Claymont Charter Night Honors Longtime Teacher
Eila Mae Gibb of Claymont High School receives tribute at a Monday evening charter night ceremony held at the church grounds behind the education building. The 36 year educator was lauded by officials including Jack Pollack and district leaders, as Scouts advance and a day trip to Indian River is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claymont
Eila Mae Gibb
Clevmen
George McDowell
Charles Morgan
Elwood Bannon
Charles Armbruster
Pollack
Indian River
Rutledge Church Adds New Members and Activities
Rutledge church hosts a June 18 trip with 40 Troop members set to attend Rodney Scout Camp on the Chesapeake if rain holds. Outstanding 5th grade award winners from Sth Grade are Eugenia McPherson and GharMUNT-Gary Talley, recognized by Superintendent Robert L. Durkee and the Richard dun Pont American Legion Post for honor, courage, scholarship, leadership and service. A square dance and strawberry festival at Ascension Church features James Bramwell and others, with a covered-dish supper and film Epistle from the Koreans to follow. Clothing drives to aid overseas refugees run through Tuesday, with future drives planned for fall, plus a watermelon eating contest and hula hoop for youngsters. Vandals nabbed by state police for damaging fencing at Claymont Recreation League fields on Darley Road School grounds.
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Claymont
Claymont Independent Recreation League
Darley Road
Elizabeth Riley Heads St George’s Parish Club in Glenolden
Elizabeth Riley elected president of the Women’s Club of St. George’s Parish Glenolden. Installation officiated by Rev Edward Boland with officers named and a June 13 to 17 meeting schedule. New swim club hours and admission policy to be enforced with pool privileges revoked for violators.
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Lenolden
Elizabeth
Riley
E. Cooke Ave
Club
St. George’s Parish
Pam
Mary Cronin
Rose Corcoran
Kitty Jacobs
Ann Ward
Dorothy Neilson
Eileen Keenan
Helen McNamee
Kitty Crnkovic
Peggy Demias
Kitty Kelly
Grace Kelly
Edward Boland
Caroline Magrides
Madeline Buchanan
Holy Spirit Women's Club
Jean McManus
St. Gabriel's Mothers Club
Middletown Glenolden Mothers Committee Elected
Mrs Edward Sinkinson was elected chairman of Brownie Troop 825 Mothers Committee at the final meeting of the season. Mrs Join Redding named vice chairman, Mrs Leroy Hittle publicity chair and Mrs Joseph Ward cookie chair. The telephone committee includes Mrs Robert Sharpe Mrs Fred Partridge and Mrs George Hurwitz. Plans announced for a family cookout at Glenolden Park on Wednesday June 22 and special invitation to new brownies and families. Welcomed into the committee were Mrs James Ralph Mrs Redding Mrs Ward and Mrs Partridge. The Glenolden Swim Club activities committee led by Marvin Boekenkamp aims to push a parking lot project. contact Boekenkamp or leave his name at the pool office. Saturday the pool will be open.
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Glenolden
Edward Sinkinson
Join Redding
Leroy Hitdle
Joseph Ward
Robert Sharpe
Fred Partridge
George Hurwitz
Michael Kelly
Glenolden Park
James Ralph
Redding
Ward
Partridge
WIM Club
Glenolden Swim Club
Marvin Boekenkamp
Bockenkamp
Calvary Church Vacation School plans outlined and staff listed
Calvary Church in Middletown announces a Vacation Bible School at Calvary Presbyterian with sessions weekdays 9 am to noon starting June 1. Meitlings, missionaries in Chile, sponsor the effort. Programs include a kindergarten through intermediate departments led by named staff, opening exercises led by Carl Derk, and pianists and secretaries named. A yearly missionary project is featured and a closing program on the church lawn Friday July 2. Roosevelt School students donate birthday books to the school library as it closes for summer.
