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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1961
Page
7
A narrator laments July Fourth as a personal trial born of a July 4 birthday. He recalls lifelong jabs from family, Elk’s tooth memories, and awkward boasts of Yankee Doodle Dandies while noting the absurd clash of national celebration and personal fate. He also jokes about a brother born on Christmas Eve and the quirks that shape unique birthdays.
In Copenhagen the Danes indulge in cigars at breakfast and quayside amusements at Tivoli amid a lively scene. Hollywood visitors note a party atmosphere, with Americans in Europe seen as plentiful. Personal income in 1960 rose to $404.2 billion and daily newspaper circulation hit 56,881,746.
Boothwyn Seward is elected commander of Upper Chichester American Legion Post 951. New term officers include Holden senior vice commander Bryant junior vice commander Walker finance officer Holman adjutant Brown historian Boyle chaplain King service officer Smith legal officer Mingo senior sergeant at arms Min 40 junior sergeant at arms and Woiciechowski trustee. Fall installation planned with auxiliary and Sons of the Legion. A firing range for the Sons of the Legion and a near completed picnic pavilion are noted. Home association officer elections set for July 10.
A Norwood Fourth of July service sponsored by the Citizens' association is set for Sunday at 7 p.m. at Norwood Memorial Park. Clergy from local churches will deliverInvocation scripture address and benediction. Color guards from American Legion and VFW posts, Harmony Trumpeters, and Boy and Girl Scout troops will participate. If rain occurs, the event moves to the VFW Post on Hook Road.
Collingdale borough council cancels the Monday meeting due to the July 4 holiday and reschedules to July 10 at 8 p.m. in the municipal building. The Collingdale Swim Club hosts Briarcliffe at 9 30 a.m. for the league season opener.
Enrico Nico tera an Italian exchange student at Nether Providence Senior High School will return to Italy after almost a year in the United States. He will tour the east with a group of exchange students and meet President Kennedy at the White House. The 17 year old, known as Harry, graduated with this year’s class but will repeat a year at a high school near Lesa, Italy. He stayed with Mr and Mrs Russell Jenkins of 12 Furness Lane, Rose Valley, whose leadership roles are noted.
The Media school board approves a 12526 athletic budget for 1961 62 covering football hockey cross country basketball cheerleaders track and baseball with estimated receipts about 3650 and a 9000 subsidy. Summer enrollment stands at 289 with 396 pupil subjects taken. Board set July 11 to discuss uses of two school fields and invited Borough Council and Recreation Commission reps due to community field use.
The Southwest Delco Municipal Authority appointed a special committee led by Andrew Hoesch with Samuel Baldwin James Lane and Marvin Ping to study the Aston sewer system finances and rates. They will review income and bond issue impacts with aims to reduce charges for the public and parochial schools. They expect a report by the regular July meeting and will continue weekly meetings at 7 30 in the disposal plant.
Media Adventists from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference gather at West Coatesville for a Sabbath worship weekend. The program includes church study and a mission pageant, with no work or commerce allowed during the camp period from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset.
About 50 Ardmore Girl Scouts and Brownies withdrew from the Girl Scouts of the U S A and the Sooner Girl Scout Council. The move followed complaints over insufficient financial support from regional headquarters with the Sooner Council having received 3850 dollars from the Ardmore United Fund this year while local Scouts got 80 dollars.
The joint school system starts its summer recreation program Monday through August 11 inviting all children from Colwyn and Darby. Activities include field events and arts and crafts at Walnut Street School and Park Lane field in Lansdowne Park from 9 to noon and 1 to 5 pm with trained, state approved staff and Friday special events.
Registration cards may be issued to children and young people at recreation areas as part of activities supervised by Gerald Brown at Walnut Street School.
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