Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1918:
Murphy Jones, of the 1200 block of South Seventeenth Street, Philadelphia, chauffeur of William H. Morrison, charged with violating the new parking regulations, was arraigned before Magistrate Berry in police court today and fined $5 and costs. Jones was the second person arrested since the rules went into effect. He parked his car more than 15 minutes.
75 Years Ago – 1943:
Changes in the habits and lives of Americans as a result of the war are showing a marked effect upon the nation’s religious life. The most widely known results is the transfer of clergymen from civilian pulpits to the chaplaincy of the armed forces, thus creating an increasing shortage of ministers on the home front. Other changes, however, have also had a disrupting effect. One of these is the growing scarcity of Sunday school teachers along with other types of teaching personnel who have been drafted.
50 Years Ago – 1968:
Thornbury commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the proposed general aviation airport in the county. The three sites reportedly considered are Broadmeadows Prison in Thornbury, Ridley Creek State Park in Edgmont, Middletown and Upper Providence, and a 550acre tract in Concord. All three have been opposed. Delaware County Republican leader Edwin S. Hineman said the tract in Concord appeared to “be the most unlikely to be selected” although a $5,000 survey by an engineering firm recommended it.
25 Years Ago – 1993:
On the seventh day, the heat wave of 1993 did not rest. It got stronger, hitting a broiling 101 degrees at about 4 p.m. yesterday. It was the seventh consecutive day the temperature reached at least 95 degrees and the third straight in which it hit triple digits. The forecast for today calls for highs in the mid-90s. By Wednesday, we might be in store for a downright nippy 89-degree afternoon.
10 Years Ago – 2008:
Two Upper Darby police officers, injured while corralling five juveniles, will off the job at least a month. Officer Julie Slothower suffered a separated shoulder and Officer Samuel Sproull sustained a cut that severed a nerve and required stitches on his arm. “Where are the parents of these kids who are out there at that time of the night? These kids should be home in bed instead of stealing, robing and pillaging in our community,” said Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood.