over from Barry Spriggs who retired November 8, after 29 years of service. Suen is an Arcadia resident. He emigrated from Taiwan. He graduated from Arcadia High School, and attended Loyola Law School, UC Irvine, and Santa Ana College, before spending the last 18 years with Arcadia Fire Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36371
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A7
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Chiefs
Arcadia Fire Department
Asian-Americans
Spriggs, Barry
Suen, Chen
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Lt. Neal Johnson of the Arcadia Police Department has been named Citizen of the Year for 1975.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper958
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1975
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1975
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Citizen of the Year - 1975
Johnson, Neal
Item ID
958AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Carol Libby and Roy Long have been named Citizen of the Year by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper961
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 2, 1978
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 2, 1978
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Citizen of the Year - 1978
Libby, Carol
Long, Roy
Item ID
961AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Fourth horse dies, from training injury during Santa Anita Park's fall season. The horse was a 4 year-old filly named Star of Africa. She was owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and trained by Patrick Gallagher.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36096
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 4, 2021
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 4, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Stronach Group
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Raymond C. Spoelstra has been named Senior Citizen of the year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3233
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 1, 1975
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 1, 1975
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Senior Citizen of the Year - 1974
Spoelstra, Raymond
Item ID
3139AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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11 Arcadia High students named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalis Arcadia High School continues its 28-year streak of seeing a double-digit number of students represented in the renowned National Merit Scholarship Program. This year, 11 Arcadia High students are counted among less than 1% of high school seniors across the nation that have been named 2022 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, who now have the opportunity to vie for one of nearly 7,500 scholarships that collectively total close to $30 million.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Academic achievements
Arcadia High School students
National Merit Scholarship Program
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Newspaper Index
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Arrest made in Arcadia High School sexual assault investigation. 18-year-old former Arcadia High School student Dylan Chan has been arrested on allegations of sexual assault involving current and past students at Arcadia High School.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2020
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2020
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chan, Dylan
Crime and Criminals
Sexual assaults
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Newspaper Index
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Mrs. Irene Wiley was freed on the charge that she was wilfully cruel to her 13-year-old daughter Susan Wiley, aka "Genie." The article was written by Lucie Lowery. A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all her life until a social worker discovered the abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See VF "Wiley, Susan" for hard copy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31554
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31750AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mrs. Jean Hoard and Mr. Alton Scott have been named Citizen of the Year.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 22, 1974
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 22, 1974
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Citizen of the Year - 1974
Hoard, Jean
Scott, Alton
Item ID
957AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Velma Wright has been named Senior Citizen of the Year. Biographical notes included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3232
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 2, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 2, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Senior Citizen of the Year - 1973
Wright, Velma
Item ID
3138AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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