Trek Thru Time summer reading clubs to open
Delaware County library system launches a vacation reading club with the theme Trek Thru Time inviting elementary and junior high students to register at local libraries across Aston Chester Collingdale Darby East Lansdowne Falcroft Wallingford and more. Over 4 000 children read 40 000 books last year and now eight to twelve books are encouraged per child with space limited in some branches.
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Delaware County
Aston
Chester
Collingdale
Darby
East Lansdowne
Falcroft
Wallingford
Glenalden
Havertown
Lansdowne
Broomall
Marcus Hook
Media
Middletown
Lima
Newtown Square
Norwood
Prospect Park
Wayne
Radnor
Ridley Park
Folsom
Sharon Hill
Springfield
Swarthmore
Essington
Tinicum
Upper Darby
Yeadon
Aston Library Association
Karen Gordon
Laraine Kasperowicz
Penn-Delco
Special Services
Northley Junior High School
Mondale visits Nether Providence for Edgar fundraisers
Joan Mondale, wife of Vice President Walter Mondale, returns to Wallingford for a fund raising stop with U.S. Rep. Robert Edgar and other Democrats. She attends a reception at the Philadelphia Art Alliance and chats with old friends on Moylan Road, recalling civics teacher Mr. Klein and school memories. The event proceeds despite gray skies and brief rain.
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the Bark
Providence
Maria Ler
Ada Dimelar Meiser
David Reid
Donald Lomas
Joan Mondale
Robert Fithian
Robert Castellan
Maria Trumpler
David Willey
Dorothea Reynolds
Daily Times
Wallingford
Walter Mondale
Edward Lawhorn
Moylan Road
Mondale
U.S
Robert D. Edgar
Marple
Philadelphia Art Alliance
Edgar
Elizabeth Page
Concord firemen mark 50th year in anniversary parade
Concordville Fire Co celebrated its 50th anniversary with a one hour 30 mile parade featuring 53 firefighting units. About 500 people attended as Bethel Chester Heights Lima Media and other Delaware County companies helped house the pumper rescue truck and ambulance. Fire Marshal George Lewis spoke along with Fire Chief Aubrey Manley ambulance captain William Kelly Sr and others. Bloodmobile visits by the Chester-Wallingford Red Cross are planned for June 9 and June 13. Kelly chaired the anniversary committee.
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Concord
Concordville Fire Co
Bethel
Chester Heights
Lima
Media
Boothwyn
Aston- Beechwood
Middletown
Linwood
Ogden
Reliance
Lenni Heights
Longwood
Goshen
Fame
Talleyville
Claymont
American Red Cross
Chester-Wallingford
Delaware County
St. Rose of Lima
Chester Pike
Eddystone
Chester Health Department
Welsh Sts
Lima Company
Concord Ambulance
Kelly
Three Delaware County men held in major auto theft ring
Delaware State Police cracked an auto theft ring tied to three Delaware County men suspected of stealing more than 100000 dollars in cars from area malls since January. Investigators traced late model vehicles to Lane's Auto Body Shop in Glenolden. two suspects surrendered and a third expected to turn himself in. They face multiple counts and will go to trial in Delaware Superior Court.
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Delaware
Delaware County
Ernest Spence
Pennsylvania
Spence
Tri-State
Concord
Glenolden
Robert Rossiter
Robert Maurer
Collingdale
Joseph Lane
Falcroft
Delaware Superior Court
Lane
Oak Lane
Belmont
Media plan for park in Media stalls after high bids
Borough council seeks a modern recreation area beside Media School as bids exceed the 76000 dollar budget by 59000 dollars. Plans include two tennis courts a softball diamond a 100 yard track two basketball courts a wooden climber a frontier slide a quiet sandbox area benches plantings and a tot lot. The park sits on ground leased from Rose Tree Media School District and council defers a decision to the next meeting.
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Media — Borough Council
Media School
Front
Radnors Sts
Rose Tree Media School District
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Delco
Thornbury
Bill Rossiter
Glen Mills
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Scientists
Bill
St. Thomas the Apostle
MacDade Mall
Segal
Cueball the
Magic Clown
Delco Public Libraries
Mark
Maddy Segal
Segals
Cueball
PM Productions
Tee
Folcroft
Ridley Township
Barry Haines
Counseling Center
Our Lady of Angels College
Dolores
Nether Providence
Bethel — Park and Recreation Board
Bethel Road
Boothwyn Edgmont
Gradyville Road
Marple Newtown
Media Line Road
Media — Planning Commission
Borough Hall
State and
Jackson Sts
Rutledge — Borough
Sylvan Ave
Unity
Springfield — Planning Commission
Powell Road
Upland — Borough
Bob Edgar
Mrs. Mondale
U. S
Robert Edgar
NAACP
Philadelphia Electric Co
Widener College
Kapelski
Jack Peters
Philadllphia Electric
Johnnie Monroe
Concord Firemen
Aubrey Manley
William Kelly Sr
Carol McAdams
John McKenna
Laurence Soper
11Th District
Larry Wetherill
Clarence D. Bell
Rose Tree Park
Upper Providence
Delaware County Park
Rose Tree Media
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