County supervisors set hearings on tax boost for 1938-39
Arcedia taxpayers watched as the board of supervisors prepared to review every item in a parade of motions to block a 20 to 25 cent per 100 assessed valuation increase in the county tax rate for 1938-39. The preliminary budget of 65 million 298 thousand 446 dollars was slated for adoption this afternoon, with final action due August 31 after public hearings and possible reductions. County department heads stood ready for consultations to trim the preliminary spendings.
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Arcedia
Board of Supervisors
Arcadia Toastmasters Elect Officers at Monday Meeting
John E. Vanderbur began a quarterly term as club president at Arcadia Toastmasters in the Masonic temple. Arthur E. Nelson became vice president for three months, Robert Walker was secretary treasurer, Lowell J. J. was named sergeant at arms, and Cecil ey will serve as district governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Vanderbur
Arcadia Toastmasters Club
Masonic Temple
South
Santa Anita Avenue
Arthur E. Nelson
Vice Press
Robert Walker
Lowell J. J
Vanderbur
Ceciley
Arcadia
Nelson
Carl Fhe
Ping
Clar J. Johnson
H. E. Stevens, Jr
Charles Ibson
L. Moore
J. Guptav
San Gabriel Valley Poultry Association Picnic Date Set
Donald A Strawn of Ar became president of the unit and announced the July picnic schedule for the San Gabriel Valley Poultry Association. The event was moved from July 6 to July 10 and will be held at 1719 Alamitas Street starting at noon with a basket lunch.
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Inge
San Gabriel Valley Ly Association
Nally
Associant
Strawn
Awell
Alamitas Street
Youth warns on fireworks in city stay for July 4
The city warns youths to save fireworks for July 4 and to refrain from discharging firecrackers on other days. Chief Itt orders stood-by for July 4 as county park events are expected to draw crowds.
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Itt
Letter Box Advice on Mothers and Daughters
Dorothy Dix advises mothers to balance rule and freedom for teenage daughters. A girl from an average family recalls strict parental control that pushed her to run away, seek adult company, and later marry, warning that enforced isolation can drive youth toward risky behavior and urge mothers to guide with healthy, innocent amusements.
Death Holiday Drive Aims To Cut July 4 Fatalities
Arcadia motorists urged to join a state campaign to save 56 lives during the July 4 weekend. Director Ray Ingles noted the prior year tally and Governor Merriam issued a safety proclamation as CHP Chief E Raymond Cato said all officers would work to reduce deaths and injuries.
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Arcadia
Ray Ingels
Department of Motor Vehicles Today
California
Ingles
Frank F. Merriam
E. Raymond Cato
California Highway Patrol
Funeral Service For Arcadian To Be Held Today
Christian Science service for William A. Small a retired watchmaker of 142 LaPorte Street will be held today at 10 oclock from Renaker Funeral chapel Monrovia The Arcadia Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Christian Science
William A. Small
LaPorte Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Altadena
Renaker Funeral
Monrovia
Arcadia Funeral Home
Secret service arrests trio in fake five dollar note case
Secret service agents and police arrest Frank G. Casillas 34 of Bellflower Leila Jackson 21 of Los Angeles and Dee Harris 27 of Arcadia in connection with passing counterfeit five dollar Federal Reserve notes in Alhambra.
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Los Angeles
Secret Service
Frank G. Casillas
Saleman
Flower
Bellflower
Leila Jackson
Palm Avenue
Dee Harris
Arcadia Farm
Federal Reserve
Alhambra
Monrovia youths cited after trip on stolen bike
Three Monrovia Mexican children were advised after traveling on a bike stolen from Monrovia to Arcadia. They were questioned at the Arcadia police station near First Avenue and Huntington Drive yesterday afternoon.
