Other Times

100 Years Ago – 1915:

“Sniping,” a pastime condemned even in war-harried Europe, has broken out in Chester, with Mrs. John Watson as the victim. Mr. Watson reported to the police yesterday that a shot was fired the night before through the kitchen window of his home at 1121 W. Ninth St. The leaden missile crashed through the pane, struck the stovepipe, glanced, and then struck Mrs. Watson’s head. By that time the velocity of the bullet was quite spent and Mrs. Watson suffered no injury beyond a stinging pain.

75 Years Ago – 1940:

Colonel Frank Kelso Hyatt, commandant and president of the Pennsylvania Military College, denounced the barbaric nature of modern warfare as practiced by dictators, and reassured the veterans of the past war that their sacrifices were not in vain, in an address in the P. M. C. stadium yesterday afternoon, which climaxed the most solemn city celebration of Armistice Day in 22 years.

50 Years Ago – 1965:

State Sen. Clarence D. Bell, R-9 of Upland, is interested in the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor next year. And, he claims, he’s been approached by “influential persons” to seek the GOP nomination for governor. Bell, 51, of the 400 block of W. 24th St., said that if Lt. Gov. Raymond P. Shafer makes a run for governor, “I’d like to be on his team as a candidate for lieutenant governor.”

25 Years Ago – 1990:

Soldiers old and young came together in the rain in Media when two of Delaware County’s few remaining World War I veterans conducted their customary Armistice Day service. Dana Pyle, past national commander of the World War Veterans and a cousin of famous World War II reporter-columnist Ernie Pyle, joined his former comrades in placing a memorial wreath on the county courthouse lawn, where WWI vets want their

monument erected.

10 Years Ago – 2005:

The Pennsylvania Veterans Museum celebrated its requisite ribbon cutting with dignitaries, honored guests and Media Mayor Bob McMahon’s thanking everyone who opened their minds, hearts and checkbooks for the project. Visitors on opening day ranged from children learning about World War II events from videos, memorabilia and text, to veterans who were recalling first-hand experiences the same way, including Bill Thompson of Concord Township. Thompson was in the 99th Infantry and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.