Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1920:
Fifteen new “newsies” made their appearance in Chester this morning when The Morning Republican’s silent newsboys were stationed at various locations through the city. The boxes were tried some time ago and proved of great convenience to readers of the paper. In renewing the “silent newsboy” service, attention is called to the price being two cents.
75 Years Ago – 1945:
Local gridiron fans will have to seek their attraction on county fields this afternoon as the Chester Clippers journey to Ridley Park to meet Doc Cornog’s young Parker eleven. PMC Prep will play Landon School in
Baltimore and St. James meets North Catholic Sunday at Lloyd Field in a Catholic League battle that is bound to be a hummer.
50 Years Ago – 1970:
Mrs. M. Lulu Craig will mark her 102nd birthday quietly today at her home, 1718 Edgmont Ave., Chester.
This is at her request, and in decided contrast with her last two birthdays. On her 100th birthday, Mrs. Craig was honored at a family dinner at the Colony Hotel, where she received an inscribed plaque from the Pennsylvania Medical Society, presented by her physician, Dr. Merrill B. Hayes of Chester. Last Oct. 21, the diminutive centenarian was recovering at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, from a fall, medical staff held celebrations and she received cards with one dollar and one cent from each of the four security men in the medical center.
25 Years Ago – 1995:
An eight-inch water main which broke Friday between Bradlees and
A.C. Moore, West Chester Pike and Springfield Road, flooded both stores and caused structural damage in the discount department store, according to Marple police. Yellow police tape, officers on guard, and a sign reading, “Closed due to circumstances beyond our control,” alerted potential shoppers to the problems in the center, which also includes Drug Emporium and Pet Food Giant.
10 Years Ago – 2010:
Bethel supervisors recently adopted an ordinance establishing a 9 p.m. curfew for minors, as well as a violation fee schedule. Residents asked if the curfew could be set at 11 p.m. instead of 9 p.m., making specific mention of high school students returning from work, sports and band practices. Solicitor Stephen Durham said it did not target those issues, and “has to do with loitering on the streets and public places.”