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Social Life and Customs

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1. In the good old days of Arcadia. Arcadia Bulletin 1904. 2. Sunday face for Arcadia. Los Angeles Daily Times March 31, 1909. 3. Queen made gift of elaborate gown by Becker's. (Margaret Dorsey) news clip 1933. 4. Dice once rolled when City slept. news clip, n.d. 5. Arcadia gets publicity.…
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1. In the good old days of Arcadia. Arcadia Bulletin 1904.
2. Sunday face for Arcadia. Los Angeles Daily Times March 31, 1909.
3. Queen made gift of elaborate gown by Becker's. (Margaret Dorsey) news clip 1933.
4. Dice once rolled when City slept. news clip, n.d.
5. Arcadia gets publicity. news clip from scrapbook of Alton Green circa 1927.
6. Cartoons and story with a sentence about Arcadia from Los Angeles Times April 18, 1909 p.1 of part II; story written by Harry C. Carr.
7. Information due to closing of Santa Anita from L.A. Daily Times March 31, 1909.
8. Copy of invitation to the Santa Anita Ball held February 23, 1936.
9. Street dance, band concert attract throng. Arcadia Journal August 12, 1925.
10. Margaret Dorsey, voted queen of the Arcadia Carnival of Progress. news clip 1934.
11. "Most exciting thing in the world - Beatles" article describing excitement of a Beatles concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Arcadia Tribune September 9, 1965.
12. Receipt for horse bailed out of pound. Arcadia May 11, 1923.
13. Worshippers to greet dawn. Article about Easter sunrise services in Arcadia. San Gabriel Valley Digest April 1930.
14. Cat owners compete in Arcadia during SGV Cat Fanciers show at Arcadia Masonic Lodge. Weekly Star, February 17, 2013.
Subjects
Social Life and Customs
Item ID
237AF
Collection
Subject Files
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The gasoline shortage is making life miserable for Valley residents.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 28, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 28, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Social Life and Customs
Item ID
3246AN
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Newspaper Index
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Items regarding social life in Arcadia.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1936 p. 1 (gambling)
December 31, 1956 p. 1 (progress article)
May 5, 1958 p. 1 ( " )
August 20, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
August 27, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
September 3, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
September 10, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
September 17, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1936 p. 1 (gambling)
December 31, 1956 p. 1 (progress article)
May 5, 1958 p. 1 ( " )
August 20, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
August 27, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
September 3, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
September 10, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
September 17, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
Subjects
Social Life and Customs
Item ID
4254AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Administration at Arcadia High School had to institute a new policy against freak dancing or "freaking" after students got too wild at the Homecoming Dance. Freaking is a kind of dancing in which dancers grind against each other's pelvises. Students who attended the Winter Casual dance had to sign a contract "to conduct themselves appropriately both on and off the dance floor."

