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Luella Ball's life was saved by a dog named Spitz who woke Ball after a fire broke out in her home. Ball has been providing a temporary home for Spitz who is available for adoption.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper592
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 25, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 25, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Ball, Luella
Item ID
592AN
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In 1934, William F. Gettle was kidnapped from his Arcadia home and held for ransom. Larry Kerrigan, Jimmy Kirk and Roy Williams received life sentences for the crime.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6710
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 18, 1941
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 18, 1941
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Gettle, William F.
Kerrigan, Larry
Kirk, Jimmy
Williams, Roy
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
6519AN
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Newspaper Index
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Rev. Dr. James R. McCormick is leaving his post as minister at the Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist. He is going into private enterprise at the management level. Biographical notes included.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1981
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1981
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Churches - Church of the Good Shepherd
Item ID
949AN
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Arcadia Police Chief L. J. Richards is recovering from a knee injury suffered when he risked his life while trying to subdue a wild cow on the rampage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8025
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 30, 1932
Pages
p. A1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 30, 1932
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Police
Richards, L. J.
Item ID
7985AN
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Shasta, the dog who saved Luella Ball's life several months ago when her house caught fire, has been named winner of the Dog Hero Award presented by the Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper593
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Ball, Luella
Item ID
593AN
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John L.E. Collier will seek re-election to the state Assembly for his 17th term. This is contrary to what he said two years ago when running for his present term. Dan Bryant of San Marino, Dick Mountjoy of Monrovia and E. L. "Andy" Anderson, Mayor of Duarte are still considering challenging Collier.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper874
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1978
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1978
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
California - Elections - 1978
Item ID
874AN
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Newspaper Index
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Longtime San Gabriel Valley pediatrician "Bud" Koch died Friday of cancer in his Ventura home. He was 72. Koch worked on staff of the Arcadia Methodist Hospital from 1956 -1981.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1893
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Koch, Fremont P. "Bud"
Item ID
1892AN
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Newspaper Index
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Kenneth Kirkpatrick will resume his duties October 13 as the county's chief probation officer, a job from which he was fired almost seven years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1888
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Kirkpatrick, Kenneth E.
Item ID
1887AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2268
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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Dr. Alton Scott has announced that he will not seek re-election in 1976 when his term on the City Council expires.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1049
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 18, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 18, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1976
Scott, Alton
Item ID
1049AN
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Care is advised as the rattlesnake season comes to the Foothills area. Do's and Dont's are given.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper381
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 6, 1975
Pages
p. A-6
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 6, 1975
Pages
p. A-6
Subjects
Animals
Item ID
381AN
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An international businessman was abducted from his Arcadia home and later released the same evening after his abductors demanded he pay them $1 million. He was told that he would be contacted the next day with instructions about where to put the money, but no money has been paid. This is the first kidnapping of this type in Arcadia, although there have been four other kidnappings in the San Gabriel Valley since last October.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1395
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1394AN
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Wayne Stam started collecting baseball cards when he was 5 years old. His hobby has become his profession as co-owner, with Len Corbosiero, of Arcadia's Baseball Card Collectors Headquarters. Article describes the shop and the business.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
Subjects
Baseball Card Collectors Headquarters
Item ID
758AN
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Former FICN, Star-News publisher B.J. Ridder died of cancer at his Pasadena home. He was 70. Biographical information and photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2391
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 31, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 31, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Ridder, Bernard J.
Item ID
2344AN
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Mayor Robert Margett described his visit to Arcadia's sister city of Tripolis, Greece when he spoke to members of the International Affairs Division of the Woman's Club of Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 6, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 6, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Margett, Bob
Item ID
1970AN
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Mayor Robert Margett described his visit to Arcadia's sister city in Tripolis, Greece when he spoke to members of the International Affairs Division of the Women's Club of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3343
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 6, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 6, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Sister City - Tripolis, Greece
Item ID
3238AN
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Pvt. George Summers spoke with his parents over a short wave radio from a prison camp in Japan.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1942
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1942
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Summers, George Robert, Jr.
Item ID
7266AN
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Fine-year-old Kevin Watchler, who lives near the city's main fire station, wrote a letter to the Fire Department prompting a visit at his home be half a dozen firefighters aboard the department's newest engine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3563
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1988
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Watchler, Kevin
Item ID
3443AN
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Administration has advised the Arcadia Board of Education that the proposed $17.7 million budget for 1980-81 will have to be cut back.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2699
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 12, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 12, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Budget
Item ID
2634AN
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Newspaper Index
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Roy L. Coats, last year's Tournament of Roses president, died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon while working in the garden of his Arcadia home. He was 64.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1225
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 12, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 12, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Coats, Roy L.
Item ID
1224AN
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Newspaper Index
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