Rockets Grounded Marcus Hook Okays Fireworks Display
Marcus Hook borough council voted 5 to 0 to permit a ground fireworks display at Marcus Hook Junior High School grounds with restrictions against aerial shows near the American Viscose Corp plant. The display requires Marcus Hook School Board approval and adherence to an ordinance limiting parking to one side of Green Street to keep fire trucks unhindered.
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Marcus Iock
Marcus Hook
Market
American Viscose Corp
Marcus Hook Fire Co
Green Street
Couneil
Church Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia Electric Co
Sap Oil Co
Trainer Borough
Eddystone — Borough
PRR
Trainer
State High Way Safety Department
Baldwin - Lima- Hamilton
Council
Economy Engineering, Co
Raymond Armstrong
Nicholas Cabats
Norris G. Powell
Joseph Shields
Stn St
Eddystone Ave
Instant history recipe links 1693 coin to Caleb Pusey House lore
Mrs. Henry C. Patterson of Swarthmore, co chair of Friends of Caleb Pusey House, presents a theory tying a 1693 coin found near the Pusey House to Alexander Ross, indentured servant to Caleb Pusey, his 1706 marriage, land grants in the Shenandoah Valley, and kin connections to Daniel Boone through Ross and Morgan Bryan.
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Henry C. Patterson
Swarthmore
Friends of Caleb Pusey House Inc
Cain
Caleb Pusey
Shenandoah Valley
Pusey
Upland
William and
Mary
Patterson
Weland
Hopewell Friends
Frederick County
Alexander Ross
Pennsylvania
Ross
Cale Pusey
Ireland
Traster
Chester
Radner
Hopewell
Morgan Bryan
William Gooch
Virginia
PE Report Wins Prize for 1961 Stockholder Report
Philadelphia Electric Company’s 1961 annual stockholder report won top prize among hundreds for completeness clear charts and color in the Reidy Kilowatt report contest at Atlantic City New Jersey. The award marks the fourth straight year a PE annual report has won first prize amid the Edison Electric Institute convention opening its three day session Monday.
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Philadelphia
Electric
Atlantic City
Nuj
Edison Electric Institute
Delaware countians awarded at Drexel Institute graduation
Thirty four Drexel Institute graduates receive awards. Recipients include James Fink of 2 Cheshire Circle Broomall and James Morri son Jr. of 301 Marple Road. additional honorees from Drexel Hill Lansdowne Springfield and surrounding towns, with addresses across Chester County and adjacent suburbs.
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Delaware
Nancy Algard
Greenwood Ave
John Sheehan
Windermere Ter
G. Brent Gerhart
W. Plumstead Ave
Jamies Snively Jr
Arbor Lea Road
Lansdowne
John Jones
E. Baltimore Ave
Four Fined 300 After Lottery Plea in Media Court
Two men and two women were fined 300 and jailed after pleading guilty to lottery charges before Judge Thomas A Curran. Fred Vacono of 500 block 10th Street Chester was sentenced to three months for March 9 arrest. Mina May Williams of 200 block Green Street Marcus Hook and Benjamin McNeal of 90 block Walnut Street Marton received three month terms for April arrests. Mrs Lenora Jones of 1400 block Wfh Street Chester, mother of six, drew two months after arrest on February 28 in her home.
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Thomas A. Curran
Fred Vacono
10Th
Chester
Mina May Williams
Green St
Marcus Hook
Benjamin McNeal
Walnut St. Marton
Lenora Jones
Judge Defers Sentence for Escaped Patient Thief
Michael V. King, 19, of Clifton Heights pleaded guilty to robbery theft after fleeing Norristown State Hospital and stealing a car in Springfield on May 24. Judge William R. Toal deferred sentencing to June 15 and instructed probation to seek him employment. King had been sent to Norristown for study following guilty pleas to car theft and auto patty in Upper Darby and Ridley Townships.
