Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1917: Recruiting Sgt. James Gaulteri, officer in charge of the Army station at 257 Market St., Chester, qualified for a place in the “Sammies” circle of pugilistic contenders by scoring a clean knockout over a Boothwyn man. The man, aside from receiving the hard jolt on the jaw, was assessed $6.35 in municipal court this morning. According to Gaulteri on the witness stand, the man accosted him in front of the recruiting station with a shower of obscene words. Through the officer escorted him to the curbstone and persuaded him to leave, the man insisted on abusing Gaulteri. Finally in his crazed drunken condition, he took a swing at Gaulteri, who scored a complete knockout with a damaging jab to the jaw.
75 Years Ago – 1942: Westinghouse Station KYW will salute
Chester tonight when the Valley Forge Caravan continues its mythical tour from 11:10 p.m. to 12:10 a.m. Chester’s historic background and present status in the nation’s war effort will be expounded by Don Bennett, KYW’s master of ceremonies on the program.
50 Years Ago – 1967: Thieves broke into the Newtown Square Post Office Branch overnight, spent several hours “peeling” a 4-foot-igh safe, and made off with an estimated $45,000 worth of stamps.
25 Years Ago – 1992: When Upper Darby police arrived late Saturday night serve a man with a felony warrant, the 36-year-old fled – to the roof of his girlfriend’s two-story rowhome at First Street and Fernwood Avenue, authorities said. The man climbed onto the roof, hinted that he was armed
with a gun and kept police at bay for almost two hours until he surrendered without incident to the Emergency Response Team in the wee hours of yesterday morning, said Upper Darby Police Det. Glenn Monkman.
10 Years Ago – 2007: Orrin Hudson’s experience as a speaker has clearly shown him how to engage an audience – even when it’s not his audience. The author, chess master and former Alabama state trooper, who helps at-risk youth apply lessons from the board game to their life, spoke to a crowd attending a real estate seminar at the Holiday Inn in Essington. He was not there by mistake. His presentation was combined with a two-day workshop by Investor’s Edge University focused on the real estate market.