100 YEARS AGO – 1908

Chester Officer Robinson discovered a man asleep on a side track of the PB&W Railroad at Sixth and Madison streets. He awoke the man and sent him to his home. The man was in dangerous proximity to a freight car. If it had been started it would have crushed him to death.B.G. Daven and B.E. Grady of Sharon Hill have formed a partnership under the name of Daven & Grady and have opened a poolroom in the Hartell Building on East Baltimore Avenue, Lansdowne.
The Delaware County and Philadelphia Railway Electric Co. has reduced in wages of all its employees consisting of motorman, conductors and laborers. Because of the economic times wages have been cut 10 percent. Laborers now will get $1.25 a day. The men do not say much about the pay cut.

75 YEARS AGO – 1933

The U.S. Naval dirigible Akron that had been seen flying over Chester yesterday by scores of residents was struck by lightning and crashed at sea off Barnegat, N.J., with a loss of 73 lives.
Three watches were left with Magistrate Forwood Clark Jr. of Glenolden as pledges for costs and fines imposed on motorists who failed to comply with the motor vehicle code providing for red and white 1939 inspection stickers on their cars.

50 YEARS AGO – 1958

Francis Z. Baiocco, seaman apprentice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil F. Baiocco, 1203 Eddystone Ave., Eddystone, is attending radioman school at Bainbridge Naval Training Center in Maryland.
After having to give up his job as a clock repairman for the Pennsylvania Railroad three years ago when the “Pennsy’’ switched all clocks to electric, Albert H. Vernon of Linwood took up wood carving as a hobby. He celebrated his 97th birthday anniversary at his home.

25 YEARS AGO – 1983

The Ridley Park Public Library welcomed Ruth Raymond as the new children’s librarian and is looking for volunteers for the children’s facility.Three area motorists were among 62 arrested by Delaware State Police for driving under the influence.Briarcliff Fire Co. Chief Larry Olvieri credited smoke detectors with saving lives at the Club Secane Apartment Complex on Oak Avenue.

10 YEARS AGO – 1998

Springfield police reported two thefts at the Springfield Mall parking lot. A Ridley Township man told police his cell phone and some cash were stolen from his vehicle and a Springfield man said his 1994 Jeep Cherokee was stolen.

LEN CASTERLINE

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