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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1963
Page
2
William A. Harkins 75 a Chester born confectioner of 1108 Parker Street died Wednesday at Chester Hospital after a long career. He lived in Chester all his life and was employed by Deakyne Brothers for 45 years.
Frank Duarte 64 died at home in Aniline Village after 12 years with William A. Larkins & Son retiring last August. He belonged to Holy Trinity Methodist Church and multiple civic groups. Survived by widow Catherine, son William C., sister Mary Woodlen, and two grandchildren. Burial in Lawn Croft Cemetery. services and calling hours noted.
Susan L Murphy known as Sue, wife of Joseph C Murphy, died Wednesday at her daughter’s home in Glenolden. She leaves husband, two daughters, two sisters, three brothers, a grandchild, and a sister-in Philadelphia. High Requiem Mass set for 9 am Saturday at Church of the Holy Spirit Sharon Hill. Burials Holy Cross Cemetery Yeadon. Visiting hours 7 to 9 this evening at Cavanagh Funeral Home Norwood.
Anne G Baldwin aged 69 died at home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Upland, attended Chester schools, and was a member of St Paul’s Church and the Tengega Country Club in Rome where she had lived six years. Survived by husband Robert T Baldwin a daughter and three sons including Rev. Charles Baldwin. Solemn Requiem Mass planned at St Paul’s Rome with burial at Litchfield Connecticut. Calling hours set at Martin J Nunn Funeral Homes Rome.
Hopko Lea Hopko aged 45 of 522 MacQade Blvd Collingdale died Tuesday in Delaware County Memorial Hospital. He worked for Baldwin Lima Hamilton Corp Eddystone and was a World War I Air Force veteran. Survived by his mother Mrs Mary Hopko and four sisters. Services 11 am Monday at M F Williams Funeral Home Clifton Heights burial National Cemetery Beverly New Jersey. Ban Sunday in the funeral home.
Gladys Burbage 46 wife of Norman Wesley Burbage of 148 Bal Ignace Ave Woodlyn died Wednesday at Chester Hospital She was born in Sharpspare Ga and lived in Delaware County since 1921 A son William Jones two sisters and a brother survive Services 8 p m Sunday Hunt Funeral Home Chester Burial 10 a m Monday Hayes Memorial Park Teltonville Calling hours 6 to 8 p m Sunday at the funeral home
Paxson Eunice M. Paxson a retired teacher and personnel secretary was buried Wednesday at Peach Bottom Pennsylvania. She died Monday and had lived with her sister Miss Emiline Paxson at 712 Lloyd Street Chester for years before retiring from Irving Worst Co Chester where she worked in personnel. After retiring she lived with her sister and brother Fred a former Chester druggist on High Street Elizabethtown. She graduated from Old Chester Normal School.
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Myra Belle Huber of 328 Sunday died Thursday at Crozer Hospital. Widow of Oscar Huber she was born in Landenberg raised in Darby and educated there. She belonged to Towns end Methodist Church Wel and attended Siloam Methodist Church Boothwyn. Survived by one daughter Mrs Elmo Stabb Jr five grandchildren six great grandchildren. Services Monday at 11 a.m. at Robert Moreland Funeral Home Trainer with burial in Mount Véron Cemetery Darby.
Chandler Chester E. Chandler age 78 of 3520 Edgewater Lane Brookhaven was pronounced dead Thursday at Crozer Hospital. A Sun Oil Co. retiree after 27 years he belonged to the Sapphire and Honor Clubs. Survived by Edith a son Master at home and two grandchildren services set 80 pm Sunday at Elevtor Funeral Home. Burial Monday in Odd Fellows Cemetery Smyrna Del. Calling hours after 7 pm Sunday.
Bruce Ancaster author of Guns of Burgoyne and Blind Journey dies at Beverly Hospital after Thursday illness. Kenneth A. MacGillivray 55, Chrysler Canada PR director and wartime RCAF deputy PR head, dies Wednesday in Windsor. Mervin M. Cohen 60, chairman of the board of governors of the National Association of Securities Dealers, dies Thursday after a heart attack Monday in New York.
Swarthmore College junior John Pollack has been awarded the Philadelphia Council scholarship for an experiment in international living. He will join a study group in Spain this summer. Pollack is a political science major in the honors program and a member of Student Council and the tennis team.
