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The surprising Anna May Wong. Like many, author Katie Salisbury was startled to learn of the star, then couldn't stop looking. Wong was a famous Chinese-American movie star in the 1920s and 1930s and had her own television series in the early 1950s. Salisbury's nonfiction book about Wong's life is titled Not Your China Doll. The author is half-Chinese and grew up in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36657
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2024
Pages
p. C4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2024
Pages
p. C4
Subjects
Actresses
Arcadia Authors - Salisbury, Katie
Nonfiction books
Wong, Anna May
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Mary Tillman, mother of former NFL player Pat Tillman, shares her grief and her book "Boots on the Ground by Dusk" at Arcadia Public Library. Pat Tillman was a U.S. Army Ranger killed in action in Afghanistan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31233
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - programs
Authors
Books
Tillman, Mary
Item ID
31433AN
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Arcadia Police Department confirms that James Allen Beck was a former police officer with the City of Arcadia. He is a suspect named as responsible in the death of Deputy Jake Kuredjian of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30088
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 6, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 6, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Beck, James Allen
Kuredjian, Jake
Shootings
Item ID
30275AN
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Fire Chief James Nellis

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4050
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 22, 1935 p. 1 (appointed Chief)
August 2, 1935 p. 7
June 1, 1938 p. 1
June 8, 1938 p. 1
October 29, 1950 p. 1
June 26, 1958 p. 1 (resigns)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 22, 1935 p. 1 (appointed Chief)
August 2, 1935 p. 7
June 1, 1938 p. 1
June 8, 1938 p. 1
October 29, 1950 p. 1
June 26, 1958 p. 1 (resigns)
Subjects
Fire Department
Nellis, James
Item ID
3926AN
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In the 1920s and 1930s, Arcadia had a reputation as a poultry raising community. There were many poultry ranchers in Arcadia, including a Denmark royal family member named Prince Eric, cousin of the King of Denmark.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31687
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8, 16
Subjects
Arcadia history - 1920-1930
Arcadia history - 1930-1940
Chicken farms and farming
Eric, Prince of Denmark
Poultry ranches
Item ID
31884AN
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Arcadia school board members shed light on the reasons for firing Arcadia High School cross country coach James O'Brien. They wrote an open letter to the Arcadia community that will be published Sunday in this paper as a paid campaign advertisement. The controversy continues.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33585
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--cross country
Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education
Kinsler, Kay
Nguyen, Cung
O'Brien, James
Phillipi, Lori
Item ID
33780AN
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Birth. To Anne and James Dwyer, Jan. 25.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28127
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 9, 1986
Pages
p. B2
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 9, 1986
Pages
p. B2
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Dwyer, Anthony James
Item ID
28320AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. James Elmer Pitts.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9814
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 2, 1950
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 2, 1950
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Pitts, James Edward
Item ID
9771AN
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Dr. James W. Hagelganz, pastor of the Arcadia Presbyterian Church, announced his resignation effective July 31.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper943
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 5, 1983
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 5, 1983
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Churches - Arcadia Presbyterian Church
Hagelganz, James W.
Item ID
943AN
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Biographic sketch of James Smith of the El Rancho Barber Shop.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29685
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
May 3, 1950
Pages
p. 4 (See basement box 112.)
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The Journal
Date
May 3, 1950
Pages
p. 4 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Smith, James
Item ID
29870AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Don S. James, June 13.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10919
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune & News
Date
June 28, 1951
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune & News
Date
June 28, 1951
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
James, son
Item ID
10823AN
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James Allen Beck, a former Arcadia police officer, was killed in an August 31 shoot-out and fire with sheriff deputies and federal agents. Now the coroner says the sheriff deputies disturbed the crime scene and he is unable to determine whether or not Beck had been shot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22670
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2002
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2002
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Beck, James Allen
Item ID
22882AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. James Mercer, June 24.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20025
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 8, 1965
Pages
p. 25
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 8, 1965
Pages
p. 25
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Mercer, Jeffrey James
Item ID
20259AN
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Information regarding James I. Bailiff

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4260
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 12, 1954 p. 1
September 2, 1954 p. 1
September 6, 1954 p. 1 (appointed Postmaster)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 12, 1954 p. 1
September 2, 1954 p. 1
September 6, 1954 p. 1 (appointed Postmaster)
Subjects
Postal Service
Bailiff, James I
Item ID
4136AN
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Arcadia fire-fighting facilities expanded through a third station on Orange Grove Avenue. Chief James M. Nellis reports activities of fire fighters.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32998
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 5
(See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 5
(See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Nellis, James
Item ID
33195AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. James Raymond Harvey, June 9.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9516
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 7, 1949
Pages
p. 4
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 7, 1949
Pages
p. 4
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Harvey, James Raymond
Item ID
9471AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. James H. McDonald, Feb. 16.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 11, 1950
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 11, 1950
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
McDonald, Stephen James
Item ID
9834AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. James H. Dorsher, Mar. 13.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9921
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 13, 1950
Pages
p. 4
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 13, 1950
Pages
p. 4
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Dorsher, Paul James
Item ID
9878AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. James Soldo, Jr., July 16.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18561
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1962
Pages
p. 23
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1962
Pages
p. 23
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Soldo, Anthony James
Item ID
18805AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. James Soldo, Jr., July 16.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18564
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 29, 1962
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 29, 1962
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Soldo, Anthony James
Item ID
18808AN
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