Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1920:
Chester Mayor Ramsey came to the aid of the “kiddies” Saturday and as a result the young folks enjoyed “coasting” on Lloyd Street hill through the afternoon and evening with a traffic “cop” standing on guard. It was either stop the “kiddies” or regular traffic at Third and Lloyd streets, and Ramsey decided the young folks should have the full benefit of the snow-covered hill.
75 Years Ago – 1945:
Joseph Pilkington, 95, who was a drummer boy during the Civil War, died Thursday at the home of his son Frank, 153S. Rolling Road, Springfield. Born in Chester, he had lived all his life in Delaware County. Too young to enter the service during the Civil War, he toured the area with recruiters and played the drum. Pilkington last was employed by Nether Providence in the highway department.
50 Years Ago – 1970:
Dr. Leonard P. Rosen, director of SODAT (Service to Overcome Drug Abuse Among Teenagers) will speak to the Tri-Elementary Association at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday at the Boothwyn Elementary School. Rosen will inform parents of the types of drugs children are experimenting with, their effects and dangers. A second part of his talk will explain how
SODAT is attempting to deal with the situation.
25 Years Ago – 1995:
A proposal to establish a new authority to promote economic development in the city of Chester received strong support from residents and members of the business community. “It’s very clear there is a desperate need for expansion of the city’s tax base and the creation of jobs for its residents,” said David Sciocchetti, president of RDC Institute Inc., which helped prepare the city’s comprehensive plan. Charles Moore, who is chairman of Chester Loudspeakers and chairman of the Chester Business and Professional Association, cautioned council to ensure the authority’s autonomy by choosing the board of directors from outside the political realm.
10 Years Ago – 2010:
Throngs of people lined the streets along the Amtrak tracks in Chester Saturday in hopes of catching a glimpse of the train carrying President-elect Barack Obama on his way to become the United States’ 44th commander-in-chief, undeterred by bitter temperatures. Pat Demiranda stood on the platform with her sister, Betty Snow, just as they did decades ago to see John F. Kennedy.