Draftee Implicated in Sears Larceny Ring Case
Chester youth treated as Army draftee faces charges in a Bears Roebuck store larceny ring case. DiDimozio, 19, from the 800 block West Fifth Street, now at Fort Dix, identified as the informant who broke the ring, denied direct theft but admitted selling items including a television set and sewing machine. Bail set at 500 dollars. other ring members arrested, inside man Falasca Jr. charged with organizing thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dixoj
John West
Wéle
Pyt
Reph DiDimozio
5Th St
Fort Dix
DiDimozio
Mastratrate
Anthony H. Starth
DibDimozio
Wele
Henry Rodney
Sears
DiDomozio
Joseph Falasca Jr
7Th Street
Falasca
DiDimezio
Weir
Rodney
Vandals Smash 56 Windows At Two City Schools
Vandals shattered 56 windows at two city schools weekend. Fifty windows broken at Booker T. Washington School at 7th St and Central Ave. Six windows smashed at Margaret Stetser School at W7th and Chestnut Sts. Reports filed Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Booker T. Washington
7Th St
Central Ave
Margaret Stetser
W7th
Chestnut Sts
Pair Fined for Disorderly Conduct in Chester
Two youths Vito Tacona and George Wood were fined $25 each by Magistrate Anthony H. Smith for disorderly conduct after a group of six youths loitered near the corner at 10th and Fulton Street past midnight. Four others were warned. Chief Howard H. Wine said juvenile authorities would be notified. Police and detectives testified to a 1:10 a.m. call and a return at 1:40 a.m. to arrest the group amid damage to playground equipment and ongoing complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Anthony H. Smith
Howard H. Wine
Winfree
Joseph Denmark
Walter Hoyle
John Wele
Tacona
Sun Tanker Sold to Joshua Hendy Corp and Renamed
Sun OM Co announces sale of the World War II built 16,800 DWT tanker S. s. Mercury Sun to Joshua Hendy Corp of California. The vessel is renamed Alaskan and will haul lubricating oils along US coast and intercoastal routes. Crew employment remains unaffected, with some taking vacations pending reassignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Sun OM Co
S. S. Mercury Sun
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Joshua Hendy Corp
California
Charles L. Boyle
Marine Department
Sun
Pennsylvania Sun
Cop Nab 11 Year Old in Candy Theft
Chester police arrest an 11 year old juvenile in a candy theft case. He is charged as one of three youths who broke into William Harkins candy store at 816 Sproul Street and fled with three boxes of candy. Auxiliary Officer William Kearney nabbed the youth who returned for a second box. the other two escaped. The youth was turned over to his parents to report to county juvenile authorities. Entry was gained by breaking the rear door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
William Kearney
Sproul St
William Harkins
Kearney
Two Youths Held for Burglary in Chester
Anthony Mitchell alias Mitchell 20 and Harry Snyder 21 of 200 block 1 4th Street were held for court on burglary charges after admitting to stealing a portable television from Alexander Pritula’s first floor apartment. Michel fined $300 for disorderly conduct. detectives testified both suspects admitted involvement and the TV was recovered at Snyder’s mother’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Anthony H. Smith
Anthony
Tony) Iichel
Alias Mitchell
Harry M. Snyder
4Th Street
Alexander Pritula
John Taylor
Snyder
Michel
Eagle Citizens Club
Stn St
Elsinore Pl
John Owsiany
Roy Moore
Jerry Steppke
Laverne Ramo
Pritula
Rambo
Taylor
8Th St
Morton Ave
Smith
Blue Cross Remits to Hospitals in May Six Delaware County hospitals paid total 354761
