Monday, May 26, 2008

Other Times --- May 26

100 YEARS AGO – 1908
Mobs surged through the streets of Chester, attacking strikebreaker crews and damaging and burning trolley cars in the strike by the Chester Transit Co. Gunfire was heard all over the city. George Major, 17, was shot in the leg in the vicinity of Ninth Street and Johnson’s Woods. The village of Leiperville is without transportation to Chester because of the strike and because Dalton Barrett discontinued his private transportation service.McGovern’s Men’s Store at 9 W. Third St., Chester, has serge suits priced at $10 each. The merchant guarantees the suits to be of fast color.
75 YEARS AGO – 1933
More than 10,000 persons turned out for the eleventh annual May Market conducted by the Chester Hospital on its spacious hospital grounds on West Ninth Street. Determined to break up the practice of habitual drunks congregating in Deshong Park, Chester, Police Magistrate Honan sentenced a drunk to 30 days in the county prison.
50 YEARS AGO – 1958
S3C Richard Diamond, 22, of 800 Montgomery Ave., Collingdale, was the 150,000th soldier processed for separation from active duty at the 5043rd Transfer Station at Fort Sheridan, Ill. Diamond arrived at the station after completing a tour of duty in Korea.Fire of undetermined origin ruined the interior of a vacant house at 236 Sylvan Ave., Rutledge. George Raymond and his family of Chester had planned to move into the house this week.
25 YEARS AGO – 1983
A few Norwood residents overburdened the borough’s heavy trash service that forced borough officials to cancel it. Councilman John Hauger said heavy trash collections will be discontinued for two months because of the cost.Chester fire officials have been unable to come up with the cause of the blaze that destroyed the Thunderguards Motorcycle Clubhouse on Union Street.
10 YEARS AGO – 1998
Tom Brinker and his son, Tom Jr., of Glen Mills, man the microphones each Saturday morning on WFIL to advise curious callers about financial matters.
— LEN CASTERLINE
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