Fire destroys Penn Steel site building
Fire destroyed a remaining Penn Steel Castings Co. structure at Front and Penn sts Chester. Fire Chief Robert Ogden said the blaze began Saturday night and burned for over two hours with no injuries. The fire is described as suspicious and damaged a nearby Warner Concrete Co. facility.
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Chester
Penn. Steel, Castings Co
Front
Penn Sts
Penn Steel
Scott Paper Co
Scott
Robert Ogden
Ogden
Eddystone
Prospect
Park
Trainer
Upland
Parkside
Gardens City
Woodlyn
Warner, Concrete Co
Franklin Street
Warner
Warner Company
George Werth
Old Penn Steel
Old Penn Steel Castings Co
Front and
Upper Darby man cited for DELARC work 550 attend banquet
DELARC honored Villager of Upper Darby for raising about 25 000 over 14 years and presenting a clock at a Sunday night Alpine Inn banquet. Donald Kelley of Nether Providence praised him as inspiration for GE employees. DELARC founded 1949 by Amor N. Kelley, with 300000 retarded people in Pennsylvania noted.
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Upper
Darby
General of Co
Delarc
Delaware
Association For Retarded
Ata Delarc
Alpine Inn
Clara ‘Henderson
Desarc
Donald Kelley
Nether
Providence
Villager
Philadelphia
A.ge Wight
Tack
Kelly
Lansdowne
Haverford
Township
Upland
Amor N. Kelley
Pennsylvania
Amor Kelley
Yeadon Schools Present Christmas Choir Programs
Yeadon area choirs from Bell Avenue and Evans Elementary School present Christmas music this week. The Bell Avenue Choir performs at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Bell Avenue School auditorium. Evans Elementary Choir performs at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Evans School auditorium.
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Yeadon
Bell Avenue
Evans Elementary
Evans School
Upland Wife Charged With Fatally Shooting Husband
Delware County CID reports Donna Hemingway 28 shot her husband Hemingway in their bed around 4 30 pm Saturday after he allegedly argued with a child. He was identified as Hemingway of Upland and foreman at Biddle Construction Co. She is jailed without bail awaiting a preliminary hearing. Her brother Peter Berger 24 is held as a witness. The couple has two daughters aged two and four.
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Hemingway
Delores Norman” McFadden
Malcolm McMillan
Delaware Cunty
Criminal Investigation Division
CID
McFadden
Donna
Henry Silva
Aston
Delaware County
Thornbury
Silva
Peter Berger
Hemingways
St Michael's Pastor Elevated to Monsignor in 1960s Ceremony
The Rev. Msgr. Francis A. Higgins, pastor of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Chester, was invested as a Monsignor in a Philadelphia Cathedral ceremony led by Cardinal John Krol. It was St. Michael's first time having a pastor elevated, and Higgins has served as Vicar for Delaware County and led St. Michael's for 13 years.
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Francis. A. Higgins
St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church
Chester
Peter and’ Paul
Philadelphia
John Cardinal Krol
Msgr. Higgins
Cardinal Krol
Higgins
St. Michael's
Delaware County
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
St. Michael’s
PennDOT Aide Hails Delaware County Roads After Snowfall
PennDOT highways superintendent Thomas H. Duff praised crews who worked since midnight to keep major arteries open as salt ran low. He noted Delaware County roads were in excellent condition despite the first snowstorm and salt shortages. State Senator Clarence Bell avoided traveling during the storm.
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Thomas H. Duff
Pennsylvania’ Department
of ‘Transportation
Penndot
Delaware County
Duff
Upper
Providence
Creigs
Clarence Bell
Upland
Free Parking Listed for Clifton Heights Through Christmas
The borough announces free parking in Clifton Heights from now until after Christmas. Residents and visitors can park at no charge during the holiday period.
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Clifton Heights
Jackson speaks at Cheyney graduation amid heavy snow
Rev Jessie Jackson delivers a mid year commencement at Cheyney State College Cape Hall praising the graduates as products of prayer not economy. He urges responsibility shift to students and defends saving black colleges stating they incubate black students and offer hope. Cheyney awards 168 bachelor degrees eight seniors receive first admin degrees ever.
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Thornbury
Jessie Jackson
Cheyney State’ College
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Civil
People , United’ To Save Humanity
PUSH
Jackson
Jackson Wasz
América
Cheyney State
Cheyney
Chester Upland School Districts Holiday Programs Schedule
Chester Upland School District announces a two week run of holiday programs across multiple campuses. Events include Franklin and Chester High performances, Wetherill and Showalter concerts, and Lincoln and Columbus choral and instrumental programs with many dates and times listed for weekday sessions. President Anwar Sadat in Cairo reportedly ill with bronchitis and resting at his country home while receiving visitors including Mobutu of Zaire.
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Chester
Chester Upland
Franklin
City
Chester High
Rotary Club
Chester Township
Wetherill
Showalter Junior High
Kiwanis Club
Columbus
Dewey-Mann
Douglass
Stetser
Lincoln
Hill Street
Cairo
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Sere Seko Mobutu
Zaire
Snowstorm Delays Rail and Bus Services Early Morning
A heavy snowstorm disrupted Penn Central lines from Chester to Philadelphia and the Media line with trains arriving five to ten minutes late. SEPTA reported county bus routes about ten minutes late and a Media trolley derailment due to icing caused by 5 to 6 am conditions, with service near normal by 8 am.
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Penn Central
Chester
Philadelphia
Média
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transporation Authoriy
SEPTA
Media
Aston woman wins top tip award in Daily Times contest
First prize went to Mrs. Diane Foster of 737 Burdette Drive Aston for calling in about a fire that damaged a newly built home of a black Aston family. Charles Bleistein of Chester won $3 for tips about a man who apparently threw himself in front of a Penn Central train. Mary Ann Trusewicz of 2608 Kimbrough Drive earned the $2 third prize.
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Daily Times
Ddiane Foster
Burdette Drive
Aston
Foster
Charles Bleistein
St. Chester
Penn Central Railroad
Mary
Ann Trusewicz
Kimbrouth
Court to hear architect suit over school district payments
Judge Kramer orders county court to examine Rankin's amended complaint alleging illegal payments to Thompson and Thompson Associates under the school district contract. Directors who voted in favor may be surcharged if payments are proven illegal. a 30 day reply window is set for Thompson and the district.
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Kramer
T-Ih
Thompson
Thompson Hompson
Ned
Rankin
Weather wrapup for 2A region with temps and tides
The wrap reports highs around 28 today 30 to 34 later and lows near 26 to 30 with a Sunday high of 34. It notes sun rise 7 17 am sunset 4 38 pm tides Chester tidewater highs 6 47 am 7 pm and lows 1 10 am 1 36 pm outlook fair Wednesday chance of rain or snow Thursday then clearing Friday with daily highs in the low 40s and overnight around 30.
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Chester Tidewater
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Karen McManiman
Charlotte Taylor
Novelty
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Barbara McCloud
Joan Wade
Pat Shank
Rev. Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Cape Hall
Delaware Valley
Washington
Toby
Pilms
Main Street
Pulaski
Sadat Il
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