Arcadia School Honors Six Graduates in Presbyterian Church
Six Arcadia High graduates received diplomas in a Friday night ceremony at the First Presbyterian Church. The program featured a class prophecy by Jessie Breuillot and remarks by Dan W. Simms, with the six graduates named Ouida Johnson Jessie Breuillot Arthur Mouw Harry Evans Gyeorge Wetherby Newton Gibson.
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Arcadia
First Presbyterian Church
M. M. Noacker
Linden Tree
Jessie Breuillot
Dan W. Simms
Fred W. Treen
Board of Education Song—America
Ouida Johnson
Arthur Mouw
Harry Evans
Gyeorge Wetherby
Newton Gibson
J. W. Kelleher
Arcadia Grammar School
Presbyterian Church
New York
Tariff Hearings On Citrus Olives Set In Los Angeles
A bulletin from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce states the United States Tariff Commission will hold hearings in the chamber assembly room at 10 a.m. June 17 and 18. The first day will cover citrus fruit data and the second olives and olive oil. Stakeholders are urged to be represented through their organizations or districts.
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Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
United States Tariff Commission
California
New Drug Store Planned Across Street by Urben
F L Urben plans a new $5000 building across from his current drug store. The hollow tile structure, sized 22 44 by 60 feet, will feature plate glass and a soda fountain. Ground was purchased from the Baldwin estate by Miss M A Miller. McCoy expects easy rental of the existing premises.
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F. L. Urben
Baldwin
M. A. Miller
Bank
Mr. Urben
McCoy
Urben
Bees Foretell Change In Hive Habits And Honey Price
G M Cooper reports brood chambers filled with young bees after a honey surplus. Drones are being stung to death and swarms may need feeding this year. Bee labor costs have pushed honey prices from 6–7 cents to 21 cents per pound, and strained honey to 60 cents per quart.
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G. M. Cooper
West
White Oak Avenue
County Farm Bureau Meeting in Arcadia
Arcadia Monrovia and Onvarte unit of the county farm bureau plans a Tuesday night gathering in Arcadia city hall. A Los Angeles speaker will discuss the labor situation affecting farmers and ranchers, with Dr. C. A. Billings and A. L. Parker overseeing the event.
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Arcadia
Arcadia-Monrovia- Onvarte
Bueau
Old City Hall
Los Angeles
C. A. Billings
A. L. Parker
New Electroli er Contract Is Let
The Arcadia city trustees awarded the electroliers contract to B R Davisson Co of Monrovia after bids from Sanders Pearson Co of LA. The project covers cement sidewalks curbs and twelve electroliers from Santa Fe tracks to Fallingleaf avenue on Firat avenue. Work to begin soon and finish before summer. Also reported a 10 year old boy, Burneal Mouw, injured when hit by a car at First avenue and Duarte Road suffering a fractured leg the same leg broken in a prior accident in LA. City Marshal Treen found no blame.
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B. R. Davisson Co
Monrovia
Little Burneal Moon
Board of City Trustees
Santa Fe
Fallingleaf Avenue
Firat Avenue
Arcadia
San Gabriel Valley
Sander- Pearson Co
Los Angeles
Davisson Company
Sanders-Pearson
Davisson Co
Burneal Mouw
Jacob Mouw
Sixth
Walnut Streets
H. J. Vatcher
South Pasadena
First Avenue
Duarte Road
M. Dillon
el Monte
Potato King's Arrest Highlights Arcadia Traffic Crackdown
T Shima known as the potato king was fined five dollars for speeding a Cadillac at 34 mph during an Arcadia crossing. Eight others faced penalties or warnings for speeding or light violations as police tightened traffic enforcement in the area.
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T. Shima
Arcadia
E. B. Rivers
Hike to Robert's Camp Planned for June 15
Deferred school and Sunday school hikes merge into a plan for a hike to Robert's Camp along the Sierra Madre trail on Sunday June 15. Committee members Plorence Berry and Helen Grandy ask interested children and adults to notify in advance and arrange transportation with Mr Kelleher for a few autos.
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Robert
Sierra Madre Trail
Plorence Berry
Helen Grandy
Sierra Madre
Kelleher
Journal, Away Over in France, Friends Meet
An Arcadia Journal from France sparked a reunion between two men known as friends of friends. Forsythe of Riverside, linked to the Angus family, read about a Christmas package for Otto Meyer of the 160th Ambulance Company and sought him out. The men shared a brief visit, later recounted in a letter to Mrs. Angus.
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France
Arcadia Journal
Mr. Forsythe
Riverside
T. A. Angus
Otto Meyer
160Th Ambulance Company
Forsythe
Arcadia
Angus
Meeting old classmates renews ties across years
In a reflective remark the speaker recalls feigning happiness to meet a distinguished minister's wife and notes how schoolday friends reappear later in life, implying the world remains small as ages change everyone.
