Bartram Bridge Restoration Drives Local Fundraising
Newtown and Marple Newtown Historical Society launch a 6500 dollar drive to restore the old Bartram Bridge over Crum Creek on Goshen Road at Townships Line. Built in 1860 and half in Delaware and half in Chester counties, the historic covered bridge once carried Goshen Road and was saved by Mrs. Stengle.
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Newtown
Hartram
Marple-Newtown — Historical Society
Crum Creek
Goshen Road
Townsship
Delaware County
Isaac Bartram
John Bartram
Darby Friends Cemetery
Boot Road
Goshen
Alfred Stengles
Stengle
Chester County
Willistown
Delaware County Historical Society
MD Mode- Newtown Historical Society
Richard Sanders Allen
Middle Atlantic States
Bartram Bridge
Allen
Lincoln
Union
Congress
Chester
Philadelphia
Henry W
Williams
J. Biddle
Stuart Bre Miller
Samuel Kir
Carl Lindberg
Geoffrey Stengel
Forsythe
Line Road
Broomall
Marple-New
Westtown
Sun Ship Cited For Training Under Shafer Program
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co in Chester is among 43 Pennsylvania firms approved for tax credits under Governor Shafer's Neighborhood Assistance Program. The firm is granted a $35,232 credit on $74,962 outlay for training about 325 unskilled workers in welding and other shipbuilding trades, with credit up to 50 percent of project cost and annual caps.
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Harrisburg
Sunshipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Chester
Pennsylvania
Shafer
Joseph W. Barr Jr
Sun Shipbuilding
Electtrc
Summer Recreation Program Seeks Workers in Media Area
Media Friends Meeting and partners sponsor a summer program for ages four to 15, running weekdays June 23 to Aug with activities from sports to crafts and trips. Volunteers and staff sought. contact Mrs. Dorothy Reichardt for details. funds needed for counselors. checks to Media Monthly Meeting. Program directors named Lancess McKnight Jr and athletic directors George King and Joseph D'Amico.
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Media Friends Meeting
Media Fellowship House
Burrough Recreation Commission
Rose Tree Media
Mrs
Dorothy Reichardt
Bobbin Mill Road
Upper Providence
Media
W. Third St
Lancess McKnight Jr
George King
Joseph D'Amico
Collingdale High Names NHS Officers for 1969-70
The National Honor Society at Collingdale High School elected Cynthia Ebert as president Anne Vockel as vice president and Denise DiNicola as secretary for the 1969 70 school year.
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Collingdale
Collingdale High School
Cynthia Ebert
Anne Vockel
Denise DiNicola
Water Pollution Denial Highlights Delaware County Test Results
The Philadelphia Suburban Water Co and health officials weighed water safety after complaints of possible contamination. Company testing showed negative results while a Thursday test flagged coliform presence in one sample. A local resident and attorney alleged a 16 inch main under Darby Creek and potential bypassing of sewage into the creek, as officials noted high pipeline pressure negating contamination.
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Philadelphia Suburban Water Co
Hel
State Health Department
Health Department
LaFountain
McErlean
Radnor, Haverford
Upper Darby
Darby Creek
Radnor - Haverford-Marple
McElrean
Water Company
Lakey To Work In Europe
George Lakey assistant professor of sociology at the Martin Luther King Jr School of Social Change will spend a month in Europe focusing on peace work. He will serve as European field representative for a Quaker Action Group and lecture at Woodbrooke in Birmingham. Lakey, 31, sailed to North Vietnam in 1967 with medical supplies and plans to share American nonviolent advocacy with European peace workers.
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Upland
George Lakey
Martin Luther King Jr. School of Social Change
Europe
Friends Peace and International Committees
Quakers
Lakey
Quaker Action Group
Cochairman
Woodbrooke Graduate School
Birmingham
England
Bangor
Phoenix
North Vietnam
The
King School
Sehosl
Upland Institute
Friends Peace Committee
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Quadrangle Books
London
Friends World Committee
Norway
Garnet Valley To OK Budget Action Planned
Concord area officials prepare to adopt a tentative Garnet Valley budget Monday night at Garnet Valley High School. The Interim Operating Committee meets after a joint board session at 8:30 pm while Concord and Chester Heights boards convene at 7:30 pm and Bethel at 8:00 pm. Reorganization takes effect July 1, reducing to a single board meeting thereafter.
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Concord
Garnet Valley
Chester
Bethel
Man Stabbed On City Street in Chester
A 21-year-old man, Pedro Garcia of 500 block Madison Avenue, was stabbed in the chest on Welsh Street near 3:35 a.m. He was taken to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in fair condition. Police said the assailant was a woman. the victim did not press charges.
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Chester
Pedro Garcia
Madison Avenue
Welsh Street
Crozer-Chester = Medical Center
Gareiass
Knowlton Road bridge reopens after freight crash
A one lane Knowlton Road bridge over the Chester Creek freightline was back in service after an oversized load knocked it down on May 28. PDH said it would open today pending PUC clearance, with Penn Central paying repair costs. traffic had detoured via Dutton Mill and Creek roads.