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Youn
Norristown State Hospital
William R. Taal
Michael V. King
Clifton Heights
King
Springfield
Norristown
Toal
Anto Patty
Darby and
Ridley
Man Pays In Raid Jail Mastermind Gets Probation
MEDIA COURTHOUSE Gab el Macaroni of the 2400 block W 10th St Chester accused of masterminding a gang of juveniles who held up a dice game along the Chester River on March 31 was placed on one year’s probation and fined 100 after pleading no defense Monday before Judge Thomas A Curran. The court was told Macaroni had played in the game, had a run of bad luck and lost his luncheonette business and his name. He said he staged the hold up arming the juveniles with flatter pistols and masks as revenge. Upland police told the court that in 308 was taken in the holdup behind Crozer Hospital. The juveniles were turned over to juvenile authorities.
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Gabel Macaroni
10Th St
Chester
Chester River
Thomas A. Curran
Macaroni
Crozer Hospital
Interboro High School 175 Seniors to Graduate Monday
Glenolden Interboro High School will honor its 175 seni ors at an 8 p.m. Monday commencement in the high school auditorium. Dr. George Humphries Talley of Jamestown NY delivers the address Some Secrets for Success. Valedictorian Jackson C. Earle and salutatorian Thomas R. Scott lead a long list of graduates.
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Glenolden
Interboro Hight
George Humphries Talley
First Baptist Church
Jamestown
Jackson C. Sarley
Glen Olden
Thomas R. Scott
Thomas Scott
Mohawk Ave
Norwood
James M. Burk
Interboro
Ralph Rogers
Dom C. Weichel
Edward Rodisch
Oliver§ Presbyterian Church
Prospect Park
John WW. Abt
G. Michael Alber
Donald Allen
Carolyn H. Amis
Nancy L. Anderson
Edward ©. Barrar
Grace &. Burrick
Carol Ann Betteher
Robert B. Bischo
Wiliam Bridge
Doralthy Z. Brighton
Thomas E. Brown
Wiliam H.buchy
Gindy J. Butler
Donald H. Docherty
Marie E. Dombrosky
Joye K. Dunbar
Jackson C. Earle
Margared A. Elko
Clark D. Engle
Norman
KK. Essaf
Robert J. Ewing
Frances A." Fats
Katherine Af. Fansan
A. Farrell
James WW. Fendl
Gerald
Berzet
Ids O. Mschier
Eleanor
Poreaksr
Ronald H. Fricker
Norms J. Fulton
Jerry N. Gambino
Carol A. George
William J. Goodwin
James J. Good Jyesr
Joseph L. Grady
Gall al Gray
Saren E. Gray
Rishard A. Bray
Conceltl M. Guzzardo
Katherine E. Hays
Jeanne L. Heary
Karen L. Healy
George Helinie
Jean M. Herrmann
David Y. Higgins
Beverly A. Holdren
Carol J. Holst
Philip &. Howard
Constance L. Hughlett
Paul Iverson
Izeat W. Jacksh
Nancy K. James
de Ann Jenkins
Thomas V. Jenner
Carol E. Jones
P. Alan Jones
Sara Ann Jorett
Wiliam ¥. Kauffman
Doyce A. Keats
John E. Kilpatrick
School emergency action plan to be discussed
Springfield school principal Almon Wilson will present the district plan for emergency action at a Civil Defense Council meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in the township building. The plan and its general action topics will be outlined, inviting parents, Civil Defense personnel, and interested citizens to attend.
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Springfield
Almon Wilson
Scenic Hills
Springfield Civil Defense Council
Civil Defense Council
Wilson
Armed Bandits Rob Middletown Gas Station Attendant
Two young men robbed a Safeway Gas Station on Baltimore Pike at Middletown about 2 45 a m. One held a shotgun and forced attendant Thomas Butler into the station washroom. Butler and a passerby Donald Little chased the pair for miles but could not catch them. Description: both about 25, driver wore a red hat. Receipts from ?
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Mindletown
Thomas Butler
Parkmount Road
Lenni
Safeway
Baltimore Pike
Mixletown Road
Brown Bay
Acks
Butler
Litle
Motorist Appeals Driver’s License Suspension Case
Thomas Magin a retired fireman appealed a one month suspension of his license after paying a $10 fine for speeding in New York claiming he was not speeding at the time. Andrew L Mozino also appealed a one month suspension from Villa Nave hearings set for July 26.