Ogden firemen announce their annual block party July 24 25 26 and 27. Highlights include a parade water battle contests Miss Chichester Contest and a final crowning July 27 chaired by Robert Shomo with assistants. Entry rules require applicants be Upper or Lower Chichester residents ages 14 to 18 and include a photo.
Sun Oil Co awarded 40 year emblem to Raymond Giles of Chester and 35 year to Raymond P. Bell of Linwood. Other service pins were given to Eadward Bunker Chester Edward Cunahan John Dias Booluwyn Arthur Dunlap and many more residents in Chester Clifton Heights Wallingford Essington Morton and Ridley Park area.
The Rangers Drum and Bugle Corps of Delaware County won first place in a Boston staged competition. Fawns of Media took fourth in the Chessman Post 129 Veterans of Foreign Wars event. The Bellaires of Bellmawr New Jersey were in, York White Roses and Rising Sun Cadets also noted, with chaperones listed and William Brady as director. The Fawns Parents Association names accompany, and the corps plans parades July 4 in Ridley Township and Llanerch and entry in the VW state contest in Harrisburg.
John Mercer of Prospect Park and Robert Mickey Jr. of South Wales New York won DuPont Company’s annual award to encourage youth toward teaching careers. They are Swarthmore College students. Mercer will teach chemistry at the Springfield Summer School and Mickey will teach mathematics.
Middletown Troop elements celebrated with a dinner as ten girls received curved bars for completing Out-of-Doors and You and Your Home badges. Names include Barbara Bonaventure Nancy Brown Diane Dimeo Carol Gardner Kathy Kress Mildred Linnenbank Ellen Muchsam Diane Newswanger Laurie Nussdorfer and Cyndy Ponemon. Kathy Kress and Laurie Nussdorfer earned troop good citizen awards.
Sun Mra hosts a Girl Scout event led by troop leaders Nussdarfer and Linnenubank as Valley High School Troop 245 joins in a flag salute. Troop 164 from Caledonia State Park participates with Gettysburg battlefield signals and a move up weekend near Battlefield Park.
Five troops of Gun Scouts from Middletown Neighborland camped at French Creek State Park for the weekend with multiple troop leaders and coordinators. Cadet and Brownie troops joined in, with a candle light ceremony for girls moving up and new junior leaders receiving pins. Community events include church fundraisers in Chester and Media, and a Philadelphia based Exodus Singers performance at St Luke's Church in Chester.
Chester Mospik School of Nursing Alumnae Association hosts a reunion for graduate RNs with about 210 of over 400 grads attending a dinner at Springhaven Club Wallingford. Disert, the oldest living graduate at 85, will be honored. the school opened 1895 and closed 1952.
A long range planning committee was formed at Tay lor Hospital in Ridley Park to study future expansion amid rising facility demands. Three new board members were elected: Charles P. Shaw of Ridley Park, George H. Cramer of Wallingford, and Ralph J. Koll of Grenland en. Donald P. Jones of Swarthmore was named vice president with Shaw as treasurer. Reelected officers include C. S. Platt as secretary, R. V. M. Diament as assistant secretary, and Earle Deppich as second vice president. The board reported 6 067 admissions for the fiscal year, up 1 485 in five years.
Girl Scout Troop S14 hosted a candlelit awards night in the Folsom Rutledge neighborhood at Indian Orchards Middletown. Fourteen girls earned the curved bar with six achieving first class rank. Denise Ashby earned four badges while working toward the rank. Leaders and volunteers guided camping trips and service projects.
Joy Night at 8 p m Saturday features musical groups from Delaware Philadelphia and the Chester area sponsored by Friendship Baptist Church senior choir Mrs Julia Bradley chairs. July 11 set for Providence Baptist Church Sunday School picnic at Hershey Park.
Rotarians marked the clubs first charter year since June 18 1982 with Horace E Darlington of West Chester as guest district governor. Walter Lewicki traced club history and noted INTERACT youth program sponsorship. Installations named Rev George Eppehimer president Albert Holefelder vice president Jack Gross secretary Stephen Pahides treasurer and directors Lewicki White Griffith. Luncheon meetings are Tuesdays at 12 15 PM at Clover Leaf Inn Baltimore Pike.
Bellefonte Pa AP Army private Dick Ahearn was held without bail for trial after pleading innocent to murdering Mrs Betty Sharkey with a knife on June 3. He was ordered held at Rockview Penitentiary since Centre County lacks a prison.
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