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1. "Tour of new Bluth home to aid American Red Cross." Arcadia Tribune, June 4, 1981 with photo.

2. "Bluth's open mountaintop mansion for charity event." Arcadia Tribune, June 7, 1981.

3. Information on the homes of Harry Ainsworth/Babs Ainsworth Hawkins.

4. "Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilson." Magazine clip, undated.

5. "Christmas Memories" booklet, 47th annual Holiday Homes Tour, December 7, 2001, benefiting Methodist Hospital of Southern California.

6. Report to the City Council in reference to appeal of Planning Commission denial for a proposed Arcadia Eco-Home at 1327-29 S. Eighth Street which would be energy smart and environmentally friendly. Submitted by Ed Huang. May 3, 1999. Also includes the Development Services Department Staff Report, June 1, 1999.

7. "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" booklet, 49th annual Holiday Homes Tour, December 12, 2003, benefiting Methodist Hospital of Southern California. Includes card listing the featured homes.

8. "Christmas is Joy" 46th Annual Holiday Homes Tour booklet, December 1, 2000 benefiting Methodist Hospital of Southern California.

9. Handwritten information about house at 1050 Paloma Drive. House was at northwest corner of Paloma Drive and Monte Vista. Copies of photographs. People in photos: Earl, Charles Francis and Earl, William. 7 pages.

10. Some dwellings erected with a dozen more in prospect. Homes cost $5000 and below on Sixth Avenue, Huntington Drive, Valnett, Alice Street, Santa Anita Avenue. Pasadena Star News, May 16, 1921.

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Houses

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1. Housing Assistance Plan. Prepared for City Council consideration, 1975.

2. Draft housing element: Arcadia General Plan, June 1981, 45 pages.

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Housing

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1. "Historic house faces wreckers." Pasadena Star News, March 2, 1961. O.D. Harris home.

2. "The start of it all." News clip, no date. Hiram Unruh home.

3. "The first house on Arcadia town site." Note paper printed by Edna Lenz. O. D. Harris home.

4. "Historic Otto Winkler house demolished." Arcadia Tribune, April 27, 1975.

5. Letter from W. T. Beckwith regarding the Richard Neutra designed house on Sycamore and Oakwood.

6. "The Unruh home." Arcadia Tribune, August 16, 1973.

7. Fact sheet on the house at 100 North First Avenue.

8. "Colorful bit of history torn down." Arcadia Tribune, June 22, 1978.

9. "An old house gets a new look. Peter Cuccia home, now owned and used by Our Savior Lutheran Church at 512 West Duarte Road." Arcadia Tribune, October 19, 1978.

10. Title search papers conducted on property at 15 West Colorado Boulevard. O.D. Harris house shows place built circa 1887.

11. Title search on property at 206 North First Avenue, north-east corner of First and Santa Clara, February 1981. Five pages from Title Insurance listing names and owners from Hugo Reid to date.

12. Historical Arcadia home to be shown on Holiday Homes Tour. Includes name of colonel Northam who originally built the Clara Baldwin Stocker house.

13. "Old jailhouse faces destruction." Arcadia Tribune, circa 1964-1965.

14. "City Council has expressed interest in creating as a historical site - the jail." Arcadia Tribune, circa 1964-1965.

15. Pasadena Showcase House of Design catalog describing house at 995 Hampton Road built by Roland E. Coate, Sr. for Lawrence and Josephine Garat Wilcox Barker of Barker Brothers fame. Apr/May 2000.

16. Arcadia 1940's estate is Showcase House of Design. (995 Hampton Road) Pasadena Star News Spring 2000.

17. "Twin Oaks" home background written by Sandy Snider. (Clara Baldwin Home)

18. "Robin's Nest reflects turn-of-century elegance." Article on the two-story house at 6502 Temple City Blvd. that was built as a honeymoon cottage for Anita Baldwin on the occasion of her marriage to George Baldwin. The house was named "The Robin's Nest" and was a gift from her father Elias "Lucky" Baldwin. Temple City Times. January 6, 1977.

