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100Years Ago – 1919: Quite a number of Chester Shriners braved the rain and paraded with their fellow Nobles of LuLu Temple in the great Peace Jubilee pageant in Philadelphia Saturday afternoon. Chester had a very representative number in the line and formed a special section in the LuLu lineup; The Supreme Court today advanced for argument on December a case under which is expected the court will define what amount of alcohol makes a beverage intoxicating. The final decision will determine the fate of 2.75beer which the lower court held was not intoxicating in this case.
75Years Ago – 1944: Apparently defying the old belief that crime and delinquency increase with long wars, Chester’s 1944 total of police cases to date today showed a one-third drop under the same period last year. A few categories showed an increase in offense. These were rape, robbery, burglary, petty larceny and gambling. On the other hand, there hasn’t been a single murder or manslaughter case yet this year. Twenty additional classifications also showed a drop. Sharpest drops were shown in those cases that usually plague the city police court – disorderly conduct and drunkenness.
50Years Ago – 1969: Debates, house-to-house canvasses, peace vigils and prayer meetings will mark Delaware County’s participation in Wednesday’s student moratorium seeking an end of the Vietnam War. An
8a.m. assembly at Springfield High School will feature a debate between Congressman Lawrence G. Williams,
R-7of Springfield, speaking in favor of present U.S. foreign policy, and Haverford College Professor William Davidon, long an outspoken critic of the war and the nation’s foreign policy.
25Years Ago – 1994: Swarthmore Mayor Guy Smith announced at last night’s council meeting All numbers unofficial until validated. All numbers unofficial until validated. that police have begun day and night foot patrols in the borough’s business district. “”I see the foot patrols as a return to some of the basic values of our borough and an opportunity for the police not just to react to problems after they happen, but to intervene and prevent those problems ... while, at the same time, we get to know more about the people who live, work and shop in our town,’’ he said.
10Years Ago – 2009: Students at Chester High School may soon be able to try their hand at baking cakes or filling cavities. The district empowerment board will vote Thursday on whether to approve two new career and technical education programs: Baking and dental hygiene. The board will vote on whether to approve spending $64,000 for a state-of-the-art dental hygienist program and
$53,511 for baking equipment. If approved, both programs would get under way in January.