100 YEARS AGO — 1908

Fire destroyed the home of Ruben M. Moody on Lafayette Avenue in Collingdale. Investigators blamed fireworks for the blaze.Select Councilman E.L. Anthony of Chester has purchased a two-cylinder Maxwell automobile and soon will be seen speeding over the county roads.

75 YEARS AGO — 1933

Isaac Roach won the George L. Cutler golf event at the Springhaven Club in Nether Providence.Samuel M. Vauclain just finished a half-century of service with the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone. He said business is on the up and up.Fletcher Williams of Chester, who had a 5-month-old puppy tied to his back, was one of 11 persons rescued from storm-wrecked barges off Fenwick Island on the Atlantic Coast.

50 YEARS AGO — 1958

Bob Davis of Chester, Stan Jarusinski of Trainer, Irving Davis of Village Green and Al Caffey of Ridley Park are the top local drivers to keep an eye on as the West End Boat Club in Chester stages its 60th anniversary regatta.Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Rupnick are preparing to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.Sally Starr, television and radio star, made a personal appearance as a guest of the Chester Businessmen’s Association in the business district. She was in a one-woman parade and handed out pictures and bubble gum to youngsters.

25 YEARS AGO — 1983

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kalvaitis of Glenolden celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a party at the home of Mr. Kalvaitis’ sister, Eva Cassady of Stratford, N.J.Bruno Micum is the new president of the Aston Lions Club. He succeeds Thomas Simpson.The Bethel Township Park and Recreation Board is sponsoring a bus trip to the Philadelphia Zoo. At least one adult must accompany every five children.

10 YEARS AGO — 1998

A fast-moving thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines as it swept through the county last evening. No one was injured, but thousands were left without electric power.

— LEN CASTERLINE

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