19. Memo from Jason Kruckeberg, Arcadia Assistant City Manager/Development Services Director dated November 6, 2012 recommending a special use permit to allow the Pasadena Showcase House to renovate a property and house for the 2013 Pasadena Showcase House and Design Event from April 21, 2013-May 19, 2013. The showcase house will be 995 Hampton Road in Arcadia.

20. Pasadena Showcase House of Design catalog describing house at 995 Hampton Road built by Roland E. Coate, Sr. (bio p. 46) for C. Lawrence Barker and Josephine Garat Barker (bio p. 47) of Barker Brothers furniture fame. Apr/May 2013.

21. Description and history of house at 995 Hampton Road, Arcadia, a 1941 "Monterey Colonial"house designed by architect Roland E. Coate. It has been the site of Pasadena Showcase House of Design in the past. Description and history written by Tim Gregory.

22. Table 4.5-2 list of "Built Environment Historic Resources" (addresses of possible historic structures) from the Arcadia General Plan Update Draft Program EIR 2010. Retrieved from www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/docs/deir_4.5_cultural resources_7-19-10.pdf on May 31, 2014.

23.Five documents: 1. Arcadia Citywide Historic Resources Survey (by Architectural Resources Group-ARG) frequently asked questions. 2. Arcadia Historic Preservation Ordinance Draft August 2, 2018. 3. Fact Sheet Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance. 4. Translation in Chinese text of Fact Sheet Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance. 5. Notice of Special Meeting study session to report, discuss revisions to the draft Historic Preservation Ordinance, September 27, 2018.

24. 2020 Pasadena showcase house selected in Arcadia, the first time Arcadia has hosted since 2013 and third time ever. The house is at 1220 Rancho Road. From Arcadia Weekly, October 17, 2019.

25. 2020 Pasadena Showcase House: The Locke House, in Arcadia, is for sale. Asking price $6.998 million. It is a 1937 Federal country-style estate by Hollywood's society architect Gerard R. Colcord, in the Santa Anita Oaks neighborhood.

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1. Retirement hotel approved. Arcadia Highlander November 28, 1984 with photo.

2. Brochure for Santa Anita Retirement and Assisted Living Center located on the border of Arcadia and Temple City at 5600 Gracewood Avenue. c.2001.

3. Brochure for Arcadia Gardens Retirement Hotel located at 720 W. Camino Real in Arcadia. c.2001.

4. Program for the Heritage Park at Arcadia Ground Breaking Ceremony, Wednesday, August 20, 2003. 54-unit apartment complex with affordable housing for senior citizens at 150 W. Las Tunas Dr.

5a. Ribbon cutting program "Campus Commons" May 10, 2012. 5b. Campus Commons Grand Opening from Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Website. Campus Commons is a two-story low-income senior housing complex at 16 Campus Drive, Arcadia, CA.

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Senior Citizen Housing

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1. Paul Gustave Johenk, July 2, 1993.

2. Catherine Mortenson, August 5, 1993.

3. "Longtime Arcadia resident Somerville dies (Lawrence W. Somerville)." Arcadia Weekly, March 20, 1997, page 24.

4. Copy of obituaries from Arcadia Tribune, March 19, 1978 of Myrtle Favour, Rollin Cass and Anne Garverich.

5. "Patrick Ronan, Azusa plant manager, dies." Los Angeles Times, May 19, 1951.

6."Early Arcadia resident dies." Los Angeles Times, March 31, 1951. Death notice of John Joseph Orr.

7. Obituaries for Thomas Connor and Nicholas J. Cavalier. Los Angeles Times, September 7, 1957.

8. "Former Arcadia councilman dies." Los Angeles Times, January 5, 1968. Death notice of Jesse Balser

9. "Retired Arcadia police chief dies." Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1985. Death notice of Charles Mitchell.

10. "Arcadia resident found dead in bed." Los Angeles Times, December 30, 1926. Death notice of John Kennan Toup.

