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Formed

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 18, 1940
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p. 6
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 18, 1940
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Organizations - Leona Club
Item ID
4080AN
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Formed

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1935
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1935
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Organizations - Santa Anita Golf Club
Item ID
4086AN
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Newspaper Index
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After months of work, 25 Arcadia Rotarians, Rotaryanns and friends formed a Christmas caravan, carrying more than 350 gifts and better than 800 pounds of food, clothing and shoes to 227 orphans in Tijuana, Mexico.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 23, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 23, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Organizations - Rotary Club
Item ID
2090AN
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Newspaper Index
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Form local chapter

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 27, 1936
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 27, 1936
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Organizations - National Union for Social Justice
Item ID
4083AN
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Newspaper Index
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Form local chapter

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1956
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1956
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Organizations - Teen Age foundation of America, Inc.
Item ID
4087AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Fire Department has formed a special relationship with Dean Street Station 105 in Brooklyn, New York. One Voice For Tomorrow is a local non-profit organization that helps raise money for the Dean Street Station Fund and to help the Arcadia Fire Association Widows and Orphan Fund.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
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p. 24
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 24
Subjects
Firefighters - firemen
Fundraisers
Hutcheson, Dave
Marston, Ken
Non-profit organizations
One Voice for Tomorrow
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
30864AN
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Newspaper Index
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Roberta White recognized for Distinguished Service by Arcadia Community Coordinating Council (ACCC).

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
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p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Community Coordinating Council (ACCC)
Organizations
White, Roberta
Item ID
34658AN
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Public Works Planning Division formed

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1957
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1957
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Public Works
Item ID
4150AN
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Newspaper Index
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South Arcadia Home Owners Association formed

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13, 1961 p. 1
July 24, 1961 p. 1
July 31, 1961 p. 1
August 3, 1961 p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13, 1961 p. 1
July 24, 1961 p. 1
July 31, 1961 p. 1
August 3, 1961 p. 1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal government)
Item ID
3563AN
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Newspaper Index
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Organizations

