Reckless Eddie Rickenbacker the Chester Motorcycle Club figure
Ray Brooks recalls meeting Eddie Rickenbacker and fellow Chester riders around 1910. The group rode hard on the White Horse Pike before Rickenbacker’s fame, sharing stunts, speed tricks, and close camaraderie as “reckless” but “damn good guys.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Rickenbacker
America
Pacific
Eastern Airlines
Rickenbacker
Ray Brooks
Chester Motorcycle Club
Eddie
Brooks
Point Breeze Racetrack
South Philly
Joe Casey
3Rd
Berlin
Atlantic City
Ed Gebhart and Brooks Remember Sun Hill Life and Eddie Rickenbacker
Ray Brooks, 82, a Sun Hill resident and former shipyard pipefitter, recalls his youth on 2nd Street and fondly remembers Eddie Rickenbacker’s death. He shares tales of family, military-era work, and a daredevil motorcycles incident as he reflects on a life rooted in Sun Hill and nearby Aston and Ridley Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Brooks
E. 16Th St
Sun Hill
Brooks
Chester
Ken Young
Charlie Mercandante
Wis” Irving
Eddie Rickenbacker
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Hajoca Company
Margaret
Nee Keeley
Clint
Delbert
Aston
Ray, Jr
Absecon
N.J
B&o
Accidents ruled accidental in two Delaware County deaths
A coroner rury ruled the June deaths of Aston resident Charlotte Nussey and Lower Merion girl Karen Bellamy as accidental. Nussey died after a two car crash on Baltimore Pike in Concord near Longhorn Ranch. Bellamy died on the operating table following a collision at Lawrence Road and West Chester Pike in Haverford Township. Both drivers in the Nussey case and the Bellamy case were exonerated from criminal negligence.
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Aston
Lower Merion Township
Montgomery County
Delaware County
Charlotte Nussey
Blackthorn Lane
Baltimore Pike
Concord
Karen Bellamy
St. Georges Road
Lower Merion
Lawrence Road
West Chester Pike
Haverford Township
Middletown Barracks
Nussey
Kenneth G. LeFevre
Woodlea Road
Rosemont
LeFevre
Miss Bellamy
Daniel A. Stevens
Glen Road
Michael J. Duca
Norristown
Stevens
Duca
Bellamy
Lenni Heights Fire Co to Hold Annual Fair
The Lenni Heights Fire Co will stage its annual Firemens Fair on the firehouse grounds Lenni Road from August 16 to August 25. The event offers entertainment for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lenni Heights Fire Co
Lenni Road
Concord names John W. Cornell township manager
John W. Cornell, known for his grit in evaluating communities, became Concord township manager in May after 34 years in Waynesburg. He plans a planning oriented, policy shaping role, coordinating between planning commission and supervisors, while prioritizing long term goals over small tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W
Jack) Cornell
Cornell
Waynesburg
Concord
Planning Commission
Paralyzed Chester man sues over 1971 tavern shooting
Robert Snyder, 20, paralyzed by a gunshot during a Chester burglary attempt two years earlier, files suit for more than 10 000 dollars. He names Harry Whiteman, Walt's Tavern, Trainer police, and others as defendants. Snyder seeks a jury trial and damages. Varano, then 24, was shot and later jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
James P. McHugh
A. Gregory Girton
Robert Snyder
West 2Nd St
Harry Whiteman
Walt
3Rd St
Barclay Street
Trainer Police
Whiteman
McHugh
Snyder
McGee Memorial Hospital
Philadelphia
Varano
Girton
Free Store Opens At 302 S Jackson St For Community Aid
The monthly Free Store sponsored by Street Messenger Community Project runs 10 am to 3 pm on Aug 11 at 302 S Jackson St. It offers free non-perishable foods, clothing, and household goods to anyone in need with a limit of five items per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Street Messenger Community Project
S. Jackson St
Chester residents form private firm for rehabilitating houses
Five Chester residents establish the Community Development Corporation of Chester to buy and rehabilitate low income homes in the city. The group, led by Lemuel Bannister, plans to start with $15,000 homes, use 1214 West 3rd Street as offices, and aim to operate by January 1974. Members include William Ringold Dennis Bevings Stewart Johnson Purcell Hollis, with Robert C. Wright as solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Development Corporation of
Chester
Lemuel Bannister
Bannister
W. 3Rd St
Title Abstract Co
Parker St
William Ringold
Butler Ss
Atternen
Westinghouse
Dennis Bevings
Sun Oil Co
Stewart Johnson
Hughes
Hearing Set on Upper Darby Adult Book Store Case
An 8 a.m. Thursday hearing before District Justice C. Perry Liverton will probe the township action closing the adult book store at 9204 West Chester Pike. The shop opened July 23 by Thomas Bray of Medford Lakes NJ and is under a temporary restraining order.
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Upper Darby
C. Perry Liverton
Thomas Bray
Medford Lakes
West Chester Pike
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Mercandante, Young and Irving
Paul Peters
4Th
Highland Avenue
Herb Wright
Sth
George Hamby
2Nd and
Fulton Streets
Brooks Was
Frederick B. Brooks
Front
Parker Streets
John
Jersey
Delaware
Brooks Hotel
Front Street
Parker and
Kerlin
Bill McClure John
3Rd and
Charles Mercandante
Wis’ Young
Atlantic City Hotel
Ed Gebhart
2Nd Street
Parker
Bill
Republican Party
Lenni
John W. Cornell
Whitehall
Nether Providence
Band
Orchestra Parents Association
Nether Providence High School
Ruth Alexander
Martyn Lane
Ralph D'lorie
Dogwood Lane
Wallingford
Chichester
Stephanie
Christers
Conford
Howard F. Reed Jr
Rockview State Prison
Belfont
Farm Housing Agency
Chester City
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