Concord Township zoning changes sought for land and homes
Concord Township faces zoning requests including changes for a shopping center on Sparks Pike and 18 acres for 15 homes with potential for 30 more. Public hearings and a Delaware County Planning Board review aim to explain the township plan to residents. Other items note a restaurant permit proposal at Beaver Valley and 202 Pike with a $40,000 budget on two acres, plus 14 building lots on 17 acres at Mattson and Concord Road. Baptisms at Elam Methodist Church and a Boy Scout training session at Resica Reservation are also reported.
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Delaware County Planning Board
Concord Township
Fred Eufrasio
Beaver Valley
Pike
Johnsons Corner
Jim Paschal
Mattson
Concord Road
Ridley Park Plans Street Paving and Repairs
Ridley Park Borough Engineers prepare bid specs for Walnut Street paving and the 1960 street repairs program. Maintenance includes oiling and chipping Ladomus Avenue to the borough line, and BalTimore Avenue with Haverford and Nicholson roads from Crum Lynne to W Ridley. Sidewalk and curb surveys will prompt notices to owners. Hetzel Road playground graded and drainage installed. Lot cleaning begun. field supervisor notes patching of potholes and weed killer applied around lake and park. mosquito spraying planned boroughwide.
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Ridley Park
Walnut ‘Street
Ladomus Avenue
Baldwin Avenue
Baltimore Avenue
Haverford Road
Nicholson Road
Crum Lynne Road
W. Ridley Avenue
Highway Committee
Parks and Property Committee
Hetzel Road
Deen
Marian Martin Teen Pattern 9239 for Dresses and Capes
Advertisement notes printed pattern 9239 for teen sizes 10 12 14 16 with cape and dress options. Includes yardage 29 inch fabric 3% yards for dress 114 yards for cape and mail order price 35 cents plus 10 cents per additional pattern. Promotes 1960 spring summer catalog with 100 styles and full color images.
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Marian Martin
Daily Times
Pattern Dept
New York
N.Y
Three New Members Welcomed by Prospect Park Firemen
Prospect Park welcomes three new members Paul Oves John Camp and Bob Lewis to the Prospect Park Fire Co There will be no meetings in July and August First assistant fire chief and marshal Wealy Air attended a governor s conference in Harrisburg The Harvest Festival committee reports a big festival with pony rides a fire engine ferris wheel and a whip A drawing will let the public view the new firehouse and borough hall plans The Active Association parade is planned for the event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Park
newsChester
Spect Park Fire Co
Paul Oves
John Camp
Bob Lewis
Bunny Ger
Rothe
Barbara Aker
Pamela Lii
Ferris Lart
Jack Aker
Melody Lippart
Lynda Snyder
Jeanette Woolley
Maryn Phillips
Stefani Gabroy
Bette Newill
Thomas Halliday
Linda Coffman
Anna Mae Halli
Alday
Robin Rothe
Karen Guglielme
Borough Hall
Imetti
Cartana Eshom
Sandra
Snyder
Donna Yates
Denise Dip
Joyce Conlin
John Gabrey
Patricia Flynn
Patricia Lee
Assa
Poth
Taylor Staff Re Elects Dr J C Urie
Ridley Park Dr John C Urie reelected president of Taylor Hospital medical staff for 1960 61. Physicians elected alongside him include George Heckman ice president Harold C Roxby secretary and John Mackenson treasurer. New two year term on executive committee for Starer Gordon Wood. Committee chairs named by the president include Camp Jones Starer Fister Ero Baker Wilkinson Armitage Pate and Lipcius. Interse committee chair Hume announced interns from Jefferson Hahnemann and University of Pennsylvania will join next year.
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Ridley Park
John C. Urie
Taylor Hospital
George Heckman
Ice
Harold C. Roxby
John %. Mackenson
DDS
Larry J. Starer
John W. Gordon
Charles T. Wood
Mark O. Camp
J. Albright Jones
William ¥. Rial
Thomas R. Fister
Alan Hume
Interse
Jefferson Hospital
Hahnemann
University of Pennsylvania
Morton Benefit Set For Sunday Parade Plans And Events
The 4th of July Committee hosts a Sunday social at 4 at Chris Dickerson's home to raise funds for the annual celebration. A parade forms at 11 a.m. at Phyllis Wheatley school with entries for prizes across divisions. Veterans Post from Darby and Elks Band Chester will march. Lunch follows and a free children’s program continues with games, contests, and an in-house door program led by Mrs. Grace Stevenson. Donations to be solicited house to house over the weekend. Co chairs William Jacobs and Mrs. Mary Dickerson. secretary Mrs. Rachel Neil. treasurer Mrs. Violet Lee.
