Other Times
100 Years Ago — 1915: Nine defendants faced Committing Magistrate Longbotham in City Police Court. They included a man with no home who walked into the City Hall drunk and was placed under arrest. He was discharged with a reprimand. A West Philadelphia man who was disorderly at Sixth Street and Edgmont Avenue was fined $5 and costs or 30 days in jail. A young man under age was discharged after also being arrested at Sixth and Edgmont for shooting a gun.
75 Years Ago — 1940: This is (ho, hum) New Year’s Day, 1941. The morning (yawn) after the night before for countless numbers of Delaware Countians with thumping skulls and remorseful consciences. Most of you will probably spend the whole day in bed and won’t see this anyhow, but we’ve been assigned to peck out a little article on the spirit of the holiday and what-not. Cafes, night clubs, hotels and just plain bars did some of the best cash business they’ve had in years. Sales stopped promptly at 2 a.m. (oh, yeah?), but the merrymaking continued until well past that hour with the usual noisemakers, confetti and funny little hats very much in evidence. After that it was every man for himself as the celebrators all started up their automobiles and headed for home — theirs or someone else’s — to finish up the night with just one more little nip.
50 Years Ago — 1965: Enroll now in the Chester School District Practical Nursing Program. Two classes are enrolled — February and September. Instruction conducted under State Retraining Act and the Manpower Development and Training Act. $35
monthly paid to students during last eight months of instruction. Report at once to Pennsylvania State Employment Service, 1101 Elsinor St., Chester.
25 Years Ago — 1990: Mr. Goodbuys — the whole-house warehouse — wishes its customers a healthy, happy new year! It’s Delaware County location in Springfield, Route 420 south of Baltimore Pike, is open New Year’s Day from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
10 Years Ago — 2005: Bryan E. Stanton, a resident of Glenolden, completed his master’s degree from the University of Manchester, England, Dec. 14. He has been accepted into the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures at the University of Manchester for a program of research leading to the degree of Ph.D.