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Monrovia
Arcadia
First Avenue
Huntington Drive
Youth CCC camp near Monrovia to disband plan
About 200 Civilian Conservation Corps youths at the Monrovia camp above Monrovia faced disbanding after receipt of mantling orders from Los Angeles CCC offices in Van Nuys. The unit led by Lt. Hawthorne Davis plans a July 5 disbandment with possible reallocation to Dallas, Texas, as personnel from Texas and Oklahoma await new assignments.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Monrovia
Canyon
Los Angeles District C. C. C
van Nuys
Hawthorne Davis
Texas
Oklahoma
Dallas
Tex
Davis
Arcadian Geoo Winner At Murphy Day Chess Carnival
Dr. M Schultz acclaimed for playing 21 boards simultaneously at the Murphy Day chess carnival in Sierra Madre where 250 players from 43 communities competed. The event ended at midnight with 184 out of town entrants. Herman Steiner won the rapid elimination trophy and R W Banner led after 37 games.
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M Schultz
Arcadia
Sierra Madre
California
J. N. Hawks
Herman Steiner
Charles Broughton
R. W. Banner
Ted Smith
Monrovia
Banner
D. S. Houghton
Pasadena
N. C. Henwood
A. B. Brown
Edwin Tilford
Arcadians Warned to Respect Arcadia Fire Response Rules
Arcadia officials led by Mayor Arthur F. Malin and Chief Donald Ott warned residents that watching fire crews is not a permit to ignore traffic laws. Sections 24 and 25 prohibit following fire apparatus and driving over exposed hoses without fire chief consent.
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Fire Department
Novena Rites to Be Resumed at Old Mission San Gabriel
Close to two thousand Southern Californians are expected for the second in a series of services titled Novena to Our Mother of Sorrows at the old mission in San Gabriel. More than 1,400 attended the opening service last week and 300 to 400 more are anticipated tomorrow evening as Arcadians plan to attend en masse.
Relay System Rescues Stranded Cross‑Country Family
A family traveling cross country was escorted home via a relay system from Pasadena through Arcadia and Monrovia to San Bernardino county line. Pasadena officers brought them to Arcadia city limits, then Fifth Avenue Bridge at Huntington Drive, with Monrovia and San Dimas units continuing to the county line and San Bernardino cars taking over.
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Pasadena
San Bernardino County
Arcadia
Fifth Avenue
Huntington Drive
Monrovia
Duarte
San Dimas
San Bernardino
Arcadia Rotary to Hold Noon Meeting at Woman's Club
Members of the Arcadia Rotary Club were scheduled to meet today at noon in a regular weekly session at the Arcadia Woman's clubhouse on South First Avenue. President S L Gillette was to preside.
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Willian Pinney
Los Angeles
Sierra Madre
L. H. Heath
William Edwards
Alexander Taylor
James N. Hawks
Chamber of Commerce
Woman's Club
Arcadia Daily Tribune
Arcadia Rotary Club
Arcadia Woman's Clubhouse
South First Avenue
S.L. Gillette
Peacocks Mistaken For Help Call Near Race Track
Pasadena men report a screaming woman near Santa Anita race track but police find no disturbance beyond peacocks' cries. The residents on Colorado Boulevard report the area was quiet aside from the birds' calls.
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Rankin
Santa Anita Race Track
Colorado Boulevard
Arcadia Schools Buy New 60 Passenger Bus
Supt. F. F. Westerhouse announced the Arcadia city schools ordered a 60 seat elementary bus with a special chassis design from Ford Transit Company in Los Angeles. The bus will begin operation in September and route details will be announced in early fall.
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Arcadia City
Supt
F. F. Westerhouse
Ford Transit Company
Los Angeles
Westerhouse
Arcadia Anglers Aim for Pacific Season Record
On a chartered boat off San Clemente Arcadia fishermen seek a new season record for the number of fish caught. The expedition marks the third all Arcadia trip in three months with Charles J. Beery presiding.
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San Clemente
Arcadia
Pacific
Charles J. Beery
Arcadia Masons to Initiate Three Tonight
Tomorrow’s regular Arcadia Lodge meeting will perform first degree initiation for three candidates including a member’s son. Worshipful Master Chester R. Endicott announced the ritual at the temple on South Santa Anita Avenue with Masons from Los Angeles and nearby communities expected to attend. Refreshments will follow.