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Morton
iChris Dickerson
All Phyllis Wheatley
Wilke Charles Veterans Post
Dar
Will
Elks
Chester
Republican ‘Club
Grace i Stevenson
Wiliam Jacobs
Mary Dickerson
Rachel Neil
Violet Lee
Five Brownies to Join Troop at Edystone Investiture
Brownie Troop 233 sponsored by the PTA will hold an investiture ceremony for five new members and the troop committee on Saturday at 1 PM in Edystone Methodist Church hall. A picnic will follow at the school athletic field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddystone
PTA
Eddystone Methodist Church Hall
Scouts Earn Badges at Leedom Estates Ceremony
Leedom Estates Girl Scout Troop 201, led by Mrs. George Burns and Mrs. Edward Brock, awarded badges in homemaking and outdoor cooking to Sally Bleyler, Linda Bower, Donna Boyer, Patty Brock, Chris Ann Burns, Monica Campbell, Susan Campbell, Jackie Cline, Cynthia Edgerton, Sharon Gosnell, Sharon Krasover, Karen Renshaw, and Deborah Smith. Sheryl Baden received the outdoor camping badge. The group toured New York City recently. Leaders wore corsages for the trip. The season ended with a breakfast cook-out. Brownie Troop 8 members hiked to Ridley Lake and met Mrs. Moona Husain who demonstrated wearing a sari and Pakistani customs. Her husband is a naval engineer visiting briefly. Brownies made scrapbooks for nature specimens and invested new Brownies Debbie Wylie and Candia Seaman. They also made tooled leather comb cases for Fathers Day. Leaders are Mrs. Kay Crockett and Mrs. Helen Smith.
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Leedom Estates
George Burns
Edward Brock
Sally Bleyler
Linda Bower
Donna’ Boyer
Patty Brock
Chris Ann Burns
Monica Campbell
Susan Campbell
Jackie Cline
Cynthia Edgerton
Sharon Gosnell
Sharon Krasover
Karen Renshaw
Deborah Smith
Sheryl Baden
New York City
Leedom Brownie Troop
Ridley Lake
Moona Husain
Pakistan
Debbie Wylie
Candia Seaman
Kay Crockett
Helen Smith
Woman Receives Roses Tied to Will Provisions
LOS ANGELES AP William Barr's will leaves most of his $300000 estate to a friend with a condition that the friend's wife receives two dozen roses and seven dollars daily for life. Mary Louise Palmer, 62, is named in odd allocations with charity shares for Collins and a college prize linked to Franklin and Marshall. The text notes a memorial prize and a name change history, plus Mary Lou's selection for the American Field Service trip to Denmark.
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Los Angeles
wWilliam Barr
Mary Louise Palmer
Oscar O. Collins
Ward St
Collins
Franklin and
Marshall Colt
Clara Collins
Jers
Bari
Sey Jer
Richard Barrett
Benson
Ariz
Liberal
More
Baruch
Withan 200
Publicham
Richard
Barrett
Mary Lou
Denmark
American Field Service
Mt Hope Men to Attend Phillies Game
Mt Hope The Men's Brotherhood of the Methodist Church will attend the Phillies game on June 21. Men interested should contact George Coppock Joseph Simmons or Charles Wiley. Wiener roast by the Pioneer Girls and their Pals on Mt Hope hill during the regular meeting hours Monday 7 to 8 30 p m This will be the last meeting until the fall.
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MT. Hope
Men's Brotherhood of the Methodist Church
Phillies
George Coppock
Joseph Simmons
Charles Wiley
Pioneer Girls of the Church
Mt. Hope Hill
Library Sets Summer Hours in Nether Providence
Helen Kate Furness Library announces summer hours from 10 am to noon, Monday through Saturday, and 7 to 9 pm Monday through Thursday starting Monday. Election of volunteer officers selected Mrs. Warren Sweeny as general chairman replacing Mrs. C Davisi Shreve. Other officers named include Mrs. James Sweeley, desk staffing chair. Mrs. R. C. Burk, clerical staff chair. and Mrs. Tim Heilala and Mrs. J. T. Gormally, workshop chairs.