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George
Arcadia Gains 21 Motor Cars in Six Months
Arcadia added 21 automobiles between October 1, 1917, and May 1, 1918, per statistics from the Automobile Publishing Company of Los Angeles. October had 54 cars and May 75, while Los Angeles had 60,199, Pasadena 6,389, Long Beach 5,126, Pomona 1,702, and Hollywood 1,508. Hermon, Ramona Acres, Roosevelt, and the Soldier's Home tied for the fewest with six each. County total reached 96,517.
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Arcadia
Automobile Publishing Company of
Los Angeles
Los Angels
Pasadena
Long Beach
Pomona
Hollywood
Hermon
Ramona Acres
Roosevelt
Soldier's Home
Arcadia to close blind pigs near balloon school
Lieut. Col. Hensley warned Arcadia officials that immoral resorts around the new balloon school will be shut down if found. He authorized a ten mile zone around the reservation and said he will act under military authority if needed. He urged officials to contact the camp about any disturbances involving soldiers.
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Arcadia
Provo
Col
Hensley
Board of
City Trustees of
Schools Close After Successful Exhibition Season
Schools closed for the season May 31 with visitor day and a large exhibition of grade work. Rooms were well patronized and refreshments served in Domestic Science. The exhibition was a great success and student work highly creditable. Schools to be renovated during vacation.
Road improvement request from balloon school official
Lieut. Col. Hensley of the balloon school asked the board to improve Fallingleaf avenue from the double drive to the Pacific Electric tracks for heavy traffic. He said they plan to pave inside the camp and would pave outside if allowed, but the area lies outside the reservation. The matter was referred to the street committee and the city engineer.
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Hensley
Board of City Trustees
Fallingleaf Avenue
Pacific Electric
Col. Hensley
Minstrel Show Planned For War Benefit
A cordial invitation calls all to the First Avenue schoolhouse next Thursday night at 7 o'clock to view proposed minstrel acts for a war benefit. The plan aims to stage the event August 1 in the new city hall auditorium and donate proceeds to local knitters and weavers aiding troops abroad.
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First Avenue
New City Hall
City Trustees to Discuss Arcadia Water Supply Upgrades
A special meeting of Arcadia's board of city trustees is set for next Wednesday night to address water supply improvements and extensions. The water committee and city engineer report an emergency due to promised 30 inches a day from Balloon School, and a full study supports action.
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Board of City Trustees
Arcadia
North End Bridge Club to Host 500 Party at Harris Home
The North End Bridge club plans a 500 party at Mrs. O. D. Harris home on Thursday evening of next week with an admission of 25 cents. One hundred persons are invited to attend for a fine evening.
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North End Bridge Club
O. D. Harris
Strawberry Festival and Old Fashioned Social
The Arcadia Cooperative Club hosts a Strawberry Festival and Old Fashioned Social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Millard on Saturday evening June 8 at eight o'clock. Admission is 25 cents.
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Arcadia Co-operative Club
W. D. Millard
Schedule Changes At Santa Fe Trains Adjust Mail Hours
Time changes to Santa Fe trains prompt broad mail service revision. Miss Wilson postmistress announces the following mail hours for the service, outlining new daily pickup and delivery times.
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Miss Wilson
Santa Fe
Wilson
Put off work on cannery until next fall
R. H. Schwarzkopf announced the new cannery project will be postponed to fall. He said the team will use the delay to finish preparations and have the building ready for business and fully equipped next spring. The project has not been dropped.
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R. H. Schwarzkopf
Balloon School Activities Start
At the Arcadia Board of City Trustees meeting Lieutenant Colonel Hensley announced 500 to 600 soldiers would arrive within a week for the new government balloon school. He said construction would start immediately as Twohy Bros. prepare to move equipment from March Field to Arcadia and complete a large camp for 1200 men to support the project.
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Arcadia Board of City Trustees
Hensley
March Field
Riverside
Twohy Bros
Arcadia
James F. Horan
Mr. Horan
Sullivan Commissary Company
Heine
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Atlantic
London
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Oxford
Oxford University
Africa
George Weatherby
Salter
Ouida John
Federal Commission
S. SS
County Farm Bureau
Treen
R. H. Miller
B. C. Miller
A. G. Muench
Grendale
Ieee
McQuillan
Uplands
W. Cc, Sheckell,, South Santa Anita
Essick
Sierra
Doolittle
Azusa
W.s
Roberts
Journal
W. S
Onge
Arcadia Balloon School
P. E
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W. Ss. S
Inn ‘ Biel Boie
Cannery
Omaha
Osborne
United States
Mailloux
Jenkins
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