Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1919: Dr. George Armitage, of Chester and Eddystone, who was one of the first physicians to offer his services at the outbreak of the war and who has been in France for nearly two years, has returned to the United States and expects to be mustered out in a few days. Dr. Armitage, who was born and raised in this city, had offices in Eddystone previous to being commissioned in the United States Medical Corps. Dr. Harry Armitage, of this city, is a brother.
75 Years Ago – 1944: When U.S. B-29 superfortresses of the 20th Air Force bombed Yawata, Japan’s vital war industry center on the night of June
15, Lt. Lucius (Bud) Beebe, Jr., of Plush Mill Road, Wallingford, participated in the action. It can be assumed that Lt. Beebe saw aerial action over Japan Friday when for the third time in this war U.S. planes hit industrial targets in Japan. Beebe, who is 26, served with the Canadian Air Force when this country entered the war.
50 Years Ago – 1969: The privately owned Tinicum marshlands, a 1,200-acre tidal bottom land at the southeastern corner of Delaware County, is to be the subject of a six-month study sponsored by four civic and conservation agencies. Edwin H. Folk, of the Philadelphia Citizens Council, one of the sponsors of the study, said a Washington consulting firm will provide a comprehensive plan for developing the tract for industrial, commercial, recreational and possible residential uses.
25 Years Ago – 1994: Even though the proceedings were taking place in a courtroom 3,000 miles away, Delaware County Judge Joseph Battle was willing to render an opinion. The judge, like millions across the country, is following the hypnotic lure of the bloody trail in the O.J. Simpson case. “”If I were handling the case I would rule that the police made out exigent circumstances. I would deny the defense motion to suppress the evidence,’’ Battle said – just minutes before the presiding Municipal Judge Kathleen Kennedy-Powell did just that in the Los Angeles courtroom.
10 Years Ago – 2009: Between 40-50 Sunoco employees are expected to lose their jobs now that company officials have decided to shut down the ethylene complex damaged in a May 17 explosion at the Marcus Hook Refinery. “Sunoco will permanently shut down production at the ethylene complex due to insufficient demand… which does not justify repairing or replacing equipment,”