100 YEARS AGO – 1908

Captain Wilson of the Salvation Army in Chester is preparing special services for the next four weeks. The programs will be printed. A number of interesting speakers will take part in the meetings and it is expected by Captain Wilson that many converts will be made to the cause of Christianity.
Well, there is another milkman in the old town of Upland and it is said that he will soon be able to give them all a tough hustle for their money. The stranger is at the home of Clarence Tarry, the well-known dealer in lacteal fluid, and the proud father says he is one of the finest boys in town. Town residents are waiting for the Havanas.

75 YEARS AGO – 1933

The Upper Darby Volunteer Firemen’s Relief Association has been showing motion picture shows on Sundays in the theater at Garrett Road and West Chester Pike for the past two years and is turning all proceeds to the Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill. The money is used to keep open the dispensary where free medical treatment is given. Because of the good work done by the Firemen’s Relief Association, clergymen and other supporters of the Sunday Blue Laws have offered no objections to the Sunday movies.

50 YEARS AGO – 1958

Chester City Councilman James H. Gorbey has been named chairman of the reception committee for the forthcoming Dick Christy All American banquet that is being sponsored by the St. James Alumni High School Alumni, Chester.
A new non-locality exchange as a step toward direct long distance dialing is being started by the Chester office of the Bell Telephone Co. The new central office name will be Hubbard 5. New subscribers in Marcus Hook will be assigned Hubbard 5 numbers and some Chester numbers will be changed to Hubbard 5.

25 YEARS AGO – 1983

Intensive crime prevention programs are the focus of a seminar for municipal officials at Delaware County Community College. The program is sponsored by Pennsylvania Crime Watch.
Charles Harris, 19, son of Joy Harris of Jackson Street, Darby Township, was credited with saving the life of a man who was drowning in the Pacific Ocean off Port Huennem Beach, Calif. Harris is a seaman in the U.S. Navy and is under Seabee training near where the incident occurred.

10 YEARS AGO – 1998

State Police using radar ticketed 88 speeders on the Blue Route for speeding. A total of 127 citations were issued for various motor vehicle code violations.

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