Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1918: Old Mephistopheles, Pierrot, Hariequin, Cowboys, Clowns, etc. were to be seen everywhere in the streets of Chester last night. Hallowe’en, at least for children, was as in days gone by, the only noticeable difference was the few adults who participated in the fun of at least dressing up. Poor Old Jack O’Lantern was the one oldtimer who was conspicuous by his absence. In the good old days before the war, the self-same Jack was everyone on the night when witches ride through the air on the old broom handle. A ruling made by the food commissioners insisted that better use be made of pumpkins during these times.
75 Years Ago – 1943: Roller skating at the Great Leopard Rink, Penn Street between Fifth and Seventh, Chester, every afternoon and evening. Special rates to groups and parties. Phone Chester
2-4264 or 2-9311.
50 Years Ago – 1968: A portion of Interstate 95 between the Conchester Highway in Upper Chichester and the Delaware state line was dedicated today during a ceremony attended by state, county and local officials. State Sen. Clarence D. Bell, R-9 of Upland, lifted a stretch of rope to officially open the highway to traffic. Two cars – one a 1933 Chrysler – were crammed with officials who drove beneath the rope to open the road.
25 Years Ago – 1993: Chester City Council Democratic candidate Josephine Hood said she could have saved the city
$1 million in insurance costs as managing chief of staff, a claim insurance broker Patrick Larkin said is ludicrous. Hood visited the Media office of Larkin’s Brokerage Professionals Inc., which has handled insurance matters for the city since 1978 and is a large contribuor to the Republican Party, to present him with a mock check for the $1 million. Larkin said he wasn’t in when Hood arrived and that her insurance reform plan was unworkable because it clashed with collective bargaining agreements with city workers’ unions.
10 Years Ago – 2008:
With a roar that rattled the windowpanes and shook the steel rafters of the skyscrapers surrounding them, red-and-white clad fans welcomed the Phillies victory procession lead by Phillies veteran Pat Burrell, who rode a Clydesdale-drawn carriage through the ticker-tape snowstorm down Market and Broad streets. “There’s more people than I ever thought would be here,” said Alan Korthaus, of Media, while standing on top of a bus stop with his sons. “The crowd is great, it feels safe. So far there’s been no problems.”