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Biographic sketch and caricature of Mel Pratt, proprietor of the Music Mart and Mr. Music of the Peach Blossom City.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
April 5, 1950
Pages
p. 1 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
April 5, 1950
Pages
p. 1 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Mel Pratt Business and industry - Music Mart
Item ID
29867AN
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Noted organist Elsie Mae Emerson to present concert at Arcadia Music Mart, announced owner Mel Pratt. Emerson is an organist on the famous "Queen for a Day" show both on television and radio. She will play and demonstrate the Minshall electronic organ.

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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
Arcadia Music Mart
Electronic instruments
Emerson, Elsie Mae
Pratt, Mel
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Nash's Department Store opening

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 22, 1953
Pages
p. 19
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 22, 1953
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Business and Industry - Nash's Department Store
Item ID
3726AN
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J. Ralph Shoemaker heads Arcadia Water Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33031
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 8, 1950
Pages
p. 2 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 8, 1950
Pages
p. 2 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Arcadia Water Department
Shoemaker, J. Ralph
Item ID
33228AN
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Ground has been broken for Highland Oaks School.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 25, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 25, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Highland Oaks School
Item ID
33220AN
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Mrs. Richard Durkee, known professionally as "Carmeleta," will appear in South Pasadena before a Masonic Lodge meeting. She recently opened a studio in the Arcadia Music Mart.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
September 1, 1952
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
September 1, 1952
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Durkee, Mrs. Richard
Carmeleta
Item ID
13097AN
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Arcadia artist, Mrs. Beatrice Hinlein, has a display of her at at the Arcadia Library.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
April 27, 1959
Pages
p. 12
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
April 27, 1959
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia artists
Hinlein, Beatrice
Item ID
17443AN
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Baldwin Avenue extension south from Huntington Drive to Ramona Boulevard has been approved.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33017
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 6 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 6 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Baldwin Avenue
Streets
Item ID
33214AN
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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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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
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The official song for the 2nd annual Peach Blossom Festival, "When it's Peach Blossom Time in Arcadia," is now being sold at local music stores. Published by Hortense Seymour, the Betty Graeme tune is selling for 50 cents per copy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10048
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 18, 1950
Pages
p. 6
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 18, 1950
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Peach Blossom Festival
Item ID
10003AN
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A seragraph by Arcadia artist, Edna Lenz, has been accepted for the Pennell collection at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
May 16, 1955
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
May 16, 1955
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Arcadia Artist - Edna Lenz
Item ID
13697AN
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Leon Ware, a former resident of Arcadia now living in Newport Beach, has published a new novel, "The Phantom of the Bridge."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13103
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune Section Two No page number
Date
August 26, 1954
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Arcadia Tribune Section Two No page number
Date
August 26, 1954
Subjects
Arcadia Authors - Ware, Leon
Item ID
13297AN
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Dorothy Kushner has had her painting, "Moon over the pines" accepted for display at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13405
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1955
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1955
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia artists - Kushner, Dorothy
Item ID
13601AN
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Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin's Maltese Cross has been dedicated as a memorial. It rests on the graves of his four American Derby winning horses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33012
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias Jackson "Lucky"
Horses and horse racing
Item ID
33209AN
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Buron Fitts, former lieutenant governor of California, and Los Angeles district attorney, has announced he will run for Congress from the 12th congressional district. He lives in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32993
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 15, 1950
Pages
p. 2 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 15, 1950
Pages
p. 2 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Fitts, Buron
Politicians
Item ID
33190AN
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Mrs. Ola Sullivan, who's husband J. H. Sullivan has been in charge of the restoration of the Queen Anne cottage, presented a talk to the Arcadia Woman's Club on "The History of Nails." She gave each member in attendance a hand-wrought iron nail and piece of wood from the original Queen Anne Cottage, bound together by ribbon.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
June 9, 1952
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
June 9, 1952
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Queen Anne Cottage
Sullivan, Ola and J. H.
Item ID
13100AN
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