11. Death notice of John E. Gilchrist. Los Angeles Times, May 27, 1981.

12. Obituary of Blanche Ann Strawn. Arcadia Tribune, December 3, 1972; p. 16.

13. Blas Cuellar. City Pioneer Passes Away. Arcadia Tribune, January 16, 1941, p. 1.

14a. Former Arcadia Mayor and City Council Member Charles Edwin Gilb, November 13, 1924-May 18, 2008. Program from memorial service. 14b. Biography, death announcement, thoughts of remembrance from website: www.arcadiasbest.com retrieved May 23, 2008. 14c. Charles E. Gilb, Southern California's Potato King, was 83, Published May 21, 2008, retrieved June 24, 2019 from www.producenews.com. 14d. Charles Gilb obituary. Published in Pasadena Star News May 21, 2008. Retrieved from www.legacy.com on June 24, 2019.

15. Obituary of Justine Wishek. Copy from microfilm, Arcadia Tribune, December 13, 1984.

16. Obituary of Annie Solner. Copy from microfilm, Arcadia Tribune, September 2, 1965.

17. Obituary of Annie Solner. Copy from microfilm, Arcadia Tribune, September 5, 1965.

18. Obituary of Jack S. Hughes; George J. Kist; Russel S. Lingard; Martin W. Piercy. Copy from microfilm, Arcadia Tribune, June 10, 1970

19. Obit: Brumley, Marvin Edgar. Ventury County Star, December 14, 1997.

20. Obit: Bruce, Kenneth Lee. Pasadena Star News, December 16, 2001.

21. Obit: Maline, David. Pasadena Star News, March 30, 2002.

22. Obit: Lindros, Edwin Francis. Pasadena Star News, September 3, 2002.

23. Obit: Donoghue, Richard. Pasadena Star News, October 2, 2002.

24. Obit: Kaplan, William "Bill." Pasadena Star News, November 9, 2002.

25. Obit: Longden, Johnny. Pasadena Star News, February 14, 2003.

26. Obit: Castillo, Jennifer. Pasadena Star News, February 19, 2003.

27. Obit: Schubert, Clayton. Pasadena Star News, April 1, 2003.

28. Obit: Stroud, Wilfred C. "Bill." Pasadena Star News, April 14, 2003.

29. Obit: Shoemaker, Bill. Pasadena Star News, October 12, 2003.

30. Obit: Pankow, Charles. Pasadena Star News, January 15, 2004.

31. Obit: Ryan, Edward Vernon, Jr. Pasadena Star News, May 12, 2004.

32. Obit: McCarville, Phyllis. Pasadena Star News, November 12, 2004.

33. Obit: Morgan, Octavius Weller, III. Pasadena Star News, November 13, 2004.

34. Obit: Davis, Charles. Pasadena Star News, January 4, 2005.

35. Obit: Welsh, Louis "Lou." Pasadena Star News, February 22, 2005.

36. Obit: Talley, Bob. Pasadena Star News, March 17, 2005.

37. Obit: Asher, Nathan. Pasadena Star News, August 11, 2005.

38. Obit: Hendershot, Edward A. Pasadena Star News, September 1, 2005.

39. Obit: McSweeny, Robert Michael. Pasadena Star News, September 1, 2005.

40. Obit: Hill, Betty J. Pasadena Star News, September 6, 2005.

41. Obit: Crooker, Lance Martin. Pasadena Star News, September 9, 2005.

42. Obit: Hannah, Nancy R. Pasadena Star News, September 10, 2005.

43. Obit: Widder, Barbara. Pasadena Star News, September 13, 2005.

44. Obit: Suppes, Jacob Henry. Pasadena Star News, September 14, 2005.

45. Obit: Thomas, Thomas Wayne. Pasadena Star News, September 14, 2005.

46. Obit: Powers, Arthur L. Pasadena Star News, September 16, 2005.

47. Obit: DeCaro, Trinidad Maria. Pasadena Star News, September 20, 2005.

48. Obit: Lambert, Nona Mae. Pasadena Star News, September 21, 2005.

49. Obit: Von Heydenreich, Dorothy A. Pasadena Star News, September 21, 2005.

50. Obit: Bell, Doris Dunsmoor. Pasadena Star News, September 22, 2005.

51. Obit: Saddoris, Elaine J. Pasadena Star News, September 25, 2005.

52. Obit: Mager, Barbara J. Pasadena Star News, September 27, 2005.

53. Obit: Sproull, Suzanne "Susi." Pasadena Star News, September 27, 2005.

54. Obit: Flaaten, Judy. Pasadena Star News, September 29, 2005.

54a. Obit: Pappas, Mena Martha. Pasadena Star News, September 29, 2005.

