Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1917: The Chester Times, having found that the demand for advertising space and their steadily increasing circulation required increase press facilities, recently order from R. Hoe and Co., the world’s famous printing press builder of New York, a new eight-page addition, or unit, for the press. The approximate output of this machine is 20,000 4-, 6or 8-page papers per hour, and 10,000 10-, 12- or 16 page papers per hour.
75 Years Ago – 1942 :A prisoner who stole a county station wagon and escaped from the heating plant at Media pleaded guilty before President Judge MacDade. The 28-year-old Philadelphia man, who was serving from 2 to 4 years for a series of burglaries, was firing the boilers in the plant on April 9 when he got the idea to scape. He said he drank four bottles of beer and a pint of liquor given him by county employees before he stole the station wagon.
50 Years Ago – 1967:
Three Springfield High School seniors were barred from their class graduation exercises because they reportedly showed up intoxicated at the class dinner-dance. “There was nothing else we could do at this late date,” said School Superintendent Dr. Robert N. Grove in discussing the action. 25 Years Ago – 1992: The new “Be Proud” program at Chichester High is one example of the silver lining in every cloud. Designed by Buchanan Associates, the Be Proud program encourages kids to stay in school, builds self-esteem and broadens their understanding of what it takes to be successful in life. This year Chi learned the state had cut all funding for the program. The district approached BP oil refinery for support, and was presented a $38,000 check to continue the program at a recent school board meeting. 10 Years Ago – 2007: Generations of families have attended and graduated from St. Charles Borromeo School since its inception in 1869, the oldest parochial school in Upper Darby. That tradition ended Friday night when 27 eighth-graders received their diplomas and will be able to call St. Charles their alma mater. Parishioners lamenting the closing of the school have fond memories of attending and their children and grandchildren who followed in their footsteps. “I’m sad St. Charles is closing after 138 years, but proud to be in the last graduating class,” Kyle Eury, 14, of Lansdowne, said.