Cement Masons strike halts work on regional projects
In Delaware County a six week strike by Cement Masons Local 52 cripples three major building programs including the $3.2 million Cardinal O’Hara High School in Marple and the Strawbridge & Clothier store in Springfield. Union leaders demand a wage package with fringe benefits as talks with the General Contractors Association stall with mediator John Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
Cardinal O'Hara High School
James Laslett
McCloskey & Co
Philadelphia
Springfield
Sproul Roads
Marple
Cement Masons Local 52
Delaware County
Strawbridge & Clothier
Crozer Hospital
Upland
Neral Building Contractors Association
Neral
Constitutional School
Newtown
Haverford Springfield
Morton
Ridley Park
Upper
Laslett
They
Cement Masons
Somers Construction Co
Bala-Cynwyd
John Murray
al Diorio
Kennedy Pushes Civil Rights Action Amid Senate Resistance
President Kennedy pushes civil rights measures as Attorney General Kennedy conducts conferences with lawmakers and labor and religious leaders. Southern senators resist bold proposals to ban discrimination in public places, while Byrd Ervin and Dirksen weigh future steps and the timing of a possible conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
House
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
National Press Club
Byrd
Sam J. Ervin Jr
DNC
Hubert H
Humphrey
Everett M Dirksen
Illinois
White House
Bus Route Changes Listed In Darby Chester Marcus Hook Area
Transit officials announced Friday changes to Red Arrow routes serving Darby Linwood Boothwyn Chester and Marcus Hook. The Darby Boothwyn via 7th Street will be renamed Darby Chester Boothwyn with revised stops and a new westbound path. The Darby Linwood via 9th Street route will shift to Darby Linwood via Marcus Hook with altered loops and streets. A third Darby Chester route becomes Route 76 covering Darby Chester Marcus Hook with a detour via Melrose Avenue and 17th Street. officials noted service restoration aims to minimize disruption while feasibility is studied and Southern Penn Delaware Bus Co. gains a certificate of authority from PUC to operate in the same area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hove
MacDade
Crow
Darby
Darby-Boothwyn
Linwood
Darby-Chester - Boothwyn
7Th St
Feltonville
Central Sts
Tih St
Flower St
Bethel Road
Highland
Loughead
Chichester Road
Rei
Boothwyn T
Plower Sts
Harr
Darby-Linwood T
Marcus Hook
Darby-Linwood
Roy
Morton
Chester
Tilt St
Flower
Ridge Road
Hewes
Worrilow
Huddle
Laughead
Mito
Chichester” Road
Pott
Bath
Melrose
Morton Ave
Edgmontt Ave
Market St
Concord Ave
Marcus Hook Media
Frueh
Finch
Red Arrow
PUC
Southern Penn
Delaware Bus Co
Pulaski
Providence
Jackson St
Patimore
Oran
Potter
Mca
Chester - Media
Vinket
Vilage Muthlana
Png
Gman
Mindtows
Ain
Upland
Brookhaven
Highland Ave
Middletown
Ridge
Hayes
Bagreont
Middetown
Poe
Merton
Patc Anger
Raven
Frantine Aloe
Franz Kedron
L'Yale
Swart Feores
Yale
New Hose
Transit Route Realignment Shifts Chester Area Buses
Transportation officials announce broad realignment of Chester area bus routes to streamline service. New through routes include Route 77 via Upland and 6th Street, extended Chester to Marcus Hook connections, and rerouted service to Hoothwyn and Township Line Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3Rd St
Chester
Ard R St
Darby- Chester
Hook
6Th
PRR
Welling
Buckman Highland Gardens
Finch
Hoothwyn
Buckman Village
Township Line Road
Kown
Darby
Boothwyn
N 15Th
Highland
Ches
Mestia
Upland
6Th St. Bridgewater Road
Toby Farms
Media
60Th St
Baltimore Ave
Angora
Philadelphia
Frueh
Franklin Ave
Morton
Amosland
Franklin P Widh Academy
Grand Aves
Kedron
Media - Glen
Wallace Defiant as Federal Troops Face Desegregation
The article chronicles Gov. Wallace’s tense Alabama campus visit amid expected student protests and white resistance. It notes arrests for illegal weapons including pistols and bayonets, dynamite discovery, and presence of National Guardsmen and federal troops. It also mentions desegregation efforts across the South in Atlanta Nashville Orlando and Danville with leaders urging peaceful progress and widespread facility desegregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
National
