Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1918: The influenza epidemic has worked itself out of Chester. Federal, state and local physicians admit that the terrible epidemic has had its “fling” in the city. There were only four deaths in the emergency hospitals in the last 48 hours. This is the best record since the hospitals were opened. No patients were admitted in the last two days.
75 Years Ago – 1943: Chester experienced the greatest pig hunt since William Penn landed today, when scores of the animals scampered over city streets and parks following a train wreck on the 12th Street tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. At least 100 porkers ran away after the accident, and at
1:30 today police were still responding to calls from excited citizens to “come and get this pig.” At least
50 of the animals were captured in the hollow of Deshong Park by children, some of whom threatened to turn ‘em loose if they weren’t paid. They received their money promptly.
50 Years Ago – 1968: Approximately 500 persons attended the dedication of the $994,843 Eddystone Elementary School on the former school park site bounded by Ninth and 10th streets Sunday afternoon. Dr. Douglas F. Libby, president of the Community College of Delaware County, was the principal speaker at the ceremony. Eddystone PTA President David Symons presented a lecture, plaque and memento case to the new school.
25 Years Ago – 1993:
If they win it, people will come. To the Phillies’ World Series victory parade, that is. Bob McMahon, Media mayor and sports enthusiast, is the brains behind the Philadelphia event. McMahon, whose previous experience including planning the Delaware County and Philadelphia “welcome home” parades for Desert Storm veterans, said ideas for the event “began in August when it looked like (the Phillies) would win the division.”
10 Years Ago – 2008: The afternoon lull in an Upper Darby Dunkin’ Donuts was terrorizing for the lone clerk who was threatened and roughed up at gunpoint. Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood showed a security tape from the doughnut shop at a press conference. “You can see how frightened she was,” Chitwood said of the 19-year-old township resident. “She didn’t have much chance to resist … in my opinion, they (the gunman and three accomplices) are urban street terrorists.”