Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1918:
Word was received today at the Chester Post Office to issue an appeal to patriotic citizens of Chester to send all magazines and other literature to the boys in the cantonment camps in the country and the boys in the trenches “over there.” There is a great demand for literature among the fighting boys and any magazine can be sent with a one-cent postage stamp.
75 Years Ago – 1943:
In the brilliant military atmosphere of flag-decked Charles E. Hyatt Armory, 35 finely trained cadets last night received their diplomas from Pennsylvania Military College at the 122nd commencement exercises and were sent off to war with straight-from-the-shoulder talks of the Adjutant General of the Army, the Commanding General of the Third Service Command, and Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Martin. “We sincerely believe in peace but we must defeat our enemies,” Martin told the graduates. “It is better to die standing up than to die on our knees under the pitiless lash of a tyrant.”
50 Years Ago – 1968:
George C. Wallace, the ex-governor of Alabama who wants to be president, counted his campaign trip to Pennsylvania success today, even though a final appearance in Philadelphia was cancelled at the request of Philadelphia Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo. Ironically for the segregation-minded former southern governor, it was a national black holiday that brought it about. Rizzo called attention to the memorial observance proclaimed on the third anniversary of the assassination of the black Muslim leader Malcolm X.
25 Years Ago – 1993:
Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital, which will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year, will have a mammoth birthday party May 16 when all babies born at the hospital will be guests. The first two babies born at the hospital are being sought. It is not known where they live today or if they are alive. Since the hospital opened, more than 130,000 babies have been born there.
10 Years Ago – 2008:
Rose Valley Borough Council recently denied a request from a West Rose Valley Road homeowner to change the address of his house, located at the intersection with Tulip Lane. The house appears to be on Tulip Lane, as the driveway faces that road, and the homeowners and his attorney suggested a Tulip Lane address would aid emergency personnel and delivery drivers.