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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1978
Page
3
Flo Kain presents Delco Diary compiling local notes, events, and community snippets. The column gathers dates, people, and small town happenings, offering a compact ledger of daily life and local culture.
Middletown residents urged to enjoy seafood dinners served by Lenni Heights Firemen from 4 to 7 PM Friday at the firehouse with home delivery options. Call 459 1916 or 459 4432 for free delivery and seafood varieties plus chicken salad.
International Grand Champion Tigran Petrosian will visit the Embassy Chess Club on March 29 as part of a four stop tour to the Lone Pine Grand Masters event. He will play up to 50 boards against locals. signups by Angello Contoris at LA 6-1843. Admission 3 observers, 25 for players with 6:30 start at Pety's Embassy Room.
Collingdale The men of Collingdale Fire Co No 2 answered 400 calls in 1977, a record year. They logged 262 hours of active service at all hours and operate a fully equipped rescue truck for floods and other emergencies. Chief Bill Williams extends thanks to citizens and businesses for support.
Chester YWCA Golden Age Club meets Mondays noon for sandwich coffee and dessert. A 1 p.m. business meeting follows with games and programs. The next trip is April 10 to Peddlar's Village New Jersey. Bus leaves 9 a.m. from 7th and Sproul. Call VW TR 6-8226 for details.
Springfield The Men’s Club of Delaware County Jewish Community Center hosts its annual Las Vegas Night at 300 W. Woodland Ave. at 8 p.m. Saturday. A $4 donation covers admission buffet and door prizes with drinks offered at moderate prices. Girl Scout Troop 245 sponsors a Flea Market Cake Bake and International Food Day at St James Church Hall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Industrial advisory board meets at 8 p.m. in the municipal building 233 Pennell Road Bethel Park and recreation board and supervisors also convene at 8 p.m. at township firehouse Boothwyn Gradyville Road Media planning commission at 7 30 p.m. borough hall State and Jackson Streets Ridley Park library board 7 30 p.m. Pierhouse Unity Terrace Sylvan Avenue Rutledge borough council 7 30 p.m. Pierhouse Unity Terrace Sylvan Avenue Springfield planning commission 8 p.m. Powell Road Upland borough council 7 30 p.m. 224 Castle Avenue Upper Darby council 7 30 p.m. municipal building Long Lane Garrett Road Upper Providence council 8 p.m. township building 935 N Providence Road
The Daily Times extends the spelling bee entry deadline to March 22 due to snow days. Fifteen schools have submitted contestants, including Luci Sargenti of Culbertson Elementary, with the county bee set for April 8 at E T Richardson Middle School Springfield. The winner advances to Washington DC to compete for national prizes.
About 1100 Chester Upland School District pupils join the All-City Choral Festival on March 16 and April 6 in the high school auditorium. The March 16 event starts at 7 30 p m with 400 middle school pupils performing under Douglass Middle School and others from Smedley Pulaski and Showalter. Senior music majors Darrell L Tiller Rhoda Simms and Carol Caldwell offer piano and vocal selections. The April 6 program features 500 elementary pupils with the Stetser Rhythm Band, the All-City Elementary Choir, Washington School Handbell Choir, Washington School Dancers, and the All-City Bell Ensemble.
Merchants in the 69th Street district praise an $810000 Urban Mass Transit Administration grant for terminal renovations. Plans include interior restructuring new rest rooms repainting lighting and signs to ease rush hour congestion and boost shopper accessibility to one of the area's busiest transit hubs.
Upper Darby Archbishop Prendergast High School hosts Music in Our Schools week with Name That Tune as a highlight. Fire closed the gym today but sessions resume Tuesday. Sister Barbara Marie coordinates with Beth Doukis, Vera Edward directs the chorus, and Andrezy Jurkiewicz conducts the 104 piece orchestra.
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