Other Times

100 Years Ago – 1918:

Frank Lynn, the movie actor, who is thought “just too sweet for anything” by movie fans in this and other cities, slightly injured his wrist while in Chester yesterday. Lynn, driving a high-power automobile enroute to Washington, stopped to make some minor repairs to his car, when the injury happened on Broad (Ninth) Street, just below Edgmont. After some first aid treatment he insisted upon returning to the driver’s seat.

75 Years Ago – 1943:

The growing juvenile problem is reflected in Chester’s police report for the last six months, which has just been completed and forwarded to the FBI. Police received a total of 254 complaints involving children and made 139 arrests for juvenile court authorities. The charges ranged from “nuisances” and malicious mischief to more serious infractions of the law. Police made a total of 1,755 arrests during the half year.

50 Years Ago – 1968:

The SS American Liberty, the third in a series of six fully containerized ships, will be launched at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. tomorrow. Automatic push-button hatch covers and high-speed wenches are designed for rapid handling of cargo. The airconditioned quarters can accommodate 42persons.

25 Years Ago – 1993:

SEPTA has begun a $225,000 renovation of the Chester Transportation Center at Sixth and Welsh streets, General Manager Louis Gambaccini said. “They talked about their plans to remodel the station with destroying the historic features,” said state Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland, D-159 of Chester, after he, Kelvyn Anderson, aide to U.S. Rep. Thomas Foglietta, D-1, and Rosetta Carter, administrative assistant to Mayor Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard met with Gambaccini and SEPTA officials. The interior of the Classical-Revival style station, built in 1903, features a marble staircase and floors and the original seating on the second floor. It is owned by Amtrak and leased to SEPTA.

10 Years Ago – 2008:

If outgoing U.S. Attorney Patrick L. Meehan is eyeing a run for governor in 2010, he’s not saying. The Upper Darby Republican and former Delaware County district attorney announced his resignation as chief prosecutor for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a post he’d held for nearly seven years. Meehan said his immediate focus was on transition back to the private arena after 16 years in public service.