Other Times

100 Years Ago – 1920:

A number of persons who entered the Chester Times Census Contest during the winter months have inquired at this office what became of the prizes, which were offered by their paper or the nearest guess to the official government figures for the city. Unlike hundreds of other cities and towns, no announcement has yet been made the Census Bureau of the population of Chester. Hundreds of guesses were submitted, ranging from pessimistic hazards to the 100,000 mark.

75 Years Ago – 1945:

Nan L. Dutton is marking her 50th anniversary as a reporter on the Chester Times. To try to write a story about Miss Nan is difficult, for while she knows all about Media, past and present, and the comings and goings of everybody in the town, Miss Nan is unusually reticent about herself. As she puts it, rather succinctly, “I have been connected with the Times for 50 years, having been in the Media office for 41 years. I began writing items in 1895 without any compensation and was put on the payroll later.”

50 Years Ago – 1970: Senate Minority Leader High Scott, R-Pa., said in Middletown Saturday that American troops will be withdrawn from Cambodia by July 1. Speaking at the dedication of the Franklin Mint, Scott said “virtually every American solider will be out of Cambodia before July 1 and most will be out before then.” The $10 million mint was dedicated during the ceremonies under a huge tent surrounded by the billowing flags of the 50 states.

25 Years Ago – 1995: Chester City Council has delayed rehiring any of the

16 furloughed police cadets until it receives written confirmation the city has received a waiver of the $200,000 in matching funds for the $675,000 Crime Bill grant it received. Earlier this year, 14 men and two women graduated from the Police Academy only to be laid off the next day after the city could not afford the matching funds for the grant – which was to have paid for their hiring.

10 Years Ago – 2010:

The spate of new American with Disabilities Act-compliant corners being installed around the county by PennDOT contractors may be helping the state’s legal department rest easier, but Parkside borough officials and residents are not happy with the new curbing and curb cuts along Edgmont Avenue and Upland Road.