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Newspaper
Arcadia News
Location
Arcadia, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1938
Page
2
The FBI publishes a scoresheet showing 127 kidnappings since 1932, 124 solved, 273 persons convicted, 11 death sentences, 41 life sentences, and other sentences totaling 3382 years. The piece argues kidnapping as a dangerous national occupation.
The piece argues popularity stems from personality but flags that cheerfulness, ease, and adaptability draw people. It warns against vanity, grumpiness, cynicism, or monologues and urges being a good listener who lets others pursue their interests, with warmth and natural simplicity.
Clinton B. Cary of Pasadena was jailed after a barbecue stand incident in which he swerved a car he believed to be his own but owned by Miss Dorothy Haynes of Arcadia. Frank LaMarr, also injured, leaped on the bumper as Cary fled, and the car spun over near Holly avenue after veering from Huntington drive.
Paul Clay a Citrus high school and junior college graduate has been selected by Azusa city school trustees to fill the position of physical education instructor and social science teacher at Lee school left vacant by Monte Forbes.
A critical examination of the New Deal era shows the Tennessee Valley Authority facing unfair competition from private utilities. The Supreme Court and lower courts have upheld TVA gains in electricity, while municipal PWA grants and loans further entrench public power, dimming private utility prospects.
City council seeks immediate protection for property owners along the Santa Anita wash by presenting a resolution to the Los Angeles county board of supervisors on August 23. The plan includes bids for El Monte road improvements and lowering water mains 2500 feet, aiming to curb flood runoff while awaiting a WPA project.
Arcadia thrives as homebuyers rush to the area with a surge of construction. City records show ongoing building, a new Santa Anita park nearby, and a strong housing market with scarce rentals. Builders from Los Angeles and Glendale are erecting single and two story residences in Rancho Santa Anita and surrounding streets, with prices ranging from four to ten thousand dollars.
Baldwin Park cess pool worker Stephen O Bredovich was struck in the face by a falling brick while bricks were being lowered into the pool. Fellow worker C C Benton was emptying a bucket when a brick slipped. O Bredovich received emergency treatment from Dr I N Kendall.
Moscow observers believe Yoshiiro Okada and Kyochichi Sugimoto, famed Japanese stage stars who fled to Sakhalin last winter, may star in Soviet films. Sugimoto reportedly arranged with Kino Trust before enlisting with Red Army border guards, with caution about divorces and government views in Tokyo.
J B Pryor engineer for Southern California Edison Co prepared to start a citywide Arcadia survey to outline a report for the city council. He conferred with Councilman William A Murphy on the survey as the board considers a motion to explore a municipal owned plant.
City Attorney James C. Bone filed a damages claim against Arcadia with council input from Raymond G. Thompson on behalf of Cordell Bledsoe and Francis Finnerty. The plaintiffs allege jury findings from a June 5 car collision at El Monte road and Lemon avenue. An answer for the September meeting will be prepared.
The State Relief Administration begins a garden project on 15 acres of city owned land north of 11th street in Azusa. The SRA will clear the site and grow vegetables for relief in Los Angeles county by city arrangement. About 1 385 men will be employed from relief rolls at 55 dollars a month, boosting payroll to nearly 7 500 dollars a month. Additional garden projects at Arcadia Baldwin Park Monrovia and Fl Monte will employ about 500 more workers.
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