55. Obit: Prophet, Judith Richard. Pasadena Star News, October 4, 2005.

56. Obit: Riemers, John. Pasadena Star News, October 4, 2005.

57. Obit: Menefee, Mary Jane H. Pasadena Star News, October 5, 2005.

58. Obit: Vieker, Martha Marie. Pasadena Star News, October 7, 2005.

59. Obit: Butler, John Joseph. Pasadena Star News, October 19, 2005.

60. Obit: Condurachi, Jean. Pasadena Star News, October 20, 2005.

61. Obit: LaPuma, Elvera. Pasadena Star News, October 22, 2005.

62. Obit: Haser, Anna. Pasadena Star News, October 26, 2005.

63. Obit: Britton, Marguerite W. Peggy. Pasadena Star News, October 28, 2005.

64. Obit: Haas, Roger. Pasadena Star News, October 28, 2005.

64a. Obit: Akins, Marie. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.

64b. Obit: Benedetti,Armand. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.

65. Obit: Briel, Karl. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.

66. Obit: Sheehan, James. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.

66a. Obit: Williams, Frances K. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.

67. Obit: Wurtz, Jack. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.

68. Obit: Fisher, Neal Rupert. Pasadena Star News, October 30, 2005.

69. Obit: Martin, Alyce Linnea. Pasadena Star News, November 1, 2005.

70. Obit: Ogilvie, Barbara Mackey. Pasadena Star News, November 1, 2005.

71. Obit: Sheehan, James Edward. Pasadena Star News, November 1, 2005.

72. Obit: Merkley, Nordine Stoney. Pasadena Star News, November 4, 2005.

73. Obit: Eaton, James C. Pasadena Star News, November 5, 2005.

73a. Obit: Meier, Kenneth. Pasadena Star News, November 5, 2005.

73b. Obit: Sheehan, William. Pasadena Star News, November 5, 2005.

74. Obit: Dorsett, Walker C. "Bill" Jr. Pasadena Star News, November 6, 2005.

75. Obit: Guiwits, Stella L. Pasadena Star News, November 10, 2005.

75a. Obit: Crosby, David L. Pasadena Star News, November 10, 2005.

76. Obit: Alt, Ronald Douglas. Pasadena Star News, November 11, 2005.

77. Obit: Furiga, Julius L. Pasadena Star News, November 11, 2005.

78. Obit: Black, Douglas. Pasadena Star News, November 12, 2005.

78a. Obit: Cross, David Clyde. Pasadena Star News, November 12, 2005.