Blue Cross payments to six Delaware County hospitals in May totaled 354,761 for 3,092 subscribers, lifting year to date benefits to 2,036,281 and total claims paid since 1938 to 39,191,189. In Philadelphia area hospitals 5,093,634 was paid for 36,675 subscribers. In Delaware County 1,992 inpatients and 1,110 outpatients were recorded. Mizgeralt Mercy Hospital led with 585,288. The six hospitals reported patient counts and year totals: Chester 423 (53,286. 307,267), Crozer 615 (87,198. 433,919), Delaware County Memorial 8463 (37,892. 301,085), Fitzgerald Mercy 547 (89,973. 595,288), Sacred Heart 149 (25,355. 207,942), and Taylor 495 (41,121. 200,778).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Blue Cross
Delaware County
Philadelphia Area
Mizgeralt Mercy Hospital
Chester
Crozer
Delaware County Memorial
Fitzgerald Mercy
Sacred Heart
Taylor
Crash injures mother and son in Springfield collision
SPRINGFIELD Two people were slightly injured Saturday in a two car collision at Baltimore Pike and Chester Road. Julian G. Bull t of Lincol n Ave Springfield collided with Marie H Barker of Media. Barker and her 5 year old son David were taken to Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital and treated for knee and mouth injuries before being released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Baltimore Pike
Chester Road
Julian G. Bultt
Lincol Ave
Marie H. Barker
E. 2Nd St
Media
Ex-President of Bank Dies in Prospect Park
Theodore Rickards 80 former president of Interboro Bank Delaware County and civic leader died Saturday at 810 Prospect Ave Prospect Park after a long illness. He founded Interboro Bank served 22 years until 1952 and held multiple community roles. Survived by wife Margaret, two sons, two daughters, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from his residence with burial in Arlington Cemetery. Friends may call tonight 7 to 9.
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Prospect Park
A. Theodore Rickards
Old
Interboro Bank
Delaware County
Prospect Ave
Rickards
bur‘Bess
Richards
Sharp & Dohme Laboratories
Eastern Pennsylvania Credit Mens Assn
National Credit Mens Assn
Chester Pike Kiwanis Club
Oliver Presbyterian Church
Artisans Order For Mutual Protection
Prospect Park Assembly No
International Order of Gold Fellows
jLodge
Prospect Park Lode
PRAM
City Club of
Philadelphia
Penn Athletic Club
Union League
Prospect Park Free Library Board
Chester Pike
American Red Cross
Old Timers Club
Cédar Neck
Del
Ocean View
Golden Business College
Wilmington
H. K. Mulford Biological Laboratories
Sharp and Deehm
Margaret A. Ritchie
Charles
Wynne. Wood
Anna Senseniz
Havertown
Vanette McFeely
Highland Park
Arlington Cemetery
Saul Smarkler
Media Businessmen’s Assn
Russia
Louis
Media
Beth Judah
Eve Schectman
Lynda Rifkin
Balwynne Park
Sherrie Smukler
Anna Smukler
Harry
Joseph
New York City
Gertrude Kornblatt
Sylvia Nearon
Joseph Levine & Sons
Broad St
Mount Lebanon Cemetery
Chester Engineer and Phoenixville Driver Die in Separate Crashes
John McLaughlin 30 of Phoenixville died after his car collided with a utility pole on Route 252 and later died at Bryn Mawr Hospital from head and chest injuries and possible heart attack. Jonathan Jones 78, chief engineer of a Chester steel firm, died at St. Luke’s Bethlehem after a life of local work and education at Chester High School and the University of Pennsylvania. Services for Jones will be held at Snyder's Bethlehem with interment details noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown Square
John McLaughlin
Phoenixville
Jonathan Jones
Fabricated Steelj Construction
Eeee Steel Co
Chester
St. Luke's Hospital
Bethlehem
Mr. Jones
Here
Chester High School
University of Peninsylva
Shipstead Ex Senator Henrik Shipstead Dies at 79
Former U S Senator Henrik Shipstead, 79, died in his sleep at a Minnesota rest home. A dentist by training, he served four terms and led isolationist fights in Washington. He won Farmers Labour and Democratic Farmer-Labor tickets before later securing a Republican election in 1940, losing in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Minn
