Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1920:
Gov. Sproul, who was 50 years old yesterday, celebrated his birthday anniversary with his family at his home in this county. He expressed the belief that New York will give Harding and Coolidge a big majority, his opinion being based upon personal observations in the Empire State, and he said he was confident that the Republican presidential ticket will sweep the country in November.
75 Years Ago – 1945:
Approximately 2,500 workers are busy today in the Chester branch plant of the Ford Motor Co., it was reported by Neil S. Brown, superintendent. The workers are engaged on the Army Ordinance project and on the job of reconverting the plant to peacetime operations. The newly-installed assembly line for trucks and commercial cars suspended work a week ago when the flow of parts from Detroit was halted due to the strike in the Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co. plant.
50 Years Ago – 1970:
The Nether Providence School Board adopted a new busing policy which will provide transportation for every student living in the district. The schedule will begin Monday in conjunction with the opening of the new high school. Assistant County Schools Superintendent Dr. Clifford Hendrikson said today he did not believe any Delaware County school district had such “an all-encompassing” busing plan.
25 Years Ago – 1995:
Swarthmore Borough Council will discuss in October whether to ask the Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board to consider returning an elementary school to a district building in Swarthmore now leased out. The former Swarthmore Elementary School and former Swarthmore High School are both partially rented out. The district plans constructing new classrooms in Nether Providence to meet projected enrollment increases.
10 Years Ago – 2010:
Prospect Park Borough Council announced at a recent meeting that a 15ton limit has been issued for the Wanamaker Bridge near the Morton Homestead. Councilman Patrick O’Connell said PennDOT notified the borough of the restriction Sept. 7 and put up the sign the next day. The borough is seeking exemptions for its fire trucks. According to O’Connell, PennDOT conducted a study and determined the bridge was deteriorating. “We don’t know their (PennDOT’s) plan as far as replacing it,” he said.