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Thomas Magin
Serrill Ave
Yoadon
Magin
New York
Andrew L. Mozino
Conestoga Road
Villa Nave
Rev Paul F Kramp to Receive Religion MA Degree
NEWTOWN SQUARE Reverend Paul F Kramp Jr pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church will receive a master of arts degree in religion from Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary in December. He received final approval of his thesis and passed his comprehensive examinations at both the university and the seminary.
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Newtown Square
Paul F. Kramp
iMessiah Lutheran Church
Columbia University
Union Theological Seminary
Me. Kramp
Court Hears Arguments On Mileage
Chester residents heard arguments on deputy mileage payments in a suit by deputy county official against the county over whether mileage should be paid per writ served or per actual miles traveled. Judge previews indicate the county policy may be satisfactory, with a motion to recover $211.54 plus interest and $23.80 for 238 miles at 19 cents.
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Wne
Lidl
Catharine M. Adams
Smith
Judge Curran Sentences Man 5 to 10 Years in Prison
Connelsville man Jess Raymond Walters, 30, who has spent about 12 years in jail on prior offenses, received 5 to 10 years at Eastern State Penitentiary after pleading guilty Monday to a series of burglary and forgery acts. Police testified Walters stole a car in Chester, clothing and shoes in Media, two Scotty dogs in Upper Darby, and forged checks across several towns between February 20 and March 6.
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Connelsville
Eastern State Penitentiary
Jess Raymond Walters
Thomas A. Curran
Delaware County
Walters
Chester
Upper Darby
Springfield
Laverne Rambo
William Hadley
W. Mowry St
Palmyra
Walsters
Theodore Ward
Springfield Beverage Distributors
John Devlin
Upper
Darby
Providence Road
PallMyra
Gunnar Jorgensen
Concord Budget Ready for 1962 63 Year
Concord school board will adopt the 1962 63 budget June 25. It accepted the resignation of part time art teacher Mrs Virginia Green and may hire another art teacher and possibly a first grade teacher if September registrations rise. The PTA requested an instrumental music teacher and will sponsor the program for another year. Eight Concord adults attend Chester vocational night school. Kurlz Bros of Paoli won a 1869 dollar contract for general supplies. Custodial supply bids will be tabled for a later meeting.
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Concord
Virginia Green
Parent Teachers Association
PTA
Chester
Kurlz Bros. of
Paoli
Director Is Named at Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Chester J. Robinson, formerly of Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia, is named director of the physical therapy department at Delaware County Memorial Hospital. He will oversee the department’s expansion, which adds a walk in whirl pool over head pulleys with cervical traction gear and a hydrovallator hot pack machine for heat treatments. Treatments must be scheduled in advance.
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Drexel
Chester J. Robinson
Hatingmann Hospital
Philadelphia
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Robinson
Ridley Ave
Sharon Hill
School board honors Ridley Park baseball team top ten finish
RIDLEY PARK board congratulates the high school baseball team for a top ten finish in Section Four. Other actions include hiring Ernest Shiffert as music supervisor, accepting Mrs Herbig’s resignation from fourth grade, awarding a fuel oil contract to F C Haad of Philadelphia, and plans for the Barker Street school sent to Harrisburg for approval.
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Ridley Park
Ernest Shiffert
J. Herbig
F.C. Haad
Philadelphia
Barker Street
Harrisburg
Reynolds Named Treasurer of Delaware Valley Hospital Forum
Raymond J. Reynolds, administrator of Delaware County Memorial Hospital, has been elected treasurer of the Forum of the Delaware Valley Hospital Council.
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Drexel Hill
Raymond J.reynolds
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Delaware Valley Hospital Council
Lawn Fete Set By Price Street Church Youth
The youth fellowship of Price Street Methodist Church at 3rd and Price Streets sponsors a lawn festival from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Proceeds support church youth programs and community outreach activities.
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Price Street Methodist Church
3Rd
Price Streets
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State Bureau of Employment Security
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Edward Parry
Chester Select Board
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A. T. O'Donnell
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Westminster Drive
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William and Mary College
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