Wednesday, March 19, 2008

OTHER TIMES --- MARCH 19

100 YEARS AGO – 1908
James Dougherty of Twelfth Street, Eddystone, has a son who has proved clearly that he will be able to take care of himself in the future. While the father was at work, Mrs. Dougherty was called to a neighbor’s and told the boy, who is only about 6 years old, to not let anyone in the house until she returned. A short time later a disreputable-looking tramp appeared at the back door and asked where the woman of the house was. The little fellow told the hobo that his mother was out and the Knight of the Road began to push his way into the house. The lad could not keep the fellow out so he ran to the rear yard, where he unchained the family bulldog. The animal made for the tramp and the latter lost no time in making himself scarce. Since then the boy and the dog have been congratulated.
Prof. S.C. Miller, principal of the Larkin Public School in Chester, is suffering with a vegetable poisoning of his face, but is recovering.
75 YEARS AGO – 1933
A free-for-all fight, said by Collingdale police to have started outside a dance at Collingdale Fire Co. 2, resulted in fines for more than a dozen participants. The fracas, police say, started when one of the dance participants showed up in shirt sleeves and resented being told he must attire himself in more formal garb. Policeman Thomas Welsh waded into the crowd and was struck on the chin. He was forced to use his club with telling effect on his alleged assailant. Police said that some of those arrested had been imbibing too freely in pre-Volstead fluid.
50 YEARS AGO – 1958
First Lt. George H. Meyers 3rd, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.H. Meyers Jr., 709 15th Ave., Prospect Park, was promoted to his present rank. He is a jet pilot stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska.
25 YEARS AGO – 1983
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeMaio of Upland celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their family at The Concordville Inn.Tyler Arboretum in Middletown is training volunteers as historical instructors, guides and outreach instructors.
10 YEARS AGO – 1998
The Community YMCA of Eastern Delaware County is observing its 50th anniversary with a pancake day at the Y on Garrett Road. Co-chairmen of the pancake day are Nancy Runk and Frank C. Videon.
—LEN CASTERLINE
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or call (610) 565-4298

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