U.S
Henrik
Washington
Minnesota
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pearl Harbor
Shipstead
Jone Wolf
Farmer-Labor
Democratic Farmer-Labor
Chester woman injured in car crash into house
A Chester woman, Helen N. Hellings, 32, suffered a forehead bruise when her car jumped a curb and struck a house at 1215 Johnston Street about 2:10 a.m. Sunday. She was treated at Chester Hospital. Police said she lost control while turning and that the incident occurred on Hancock Street then Johnston Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Helen N. Hellings
Hancock St
Margaret Callhan
Johnston St
Hellings
Hancock Street
Johnston Street
Chester Hospital
Robert Baldwin
Lloyd St
3Th
Townsend Sts
Baldwin
J. E. Parkinson
23Rd St
Talley's
9Th St
Franklin Rescue Squad
Emma Ashley
Broomall St
Yarnall Sts
Edward
Piela
Three Kentucky Sisters Drown in Creek Tragedy
In EERANON Kentucky, three sisters ages 12 Catherine, 10 Grover Sue, and Linda Louise, daughters of Dewey and Mrs. Fallowell of Lebanon, wandered from kinfolk to a creek while visiting relatives. They went swimming and all drowned. Police said the incident occurred Sunday at their relative’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeranon. Ky. (Ap
Catherine
Grover Sue
Linda Louise
Dewey Fallowell
Lebanon
Allurat
Notable deaths across cities mark era's end
Bethlehem engineer Jonathan Jones, 78, who supervised major bridges including Chesapeake Bay and Golden Gate, dies Saturday. Plainfield star Thomas W. Corcoran, 91, Reds field captain around 1900, also played for Athletics and Giants, dies. Atlantic City maker John J. OMalley, 68, a Philadelphia GOP leader, dies after heart attack. Harrisburg born William Zimmerman, older cabinet maker for the Pennsylvania Railroad, dies at ? age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem, Pa
Jonathan Jones
Chesapeake Bay
George Washington
Golden Gate
Bethlehem Steel Co
Plainfield, Conn
Thomas W. Corcoran
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Khrushchev Leaves Bucharest for Moscow
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and a CPSU delegation departed Bucharest for Moscow today after attending the Romanian Communist party congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Bucharest
Autopsy Today Seeks Mystery Death Cause
Sharon Hill autopsy to determine cause of death of 31?year old Margaret F Coryell found in her third floor Garvin Boulevard apartment. No signs of violence. Abandoned car with keys found near Philadelphia airport. sister-in-law says rheumatic heart condition. Coryell, a Plantic Refining Co. dispatcher, resided with brother Raymond and family. car located at a Pennsauken service station after her visit to New Jersey. Her will was found in the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Hill
Margaret F. Coryell
Garvin Blvd
William Malelow
Miss Coryell
Philadelphia International Airport
Plantic Refining Co
Philadelphia
Raymond
Leslie
Malloy
Pennsauken
N. J
New Jersey
Raymond Coryell
Coryell
Sharon Till
Corvett
Obituary notices of Chester area residents and kin
A long obituary list notes STEPHANIA OSTAN KIEWICZ of 400 E ird St Chester and several relatives in Feltonville and Chester. It records six daughters four sons and many grandchildren with services at the Melvin Y. Minshall Funeral Home. Other notices include MARTE KEENAN of 120 Wayne Ave Collingdale and THOMAS BLAKELY of 413 Flower J Chester. Also listed are QUETTA HORNE of Brooklyn deceased, SAUL SMARKLER Media area businessman, COURTNEY DAVIS Chester laborer, NELSON McNULTY Media resident, LEA MALONEY Lenni, and TRENE KELLER COOPER Chester employee of Scott Paper with services upcoming.
