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Today In SCV History: June 19, 1946 - Bobbie Trueblood Arrives In Newhall
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Today In SCV History: June 19, 1946
Source: KHTS Hometown Station
Date: 06/19/2026 9:00am
Article Summary:
**Today in SCV History: Bobbie Trueblood Arrives in Newhall in 1946, Beginning a Legacy of Community Leadership**
June 19 marks the 1946 arrival of Bobbie Trueblood in Newhall, a British native who became a central figure in Santa Clarita’s civic and social life for decades. A newspaper columnist, community organizer and co-founder of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, she was later named both “Man of the Year” and “Woman of the Year” by local groups and helped launch traditions such as the 1973 Fourth of July parade known as “Bobbie’s Parade.” Trueblood, who later married former LAPD Chief Ed Davis, died in 2017 at age 93.
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Date: 06/19/2026 9:00am
Article Summary:
**Today in SCV History: Bobbie Trueblood Arrives in Newhall in 1946, Beginning a Legacy of Community Leadership**
June 19 marks the 1946 arrival of Bobbie Trueblood in Newhall, a British native who became a central figure in Santa Clarita’s civic and social life for decades. A newspaper columnist, community organizer and co-founder of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, she was later named both “Man of the Year” and “Woman of the Year” by local groups and helped launch traditions such as the 1973 Fourth of July parade known as “Bobbie’s Parade.” Trueblood, who later married former LAPD Chief Ed Davis, died in 2017 at age 93.
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