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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1973
Page
4
The Nixon administration outlines mandatory allocation effective Jan. 15, prioritizing bulk purchasers for energy, agriculture, and transport. Service stations face shortages. motorists may wait or seek coupons later. Heating oil and residual fuels face restrictions. thermostats must drop, with penalties for dealers who cheat.
The township approved a 1974 budget of 683 418 despite four abstentions led by Marc Lamer amid a deficit and questions of legality. The 26 mils tax rate remains. opposition said the budget is bare bones and overruns, with a looming $10,000 deficit and $42,000 short base.
Temperatures ranged from 33 this morning to 50 Friday with an average around 43. Highs today near 50 and Sunday around 45, with lows in the 20s to 40s. Skies were cloudy with 0 inches of precipitation in 24 hours and 5.92 inches this month. tides at Chester town pier show high 5:40 am and 11:26 pm with fair, cold outlook into Monday.
Mrs Helen Creenan, 70, of 167 Lewis Ave East Lansdowne and former Helen Bramman, active in church work, died Thursday in Delaware County Hospital Upper Darby after illness since September. Widow of William J Creenan Jr. Survived by brother Harry Bramman. Funeral 2 PM Monday at M F Williams Funeral Home Clifton Heights. Burial Arlington Cemetery Upper Darby. Calling hours 1 to 2 PM Monday at the funeral home.
Reservation patterns show group bookings at Brandywine Club with 14 plus guests and a 35 per couple surf and turf dinner. Holiday Inn Tinicum reports a sellout 200 seat ballroom party for 20 per person with smorgasbord, open bar and live band. Grey Fox Inn Aston reports 40 per couple for all you can eat and drink with dancing similar to last year.
Obituaries summarize Margaret Strawley of Sharon Hill and Mary Ann McBride of Pasadena with family details, funeral plans, and burial locations. Also notes Hanna Haugland of Essington, with church and cemetery rites in Norwood and Arlington Cemetery, and residence and service details for related family members.
Edwin A. Fornwalt Sr. of 2602 Kane Street Chester died at home after a nine year illness. Born in Tower City Pa he moved to Delaware County in 1942 and lived in Chester twenty years. A retired maintenance man he worked 25 years for Philadelphia Quartz Co retiring in 1963. He belonged to Bethany Presbyterian Church and the Knights of Pythias. Survived by wife Grace four sons Edwin Jr Gary L Kenneth D and Ronald E a daughter James D McDonald and Diane a sister Helen Showers and nine grandchildren. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery Tower City. Funeral home services set.
Media failed to meet the Red Cross goal with 97 pints donated of 125 required. Officials hope to make up the shortfall in May when a Philadelphia Bloodmobile visits. The drive, held at Media Elementary School, drew volunteers and local residents despite a slow season and Christmas timing.
Three teenagers discovered an unidentified elderly man’s body on the Delaware River bank by the West End sewage plant in Chester. The 65 year old man, about 5 foot 4, 125 pounds, wore a grey overcoat and navy suit, with 65 cents found in a pocket. An autopsy will determine the cause of death after identification efforts.
Teti, a Democrat, was named Delaware County recorder of deeds. He vows to run a non political office and not fire Republicans, while acknowledging possible personnel changes. He fills the post left by Edwin S. Hineman and is seen as strengthening Spingler’s Republican courthouse hold.
A former Callingdale man, William Wright, 36, was held without bail for Lackawanna County grand jury action in the sex murders of two Scranton boys. Wright, previously jailed for a 1955 Pittsburgh murder, was on parole from Fairview State Hospital for the criminally insane at the time of the killings of Edmund Keen and Paul Preach, both 13. He had been employed as a rat exterminator in Scranton and was arrested December 15. The report also notes Concord's budget approval for 1974.
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