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1st Lieutenant James W. Dougherty is pictured sitting on one of the planes from his dive bomber squadron.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1943
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1943
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Dougherty, James W.
Item ID
7272AN
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11 year old Jerry Bride starred in several plays at the Pasadena Community Playhouse.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 8, 1944
Pages
p. 5 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 8, 1944
Pages
p. 5 photo
Subjects
Bride, Jerry
Item ID
7278AN
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After 25 years, Alfred L. Jean has been awarded the Purple Heart in recognition of wounds received in action on the western front in France.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13,1944
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13,1944
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Jean, Alfred L.
Item ID
7986AN
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Arcadia Episcopal Church of Transfiguration buys land between Camino Real and Las Flores on 1st Avenue. They plan to build a temporary church building and a Sunday School building.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 28, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 28, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Churches
Arcadia Episcopal Church of Transfiguration
Item ID
29885AN
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Birth and baptism of 3 month old Timothy Joseph Lee, adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Lee.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 6, 1949
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 6, 1949
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Lee, Timothy Joseph
Item ID
9314AN
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Birth. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ramsey Parks, Jr.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13, 1944
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13, 1944
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Parks, Robert Gray (Robin)
Item ID
7220AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. David Parks, Apr. 30.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 8, 1947
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 8, 1947
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Parks, daughter
Item ID
8483AN
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Camp Santa Anita

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 21, 1943
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 21, 1943
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Camp Santa Anita (U. S. Army Ordnance Center)
Item ID
3746AN
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Citizens Bank-new banking firm opens here April 15 at temporary structure at 140 East Huntington Drive, while a permanent home is being built on the property. Features drive-in tellers. Citizens Bank has operated in Monrovia since 1926. It is under the direction of Robert L. Smith, executive vice president. See hard copy in VF Banks and Banking.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 20, 1947
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 20, 1947
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry - Citizens Bank
Smith, Robert L.
Item ID
3716AN
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C. Loree "Jack" Russell, member of the Arcadia City Council for the past two years, was elected presiding officer of the council and will serve the city as Mayor.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1948
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1948
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Russell, C. Loree
City Council - 1903-1969
Mayors - Russell, C. Loree
Item ID
25490AN
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C. Loree Russell has filed for election to the full four-year term on the Arcadia City Council.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune,
Date
February 28, 1946
Pages
p. l
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Arcadia Tribune,
Date
February 28, 1946
Pages
p. l
Subjects
Russell, C. Loree
City Council - 1903-1969
City Council Elections - 1946
Item ID
25492AN
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C. W. Young, 97 year old Arcadia gardener, still bicycles to work.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1949
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1949
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Young, C. W.
Item ID
9295AN
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Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Barbee describe their property at 2006 S. Santa Anita Ave.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 19, 1943
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 19, 1943
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Barbee, J. S.
Item ID
7271AN
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Former mayor Arthur F. Malin attempted to take his own life with a .38 caliber special police revolver in the living room of his home at 406 California Street.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 21, 1942
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 21, 1942
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Mayor - Malin, Arthur F.
Item ID
7264AN
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General items regarding Santa Anita Park

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1942 p. 1 (closed to racing for duration)
September 11, 1944 p. 1 (released by Army)
September 14, 1944 p. 1 (racing resumes)
November 21, 1946 p. 1 (admission tax)
December 29, 1946 p. 3 (picture)
March 23, 1950 p. 12 (first track)
February 21, 1955 p. 1 (historical park museum has lumber from Lucky Baldwins race track buildings)
December 22, 1955 p. 10 (aerial drawing of tracks0
April 11, 1960 p. 1 (battle for control)
April 28, 1960 p. 1 ( " )
May 2, 1960 p. 1 ( " )
December 8, 1960 p. 1 (helicopter landing studied)
June 14, 1964 p. 1 (assessed valuation increased)
March 29, 1973 p. 1 (behind the scenes)
August 16, 1973 p. C-2 (Grandstand improvement)
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1942 p. 1 (closed to racing for duration)
September 11, 1944 p. 1 (released by Army)
September 14, 1944 p. 1 (racing resumes)
November 21, 1946 p. 1 (admission tax)
December 29, 1946 p. 3 (picture)
March 23, 1950 p. 12 (first track)
February 21, 1955 p. 1 (historical park museum has lumber from Lucky Baldwins race track buildings)
December 22, 1955 p. 10 (aerial drawing of tracks0
April 11, 1960 p. 1 (battle for control)
April 28, 1960 p. 1 ( " )
May 2, 1960 p. 1 ( " )
December 8, 1960 p. 1 (helicopter landing studied)
June 14, 1964 p. 1 (assessed valuation increased)
March 29, 1973 p. 1 (behind the scenes)
August 16, 1973 p. C-2 (Grandstand improvement)
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
4177AN
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General items regarding Santa Anita Theater

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1941 p. 1
December 18, 1941 p. 1
December 29, 1941 p. 1
February 19, 1941 p. 1
May 21, 1942 p.1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1941 p. 1
December 18, 1941 p. 1
December 29, 1941 p. 1
February 19, 1941 p. 1
May 21, 1942 p.1
Subjects
Moving Picture Theaters - Santa Anita Theater
Item ID
4015AN
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George Manuels, a cartoonist for Walt Disney, lived in Santa Anita Village.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1942
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1942
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Manuels, George
Item ID
7263AN
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Having been the protege of the New York Yankees for the past six years, Arcadia Johnny Lindell has been at various Yankee bush farms developing into major league material.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1942
Pages
p. 9 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1942
Pages
p. 9 photo
Subjects
Lindell, John
Item ID
6517AN
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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1838-1947)

