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Two part series on mortuaries and funeral parlors in the San Gabriel Valley.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 20, 1974; June 23, 1974

Pages: p. D-8

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 20, 1974; June 23, 1974

Pages: p. D-8

Subjects: Business and Industry

Item ID: 713AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ralph Wendell Long, a 27-year resident of Arcadia, died September 20, 1979 in Newport Beach, where his family had been living for the past year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 27, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 27, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Long, Ralph Wendell

Item ID: 1958AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bruce Polay has been named the new conductor of the Arcadia High School orchestra. The 28 year old teacher had been teaching at Long Beach High School.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 28, 1977

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 28, 1977

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Employees - Polay, Bruce

Item ID: 2864AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Helms elected chamber president. James Helms, Jr. was elected president of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. Jim Clarke is vice president and president-elect. Clarke is owner of Clarke Directory Publications, Inc. Other officers are treasurer Dick Closson and budget director Lyle Cunningham. Carol Libby and Roy Long will be honored as Citizens of the Year. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26, 1978

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26, 1978

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: Arcadia Chamber of Commerce; Clarke, Jim; Closson, Dick; Cunningham, Lyle; Helms, Jim aka Helms, James, Jr.; Libby, Carol; Long, Roy

Item ID: 34130AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Lowery McCaslin, owner of the Anoakia estate, has been given a three month deadline to present a revised plan for the 20 acres.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 20, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 20, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 422AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Tom Landes, Arcadia High's new band director, has been categorized as one of California's outstanding young directors.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Landes, Tom

Item ID: 1898AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Home values in communities adjacent to Arcadia are increasing - some as much as 20% since 1973. Figures for several areas are given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 28, 1976

Pages: p. B-8

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 28, 1976

Pages: p. B-8

Subjects: Real Estate

Item ID: 2286AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia has allotted $3700 toward the construction of a multi- jurisdictional bikeway along the Rio Hondo Wash from Peck Road to the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area. This would provide approximately 7.5 miles of bike paths linking Arcadia to existing paths leading down to the Long Beach Harbor.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 22, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 22, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Bicycles and bicycling

Item ID: 606AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Stephen J. Kimbrough has been appointed Personnel Director. He comes from a similar post in Covina and was chosen from 90 applicants.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 7, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 7, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Employees - Kimbrough, Stephen J.

Item ID: 1152AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Otto Winkler home, built in the early 1920's at the corner of Fairview and Baldwin, has been demolished. The history of the era and that of West Arcadia are also given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 27, 1975

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 27, 1975

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Historic houses

Item ID: 1702AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council, in emergency session, cancelled its contract with City Refuse Service and awarded an emergency contract for 90 days to Best Disposal Co. of Monrovia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 12, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 12, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Refuse and Refuse Disposal

Item ID: 2318AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 2, 1978

Pages: p. B4

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 2, 1978

Pages: p. B4

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Subjects: Harmon, Beverly J.

Item ID: 25570AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Best Disposal was awarded the residential trash contract in Arcadia by the City Council on October 15. The action was taken despite the objections of the owner of a competing trash service as to the manner in which the contract was awarded.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 17, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 17, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Refuse and Refuse Disposal

Item ID: 2319AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Summary of current real estate prices. Median sales price of an existing home in California has reached $58,322.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1977

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1977

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Real Estate

Item ID: 2287AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Photo and caption. Arcadia Chamber of Commerce member Mike Saleo and president Kelvin Mason admire the jewels shown by R.G. Fergoda, manager of the new J. Herbert Hall Jewelry Co. in Fashion Park, as Stephanie Gates and Mike Vitro, assistant manager, look on.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 26, 1974

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 26, 1974

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Fergoda, R.G.; Gates, Stephanie; Jewelry stores; J. Herbert Hall Jewelry Co.; Mason, Kelvin; Saleo, Mike; Santa Anita Fashion Park; Vitro, Mike

