Old Man Winter Arrives in Shortest Day of Year
Winter officially starts at 6 10 a m with mostly cloudy skies and rain this afternoon. Sunday forecast shows cloudy conditions with rain and highs in the 40s. Details on Page 2.
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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1979
Page
1
Winter officially starts at 6 10 a m with mostly cloudy skies and rain this afternoon. Sunday forecast shows cloudy conditions with rain and highs in the 40s. Details on Page 2.
The Merry Christmas Fund stands at 11 623 49 with about 4 000 still needed to reach the 1979 goal. LaFrance Corp employees donated today and raffled two Eagle playoff game tickets. Eight McDonald’s restaurants gave 350 toward a 2 500 goal, contributing a nickel per coffee cup sold.
Chester to receive a 1.88 million Urban Development Action Grant from HUD to build a new Southeast National Bank operations center at 4th Street and Avenue of the States. The project is expected to create 250 jobs, save 50 existing roles, with potential for 50 more hires in coming years.
Glenn Swartz known as St Nick in Salona and now Linwood visits hospitals in Delaware County under doctor orders due to leg circulation problems. The 55 year old, 5 foot 11, 250 pound Santa has toured Sacred Heart Hospital in Chester for six years and stopped at Fair Acres in Middletown with Holy Saviour School children.
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