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Start Date
1838
End Date
1947
Contents
1. Chain of title. Three copies given to Arcadia Public Library on the Rancho's fiftieth anniversary. 2. "Santa Anita Rancho history told in book." News clip, circa 1956. 3. "Our community." Article from Arcadia Savings and Loan brochure. 4. "Arcadia, City of Arcadia." San Gabriel Valley Adver…
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Start Date
1838
End Date
1947
Contents
1. Chain of title. Three copies given to Arcadia Public Library on the Rancho's fiftieth anniversary.
2. "Santa Anita Rancho history told in book." News clip, circa 1956.
3. "Our community." Article from Arcadia Savings and Loan brochure.
4. "Arcadia, City of Arcadia." San Gabriel Valley Advertiser, February 26, 1969 by I. Hope.
5. "Arcadia gets publicity." News clip, 1927 copied from Alton Green's scrapbook.
6. "The Romance of Rancho Santa Anita." Booklet by Rancho Santa Anita, circa 1948. Eight copies.
7. Lasca Leaves, October 1967. Three copies.
8. "The Romance of the Ranchos." Booklet by Palmer Conner, Title Insurance and Trust Company, 1941. Six copies. Insert of 1919 map of Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Los Angeles County.
9. "Rancho Santa Anita ... trials of ownership." Lasca Leaves, December 1975. Two copies.
10. "The people of Rancho Santa Anita, Part II." Lasca Leaves, July 1956.
11. "From romance to racehorses." Westways, February 1974.
12. "Ranch Santa Anita." Section of the book, Brief Sketches of the History of the Ranchos San Pascual, Santa Anita ...etc. by J.M. Miller.
13. Lasca Leaves, December 1975.
14. a. "Historic Santa Anita: the development of the land." Brochure by the Arboretum, circa 1976. 14b. Historic Santa Anita the Development of the Land, undated. 14c. Historic Santa Anita the Development of the Land, originally printed by California Arboretum Foundation 1976, Revised and reprinted by Los Voluntarios 2006.
15. "Expedients." Four pages detailing Reid's claim. Copied from the collection of Huntington Library.
16. "Santa Anita Ranch, Rancho Santa Anita." Articles from The Westerner's Brand Book, published by Los Angeles Corral, 1956.
17. "The old and new Santa Anita." Westways, January 1948.
18. "Chain of horticulture." Lasca Leaves, July 1951.
19. "The restorations at Rancho Santa Anita." Lasca Leaves, January 1961.
20. "Background to Rancho Santa Anita." By Florence Slocum, circa 1969.
21. "People say." Arcadia Tribune, February - April, 1941. A series of eight articles commemorating Rancho Santa Anita's 100th birthday.
22. "Rancho Santa Anita 'Place of Many Waters.'" Lasca Leaves, October 1967 by Susanna Bryant Dakin.
23. Historic calendar of events of Ranch Santa Anita. Peacock Call, September/October 1978.
24. Manuscript of Mrs. C.W. (Emma Elinor Hines) Young. From the Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley, October 1978. Photocopy of handwritten manuscript and typed copy.
25. "Owners and cattle brands of the Rancho Santa Anita." The Branding Iron, June 1979 by Jack McCaskill.
26. "The Baldwin legacy." Lasca Leaves, June 1976 by Sandy Snider.
27. "Santa Anita Rancho - history told in book." Pasadena Independent, January 11, 1953. Pasadena Star News, September 23, 1956.
28. "Pasadena the Crown of the Valley: a souvenir." Pasadena Board of Trade, 1893-1894 by E. Norman Baker. From the historical collection of William F. Salisbury.
29. "Rancho Santa Anita - 'Place of Many Waters'." Junior League Community News, October 1957 by Susanna Bryant Dakin.
30. "Rancho Santa Anita's colorful past." News clip, undated.
31. "Rancho Santa Anita, chuck full of early California memories; one of the Southland's most beautiful spots." Arcadia Tribune, December 6, 1937, page 1.
32. "Historic ranchos' sale recalls pioneer days." Los Angeles Times, April 5, 1936, Part V, page 1.
33. "Two famous holdings to be subdivided soon. Santa Anita and La Cienega Ranch acreage purchased for vast residential development." Los Angeles Times, April 5, 1936, Part V.
34. Town Rambler by Marjorie Hesse: description of Rancho Santa Anita and the arrangement of the rooms at the old adobe house as told by Miss Lena McCulley and second cousin of E.J. "Lucky" Baldwin, Mrs. H. H. Cross. Arcadia Tribune, June 22, 1938. Copied from Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, April 1936-Jan. 1, 1939. Arcadia Historical Society.
35. "The Romance of California Land Titles" by Stuart O'Melveny. Title Insurance and Trust Company, 1928. (Rancho Santa Anita mentioned on page 13.)
36. Rancho Santa Anita and the development of San Marino and Sierra Madre. From pages 91, 93, 94, 100 of the book Pasadena Area History by Manuel Pineda and E. Caswell Perry (1972).
Subjects
History-Rancho Santa Anita (1838-1947)
Physical Description
2 folders
Item ID
103AF
Collection
Subject Files
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In 1934, William F. Gettle was kidnapped from his Arcadia home and held for ransom. Larry Kerrigan, Jimmy Kirk and Roy Williams received life sentences for the crime.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 18, 1941
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 18, 1941
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Gettle, William F.
Kerrigan, Larry
Kirk, Jimmy
Williams, Roy
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
6519AN
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