Other Times

100 Years Ago – 1921:

The declaration that she “had to do something to earn a livelihood for her paralytic husband and six small children” was made by Mrs. Laura Kendre, of 721Hinkson St., Chester, following her admission that she had decided to make “moonshine whiskey.” The Kendre home was raided last night by detectives and officers and three inmates taken into custody, following the discovery of an overturned still in the cellar, several barrels of “mash” and a quantity of new-made liquor.

75 Years Ago – 1946:

All Republican candidates piled up commanding majorities in Delaware

County on Tuesday as more than 113,500voters cast ballots in the first post-war congressional election. E. Wallace Chadwick, Chester attorney, polled 75,540 votes to win the congressional seat by a majority of 37,430 votes over Vernon O’Rourke, Swarthmore college professor, who polled 38,110. This feature contest in Delaware County saw the college professor defeated in this third successive try for Congress. 50 Years Ago – 1971: Dr. Harry C. Donahoo, who was Chester supervisor of health during the massive influenza epidemic of 1918 and who completed 65 years of medical practice, died at home Friday afternoon. Honahoo was 93 last month. In 1905 he moved from his native Maryland to Chester and was associated with Dr. S.V. Hoopman, near Third and Kerlin streets. He opened his own medical office about 1910.

25 Years Ago – 1996:

Web site developer. It’s a business or job description that two years ago would have caused most businesspeople to do a double-take. Now it’s commonplace. But Aldan startup EVS IStore has some ways to try to distinguish itself from the crowd of firms creating presences on the World Wide Web, the graphical, magazinelike realm of the Internet.

EVS IStore specializes in giving clients an easy path to selling products on the Internet.

10 Years Ago – 2011: Vice President Joe Biden and

Dr. Jill Biden will be the special guests for the 51st Annual Delaware County Veterans Day Celebration Event in Media, organizers announced. Media Mayor Bob McMahon and Veterans Legacy Project Executive Director Bob Dimond said Biden’s attendance came through the recommendation of several Pennsylvania officials who have supported this particular event during the last decade.