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Name: Mary Ann Kessler Barrow
Email: mabarrow@NOJUNK.att.net
Residing: Villanova, Pa
Date: 31 Oct 2002
Time: 20:59:10

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According to the Notre Dame class of '56 45th reunion directory from October 2001, Mary Mann Weddle is deceased and Jeanne McClitis DiGuiseppe and Barbara Shakespeare McCabe are not able to be located. Nothing on Elvira DiTella and Bernice Cappasso.

I apologize to the list for sending this personal message but Tina did not leave her email address so i could contact her privately.

Name: The Deaf One
Email:
Residing: MD
Date: 31 Oct 2002
Time: 15:05:40

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Name: Lillian
Email: jadaat "no spam" @aol.com
Residing: Philadelphia, PA
Date: 31 Oct 2002
Time: 14:03:26

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I just found this site looking for something else and I'm glad I did. This is great! So many memories to share. I did see a couple of people that I remember from the Bennett Homes Projects (1950's, 60's and 70's). They were fun times for us kids then. I remember Sunny, the water-ice man, the popsicle man, the water-mellon man, the old ice-man (with the dripping truck), Mr. Softee, the dairy queen on ninth st., the eighth st. playground (I couldn't forget that because I fell off the merry-go-round and the swings so many times). I also remember when we used to call ourselves climbing up (Firecracker Hill(where that name came from, I'll never know),hiking out to Senard Farms (Sun Oil Farms), the football games over the athletic field (I could look out of my upstairs front winow and see them). The dances we used to go to as teenagers (over each others house). Too many memories to type right now.

Name: hgc/pmc59
Email:
Residing: delco area
Date: 31 Oct 2002
Time: 12:22:12

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I am interested in the conversation about the delco times ,although i am NOT a fan of the newspaper, mr heron is correct in that they SELL newspapers,the WALL STREET JOURNAL is available online to subscrobers only $$$$$. we can argue about a free internet service forever,but the fact is the paper is a commercial operation,and has expenses and must, again, MUST MAKE A PROFIT!i talked to mr herron about his website,and told him that i thought the wilmington news-journal is a much better website in my opinion.he states that the news journal had the gannett news org. behind them(USA TODAY)with much more money to back it up.as has been discussed in the last few weeks web sites cost money to maintain and someone must pay for them!i think the paper's viewpiont is somewhat short sighted but,that is the way they see it.

Name: Robert Wetherill Trainer
Email: rwtrainer1"no spam"@cs.com
Residing: Lancaster Pa
Date: 31 Oct 2002
Time: 10:15:11

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Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 31 Oct 2002
Time: 09:59:18

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Flo, The bar that you are talking about is no longer the Ponderosa. It was sold to my stepdaughters best friend's father two years ago. It is now called Rookie's River Room. I've been there a couple times before and after it was sold. I'm pretty sure you are right it was Joe Keenan jr that had it but I don't know him or his where abouts.

Name: Florence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 31 Oct 2002
Time: 08:32:47

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Patricia I remember Don Davis and Jean Keenan. Jeans brother Joe had a family, they lived in this area. His wife passed away young, but his son Joe Keenan Jr., I think he owns a bar called The Ponderosa over around the are where people dock boats. It might be around Ridley Creek.

Name: Pat McFadden
Email:
Residing: Arizona
Date: 31 Oct 2002
Time: 00:05:14

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Thank you to the anonymous one who posted regarding Jean Keenan. I also remember Don Davis well and sorry to hear of his passing so early in life. I was going to try to run down Jean Davis through the internet, but that would be useless now. If anyone knows her new married name, I would appreciate getting that information. I have many questions about my grandmother's side of the family and Jean could be a connection, not sure.

Also, I am really disappointed in the news here regarding Delcotimes. I check that out every morning, and at my age, especially the obits. I consider the loss a big one. I think it's foolish for them to discontinue participating in the internet. As it is now, anyone from practically every city in the country can go to the local paper there.

Name: Connie Warren Irvin
Email: conniecji3@comcast.net
Residing: Chester
Date: 30 Oct 2002
Time: 21:42:37

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I remember as a child growing up in Chester we had 3 movie theatres, the Apollo on 3rd St. between Lloyd and Pennell, the State on 7th St. between Edgmont Ave (then) Ave. of States (now) and Sproul. And we had a skating rink. There was so much to do in Chester, I look forward to the time when I children will be able to say there's so much to do in Chester.