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Meitlings
Chile
Calvary Church
Middletown
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Sean
Frank Brown
Leslie Macintyre
James Albany
Gerald Newquist
Edgar Monre
George Deibert
Donald Pritchett
George Brown
Carl Derk
Joyce Deibert
Donna Habbersett
Geraldine Newougist
Priscila Pennington
Helen Wright
Aaron Elliott
Chilldren
Necyereenes Sallowances
Sammy Meitling
Werner Meitling
Roosevelt School
Roosevelt Pta
Dawns Lambtin
Beverly Baker
Robins Dougherty
Ronald Dennis
Sentanther
Rose Tree Women Aid Firemen
Rose Tree Fire Co. No. 1 held a Moylan drill and Rose Tree Fire Ladies Auxiliary served over 25 barbe cued sandwiches potato salad and coffee. New committee will provide refreshments at future fires led by Mrs John Ramsey with members including Mrs Helen Breckenridge and others. Upper Providence Supervisors approved beacon lights on Providence Road Maple Street and Sandy Banks to aid motorists yielding to fire engines.
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Rose Tree
Rose Tree Fire Co. No. 1
Moylan
Rose Tree Fire Ladies Auxiliary
John Ramsey
Helen Breckenridge
Clifford Crow
John Hancock
Howard Johnson
Walter Jones
Charles MacKenzie
Robert Rock
Norman Wood
Mike Mattin
Clarence Mills
Robert Moore
Jack Peters
Ralph Reinhard, Jr
Upper Providence
Tonto
Providence Road
UN Weekend draws 178 guests to Media Area event
The Media Area Committee plans UN Weekend for June 18 and 19 with 58 UN delegates and 120 guests from their families. Housing chair Mrs F E Streater reports enough host families for now but seeks volunteers for extra accommodations. A school girl doll contest precedes the weekend, with prizes announced at Linvilla Orchards. Thirty plus sponsors include Media Friends, Rotary, Lions, NAACP, and Unitarian Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
F. E. Streater
Riddie-woul
Sweater
Boothwyn Township Adopts Incinerator and Notice Rules
Boothwyn officials report the township now uses the county incinerator and will accept only combustible rubbish with pickups for other items by calling the sanitation chair or township secretary. Automobiles on private property may not be tied by police. owners should post no trespassing signs. An ordinance requires majority signatures on a block to install sidewalks. Longbotham road construction to start next week at 23 113 dollars contract. A Holi day Hills footbridge project across Beezur's Run will begin after plans are approved, with school board covering half under 1500 dollars.
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Boothwyn
Board of Commissioners
Albert Seagraves
Sanitation
Wiliam A. Welsh
Longbotham Road
Civitella Construction Co
Beezur's Run
Holiday Hills
Chichester Joint School Board
Conchester Road
Locust Hill School
Norwood Democrats elect Cale as chair in borough reorg
Norwood Council president George F. Cale Jr was chosen chairman of the Norwood Democratic Committee for a two year term. Esther Clark is vice chair Lawrence Murphy recording secretary Jean Powell corresponding secretary and Charles Parris treasurer. Junior committeemen to be appointed to expand the party in the borough. Meeting notice for Norwood Horticultural Society at Immanuel Lutheran Church Monday evening with slides to be shown.
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Norwood
Greorge F. Cale Jr
Norwood Democratic Committee
Esther Clark
Lawrence Murphy
Jean Powell
Charles Parris
Norwood Horticultural Society
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Evangelist Dr. Akbar Abdul Haqq to Speak at Faith Baptist
Evangelist Dr. Akbar Abdul Haqq of India is set to speak at 7 pm Sunday at Faith Baptist in Brookhaven. Sponsored for three months by Inter-National Students Inc., he is noted as a leading Indian evangelist who studied in the United States and earned a Northwestern PhD after interpreting for Billy Graham in New Delhi in 1936. Sibyl is described as a Greek name meaning a prophetess.
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Brookhaven
Akbar Abdul Haqq
Evangelist of
India
Faith Baptist Church
Haqq
United States
Inter-National Students, Inc
Hagg
Northwestern University
Billy Graham
New Delhi
42 Seniors Graduate At Clifton Heights High School
Clifton Heights High School awarded diplomas to 42 seniors in a Thursday night ceremony. Speakers included Joan Massimo Claudette Boyer David Kroehler Michael Heinsdorf and Antoinette Barone Rev Henry Sagan offered the invocation. Principal Joseph K Lindsay and John J Krishma led the diploma presentations with Grace Nichol and John Cipolla delivering gifts and creed.