79. Obit: Kaser, Eldon W. Don. Pasadena Star News, November 16, 2005.

80. Obit: Kennedy, Lawrence E. Pasadena Star News, November 16, 2005.

81. Obit: Rexius, Ted L. Pasadena Star News, November 16, 2005.

82. Obit: Duschane, Van Walter. Pasadena Star News, November 19, 2005.

83. Obit: Siefke, Loretta. Pasadena Star News, November 20, 2005.

84. Obit: Walsh, Robert. Pasadena Star News, November 23, 2005.

85. Obit: Jahnke, Fred Richard. Pasadena Star News, November 27, 2005.

86. Obit: Riebs, Katharine B. (Katchie). Pasadena Star News, December 6, 2005.

87. Obit: May, Lilly. Pasadena Star News, December 6, 2005.

88. Obit: Chew, Richard Frederick. Pasadena Star News, December 8, 2005.

89. Obit: Hull, Nancy Perrine. Pasadena Star News, December 9, 2005.

90. Obit: Dykstra, John Nelson. Pasadena Star News, December 15, 2005.

91. Obit: Bertozzi, Margaret E. (Marge). Pasadena Star News, December 21, 2005.

92. Obit: Colosia, Roy. Pasadena Star News, December 25, 2005.

93. Obit: Miller, Richard F. Pasadena Star News, December 28, 2005.

94. Obit: Burt, Ruth. Pasadena Star News, December 29, 2005.

95. Obit: Burns, Eleanor. Pasadena Star News, December 30, 2005.

96. Obit: Spielman, Lois. Pasadena Star News, December 31, 2005.

97. Obit: Jones, Donald Gordon. Pasadena Star News, January 2, 2006.

98. Obit: Cardone, Joseph H. Pasadena Star News, January 5, 2006.

99. Obit: Ruggless, Darwin. Pasadena Star News, January 5, 2006.

100. Obit: Francis, Spencer. Pasadena Star News, January 6, 2006.

101. Obit: Ludwig, Kathryn Louise (Welter). Pasadena Star News, January 7, 2006.

102. Obit: Grancich, Helen Papac. Pasadena Star News, January 8, 2006.

103. Obit: Stewart, Harold Fiske. Pasadena Star News, January 8, 2006.

104. Obit: Agajanian, Irene. Pasadena Star News, January 11, 2006.

105. Obit: Criscione, Beatrice "Bea." Pasadena Star News, January 11, 2006.

106. Obit: Persons, Joseph L. Pasadena Star News, January 11, 2006.

107. Obit: Apuzzo, Mary J. Pasadena Star News, January 18, 2006.

108. Obit: Macy, Lindley Baldwin. Pasadena Star News, January 18, 2006.

109. Obit: Baker, Ronald E. Pasadena Star News, January 19, 2006.

110. Obit: Hanna, Elsie Patricia. Pasadena Star News, January 19, 2006.

111. Obit: Perelrino, Otero. Pasadena Star News, January 19, 2006.

112. Obit: Major, LeRoy Cluff. Los Angeles Times, July 1, 2000. Retrieved from Internet on August 1, 2008. LeRoy Cluff Major, aka L.C. Major, was known as America's "tractioneer" for his creation of more than 1 million tract homes across the U.S.

113. Obit: Norgaard, Christian. Pasadena Star News, July 6, 2008, p. A4.

114. Obit: Vanlandingham, Jesse Lee (1921-2000). Pasadena Star News, August 16, 2000, p. A4.

115. Obit: Wheeler, W.S., Arcadia Tribune, June 13, 1940.

116. Obit: Camphouse, Donald S. He was a former mayor of Arcadia. Arcadia Tribune, November 22, 1973.

117. Obit: Ormsby, Martin H. He was a former mayor of Arcadia. Arcadia Bulletin, February 13, 1956.

118. Obit: Walshe, John M. He was a former mayor of Arcadia. Arcadia Tribune, March 30, 1934.

119. Obit: Lindholm, Barbara Saleebey and Russo, Richard R. (Rick). Pasadena Star News, October 26, 2006. While Russo was in prison for killing his wife Carmen, he committed suicide. See also Pasadena Star News, October 17, 2006, p. A1.

120. In remembrance of Harold Dean Libby, (1928-2009). Longtime Arcadia resident and husband of Carol Libby, Arcadia Historical Society member.

121. Obit: Hamann, Harlene A; Krueger, Janet Meub; Law, Dale Franklin, Jr.; Vecchio, PhyllisAnn Susan.

122. Obit: Wiard, James F. from The Weekly Star, May 21, 2009.

123. Obit: Colleen Kay Hutchins; Miss American in 1952. Los Angeles Times, March 25, 2010.

124. Obits: Norma Ficarra and Janet L. Stoffel. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. December 2, 2010.

125. Obits: Bleharski-Walker, Valeria; Arlotti, Pete Steven; Pellissier, Francois Robert; Guardado, Isidore John; Jopling, Virginia (Jackie) Iona; Ettinger, Paula; Stearns, George "Wally"; Pashley, Gary Kenneth; Reaume, Jacqueline Florence Bolton. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. December 20, 2010.

126. Obits: Brody, Michael Alan; Eamer, William John III; Luchetta, Frank A. "Lefty;" Barge, Robert H., Jr.; McLarty, Kathryn A.; Langley, Charles (Chuck); Walters, Richard John; Wickes, Richard A.; Martinez, Carmen; Feerer, Gail. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. February 10, 2011.

127. Obits: Johnson, Elizabeth Schrack; Estes, George; Komlos, Frank; Terry, Gladys Kermode; Feher, Shari; Hargrave, Alice H.; Tulleners, Wilhelmina Maria. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. February 24, 2011.