Name: The Deaf One
Email:
Residing: MD
Date: 30 Oct 2002
Time: 21:11:19

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I just sent an e-mail to delcotimes after reading your post, to me it seems that the editor was trying to pin the blame on the internet for losing their customers. Well I guess they are and I belive they have been declining over the 20 or so years, guess we'll have to try dragging them in kicking to the "Information Age" eh? LOL

Name: Helena
Email:
Residing: Florida
Date: 30 Oct 2002
Time: 20:10:50

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To Delores Kleffman: next time you check this site, go back to the BUSINESS listing, find Sun Shipyard,then follow the link to Dave Kavanaugh's site & contact him. He may have some info on your great-grandfather,Horace Esrey. I e-mailed you with some additional family information. Hope it was helpful to you. Anyone else have other information on Horace & Katherine Esrey?

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Jean Keenan lived in Brookhaven when she was married to Don Davis. She has since remarried. I believe she still lives in the area.

Name: Renee Mitchell Mackey
Email: reneemac "no spam"@attbi.com
Residing: Los Angeles, CA
Date: 30 Oct 2002
Time: 19:42:12

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Name: Dan CHS 54
Email:
Residing:
Date: 30 Oct 2002
Time: 19:10:47

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Here's some info for others who live away from the Chester area. I've followed happenings in the area via the Delco Times web site since even before there was an oldchester site. Recently, I noticed many fewer articles in all sections of this site. I e-mailed Phillip Heron, Editor and asked if they were phasing out the site. Here are some excerpts from his reply. "We believe we were giving too much away"--"readers simply getting their local news from the web site instead of buying the paper"-- "...it is unfair to the faithful readers from around the world but..." So like me you should say goodbye to Ed Gebhart and any other link you've had via the Times. The "bottomline" doesn't care about impact on people. Fortunately we still have oldchester. You residents who do buy the paper will have to keep us informed of the local news. For my part the Times site is no longer of interest to me.

Name: Duffy
Email:
Residing:
Date: 30 Oct 2002
Time: 15:51:36

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James Gray: Jean Kennan married Don Davis of Chester. He starred along with Slick Gethers in the Clippers backfield in the late 1940s. Sadly he passed away at a young age a number of years ago. His wife's married name of course would be Jean Davis. I think they lived somewhere in the Prospect Par'Ridley Park area.

Name: Caroline
Email:
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Date: 30 Oct 2002
Time: 12:14:56

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It is true, when you go on the web and search the bicentennal there were many events nationwide at that time. There was a growing move to preserve the historical events ..

There was a wagon train reinactment that came from all over the country joining at Valley Forge.. That I remember seeing..If I'm not mistaken, the scouts locally were at the Forge at the time also, thats probably why I was there. The wagon trains had on the sides the state where they originated..People of all ages drove the wagons..some alone, some with the entire family...Those that were children would be around your age...won't it be interesting if one of them read these remarks and did ride thru Chester and stop at the event Tom mentioned on the way to VF..if someone did and had pictures along the way...we'd love seeing them. If you find the medallion that would be a great piece of history to scan and share with everyone..metal will scan very well..at least coins do.

Name: Terry
Email:
Residing:
Date: 30 Oct 2002
Time: 11:39:31

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good memory! I remember that as well. Infortunately Philadelphia became the focal point of celebrations.Chester's significance to the history of the great commonwealth of Pennsylvania seems to be just a footnote in the telling of history. Pat, you are correct we should have as a city celebrated that historic landing. Just a small monument exists now. Tom, you brought up the Bicentennial. I have somewhere in my possession the commemorative Chester Medallion from that year. They were pretty nice if I remember correctly. I'll have to dig them out.

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 30 Oct 2002
Time: 10:39:23

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Actually the only time I can remember the celebration of Penn's Landing was in 1976 the BiCentennial year. They had a simulation landing it was a Saturday. I remember they stopped at the West End Boat Club to regroup because it was so windy on the river. Then they went to the Chester landing, had the celebration. From there they went to Phila.

Name: Caroline
Email:
Residing:
Date: 30 Oct 2002
Time: 06:00:54

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See History does come alive here on OLDCHESTERPA. and there is many documented records about Penns landing..

(the following link when opened, look in the gray box ...it tells how many houses were in Chester at the on set.)

