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A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all of her life until a social worker discovered the child 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 hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31552
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31748AN
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"Captive Girl" Susan (aka 'Genie') Wiley's father Clark Wiley committed suicide. Clark Wiley shot himself minutes before he was to have appeared in Alhambra Municipal Court on charges of child abuse. The article was written by Dick Lloyd. With related stories "Note tells instructions for funeral (p. 1)," "A story he wanted to tell sealed by death of father (p. 6)," "Changed laws could have averted tragedy (p. 6)," and "Mrs. Wiley shelters at welfare agency: custody hearing Monday (p. 6)." 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 child 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 hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie".

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31553
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31749AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Wiley, Feb. 5.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10004
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1940
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1940
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Wiley, daughter
Item ID
9959AN
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Irene Grissom

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3749
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 30, 1959
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 30, 1959
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia Authors - Grissom, Irene
Item ID
3622AN
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Sex therapist Dr. Susan Block is in a zoning fight with Arcadia City. Her building is zoned for office use, not residential, although building license inspectors found 10 bedrooms inside. The brick building is on Las Tunas Drive and is the business location of Saybrook Media, where The Dr. Susan Block Show is produced. Susan Block, aka Dr. Suzy, had an HBO Special "Radio Sex TV with Dr. Susan Block" in the 1990s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36058
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Abeyta, Amber
Block, Susan
Lobkowicz, Maximillian
Podcasts
Saybrook Media Group
Sex therapists
Zoning
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8040
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1946
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1946
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Wiley, Keith Norwood
Item ID
7999AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36146
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2022
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2022
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Snell, Alice Cosette Wiley
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50th wedding anniversary celebration

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11183
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune & News
Date
March 27, 1952
Pages
p. 5 w/photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune & News
Date
March 27, 1952
Pages
p. 5 w/photo
Subjects
Wiley, Scott (Mr. & Mrs.)
Item ID
11375AN
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"The Winds of Chance," the ninth book by Arcadia resident Irene Welch Grissom, was recently published.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16602
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 16, 1958
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 16, 1958
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Grissom, Irene Welch
Item ID
17387AN
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Marriage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11203
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 31, 1952
Pages
p. 7 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 31, 1952
Pages
p. 7 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Wiley, Katherine
Davis, Richard C.
Item ID
11393AN
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50th wedding anniversary.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16463
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1958
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1958
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Wade, Herman
Wade, Jessie Wiley
Item ID
17239AN
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Caridad Papa is 110 years old, a super centenarian, whose wish is no more wars. She is a longtime parishioner of Holy Angels Catholic Church in Arcadia. She is a former resident of Arcadia. She grew up in The Philippines, married, raised 5 children, and settled in California. Candy Colayco is her daughter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36523
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A6
Subjects
Asian Americans
Colayco, Candy
Centenarians
Filipinas
Papa, Caridad
Rettig, Kevin, Reverend
Rivera, Anissa
Senior Citizens
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Clark, Mar. 13.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12772
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1954
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1954
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Clark, daughter
Item ID
12970AN
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Marriage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13982
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 29, 1955
Pages
p. 11
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 29, 1955
Pages
p. 11
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Conrad, Sandra
Wiley, James W., Jr.
Item ID
14543AN
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Marriage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10397
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 5, 1950
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 5, 1950
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Besser, Susan M.
Wiley, Roger F.
Item ID
10343AN
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50th wedding anniversary.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24195
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1974
Pages
p. A8 w/photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1974
Pages
p. A8 w/photo
Subjects
Jones, Wiley M.
Jones, Helen Purinton
Item ID
24389AN
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Grace Clark has retired after more than 21 years with the Arcadia Public Library. She was City Librarian for a number of years and has been head of the Technical Services Department for the past 15 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1936
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - Employees - Clark, Grace
Item ID
1932AN
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107-year-old Caridad Papa dances through life full of blessings. She is a former resident of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35789
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2020
Pages
p. A11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2020
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Asian Americans
Centenarians
Filipinas
Papa, Caridad
Rivera, Anissa
Senior Citizens
Collection
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Miss Alice Quayle, 19-year-old cellist of Arcadia, will play her professional debut on Feb. 20.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10628
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune-Bulletin
Date
February 12, 1951
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune-Bulletin
Date
February 12, 1951
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Quayle, Alice
Item ID
10560AN
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Distance learning a work in progress (online classes). Parents and students adjust and make the most of their home-based classrooms during this COVID-19 pandemic.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35810
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Child, Angela
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Education
Pandemics
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