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Method of appointing T. C. Sullivan, Sr. to replace Philip Libby on Arcadia City Council is assailed. Colonel J. L. Althouse of the United Arcadia Citizens Association asks that people vote to fill unexpired terms.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 8, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 8, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Althouse, J. L.
Arcadia City Council
Sullivan, T. C., Sr.
Item ID
33226AN
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Newspaper Index
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T. C. Sullivan, Sr. replaces Philip Libby on Arcadia City Council.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 8, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 8, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Sullivan, T. C., Sr.
Item ID
33225AN
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Newspaper Index
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Mark C. Nottingham, John A. Schmocker and Ray M. Kennett have been elected to Arcadia City Council for four years.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
April 12, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
April 12, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections
Kennett, Ray M.
Nottingham, Mark C.
Schmocker, John A.
Item ID
33197AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Articles on Arcadia city council candidates John Schmocker, R. W. Schulze, Colonel Frank E. Benedict, and Raymond Kennett.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 8, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 8, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections
Benedict, Frank E.
Kennett, Raymond
Schmocker, John
Schulze, R. W.
Item ID
33227AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Nine candidates run for three positions on the Arcadia City Council. They each answer: 'If elected, I will...'

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 4 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 4 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Benedict, Frank E.
City Council elections
Durborrow, Bertha
Frank, John
Haidinger, Vincent or Haindinger, Vincent
Kennett, Raymond M.
Nottinghan, Mark C.
Russell, C. Loree
Schmocker, John A.
Schulze, R. W.
Item ID
33194AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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West Arcadia group

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1957 p. 1
May 2, 1957 p. 1
June 6, 1957 p. 1
July 8, 1957 p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1957 p. 1
May 2, 1957 p. 1
June 6, 1957 p. 1
July 8, 1957 p. 1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal Government)
Item ID
3556AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Items regarding Santa Anita

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1953 p. 1 (improvements)
November 7, 1957 p. q (landscaping)
April 6, 1959 p. 5 (Eucalyptus trees removed)
August 20, 1959 p. 1 (widening)
March 3, 1960 p. 1 (trees)
February 20, 1961 p. 1 (widening)
May 28, 1962 p. 4 ( " )
July 19, 1964 p. 1 (underpass at railroad crossing)
September 1, 1968 p. 1 (restricted parking)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1953 p. 1 (improvements)
November 7, 1957 p. q (landscaping)
April 6, 1959 p. 5 (Eucalyptus trees removed)
August 20, 1959 p. 1 (widening)
March 3, 1960 p. 1 (trees)
February 20, 1961 p. 1 (widening)
May 28, 1962 p. 4 ( " )
July 19, 1964 p. 1 (underpass at railroad crossing)
September 1, 1968 p. 1 (restricted parking)
Subjects
Streets - Santa Anita
Item ID
4276AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1838-1947)