Name: bella o of okwelle
Email: 419
Residing: 419
Date: 30 Oct 2002
Time: 05:31:18

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Name: Terry
Email:
Residing:
Date: 29 Oct 2002
Time: 21:17:19

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Name: Pat McFadden
Email:
Residing: Arizona
Date: 29 Oct 2002
Time: 20:22:57

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Terry - Wow. Now what year was that? It's surprising to me that Chester never celebrated this date in history. We should have and this would have kept alive in people's memory how historical Chester is. Terry - please go further and give us the year, and if possible, other facts concerning his landing. Good for you Terry!!! That's one of the reasons for this site.

P.S. - Terry, if you can't find the information easily, go back a year before this in the archives on this site and just click "Find" - then when the menu pops up, type in the name "Penn". I look forward to getting this information.

Name: Terry Owsiany McHugh
Email: tomch1958@aol.com
Residing: Palm Bay, Florida
Date: 29 Oct 2002
Time: 19:25:41

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Name: florence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 29 Oct 2002
Time: 18:34:26

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Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 29 Oct 2002
Time: 03:02:42

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Name: Betty Ratliff Marth
Email: grambeme@aol.com
Residing: East Wenatchee, Wa.
Date: 28 Oct 2002
Time: 23:47:02

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I was just looking at the 1954 CHS Basketball team and recognized Marvin Cutler. Does anyone remember the watch he used to wear? I can't remember if he had it at Dewey Mann or CHS but instead of the numbers on the face of the watch, it spelled out his name. I was so impressed. I can remember going to the Columbus Center. We saw Theresa Brewer, Frankie Laine, The Four Aces, Bill Haley, The DeJohn sisters......weren't we fortunate to live in those times? I loved that time of my life. Life was good.

Name: Caroline
Email:
Residing:
Date: 28 Oct 2002
Time: 22:52:54

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John has updated What's New...To the St. James alumni...are you somewhere in that group of boys...Tell us what you were doing during this break from class. Add some memories..

Either go to the What's New on the side or to the top and the Newest Additions frame.

Here I'll make it easier for you..But remember, check out other areas also..John has added many new businesses to the business section..

Name: Pat McFadden
Email:
Residing: Arizona
Date: 28 Oct 2002
Time: 17:51:01

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To James Gray: Are you referring to Jean Keenan who sang while at CHS, graduated in '49? She had a brother, Joseph Keenan, graduated the same year 1949. If this is the person you are looking for, I'd like to know how to contact her too, because after all these years, I am told we could be related through my paternal grandparents.

Name: JAMES G GRAY
Email: JGGRAY1@AOL.COM
Residing: MISSISSIPPI
Date: 28 Oct 2002
Time: 15:46:31

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IM LOOKING FOR JEANKEENEN WHO LIVED IN CHESTER HER DAD HAD A BAR THERE CALLED KENINS

Name: Dottie Skonecki (Shepherd)
Email: kskoneck@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: Florida
Date: 28 Oct 2002
Time: 13:42:25

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Hey to all.I got an e-mail from someone named John Barton.I did go to St. Mikes from 71 to 74.So it is more than likely I who you went to school with.Some names i remember are Chimeleski,Evans and Rodrigrus.I remember my second grade teachers name was Ms.Karen.Any how so it was me.I have 2 brothers who went there also there names are Bobby & Billy.Bye to all for now.

Name: hgc/pmc59
Email:
Residing: delco area
Date: 28 Oct 2002
Time: 13:02:29

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The only story I remember about Columbus Center was in the late 1940's ,the Ford plant had a Christmas party for the employees children,my dad and I attended,the headliners were Joe Grady and Ed Hearst and Joe Grady's orchestra,they had a hit titled SHE'S TOO FAT FOR ME don't remember too much more ,other then the place was jammed,and I had a good time.

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Name: Tina
Email: Cupatea712"history"@hotmail.com
Residing: Havana, Florida
Date: 28 Oct 2002
Time: 10:11:50

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Good morning. I have an old 1946 Chester Times Yearbook and it has a section entitled Delaware County in Review - 1945. Thought you'd like to read some excerpts:

January 15, 1945 - Volunteers raised $24,000 in a drive to place the Chester Police Pension Fund on a sounder financial basis.

January 20, 1945 - Governor Edward MARTIN announced the appointment if E. Wallace CHADWICK, prominent local attorney, as Judge of the Delaware County Orphans Court to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge John E. MCDONOUGH.

March 1, 1945 - Tommy WRIGHT, Lennox Park Marine hero who lost his sight at Guadalcanal, was married to Wave Louise MCCARTHY of Dover, N.H., who helped care for him at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital.

