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Jerry Van Wormer is retiring after 30 years with the post office. He reminisces about people and events at the post office over the years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2280
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Postal Service - Van Wormer, Jerry
Item ID
2249AN
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Newspaper Index
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Joyce M. Steele was installed as Arcadia's postmaster. She has worked in the post office for 22 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2279
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
2248AN
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Newspaper Index
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New zip codes go into effect today. These include: 91006 - for all post office boxes in the main post office on Wheeler Street; 91077 - for all post office boxes in the West Arcadia Post Office; 91007 - for the area south of the 210 Freeway and west of Santa Anita Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2272
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
2241AN
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Newspaper Index
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Beginning July 1, the post office will assign three new zip codes to delivery areas throughout the city.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
2240AN
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Newspaper Index
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Bill O'Neill has been installed as Arcadia's new postmaster. A native of New York, O'Neill has worked for the post office off and on for many years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2278
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 18, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 18, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Postal Service - O'Neill, Bill
Item ID
2247AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dale Perry has been named Arcadia postmaster. A resident of Arcadia since 1949, Perry has been with the Arcadia Post Office since 1954.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
2246AN
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Newspaper Index
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In Arcadia, a total of 772 19 and 20-year-olds had registered at the city's two post offices by the end of the second week of registration for selective service.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 7, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Military Service, Compulsory
Item ID
1979AN
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Newspaper Index
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Discussion of new Postal Alert program, a cooperative effort of the Arcadia Post Office and the Arcadia Senior Citizens office to aid citizens who need help.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2269
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 2, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 2, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Postal Alert
Item ID
2239AN
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Newspaper Index
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City Council has approved a new project called Postal Alert. It provides for special stickers to be placed in mail boxes. When the mail carrier notices signs of trouble such as uncollected mail, he notifies his supervisor who directs a follow up. After October 1, participants may obtain a registration card and instructions from Arcadia post offices or the Senior Citizens office.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Postal Alert
Item ID
2238AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2273
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
Subjects
Postal Service - Hooper, James
Item ID
2242AN
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American Savings, which has been in temporary quarters at the southwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Wheeler Avenue in Arcadia since 1976, is seeking a new location. Site has been found at 30 South First Avenue but parking problem is proving to be a major stumbling block.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper734
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1984
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1984
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
American Savings and Loan
Item ID
734AN
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Newspaper Index
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Don Alcorn, a 20-year veteran of the Arcadia Police Department, has been named to the new post of Emergency Services Coordinator by the Arcadia City Council. Alcorn's job is to prepare an emergency plan that will cover any aspect of any possible disaster, from earthquake to fire to nuclear disaster.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1526
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Emergency Services Coordinator
Alcorn, Don
Item ID
1525AN
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Newspaper Index
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A Superior Court judge decided to bar the closure of eight county operated mental health clinics, including one in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper502
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 31, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 31, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Mental Health Service
Item ID
502AN
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Newspaper Index
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Focus on the Family, and Arcadia-based Christian organization dedicated to the preservation of the home, is about to move into new offices in Arcadia. The organization, which has grown rapidly over the past few years, currently has 310 employees and occupies offices in 7 separate buildings in Arcadia. The new building, located on Foothill Blvd., will be completed around the first of October.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1623
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 5, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 5, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Focus on the Family
Item ID
1622AN
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Newspaper Index
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Charles E. Gilb, president of Arcadia Educational Foundation announced opening of office for the Foundation at 30 E. Santa Clara St. Lyle Cunningham as office manager.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper479
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 2, 1982
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 2, 1982
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Cunningham, Lyle
Item ID
479AN
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Newspaper Index
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Due to Los Angeles County budget cuts which will take a $154,465 bite out of the outpatient center's funding the Arcadia Mental Health Center will be losing five therapists who have been seeing 450 to 500 patients a year and keeping them out of hospitals and institutions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper497
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 18, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 18, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Mental Health Service
Item ID
497AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Historical Society, which has half a garage full of artifacts, soon will have a building of its own, thanks to American Savings and Loan Association. When American moves to its new location on First Avenue, it will donate its temporary building at 30 North Santa Anita Avenue to the society.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Item ID
1708AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has announced the completion of its newest chapel in Arcadia, located at Foothill Blvd. and Baldwin Ave. The structure is described in detail.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper948
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 25, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 25, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Churches - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Item ID
947AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 58-year-old woman was raped and her house robbed by two males in their 20's.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1383
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 21, 1988
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 21, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1382AN
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Newspaper Index
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Kindergartners living three quarters of a mile or more from their school will be eligible for free bus transportation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2635
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Children - Transportation
Item ID
2574AN
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Newspaper Index
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