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The south lake of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum has dropped from three acres in surface area to about two acres. In 1958, the center depth was nine feet. Now it is two feet.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 11, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 11, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 464AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Suzanne Gilstrap, who was paralyzed for life when a 20-foot-long tree limb fell on her at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on July 25, 1977, has won a $1,625,000 settlement from the County. Miss Gilstrap, now 16, has appeared as a paraplegic in a recent television movie, "Skyward," with Bette Davis.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 1, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 1, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 458AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Terrance McGowan of Santa Barbara donated 65 koi, Japanese carp that resemble giant goldfish, to the Arboretum.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 5, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 5, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 460AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Sandy Snider, a historian at the L. A. County Arboretum, has published a biography of Lucky Baldwin, entitled "Lucky Baldwin -- California Visionary."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1987

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1987

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia authors - Snider, Sandy

Item ID: 575AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Defeated City Council candidate Roy Seirs urged newly elected Councilman Bob Margett to step down because of his behavior during the latter days of the campaign. This included tearing down other candidates signs and then telling lies about the incident.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1976; Margett, Bob; Seirs, Roy

Item ID: 1058AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Donald D. Pellegrino, 53, died of a heart attack Christmas Eve during a family gathering at his Arcadia home. The 35-year Arcadia resident was elected to the City Council in 1978 and served as mayor in 1982, 1983, and 1985 during his 8 years on the panel. Photo.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 30, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 30, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council 1980 - 1989; Pellegrino, Donald E.

Item ID: 1039AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arboretum was awarded a $25,000 emergency grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The funds will be used to repair the damage that occurred during a windstorm in February.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 9, 1980

Pages: p. 6

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 9, 1980

Pages: p. 6

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 452AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jewell High, executive secretary to three city managers and a dozen mayors during her 15 years with the city retires. Reception held in her honor.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1982

Pages: p. 1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1982

Pages: p. 1 photo

Subjects: City Employees - High, Jewell

Item ID: 1151AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Bent Rucker, Oct. 6.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 17, 1957

Pages: p. 22

Announcement Type: Birth

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 17, 1957

Pages: p. 22

Announcement Type: Birth

Subjects: Rucker, daughter

Item ID: 16057AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A pictorial history entitled "Arcadia: Where Ranch and City Meet" is being published by the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library. The book is written and compiled by Pat McAdam of the Arcadia Public Library and Sandy Snider of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia (City) - History; Friends of the Arcadia Public Library; McAdam, Pat; Snider, Sandy

Item ID: 1716AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Friends of the Arcadia Library and their guests will gather on Thursday, May 26 to hear Sandy Snider, whose topic will be "Elias Jackson 'Lucky' Baldwin: California Visionary," the title of her latest book, at the Arcadia Library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 18, 1988

Pages: p. C-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 18, 1988

Pages: p. C-1 photo

Subjects: Friends of the Arcadia Public Library

Item ID: 1649AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 16, 1970

Pages: p. 1

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

Dorothy Sherrell has been waitressing at the same Arcadia restaurant for 25 years. The restaurant has had four different owners during that time. At a surprise party in her honor, friends and customers gave her a paid vacation, her first in 20 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 26, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 26, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Sherrell, Dorothy

Item ID: 3209AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Actress and Arcadia resident

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 4, 1960

Pages: p. 9

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 4, 1960

Pages: p. 9

Subjects: Crane, Susan

Item ID: 3884AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

On February 27, 1979, James Hooper, an Arcadia mailman, entered an Arcadia residence through a window when he heard moaning inside. An elderly woman, living alone, had fallen and broken her hip. On February 26, 1981, Hooper again heard moaning sounds at the same residence and entered to find the same woman had again fallen. She was taken to the hospital.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 12, 1981

Pages: p. A-7

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 12, 1981

Pages: p. A-7

Subjects: Postal Service - Hooper, James

Item ID: 2242AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Gladys Daniels, 96, shared some of her memories with the Arcadia Tribune starting with when she came to Arcadia with her family in 1925.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Daniels, Gladys

Item ID: 1404AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all of her life until a social worker discovered the child 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 hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie"

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 18, 1970

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 18, 1970

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Child Abuse; Feral children; "Genie"; Wiley, Clark; Wiley, Irene; Wiley, Susan

Item ID: 31748AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Funeral services were held May 30 for Marie S. Donnelly, a longtime member of the Arcadia Republican Women's Club who died May 25, two days short of her 96th birthday.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 6, 1991

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 6, 1991

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Donnelly, Marie S.

Item ID: 1433AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A moratorium on stores selling liquor in Arcadia within 150 feet of residential zones has been imposed by the City Council. During the moratorium, the city will be studying whether to impose conditional use permit reviews on such stores due to noise, litter, and loitering problems they tend to create.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 12, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 12, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2077AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dick Daugherty, owner of the David Copperfield restaurant in Fashion Park, revived a customer by performing mouth to mouth resuscitation while waiting for the paramedics to arrive.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 11, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 11, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Daugherty, Dick

Item ID: 1405AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The south lake of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum has dropped from three acres in surface area to about two acres. In 1958, the center depth was nine feet. Now it is two feet.

Terrance McGowan of Santa Barbara donated 65 koi, Japanese carp that resemble giant goldfish, to the Arboretum.

Sandy Snider, a historian at the L. A. County Arboretum, has published a biography of Lucky Baldwin, entitled "Lucky Baldwin -- California Visionary."

Defeated City Council candidate Roy Seirs urged newly elected Councilman Bob Margett to step down because of his behavior during the latter days of the campaign. This included tearing down other candidates signs and then telling lies about the incident.

Donald D. Pellegrino, 53, died of a heart attack Christmas Eve during a family gathering at his Arcadia home. The 35-year Arcadia resident was elected to the City Council in 1978 and served as mayor in 1982, 1983, and 1985 during his 8 years on the panel. Photo.

The Arboretum was awarded a $25,000 emergency grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The funds will be used to repair the damage that occurred during a windstorm in February.

Jewell High, executive secretary to three city managers and a dozen mayors during her 15 years with the city retires. Reception held in her honor.

Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Bent Rucker, Oct. 6.

A pictorial history entitled "Arcadia: Where Ranch and City Meet" is being published by the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library. The book is written and compiled by Pat McAdam of the Arcadia Public Library and Sandy Snider of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum.

Friends of the Arcadia Library and their guests will gather on Thursday, May 26 to hear Sandy Snider, whose topic will be "Elias Jackson 'Lucky' Baldwin: California Visionary," the title of her latest book, at the Arcadia Library.

Dorothy Sherrell has been waitressing at the same Arcadia restaurant for 25 years. The restaurant has had four different owners during that time. At a surprise party in her honor, friends and customers gave her a paid vacation, her first in 20 years.

Actress and Arcadia resident

Gladys Daniels, 96, shared some of her memories with the Arcadia Tribune starting with when she came to Arcadia with her family in 1925.

Funeral services were held May 30 for Marie S. Donnelly, a longtime member of the Arcadia Republican Women's Club who died May 25, two days short of her 96th birthday.

Dick Daugherty, owner of the David Copperfield restaurant in Fashion Park, revived a customer by performing mouth to mouth resuscitation while waiting for the paramedics to arrive.