March 30, 1945 - Fire broke out in the 3-story home of the Order of the Owls, Ninth and Sproul streets, causing an estimated $40,000 damage.

March 31, 1945 - Sgt. Edward F. MCGUIRE was named to head the city vice squad, replacing Patrolman Paul MCKINNEY.

June 13, 1945 - Andy CAMPBELL, for 33 years golf pro at the Springfield Club, died suddenly at the age of 57.

Name: Caroline
Email:
Residing:
Date: 28 Oct 2002
Time: 10:00:29

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ToM: I used bubble gum and would get the coins at the side of the bar "Highland Cafe?" on 3rd and Highland..never realizing how dirty they could have been..The side door way of the "Beer Garden" was used for the ladies as I recall back in the late 40's..they were really treasures..Saturday morning was the best time, Friday was payday and Friday night was busy there.. Good memories..TU

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 28 Oct 2002
Time: 09:53:01

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I had a dream over the weekend. It was about my childhood but it was true. It was a memory of when I lived in McCaffery Village. When we were kids we would just about do anything for the almighty coin. I remember they had these grates around the community building that actually covered the basement window wells. Being a kid we were always on treasure hunts. The older guys would always be playing basketball or wiffleball behind the community building. I even remember the coin pitching games. Sometimes there would be 5 or 6 guys pitching coins against the wall and usually someone would throw one to hard and it would end up down at the bottom of one of the window wells which were probably 4 feet deep but to a kid more like 15. I would check them grates at least 4 or 5 tmes a day. Sometimes I'd find money sometimes I'd find marbles which we all had cans of and traded them like baseball cards. I remember the ingenious ways I would get this stuff out. I had an old adjustable white curtain rod that I found. Now everything you seen in the window wells you had to keep a secret otherwise you would have 5 guys trying to cop your prize and if someone was with you then it was halfsies. I would run home, well actually run home was right across the street from the building, and BORROW a piece of doublemint, yuk I was a juicy fruit kid, but if my mom chewed beemans I would had BORROWED a piece of that, grab my curtain rod and run back chewing the gum all the way, which was never ready for it's job when I got back. I would sometimes spend 2 hours trying to get my prize but when I did it was well worth it. Then one day my curtain rod came apart and it became a victim of the grated window well. We would always figure out new ways to get stuff out of those treasure pits, though.

Name: Caroline
Email:
Residing:
Date: 28 Oct 2002
Time: 08:52:47

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Dan McG:CHS54..Glancing through the pictures John has scanned in from the Fall get together I saw the 1954 basketball photo where you are a team member...then looked at the get together slideshow... today, the same handsome face...and Marty Miller, gosh look at him, what a nice guy...and Horace Walker, did you know that not only was he a great basketball player, but was a artist..I can remember in Dewey some of the art work he did, he was really talanted in many areas. in..http://www.oldchesterpa.com/schools_chs_basketball_1954.htm

Name: TN
Email:
Residing: Chester, PA
Date: 28 Oct 2002
Time: 07:29:01

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Name: Frank Conner Jr
Email: FraConn4@AOL.com
Residing: Glen Mills, Pa
Date: 27 Oct 2002
Time: 15:22:56

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I was born at Chester Hospital, Feb. 1940. My parents, Margaret and Frank Conner lived at 518 Parker St. I have one brother, Paul who lives in Swarthmore, Pa. My father worked at Ford Motor Co. and was a member of the Franklin Fire Co. He was known as "CAP", for having at one time been captain of the Rescue Squad and ambulance service. In 1953 or 54, I worked for a short time at Bullock's Pharmacy. Helped out in store and delivered prescriptions in the area. I also worked at the newsstand at the triangle at 7th & Edgemont, the Apollo theatre and the A&P at 12th and Edgemont. Your website stirs alot of memories.Thanks again.

Name: Jim"Butch"Bailey
Email: paramedic977
Residing: Upland
Date: 27 Oct 2002
Time: 09:26:14

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Does anybody remember George's Bakery on 7th street, across from St. Mikes school. They had the best fruit pies,and tarts.To this day I can not find anyone thah makes them that way, they had a flakey crust, with a wipped cream, and fruit filling.

Name: dave shropshire
Email: shropfam@aol
Residing: wilm., de
Date: 27 Oct 2002
Time: 08:39:46

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i saw a note from the turners about 3rd pres church, i think you guys were a sunday school teacher of mine back in the 60's and early 70's. lots of good memories there, and we played football in the lot and bb in the gym. a lot of activity centered there. lots of great people attended there, glad to see you guys are doing well.

