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Two young men from Arcadia, Clyde Dietrich and George R. Summers, were among hundreds of American soldiers interned in a Japanese prison camp.
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1942
Pages
p. 4
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Manning.
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
September 24, 1949
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Birth
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Birth. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Manning.
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 3, 1944
Pages
p.2
Announcement Type
Birth
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Two plans will be proposed to the Arcadia Beautiful Committee for a living war memorial.
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 21, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Proposal for two schools on land set aside in Rancho Santa Anita
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 26, 1946 p. 1 (Rancho Santa Anita School)
March 23, 1950 p. 13 (first school)
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The bodies of two Arcadia servicemen killed in Pacific battles during the late war were returned at the request of relatives.
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
October 12, 1947
Pages
p. 1
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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.
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1948
Pages
p. 1
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Pvt. George Summers spoke with his parents over a short wave radio from a prison camp in Japan.
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1942
Pages
p. 1 photo
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1st Lieutenant James W. Dougherty is pictured sitting on one of the planes from his dive bomber squadron.
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1943
Pages
p. 1 photo
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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.
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 18, 1941
Pages
p. 2