Arcadia Journal Change of Ownership Announced
The Arcadia Journal reveals its sale to Mr. A. L. Wooldridge of Monrovia effective November 1. Advertisers and overdue subscriptions should be paid to the new owner. The former publisher praises Wooldridge as an experienced newspaperman and asks Arcadia residents to support the paper for a locally focused, credited edition.
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Arcadia
A. L. Wooldge
Monrovia
Wooldridge
Kansas City Star
New York
Cleveland
St. Paul
Fort Worth
Des Moines
Silent Occupation Hinders Orange Avenue School
The Orange avenue school was occupied this week with only the lower floor active while the upper floor sits empty. A $30,000 bond issue has been spent and funds to complete the building are unavailable. without new bonds or trimmed maintenance funds the second floor will remain unused. The structure now houses 152 children taught by four teachers.
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Orange Avenue
Monrofia Messenger
Arcadia Notes and Camp Visit Reflected in Town News
Mrs Clara Baldwin Stocker was in Arcadia Thursday and guests of Dr and Mrs Ay Billings. George Parker of Anaheim and former Arcadia residents visited. Wm Johnson's trip to Linda Vista camp impressed them. Will Lowry returns from Canada and recalls front life. Charles W Stewart campaigns for YMCA funds in River San Bernardino and Imperial counties. Shasta County assignments continue. Monrovia Messenger seeks a young man to learn printing trade with good wages.
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George Parker
Anaheim
Arcadia
Ay Billings
Wm. Johnson
Linda Vista
Will Lowry
Canada
France
Charles W. Stewart
M.C. A
Monrovia Messenger
Widely Known Physicians Open Arcadia Offices
Drs Caldwell and Davies, two of Monrovia’s best known physicians and surgeons, have opened offices in Arcadia. They will be at Urban's Drug Store as their headquarters. Hours are 9 to 10 and 11 to 12 daily, with each spending an hour or more in the city.
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Caldwell & Davies
Monroviga
Arcadia
Regulg
Urban
Devies
Monrovia
Caldwell
Ducks and Private Interests Roil Bald Lake Shooting
The Game Commission reports tensions as private leasing encroaches on Bald Lake shores. Sportsmen describe efforts to corral shooting, noting bag limits achieved despite windy days and boat-based tactics. The rough-and-tumble sport draws repeated practice and a renewed skill set on the water.
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In Lake
Game Commission
Lee Shore
War Horses Needed as Nations Fight for Survival
Anita Baldwin, chairwoman of the Los Angeles Red Star Relief, urged at a State Hi Society convention that America must supply horses and aid to the army. She cited purchases totaling over 25 million dollars this year and warned of 750,000 horses needed annually to sustain fight strength. She noted losses on the western front and urged care, shelter, and food for war horses while Red Star Animal Aid plans veterinary checks and support for sixteen mining camps organized by the War Department.
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Anita “. Baldwin
Los Angeles Red Star Relief Pe
Convention of the State
America
Baldwin
Tirty
Verdun
United States
Red Star
City Hall Erection Bids Open Dec 5 in Arcadia
Notice states sealed bids for erection and construction of a City Hall in Arcadia. Bids due by 8 pm December 5 1917 with 10 percent certified check. Plans by Roberts Lordon Los Angeles. City Clerk Ethel Grimes seals the notice. I buy walnuts and cash for walnuts offered by W G Flint Los Angeles.
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Ardia
Council Chamber
Arcadia
Roberts & Lordon
Los Angeles
Ethel Grimes
W. G. Flint
East Fifth St
Cal
Red Cross Drives In Arcadia Move Toward War Support
Arcadia Red Cross workers met at First Presbyterian church with Dr. A. Billings as president and Mrs. T. J. Fletcher speaking on wartime relief. Volunteers plan neighborhood squads for children and Y M C A work as Governor Stephens dines on a meatless war dinner in Monrovia after a possible late Friday visit to the high school and Greek theater.
