Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1918: Two men were beaten and robbed Saturday night by highway men along the Chelsea Road, near Boothwyn. While those cases were being investigated, a man from Congoleum Village who had robbed the store owned by Isador Gordon, of Marcus Hook, was apprehended with the goods still on him. Three thugs are believed to have been implicated in the Chelsea Road assaults and the officials expect to place them under arrest sometime today.
75 Years Ago – 1943: There is 10 percent less coal available for Chester and Delaware County compared with a year ago, and local dealers are now planning a distribution of the supply, following directions from the Solid Fuels Administrator for War and the Office of Defense Transportation, it was learned today. So that no home will be without fuel this winter, including the newcomers to Chester, who have never purchased coal from local dealers, a Local solid Fuels Advisory Committee has been created and new limits have been placed on the amounts of anthracite that can be delivered.
50 Years Ago – 1968: A weekend burglary at the Broomall Post Office, West Chester Pike and Davis Avenue, netted thieves about
$60,000 in stamps, almost
$2,000 in cash and a considerable amount of money orders, postal authorities said today. The thefts, which were discovered about 4 a.m. by a postal employee, was the second burglary at the office in about two months. 25 Years Ago – 1993: With two Democratic House members switching to the GOP in Harrisburg within a week, considerable attention is focused on two Democratic state representatives in overwhelming Republican Delaware County as possible additional defectors. Both Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland, D-159 of Chester, and Rep. Greg Vitali, D-166 of Haverford, say they have had overtures from Republicans, but have no intention of switching parties. “The Republican leadership in my district has followed policies of oppression and deceit. I don’t believe in that,” said Kirkland. Differing from Kirkland, Vitali said ideologically he could be a Republican because there are areas where the philosophy of liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats overlap.
10 Years Ago – 2008: Brookhaven Borough Councilman Harry Seth recently presented a plaque of gratitude to Rich Cavanaugh for his years of service to the borough zoning hearing board. Cavanaugh tendered his resignation last month. In addition to serving on the zoning hearing board, he also served on the planning commission and Holiday Parade Committee.