Arcadia Cannery Project Secures $2500 in Subscriptions
Arcadians subscribed two thousand five hundred dollars toward a cannery plan in Arcadia. Buyers took from one to three shares at 100 dollars each. Committee chair TD. W. Simms will call a meeting early next week to decide site options on Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, or a possible spur and to advance plans for cannery operations and local market outlets.
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Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Arcadia
TD. W. Simms
Serrie Jones Enlists in Naval Service
Serrie William Jones has entered the Navy Recruiting Station in Los Angeles as apprentice seaman and will serve at the front. A briefing from the recruiting office urges more enlistments for the duration of the war and notes draft men may enter the navy.
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Serrie William Jones
Naval Service
Navy
Los Angeles
Journal
Judge Horlock Fines Four After Hunting Near City Limits
Frank Gonzales and Leon Corea of El Monte were fined 2 each after hunting small game near South Santa Anita and Azusa road and resisting the Marshal Treen who retrieved weapons. K Namoto fined 2 for damaging park property on Diamond Avenue. U Muramoto fined 5 for riding without lights. Everett Tice of Monrovia paid 2 for driving without lights. A Sunday night carnival for W S S Leg is announced for next Wednesday.
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Santa Anita
Azusa Road
Frank Gonzales
Leon Corea
el Monte
Mashal Treen
Horlock
K. Namoto
Diamond Avenue
U. Muramoto
Everet Tice
Monrovia
Sunday School Benefit at Colonial Theater Monrovia
Arrangements are under way for a benefit performance at the Colonial theater in Monrovia for the Sunday School of the First Presbyterian church of Arcadia. The event is set for Tuesday May 28 with "Tine Jeans" as the offering. A matinee will be held with regular prices for both showings and motor car transportation will be arranged for Arcadia.
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Colonial Theater
Monrovia
First Presbyterian Church of
Arcadia
Mother Preston Raises Liberty Loan to Record Total
Desert promoter Mother Preston, famed among miners since Calico days, boosts her Liberty Loan third issue by 6000 to 13000 and sends 25000 to the French government with a note asking to call on her when needed. Her wealth remains a mystery though she ran a Ludlow general store for years. Allies Carnival slated for next Wednesday.
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Mother Preston
Desert
Calico
Preston
Ludlow
San Bernardino
OLOW IN BUYING LIBERTY BONDS
Subscriptions to the Third Liberty Loan lag behind expectations as drive director Chas. W. Stewart notes many are directing funds elsewhere. Locally about 3,000 in subscriptions have been counted, with Los Angeles County towns surpassing their allotment while Los Angeles city remains steady.
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Los Angeles
Los Angels County
Los Angeles City
Mrs Patterson Arrested After Suitcase Theft Charge
Beatrice Anita Patterson, once a claimant to part of the Baldwin estate, was arrested in New York on a larceny charge filed by her husband Andrew V. Patterson. She admitted taking a suitcase from his apartment to obtain documents for the divorce case.
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Baldwin
New York
Beatrice Anita Patterson
Los Angeles
BE. J
Lucky”) Baldwin
Lmelight
Andrew V. Patterson
Patterson
L A Landry Taken to Pasadena Hospital
L A Landry was taken to a Pasadena hospital this week for treatment after selling his store and not regaining strength. A conference of physicians met Friday to examine his case. Mrs Landry said he has only managed a spoonful of ice cream for nourishment.
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L. A. Landry
Pasadena
Hle
Balloon School in Arcadia Receives Ambulance Aid
Arrival of two large motor ambulances this week marks a step toward establishing the Balloon School in Arcadia California. The camp now has full medical equipment and is ready for ambulance service. Lieut Sherman says delays stem from Washington legal formalities, and action is expected soon. Mail to Balloon School Arcadia California indicates War Department recognition. Col Hensley visits daily but offers no comment.
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Arcadia
Lieut. Sherman
Washington
California
War Department
Col
Hensley
Arcadia Board Plans May Puente Stunt Meeting
A six minute stunt will be staged by the Arcadia Board of Trade at the Associated Chambers of Commerce meeting in Puente on May 7. Details are withheld as organizers finalize the act. Each member city will present a specialty at the stunt meeting.
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Arcadia Board of Trade
Associated Chambers
Associated Chambers of Commerce
Puente
Car And Motorcycle Crash On Huntington Drive
A Sunday night crash at Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue involved a Cadillac from Los Angeles and a motorcycle ridden by Tumalky Saucedo. The Ford belonging to the Los Angeles Jewish Relief Association moved onto the wrong side of the street in an attempt to turn west, causing the collision. no injuries were reported and City Marshal Treen recorded the drivers' names.
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Huntington Drive
Santa Anita Avenue
Los Angeles
Tumalky Saucedo
Ford
City Hall on Track to Open by June 1
Architect F X Lourdou announced that the new city hall should be ready for occupancy by June 1 though some areas may remain unfinished. Work has slowed in parts but is back under way with promise of early completion.
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Lourdou
F. X. Lourdou
Allies Carnival Moves to YMCA Building
The Allies Carnival scheduled for May 1 is relocated from First Avenue School grounds to the YMCA building on the race track due to the school board's inability to secure a suitable tent. F. W. Treen notes the federal government has commandeered large tents, forcing the change.