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1. Arcadia Rotary Club. San Gabriel Valley Digest 4/1930. 2. Many answer first call... Foothill Breakfast Club. Pasadena Star News October 13, 1927. 3. The Woman's Club of Arcadia. San Gabriel Valley Digest 4/1930. 4. Arcadia Woman's Club House - building first used in 1931. n.d. 5. Mrs.…
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1. Arcadia Rotary Club. San Gabriel Valley Digest 4/1930.
2. Many answer first call... Foothill Breakfast Club. Pasadena Star News October 13, 1927.
3. The Woman's Club of Arcadia. San Gabriel Valley Digest 4/1930.
4. Arcadia Woman's Club House - building first used in 1931. n.d.
5. Mrs. G.G. Meade, President of Woman's Club of Arcadia. news clip, n.d.
6. Scene of recent flag pole. Arcadia Bulletin April 6, 1942.
7. Woman's Club of Arcadia leading... Arcadia Tribune August 3, 1934.
8. Past Presidents - Woman's Club. Arcadia News-Post November 10, 1969.
9. 39 years of progress - Woman's Club. Booklet 1914 - 1953.
10. Short story contest - Woman's Club - 1953-1954; booklet of winning entries.
11. Profiles - literature contest of Woman's Club - 1954-1955 booklet.
12. Woman's Club of Arcadia literature contest - 1955-1956; booklet.
13. Woman's Club of Arcadia literature contest - 1959; booklet.
14. Little gem. Thursday Morning Garden Club flower show program May 20, 1965.
15. Mid-Valley Arts League. news clip c.1963 (n.d.)
16. Mid-Valley Arts League - What is it? Brochure.
17. Arcadia Jaycees are proud. Arcadia Tribune September 1967.
18. Oldtimers join in J.C. Newsletter of JCs September/October 1968.
19. Daughters of the American Revolution. Directory, 1974-1975.
19a. DAR. Directory, 1966-1967.
20. Arcadia Mounted Police. Arcadia News-Post March 24, 1970.
21. League of Women Voter program. Arcadia Tribune February 21, 1974.
22. You are cordially invited to find out... Brochure of League of Women Voters, n.d.
23. Assistance League chalks. Arcadia Tribune April 11, 1974.
24. Sierra Guild. Arcadia Tribune August 1, 1974.
25. Contempos Members roster, 1974.
26. Contempos members roster, n.d.
27. Organizations active in Arcadia. Arcadia Tribune August 16, 1973.
28. Senior Citizens activities. Arcadia City Newsletter, Winter 1974.
29. Two senior citizen clubs. Arcadia City Newsletter - Fall 1973.
30. Spanish tour planned by Friendship Club. Arcadia Tribune January 27, 1974.
31. Equine Library. Arcadia Tribune October 20, 1977.
32. Civic Day marking jubilee. Arcadia Tribune May 4, 1978.
33. New Officers Arcadia Child Health Council. Arcadia Highlander June 25, 1986.
34. Community service key to Rotarians' life. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
35. Kare League gives something to all. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
36. Patience, persistence pays off; Elks Club. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
37. Assistance League roots lie in service. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
38. Fledgling social group matures to serve city - Woman's Club. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
39. Kiwanis Club still building at age 31. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
40. Masons' efforts not 'dream lodge'.Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.
41. Dedicated seniors plus money equals service. Arcadia Tribune January 18, 1979.
42. Red Cross in Arcadia. Pages 203-207 from Arcadia: City of the Santa Anita by Gordon S. Eberly.
43. P.T.A. Thrift shop does wonderful work for the needy. Thrift Shop news clip c.1933 or 1934.
44. History of Girl Scouting in Arcadia. Four pages of typed information sent to Library at our request March 1981. Girl Scouts.
45. Arcadia District Boy Scouts of America. San Gabriel Valley Digest April 1930.
46. New League President hails from the south. Pacesetter-Highlander July 28, 1982.
47. Spectrum Counseling Services; pamphlet.
48. Peer pressure: Help our Youth program helps kids fit in. Highlander August 31, 1983.
49. Item was moved to VF Arcadia Chinese Association.
50. Item was moved to VF Arcadia Chinese Association.
51. Arcadians club by-laws booklet and membership directories for 1955-1959, 1961-62, and 1964. (1 bylaws, 8 directories)
52. Oral history with Mr. Hurley, Lou and Mr. Sherwood. re: history of Arcadia Elks Club Lodge. Copied from copy @ Arcadia History Museum. Acquired September 2002.
53. Local DAR entertained at the U.S. Aerial School in Arcadia as guests of Lieutenant Colonel Leonard J. Mygatt. Newspaper clip, June 1919.
54. Item was moved to VF Arcadia Chinese Association.
55. Arcadia Community Coordinating Council information flyer. Describes the organization including its membership, meetings, Campership Program, goals and purpose.
56. Assistance League of Arcadia glossy flyer. Describes the organization and its service projects.
57. Arcadia Child Health Council pamphlet. Describes what the organization does and how to contribute. Received Oct. 2004.
58. Assistance League of Arcadia glossy flyer. Describes the organization and its service projects. Circa 2006. (2 copies.)
59. Memo from William R. Kelly, City Manager to the Mayor and City Council, dated August 3, 2004 re: Donation of a tower clock from the Arcadia Sunrise Rotary Club and the Arcadia (Noon) Rotary Club.
60. Item was moved to VF Arcadia Chinese Association.
61. Kare Youth League est. 1931 -- Kare Quarterly newsletter, Fall 2006. Also Special Edition Interleaguer, Winter 2012 and Spring 2014.
62. "A bittersweet swan song for Soroptimist Arcadia-Monrovia." Arcadia Weekly, June 28, 2007. Arcadia-Monrovia Soroptimist International Club held their last affair at the Santa Anita Golf Course. This local organization lasted for 51 years.
63. Alpha Auxiliary of the Methodist Hospital Foundation "Marvelous May Brunch 2008" program, May 4, 2008. Event honors Andrew Lee, M.D. and Barbara Murphy, R.N., the recipients of the Order of Merit.
64. Alpha Auxiliary of Methodist Hospital Foundation brochure "Supporting home healthcare services." Circa 2008.
65. Filling Samaritan Purse by Dorothy Cunningham. The Weekly Star, an edition of the Arcadia Tribune and the Star-Temple City Editions, November 29, 2007. Arcadia AAUW gives its Woman of Achievement for 2007 award to Phyllis Brewster. Other women recognized were Lannea Melzian, Virginia Doring, Beverly Hendrickson, and Barbara Reiter.
66. Youth Services Coordinating Council will no longer be meeting, but YSCC members will merge with Arcadia Council PTA. Email from Marcus Mooney, October 6, 2009. Please note that YSCC is not the same as Arcadia Community Coordinating Council, which still exists as of November 17, 2009.
67. Arcadia Community Coordinating Council pamphlet (purpose, how to join, contact information).
68. H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. Biographical information from website http://www.hnberger.org, retrieved August 24, 2010, and news of a $1 million grant the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation gave to Children's Hospital Los Angeles, November 2005. The foundation was located at 800 S. Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia, CA in the 1990s. See 1993 Arcadia directory.
69.Arcadia AAUW has outstanding growth; organized six years ago. Arcadia Tribune, August 30, 1956, p. 16.
70. Arcadia Council PTA Founders Day and Honorary Service Program, February 7, 2012. Awards program.
71A-B. Arcadia Rotary Club "Annual Rotary Salute to Seniors 2010" honoring Beverly Street, the 2010 Senior Citizen of the Year. Also, "Annual Rotary Salute to Seniors 2011" program. Senior Citizen of the Year Award: Honorees Jim and Margaret Barrows.
72. Invitation to Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop at 323 N. First Ave. 80th anniversary celebration, October 4, 2012.
73. American Cancer Society "Relay for Life" at Santa Anita Park, June 25, 2011-June 26, 2011.
74. Arcadia Child Health Council-basic information (yellow sheet), and invitation (card stock) to its 75 year celebration, May 27, 2013.
75. Arcadia Council PTA Installation of 2013-14 Officers: Suzanne Davis, Soledad King, Jennifer Martin, Patty Soldo, Carla Peyton-Thomas, Vicky Stiles, Michael Tom, Niroo Dev, and Kay Kinsler. May 7, 2013.
76. West Huntington Drive Monument sign to be refurbished and refreshed with new service club plaques. Memo from City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto, May 30, 2013.
77. Assistance League of Arcadia celebrates 60 years of service to the community. Mountain Views News, February 8, 2014.
78. Floretta Lauber honored with Historic Preservation Award by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Arcadia Weekly, p. 3, February 27, 2014.
79. Assistance League of Arcadia invitation to 60th anniversary. March 19, 2014.
80. Arcadia Woman's Club Centennial Celebration 1914-2014. 100th Year with history of the club, messages from the President Cheryl Alberg and Centennial Chairman Floretta Lauber, photographs.
81. Arcadia Woman's Club Rentals brochure c. 2016. Description and pictures of the historic building at 324 S. First Avenue.
82. Car dealer's expansion may force Elks move, The Sunday Star, February 6, 2005. See also Rusnak Mercedes.
83A. AAUW Arcadia Branch historical records to be kept at Arcadia Public Library History Room archives, December 2004 newsletter. 83B. Arcadia Branch of AAUW is disbanded, effective June 20, 2017.
84. Arcadia Woman's Club Celebrates 90 years of Community Service. Arcadia Weekly, August 5, 2021. Construction and dedication of the clubhouse was 90 years ago. Alice Billings started the club in 1914 and establishing a library was one of the club's first civic projects. Includes more club history. Pictured are Arcadia police chief Roy Nakamura and event chair Marilyn Daleo.
85. Operation School Bell, begun in 1970 by the Assistance League of Arcadia, distributes supplies to children in need at the beginning of each school year. Before Covid, an average of 1,000 students were dressed each year. Last year, they clothed 559 and hope to increase the number of students served even more this year. Fall 2022 Assistance League of Arcadia quarterly newsletter. Printed August 9, 2023.
Subjects
Organizations
Physical Description
3 folders
Item ID
161AF
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Subject Files
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A "Yes" on Measure "M" committee for sensible development is formed.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 1996
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Measure "M"
Item ID
25965AN
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Hate literature has been distributed in Arcadia by the National Alliance, a white supremacist group, and the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi organization.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Organizations - National Alliance
Organizations - National Socialist Movement
Item ID
26592AN
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Mary Young, the only woman in Arcadia's history to serve 2 terms as mayor and only the second on the city council, was unanimously elected as mayor while Charles Gilb was elected mayor pro-tem by the newly formed city council.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photos - Young and Gilb
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photos - Young and Gilb
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1990
Mayors - Young, Mary
Gilb, Charles E.
Item ID
1132AN
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Arcadia's CHOICESS, a non-profit organization that assists the developmentally disabled, had ten volunteers who participated in the Los Angeles Marathon and raised money for the group.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 2, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 2, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Organizations - CHOICESS
Item ID
26499AN
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Give time to handicapped

