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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1963
Page
2
Percival W. Lave, retired printer and member of the International Typographical Union Local 2, died Thursday at Taylor Hospital. He was 81 and lived at 415 Urban.
Funeral notices report the death of Jolsom election board and fire company former president Benjamin Bowen Jr of West Chester at 70. He lived in Norwood for decades, served as board secretary, taught school, and worked 37 years for Philadelphia transportation. Survivors include a daughter and granddaughter with several siblings. Services set at Griffith Funeral Chapel Norwood with Arlington Cemetery burial.
Nuttall 83 of 204 West atst Street Chester dies Friday born in England lived in Delaware County member of Penn Lodge 709 FAM and Third Presbyterian Church Chester worked at Bald Win Lima Hamilton Corp for 20 years retired 1945 survived by Edith Mansk niece at home services 10 am Wednesday Imschweiler Brower Funeral Home Chester Burial Chester Rural Cemetery calling hours Tuesday evening Morence E Russell 60 Drexel Hill dies in convalescent home survivors include daughter Mrs Walter Cook Drexel Hill son Walter M San Diego sister Mrs Benjamin Mowbray Miami brother Charles Alpine two grandchildren services 2:30 pm Tuesday Oliver Bair Funeral Home Philadelphia burial Arlington Cemetery Drexel Hill Téa V Frank former Media resident died Friday in Riddle Memorial Hospital notary and stenographer in Philadelphia 50 years retired March 1 daughter of late James and Sarah Crank born Rowlandville Maryland lived in Media then Philadelphia services and burial will be private
An evening Chester page from the Times builds a classified section with death notices and various ads. It notes publication schedule, building address, and subscription rates, indicating a Chester Post Office entry under the act, reflecting history of newspaper circulation details.
A Chester youth, Howard D. Clark, was sentenced to 3 to 12 months in county jail by Judge John V. Diggins after pleading guilty to burglarizing Kraft Cleaners on West 9th Street and stealing 800 dollars in clothing. Sentencing was postponed for him to complete high school and graduate. Co defendant Robert C. Banks also pleaded guilty to the same charge earlier and received a similar sentence. About 95 dollars of clothing remained unrecovered at sentencing, with Clark reporting restitution efforts.
Volunteers at Tri County Hospital Springfield will be honored by the Women's League Monday night in the hospital board room. Bars will be given to Gray Ladies with 100 hours or more of service. Women who helped with the cheer cart will receive pins.
The School Board awarded a $1,154 contract to Kuchnie-Wilson for glaze type application on classroom walls at Seneca Ave School. The board set the next meeting for 7 15 p.m. July 16 at Seneca Ave School.
Rev A James Chapman will deliver the main address at a Norwood Citizens Association service at 6 30 p m Sunday in Mohawk Avenue Park If rain forces a change the event moves to Interboro High School Sylvan and South Aves Mrs Marjorie Zacharias will read and he will sing the solo The Chester City Band will give a concert after the service
The First Baptist Church closed its Bible School program on Friday night. Preschool and primary classes sang and performed under supervisors, with mission stories reviewed by teachers. Junior and youth departments presented lessons from Along the Palestine Trail and a panorama of great men. Honors were awarded to top point earners, and the Bible School average attendance was 193.
Washington reports that Senator Mundt questioned Secretary Korth's defense of the TFX contract award to General Dynamics over Boeing. He will press Korth on the rival designs and the appraisal methods as hearings resume.
Roy M. Wier 75 long served Minnesota in Congress from 1948 to 1960 died in a Seattle hospital after a long career with the Democratic and Farmer Labor parties. Lt General Homer L Litzenberg 60 retired Marine officer and World War II and Korea veteran died of cancer at Bethesda Naval Hospital.
Seven visitors from Buenos Aires enrolled in the Argentine American Cultural Institute visited Swarthmore area under World Travel Exchange auspices. The group met local hosts Sue McKee Miss Jean Giles and Alex Cox while students and teachers from Swarthmore Media and local junior high participated in the cultural study.
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