Other Times

100 Years Ago – 1916:

A member of gang of hobos near Twelfth and Kerlin streets, Chester, who have been giving residents in the northwestern section of the city considerable trouble with their midnight raids of ice boxes is now lodged in the city jail, held in $300 bail. During the past few weeks, the police have received numerous complaints, especially from housewives, in the northwestern section of the city concerning the thefts of edibles.

75 Years Ago – 1941:

A 24-year-old woman of Third and Market streets, Chester, has started divorce proceedings against her 34-year-old husband, who is now serving from two to four years in the county prison on a charge of larceny. The couple was married in Jacksonville, Fla., on March 7, 1941, and separated on March 24, when the husband was arrested. His wife also charges cruelty and indignities to the person.

50 Years Ago – 1966:

Dr. J. William Wood, 83, chief of the medical staff at Chester Hospital for 25 years before his retirement in 1958, died at his summer home in Cape May, N.J., after a brief illness. He lived at 20th Street and Melrose Avenue, Chester. After he retired as chief of staff he continued his general practice until about three years ago. Dr. Wood was a graduate of Chester High School and Jefferson Medical College in 1905.

25 Years Ago – 1991:

Sharon Hill police are baffled by a collection of perfect sports photographs found inside the old Sharon Hill Train Station. The station has locked up for 11 years, and the photos aren’t that old. The photos are of Academy Park High School’s football games. What’s unusual, said Sgt. Ray Cain, is that the photos come from three different sources – Town Talk, the school’s public relations department and another unidentified newspaper. 10 Years Ago – 2006: Bethel Township has embarked on a campaign to acquire its own zip code. Bethel residents have been sharing the 19061 zip code with Marcus Hook Borough and Upper and Lower Chichester townships. Supervisors President Mike George encouraged residents to sign a petition in support. George mentioned the growth of the township, and cited benefits including possible decrease of automobile and homeowner’s insurance premiums and promotion of the township’s quest in acquiring an on-site post office.