Days Gone By
100 Years Ago, 1922: At the monthly meeting of the Brotherhood of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Kerlin Street last night, S.E. Turner, of the Times, spoke on the “Making of a Newspaper.” He revamped the publishing of newspapers coming down through the years noting the progress and changes made for the benefit of the reading public. The speaker had exhibits of the physical parts that are vital to the getting out of the Times, and the greatest interest was shown by those present.
75 Years Ago, 1947: Christmas
Day is to be a production holiday for industrial workers throughout Chester and Delaware County. All plants are to be closed. In some cases, they will remain closed until Monday, officials reported this morning. The usual skeleton crews will keep the oil refineries “on stream,” as their processes cannot be stopped just for a day. 50 Years Ago, 1972: Commodore
John Barry may be emerging over William Penn in the battle of the names for the Chester-Bridgeport Bridge now under construction within a special two-member committee appointed for the name selection by the Delaware River Port Authority. Recent reports say that Barry, the U.S. naval officer who won important naval engagements in the Revolutionary War and is buried in Philadelphia, may get the nod for the name on the $115-million bridge. “I know that there have been many, many letters from historic societies, Quaker groups and hundreds of others and the overwhelming majority has favored Penn’s name. Why would we want to name the bridge for Barry anyway?,” said Mrs. Mary S. Patterson of Swarthmore, secretary of Historic Delaware County Inc.
25 Years Ago, 1997: Pennell Elementary School students this week presented $1,400to City Team Mission in Chester to make the holidays a little happier for those in need. The money was raised by the Aston students in a program called “”Giving Cents Makes Sense.” Teachers Deborah Pott, Linda Cook and Carol Casto organized the fundraiser, but the entire elementary school chipped in. For several weeks students donated their snack money in order to reach their goal.
10Years Ago, 2012: A $500gift certificate to PhillyTeamStore.com came at just the right time for Glenolden resident Joanne Griffey. The prize was part of “A Very Philly Christmas,” an online contest on Delcotimes.com. Griffey plans to use most of the prize to purchase Christmas gifts for her two sons, both of whom are big fans of Philadelphia sports teams. “I always enter contests and I never win anything,” Griffey, a Phillies fan herself, said.