Arcadia Trustees Duel Over Sunday Amusement Ordinance
Arcadia trustees clashed over a tentative ordinance banning Sunday moving picture shows and other public amusements. The heated debate touched voting results, public perception, and fears of broader restrictions as the motion party pressed for a single issue while others urged addressing amusements one by one.
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Arcadia
Dunn
Board of Trustees
City of Arcadia
People of
Arthur
Simms
Millard
Characer
Taylor
Red Haired Girls Parade Sets Venice Beach Event
Venice plans a Red Haired Girls Carnival on Sunday August 18 with a parade of 2500s. cash prizes include 250 dollars to top hair prettiness and 25 dollars to the overall prettiest. Five regional prizes go to Los Angeles city county and Santa Monica entrants. Three divisions Fashion Sports Bathing offer entries and city officials will judge at band plaza.
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Los Angeles City
Los Angeles County
Santa Monica
Venice
West
Ocean Front
John C. Cline
California
California County Enacts Bone Dry Law Across All Rural Areas
The bone dry ordinance in Los Angeles County becomes law, banning liquor in rural districts and restricting shipments. Home serving remains allowed to guests, wineries must halt production by 1920, and federal permits are required for home or small-scale production while liquor delivery is barred. Basil Roseberry and Mrs Breuillot visit Whit tier after a week with Mrs Kreutzkamp.
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Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Beverly Inn
Beverly Hills
Prohibition
Basil Roseberry
Breuillot
William Kreutzkamp
Whittier
Davisson Contracting Offers $2500 Road Build on Fallingleaf
The Davisson Contracting company proposes to build the Fallingleaf avenue road from Santa Anita to the P. EB. tracks for 2500 dollars if Balloon School tracks haul the rock free of charge. Col. Hensley approves. The street committee now handles the matter after bids earlier suggested costs over 4700 pounds.
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Davisson Contracting Company
Fallingleaf Avenue
Santa Anita
P. EB
Col. Hensley
The Outpost Theater Opens Sunday Night
The Outpost theater will be open Sunday night per Mrs Ruth Cassil who announced the event. She said the program is free and invites balloon school men with short passes to attend at 8 pm. The city Sunday picture show ban is not yet in effect.
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Ruth Cassil
Benefit at Outpost Theater Aids Local Red Cross
A recent benefit at the Outpost theater raised 36.80 for the local Red Cross. The event supported wartime relief efforts and drew community participation from area residents.
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RED Cross
Outpost
Relief Sought Over Rodent Pests Plague Arcadia Crops
E C Cramer of 846 Kensington Road Los Angeles filed a plea with Arcadia Board of Trustees asking for assistance to clear squirrels and rabbits from unkept properties along Monrovia Arcadia city limits east of Fifth Avenue near the Santa Fe tracks. He cites threats to crops trees and weed growth hindering ranchers and requests Arcadia Monrovia cooperation to remove pests.
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Monrovia
Arcadia
Fifth Avenue
Santa Fe
E. C. Cramer
Only One Speeding Violator Cited In Arcadia
Lights unseen on Arcadia streets led to a speeding violator from Pasadena. E. E. Mitchell paid a $5.00 fine. John K. Toup was named city building inspector after a Wednesday trustees meeting. he has contracting experience and will be paid 85 cents per hour.
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Arcadia
E. E. Mitchell
Pasadena
John K. Toup
Toup
Arthur
Fountain planned for new City Park by Arcadian club
The Co operative Arcadian club proposes placing a fountain in the newly turned over City Park. Trustees agreed to maintain the park and honor the club’s request to keep weeds down. The group notes $75 spent on the park and $51 on shrubs and trees and asks permission to use the Hall on the last Tuesday of each month.
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Co-operative
Arcadian Club
The Great Love Premier At Clune's Auditorium
Griffith's latest film The Great Love opens August 12 in Los Angeles at Clune's Auditorium. Returning director crafts a WWI era love story set in England with stars Robert Harron Lillian Gish Henry B. Walthall and others following Hearts of the World success.
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Griffith
Los Angeles
Clune’s
France
England
Robert Harron
Henry B. Walthall
Lillian Gish
George Fawcett
George Seigmann
Rosemary Theby
Maxfield Stanley
Arcadia Liberty Club Dance At City Hall
Arrangements set for a pleasant evening as the Arcadia Liberty Club hosts a dance Friday at City Hall. Fletcher's Pasadena four piece orchestra provides drum violin piano and saxophone music.
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Arcadia Liberty Club
City Hall
Fletcher
Pasadena
Red Cross Meeting at City Hall with Edson Speaker
A Red Cross business meeting is scheduled for Tuesday August 12 at 8 o clock in City Hall. The gathering emphasizes attendance and will feature an address by Chas Farwell Edson after the business portion.
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City Hall
The
Red Cross
Chas. Farwell Edson
Motor Car Collision Near White Oak Avenue In Pasadena
Mrs. W. R. Williams and her son were traveling from Sierra Madre toward Monrovia when a Cadillac struck their car while turning onto White Oak avenue. Mrs. Williams drove about eight miles per hour. The Cadillac driver first denied damage, then admitted after seeing the Ford’s broken rear fender. The man identified himself as H. J. Baker of Pasadena.
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W. R. Williams
Monrovia
Sierra Madre
Cadillac
White Oak Avenue
New Head For Arcadia Schools
Prof. 8S. H. Davis will become Arcadia schools superintendent next year after six years as Playa del Rey principal. Board president Treen praises Davis as an able leader and highly recommends him. Monrovia band entertained the men Friday night at hut. Charlane Sebastian, a former Arcadia resident, visits Miss Jessie Breuillot.
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H. Davis
Playa del Rey
Arcadia
Davis
Treen
Monrovia
First U boat chaser voyage letter from Boston to sea
Van Buren Jarvin shares graphic scenes from the maiden voyage of a U boat chaser torpedo boat. He recalls leaving Boston in a snowstorm, rough seas, and a man overboard incident as the ship searched under dark skies and freezing winds.
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Monrovia Messenger
van Buren Jarvin
Princeton
Monaivia
Los Angeles
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