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First Avenue
F. W. Treen
More Lights and Walks Proposed for Fallingleaf Street
A petition to Arcadia city trustees requests curb, a five foot cement sidewalk, and electric lights along Fallingleaf from First to Santa Anita to match First Avenue lights. Costs borne by abutting property owners. signers include Presbyterian church Mary Sumpalt San Gabriel Valley Lumber Co H M Roth and Ethel Grimes. A similar project may be filed for Diamond Avenue, signaling Arcadia’s lighted town aims in the San Gabriel valley.
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Board of City Trustees
First Avenue
Santa Anita
The
Presbyterian Church
Mary Sumwalt
San Gabriel Valley
Diamond Avenue
Arcadia
Mobilization Meeting For Arcadia Red Cross
The Arcadia Red Cross announces a mobilization meeting at 8 pm Thursday May 2 at the Presbyterian church. Citizens are invited to join Red Cross work and help prepare items for front line troops. Noted speakers will outline local and broader efforts. The plan includes canvassing the city and building a family activity card index.
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Red Cross
Arcadia Red Cross
Presbyterian Church
Arcadia
Children Salute Flag at First Presbyterian Church
Children at Sunday school formed two lines led by Spencer Berry and Wendell Stewart with cornets, sang two lines of America under Mr. Kelleher, and saluted the flag. The salute is to be continued during the war period.
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First Presbyterian Church
Spencer Berry
Wendell Stewart
Kelleher
America
Wheat Saving Rules For Californians During Shortage
The U S Food Administration urges every Californian to observe wheatless meals and avoid all wheat products unless essential for health. Substitute meats, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and other cereals while suspending meatless and porkless days. No food restrictions beyond wheat. avoid waste to aid armies and allies.
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America
United States Food Administration
Arcadia Balloon Route Motor Bus Line Planned
A. R. Jameson said Wilhite company will push the Arcadia balloon route motor bus line after county supervisors granted the permit. He noted favorable responses from Pasadena and Arcadia and expected state railroad commission approval, with the war department likely to establish the station.
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A. R. Jameson
Wilhite Company
Pasadena
Arcadia
Pasadena Star-News
State Railroad Commission
War Department
Little Sunday quake rattles Arcadia townsfolk
A mild Sunday earth tremor visited Arcadia causing momentary fright and humorous reactions. Citizens reported rattling dishes, slight housing movement, and memories likely to linger, with no serious damage.
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Arcadia
Smell Squirrel Tails Campaign Goes National
State Commissioner of Horticulture reports hundreds of boys in squirrel infested districts slay ground squirrels and count tails. County commissioners ordered to bury or cremate carcasses as the campaign spreads from Shasta County to Fal River Valley with a record of a thousand dead in one day.
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Heeck
S. O.S
County Horticultural Commissioners
Shasta County
F. E. Garlough
Bureau of Biological Survey
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Fal River Valley
Exciting Elements in Christ's Ministry and Watch
The First Presbyterian Church offers Sunday services on April 28 with an 11 a.m. sermon titled Exciting Elements in Christ's Ministry and an 7:45 p.m. message titled Watch. A 15 minute Junior service will precede next Sunday’s main service with a 5 minute sermonette by the pastor. The entire Sunday School is urged to attend and not leave for others.
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First Presbyterian Church
Four Tons of Wheat Confiscated in Santa Anita
About four tons of wheat owned by Swiss immigrant H. F. Wuest in South Santa Anita were seized by the government and ordered sold. Local food administrator H. W. Metcalf and city marshal F. W. Treen reported the find, noting the wheat was bought for chicken feed before restrictions and has since been used for poultry. The food administration has halted hoarding of flour-grade wheat and will oversee sale possibly to a mill or local buyer to avoid resale for feed. Wuest will receive market price at sale.
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F. Wuest
Santa Anita
H. W. Metcalf
F. W. Treen
Wuest
Los Angeles
Anita Baldwin Wardrobe Brings $954 for Red Cross
Anita Baldwin donated gowns wraps furs hats and sportswear to Red Cross shops at Eighth and Alvarado. The Tuesday afternoon sale raised $954 as Los Angeles society enjoyed a sartorial sale during wartime.
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Anita Baldwin
Red Cross
Eighth
Alvarado Streets
School notes on wienie roast and Red Cross event
A First Avenue school grounds wienie roast drew fourth grade and older students amid wienies chocolate and buns with games until 8:30 p m. The Sierra Madre South Santa Anita Arcadia field meet moved to May 3 at 3 p m to avoid Red Cross program on May 1. Posters announce Red Cross Red Star benefit set for May 1 with a varied program including songs dances and a play reflecting allied nations.
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First Avenue
Sierra Madre
South Santa Anita
Arcadia
Red Cross
Red Cross-Red Star
America
Monrovia approves water funding by wide margin
Monrovia voters approved a $42,500 water measure by a decisive margin about 19 to 1 last Tuesday. The funds will supply water for homes and orange groves rather than irrigation liquor, as reported by the Monrovia Messenger-Printing.
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Monrovia
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Allies Carnival
Chas. W. Stewart
Stewart
W. S
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City Hall
Carnival
Board of Trustees
W.s
W.s. Ss
Southern
W.r
W. 8
Church Services
5S. W. Wuest
Japan
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