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Nether Providence
Helen Kate Furness
D.mt
Warren Sweeny
C. Davisi Shreve
James Sweeley
R. C. Burk
Tim Heilala
J. T. Gormally
Edwin G.smith
Anne Horen
E. T. Bruer
A. B. Ches
Holm
Countian Wins Ford Fellowship for Study Abroad
Chad Ford Dornihy Elizabeth Maney of Hillendale Road is among 181 American and Canadian scholars awarded Ford Foundation Foreign Area Training Fellowships. Maney, a Radcliffe College economics graduate student, will study East Central European Area at Columbia University for nine months, with fellowships covering tuition maintenance and travel.
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Chadds Ford
Dornihy
Elizabeth Maney
Hillendale Road
Ford’ Foundation
Miss Maney
Radcliffe College
Columbia University
Military enlistees training and assignments listed
A list of servicemen with hometowns and training status. Thomas E. Smith of Green Ridge is at Parris Island awaiting Marine combat training with transfer to Camp Lejeune. Harold H. Robinson Jr of Norwood is at Great Lakes Navy training after enlisting May 24. William E. Hook of Linwood is in Army basic training at Fort Dix after working at Seven-Up Bottling in Claymont. 2nd Lt Thomas F. Plummer Sr of Wallingford completed airborne training at Fort Benning and earned paratrooper wings. West Point 1959 graduate. Joseph M. Moore of Ridley Park was on a basketball championship team. serving as a message center clerk in the 5th Signal Co in Kaiserslautern after Army entry 1958. Charles F. Lockbaum of Springfield completed aircraft electronic countermeasures repairman course at Keesler and assigned to Lockbourne AFB. Alfred L. Chavous of Sharon Hill completed jump school at Fort Bragg and earned parachutist wings. entered Army Sept 1959 and trained at Fort Jackson.
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Thomas E. Smith
Joh C. Smith
Neeld’ Lane
Green Ridge
Marine Corps
Partis Island
C. Smith
St. James High School
Marines
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Thomas F. Plummer
Church [Reas Wallingford
Army Infantry School
Ft. Benning
Plummer
Nether Providence High School
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Nvy
Alfred L. Chavous
William T. Chavous
Burton Ave
Sharon Hill
82Nd Airborne Division
Chavous
Darby High School
Sharp & Dohme
Army
Ft. “Jackson
Delays Trial for Talman Case in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills California AP report says prosecutors pause the Talman case after defense questions the legality of the arrest. Judge Adolph Alexander recessed the trial of William Talman and six others to weigh an illegal-entry claim raised by Talman's attorney. Sheriff deputy Stameisen testified the arrests occurred March 18 at a Hollywood party where those present were nude.
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Beverly- Hills
Calif
William Talman
O Municipal
Adolph Alexander
Talman
Sheriff's
Harry’ Stam
Eisen
Hollywood
Stameisen
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Concord
Burleigh Force
Link
Kathy Marie Link
Carol Ann Link
Visors
Joseph Link
David Cart
Sparks
Fran Baltimore Pike
C. Sparks
William Lester
Jane. Cloud Jr
Mirs
William Lester Cloud
Robert A Redden
Alts
Robert A. Redden
Elam
Elam Methodist Church
William Raymond French
Gary A. French
Patricia Lou Link
Judy Lynn
Boy Scouts of Elam
Resica Scouts Reservation
Resica
Arthur Dingle
Asisistant
Mervill Tembleton
Robert Templeton
Ted’ Dingle
Dawson Butler
Peter Gallery
Marian Martin Patterns
Tito
Imorton
Junior
Nether
Countian
Ford Fellowship
WEA
Bea
Harold H. Robinson, Jr
Leoni Ave
Norwood
Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
Robinson
William E. Hook
P. J. Carucer
Cranston St
Linwood
FL Dix
Seven-Up Bottling Co
Claymont
Pic
Joseph M. Moore
J. EB. A. Moore
E. Hinckley Ave
Ridley 3
Charles F. Lockbaum
Ruth Lockbaum
North Ave
Springfield
Keesler Air Force Base
iMr
Lockbaum
801St
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Ohio
Cas
Jacquins Vodka
Charles Jacquin
Cis, Inc
L-P
Bimey
Delaware County
Marke? St
Ath St
Brookmaven-Parkside
Edament Ave
Darry Mh & Main
Beltimere Pike
Sharon Mill
Chester Pile
Tinicum Indwitial Highway
Emington
Village Green Village Green
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporat
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