Blood drives and local events fill Delco diary listings
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visits St. Pius Church in Broomall and Edgmont Firehouse in Middletown for donor slots. Community meetings include Lions Club talk by James Swed on Radio Read Services for the blind. Various boroughs report council and committee appointments, park and recreation needs, and upcoming concerts and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
St. Pius Roman Catholic Church
Lawrence Road
Broomall
Edgmont
Middletown
Gradyville
James P. Swed
Radio Information Center For the Blind
Philadelphia
Lions Clb
Alpine Inn
Philadelphia Camden
DuPont Company
Swed
Abilities Center of
South Jersey
Ridley Two Budget On Public Display
The township’s 1979 budget totaling 2,653,706 is shown at the public library and township offices. It lists allocations for general government police and fire health and sanitation building and zoning highways library recreation employee benefits and a 510,000 capital improvement plan with library expansion trash trucks park land computer and storm sewer projects. Real estate millage remains 35 mills per 1 000 valuation and trash sewer fees stay at 40 and 37 per unit respectively. Final adoption is scheduled for December 27.
Burglaries Steal $10,000 in Equipment at Nether Providence
Three weekend burglaries at Nether Providence High and Middle Schools drained more than $10,000 worth of science gear and studio equipment. Glass damage from broken windows totaled several hundred dollars. Juveniles are suspected. police say case is active with leads and no arrests yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Marion Logue Daily Times Co
Nether Providence
George King
George Slick
Wallingford-Swarthmore
Slick
Bill Pascale
King
Pascale
Swarthmore High School
Val Sandburg
Ninety take citizenship oath at Delaware County naturalization
Eighty five adults four teenagers and a five year old boy became U S citizens at Delaware County s 158th naturalization program Judge R Barclary Surrick presided assisted by Judge Robert A Wright County Councilman Harold F Bud Haabestad Jr Radnor was the main speaker The class included many names and countries from Cuba Jamaica United Kingdom Korea Greece Hungary France and others with a long oath ceremony led by Edna C Porterfield deputy prothonotary and Kenneth DeConti providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Delaware County
R. Barclary Surrick
Robert A. Wright
Harold F
Bud) Haabestad Jr
Radnor
Aloysius T. O’donnell
Chester Right Sehent Chai
Kenneth DeConti
Surrick
Edna C. Porterfield
County woman killed in Pittsburgh area crash
A Ridley Park woman Jo Ann L Langguth 30s died Saturday after the car she rode in struck a parked tractor trailer on Baltimore Pike near Manchester Avenue. Driver John Friel 21 of Ridley Park survived with head injuries and is in stable condition at Crozer Chester Medical Center. The crash remains under investigation with no charges yet filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridley Park
Baltimore Pike
Manchester Avenue
Jo Ann L. Langguth
Harrison Street
John Friel
S. Swarthmore Ave
Friel
Crozer- Chester Medical Center
Upland
Karl Keller
Ridley Park Eyes 5 Percent Budget Increase
Ridley Park council adopts a preliminary 1979 budget projecting 733 400 in expenditures and a seven mill real estate tax increase plus a 2 50 trash fee per dwelling. Finance Chairman Harry McGrady cites inflation, a new three year police contract, and raises as drivers of a five percent rise. Final adoption set for December 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridley Park
