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The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library's 30th annual book sale drew larger than usual crowds, with sales amounting to more than $9000, $1000 more than sales made in 1987.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1649
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 11, 1988
Pages
p. B-1 photos
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 11, 1988
Pages
p. B-1 photos
Subjects
Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
Item ID
1648AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia novelist Jack Cummings' recently published hard-cover novel, "Dead Man's Medal," is being will received as an exciting adventure story of the posthumous award of a Medal of Honor, set against a cavalry background in Arizona and Mexico of 1888.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper567
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1984
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1984
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia authors - Cummings, Jack
Item ID
567AN
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Newspaper Index
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300 teachers and 200 more supporters came out to picket before the school board's meeting due to an impasse in labor negotiations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2868
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 27, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 27, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2798AN
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Newspaper Index
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A group of eight intends to roller skate from Arcadia to Las Vegas and back again, a trip which should set a speed and endurance record and earn a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. The marathon, under the leadership of Ed Schriener, hopes to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2393
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 10, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 10, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Roller Skating
Item ID
2346AN
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Newspaper Index
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Robert Shortell, 80, attended the World of Poetry's fifth annual convention in Washington, D.C., where he was honored with a Golden Poet Award. Shortell was a history and social studies teacher and sometime coach at Arcadia High School for 21 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3310
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Shortell, Robert
Item ID
3210AN
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Newspaper Index
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About 800 Arcadia High School students walked out of classes and gathered on the library lawn to demonstrate support for their teachers and to protest the cancellation of the senior assembly, an annual high school tradition.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3071
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 27, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 27, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2993AN
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Santa Anita Park set a record for total attendance (2,690,834) and had it highest daily average attendance (31,289) since 1948, as the 1981-82 meeting closed April 21. Facts and figures about the racing season are presented.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2470
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 25, 1982
Pages
p. B-4
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 25, 1982
Pages
p. B-4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990
Item ID
2415AN
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Oak Tree Racing Association's autumn season will begin October 17. The 25 day session offers 16 stakes races with record purses. Several new features including Pick Six wagering will be offered.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2455
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 16, 1980
Pages
p. A-11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 16, 1980
Pages
p. A-11
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - Oak Tree Racing Association
Item ID
2400AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Fred Asher relates his experience during WWII aboard the destroyer USS Blue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7388
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 11, 1983
Pages
p. A1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 11, 1983
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Asher, Fred
Item ID
7273AN
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital celebrates its 30th anniversary on May 27.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1803
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 27, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 27, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
1802AN
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Reconstruction of the main dirt track and secondary turf track at Santa Anita Park in final stages, closing out a project that meant a near rebuilding of the courses at a cost of almost $2 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2480
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 10, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 10, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990
Item ID
2425AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 30th anniversary of the Kathy Kredel Nursery School at Arcadia Methodist Hospital was recently held.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1811
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
1810AN
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L.A. County plans to contract out both the maintenance and operation of area parks to private companies. Many fear such a move will result in charging tennis players to use the city's 12 tennis courts.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2155
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
Paril 7, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
Paril 7, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Parks
Item ID
2136AN
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A group of Arcadia men who refer to themselves as the Over the Hill Gang take an annual backpacking trip into the Sierras. The actual participants vary from year to year. This year's trip was a six day, 35 mile hike.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1700
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 5, 1980
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 5, 1980
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Hiking
Item ID
1699AN
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The 1980 Oak Tree Racing Association season set records in attendance, parimutual handle, wagering and horsemen benefits. Awards for the meet are enumerated: John Henry was voted Horse of the Meeting. Sandy Hawley won the riding championship.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2457
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
Devcember 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
Devcember 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-6
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - Oak Tree Racing Association
Item ID
2402AN
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Newspaper Index
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Fine-year-old Kevin Watchler, who lives near the city's main fire station, wrote a letter to the Fire Department prompting a visit at his home be half a dozen firefighters aboard the department's newest engine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3563
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Watchler, Kevin
Item ID
3443AN
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The California Home for the Aged Deaf celebrates its 30th anniversary. Funded by residents fees and donations, it has provided housing to over 400 deaf persons since its beginning. It is one of only five such homes in the nation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper880
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 20, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 20, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
California Home for the Aged Deaf
Item ID
880AN
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Newspaper Index
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In spite of a feasibility study that "came up poorly," the Hometel Corporation is still interested in building an eight-story hotel in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1825
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 5, 1980
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 5, 1980
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Hometel Corporation
Item ID
1824AN
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Newspaper Index
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Gladys Daniels, 96, shared some of her memories with the Arcadia Tribune starting with when she came to Arcadia with her family in 1925.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1405
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 8, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 8, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Daniels, Gladys
Item ID
1404AN
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At a Sierra Madre City Council meeting, Arcadia and Sierra Madre residents spoke against a joint plan by the two cities to widen Orange Grove Avenue to 40 feet.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3394
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 15, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 15, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Streets - Orange Grove Avenue
Item ID
3284AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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