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Start Date
1838
End Date
1947
Contents
1. Chain of title. Three copies given to Arcadia Public Library on the Rancho's fiftieth anniversary. 2. "Santa Anita Rancho history told in book." News clip, circa 1956. 3. "Our community." Article from Arcadia Savings and Loan brochure. 4. "Arcadia, City of Arcadia." San Gabriel Valley Adver…
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Start Date
1838
End Date
1947
Contents
1. Chain of title. Three copies given to Arcadia Public Library on the Rancho's fiftieth anniversary.
2. "Santa Anita Rancho history told in book." News clip, circa 1956.
3. "Our community." Article from Arcadia Savings and Loan brochure.
4. "Arcadia, City of Arcadia." San Gabriel Valley Advertiser, February 26, 1969 by I. Hope.
5. "Arcadia gets publicity." News clip, 1927 copied from Alton Green's scrapbook.
6. "The Romance of Rancho Santa Anita." Booklet by Rancho Santa Anita, circa 1948. Eight copies.
7. Lasca Leaves, October 1967. Three copies.
8. "The Romance of the Ranchos." Booklet by Palmer Conner, Title Insurance and Trust Company, 1941. Six copies. Insert of 1919 map of Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Los Angeles County.
9. "Rancho Santa Anita ... trials of ownership." Lasca Leaves, December 1975. Two copies.
10. "The people of Rancho Santa Anita, Part II." Lasca Leaves, July 1956.
11. "From romance to racehorses." Westways, February 1974.
12. "Ranch Santa Anita." Section of the book, Brief Sketches of the History of the Ranchos San Pascual, Santa Anita ...etc. by J.M. Miller.
13. Lasca Leaves, December 1975.
14. a. "Historic Santa Anita: the development of the land." Brochure by the Arboretum, circa 1976. 14b. Historic Santa Anita the Development of the Land, undated. 14c. Historic Santa Anita the Development of the Land, originally printed by California Arboretum Foundation 1976, Revised and reprinted by Los Voluntarios 2006.
15. "Expedients." Four pages detailing Reid's claim. Copied from the collection of Huntington Library.
16. "Santa Anita Ranch, Rancho Santa Anita." Articles from The Westerner's Brand Book, published by Los Angeles Corral, 1956.
17. "The old and new Santa Anita." Westways, January 1948.
18. "Chain of horticulture." Lasca Leaves, July 1951.
19. "The restorations at Rancho Santa Anita." Lasca Leaves, January 1961.
20. "Background to Rancho Santa Anita." By Florence Slocum, circa 1969.
21. "People say." Arcadia Tribune, February - April, 1941. A series of eight articles commemorating Rancho Santa Anita's 100th birthday.
22. "Rancho Santa Anita 'Place of Many Waters.'" Lasca Leaves, October 1967 by Susanna Bryant Dakin.
23. Historic calendar of events of Ranch Santa Anita. Peacock Call, September/October 1978.
24. Manuscript of Mrs. C.W. (Emma Elinor Hines) Young. From the Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley, October 1978. Photocopy of handwritten manuscript and typed copy.
25. "Owners and cattle brands of the Rancho Santa Anita." The Branding Iron, June 1979 by Jack McCaskill.
26. "The Baldwin legacy." Lasca Leaves, June 1976 by Sandy Snider.
27. "Santa Anita Rancho - history told in book." Pasadena Independent, January 11, 1953. Pasadena Star News, September 23, 1956.
28. "Pasadena the Crown of the Valley: a souvenir." Pasadena Board of Trade, 1893-1894 by E. Norman Baker. From the historical collection of William F. Salisbury.
29. "Rancho Santa Anita - 'Place of Many Waters'." Junior League Community News, October 1957 by Susanna Bryant Dakin.
30. "Rancho Santa Anita's colorful past." News clip, undated.
31. "Rancho Santa Anita, chuck full of early California memories; one of the Southland's most beautiful spots." Arcadia Tribune, December 6, 1937, page 1.
32. "Historic ranchos' sale recalls pioneer days." Los Angeles Times, April 5, 1936, Part V, page 1.
33. "Two famous holdings to be subdivided soon. Santa Anita and La Cienega Ranch acreage purchased for vast residential development." Los Angeles Times, April 5, 1936, Part V.
34. Town Rambler by Marjorie Hesse: description of Rancho Santa Anita and the arrangement of the rooms at the old adobe house as told by Miss Lena McCulley and second cousin of E.J. "Lucky" Baldwin, Mrs. H. H. Cross. Arcadia Tribune, June 22, 1938. Copied from Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, April 1936-Jan. 1, 1939. Arcadia Historical Society.
35. "The Romance of California Land Titles" by Stuart O'Melveny. Title Insurance and Trust Company, 1928. (Rancho Santa Anita mentioned on page 13.)
36. Rancho Santa Anita and the development of San Marino and Sierra Madre. From pages 91, 93, 94, 100 of the book Pasadena Area History by Manuel Pineda and E. Caswell Perry (1972).
Subjects
History-Rancho Santa Anita (1838-1947)
Physical Description
2 folders
Item ID
103AF
Collection
Subject Files
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City council candidates give their views on leading civic issues.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 8, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 8, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Benedict, Frank E.
City Council elections
Durborrow, Bertha
Frank, John
Haidinger, Vincent or Haindinger, Vincent
Kennett, Raymond M.
Nottinghan, Mark C.
Russell, C. Loree
Schmocker, John A.
Schulze, R. W.
Item ID
33234AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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"The Oaks" in the days of Lucky Baldwin