Alabama
101St Airborne Division
Gadsden
Hood
Jimmy
Orlando
Fla
Robert Carr
American Guild of Variety Artists
New York
Nashville
Tenn
Beverly Briley
J. E. Lower
Horn Leads To Victim In Upside Down Truck
Police freed Fred W. Smythe from an overturned pickup on Rolling Road near Broadview Road after a horn blast at 3 19 am awakened off duty Patrolman Blythe. Smythe, 2626 Wood Road Secane, was admitted with head injuries to Tri County Hospital. Officers Orr Reeps and Fox investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Fred W. Smythe
Wood Road
Secane
Tri-County
John Blythe
Rolling Road
Blythe
Clarence Orr
Charles Reeps
Reese Fox
Weightman Named Assistant Court Administrator in Radnor Area
President Judge Henry G rey announced Frank W Weightman Radnor Township attorney will become assistant court administrator effective Aug 1 with a 6000 yearly salary. He will assist Rita Prescott in scheduling pretrial conferences arbitration proceedings and civil case rulings. Weightman and Swing have a political rift though the appointment is described as non political.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Weightman
Fran Lanstowne
Weight
Henry Grey
Rita Prescott
Weightim
Com
Albert H. Swing
GOP
Radnor
Republican Board of Supervise
Weightman
Jacques He Fox
Harry H. Bardsley
Chester Hospital
Herbert J. Russell
Board of Commissioners
Sweney
Storm damages homes as powerful storm hits area
Lightning struck several residences including Milton Stones at 25 Minshall Road and Mrs Richard Gilbert at 509 Gainsboro Road. A tree fell on Hook Road near Sharonine, detouring traffic. Swarthmo Station loss of power lasted about 10 minutes and two twin homes on Anderson Avenue were also damaged. Rain totaled 1.19 inches with a 24 hour high temperature drop from 81 to 21. Weather bureau notes rain began at Innal Airport at 9 41 p m and ended at 1 30 a m. Forecast calls for showers, winds 19 to 25 mph, with cooler nights in the upper 30s and partly cloudy conditions Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pringfield
Charles
Thatcher Ave
Milton Stone
Minshall Road
Swarttu
J.P. Espensehade
Dogwood Lane
Swarthmo Station
Hook Road
Sharonine
Darby Township
Drexel Hill
Ricard Gilbert
Gainsboro Road
Anderson Av
Everight
Weather Bureau
Innal
Verity Attends Three Day Symposium on Precision Instruments
Robert H Verity of 2 Mulberry Lane attended a three day symposium focusing on precision instruments and electrical components, held in Newtown Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown Square
Robert H Verity
Mulberry Lane
Parti
Young Girl in Critical Condition After School Crossing Incident
An 11 year old girl from Eddystone is in serious condition at Taylor Hospital after being struck by a car while walking to school. Christine Peters, 70 S. Ve Eddystone, underwent abdominal surgery and may have a head injury. Police say the girl was on duty at the intersection and stepped between cars halted at the crossing when struck by Francis Callahan of 109 E Avon Road Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddystone
Taylor Hospital
Christine Peters
S. Ve. Eddystone
Thomas Dougherty
Ars
Francis Callahan
Avon Road
Chester
Weather snapshot from County and national notes
Cloudy with showers dominate the day in County. Temperatures rise to 91 with a low near 82 this morning and a 24 hour precipitation of 1.22 inches. Tides at Chester show high of 82 and low of 38 with sunrise at 5 32 and sunset at 4 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Tidewater
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gymasium
Elton Barclay
Crozer
Barclay
JF IK
Vrsamse
Olive
Phil
Transportation Coment
PSTC
Mays Transit Serva
Truch
Chesteer
Efferson
Ampstand Road
Gular
Chester-Springfield
6Th and
Webs
6Th St
Chester Pike
Lincoln- Kedron - Woodland
Sproul Road
Old Marple Road
Old Sproul Road
Lincoln & Ave
Westinghouse Electric
Mary
Gov. Wallace
Tango
Foster Auditorium
Lingo
A. Negro Teager Warnen
Danville
Aunlap
Atlanta
Wyatt Toe Walker
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Birmingham
Horn
Broadview Road
Albany
Boise
Boston
Chicago
Pete Teem
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Gulf Coast
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!