Fourth Third Presbyterian member ranks suspension upheld
Chester attorney Rankin says the four Third Presbyterian Church members were disciplined for doing their duty by taking communion and holding office. The United Presbyterian Church judicial commission in Buffalo upheld suspensions though criticized the Presbytery for delegating its powers without specification. The ruling affects Rankin Pennington Journey and Turner with Glauser excluded due to resignation. Names and addresses provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
James L. Rankin
Third Presbyterian Church
Rankin
H. Hayes Pennington, Jr
Charles D. Journey Jr
David S. Turner
Judicial Commission of the
United Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Buffalo
N.Y
Presbytery of
Philadelphia
Presbytery
Judicial Commission
Judicial Commission Fur
Ther
Presbyterian Church
Matthew Rankin
James Rankin
Pennington
Journey
Washington L. Atlee
Delaware County Trust Co
Allee
Administrative Commission
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
Turner
Shaeffer M. Glauser
Atlee
General Assembly
Church Synod
Synod
Glauser
Episcopal Church
Presbytery, Synod and General Assembly
E. 20Th St
Mount Vernon Road
Brookhaven
Bickmore Drive
Wallingford
Glen Terrace
Sun Hill
20Th St
Unhealthy Overtones At Delaware Health Meeting
The Delaware County Health and Welfare Council annual meeting at Springhaven Club featured chairman Prothonotary Reed introducing Dr. Berwyn Mattison, who noted Reed’s omission of the fact Mattison once served as Pennsylvania health secretary under Gov. Leader. Reed is a Republican. Swarthmore College earned 15 Woodrow Wilson Scholarships, 14 NSF awards, and two Fulbrights by June graduates. An accident-prone driver attracted attention after a new car show caused $300 damage and 128 miles recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard F. Reed Jr
Reed
Delaware County Health and Welfare Council
Springhaven Club
Berwyn F. Mattison
American Bublic Health Associaton
Mattison
Swarthmore College
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow
Charles Anderson
Central Ave
Chester
Anderson
Brookhaven Considers Amusement Tax Split Dispute
Brookhaven council debates state cap on amusements tax after the school district imposes a tax and the borough contemplates its share. The meeting also covers bid actions for fire hose contracts, opening a police station lease, and an upcoming bid on a police car project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaFrance
Ough
Delco
Dimance
ani|LaFrance
Mal
SPCA
Reilly
Sime Auquirie
Carl Enson
Ridley Park
Collingdale appoints new sewage plant operator assistant
Marcus Hook and Collingdale council hold coroner inquest into a woman's death. Robert F. Lewis 35 of 3 Spruce St is named assistant operator at the sewage treatment plant and placed on $1,000 bail await inquest outcomes. Joanne Steeley, 25, of 237 Laurel Ave Sharon Hill died from injuries on June 5. Five Companies propose new apparatus and two trucks for the fire department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Hook
Robert F. Lewis
Spruce St
Collingdale
Colling
Dale Fire Co
Lewis
Justice of the Peace George
Washington
Joseph
Joanne Steeley
Laurel Ave
Sharon Hill
Marcus Wook
MacDadel
Blvd
Clifton Ave
Wil
Councilmen to Ride On Official Business
Borough council adopts rule allowing council members to ride in police or other borough vehicles for official business. The policy follows a Wednesday incident involving Police Chief Myers and a private invitation for a dedication ceremony. Council also moves to address Sterling Apartments violations and to seek county aid for School Lane improvements, adjourning to June 21 for rezoning actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folcroft
E. Lewis Meadowcroft
Sam Myers
Arthur C. Throne Bridge
Meadowcroft
Burgess
Hugh McVicker
Ers
McVicker
Council
William Farrell
Myers
William Cook
Thomas Coletti
Farrell
Walter E. Cox
E. Kenneth Chadwick
Board of Health
Jacob Sterling
Sterling
Elmwood Ave
State Department of Labor and Industry
Walter Cozzens
Walter L. Ball
Delmar Drive
Serafina Forte
Primos Ave
Firefighters Drill At New Scott Plant In Edystone