128. Obits: Pasqualicchio, Vito D.; Shuptrine, Beverly Jesse; Biedebach, Josephine Cecil; Cristofi, Marion "Mary;" Ridenour, David; Velasquez, John H.; Bewley, John "Kent." The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. April 7, 2011.

129. Obits: Sain, Kenneth Eugene; Williams, Winona Mary Flenard; Curtis, Dorothey Mae; Hakanson, Virginia "Jen"; Diebel, Karen Jean; Speck, Margaret (Margie); Wakiji, Cecilia; Garrett, Lionel Charles Neville; Gray, Willis Edgar; Cosso, William A.; McDonald, Kenneth Michael; Chavez, Edward; Meyer, Margaret Ward. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. April 21, 2011.

130. Obits: Ostergard, Philip Lars (Arcadia author); Caporali, Paul Maria (Rev. SDB); Mannarelli, Jeanette Frances. Pasadena Star News, March 15, 2012, p. A4.

131. Obit: Peck, Betty A. The Weekly Star, March 18, 2012-March 24, 2012. Supplement to the Pasadena Star News on Thursdays.

132. Obits: Camarillo, Bertha Salas; Goeppinger, Margaret Theiss; Morton, Suzanne Louise Gee; Ondeck, Janet; Petring, Julio; Roth, Charles Anthony. The Weekly Star, March 25, 2012-March 31, 2012. Supplement to the Pasadena Star News on Thursdays.

133. Obit: Hemann, Raymond G. The Weekly Star, April 15, 2012-April 21, 2012. Supplement to the Pasadena Star News on Thursday, April 19, 2012.

134. Soldier's last rites. Pfc William E. (Bill) Kennedy. Arcadia Tribune, December 3, 1966, p. 3.

135. Patricia Williams obituary and photograph, date of death: February 28, 2013.

136. Mrs. Josefa Cuellar, long time resident dies. Arcadia Tribune, p. 9, January 12, 1967.

137. Obituary: Anthony Ferdinand Freitas. The Weekly Star, August 11-17, 2013. Was a supplement in the August 15, 2013 edition of Pasadena Star News.

138. Obituary: Margot Silvia Youmans. The Weekly Star, September 1-7, 2013. Was a supplement in the September 5, 2013 edition of Pasadena Star News.

139. Obits: Donna Marie Bonaparte Clow, Martha Wood Coutant, Mountain Views News, September 21, 2013.

140. Bill Davila, former Vons president, dies at age 82. Pasadena Star News, p. A3, February 21, 2014.

141. Obit: Bill Peters. Arcadia Weekly, March 13, 2014.

142. Obit: Lathrop Hoffman (1924-2014). Arcadia Chamber of Commerce member. 2 items.

143. A. Neal Roger Johnson, Former Arcadia Police Chief. Arcadia Weekly, June 5, 2014. B. Thoughts on Neal Johnson by current Arcadia Police Chief Bob Guthrie, June 3, 2014.

144. Harry Sneider obituary. Arcadia Weekly, June 12, 2014.

145. Justen Dillon Wrench died in a freeway motorcycle crash. Retrieved July 5, 2014 from www.pasadenastarnews.com.

146. Former Arcadia High School football coach Dick Salter dies at 87. Retrieved July 14, 2014 from www.pasadenastarnews.com.

147. Obit: Daggett, Robert Hale (Bob). from Pasadena Star News, Jully 29, 2010.

148. Obit: Phelps, Marjorie D. (Former Arcadia Public Library Children's Librarian). Arcadia Tribune, June 14, 1981.

149. Obit: Kuhn, Jim H. Mountain Views News, p. 3, October 25, 2014.

150. Obit: Mitchell, Mike. Santa Anita Park trainer. The Weekly Star, April 19, 2015.

151. Carol Ulrich, January 31, 1925-May 13, 2015. She was a longtime supporter of Arcadia Public Library Foundation.

152. Obituaries Alfred E. Stokes and Dextra B. Hopper, Pasadena Star News, October 10, 2015.

153. Obituary: Robert Thomas Sims, Jr., The Weekly Star, February 7, 2016.

154. Obituary: Dolph Carter Dodds and correspondence with his granddaughter. See also photos 2236 and 2237.

155. Obit: Arcadia's first female mayor was a community pillar (Floretta Lauber). Owner of Taco Lito restaurant dies at 55 (David Muniz-Harryman). The Weekly Star, August 7-13, 2016. Also, program from funeral Floretta K. Lauber "In Loving Remembrance," June 18, 1926-August 1, 2016.

