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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1962
Page
2
About 80 residents urged the borough to bolster nighttime patrols after reports of assaults and a teenage attack. They asked Mayor George Park and council to declare an emergency and deploy extra on duty officers. A mother described a daughter assaulted by teens on May 26, with further details from local veterans groups.
Six firms received Plus Sign awards for investing in Delaware County areas and creating jobs. Council approved parking changes on Main Street and funded street lighting upgrades in Lansdowne Park. The meeting also granted authority to a new sparking authority and urged residents to provide locating details for missing person Mrs. Joan Kruse.
Six Delaware County residents from Pennsylvania State University are to receive commissions as second lieutenants in the Army Reserve. Named are William Saweyen, Chester. William Clower, Drexel Hill. Jack Hart, Drexel Hill. William Jamison Jr, Upper Darby. James Linder, Chester. Charles Schug, Havertown. and Mary Silver, Havertown.
Fifteen Ketrick and Son employees at 177 Earth Street will vote Thursday on representation by District 50 United Mine Workers of America. Voting supervised by the National Labor Relations Board. Police report theft of 60 dollars in cash and 189 dollars in jewelry from Mrs Bessie Mailman home. burglar entered an unlocked front door while she worked outside.
MEDIA COURTHOUSE Five drivers pleaded guilty to drunken driving Monday and were fined 200 dollars each. A sixth offender received a three month jail term for a second drunken driving offense after license suspension, with two more jailed for failing to stop and for driving without the owner's consent. Several others were fined 100 dollars for driving after license suspension. Additional defendants from Chester and Upper Providence faced penalties for leaving the accident scene and taking cars without owner consent.
Dillon argues the May 28 top from Page One mirrored panic at the New York Stock Exchange with vestiges of reason paused. He cites no underlying economic factors, only inflation expectations that spiked in 1961 and later subsided, explaining why stock prices fell after months of inflated levels.
A group of spellers visited the Capitol and Lincoln landmarks with a post tour party at a hotel. Dillon spoke about economic policy and proposed tax incentives to boost investment in modern equipment, with plans to announce broader depreciation allowances soon.
Theodore F. Varano of 25 Trimble Blvd is elected president of the Brookhaven Lions Club. Other officers include Walter Wilson 1st vice president Nestor Holejko 2nd vice president Murray Eckell 3rd vice president Carlton Mayor Jr Richard Millichap N C Eckell Stacy Starr directors Harry R. Brown secretary Charles Hamilton treasurer John De Lorenzo and Thomas Forte.
Police investigated a theft at Stern's Department Store involving 640 dollars in cash and merchandise. The incident at 807 remains under inquiry with no arrests reported.
Mrs. Chester A Maternity Tea marked a fundraising event for Sacred Heart Hospital. Loot included three transistor radios and three television sets valued at $90, $479, two watches worth $80, and $20 petty cash. Admission tickets and tours will highlight the event open to expectant mothers.
Temperature details show high 82 today and 83 Wednesday with a 65 degree low tonight. Sunrise 5 33 a m and sunset 8 25 p m plus moonset 11 14 p m. Year ago highs reached 30 and lows 54 with partly cloudy skies.
In Chesterfield England a memorial service at the Cathedral will honor a local figure. An interdenominational panel urged parents to discipline children, reading aloud child psychology guidance, stressing the risk of spoiling and guilt. The piece cites advice from clergy, doctors, and educators on handling childhood needs and behavior.
Obituary notices list Elizabeth Obenhein Johnson a former wife of Sebastiahi Obenhein of Chester died Sunday at Sacred Heart Hospital Springfield. Survived by two sons Everett G. and George D. Services Thursday at Brower funeral home Chester with burial at Lawnd Croft Cemetery. Also memorials for Olga Feandra, widow, with services at Williams funeral home Baltimore and Union Cemetery Clifton Heights. Excelsior Lodge No 491 PRAM to conduct services.
Investigators found reverse throttle levers and skid marks suggesting failed abort attempt as the Air France jet crashed on a European tour charter by the Atlanta Art Association. Survivors include Francoise Authie, a 23 year old stewardess, who described engines slowing and a sudden disaster. Local officials mourn the victims while the investigation awaits clarity on the cause.
Frances M. Glover aged 71 of Chester died Wednesday after living in Chester three years She is survived by a niece and an uncle Burial will be in Abingdon Virginia Ella P Embert 78 wife of James S Embert of Chester died Monday in Crozer Hospital She is survived by a daughter and three sons and eight grandchildren Services will be Thursday in Chester and burial in Lawn Croft Cemetery Two residents from Rider College Shadeland Avenue Drexel Hill Mrs Rosemary W Pomeroy from Swarthmore and Clayton E Gregory Prospect Park were among 21 Delaware County residents graduated from eight colleges in a county roadblock crackdown which halted a gunman carrying two money bags and warned not to be a hero
The stock market opened with broad activity as investors watched for a potential repeat of Friday's sharp selling. Major issues showed narrow gains while U.S. Steel and General Electric posted modest increases. Passport photos aided identification in an unfolding tragedy, and two local obituaries noted deaths in Collingdale and Philadelphia.
Twenty one Delaware County high school students were honored at the 14th annual Philadelphia Science Council awards dinner. Nathan Cohn, vice president and president-elect of the Instrument Society of America, spoke on The Challenge of Russian Scientific Progress. Winners included Richard Grant, William Park, Paul Lino, Lima, Gary Schoener, and several others from multiple schools with awards and cash prizes up to 300 dollars.
Burial will be in Chester Rural Cemetery. Calling hours will be Thursday.
The Rev John J Krol archbishop of Philadelphia announced transfers of two pastors. Francis J Walsh moves from Our Lady of Consolation Parkersburg to Church of St Marcoline Ridley Park. Vincent D McGartland moves from assistant at St Louis Yeadon to Our Lady at Consolation Parkersburg.
George Bowman, 43, of 559 Holmes Road, was hurt Monday night in a power mower incident. He suffered a broken left leg and a cut left arm and was admitted to Lay ier Hospital. Bowman was cutting in his yard when struck by the blade. His wife Nora and Barbara Kis singer, 15, were present. Neighbors Russell and Dorothy Kis singer aided.
Clifton Heights resignations shake local board as Kennel Howard steps down moving out of the borough. Trustees elect John Cipolla to fill the unexpired treasurer term for one month, then begin a full term. Cipolla had been elected treasurer in May.
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