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1973
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p. 3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1973
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Organizations - Acteens
Item ID
4060AN
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Newspaper Index
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General items regarding Masons

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 4, 1933 Special Section, p. 5
August 3, 1934, p. A-7
November 12, 1937 p. 4
August 15, 1940 p. 1 (history)
September 16, 1965 p. 1
September 26, 1965 p. 1 (building dedicated)
May 17, 1973 p. 1 (history)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 4, 1933 Special Section, p. 5
August 3, 1934, p. A-7
November 12, 1937 p. 4
August 15, 1940 p. 1 (history)
September 16, 1965 p. 1
September 26, 1965 p. 1 (building dedicated)
May 17, 1973 p. 1 (history)
Subjects
Organizations - Masons
Item ID
4082AN
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Citizens Organized for Police Station (COPS) was formed to educate residents and gain their support for the bond issue needed to finance a new police station. Santa Anita Park has donated $30,000 to the newly formed organization.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 15, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 15, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Police Station
Item ID
27170AN
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The Arcadia Educational Foundation was formed in 1981. Its history and current goals are highlighted.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 31, 1991
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p. B-3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 31, 1991
Pages
p. B-3
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Item ID
491AN
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Newspaper Index
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History of forming

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 15, 1955
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 15, 1955
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Organization - Arcadia Auxiliary of the Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Item ID
4065AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Altrusa Club of Arcadia recently celebrated its 33rd birthday with a gala dinner.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1992
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p. A-6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1992
Pages
p. A-6
Subjects
Organizations - Altrusa Club
Item ID
65AN
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Newspaper Index
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