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Recommendations for changing Arcadia's form of government.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 4, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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The Journal
Date
January 4, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Arcadia city government
Item ID
33202AN
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Plans to change the city charter unlikely to be on April ballot. Proposal will undergo further study.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Arcadia city government
Item ID
33210AN
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Spurgeon Hardware Co., owned by Harry Spurgeon or Henry Spurgeon, will open a new store at 3548 Live Oak.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 11 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 11 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Business and Industry
Spurgeon Hardware Co.
Item ID
33215AN
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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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Newspaper Index
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Home burglary nets $5000 from winter home of Jimmy Jones, Calumet Farms trainer, at 314 Laurel Avenue in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 1, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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The Journal
Date
March 1, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Burglaries
Crime and Criminals
Jones, Jimmy
Item ID
33233AN
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Buron Fitts, former lieutenant governor of California, and Los Angeles district attorney, has announced he will run for Congress from the 12th congressional district. He lives in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32993
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 15, 1950
Pages
p. 2 (See basement box 112.)
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The Journal
Date
March 15, 1950
Pages
p. 2 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Fitts, Buron
Politicians
Item ID
33190AN
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Police halt motel bandit, William Howard Hays, with bullet. Arcadia officers stop thief at Eaton's and recover cash loot. The Arcadia police officers involved were T. G. Bednark and W. L. Reddington. See hard copy in VF Crime and Criminals.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Bednark, T. G.
Crime and Criminals
Eaton's
Hays, William Howard
Reddington, W. L.
Item ID
33191AN
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John W. Grainger, in a Chevrolet coupe, led Arcadia police on a high speed car chase that ended in a crash. An opened wine bottle was found in his car.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Grainger, John W.
Item ID
33192AN
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Mrs. Mattie Roberts celebrated her 104th birthday.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 25, 1950
Pages
p. 5 w/photo
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 25, 1950
Pages
p. 5 w/photo
Subjects
Roberts, Mattie
Item ID
9850AN
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New Ralphs market will open at corner of Live Oak and Santa Anita Avenue on April 20.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
April 12, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
April 12, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Grocery Stores
Ralphs market
Item ID
33242AN
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New Ralphs market will open tomorrow at corner of Live Oak and Santa Anita Avenue on April 20. Manager is Leon Rowland.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
April 19, 1950
Pages
p. 2 (See basement box 112.)
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The Journal
Date
April 19, 1950
Pages
p. 2 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Grocery Stores
Ralphs market
Rowland, Leon
Item ID
33244AN
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Author Anne Dodson Buck, well known southland author, will live in Arcadia.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1950
Pages
p. 15
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1950
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Buck, Anne Dodson
Item ID
10230AN
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Miss Alice Quayle, 19-year-old cellist of Arcadia, will play her professional debut on Feb. 20.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune-Bulletin
Date
February 12, 1951
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Tribune-Bulletin
Date
February 12, 1951
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Quayle, Alice
Item ID
10560AN
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25-year old Colleen Kay Hutchins, who represented Utah in the Miss America contest, was named Miss America Saturday night. She is one of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hutchins of Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 13, 1951
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 13, 1951
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Hutchins, Colleen Kay
Item ID
12894AN
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The site of Arcadia's first home, the Unruh house at the corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue, is now occupied by the new Standard Station.

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Arcadia Tribune & News p 2 w / photo
Date
December 13, 1951
Pages
p 2 w / photo
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Arcadia Tribune & News p 2 w / photo
Date
December 13, 1951
Pages
p 2 w / photo
Subjects
Uhruh, Hiram
Business & Industry - Standard Station
Item ID
11176AN
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Mrs. Ola Sullivan, who's husband J. H. Sullivan has been in charge of the restoration of the Queen Anne cottage, presented a talk to the Arcadia Woman's Club on "The History of Nails." She gave each member in attendance a hand-wrought iron nail and piece of wood from the original Queen Anne Cottage, bound together by ribbon.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
June 9, 1952
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
June 9, 1952
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Queen Anne Cottage
Sullivan, Ola and J. H.
Item ID
13100AN
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A short story called "The Bipartisan Blond" by Arcadia author Hannah Smith appears in the September Ladies' Home Journal. She published a book called "For Heaven's Sake" about three years ago.

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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
August 28, 1952
Pages
p. 7
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
August 28, 1952
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Authors - Smith, Hannah
Item ID
13098AN
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Mrs. Richard Durkee, known professionally as "Carmeleta," will appear in South Pasadena before a Masonic Lodge meeting. She recently opened a studio in the Arcadia Music Mart.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
September 1, 1952
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
September 1, 1952
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Durkee, Mrs. Richard
Carmeleta
Item ID
13097AN
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100 years old

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1952
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1952
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Norris, Ella
Item ID
4030AN
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Noted organist Elsie Mae Emerson to present concert at Arcadia Music Mart, announced owner Mel Pratt. Emerson is an organist on the famous "Queen for a Day" show both on television and radio. She will play and demonstrate the Minshall electronic organ.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1953
Pages
Section 2, p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1953
Pages
Section 2, p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Music Mart
Electronic instruments
Emerson, Elsie Mae
Pratt, Mel
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Newspaper Index
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