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Arcadia Lodge of Masons
Chester R. Endicott
South
Santa Anita Avenue
Los Angeles
Endicott
Center Lines Repainted on Huntington and Colorado Boulevards
Street crews repainted center lines on Huntington drive and Colorado boulevard in Arcadia today under supervision of Street Superintendent Glen B. Watson. The work covered all center-lines on these highways within city limits.
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Glen B. Watson
Huntington Drive
Colorado Boulevard
Arcadia
Arcadia Lions Install Newly Elected Officers
The Arcadia Lions Club will install its newly elected officers at Ye Derby Tavern on July 7. The date and venue were set during this week’s board meeting.
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Arcadia den of Lions International
Ye Derby Tavern
Vaudeville Stars to Headline Arcadia July Fourth Show
Jock Gagug Glow joins a line of vaudeville performers for Arcadia’s Independence Day reunion. W R Humphries heads the arrangements committee as Fire Eater Punch and Judy and other acts entertain at the million dollar recreation center. The afternoon features sports events and specialty stunts for all ages with baseball, bowling, golf, horseshoes and tennis on the program.
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Jock
America
Arcadia
San Gabriel Valley
W. R. Humphries
Humphries
Billucifer
Circus Acts Highlight Pasadena Rose Bowl Fourth of July
Animals will star in the Pasadena Rose Bowl Fourth of July circus and fireworks show. Trained seals like Curley, recently profiled in Life for film work, will be showcased alongside large elephants and other beasts to thrill showgoers.
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Pasadena
Curley
Seal
Community Church Picnic Celebrates Prizes and Contests
At Santa Anita Regional Recreational Center the annual Community Church Sunday School picnic showcased prize winners from the Pioneer Class boys and girls teams and Older Boys. Winners included Carol Corpe Merlin Criddlebaugh Lenore Sears Delores Criddlebaugh and many others. Miniature aeroplane contests closed a day of events after a park stadium games section.
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Community Church
Santa Anita
Park Stadium
Clara Houser
Pioneers
Carol Beth Corpe
Merlin Criddlebaugh
Lenore Sears
Delores Criddlebaugh
Mary Beauchamp
Lorel Boerstle
Ruth Marie Harpole
David Smith
Fred Springstead
Robert Woods
Helen Byers
Virginia Hopper
Peggy Holmes
Jack Graham
Harlan Smith
Robert Christopher
Lenore Leeper
Sally Drews
Jean Rosenall
Jack Byers
Walter Self
Elgin Holmes
Eleanor Adeoeck
Anne Ebbels
Howard Gray
Margaret Upson
Betty Bowman
David Shier
Alice Williams
Martha Fledderjohann
Lillian Schaar
George Harpole
Walter Harper
George Perkins
Holmes
Louis Goodwin
Criddlebaugh
Paul Dean
Students File With Bureau For Odd Jobs As Summer Aid
Arcadia and Monrovia students filed their names to obtain odd jobs through the Free Employment Agency in Monrovia. The program, sponsored by Arcadia and Monrovia coordinating committees, lists duties such as yard work clerking typing and car cleaning. Anyone wishing to help during summer projects may call Monrovia 2760.
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Arcadia and
Monrovia
Free Employment Agency
F. G. Wheatley
Chester BH
van Hellen
Monrovia Coordinating Group
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Lacy
Joe
ULTAY
Donald A. Strawn
Dia Youth
Ireworks
Dorothy Dix
Miss DIX
Mamma
Papa
Andeast
Cato
Arcadian
Lola Schuelter
St. Paul
Minn
Glacier National Park
Mont
Weasel Feather
Holy Star
Germany
Kiangwan
Shanghai
China
Peacock
Treck
Rancho Santa Anita
Santa Anita Oaks
Elbert A. Rankin
Anglers
Center Lines
Huntington
Colorado
Gagug
Bureau
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