Park riders seek safer bridle trails at Ridley Creek Park
Local equestrians urge more bridle trails linking north side bridle paths to park roads, arguing current rules push riders onto busy roads. They question access through bike paths and recount clashes with guards. State parks director William Forrey cites safety and access concerns amid calls for volunteer trail work.
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Ridley Creek State Park
William Forrey
Gradyville Road
West Chester Pike
Gradvyille Road
Sycamore Mills Road
Gradoyille Road
Joan Devlin
Middletown
Denver Chipps
Forge
Edgmont
Radnor
Upper Providence
Jefford
Delaware County
Bureau of State Parks
Department of Environmental Resources
Harrisburg
It's Possible By Robert Schuller Henry Fawcett’s Awakening
Henry Fawcett faced blindness after a hunting accident at age 20 and faced despair. He lied to his father with cheerful acts to prevent suicide. Gradually the act formed reality using self-hypnosis principles leading to a distinguished career in Parliament and a high post under Gladstone.
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Henry Fawcett
Henry
Enry
England
Gladstone
Engand
Edgar Meeting Nice for Voters at Times Event
A large turnout of about one hundred voters attended a meeting with Congressman Bob Edgar in Collingdale to discuss prices, rent controls, and unemployment. Edgar answered questions well in a late evening gathering urging citizen backing and democratic participation.
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the Times
Bob Edgar
Collingdale
Darby
Crozer Park
Chester
Read Labels Carefully When Shopping for Food
A shopper warns that ingredient lists have moved from vague terms like vegetable fat to specific oils. Coconut and palm oils raise cholesterol and can clash with religious dietary rules. lard and other animal fats appear in many products. Read small print, check order of ingredients, and avoid items on personal taboos.
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American Heart Association
Preamble of Chester Area Memoirs 100 Years Ago
A collage of local 19th and 20th century notes from Chester Marcus Hook and surrounding towns recounts: Dougherty the Upland officer and other tradesmen offering walnut work and carriages for hire, Marcus Hook issuing its first newspaper, and notable civic moves in religion, schooling, and business across 33, 50, 10, and 20 years ago alongside golf and sports tidbits from area clubs.
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R. J. Knott
Seventh
Welsh Streets
Chester
I. P. Branin
Sixth Street
Madison Street
Marcus Hook
Canby S. Smith
Ladamus Brothers
Market Square
Joseph B. Brown
Charles V. Gridley
Order of American Mechanics
Daniel Dougherty
Roach
Billy Wright
William H. Wright
Brooks’ Spar Yard
West Front Street
Dougherty
Joseph Senior
Highland
Bernard J
Barney) Dougherty
Upland
Andrew J. Schrader
Scott Paper Co
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Thomas W. Belk Sr
Holmes
Holmes Fire Co
Jerry Ferguson
Boeing Administration
Eddystone
County Corvette Association
Today in History highlights from 1777 to 1978 events
Key past events include Truman ordering U.S. troops in Japan to aid Korea in 1950, British evacuation from New Jersey in 1777, Indian Territory creation in 1834, Blondin’s Niagara Falls crossing in 1859, Hitler’s purge in 1934, Haile Selassie’s appeal in 1936, Bikini Atoll atomic test in 1946, de Gaulle’s 1978 victory, a major eclipse over South Africa, and Carter opposing B-1 production. Birthday notes for Juan Bosch and Francisco da Costa Gomez. Thought for today quotes John Selden.
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Associated Press
Harry Truman
U.S
Japan
Republic of Korea
New Jersey
Staten Island
N.Y
Indian Territory
Emile Blondin
Niagara Falls
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Emperor Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Geneva
Bikini
Marshall Islands
Charles de Gaulle
France
South Africa
Carter
Juan Bosch
Dominican Republic
Francisco da Costa Gomez
Portugal
James
John Selden
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County Times
Chester Times
Central States Publishing, Inc
Ralph Ingersoll
Rufus F. Walker Jr
Lewiell Winkler
Clifford Rainey
Donald T. Beideman
Halus Ewing
Daily Times
Era Cort Worth Star Telegram
HucmMe
NEA
Ridley Park
Maureen
Rick Siddons
Mary Lou Garda
Robert Schuller
By Robert Schuller
Edgar
America
Bob, Grace
Jeanette Brennan
Harold Blumenfeld
Dougherty New Upland Cop
W. Roger Fronefield
George R. Bentley
Woodlyn
Ridley Township
Bentley
Fronefield
Annie E. Gillespie
Milmont
Dr. Bentley
Media-Glen
Henry R
Big Ben) Thomas
Lansdowne Country Club
G. (Hetz) Abherholt
Aronimink
Francis W. Plowman
D. A. Prouty
Paul Brown
Bethel
Herman Gallimore
el Rancho
Tony Straccione
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