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Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1932 p. 1 (elected)
May 6, 1932 p. 1 (named mayor)
August 4, 1933 Special section p. 3
April 20, 1934 p. 1 (named mayor)
August 3, 1934 p. B-1
October 3, 1934 p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1932 p. 1 (elected)
May 6, 1932 p. 1 (named mayor)
August 4, 1933 Special section p. 3
April 20, 1934 p. 1 (named mayor)
August 3, 1934 p. B-1
October 3, 1934 p. 1
Subjects
City Council, 1903 - 1969
Krebs, Richard
Item ID
3802AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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