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Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32471
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
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p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
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p. 1, 15
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Alford, June
Arcadia mayors
Bottema, John
Busse, Earl
Butterworth, Ed
Chandler, Roger
City council history
Cooper, Charles
Cozad, Lyman
Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Kelly, Bill
Krebs, Richard, Jr.
Kuhn, Barbara
Lauber, Floretta
Link, Harry
Margett, Bob
Marshall, Gail
Multer, A. N.
Richards, William J.
Van Mannen, Christine
Young, Mary
Item ID
32670AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31050
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 5, 2006
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p. 26
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 5, 2006
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p. 26
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Body, Charles John
Item ID
31245AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31696
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 14, 2005
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p. 34
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 14, 2005
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p. 34
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Bade, Christopher Charles
Item ID
31893AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31711
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 22, 2008
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p. 1, 4
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Arcadia Weekly
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May 22, 2008
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p. 1, 4
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Gilb, Charles E.
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31908AN
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Dr. Charles H. Strub brought horse racing back to Arcadia. After the state made it legal again in 1930, Anita Baldwin tried to revive her father, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's dream of a Santa Anita Racetrack. She worked with Joe Smoot but he couldn't achieve this, even though Arcadia City Council licensed his Santa Anita Jockey Club. San Francisco dentist Charles H. Strub (pronounced Stroob), owner of the San Francisco Seals baseball team, got a license for the Los Angeles Turf Club and founded Santa Anita Park with Hal Roach and other promoters. The track was designed by Gordon Kaufman and opened December 25, 1934.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31772
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
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p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
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p. 10
Subjects
Horse racing
Los Angeles Turf Club
Santa Anita Jockey Club
Santa Anita Park - history
Smoot, Joe
Strub, Dr. Charles H.
Strub, Robert
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31969AN
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Arcadia residents Willie and Judy Jenkins were awarded the Extra Mile Award by Five Acres, the center for abused children.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27516
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 8, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 8, 2000
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p. 1
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Jenkins, Judy
Jenkins, Willie
Five Acres
Foster Parents
Item ID
27714AN
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A black-tie centennial ball was held in Ayres Hall at Los Angeles County Arboretum, with a Greek theme. Dinner was catered by The Derby Restaurant. Pictured at Pamela Blackwood (Chairman of the Centennial Ball committee, George Fasching, Susan Guirguis, Mayor Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, Mickey Segal, John Wuo, Bob Margett, Jim Helms, Floretta Lauber, Robert Harbicht, Edward Butterworth and Charles Gilb.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32730
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
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p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
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p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia centennial--2003
Blackwood, Pamela
Butterworth, Edward
Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Guirguis, Susan
Harbicht, Robert
Helms, Jim
Kovacic, Gary
Lauber, Floretta
Margett, Bob
Marshall, Gail
Segal, Mickey
Wuo, John
Item ID
32927AN
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2007
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p. 29
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Arcadia Weekly
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January 18, 2007
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p. 29
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Kinnahan, Pete
Wills, Charles E.
Item ID
31844AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31657
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 5, 2006
Pages
p. A26
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 5, 2006
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p. A26
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Brody, Charles John (b. 1916)
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31855AN
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Ground was broken for the new Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum designed by the architectural firm of Sparano and Mooney.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27433
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 9, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 9, 2000
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p. 1
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Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
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27630AN
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On September 1, Van Nuys-based BEGL Construction Company will begin construction on the Ruth and Charles Gilb Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27691
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2000
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p. 1
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Museums - Ruth and Charles Gilb Historical Museum
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27888AN
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Arcadia Weekly columnist Charles Cooper looks back at his personal Arcadia experiences in this series of stories for the city's centennial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30844
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 6, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 6, 2003
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p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Cooper, Charles
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31032AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31640
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 4, 2003
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p. 28
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 4, 2003
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p. 28
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Edwards, Noelene
Graham, Charles D. ("Charlie")
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31837AN
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Willie and Judi Jenkins of Arcadia were recognized for their commitment to a foster child. The couple fostered and eventually adopted Donte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30463
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2002
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p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2002
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p. 9
Subjects
Families
Five Acres Therapeutic Treatment Center for Abused Children
Foster Parents
Jenkins, Judi
Jenkins, Willie
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30650AN
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The Gilb Foundation is challenging the community to raise additional funds of $175,000 needed for the building of the Arcadia Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27451
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 16, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 16, 2000
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p. 1
Subjects
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Fundraisers
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27648AN
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The foundation is being poured for the new historical museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27767
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2000
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p. 1
Subjects
Museums - Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
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27964AN
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Former mayor Charles Gilb and former City Commission Dean Efsthathiou are appointed City Ambassadors at Large to Arcadia's two sister cities Newcastle, Australia and Tripolis, Greece.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30841
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 30, 2003
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p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 30, 2003
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p. 17
Subjects
Efsthathiou, Dean
Gilb, Charles
Sister city ambassadors
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31029AN
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Charles Cooper continues his series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese, where at its height, it housed more than 18,000 people. Japanese had a long local history, dating back to workers on the Santa Anita Ranch, and local residents had the uncomfortable feeling of seeing friends behind the wire at the track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32004
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
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p. 1
Subjects
Cooper, Charles
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
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32184AN
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The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum opened with a grand ceremony and ribbon cutting. A photograph shows Charles Gilb, Ruth Gilb, Micky Segal, Floretta Lauber and Carol Libby. A List of major donors is included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30110
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
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p. 1
Subjects
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
Lauber, Floretta
Libby, Carol
Segal, Micky
Arcadia Historical Society
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
30297AN
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The Founder's Day Program at Hugo Reid Elementary School includes recognition of outstanding community service.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29217
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 12, 2001
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p. 6
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 12, 2001
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Brody, Ginger
Foster, Don
Harrison, Connie
Herman, Fran
Hugo Reid Elementary School
Service awards
Volunteers
Item ID
29403AN
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