Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1917:
While on his way to Wilmington, Del., in his Mercer racing car, Earl Massey was run into by an automobilist. The trouble occurred on the Wilmington Pike at Vernons’ switch. Massey says it will cost about $200 to repair his machine and about $100 to fix up the other fellow’s. Neither man was injured by the terrific impact.
75Years Ago – 1942:
From the Times’ new publisher, Alfred G. Hill: “The Chester Times resumes publication today after a suspension since November 4 — almost ten months. The strike, admittedly unfortunate, resulting in the suspension, has had one significant effect in dramatizing to this entire community what it means to lose a newspaper with a record and a heritage such as the Times has established since 1876.”
50Years Ago – 1967:
Fourteen boys stepped off a jetliner at International Airport and for the next two hours found themselves right smack in the middle of a Little League love-in, Newtown-Edgmont style. The NewtownEdgmont Little League team returned from a few days at Expo ’67 in Montreal, Canada. The boys went all the way to the semifinal round of the World Series in Williamsport, where they were beaten by West Tokyo, 4-1. 25Years Ago – 1992:
You’ve heard the one about selling seashells down at the seashore. In the Cape May, N.J., the favorite sport is clamshell chucking, where the object of the game is to throw a clamshell into a hole that is 25 feet, six inches away. At the 47th annual Clamshell Pitching Championships, Donna Owens, of Haverford, won her first title, claiming the women’s singles title.
10Years Ago – 2007:
As the sun started setting behind Sun Valley High School’s football field, parents, teachers and school board members were reminded a chapter in Penn-Delco history was ending. After the district superintendent’s resignation July 2, question on most of those close to the district has undoubtedly been, “Who’s going to take the reins?” As an audience of about 30 listened to a preview of Sun Valley High School’s marching band halftime show, one man stepped out of dusk’s shadows. Robert A. Mesaros, former Marple Newtown superintendent, told the crowd sitting before him he was “pleased” to begin a new chapter in Penn-Delco ... until the board hires a permanent replacement sometime this year.