Edystone units from two county districts staged a familiarization drill Monday night at the Scott Paper foam rubber plant near 2nd Street and Saville Avenue. Fire Chief Arthur Bergantz said the two hour drill reviewed hydrant layouts and plant access as area chiefs evaluated risks from combustible chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddystone
Scott Paper Co
2Nd St
Saville Ave
Arthur Bergantz
Leedom
Peter Carnale
Essington
Thomas Legg
Robert Ogden
Moyamensing Hook & Ladder Co
Chester
Ber Igantz
Bergantz
Eddystone Fire Co
Moyameasing
Moya
Berganty
Oil Burner Fire Sends Belair Club Patrons Outside
Fire at the Belair Club on W. 3rd street between Jeffrey and Yarnall prompted evacuation of 10 people after flames from an oil burner were detected around 6 45 p m. Firemen from Franklin and Felton companies and the Moyamensing Junior Fire Co. helped extinguish the blaze within ten minutes and cooled responders with drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Belair Club
H. Lewis Harper
W. 3Rd Street
Jeffrey
Yarnall Streets
Joseph Landino
Franklin and
Felton
Moyamensing Junior Fire Co
Fire Levels Old School in Aniline Village
The old State Line School in Aniline Village was gutted by an undetermined fire at 3 a.m. A neighbor on Virginia Avenue alerted authorities. Claymont firefighters and 100 others from four companies fought the blaze for three hours. the two-room brick building and contents were destroyed. Built by Worth Steel Co about 25 years ago for Negro students, it had recently served as storage for the Claymont School District and as a meeting place for the Aniline Village Civic Association. Fire crews included Claymont Brandywine Hundred Linwood and Friendship companies with Moyame juniors’ coffee wagon assisting at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Line
Aniline Village
Claymont
Virginia Avenue
Worth Steel Co
Kay Kicks Off Investigation of GOP Opponent Kay Kicks Off
Delaware County Controller Catharine M. Adams has opened an inquiry into $6 546 690 paid to Harry Bardsley and associates for tax duplicate work during 1958 59 and 60. The probe questions legality of payments and whether county or contractor supplied the work, amid political tensions with Bardsley who seeks the controller post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharine M. Adams
Harry Bards
Jey
Upper Darby
Bardsley
Paul McCarthy
Hugh Garchinsky
G. Robert Watkins
Albert
Swing
Watkins
Delaware County
Harry Bardsley
Main and Co
Adams
Board of County Commissioners
Middletown Board OKs Dog Law and Developments
Middletown supervisors adopt a controversial dog ordinance the first in town. They plan a dogcatcher by the hour and assign enforcement to sections with complaints. The board also approves 30 new homes in Springh Valley and 16 of 60 in Arters Bros development near Tyler Arboretum. Complaints about a storm drain and lighting near Meadowood Lane are reviewed, and a request to replace a Pemell Road shopping center with a medical building is referred to the zoning board for an exception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Walter Emmett
Springh Valley
Linville Road
Tton Road
Mount Algernol Road
Interstate Construction Co
Nelson Jay
John F. Blackman
Pemell Road
Baltimore Pike
The
Maha
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Collingdale Teachers Reject Board's $100 Salary Increase
The Collingdale Teachers Association rejected the Collingdale School Board's proposed $100 across-the-board raise for 1961-62. They demand a $200 raise and placement of all teachers in their proper spots on the current salary scale, noting five of 62 still lack upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingdale
Collingdale Teachers Association
Collingdale School Board
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Howard F.reed
Malcolm B. Petrikin
Penn-Delco Union
John Reilly
Bell Telephone Co
Cocbourn Boulevard
Greenwood Street
Gus Houtman
Rumford & Rumford
Enson
LaFrance Co
Delaware Valley Fire Equipment Co
Chichester Avenue
Old Concord Road
Upper
Chichester
Pele
Scott Plant
Kay
Vrainly. Lialk
Clark
Prothonotary’s
Board
Oks
Lars
Storney
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