156. Anthony Antista (Tony Antista) takes life at home here, Arcadia Tribune, p. 3, November 6, 1961. He wrote the Arcadia High School fight song.

157. Grace Verburg obituary from Pasadenastarnews.com, September 9, 2016.

158. Catherine Halloran (long-time library patron, bench in front of library in her honor), Los Angeles Times, June 14, 2015. Memorial service program.

159. Dorothy Cunningham obituary, long-time Arcadia resident and Arcadia Tribune columnist. Pasadena Star News, March 2, 2017.

160. Stuart Hamblen obituary. He was a Grand Marshal in the Peach Blossom Festival Parade and ran for U.S. President. Arcadia Tribune, March 12, 1989.

161. Veeva 'Suzy' Hamblen obituary, Pasadena Star News, June 10, 2008.

162. Ruth Valadon Gilb obituary, Pasadena Star News, November 2, 2017, and program from memorial service.

163. Marjorie Platt obituary. Pasadena Star News, April 29, 2018.

164. Ruth Davis Strampe obituary. Pasadena Star News, April 29, 2018.

165. Selmer, Jerome R. (Jerry Selmer) obituary. Pasadena Star News, May 22, 2018.

166. Obituary: Frank Perini. Arcadia Weekly, June 14, 2018.

167. Full text obituaries: Swenson, Don, December 18, 2018; DiFronzo, Albert "Al" December 11, 2018; Phillips, Mary Ruth Davenport, December 14, 2018.

168. Life remembered: Lynn Spencer. Article by Dorothy Denne, Arcadia Weekly, November 10, 2011.

169. Mary B. Young obituary and eulogy. Mary Young was a former mayor of Arcadia. Obituaries are from the Pasadena Star News, November 10, 2019 and online version. Eulogy is on a separate sheet.

170. Memorial service program for Patricia Richards, aka Patt Richards, library volunteer, October 18, 2019.

171. Mary "Mickey" Ball obituary. October 5, 2019. Mickey Ball was a member of Arcadia Woman's Club and was President four times, was past President of Arcadia Historical Society, member of Altrusa, and more.

172. Carol Libby obituary from Pasadena Star News, June 30, 2020 and program from celebration of her life.

173. Obituary: Mildred Shaw, DOD October 4, 2020.

174. City Refuse workers being checked after a fatal accident last week involving two illegal aliens. A 6-year-old Arcadia boy was crushed to death. Arcadia Tribune, April 14, 1974.

175. Obituary: Diana Menkes. Pasadena Star News, May 1, 2021.

176. Obituary: Roger Chandler (Arcadia City Council), Pasadena Star News, p. A3, November 16, 2021. See also VF City Council 2020-2029, item 2.

177. Obituary: Gordon Per Young. Retrieved from www.legacy.com on January 22, 2022.

178. Obituary: Eugene Ray Ramaker, also known as Gene. Retrieved from www.legacy.com on January 22, 2022.

179. Obituary: Hans L. Richter. Pasadena Star News, p. A7, October 2, 2022.

180. Hilda Gray rites to be held this afternoon. Arcadia Tribune, September 13, 1953. Gray, Hilda.

181. Obituary: Harry Eisen, 1917-2012; Norco egg ranch made him a multimillionaire. He started with his first 100 chickens in a backyard operation in Arcadia. Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2012.

182. Obituary: Dr. James (Jimmie) Chinn. First Chinese American to purchase a home in Arcadia. Pasadena Star News, p. A7, March 12, 2023. Chinn, James, Dr. Chinn, Jimmie, Dr.

183. Obituary: Terrence Glenn Williams. Devoted community and Baptist church leader passes away. San Gabriel Valley Examiner, p. A7, January 4, 2024.

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