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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1963
Page
17
In a calm Marple Township meeting with about 300 residents the crowd united on to acquire White Manor Country Club. The plan aims to protect 153 acres of countryside from development while seeking a $150000 federal grant and deciding if facilities will be open to non residents.
Mrs. Isabel McGilliard a nurse at Crozer Hospital Chester defends local taxi cab drivers in EDITOR'S NOTE Tell It To The Times She disputes a Chester man's speeding complaint and says she rides daily and never sees cabbies speed She rates Chester drivers far above those in other cities insisting pedestrians share fault with defiant behavior on the street
Maryanne Gaeta 22 of 482 Parkway East prepares for the Miss Pennsylvania pageant June 27 28 29 in West Chester after winning the Miss Delaware County title. She balances piano singing and a secretary job while modeling and aims to remain herself if crowned.
A small basement fire at the Bel Pharmacy 24 S MacDade Blvd Glenolden caused smoke damage to the store and a second floor apartment. Fire crews from Glenolden Sharon Hill and Falcroft arrived and extinguished the blaze in about 30 minutes.
A former Westling House Electric plant employee, Patrick J. Bradley of Philadelphia, was jailed for three months at Broad Meadows Prison and fined 300 after pleading guilty to taking horse bets at the Lester plant. Special Investigator Fred Jack led the probe amid complaints from employees’ wives. Bradley’s arrest followed an undercover stake at the plant. a companion, Stephen Torhan of Gradyville, also pleaded guilty and received the same sentence.
Three Delaware County men Thomas Dulin Maurice Johnson and Jonathan Prichard appeal suspensions on their licenses. Dulin faces six months Prichard three months and Johnson one month. Hearings set for next Monday before Judge William Toal. licenses may remain valid pending outcome.
A Philadelphia area case notes 18 year old Paul Hartig pleading guilty to auto theft with sentencing deferred while his appeal on a prior theft conviction proceeds. Hartig remains linked to a July 25 purse theft from Mrs LeRoy Roden of Lansdowne. Companion John Searle, 19, received one year probation after pleading guilty to operating a stolen car.
H Wayne Baldwin of Marton has been elected commander of Set. Alfred Stevenson Post 140. He succeeds Richard Silva who served two terms. New officers include Edward Selets Sr vice commander Robert Hopkins Jr vice commander Richard Silva adjutant Clarence H White finance officer Raymond Bolich his assistant Addison Showalker historian Dixie D Dryden service officer Al ODonnell its assistant Robert Taylor chaplain John I Clark Jr solicitor Ernest Folks Elmer E Thomas sergeant at arms William Bleyler O Donnell Harvey Ebright James Albany Alfred Sliscia executive committee Ernest Barrett H Wallace Jordan Hoy Sathers Fred Marklin board of managers. New officers take duties Sept 12 at installation.
A special Tinicum School Board meeting is set for tonight at 8 at the Lester School for verbal school purposes.
The Citizens Council of Delaware County urges county commissioners to buy Tinicum marshes adjoining the Tinicum Wildlife Preserve to create a full wildlife refuge. It also calls a halt to Broadmeadows Prison expansion until state studies finish and opposes extending Primos Avenue across Lee marshes to Industrial Highway. The Tinicum area is mostly private, Philadelp hia owns the preserve. Patterson Swenecy supports Brand tanadows Prison extension, opposed by the Pennsylvania Prison Society.
Penn-Delco School Board set July 13 to sell $120,000 of general obligation bonds to fund a new administration building on Concord Road near Pancoast Avenue, buy two buses, and upgrade buildings and grounds. Butcher & Sherrerd will advise. The board also advanced a fire hydrant project near Brookhaven Junior High and approved a summer language workshop and distributive education program.
The Chichester Joint School Board approved Dr. Shankweiler’s plan to move band practices to within school hours, about two periods weekly of roughly 40 minutes, while maintaining after school sessions. The Band Association protested, citing impact on other activities and transport, and pressed to continue free private lessons during school hours.
The Chester school board denied a racial discrimination claim by Lois J. Ferguson, a 24 year old former teacher, saying no job openings existed when she applied for an elementary post in November. The hearing is set for 1 a.m. June 28 at Media Courthouse before the State Human Relations Commission.
Fifty nine workers at Ludwig Howald Manufacturing Co. on Chester Pike and Folcroft Ave. voted in favor of affiliating with the United Auto Workers. The National Labor Relations Board said today there were 61 votes against affiliation and two challenges. The UAW International filed a petition for the representation election. Ballots were cast Wednesday.
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