Collingdale Plans Recreation Area 12 Acre Park
Collingdale Council advanced a plan to build a 12 acre park by hiring landscape architect H Allen Davis Jr of Middletown. Davis will draft preliminary plans by Sept 15 and final plans by June 15 1969 with fees 750 to 1000 for the first stage and 2500 to 3000 for final. The site bounded by Bartram Hibberd Felton and Walfenden includes an athletic field community building picnic area and tennis courts plus a nature study area and a possible Pusey Creek ice skating dam. council also reviewed a 19 page borough health code and set civil service tests for police captain and sergeant on June 22. The summer recreation program runs June 16 to Aug 7 at Pusey Avenue and 7th Precinct playgrounds for children 4 to 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingdale
H. Allen Davis Jr
Middletown
Davis
Bartram, Hibberd, Felton
Walfenden Avenues
Council
Pusey Creek
Joseph Mylotte
Pusey Avenue
7Th Precinct
Robbery at Chester Savings & Loan nets $719
A suspect described as a Black man about 30 with a trimmed beard escaped north on Welsh Street after taking $419 from one teller, $100 from another, and $200 from a third at the Chester Savings & Loan Association at 519 Welsh Street. A total of $719 was stolen from three women employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Chester Savings & Loan Association
Welsh St
Etta Hutchinson
Evelyn Ferro
Nolt
Alice "Patterson
Darby
Pennsylvania
PUC
Alon Welsh St
6Th
Main Street
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Peter J. Nolan
State Superior Court
James J. English
Borough Hall
Page One
Police and Fire Committee
Darby Creek
Walnut Street
Mill Street
Warren Scott
Railroad Company
Haverford Coach Quits Over Hair Policy Tension
Haverford College ends its 41 court year tennis program as Norman Bramall 66 resigns after administration supports a policy forcing athletes to shave or trim facial hair. Bramall cites clash with athletic director and college rule. The move follows mounting dispute about appearance and team image at Haverford Township school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverford Township
Haverford College
Norman Bramall
Duck Pond
Bramall
Lane
Man Wanted in Drug Case and Beards on Sports
A confusing report says a court ruled hair should not determine sports eligibility while neat beards are allowed. A hearing looms Monday in Aldan for a man linked to narcotics charges. police also seek Robert Ellis in Swarthmore for marijuana and LSD related issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldan Manjive
Philadelphia
Aldan Jan
Queen Elizabeth may skip Tinicum docking for Florida move
New owners propose converting the Queen Elizabeth into a floating motel in Tinicum or Ft Lauderdale. Local investor Phillip Klein vows a $3 million Tinicum marina unless road plans and cooperation improve, while county officials caution over traffic and lack of formal notice.
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London
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Tinicum
Phillip Klen
Philadelphia Marina Inc
Klein
Florida
Claude Kirk
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Delaware County
Pennsylvania Highways
Robert Bartlett
Marina
Bartlett
Tinicum Commission
C. Robert Mills
Harry A. McNichol
Driver Course Funds Sought In Springfield
Springfield school board moved to seek federal funds to expand the district driver education course. The action followed disputes over hiring inexperienced teachers and a resident complaint about teaching quality during a tense Monday night meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Vacate Blue Ball Avenue Amid Local Meeting Discord
Marcus Hook Borough Council discussed vacating Blue Ball Avenue from Post Road to the Delaware River and eyed federal funding for a $110,000 project including a 12 unit driver education stimulator and school parking lot expansion. The meeting, marked by disruptions and questions about resignations, ended without reopening debate on the avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Hook — Borough
Blue Ball Avenue
Post Road
iNelaware River
William C. Corcoran
Springfield Road
Robert Grove
Corcoran
Grove
Wasiand
Shooting Probe Is Continued in Chester Township
Investigators continue their search for two men in a fatal shooting of a 11 year old Chester youth outside a private club. A checkpoint and guard have run at the avenue opening since Sun Oil took over the site. The council gave no word on charges against Sun Oil or demands tied to vacating the land.
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Chester
Sun Oil
Walter R. Dingle
Jeffrey St
Haverford State Hospital
Renaissance Club
Flower St
Lower Chichester
AjCharles F. Diggins
Restos
Delaware County National Bank
Market
Hutchinson Streets
Russell H. Richardson
Associates of
A. E. Richardson
Delaware County
John ‘T. Lamplugh
Lamplugh
Upper-Chichester
Forgetting Living Took Mighty Effort
A narrator describes building an impervious stone castle with Holly to escape pain after Dave left. She fills life with projects and daydreams while avoiding reality, keeping the castle secure and inviting friends occasionally. She spends time draining flowers, playing piano, and spitting at the world from the drawbridge moat.
