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1. Anna H. Jones Dies on Monday - 1932

   Obituary dated March 8, 1932.

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2. Bacon to Enter Reality Business - 1936

   W.W. (Bill) Bacon began a realty business with A.J. Little in the C.H. Anson Building. Article dated Jan. 30, 1936

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3. Card of Thanks - 1932

   Article dated November 1, 1932 written by George A.J. Jones and Emily P. Jones (sister and brother), thanking friends and neighbors for helping in their 'time of trouble', when a fire threatened their "relics, that money will not replace."

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4. C.H. Anson Fetes 90 Years - 1960

   Article recognizing Charles H. Anson's 90th brithday, with visits from Richard Baker, Viola Morgan, Glenn Baker. Dated Oct. 3, 1960.

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5. C.H. Ansons to Mark 50th Anniversary - 1955

   Dated Aug 17, 1955. The couple were married in the home of W.F. Marshall (later it became the Masonic Temple).

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6. City "Limosines" Were Stored Here - 1933

   Shows a photo of the Livery & Feed. Article dated May 9, 1933. From a series published in the newspaper for the 47th birthday of Monrovia.

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7. Complaints are heard by Council - 1930

   Article dated June 3, 1980 about the sale of Katherine Decker's Monrovia Sanatorium to Mary Knoll [Maryknoll] Sisters, with complaints that Chinese and Japanese patients would be accepted.

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8. Dealer Has Success in Local Area - 1930

   Article dated Feb. 28, 1930 about E.L. Sapp, Buick Dealer's success. Announces the opening of a salesroom and garage at 133 W. Foothill. He purchased the buick agency frorm Claude Chess. In 1919 he had erected a building on C.H. Anson's property at the SE corner of Myrtle and Foothill.

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9. Death Comes to Native of Monrovia -- Gerald Bartle - 1946

   Gerald F. Bartle was the son of John and Amelia Bartle, born in 1899 and died at the age of 46, leaving a wife Doris and son Gerald Fremont Bartle, Jr. He graduated from Monrovia High School, served in the Army, attended Stanford, and worked at Security-First National Bank and Loackheed Aircraft. Article dated April 8, 1946. He and his family had lived at 432 N Encinitas.

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10. Death of George Allen Jones - 1944

    George Allen Jones died March 7, 1944 at 1237 S. Shamrock. A Monrovia resident for 26 years. He was survived by his wife Mrs. Martha C. Jones, a sister and children Emily Payne, George Jones, James Jones, and Helen Wadkins.

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11. Death of Mrs. Anne Jones Thompson - 1937

    Article from September 1937 on her death on Sept. 28. She was born in Ann Arbor Michigan in 1908 and was married to Theodore Thomspon.

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12. Delinquent Tax Owed by George A.M. Jones - 1936

    For Lots F & G Blk 16. Lots -7-18. Dated June 13, 1936.

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13. Delinquent Tax Owed by George A.M. Jones - 1936

    For Lots F & G Blk 16. Lots -7-18. Dated June 30, 1936.

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14. Early Day Residents Meet in Reunion at Burr Home

    Newspaper article recounting a reunion of 14 Monrovia residents who grew up in the town. Event was arranged by Myron C. Burr. A photograph of attendees is item MH 01 396.

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15. Early Monrovia Recalled at Old Timers Luncheon 1960 - 1960

    Pictured are Dr. W.G. Barks, Mrs. George O. Monroe and Mrs. Mabelle Monroe Dyer, standing, and seated, Mrs. Barks and Mrs. Susy H. Stankey. May 1960. In Mrs. George (Annetta Evans) Monroe's scrapbook.

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16. Elizabeth Hanna & Hector Dyer engagement - 1935 & 1956

    Hector Dyer is the son of Mabelle Monroe Dyer (daughter of W.N. & Mary Jane Monroe.) He was a Stanford track star who became engaged in 1935. Frebruary 7, 1956 Tea for past Duarte-Monrovia PTA Presidents. In Mrs. George (Annetta Evans) Monroe's scrapbook.

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17. Emerson Mollenkopf asked to accompany Wiley Post and Will Rogers on fatal flight - 1935

    Transcriiption of article sharing story of Emerson Mollenkopf who was a mechanic for Wiley Post and was asked to accompany Post and Will Rogers on a flight August 16, 1935 to Alaska. The plan crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska killing both men. Mr. Mollenkoff's mother, Mrs. Worth Mollenkopf, lived in Monrovia. Transcription of article from August 16, 1935 Monrovia News-Post

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18. Emily P. Jones Precinct Clerk - 1932

    Emily P. Jones listed as a clerk in for the August 30 primary election in 1932. in Precinct 19. Article dated August 13, 1932.

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19. Former Physician Dies at Home Here - 1932

    Obituary of "Miss Sophia Bethnia Jones, M.D.", who lived at 1301 South Shamrock died in Monrovia, where she had lived for the past 15 years. "She had practiced medicine and surgery for 37 years." Article dated August 19, 1932.

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20. Friends of the Monrovia Public Library Annual Meeting May 20, 1977 - 19-May-77

    Newspaper article announcing Friends of the Monrovia Public Library annual meeting scheduled for May 20, 1977. Photograph shows Barry J. Martin, speaker for the event, and Grace McLerran, program chairman

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