Name: Howard & Margaret Turner
Email: howmarg@comcast.net
Residing: Brookhaven, PA
Date: 26 Oct 2002
Time: 13:07:43

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Hello to our friends in Chester Looking forward to hearing from anyone who attended Chester High School Class of '43 and '45. Anyone who also attended Third Presybterian Church we love to hear from you.

Name: Caroline
Email:
Residing:
Date: 25 Oct 2002
Time: 22:12:32

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Having seen the information on the CHS Army Cadets, I decided to see if there was any information on the Capt.Lewis Morey from PMC that drilled these young men..It seems this driller instructor to the CHS students saw some real action.

Name: Pat McFadden
Email:
Residing: Arizona
Date: 25 Oct 2002
Time: 21:02:05

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I was informed by someone that they received an email from Pidipat recently. Pidipat is an non-existent email address for me and has been for several months now. So, should you receive such an email, delete immediately. It is not from me.

Thank you Ed, for your post. Please do not stop posting, as this board needs informative people such as yourself. I am well familiar with the Maryvale area of Phoenix and it is sad once again to have another beautiful area be the target of villians. Because you are the type to fight for what you know is right, and you are intelligent, we need you right here at oldchesterpa too. So, please try to log on as much as time permits and contribute what you can. You are valuable.

Name: Evelyn O
Email: evie"nospam"@aol.com
Residing: Newark, Delaware
Date: 25 Oct 2002
Time: 20:57:43

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Looking for a St. James grey sweater from 1964. Does anyone have one to purchase?

Name: Caroline
Email:
Residing:
Date: 25 Oct 2002
Time: 19:07:03

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To All: Please do not open any email with only the subject typed in and then only a attachment. Most of us will write a message in the body of the email then add what is to be added..delete without opening even if the message comes from one you know. The following was a explaination from my server when I wrote concerning my address being placed as the reply on the sent mail.

Thank you for contacting the Verizon Online Technical Support Department via e-mail. You don't have to be infected to be affected by the KLEZ family. With the W32.Klez virus family, if someone with you in their address book, has the virus, some things sent from their computer may come back to you, because the virus placed your name in the 'Reply To' field. This will not stop until the person with the virus, cleans their computer. CNN has reported 1 out of every 300 computers world-wide is infected with some form of the KLEZ family. Since you have no traces of the virus being reported, the only thing you can do for now, is establish mail filters in your mail client (Outlook, Netscape, Outlook Express) to block incoming virus messages. The help function (F1) should contain information on establishing filters. Should it become necessary, both Norton and McAfee offer removal tools at their websites. Please note that Verizon makes no claim as to which tool is more effective, and offers no support for removing this virus. Troubleshooting this virus is not supported by Verizon as it is the customer's responsibility to protect his or her individual mail program.

Name: Floyd Truitt
Email: fljftru"NoSpam"@aol.com
Residing: Townsend,MA
Date: 25 Oct 2002
Time: 18:48:41

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To All: This PM I received an Email from hsmartin@snip.net,Subject: Frame Border. Since I recognized the address of Harvey Martin, I downloaded the attachment unwisely to be sure,as it contained the virus W32/Klez.h@MM. I was able to clean and delete it but beware. I'm certain Harvey had nothing to do with this, It's just the way some viruses operate. If anyone else gets this message, DO NOT download it.

Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 25 Oct 2002
Time: 14:42:57

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Name: Delores Kleffman
Email: Delores_Kleffman"no spam"@i2.com
Residing: New Hampshire
Date: 25 Oct 2002
Time: 13:34:18

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Chester has a history for me. My maternal great grandfather was Horace Joseph Esrey, who I understand worked at Sun Ship, along with his brother Reese, Jr and his father David Reese "Pete" Esrey Sr. I have not been able to find any information on Horace. I believe my Great grandmother remarried and he seems to have vanished. Any help will be appreciated. If it wasn't for this website I would not have found the Sun Ship site which talked about my gg grandfather.

Name: danryan
Email: danryan.nospam@mills.edu
Residing: Oakland, California
Date: 24 Oct 2002
Time: 22:07:25

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Very nice work. I have a few items in electronic form that I'll send along one of these days.

