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100 Years Ago – 1918: Dismissal of three members of the police department caused quite a stir in police circles and all are on their guard waiting for the “further action” promised by Mayor McDowell, who intends to revolutionize the force. For this reason he will extend an invitation to the husky boys who return from France to affiliate themselves with the department. There has been much slacking the police department during the war times, it is charged, because of the high wages paid at the shipyards and other munition plants it was almost impossible for the city to compete for labor.
75 Years Ago – 1943: The new Stetson “Trident” commands respect. Crisp new lines give this well-named Stetson an air of authority, while the exclusive Stetson Vita-Felt Process gives durability. $8.50. Visit McCoy’s at 525Market St. for Stetson Hats and Arrow Shirts. See our large selection of fine Duncan’s Canterbury glassware for your Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners at Carl A. Doubet Jeweler, Eighth Street and Edgmont Avenue. Open evenings after Dec. 10.
50 Years Ago – 1968: From the editorial board: We may have discovered a postal service in worse shape than that of the United States. A news release from Madrid, Spain, dated Oct. 12 and mailed Oct. 8 arrived at the Daily Times on Nov.
15. It was supposed to be timed for publication on Columbus Day. The envelope bears an orange stamp with the stern countenance of Francisco Franco. Maybe his unhappy look is justified.
25 Years Ago – 1993: They rallied against the North American Free Trade Agreement, and helped convince their congressman (Rep. Curt Weldon, R-7) that their cause was just. But members of the Delaware County Free Trade Campaign, a coalition of unionists, environmentalists, clergy and pacifists, saw their hopes dashed when the U.S. House approved the controversial pact by a margin of
234-200. Still, they gathered again yesterday to condemn the vote – and hold out the unlikely hope that NAFTA might be defeated in the U.S. Senate.
10 Years Ago – 2008: Bethel supervisors recently accepted the retirement of longtime township Police Chief David Houser, effective Nov. 30. Houser, the lone salaried law enforcement official, served on the township police force for 42 years,
23 of those years as chief. Prior to moving to Bethel Township in 1966 and joining the police force as a parttime officer, Houser served as a parttime officer in Upland Borough.