Item ID: 32743AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Marriage.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 23, 1972

Pages: p. 6 w/photo

Announcement Type: Marriage

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 23, 1972

Pages: p. 6 w/photo

Announcement Type: Marriage

Subjects: Wolfe, Barbara Jean; Saul, Barry Harmon

Item ID: 23662AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Approval was given by the Planning Commission to a group which wants to open Marquee West in the former bowling alley on Morlan Place. The owners plan to bring various musical groups to the facility. There will be no drugs or liquor allowed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 28, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 28, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 616AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Due to the increased property tax assessments throughout the State, the $1750 exemption will begin to disappear. This will hit lower income home owners hardest.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1975

Pages: p. A-4

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1975

Pages: p. A-4

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3303AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Assessed valuation notices were sent July 12 to property owners throughout Los Angeles County. Arcadians were hit with an average increase of 42%. Figures for other San Gabriel Valley communities given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3311AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Three city-owned lots at 521 N. First Avenue, adjacent to the Foothill Freeway, were sold last week by the Arcadia City Council to the W. D. Wilson Co., which will construct a building on the site and move from its present location in South Pasadena. James J. Melas, president of the W. D. Wilson Co. and an Arcadia resident said his firm deals in sophisticated biomedical supplies and unusual alloys and fittings for medical instruments. Selling price was $41,500. The city originally purchased the lots from the state Department of Highways for $33,000.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 19, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 19, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Business and Industry; Melas, James J.; Real property; W. D. Wilson Company

Item ID: 32718AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Two part series on mortuaries and funeral parlors in the San Gabriel Valley.

Ralph Wendell Long, a 27-year resident of Arcadia, died September 20, 1979 in Newport Beach, where his family had been living for the past year.

Bruce Polay has been named the new conductor of the Arcadia High School orchestra. The 28 year old teacher had been teaching at Long Beach High School.

Lowery McCaslin, owner of the Anoakia estate, has been given a three month deadline to present a revised plan for the 20 acres.

Tom Landes, Arcadia High's new band director, has been categorized as one of California's outstanding young directors.

Home values in communities adjacent to Arcadia are increasing - some as much as 20% since 1973. Figures for several areas are given.

Arcadia has allotted $3700 toward the construction of a multi- jurisdictional bikeway along the Rio Hondo Wash from Peck Road to the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area. This would provide approximately 7.5 miles of bike paths linking Arcadia to existing paths leading down to the Long Beach Harbor.

Stephen J. Kimbrough has been appointed Personnel Director. He comes from a similar post in Covina and was chosen from 90 applicants.

The Otto Winkler home, built in the early 1920's at the corner of Fairview and Baldwin, has been demolished. The history of the era and that of West Arcadia are also given.

The City Council, in emergency session, cancelled its contract with City Refuse Service and awarded an emergency contract for 90 days to Best Disposal Co. of Monrovia.

Obituary/death notice.

Best Disposal was awarded the residential trash contract in Arcadia by the City Council on October 15. The action was taken despite the objections of the owner of a competing trash service as to the manner in which the contract was awarded.

Summary of current real estate prices. Median sales price of an existing home in California has reached $58,322.

Photo and caption. Arcadia Chamber of Commerce member Mike Saleo and president Kelvin Mason admire the jewels shown by R.G. Fergoda, manager of the new J. Herbert Hall Jewelry Co. in Fashion Park, as Stephanie Gates and Mike Vitro, assistant manager, look on.

Marriage.

Approval was given by the Planning Commission to a group which wants to open Marquee West in the former bowling alley on Morlan Place. The owners plan to bring various musical groups to the facility. There will be no drugs or liquor allowed.

Due to the increased property tax assessments throughout the State, the $1750 exemption will begin to disappear. This will hit lower income home owners hardest.

Assessed valuation notices were sent July 12 to property owners throughout Los Angeles County. Arcadians were hit with an average increase of 42%. Figures for other San Gabriel Valley communities given.