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Dorothy Cowan Smith, for 30 years active in Arcadia business community, has retired as manager of the Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop, with which she has been affiliated for more than 18 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 26, 1984

Pages: p. 1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 26, 1984

Pages: p. 1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop

Item ID: 514AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article tells of three couples in the area who have been married over 50 years. Included are David and Dorothy Ryder of Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Ryder, David and Dorothy

Item ID: 2353AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop is beginning its 51st year. Thrift shop manager Dorothy Smith tells of the changes and growth since its opening during the depression, and describes the types of merchandise to be found in the "non-profit department store with thrift shop prices."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 6, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 6, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop

Item ID: 511AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Nanci Lee Stewart, experienced in merchandising, has been appointed the new manager of the Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop, succeeding Dorothy Smith, who is retiring after 10 1/2 years as manager.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop

Item ID: 512AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia couple renew vows on 50th wedding anniversary.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1988

Pages: p. B4 w/photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1988

Pages: p. B4 w/photo

Subjects: Bonfiglio, Frank; Bonfiglio, Ruth (nee Bondy)

Item ID: 28407AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A memorial trust fund is being set up to finance the education of the children of Steven and Cathy Jones, an Arcadia couple who were killed in and auto accident August 17 near Val Verde.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Jones, Steven & Cathy

Item ID: 1876AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

More than 400 rosebushes from the Arcadia Rose Garden were moved to the Arcadia High School campus. The city is planning to build a senior citizen center on the rose garden's former site.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Parks

Item ID: 2138AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The reapportion plan, upheld last week, moves H. L. Richardson away from his Arcadia base to a new district. Newton R. Russell's district picks up Arcadia. Richardson is threatening to oppose Russell in the next election rather than run in his own new district.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 4, 1982

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 4, 1982

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Apportionment (Election Law)

Item ID: 438AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dorothy L. Eggleston has been chosen as Arcadia Senior Citizen of the Year for 1984.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 6, 1984

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 6, 1984

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Senior Citizen of the Year - 1984; Eggleston, Dorothy L.

Item ID: 3149AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia police seized more than 154 lbs. of cocaine worth an estimated $70 million and arrested 4 Colombian nationals in the largest drug haul in the city's history. Homes on Fairview Avenue, Arcadia Avenue and Huntington Drive were raided.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1471AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1988

Pages: p. B-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1988

Pages: p. B-1 photos

Subjects: Friends of the Arcadia Public Library

Item ID: 1648AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Vons Pavilion just west of Hinshaw's staged a grand opening, Wednesday, December 10.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 14, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 14, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Vons Market

Item ID: 841AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ross Stores will open a new store in Arcadia's Hub Shopping Center April 29.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Ross Stores

Item ID: 810AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Kelly McGuire was crowned queen at the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association's 19th annual coronation ball in the Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 29, 1983

Pages: p. A-1, B-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 29, 1983

Pages: p. A-1, B-1 photos

Subjects: Tournament of Roses

Item ID: 3363AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Officials at Methodist Hospital are concerned about cuts in Medicare payments. More than 50% of the patients at Methodist are Medicare.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital

Item ID: 1812AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The new Senior Citizens' Center, scheduled for completion by December, will now cost more than $4 million. The original budget was for $2.58 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 9, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 9, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3169AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia police, working with other law enforcement agencies, uncovered a major auto theft ring operating in the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys. Two men were arrested and four cars were recovered from a warehouse in Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1389AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Sometime at the end of this year, Vons Grocery Co. plans to open one of its new Pavilions grocery stores just west of the Hinshaw's Department Store on Baldwin Avenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 23, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 23, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Vons Market

Item ID: 840AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two years of delays are over and construction has finally begun on a 100-room senior housing project for Arcadia. The project at 645 West Naomi Avenue began on October 29.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens - Housing

Item ID: 3201AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Denise Lucy Thrane, an Arcadia woman who agreed to be a surrogate mother for a childless couple from New York, gave birth to a boy. Ms. Thrane now wants to keep the baby.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 9, 1981

Pages: p. D-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 9, 1981

Pages: p. D-1

Subjects: Artificial Insemination, Human

Item ID: 519AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Dorothy Cowan Smith, for 30 years active in Arcadia business community, has retired as manager of the Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop, with which she has been affiliated for more than 18 years.

Article tells of three couples in the area who have been married over 50 years. Included are David and Dorothy Ryder of Arcadia.

The Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop is beginning its 51st year. Thrift shop manager Dorothy Smith tells of the changes and growth since its opening during the depression, and describes the types of merchandise to be found in the "non-profit department store with thrift shop prices."

Nanci Lee Stewart, experienced in merchandising, has been appointed the new manager of the Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop, succeeding Dorothy Smith, who is retiring after 10 1/2 years as manager.

Arcadia couple renew vows on 50th wedding anniversary.

A memorial trust fund is being set up to finance the education of the children of Steven and Cathy Jones, an Arcadia couple who were killed in and auto accident August 17 near Val Verde.

More than 400 rosebushes from the Arcadia Rose Garden were moved to the Arcadia High School campus. The city is planning to build a senior citizen center on the rose garden's former site.

The reapportion plan, upheld last week, moves H. L. Richardson away from his Arcadia base to a new district. Newton R. Russell's district picks up Arcadia. Richardson is threatening to oppose Russell in the next election rather than run in his own new district.

Dorothy L. Eggleston has been chosen as Arcadia Senior Citizen of the Year for 1984.

Arcadia police seized more than 154 lbs. of cocaine worth an estimated $70 million and arrested 4 Colombian nationals in the largest drug haul in the city's history. Homes on Fairview Avenue, Arcadia Avenue and Huntington Drive were raided.

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.

The Vons Pavilion just west of Hinshaw's staged a grand opening, Wednesday, December 10.

Ross Stores will open a new store in Arcadia's Hub Shopping Center April 29.

Kelly McGuire was crowned queen at the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association's 19th annual coronation ball in the Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Officials at Methodist Hospital are concerned about cuts in Medicare payments. More than 50% of the patients at Methodist are Medicare.

The new Senior Citizens' Center, scheduled for completion by December, will now cost more than $4 million. The original budget was for $2.58 million.

Arcadia police, working with other law enforcement agencies, uncovered a major auto theft ring operating in the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys. Two men were arrested and four cars were recovered from a warehouse in Arcadia.

Sometime at the end of this year, Vons Grocery Co. plans to open one of its new Pavilions grocery stores just west of the Hinshaw's Department Store on Baldwin Avenue.

Two years of delays are over and construction has finally begun on a 100-room senior housing project for Arcadia. The project at 645 West Naomi Avenue began on October 29.

Denise Lucy Thrane, an Arcadia woman who agreed to be a surrogate mother for a childless couple from New York, gave birth to a boy. Ms. Thrane now wants to keep the baby.