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Charles Norm Stevens is a World War II veteran and former bombadier who shares his experiences flying in the Army Air Corps and Air Force in his two books, "The Innocent Cadet" and "An Innocent at Polebrook." Stevens, a resident of Monterey Park, signed books at a Friends of the Arcadia Public Library event last week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31478
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Authors
Bombadiers
Memorial Day
Stevens, Charles Norm
War veterans
Item ID
31684AN
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Newspaper Index
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John M. Huston, a World War I private in the Air Services Signal Corps unit that was here in Arcadia at the Balloon School, gives an account of those experiences.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper595
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1976
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1976
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Balloon School
World War I
Item ID
595AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke yesterday at a town hall-style meeting promoting his special election campaign at a private residence in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29750
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2005
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2005
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Politicians
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Special Election - 2005
Proposition 76
Item ID
29935AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21706
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2001
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2001
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Van Steenwyk, William Arnold
Item ID
21924AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Norm Otell, a cab driver for 20 years, averages 20 fares a day in the area. He talks about his experiences driving a cab.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2115
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 2, 1980
Pages
p. A-15 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 2, 1980
Pages
p. A-15 photo
Subjects
Otell, Norm
Item ID
2100AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mastering tai chi. Arcadia teacher Arnold Chien uses "kinetic" style in his classes at Los Angeles County Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34936
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2017
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2017
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chien, Arnold
Tai Chi
Item ID
35126AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16512
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
January 19, 1959
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
January 19, 1959
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Heatherly, Frederick Willard
Van Steenwyk, William Arnold
Sparks, Cora
Item ID
17289AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21642
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2001
Pages
p. B3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2001
Pages
p. B3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Cole, Charlotte
Van Steenwyk, William Arnold
Castle, Clara Jesus Nobriga
Item ID
21863AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia neurologist Vincent Fortanasce talks about his experiences as a Little League manager and his philosophy in dealing with children and patients.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper132
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
September 19, 1992
Pages
p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
September 19, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fortanasce, Vincent
Item ID
132AN
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Newspaper Index
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Thousands of Arnold Schwarzenegger supporters came out to see him at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on his campaign tour in the special election to recall Governor Gray Davis. Voters have chosen Arnold Schwarzenegger to replace Gray Davis as governor of California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33099
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 9, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 9, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Actors
Politicians
Schwarzenegger, Arnold
Item ID
33296AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia resident, Chris Wachter, who is an Air Force captain and served in the Iraq War, met with Temple city resident Vernon Isgrig who trained pilots during World War II. Isgrig encouraged Wachter to become a pilot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25502
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Wachter, Chris
Isgrig, Vernon
War - Iraq
Item ID
25701AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Steve C. Ellis is a navy petty officer 3rd class. He talks about his navy experience.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5682
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 1996
Pages
p. D 2 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 1996
Pages
p. D 2 photo
Subjects
Ellis, Steve C.
Item ID
5533AN
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Arcadia Weekly columnist Charles Cooper looks back at his personal Arcadia experiences in this series of stories for the city's centennial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30844
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 6, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 6, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Cooper, Charles
Item ID
31032AN
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Charles E. Gilb, one of eight candidates for two seats on the Arcadia City Council, can speak from experience. Article states his experiences and views.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1103
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 23, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 23, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1984
Gilb, Charles E.
Item ID
1102AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Japanese-Americans recall WW II internment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23321
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park race track
Item ID
23530AN
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War veteran Mike Velarde, 78, of Arcadia, tricked his Spanish-speaking mother into signing the paperwork to enlist in the U.S. Army at age 16. He had served in the Korean War. A photo of Velarde is shown in honor of Memorial Day. He remembers his wartime buddies who did not make it home alive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32979
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2012
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Memorial Day
Velarde, Mike
Veterans
Item ID
33176AN
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Newspaper Index
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As part of the Veterans History Project, Bob Macy gives an interview to preserve his war stories and experiences. Bob Macy is shown in a photograph with the leather flight jacket he used as a B-24 co-pilot in the 8th Air Force based in England.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29072
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Library of Congress
Veterans History Project
Oral History
War Storie
Macy, Bob
Soldiers
Interviews
Item ID
29258AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia elementary school music teacher David Howell returns from Japan on a Fulbright Memorial Fund, with lessons learned from his experiences.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33446
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 7, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 7, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Howell, David
Teachers
Item ID
33641AN
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Newspaper Index
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Decorated vet to celebrate 100th birthday. U.S. Air Force vetean Edward Lopez was a fighter pilot in both World War II and the Korean War. Born in Los Angeles and living in Arcadia for more than 50 years, he is one of the last living members of the Air Force's 365th Fighter-Bomber Group known as The Hell Hawks, a reserve fighter squadron in the U.S. Marine Corps. See hard copy in VF People.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36505
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Centenarians
Lopez, Edward J.
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Candidate Robert Harbicht, one of eight candidates for two seats on the Arcadia City Council, says he is not campaigning on issues. Article states his views and experiences.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1102
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1984
Harbicht, Robert
Item ID
1101AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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