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Dances - Winter Casual Dance - freak dancing -freaking
High School students - social life and customs
Item ID
30016AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Women's Health and Issues club at Arcadia High School has organized a petition against misogynistic music at this Saturday's prom. Activities director John Pung said he supports the club's cause and could guarantee that 20 songs from the club's 300 song list won't be played.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia High School - Prom 2009
Music
Social customs
Item ID
31663AN
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Newspaper Index
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Items regarding Foothill Blvd.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 29, 1932 p. 1 (opens)
September 12, 1960 p. 1 (traffic problem)
March 5, 1962 p. 1 (traffic control)
December 27, 1962 p. 1 (change sought)
February 6, 1964 p. 1 (speed test)
February 16, 1964 p. 1 ( " )
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 29, 1932 p. 1 (opens)
September 12, 1960 p. 1 (traffic problem)
March 5, 1962 p. 1 (traffic control)
December 27, 1962 p. 1 (change sought)
February 6, 1964 p. 1 (speed test)
February 16, 1964 p. 1 ( " )
Subjects
Streets - Foothill Blvd.
Item ID
4264AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 30 year old Post Office will be seismically retrofitted. Postal operations will move to temporary quarters at 20 E. Foothill Blvd.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 12, 1992
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Star Tribune
Date
August 12, 1992
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
114AN
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Newspaper Index
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Stuart Hamblen, a country-gospel singer and former Arcadia resident who raced his horses at Santa Anita Park has died at the age of 80.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hamblen, Stuart
Item ID
1679AN
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Obituary/death notice. Radio personality and singer Veeva "Suzy" Hamblen has died at the age of 101, in Santa Clarita, California. She and husband Stuart Hamblen (died 1989), also a radio entertainer, had a ranch in Arcadia for many years and were known as some of the leading trainers at Santa Anita Race Track in the late 1940s. Stuart and Veeva rode their Peruvian Paso horses in the Rose Parade from 1979 to 1989. Veeva was also famous as a gospel songwriter.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Celebrities
Entertainers
Famous people
Hamblen, Veeva Ellen Daniels "Suzy" (1907-2008) - biography
Hamblen, Stuart
Singers
Songwriters
Item ID
31220AN
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Newspaper Index
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Ralphs Supermarket will have a grand re-opening in October. It is on Foothill Blvd.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Grocery Stores
Ralphs Supermarket
Thomas, Richard
Item ID
35136AN
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Newspaper Index
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An article describes how Foothill residents cope with bears, foxes, deer, and rattlesnakes in their neighborhoods.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Animals
Bears
Wildlife
Item ID
30798AN
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Newspaper Index
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Property tax assessments in four Foothill areas have increased, with Temple City suffering the highest jump.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 17, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 17, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3302AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Thomas J. Crow died October 25. Article outlines Crow's career as a journalist who at one time owned and operated the Monrovia Journal.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1979
Pages
p. A-10
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1979
Pages
p. A-10
Subjects
Crow, Thomas J.
Item ID
1401AN
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Newspaper Index
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Profile of Frank Perini, owner of Perini's Hair Plus on Foothill Blvd., which opened in 1954. Frank changed his name from Perez to Perini in order to be able to buy a house in Arcadia and to be accepted in the community.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Perini, Frank
Perini's Hair Plus
Item ID
26584AN
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Newspaper Index
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Articles regarding redevelopment of property

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 24, 1971 p. 1
November 21, 1971 p. 1
November 24, 1971 p. 1
December 15, 1971 p. 1
December 19, 1971 . 1 (zoning problem)
January 5, 1972 p. 1 (abatement quelled)
September 17, 1972 p. 1
June 28, 1973 p. 1
August 16, 1973 p. 1 (development)
September 27, 1972 p. 1 (general plans for residential area approved)
November 4, 1973 p. 1 (plan change proposed)
November 8, 1973 p. 1 (change denied)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 24, 1971 p. 1
November 21, 1971 p. 1
November 24, 1971 p. 1
December 15, 1971 p. 1
December 19, 1971 . 1 (zoning problem)
January 5, 1972 p. 1 (abatement quelled)
September 17, 1972 p. 1
June 28, 1973 p. 1
August 16, 1973 p. 1 (development)
September 27, 1972 p. 1 (general plans for residential area approved)
November 4, 1973 p. 1 (plan change proposed)
November 8, 1973 p. 1 (change denied)
Subjects
Restaurants, Bars, etc.-Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel and Restaurant
Item ID
3904AN
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Pasadena resident Amada Vasquez died after her Toyota Camry hit a telephone pole on Foothill Blvd. in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Vasuez, Amada
Automobile Accident
Item ID
26374AN
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The City Council voted 3-2 to develop landscape medians along Foothill Blvd. between Santa Anita and Michillinda.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Streets
Item ID
3270AN
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Newspaper Index
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Quality Dialysis Center signs long-term lease in Arcadia at the Shoppes Highlander Center, located at 133 E. Foothill Blvd.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 20, 2018
Pages
p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 20, 2018
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Quality Dialysis Center
Item ID
35550AN
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Newspaper Index
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Tiny homes opponents appeal for reduction of Foothill Unity Center’s homeless services. Opponents protested outside Arcadia Councilmember April Verlato's home.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Foothill Unity Center
Homeless
Homelessness
Social issues
Verlato, April
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Newspaper Index
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Don and Pat Wilsterman of Arcadia were shocked to discover evidence of coyotes on their Naomi Ave property. Coyotes and other wild animals are not unusual in foothill areas.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 27, 1995
Pages
p. H4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 27, 1995
Pages
p. H4
Subjects
Coyotes
Item ID
4538AN
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Newspaper Index
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