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Rancho Santa Anita - 1875 - 1909
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Item ID
3950AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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General information regarding Jewish Center

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 25, 1958 p. 1 (variance request)
October 30, 1958 p. 1
December 15, 1958 p. 1
December 18, 1958 p. 1 (approved)
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 25, 1958 p. 1 (variance request)
October 30, 1958 p. 1
December 15, 1958 p. 1
December 18, 1958 p. 1 (approved)
Subjects
Jewish Center
Item ID
3971AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Next Tuesday Arcadians will vote on two proposals: 1--Arcadia Elementary School Board seeks approval of $600,000 bond issue. 2--Tax increase to meet Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School district needs.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Bond issues
Elections
Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School--M-A-D High School
Item ID
33229AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mayor C. Loree Russell will be a candidate for Arcadia City Council.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Russell, C. Loree
Item ID
33230AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Peach Festival set for Saturday, March 25. Events includes dedication of War Memorial Park.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 18, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 18, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Arcadia Peach Festival
Item ID
33216AN
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Newspaper Index
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Plans for Arcadia's Peach Blossom Festival promise big day on March 25: parade, park events, celebrities and ball.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 15, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 15, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Arcadia Peach Blossom Festival
Item ID
33236AN
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Newspaper Index
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Pre-election Extra edition.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
April 10, 1950
Pages
All pages (see basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
April 10, 1950
Pages
All pages (see basement box 112.)
Subjects
City Council elections
Item ID
33241AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Peach Tree Park chosen as city's war memorial site. "Peppermint candy" peach trees will be planted on a 30 x 300 strip of land parallel to the rear of the City Hall in a tiny park to commemorate Arcadia youths who lost their lives in World War II.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 18, 1950
Pages
p. 4 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 18, 1950
Pages
p. 4 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Peach trees
Item ID
33218AN
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Newspaper Index
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General information

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 10, 1958 p. 1 (elected)
April 20, 1961 p. 1 (named mayor)
April 12, 1962 p. 1 (re-elected to Council)
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 10, 1958 p. 1 (elected)
April 20, 1961 p. 1 (named mayor)
April 12, 1962 p. 1 (re-elected to Council)
Subjects
City Council, 1903 - 1969
Balser, Jess
Item ID
3776AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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General information

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1954 p. 1 (elected)
April 19, 1956 p. 1 (named mayor)
April 10, 1958 p. 1 (re-elected councilman)
April 21, 1960 p. 1 (named mayor)
April 20, 1961 p. 1 (steps down from mayor)
February 15 and April 5, 1962 p. 1 (retires as councilman)
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1954 p. 1 (elected)
April 19, 1956 p. 1 (named mayor)
April 10, 1958 p. 1 (re-elected councilman)
April 21, 1960 p. 1 (named mayor)
April 20, 1961 p. 1 (steps down from mayor)
February 15 and April 5, 1962 p. 1 (retires as councilman)
Subjects
City Council, 1903 - 1969
Camphouse, Donald
Item ID
3783AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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General information

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1954 p. 1 (elected)
april 18, 1957 p. 1 (named mayor)
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1954 p. 1 (elected)
april 18, 1957 p. 1 (named mayor)
Subjects
City Council, 1903 - 1969
Dennis, Robert
Item ID
3788AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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