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Middletown
Knowlton Road
Chester Creek
Penn Central Railroad
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
PDH
Pennsylvania Utilities Commission
PUC
Penn Central
Dutton Mill Road
Creek Road
Dividend Approved By Industrial Valley Bank Directors
Directors of Industrial Valley Bank and Trust Co have voted to pay a regular quarterly cash dividend of 35 cents per share of common stock. The dividend is payable July 10, 1969 to shareholders of record June 18, 1989.
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Industrial Valley Bank and Trust Co
GCM Proposes Head Start Plan to Aid Parents
The Greater Chester Movement aims this summer to expand its Head Start program to involve parents. Executive Director Frank Tyler says Head Start will go beyond preschool for children, with staff attempting to isolate medical or social factors affecting families.
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GCM
Julius Nicholas
Daily Times
The
Greater Chester Movement
Frank Tyler
Preschool program to aid children in local districts
The plan uses Chester, Darby Township, and Chichester School District buildings as centers for a preschool program to help 550 children address school entry challenges and involve parents in community affairs. funded by up to $11,000 federal aid for Chester and Darby, with Chichester funds pending, led by Joseph Rucker and Ruth Palm, focusing on education, community services, and health screening.
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Chester, Darby Township
Chichester
Tyler
Chesterand
Darby Township
Tal
GCM
Yler
Joseph Rucker
Franklin
Chester Mat
Ruth Palm
Chester i
Csiid
Fyler
Eam
Social Service
Cab Firm Pledges Ist-Class Service After Hearing
Alfred Beam and his son testified at a PUC hearing in Allentown representing Yellow Cab Co of Chester. They pledged seven new cabs with plans to expand, seeking authority to operate in multiple towns including Chester, Marcus Hook docks, and surrounding areas. Trustee David Kubert spoke for the bankrupt Yellow Cab Co of Delaware County, noting seized assets and creditor interests.
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Yellow Cab
Robert
al Chester
PUC
Yellow Cab Co
Pennsylvania
Unty Chester
Tll Opera| Commission
Dekiwaro County
Allen Hoth
Allentown
Taal
Alfred Jr, Beam
Chester
Alfred J. di
Mill Race Place
Concore
Beams
Chester Cab Ca
Cbs
BUC
Hon
Chester Cabia
Ew Company
Ito
Marton
Swarthoory
Upland
Fddystone
Trainer
Parkside
Hrookhaven
Upper Chichester
Lower Chichester
Liens Ny Marcus Stok
Sinclaire Oi Ce
Middletown
Philadelphia
Avid H. Kubert
Dela Iare County
Fem
John Morgan Thivis
Open Space Group Plans Public Presentations in Rose Tree Area
The Rose Tree Media Open Space Group schedules two public talks on recreation plans. A 8 p.m. meeting Monday at the Middletown Supervisors building will feature Pennell Reid and others, followed by a 7:30 p.m. June 18 Rose Tree Media-Parent-Teacher Coordinating Council event at Glenwood School. A slide show by Mrs. Alber Meiberg highlights the ATM district and Whitemarsh 20 year plans, with Mason Emde and studies by Jenms. Mrs. Bo Vy. Hettich of the League of Women Voters will answer questions. An ACR meeting is set for 8 p.m. June 16 in Media Junior High Room 110.
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Action Committee For
Rose Tree Median
Middletown Supervisors
Pennell Reid
Rose Tree Media
Glenwood School
Pennell Road
Whitemarsh
Mason Emde
Jenms
Bo VY. Hettich
Upper Providence-Middletown
J. M. Conner
Foy Chase
Charges Dropped in Rape Case
In Chester charges were dropped Friday against a man arrested after a reported rape in the Readings Drive area. A witness testified she was babysitting when John Boulayre allegedly assaulted her. the magistrate Ernst Berk did not want to prosecute the charges.
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Chester
Itn
Marple
Wit
Black Ward
John Boulayre
Mapistrate Ernst £. Berk
Committee to Meet on Anniversary Honor for Longtime Residents
The adversary committee will meet at 8 pm Monday at the Community Gospel Chapel near Nurtolk Lane and W Roland Road. An anniversary celebration to honor residents living here 50 years or more is planned for September, per Mayor Kenneth Dile, chairman of the committee.
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Parkside
Community Gospel Chapel
Nurtolk Lane
W. Roland Road
Kenneth $. Dile
Commotive
Paoli Firm To Rebuild Delco Road
A Paoli firm won the low bid for four miles of Route 352 and portions of Route in Middletown and Brookhaven. The $2,198,625 project widens Middletown Road to four lanes from Upland Avenue to Baltimore Pike and adds turn ramps on Baltimore Pike with signals. A western end turn-around ramp for the Media Bypass and traffic controls at Knnwton intersection are planned, with roadway closures on Old Middletown Road sections.
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Harrisburg
Middletown
Brookhaven
Pennsyvah Department of Highways
PDH
Middletown Road
Upland Avenue
Baltimore Pike
Ryves Mens
Weltimore Pike
Knowlton Road
Riders Memorial Hospital
Mexia
Media Bypass
Knvwiton
Old Middletown
Middletown Rd
Middletown Re
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TAN Credit Urged
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Firm Answers
Middletown Span
Hasmok
Kang Features Syndicate, Inc
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Open Space Group
Alber Meiberg
Paoli
Delco
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