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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.

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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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Pines Coffee Shop at 58 E. Huntington Drive was robbed of $125 in a dawn holdup.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29701
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 28, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 28, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Crime and Criminals Pines Coffee Shop
Item ID
29886AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Following a successful debut Sunday, Arcadia's new Civic Band has begun practice for future programs. Members are listed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9571
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1948
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1948
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Civic Band
Item ID
9526AN
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Newspaper Index
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Pvt. George Summers spoke with his parents over a short wave radio from a prison camp in Japan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7381
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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Newspaper Index
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West side of Baldwin Avenue

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 6, 1947, Section 2, p. 1
May 4, 1959, p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 6, 1947, Section 2, p. 1
May 4, 1959, p. 1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal Government)
Item ID
3550AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two young men from Arcadia, Clyde Dietrich and George R. Summers, were among hundreds of American soldiers interned in a Japanese prison camp.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6707
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1942
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1942
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Dietrich, Clyde
Summers, George R.
Item ID
6516AN
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Newspaper Index
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A description and history of businesses near the intersection of Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1943
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1943
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Baldwin Avenue
Duarte Road
Business & Industry - West Arcadia
Wetmore, Bruce
Item ID
7267AN
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Newspaper Index
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Junette Maddox, Arcadia artist, showed her miniatures and portraits in the "Avenue of America" art exhibit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9741
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 1, 1949
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 1, 1949
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Artists - Maddox, Junette
Item ID
9695AN
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Union Oil Co. will build a gas station in West Arcadia at the northwest corner of Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road, formerly West Arcadia Cafe.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33050
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 28, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 28, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Gas stations
Union Oil Co.
Item ID
33247AN
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Newspaper Index
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Still entertaining after 40 years in show business, Arthur Snyder, the original "Uncle Ezra," has bought a house at 1409 Sixth Avenue and will move in Sunday.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1948
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1948
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Snyder, Arthur
Item ID
9525AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. (See also VF "Deaths" for a hard copy)

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31329
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 15, 1940
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 15, 1940
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Wheeler, William S.
Item ID
31524AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Episcopal Church of Transfiguration buys land between Camino Real and Las Flores on 1st Avenue. They plan to build a temporary church building and a Sunday School building.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29700
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 28, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 28, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Churches
Arcadia Episcopal Church of Transfiguration
Item ID
29885AN
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Newspaper Index
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Death notice. Also see Arcadia Bulletin, November 29, 1943 p. 3

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 25, 1943
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 25, 1943
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Ward, Milton Peter
Item ID
7139AN
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The bodies of two Arcadia servicemen killed in Pacific battles during the late war were returned at the request of relatives.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
October 12, 1947
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
October 12, 1947
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Bidgood, Claude E.
Carlson, John A.
Item ID
8709AN
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Newspaper Index
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Lew and Dorothy Law are more than just proprietors of Law's Boys' shop in West Arcadia. In 1927-29 they were a couple of clowns. performing in the five western states.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1949
Pages
p. 3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1949
Pages
p. 3 w/photo
Subjects
Law, Lew
Law, Dorothy
Item ID
9469AN
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Groundbreaking ceremonies were scheduled this morning at 135 Colorado Place, where construction of a new first-run theater was set to begin next week. This comes one week after a disastrous fire which gutted the Arcadia Theatre.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6704
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1942
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1942
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Moving Picture Theaters - Arcadia Theatre
Item ID
6513AN
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1st Lieutenant James W. Dougherty is pictured sitting on one of the planes from his dive bomber squadron.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1943
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1943
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Dougherty, James W.
Item ID
7272AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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