Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1919: Two inmates of the county jail expired this morning. Their deaths, it is believed, were due to influenza. The victims, both of Chester, had been ill during the past week, but had showed a decided improvement until last night when they took a change for the worse. One of the men, aged about
20, was serving 15 months for his part in the stabbing death of a West End youth.
75 Years Ago – 1944:
In spite of the popularity of hasty war weddings before the bridegroom sails overseas, records at the Media Courthouse show that there was a decrease of 950 in the number of marriage licenses issued last year in comparison to
1942. The total was 2,985, as compared with 3,935 in 1942, according to the records of the marriage license bureau, of which Mrs. Elizabeth Bauerle has charge.
50 Years Ago – 1969: About 20 members of the Swarthmore Afro-America Student Society took over Swarthmore College’s admissions office Thursday afternoon, staged an all-night sleep-in and remained in control today. The group, protesting the college’s admission policy for black students and the lack of black administrators and faculty on policy-making committees, said they would remain until their “non-negotiable” demands are met.
25 Years Ago – 1994: It wasn’t exactly the Ritz or the Waldorf Astoria, but Sun Valley High School was the shelter of choice Saturday and Sunday for about
60 people whose homes were without power in the wake of Friday’s devastating ice storm. The Delaware County Branch of the American Red Cross set up
50 cots in the high school gymnasium, and Red Cross volunteer Frank Wothers said 30 people stayed at the shelter Saturday night.
10 Years Ago – 2009: Delaware County Council Chairman Linda Cartisano said the county is expected to put $30 million in bonds on the market Thursday to help pay for a $115 million Major League Soccer stadium being constructed on the Chester waterfront. County Councilman Andy Lewis voted against the bond last week and said he would do so again for the final reading unless he sees audited financial statements from MLS for the last three years. MLS spokesman Dan Courtemanche said its policy is not to publish financial statements publicly, “like any private company.” “Well, if you’re a private company, then you shouldn’t be looking for any public assistance,” said Lewis.