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Chester Times, W. 8th St.; Photo © August 2004, John A. Bullock III
August 2004 Photo © John A. Bullock III.

Publishers | Editors | Other Employees | Historical Events | Trivia Quiz

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Many thanks to Georgia Reber Elliott, (reberjo@citlink.net) for scanning and passing along much of the following history from the 100th Anniversary issue of the Chester Times/Delaware County Daily Times published on November 24, 1976.

The first paper was published on Thursday September 7, 1876. The cost was 1 cent or 6 cents per week.

The original name was the Chester Daily Times.

By 1889 the circulation had passed the rival Chester Evening News which had been founded in 1874.

The Morning Republic, published since 1895, was taken over by the Chester Times in 1910 and was published as a morning daily until it was discontinued on September 29, 1923.

The first paper was printed in the 8th Street building on Monday May 4, 1931.

The name was changed to the Delaware County Daily Times in 1959.

Publishers:	Maj. John Hodgson Prince & Stowe (the original printers) John Spencer, 10/20/1877-4/17/1882 The Times Publishing Company Col. David F. Houston, President John A. Wallace, Secretary & Treasurer Stockholders: Amos Gartside Geof. P. Denis Robert Anderson William Armstrong Josiah C. Ross H.C. Eyre Orlando Harvey Wes. Thomas Thomas J. Houston August Donath August Donath & John A. Wallace John A. Wallace, 1889- John A. Wallace & William C. Sproul, 3/10/1892-1/1/1910 Wallace, Sproul & Charles R. Long, 1/1/1910- Frank C. Wallace, 1913- Sproul elected governor of PA in 1918 & no was no longer active. Sproul sold his interest to Charles R. Long & Frank C. Wallace in 1924 Alfred G. Hill operated under lease from Chester Times Corp. 8/31/1942 Ownership was: Frederick R. Long Mrs. Charles R. Long John R. Hanna E. A. Howell Hugh Wagnon, 1/1/1952-1955 Robert S. Howard, 10/18/1955 John E. Tompkins, 10/18/1955-12/1/1963 Ralph Ingersoll & Central States Publishing, Inc., William B. Sweetland, publisher until August 1968 John R. Corbett, 8/1968-1/1/1969 Ronald A. Hedley, became Acting General Manager 1/1/1969, Publisher 12/14/1972-8/1975 Cove Hoover, 8/1975-?
Editors:	Jacob Craig John A. Wallace, 4/17/1882-1915 Charles R. Long - c. 1902-11/1941
Some other known Employees:	Victor Cacchione (ad sales, retired in 1974 after 13 years) George Thomas Carpenter, Sr. "I don't know the exact period, but I do know that he worked there throughout the depression and until his ultimate retirement. He was well known for his speed and accuracy on the "line-a-type" (spelling?) machine used to set metal type for the press made daily. In those days, a typo was virtually impossible to correct - no such thing as a "delete" key." - 1 Mary Ford Hann (writer) Bill Schuler (Circulation Director -1950-) List of Delaware County Daily Times employees c. 1965-1990 courtesy of Josephine Burke
Historical Events:	.In 1924 the Chester Times opened an office at 923 Market St. in Marcus Hook, PA. P.E. West was the manager.
Trivia Questions:	1. Whose ad was always on the back page of the Chester Times? 2. What page were the Obituaries on? 3. Where was the Daily Times published during the flood in 1971? 4. Was the Chester Times a morning or afternoon paper? 5. Where are the offices located today? Have a Chester Times trivia question to contribute? Click here to send it in. (But be sure to send in the answer too.) (Scroll down for the answers)

Many thanks to the following for supplying additional information for this page:

1 - Dave Carpenter, grandson

Answers to the Trivia Questions:

1. Speare Bros. Department Store
2. Page 4
3. In
4. Afternoon
5. Primos

If you have any information and or pictures that you would like to contribute about the history of the Chester Times or the Delaware County Daily Times, please forward it to john@oldchesterpa.com

This page last updated 10/18/05