Name: Ed Archacki
Email: earchacki@cox.net
Residing: Phoenix Az
Date: 24 Oct 2002
Time: 17:07:25

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Sorry I never responded to your lunch invitation. Im not much of a go out and eat person I stay really busy and do not have much time to myself and I perfer it that way.

I just seen some of the posts on the Old Chester site and see you have taken quite a beating since april. I have not looked at the site in some time but thought I go and look at it last night.

I must agree that in any city the citizens of that city are responsible for it. Your analogy of the pool and the Mexicans and that they had total disregard for the rules was very good. I can respect that living here in Phoenix I know full well what you infered. And that analogy certainly applies to the decay of Chester and surrounding burrows, townships ect.

The malls (the major Anhcors) were leaving, the business left, The Shipyard left and then the majority of opportunity for a living left Chester as well, not so much because the people were leaving. Because not all left, some very dear Friends still reside, the majority of my Brothers and Sisters, and Mother still reside.

As is here, Chester, and in so many other communities, the ever present drug and gang problem is present. Welfare, and drugs run rampant, and they spend that money on there drug habits. Not in the malls or the local business, or fixing there homes, therefore in my opinon they (the mechantile) had to leave and seek better waters. (if the infrastructure goes away so do the people)

Look at Maryvale here on the west side of Phoenix its bad really bad. Murders, crime on a nightly basis but ill be damn if i'm going to sit down an allow this crime to happen any longer. In fact for the past year me and my partner have cleaned up this block. However, only one block.

So I believe in order for Chester to make a revival it will take alot of really dedicated people. I hear the new Mayor is trying to do just that, but it takes more than just him.

Im saddend by the deteriation of such a historical place as Chester. You must admit though that there were alot of corrupt politicians in office when you grew up and I know when I grew up as well. However, even that isnt the reason why Chester nearly died. (So should I ever live in Chester again I would do my part to clean up my block).

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Name: Tina S.
Email:
Residing: Brookhaven, PA
Date: 24 Oct 2002
Time: 13:47:22

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To: Mary Ann Kessler Barrow (Notre Dame 1956) Thanks for the reply. I did not make the last re-union. Would like any information regarding a few ND graduates if possible. Mary Mann, Roberta Shakespeare, Elvira (Vivian?) DiTella, Jeanne McClitis and Bernice (Cappasso?) Thanks for any help.

Name: Tina
Email: Cupatea712@hotmail.com
Residing: Havana, Florida
Date: 24 Oct 2002
Time: 10:14:36

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Good morning everyone. Does anyone out there have an ancestor who was a member of the Post Wilde, NO 25 GAR? If so, would you know where to look for information about individuals who belonged to this Post?

Looking on this website I saw an old photo posted of surviving members of this Post, unfortunately for me the photo was taken in 1912, too late for my two great grandpas to be included in the photo. They were dead by then.

Naturally I would be happy to share any info I receive in my searches. If anyone out there has information on these two men (below) - PLEASE contact me!

Joseph DALTON and James F. PIERCE (please see "their obits below which mention the Wilde Post)

DEATH OF CAPTAIN PIERCE Old Fisherman and Veteran of the Civil War Succumbs to an Operation.

The death of Captain James F. Pierce late Saturday night following an operation in the Chester hospital, came as a surprise and shock for the many friends and aquaintainces of the veteran fisherman and soldier. Captain Pierce located in this city when a mere boy, he having been born in Marcus Hook. Most of his life was spent gunning and fishing along the waters of the Delaware river and bay and he ranked among the oldest fishermen of this section. Deceased served his country in the great struggle of the Civil War and was a member of Wilde Post, No. 25, G.A.R. which organization will attend his funeral. His illness was somewhat protracted, but it was only a few days ago that he was taken to the hospital in the hope that an operation would benefit him, but it proved too late.

------------------------------------------- DALTON--At Philadelphia, on the 29th inst., Joseph Dalton, formerly of Upland, in his 64th year. The relatives and friends of the family also Upland Lodge, No. 428, Knights of Pythias and Post Wilde, No. 25, G. A. R., are invited to attend the funeral services, on Saturday at 2:30 o'clock, in the Upland Baptist church. Interment at Upland Baptist Cemetery. (Chester Times--Chester, Pa. Friday, May 1, 1903 (page 5)

Name: florence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 24 Oct 2002
Time: 08:14:35

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Sheree I have been getting letters from another area asking for your help. It is a scam. delete it right away.

