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Arly and Bill Barton of Arcadia will provide the horse-drawn carriage that will transport Shirley Temple Black, Grand Marshall, in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. The carriage is one of 17 owned by the Bartons.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Barton, Arly and Bill
Item ID
3383AN
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Carl's Sweet Corn stand opens for 19th year locally a 75 Las Tunas Drive, one block west of Santa Anita Avenue. Operated as a family affair by Carl Kophamer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36124
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1953
Pages
Section 2, p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1953
Pages
Section 2, p. 1
Subjects
Agriculture
Business and Industry
Corn
Kophamer, Arlowyn
Kophamer, Carl Christian
Kophamer, Maurice
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Bill Colby is a collector who specializes in paper collectibles: cigar bands, post cards, etc. He has recently opened a shop in Temple City.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 12, 1980
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 12, 1980
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Colby, Bill
Item ID
1226AN
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Obituary/death notice. Carl Kophamer, known as "The Corn King," dies.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28262
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 29, 1988
Pages
p. A3 w / photo
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 29, 1988
Pages
p. A3 w / photo
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Kophamer, Carl Christian
Agriculture
Item ID
28456AN
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The parents of Madonna Slavin were ordered into court on charges of kidnapping their daughter from a religious community she had chosen.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3348
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 31, 1976
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 31, 1976
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Slavin, Madonna
Item ID
3242AN
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Christine Fulton, who recalls 30 years with Santa Anita Park race track, retired at the end of the Oak Tree meet last fall.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 13, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 13, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - People
Item ID
2421AN
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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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Karen Garr is one of 400 pari-mutual clerks behind the betting windows at Arcadia's Santa Anita Park. The 44 year old Arcadia resident has been close to the race track since 1969, when she started as a "pony girl" in the back stretch of Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 2, 1992
Pages
p. B-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 2, 1992
Pages
p. B-2
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - People
Garr, Karen
Item ID
22AN
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The Santa Anita Inn was purchased 2 weeks ago by developer Charles Bluth, who is already implementing plans to turn the hotel at the corner of Huntington Drive and Colorado Place into a four-star inn. Renovation (with a New Orleans motif) should be completed by January.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 28, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 28, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Santa Anita Inn
Item ID
1837AN
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Live Oak Strip

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 6, 1959 p. 1
August 13, 1959 p. 1
August 20, 1959 p. 1
August 27, 1959 p. 1
August 31, 1959 p.1
September 7, 1959 p. 1
September 10, 1959 p. 1
October 26, 1959 p. 1
November 5, 1959 p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 6, 1959 p. 1
August 13, 1959 p. 1
August 20, 1959 p. 1
August 27, 1959 p. 1
August 31, 1959 p.1
September 7, 1959 p. 1
September 10, 1959 p. 1
October 26, 1959 p. 1
November 5, 1959 p. 1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal Government)
Item ID
3559AN
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Mrs. Irene Wiley was freed on the charge that she was wilfully cruel to her 13-year-old daughter Susan Wiley, aka "Genie." The article was written by Lucie Lowery. A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all her life until a social worker discovered the abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See VF "Wiley, Susan" for hard copy.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31750AN
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An Arcadia resident for 35 years and married 40 years to world famous jockey Johnny Longden, Hazel Longden was one of the first women to become a licensed horse trainer. She is the first woman to train a stakes winner at Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
Subjects
Longden, Hazel
Item ID
1959AN
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The 14-year-old son of Arcadia real estate developer Charles Bluth shot and killed one of 2 intruders who had broken into the Bluth home in the exclusive Whispering Pines neighborhood.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1368
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1367AN
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General information regarding Live Oak Library

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 20, 1954 p. 6 (Live Oak branch opens)
January 26, 1956 p. 3 (part of 6th largest library system in U.S.)
November 19, 1959 p. 1 (County search for new site for E. Live Oak branch)
February 22, 1962 p. 8 (protest closing)
February 4, 1965 p. 1 (new library dedicated)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 20, 1954 p. 6 (Live Oak branch opens)
January 26, 1956 p. 3 (part of 6th largest library system in U.S.)
November 19, 1959 p. 1 (County search for new site for E. Live Oak branch)
February 22, 1962 p. 8 (protest closing)
February 4, 1965 p. 1 (new library dedicated)
Subjects
Libraries
Item ID
3977AN
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25-year old Colleen Kay Hutchins, who represented Utah in the Miss America contest, was named Miss America Saturday night. She is one of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hutchins of Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 13, 1951
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 13, 1951
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Hutchins, Colleen Kay
Item ID
12894AN
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Arcadia's City Council selected American Golf Corporation of Santa Monica to refurbish and run the Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course as 620 East Live Oak. The estimate for remodeling is set at $405,000.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 6, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 6, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course
Item ID
749AN
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A double-decker horse drawn streetcar from the 1890's era will be Arcadia's float for the 1977 Rose Parade.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 7, 1976
Pages
p. A-1 drawing
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 7, 1976
Pages
p. A-1 drawing
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
3348AN
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69 year old Win Arn of Arcadia has published his theories on how older people may enjoy their later years through their mental activities and their attitudes in a book titled, "Characteristics of People who Live Long and Enjoy It."

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 23, 1991
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 23, 1991
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Arcadia authors - Arn, Win
Item ID
562AN
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George Manuels, a cartoonist for Walt Disney, lived in Santa Anita Village.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7378
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1942
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1942
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Manuels, George
Item ID
7263AN
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Battle lines seem to be drawn between the residents of the area, who want 0-2 dwelling units per acre as the general plan calls for, and owner Lowery McCaslin, who would like 0-4.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1976
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1976
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
423AN
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