Council
Harry McGrady
McGrady
Police plan more patrols near Dr Atkinson office
In Upper Darby, officers will increase patrols around 1016 Warrior Road after vandalism rose at the Drexel Hill clinic. Incidents include beer cans and cigarette butts, a $550 window loss, doors kicked in, burn marks, and a dumpster fire amid late night gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Darby
Drexel Hill
Gerald R. Atkinson
Warrior Road
Sharon
Ellie
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Marple
Clifton Heights
Lansdowne
Inland Construction Co
Springfield
Prospect Park
Prospect Park Free Library
Outer ‘Space
Cathy Prégmon
PM Productions
Barbara Rich
Olivet Presbyterian Church
10Th
Washington Aves
Sandy Gold
Temple Shalom
Chev Shalom Synagogue
Sisterhood
Hadassah
B’nai Brith
O.R.T
Women’s A.J.A
Women’s Auxiliary
Robert Brown
Walter Schneider
N. Pennell Road
Ridley Township
Richard Swallow
Ridley Band
Old Mill
Rose Valley
Ridley Manor Garden Club
Boy Scout
Milmont Avenue
Milmont
Angie Cerato
Bethel — Supervisors
Bethel Road
Concord — Sewer Authority
Garnet Valley
Glen Mills
Maryland Ave
Borough Hall
Ward
Cresswell Sts
Rutledge
Unity Ter
Sylvan Ave
Springfield — Commissioners
Powell Road
Ridley Two
Guy Kennerly
Folcroft Ave
Follcroft
Roberto Kan
S. Wells Ave
Glenolden
Cecilia Wu
E. Langhorne
Evertorgs
Ridge Lane
Pankaj
Jani
Eo St
Rigoberto Galindo
Eldon Ave
Cuba
Cornell Mor
Apt
Front St
Media
Jamaica
Kingdom
Ridley Creek Road
Margaret
Elien Dale
Dre Till
Ian Okies
Jun Ki Chong
Wilson Drive
Korea
Myung Sook Chong
Wilson Driver
Barbara Stones
Stoneybrook Lane
Hungary
He Kyu Lee
Chatham Road
France
Deya Lipson
S. New Ardmore Ave
Nia Konstantine Gourousis
Overhill Road
Iran
Rita Pfeiffer
Haverford
West Germ
Blackburn Ave
Tony Lee
Joseph Rinaldo
Sproul Road
Italy
Antroniz Bezjian
Hazel Ave
Armenia
Shiro Takashima
Beechwood Road
Japan
Yuki Takashima
Jean Elizabeth Stevens
N. Chester Road
Swarthmore
Great Brittan
Addie Caton
W. 5Th St
Trinidad
Ming Louis
Drexelbrook Drive
Edward Pintar
E. Manoa Road
Yugoslavia
Rosanna Broome
Brookhaven Road
Brookhaven
Tso-Mei Chang
Roberts Road
Bryn Mawr
China
Judah Chunta Chen
Concord Meeting Road
Tiruvadi Narayana Bala
Wales Road
India
Ganesh Bala
Frederick Fricker
Crest Lane
Great Britain
Alf ——Pajarillo
Cedar Ave
Darby
Philippines
Aurora
Greece
Lidia Traband
Elgin Road
Newtown
Sun-Lin Lee
Welligton Road
Kenneth Chi-Kin Lee
Wellington Road
Lamberto Baltazar Trinidad
Baltimore Ave
Rafik Elia
Meeetinghone Road
Boothwyn
Egypt
Thankamma Xavier Joseph
Palmer
Secane
Chandrasekhar Balasubramanian
Anna Morgan
W. Mowry St
Chester
Ukrainia
Michael Maloney
Blanchard Road
Ireland
Xavier Joseph
Palmers Mill Road
Farah Esfahani
Morris Lane
Wallingford
Charles Abbotd Wyzen
Broom
D’alicandro
Warren Blvd
Gloria Marina Valladares
West Chester
Guatemala
Christine Eustace
Bishop Avenue
Debbie
E. Lansdowne Carpet Firm
Doctor's
Fair Acres Farm
Delaware County Institution For the
Thomas Vizacaro
Vizacaro
Upper
Chichester
Chichester Avenue
Chelsea Hill Farm
Sheree Ortman
Spruce St
Marcus Hook
Crozer Chester Medical Center
CCMC
Deborah Barbone
Ruth Ave
Twin Oaks
Lower Chichester
Arthur Sutherland
W. 3Rd St
Sacred Heart Hospital
Mark Palmer
Market St
Sacred Heart
William Sutherland
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