Name: Sheree (Austin) McGowan
Email: Picabostow@hotmail.com
Residing:
Date: 24 Oct 2002
Time: 06:21:12

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Beware...I received an e-mail today from a woman claiming to be a widow from Chile asking for money. My e-mail had to come through here, because this is the only place I have EVER listed my name as you see posted (with my maiden name. This is a total scam. Asking for you to transfer money.

Name: jokerjak
Email: jak99@bee.net
Residing:
Date: 23 Oct 2002
Time: 23:09:47

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I have been to the cemetery frequently to take photographs of the progress of construction on the memorial for the veteraans of 4 early American wars.

I was dismayed by the deplorable condition I found this cemetery in. Helen saw me take a picture of the discarded markers back against the fence. I am glad she had enough interest to do something about the matter. I hope that is the last picture I am compelled to take of this type situation.

Name: jokerjak"nospam"@bee.net
Email: jak99@bee.net
Residing:
Date: 23 Oct 2002
Time: 22:58:07

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I received the following email from Helen Webber on Oct.23,2002 regarding St. Martin Cemetery, Marcus Hook, Pa.

Yesterday, 22 Oct 2002, Ginny DeNENNO & I went to St. Martin's Cemetery to recover metal gravemarkers, which had been removed from graves & were thrown behind a large tree over the years.

I asked & received permission from Bruce DORBIAN, Marcus Hook borough manager & director of the Marcus Hook Community Development Corporation. I, also, asked for the rod iron gate from the PHILLIPS burial plot. This gate was torn from the fence & on the ground when I found it 2 years ago. Rev. David RIBEIRO, pastor of the congregation, now in "Old St. Martin's Church" was kind enough to store the gate for us. These items were given to the "new" museum of the Delaware County Historical Society.

The metal gravemarkers could not be replaced on the graves because of their condition & no one knows were the graves are today.

Name: Dan CHS 54
Email: danm"spam"@dmv.com
Residing: Milford, DE
Date: 23 Oct 2002
Time: 17:37:24

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Walt Watkins--I don't know if you follow this site, but I did meet your wife at the reunion. On the chance that you do, check the What's New section and you will find the link for a picture of the CHS 54 BB Team. You'll recognize some of your former Smedley players there. I want you to know how much I appreciate what you taught me in those two years. Your coaching stayed with me as I continued to play and eventually coached basketball. Jim Bower told me that you attended his Mother's funeral. He appreciated you being there. Hope you are well. --Dan McGinniss

Name: Peter Krasowski
Email: Silverdime@aol.com
Residing: Newfield, New Jersey
Date: 23 Oct 2002
Time: 13:15:29

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Mr. John our Web master, did you have any new material to put on this site from the last gathering. Also do you have any photo's of our Friend George who past away this past July.

Name: Florence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 23 Oct 2002
Time: 09:01:25

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Name: Tim Ruger
Email: TJRDrummer@aol.com
Residing: Naples Fla.
Date: 23 Oct 2002
Time: 02:10:38

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Caroline, I was there in Crum Lynn the day the train brought Bobby Kennedy's body thru. When you look at your old movies, if you see a little boy with a shoeshine box. that was me.I was shining people's shoes who were waiting to see the train.

Name: Caroline
Email: carpete@verizon.net
Residing:
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 22:08:31

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John: I like the "New" old feature that you added to the home page..The Feature Picture of the day/week/month..See your still busy updating the What's New section. CHS had a Army..interesting.

Florence: we not only see the parade, but the old stores we loved to shop in..TU

Terry: I also remember the train carrying Robert Kennedy's body to DC. We were at the Crum Lynn when it passed. I think we may have it on movie..one of these days I have the old film converted. TU Glad your back..

Iris: I knew you would come through, and you filled the Newsstand with such valuable information for the visitor and researchers..I heard your weekend Service was beautiful... Will see the movies one of these days. Again TU.

Name: Carol Heckert Bissinger
Email: ceb1956@hotmail.com
Residing: PA
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 21:44:00

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Duffy: Yes John Bridge Sons did make leather goods and there was a Walt Watkins who was a son in law of owner. Did not know he was a former school teacher though.

Name: joy
Email:
Residing: de
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 21:33:25

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DOTTIE YES SHE MARRIED JOHN MAYSKY THE YOUNGEST OF THE BOYS I BELIEVE.THEY HAD A COUPLE KIDS I KNOW THE LAST TIME I SAW HER SHE HAD JOHN JR AND NICOLE.WELL DON'T HAVING A SON THAT OLD MAKE YOU FEEL OLD DAMN WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE OH WELL TALK TO YOU SOON.......

