Community notices and meetings across Delaware County
Various local events unfold including a Delaware County club open to residents with monthly meetings, a military memorabilia sale at AMVETS Post 211 North Morton Avenue, an indoor flea market for CYO projects at St John Chrysostom gym, a poetry program in Middletown with Sally Saunders, and federal cheese and butter giveaways in Sharon Hill and Yeadon. Also reports on Garnet Valley School Board elections and a Lansdowne Steel forum, plus a county CDS correction for Adopt-A-Family contact details.
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Nether Providence
St. John Chrysostom
CYO
Betsy Clark
Delaware County considers 1 percent motel tax
Harrisburg reports Delaware County Council weighs a 1 percent tax on motel and hotel rooms to raise about 140000 to 150000 annually for tourist promotion. The money must fund the Chamber of Commerce tourist bureau and awaits Gov. Thornburgh's approval within 30 days.
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Times
Harrisburg Bureau
Harrisburg
Delaware County Council
General Assembly
County Council
Tourist Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Dick Thornburgh
Frank Lynch
Lee
Philadelphia Council
Delaware
Chamber
Merry Christmas Fund nears $1,000 notch
The Merry Christmas Fund nears its $15,000 goal with another 175 dollars in gifts. Lt. Carl Carvill warns that many registrants will be left without aid as demand rises against limited daily capacity. Donors from Wallingford Ridley Park and vicinity contribute to an effort co sponsored by the Daily Times and the Salvation Army.
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Daily Times
Walt Chernokal
Salvation Army Center
Chester
Merry Christmas Fund
Wester
Delaware County Daily Times
Chester Corps
Salvation Army
Carl Carvill
Fragmented OCR Title Missing Key Details
A heavily garbled OCR line presents no clear names, places, or dates. The readable fragments offer little to identify the event, people, or organization involved.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Delaware County
Departent of Physical Medicine
Amvets
Morton
Ing
Morton Ave
New York
Virginia
Middletown
Sally Saunders
Sharon Hill
Borough Hall
Sharon Avenue
Spring Street
Yeadon
Baily Road
New School Board
Concord
Carol Parker
Garnet Valley School Board
J. Frederick Schmidt
Richard Hamalak
Lansco
Lansdowne Steel and Iron Co
Amvets Post
N. Morton Ave
Henry Johnson
Main Streets
Ceu
By Hal Ellis
By Gerry Oliver
Fred and
Seven Stambaugh
Wallingford
Samuel Grey Hutchinson
Ridley
Samuel G
Verna
Leverie
Norris
Howard Dawson Sr
Stephen Vail
Harry Coates
Michael
Cynthia Duris
Ridley Park
Berneice E. Bartow
Skinner
Mathadist Church
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