Death of E Florence Whildin in Boothwyn area
E Florence Whildin, 47, of 1 024 Taylor Ave Linwood wife of Roy Whildin died Friday at Crozer Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Philadelphia and lived in Delaware County about 30 years. Survived by husband sister Helen Yohe Linwood brother Otto Nightingale Philadelphia. Services Tuesday 2 pm at George W Maxwell funeral home Boothwyn. Burial Lawncroft Cemetery. Friends may call tonight at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marte Keenan
Wayne Ave
Collingdale
Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital
Philadelphia
St. Joseph’s Parish
Eugene
Bart Worrell
James
Paul
Coillingdale
Louise Sharkey
Chester
Jeane de Chantel
W.H.M
Bethesda
Charles Bricker
Vincent Tompkins
Robert Schade
Boothwyn
Edna Sharkey
Eric Christensen
Folsom
John Sharkey
Thomas Blakely
Flower
Veteran's Hospital
Baltimore
Bor
Washington
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
Apostolic Faith Church
Wilmington
Roselle
Bennie
Jessie May Harris
New York City
Hanezel Walton
Rosa P. Anderson
W. 3Rd St
National Cemetery
Beverly
Eagle Sts
Haven Memorial Park
Lea
Maloney
Convent Road
Lenni
Red Lion
Del
Richard
Elizabeth Maloney
Village Green
Glen Mills
St. Francis de Sales Church
Miss Maloney
John
Daniel
Grover
Griffith
Florence Whildin
Taylor Ave
Linwood
Roy Whildin
Crozer Hospital
Whildin
Delaware County
American Viscose Corp
Helen Yohe
Otto
Nightingale
George W. Maxwell
1834
Meetinghouse
Jrd
Lawncroft Cemetery
Funeral Home
False Alarm Fires No Major Damage in Chester
A false fire alarm was triggered at 2 a.m. Sunday from a box at 7th and Potter Streets. No major fires were reported over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
7Th and Potter ‘Sts
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Bears Roebuck & Co
Pollice Court
Coast
Sun Tanker
Cop Nahs Teener
Jurist Federal
East 5Th St
Chester, Pa
Hann Brothers
Don of
Pender
Devon
Radio Ham
Byrne Farm
Sproul Road
Broomall
Bank
Vative
Jonathon Jones
Mclaughlin
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Nia
Aloef
Phi Beta Kappa
Society
Sigma Chi
Paoli
Saw Mill
Chester R. Webb
S. Devon Ave
Bound Lane
Pole
Lake
Paul W. Dale
Riverside
Conn
Laurence Stevens
Snyder’s
Marple
Atlantic City
John J. O'Malley
Atlantic City Hospital
O'Malley
Warrisburg
William W. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Linglestown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Khrushchev
Are Fen
Stephania
Ostan
Obta't. Kiewicz
Ird
Ches- Milshee
Neticer
Poland
Feltonville
Julian Ostan
Frank
Garden City
Alfred
Julian
Alice Smith
Land
Lottle Hinkle
Manisburg
Irene Marvel
J Mosloskie
Paterigon
Mire
Mary Grasty
Amd
Agnes Grover
Melvin Y. Minshall
Ith and
Kerlin Sts
Courtney Davis
W. and &J
Mr. Davis
St. Stephen
D.C
St. Luke's
Lucille Davis
Winston-Salem
N.C
Ineatha Russell
St. Luke's C.c. 4Th St
Green Lawn Cemetery
Nelson McNulty
Washington Ave
Moylan
Mary Emma Mooney McNulty
Celeste Wood
Elizabeth Filippi
Elwyn
Earl Hannum
Swarthmore
Pauline Downs
John J. McNulty
J. Nelson Rigby
Baltimore Avenue
Jackson St
Middletown Presbyterian Cemetery
Trene Keller Cooper
Scott Paper Co
Hinkson St
John L. Cooper
Harold
Jack
Claymont
Winfield Wright
Fred
Charles Keller
Matthew McDermott
Gertrude Doyle
Joy Conners
Aldine Reaick
Kittanning
William
Bleyler
W. 22Nd St
Edgewood Memorial Cemetery
Vhite Luttrell Associate
George J. White
Helen M. White
George White
Sid & Madison Sts
Ray F. Imschweiler
Ray F. Imschweiler and
George H. Brower
Edgmont Avenue
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