Other Times

100 Years Ago – 1921:

“So far as women on the grand jury are concerned I bid them a hearty welcome into the legal machinery of the criminal courts of this county,” said District Attorney William Taylor after the mixed company of men and women jurors filed into the room where they are holding their deliberations. “I bid welcome to the women who will serve on the petit juries during the coming week. Their advent means a new chapter in the history of our courts. It means they are keenly interested in the welfare of society.”

75 Years Ago – 1946:

Only seven more days to file that income tax. Deadline

is March 15. File at Chester office, third floor Crozer Building, Chester, or in McClatchy Building, Upper Darby.

50 Years Ago – 1971:

Two Saturday evening fires damaged a Collingdale parochial school and a Folcroft boat club but caused no injuries. The worst fire was at the Folcroft Boat Club on Muckinipates Creek, where six outboard motor boats and part of the shed were heavily damaged in the three-hour blaze. Folcroft firemen were hampered by a tree which had fallen across the main road to the club. Their equipment bogged down in a muddy field.

25 Years Ago – 1996:

Usually one does not relate the Doobie Brothers with a nuclear missile defense system, but U.S. Rep.

Curt Weldon, R-7, says one member of the former Grammy-winning group is a perfect match. Jeff “Skunk” Baxter is Weldon’s choice to head up the new Citizens Advisory Panel on Missile Defense. The former guitarist will be advising members of Congress on communication systems and strategy while work is done to create an antimissile defense system for the United States. Calling Baxter diverse would be an understatement. Although his background is primarily in music as a founding member of the ‘70s rock group Steely Dan and the composer of the “Beverly Hills, 90210” theme, Baxter has also gained notoriety in missile-technology circles.

10 Years Ago – 2011: A bill introduced by state Sen. Dominic Pileggi, R-9 of Chester, would create a new class of crime known as “aggravated arson,” which could be applied to those convicted of intentionally starting a fire or helping someone else start a fire with the intention of hurting someone, carrying a potential five to 12 years in prison.