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Stephens
Monrovia
Arcadia
Duarte
Ninety-One Draft Refusals in Sixth District Report
A statement released last week notes that 91 of 1300 men drafted in the Sixth district failed to report to the draft board. The disposition table shows 361 rejected physically, 339 deferred, 188 sent to Camp Lewis, 157 categorized as failed to report, 73 transferred for administrative processing, and 200,000,000 German subjects listed under a peculiar line item.
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Camp Lewis
Dahiittiaes Pee
Eedeemnee Ieee Ae
M. H. 8. Bantams Dominate Monrovia Lightweights
The Monrovia high school bantam football team overwhelmed the first team 40 to 0, continuing a pattern of strong showings by the lightweight squad. The piece praises the bantams for hard work and notes they deserve more community support.
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Pasadena High
Star-News
Bantam Eleven
South Pasadena
Monrovia High School
Pasadena Star-News
Quail Season Opens Amid Abundant Game Prospects
A State Game and Fish Commission bulletin reports quail shooting should be good this year across most regions despite a later opener. Rabbits are plentiful, with daily limits of fifteen and weekly limits of thirty, while some hunters may seek high brushy hills where quail have retreated. Pest levels of rabbits rise in farming areas, but overall hunting prospects remain strong for opening days.
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State Game and Fish Commission
Fish and Game Commission
They Wooed in Nippon Bride from Duarte Marries Denver Doctor
Miss Kuyama Ogata of Duarte wed Dr. Shigehachi Wantanabe of Denver at the Presbyterian parsonage after a Japan born courtship. Miss Lida Bacon witnessed the ceremony, the pastor Henry A. Fisk’s first wedding since arriving at the church in Monrovia.
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Duarte
Presbyterian Parsonage
Japan
Kuyama Ogata
Shigehachi Wantanabe
Denver
Colorado
Presbyterian
Lida Bacon
Henry A. Fisk
Presbyterian Church
Terian
Last guard leaves Arcadia as property is disposed
Lieut Walter Long and a detachment of Conet Artillerymen from the Sixth and Tenth companies return to Fort McArthur after disposing of all government property at Arcadia. Band instruments shipped from Philadelphia are recovered in Fort McArthur, resolving weeks of search.
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Fort McArthur
Walter Long
Arcadia
Bend
Port McArthur
Philadelphia
Camp MacArthur
Texas
Cabins Open as San Dimas Canyon Highway Expands
Six miles of government highway in San Dimas Canyon will reach its spring completion, opening dozens of cabin sites for Southern Californians. Five miles already done, with cabins rising in the lower canyon. Thirty five rangers, under Forester Robert Finley, supervise a sixteen foot wide road built of decomposed granite.
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San Dimas Canyon
Robert Finley
Y M C A Campaign Sets $250 Arcadia Quota
The article notes a $250 fundraising quota for Arcadia in a YMCA campaign. O D Harris is named chair of the committee to collect the funds and lead the drive.
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Arcadia
O. D. Harris
Mail service on P. E. 19 starts Monrovia to Los Angeles
The post office department announces Pacific Electric mail service between Monrovia and Los Angeles with one daily pouch in each direction. A Monrovia pouch leaves at 12 05 and a city pouch arrives at 6 45 am. Noon pouch mail must be in by 11 30 am. The Santa Fe railway had not provided daytime service. A year earlier the Chamber of Commerce urged Washington to investigate, leading to a year of negotiations and a signed contract.
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Monrovia
Los Angeles
Pacific Electric
Post Office Department
Santa Fe Railway
Chamber of Commerce
Post Office
Washington
P. E
Satirical letter accuses Wilhelm II of being my tool of doom
An unsigned historical satire claims to describe a demonized plan guiding Wilhelm II, citing manipulation of his mind, the Hohenzollern dynasty, and figures like Nietzsche and Treitschke. The piece asserts dramatic plots across Europe from Rome to the Dardanelles, ending amid fragmented phrases about Serbia and Norway.
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Nietsche
Treitschke
Berhhardi
Germany
Mediterranean
Egypt
India
Dardanelles
Baedad
Serbia
Norway
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