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Clifton Heights
Clifton Heights High School
Joan Massimo
Claudette Boyer
David Kroehler
Michael Heinsdorf
Brenda Gilligan
Antoinette Barone
Henry Sagan
SS. Peter and Paul Church
John J. Krishma
Joseph K. Lindsay
Clarence McAdams
Grace Nichol
John Cipolla
Creed
Ares
Joanne Blythe
Jeane Chapakas
Rosemarie DeCenzi
Marie Isop
Marianne Kierkle
Lois Markovey
Joanne Massimo
Ann McGovern
Carolyn Pittman
Rosalie Renzo
Nancy Robinson
Violet Rosato
Lucille Testa
Sandra Traband
Frances Wakula
Carol Weinstein
Marie Wooding
Coralie Young
John Bennett
Stephen Dick
Michael Diduch
Ronald Fisenacher
Robert C. Etterre
Charles Gambino
Edward Cerantonio
Ronald Hoffer
Arthur Kershaw
Bruce Lord
Louis G. Merkins
Richard Neeley
Robert Notari
William J. Sampson
Bohdan Senskow
Howard Spangler
Date Jel Sternberg
Chadds Ford Town Crier Joins National Folk Festival
Chris Sanderson attended the 24th annual National Folk Festival in Washington DC where he opened and closed twice daily sessions. It marked his 20th festival and eighth year as Town Crier with audiences from 29 states and four countries. He performed with the Pocopson Valley Boys while 20 Media high students showcased square dancing under his direction and he also appeared on TV and recorded for Voice of America and Monitor.
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Chadds Ford
Sanderson
Washington
D.C
Chris
Pocopson Valley Boys
Media High
Voice of America
Monitor
Power Failure Shakes Texas Prison Aides
Huntsville Texas. The main unit of the Texas prison system went dark for over two hours Thursday night when a power circuit failed. C B Ellis director of corrections ordered all guards and staff to patrol inside the walls housing 2200 inmates while exterior lights remained on. The outage was traced to a bad circuit feeding the prison.
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Huntsvile
Tex
Texas
C. B. Ellis
Department of Corrections
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Board of Education
L. Durkee
Harvey E. Stahl
Mary Manley
Claymont Education Assn
Edith Newton
Haig Kapjian
Miss Gibb
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Church
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Chesapeake
Mrs. Elizabeth Riley
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Pata
Board of Governors
Media Fellowship
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Business and Professional Women's Club of Media
Media Friends School
Media Friends: Meeting
Middletown Friends: Meeting
Beth Isreal Congregation of Media
Media Parent-Teacher! Assn. Rotary Club of Media
Rose Valley
Lima Methodist Church
Penacrest Parents' League
Junior Chamber of Commerece
Media
Women'si International League For Peace
Media Lions Club
Middletown Lions Club
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Western
Delaware County
United World Federalists
Providence Friends Meeting
Media Kiwanis Club
Unitarian Society of
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Green Ridge
Pel
St. James Episcopal Church
the Key
John R. Reeves
William Harris
Girl Scouts
Diane Reynolds
Linda Willis
Reeves
Toop
Willian Ryan
Sandra Fravelli
Troan
Ryan
Nancy Ryan
Plant
Harris
Harter Culver
Linda Pennewill
Joyce Atwell
Lynn Galloway
Diane McCray
Eileen Gil’more
Elaine Pyzowsk
Sandra Frapelli
Judy Sieder
Nancy ‘Atlee
Nancy Atlee
Eileen Gilmore
Paul Atwell
Patricia Kennedy
Barbara Kennedy
Carol McGoldrich
Tine Pennewill
Mane] Reynolds
Judy Shewer
Harriet Culver Lyn Galloway
Christine Pennewitt
Eileen Gilmace
Sardra Franelli
Gal
Corker
Cale
Dean Aughinbaugh
Kay
South Bend
Ind
Dean
Sibyl
A. A. Haqg
PTA
Coe jChester Christian Day School
Presbourn
Barbara Foster
North Chester Baptist Church
Virginia Ave
Providence Avenue
23Rd Mg. Street
Association
John Bateman
Patricia Ann Miles
Millard D. Pepper Issler
James Nathan Quinn
Perry! S
Jay Townsend
Daniel Williams
Carol Ann Wright
Chester Christian
John Petit de Davis
Knowlton
Creek Mange
Fraduation Brookhaven
Priscilla L. Pennington
Nancy K. Ryan
Clifton
Power
Philadelphia Trust Company
Chester
Marcus Hook
Ridley Park
Ussr
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Helsinki
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Weir Travel Service
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Swarthmore Open Nalty
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