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Dave
Holly
Congress OKs fifth year for Joint Chiefs chair Wheeler
Congress approved a bill to permit Gen. Earle G. Wheeler to serve a fifth year as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and sent it to the White House for signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Congress
White House
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Early Junior High Registration Scheduled This Week
Springfield Junior High announces early registration for grades six to eight this week from 9 am to 2 pm. An early session targets new township school enrollees. No parent accompaniment required. students will be tested at 10 am on June 26 at the junior high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Weather Wrapup With Temperature and Tide Details
Temperatures ranged from 55 to 79 with an expected high of 75 to 80 and a low near 58. Forecast calls for sunny skies and a calmer tide pattern with precise sunrise at 5 34 a m and sunset at 18 25. A stray line notes tide events and an unclear reference to Chester tidewater terminal pier and other times.
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Chester
Tidewater Terminal
Tas Ata
Millbourne borrows paving contract for six streets
Millbourne Borough awarded a 7090 dollar contract to Trinity Paving Co for repaving six streets including Millbourne Avenue Wistar Drive Briar Road Garden Court Road Fern Road and Astor Road with half the cost financed by the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millbourne
Trinity Paving Co
Lancaster Ave
Javertown
Millbourne Avenue
Wistar Drive
Briar Road
Garden Court Road
Fern Road
Astor Road
Council
G. E. Houtman & Son
Janes J. Skelly Inc. Media
Pirocchi Paving Co
Springfield
Man in gray orange outfits sought in Dingle shooting incident
Investigators seek a man in a gray sports outfit who kicked Dingle after the shooting and a companion in orange. Ronald Smith, 26, of Harris Street, is identified as the other fighter. Detectives believe witnesses know the attackers but won’t reveal names. State Trooper Sheruda and Det. Kerns assist the case amid local office news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dingle
Ronald Smith
Harris St
Diggins
Charles J. Hollowell
Peter T. Sheruda
Elwyn Barracks
Martin Kerns
Lubin links to Williams deal and shopping centers
Lubin, a developer once aligned with Williams campaign funds, says he discussed the Springfield projects with Williams and township officials but denies any deception. He notes attempts to buy Woodland Avenue land, seeks a junior department store, and comments on local dog control and police force plans amid regional political shifts.
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Wanamaker
Lubin
Williams
Congres
Springfield
Marple - Springfield
Leonard Dickerson
Dickerson
Woodland Avenue
Donato Pizzi
Two Cubs Scouts Awarded Arrow of Light in Springfield
In Springfield Covenant Methodist Church Cub Pack 227 presented the Arrow of Light, the highest cub scouting honor, to three Webelos Ron DeMarras Mark Nelson and Eddie Sarkis. Additional awards went to Duane Carpenter Robert Hobdell Skip Sentman Frank Sirkin John Smith David Meyers David Tyson and Woodson Bowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Arrow of Light
Covenant Methodist Church
Ron DeMarras
Mark Nelson
Eddie Sarkis
Duane Carpenter
Robert Hobdell
Skip Sentman
Frank Sirkin
John Smith
David Meyers
David Tyson
Woodson Bowe
Upland Man Held For Court On Multiple Charges
John A. Wright of the 1000 block Woodside Ave was ordered held in 2500 bail by Chester Alderman Rowan Pennington on terrorizing his family. Wright was arrested May 27 after a fight with William Stinson and is charged with destruction of furniture and peace breaches, plus a later case for assault and other related offenses. His warrants were issued by Nether Providence JP John B Mea and Pennington, with initial and subsequent bail set as described.
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Upland
Chester
Rowan Pennington
John A. Wright
Woodside Ave
Brookhaven
William Stinson
Lane D
Henry ‘Hesling
Wright
Nether
Providence
Justice of the
John B. Mea
Pennington
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U.S. Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Cathy
Delaware Canal
Bristol
Douglases
Haverford
Robert Ellis
Glenwood Avenue
Peara
Aldan
Middle Atlantic
Swarthmore
William Bush
Mugeau
Woman's
Aldan Club
Park Avenue
John Bush
Laskey
Swarthmore High School
John Boyd
Thomas Mower
and Rutledge
Myron Blankley
Ellis
Swarthmore Highthome
Hook
Calais
John J. Peoples
Sapelituvg
Leuponen
Carter
David Wolkpinckarea
the Treacher
Picmes As
Ate LeMans
Eave. Peoples
Vauungie Pike
Thellout
Chesterlsai
Whale
Wasp
Butl
Peter Sellers
Corpsithe
Britt
Nacrelli
Asiman
Sellers
Rome
Cera Les
Force
Cubs
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