Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1920: Men who saw service during the Spanish-American War have been invited to take part in the “American Day” demonstration set for May 1in Chester when a tablet will be unveiled containing all the names of members of the Chester Fie Department who served in the World War. It is believed that a large number of the “vets” of the stirring days of 1898will assist the firemen and the people of Chester in carrying out the “American Day” program. It was in ’98 that America first showed the world what the people of this country were capable of doing.
75 Years Ago – 1945:
A bull didn’t want to be immortalized into sausage or rib roast so he escaped from the slaughterers who were unloading a car at the Chester Packing and Provision Co. and kept things stirring in a boiler shop at the Sun Ship before being lassoed. He didn’t stop until he “crashed the gate” at the boiler shop where 50 workers suddenly forgot all about boilers. The atmosphere was a new experience for the bull and he lost precious time snorting and sniffing around, with this puffing and winded audience adding to the respiratory refrain atop all kind of machinery.
50 Years Ago – 1970: Weeklong efforts to alert the public to the frailty of the natural environment will peak Wednesday, Earth Day. PMC Colleges, Delaware County Community College, Crozer Theological Seminary and Cabrini College will sponsor ecology speeches, discussions and films. Mock funerals for cars or their engines will occur in at least three communities in the county by week’s end.
25 Years Ago – 1995:
In an effort to combat vandalism and graffiti, Aston commissioners this week adopted an ordinance prohibiting the sale of spray paint products to anyone under the age of
18. Anyone violating the ordinance can be fined up to $600. The ban includes sale of spray paint, aerosol paint, paint pellets and balls, or dye.
10 Years Ago – 2010: A Chadds Ford woman was charged with simple assault following an incident in the parking lot of the Target Store in Concord, police said. The 26-yearold allegedly became involved in a dispute with a 24-year-old New Jersey woman and punched her in the face and pulled hair out of her head. The woman fled prior to state police arriving. She was arrested at her home later in the day and charged accordingly.