Women Rise in Chester High Principal Post
Sarah B. Holcroft named to succeed Charles G. Giles as principal of Chester High School becoming a rare woman in a top district role. Regina G. Hynes will become vice principal, reflecting a local shift to promote hometown talent and broaden women’s leadership in education.
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Sarah , B. Holcroft
Chester High School
Chester
Charles G. Giles
Miss Holcroft
Giles
Margaret .C. Stetser
Smedley
Mary H. Carter
Radnor High School
Regina G. Hynes
Miss Hynes
Harry A. Hynes
Harry Holcroft
Eddystone Parents Question County Superintendent Roles
Letter from a concerned Eddystone parent raises questions about county superintendent duties after the Eddystone High School fire. It critiques jointures and district cooperation and urges parent groups from sending districts to unite in seeking clearer guidance on official responsibilities and ways to promote better education.
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the Times
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Eddystone
PTA
Delaware
Marcus Hook
Tinicum
Community Clock page praised by Chichester Band group
Mrs Kathryn Forwood thanks the Daily Times for strong band coverage during the school year. Secretary Juanita Langer notes the Community Clock page aids the Chichester Band Association. Letter from Charles Palmer of Chester requests signed full addresses and telephone numbers for print.
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the Times
Chichester School Band Association
Kathryn Forwood
Daily Times
Band Association
Juanita Langer
Chichester Band Association
Delaware County Daily Times
Times
The
Pennsylvania Railroad to Withdraw Local Trains July
Pennsylvania Railroad announces July changes removing several local Wilmington to Chester and Philadelphia trains. Weekday 8:15 p.m. and 9:35 p.m. Wilmington departures are eliminated. arrivals at Chester become 8:50 p.m. and 9:58 p.m. The 1:50 a.m. Wilmington to Chester runs on weekdays only. 1:40 a.m. Chester to Wilmington will not run on Sundays.
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Chester
Oain
Why Not Start City Museum In Chester
City of Chester faces loss of its early colonial relics as the Redevelopment Authority may take over the Friends Meeting House built 1736 and mark preservation alternatives. The piece urges preserving memorials like the Caleb Pusey House in Upland and keeping Chester’s historic reputation intact.
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Old Court House
Market Street
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Society of Friends
City of Chester
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Upland
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Final Certification Window For Bonus Bonds Open
Postal officials plan to complete almost all bonus bond certifications. The central station at the Old Court House City Hall Plaza will be open from 1 to 4 PM for the last time. Veterans urged to attend so their bonds can be cashed. only a few hundred bonds remain uncertified, many held by veterans.
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Old Court House
City Hall Plaza
Bethel Townships Roads Scar Residents Demand Paving
Bethel Township residents condemn state road maintenance after another harsh winter. They cite numerous potholes on Faulk Road, patchwork repairs, and high tire costs for about 4,000 daily commuters. Mrs. Frederic W. Swammer of 259 Faulk Road Boothwyn voices demand for full resurfacing and immediate patches.
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Bethel Township
Faulk Road
Prederic W. Swamner
Boothwyn
Boothwyn Flags Fly High on Memorial Day
Residents in Boothwyn displayed national flags from homes in a patriotic Memorial Day scene. A reader thanks the community for the visible Americana and notes affordable flag prices that sparked public interest. Mrs Bernard Willson, Sam Galbreath Ave, Boothwyn.
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Boothwyn
Bernard Willson
Sam Galbreath
Bonthwyn
Chester High School Class Day Exercises 1911 at Washburn Theatre
The Washburn Theatre drew the largest crowd yet for Chester High School graduates. The 1911 class celebrated Class Day with a decorated stage, a grand American flag crossed with yellow and black school colors, and a proud procession of graduates and families.
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Washburn
Chester High School
Apollo Moon Quest Faces Budget and Tech Hurdles
Washington coverage outlines the Apollo program as a bold but costly path to a 1967 moon landing. It details NASA leaders like James Webb and George Low, the need for advanced spacecraft, Saturn rockets, and the Nova booster, with bids from Martin, Convair, and General Electric.
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Martin Co. Convair
General Electric
NASA
James FE. Webb
CIA Payments to Cuban Refugee Dependents Probed
The CIA funds monthly payments from 156 to 225 dollars to dependents of more than 1,000 Cuban refugees captured in the abortive invasion. Investigators say total CIA expenditures reach about 200000 dollars monthly for these payments routed through a Coral Gables company. Authorities question the program and the invasion costs, while other committees press for details on CIA support to Castro and the agency’s secrecy.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Coral Gables
Fla
House Appropriations ‘Committee
Allen Dukes
Dulles
Appropriations Committee
CLA
U.S
Lebanon
House
Cuba
Fidel Castro
House UN- American Activities Committee
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Batista
The
Un-American Activities Committee
Francis Wailer
Dpa
Waller
Senior Citizens Camps Offer Summer Vacations
Special Times reports on senior citizen camps including the Golden Age Mouse Party by the MCA of Philadelphia at Camp Hilltop near Downingtown. About 80 to 100 people of diverse backgrounds will celebrate a 0th anniversary with two encampments starting June 25. The cottages provide homelike rest while activities suit older adults.
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Philadelphia
Camp Hilltop
Downingtown
Golden Agers Camp Fun at Hilltop Club
Golden Agers attend Hilltop Camp for seniors with music and dancing, crafts, games, and swimming. They join morning dances, discuss groups, and enjoy dinners with themed hats, birthdays, and staff and camper talent nights.
Call for tougher policing of stock markets now
An urgent demand urges heavier regulation of stock trading and faster declassification of market information before new laws. The piece notes rising ownership, rising risk from speculative issues, and calls on the SEC and regulators to curb manipulative practices while Congress debates changes.
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Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Keith Funston
Funslon
SEC
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