100 YEARS AGO – 1908

A citizens committee in Chester headed by Dr. D.P. Maddux, O.B. Dickinson and the Rev. A.L. Lathem has sent a letter to the Chester Traction Co. and a representative of the striking trolley car employees asking that their differences be settled by July 6. Deputy Registrar of Wills A.B.B. (Pop) Smith has been keeping a diary for 41 years and is frequently called upon to reveal what the weather was like for a certain year as compared to the present time. Smith gladly obliges all who ask.

75 YEARS AGO – 1933

W.I.B. McClenachan, former county recorder of deeds, is celebrating his 75th birthday anniversary at his home in Trainer. He is the father of First Assistant District Attorney William B. McClenachan Jr. Miss Margaret Cheyney, superintendent of the art department at Media Public School, sailed from New York for Redlands, Calif., where she will spend the summer months with her parents.

50 YEARS AGO – 1958

The 30-foot high clock tower being erected in Chester’s Deshong Park, is a memorial to John O. Deshong, a Chester mill owner. The clock will have three faces.

25 YEARS AGO – 1983

Two men found hiding inside a woman’s rest- room in Chester are under arrest on burglary charges. Chester police said the men were found hiding in Wright’s Café, West Third Street and Central Avenue. They had kicked the door open to get into the bar.Claire H. Townsend of Sharon Hill was elected president of the Junior Past President’s Club of Delaware County. Elected to serve with her as secretary treasurer is Betty Cade of Glenolden.

10 YEARS AGO – 1998

Sun Valley English teacher Chuck Grassano has received the Penn-Delco School Board’s Penn-Delco Pride Award. Schools Superintendent Dr. Leslye Abrrutyn said, “As a teacher, Chuck is outstanding.’’

— LEN CASTERLINE

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