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Former Vons chairman Roger E. Strangeland, dies at 74. He served as Vons' chairman and chief executive officer from 1984 to 1994.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2004
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2004
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Obituary
Vons Companies
Strangeland, Roger E
Item ID
28032AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bill Davila, former head of the Vons Grocery chain, will be the guest speaker at the 28th annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22938
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2002
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2002
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Prayer breakfast
Davila, Bill
Item ID
23146AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Mayor Mickey Segal's Prayer Breakfast, March 29, to feature Bill Davila, the Arcadia resident known as the Vons Grocery Company spokesperson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33448
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Davila, Bill--biography
Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
Item ID
33643AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia-based "The Vons Cos" pays reservist employees who are called up for service the difference between their company salary and the military compensation they receive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25200
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2003
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2003
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Vons Companies
Item ID
25396AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Vons Co. headquartered in Arcadia, said Tuesday it will purchase 18 Williams Brothers Markets.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper837
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 5, 1991
Pages
p. B-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 5, 1991
Pages
p. B-1
Subjects
Vons Companies
Item ID
837AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Kline P. Barney Jr. has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Engineering-Science. Biographical notes included. Other Arcadians receiving promotions are enumerated.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 1, 1981
Pages
p. A-10
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 1, 1981
Pages
p. A-10
Subjects
Engineering-Science Companies
Item ID
767AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Safeway, Inc., the parent company of The Vons Companies, Inc., announced layoffs which will include 28 workers at the Vons Pavilions headquarters in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2003
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2003
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Vons Companies Inc.
Item ID
25838AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital appoints Steven A. Sisto as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32792
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 26, 2012
Pages
p. 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 26, 2012
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital--employees
Sisto, Steven A.
Item ID
32989AN
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital appoints Steven A. Sisto as Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer (COO).

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 21, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 21, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital--employees
Sisto, Steven A.
Item ID
33017AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Biographic sketch of William J. "Bill" Lloyd, Vice President and General Manager of the Arcadia branch of the United States National Bank.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29680
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
April 12, 1950
Pages
p. 4 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
April 12, 1950
Pages
p. 4 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Lloyd, William J. "Bill"
Item ID
29865AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Vons Companies will close 11 supermarkets, lay off 250 employees, and dramatically cut executive salaries and benefits following a $20.9 million quarterly loss.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper622
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Vons Companies
Item ID
622AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Vons Market, which operates 328 grocery stores in Southern California, has moved its corporate headquarters from El Monte to Michillinda Avenue, between Sunset Boulevard and Huntington Drive. The 240,000 square foot building, a former May Co. store that closed in January 1989, will house 950 Vons employees.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 27, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 27, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Vons Market
May Company
Item ID
842AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Jack in the Box sued Vons Co. over the tainted hamburger scandal that left at least 2 people dead and hundreds ill.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper279
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
February 5, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
February 5, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Vons Market
Item ID
279AN
Collection
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The May Company outlet at Michillinda and Sunset will close in January. It will become corporate headquarters for the Vons Grocery Companies.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper795
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 14, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 14, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
May Co.
May Company
Vons Grocery Companies
Item ID
795AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Kel Mason has been executive vice-president of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce since 1980. He is profiled.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1992
Pages
p. A-7 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1992
Pages
p. A-7 photo
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce
Mason, Kel
Item ID
52AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sometime at the end of this year, Vons Grocery Co. plans to open one of its new Pavilions grocery stores just west of the Hinshaw's Department Store on Baldwin Avenue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 23, 1986
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 23, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Vons Market
Item ID
840AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia-based grocery chain Vons, a division of Safeway Inc., headquartered in Pleasanton, California, is closing its Vons supermarket at 2340 Foothill Boulevard, LaVerne, California. It has been there for 10 years and is underperforming.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32263
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 2010
Pages
p. A25
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 2010
Pages
p. A25
Subjects
Grocery Stores
Vons -- Safeway Inc.
Item ID
32462AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Part of promotional literature for E.J."Lucky" Baldwin and Bob Johnston DEATH VALLEY MINING AND MILLING CO Capital Stock $750,000. Baldwin was President, Johnston was Vice President, and H.A.Unruh was treasurer. It has Arcadia, Calif, printed at bottom. Includes photo of Baldwin and Johnston.

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unknown
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Date
unknown
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Mines and mining
Johnston, Bob
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
941
Collection
Photographs
Images
thumbnail
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Obituary/death notice. See VF Deaths for hard copy.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Davila, Bill (former Vons president) aka
Davila, William
Item ID
33943AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Steve Burd, Safeway chairman and CEO, told analysts that parent company of Arcadia-based Vons/Pavilions expects to continue rebounding from the 5-month labor strike that ended March 2004. Safeway reversed losses with a $202.7 million fourth-quarter profit in 2004.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 22, 2005
Pages
p. C3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 22, 2005
Pages
p. C3
Subjects
Safeway
Vons / Pavilions --profits and earnings
Labor strikes
Item ID
29612AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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