Name: joy
Email:
Residing: de
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 21:29:26

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you know i was just sitting here looking at all the memories of chester and i called my son up,who is 19 in the marines and stationed in california,and asked him about his childhood memories of chester.he was 10 when i finaaly left highland gardens,where igrew up my whole life,and to my suprise his memories were just as fond of chester as mine.i think about the changes chester has been through but the memories are always going to be there,i do believe i moved to better my childs education,and give him a better life but i also believe that if he did not have that little bit of chester in him he would have missed out on the best.you know what they say,YOU CAN TAKE THE CHILD OUT OF CHESTER BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE THE CHESTER OUT OF THE CHILD....... chester was a great place to grow up and i am proud to say that is were i grew up.

Name: Terry Owsiany McHugh
Email: tomch1958@aol.com
Residing: Palm Bay, Florida
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 21:11:15

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It's been a while since I have posted here, but I have been reading all along. It does my heart good down here in Florida, so far away from home, to read the memories. I only wish the pathetic bickering would stop. I was thinking today about all the wonderfully simple things that we all did as children in Chester. Simply taking a walk to Memorial Park, holding my dad's hand, is one of the most preciouse memories of my childhood. Playing dodge ball, kick ball and jumping rope in that alley between 7th and 6th sts . Roller skating on what then seemed to be the best sidewalk in town in front of Pulaski Jr High. Getting to sit with John ( the pigeion man we all called him) in that great big green swing in his yard. The lady on the corner of 7th and Highland who would always yell at us and squirt us with her hose when we rode our bikes on the sidewalk past her house. May processions at Rez, where the sidewalks were so crowded with spectators that you could barely get by. Rez fairs and the Sacred Heart Fairs.The church bells and the fire house horn. The sounds from the river, the trains rambling by. I remember seeing Ted Kennedy on the back of the train carrying Bobby Kennedy's body to DC as the train went by Highland Avenue. These moments and memories make us who we are. Share them, remember them and pray that somehow our children will look back on their childhoods with some of the same type of nostalgia. Let them someday read this website and enjoy our memories.

Name: E.R.
Email: cypresgreen@comcast.net
Residing: Boothwyn, Pa.
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 20:52:26

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Hi, Lee I was VO-TECH STUDENT. Auto shop. Do you rember Al Zubrzycki, Danny greek, Ed Rzasa?What

Name: Pat McFadden
Email:
Residing: Arizona
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 17:33:15

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Now we're talkin'. Thank you Tom for further info on the old Highland Garden's land, and now, yes, I do remember those swings (I would go out my back door in the evening and swing away until I got nauseous - true.) So, I guess I did live there when they were being built which would have been, I believe, 1942.

To Iris Messick: My special thanks go to you with your wonderful and informative post. Please, keep it up and I, for one, look forward to more history from you.

Name: Duffy
Email:
Residing:
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 16:47:06

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Carol Bissinger: John Bridge and Son. Did they make leather goods? Did Walter Watkins who taught at Smedley in the 1950s leave his teaching job to take a mangerial position with the company? Was he related to the owner? or am I confusing that with another business on 9th Street?

Name: Tom DeLurio
Email: tdell5@juno.com
Residing: near Linvil orchard
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 16:31:51

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Before McCaffery Village was built there was a large playground between 10th and 12th streets, and between Clover Lane and Booth street. It had rows of large swings, small swings, and seesaws. The swings were made of two ridgid steel bars with a seat at the end of the bars. Between 12th and 13th streets, right behind Clover Lane was a baseball field with a row of wooden grandstand, and a large wood backstop. Some semi pro teams played there, and us kids when the big guys weren`t around. The rest of the area, all the way over to Highland Ave, was open field.

Name: hgc/pmc59
Email:
Residing: delco area
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 15:52:17

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to connie walker,you mentioned the remington arms plant,which was located in eddystone,pa.,where the pe co. generating plant is now located,now.the explosion is listed under tragedies on the left. i recentily examined an enfield rifle made there,it had eddystone ,pa stamped on it.a friend told me that a million and half rifles were made there during ww1,this was after the explosion,the building stood untill the 1960s,baldwin locomotive works built tanks there during,ww2.ford motor company built tanks in chester,pa . during ww2 also.

Name: Tina
Email:
Residing: Havana, Fl
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 15:39:47

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Hello Iris - I, too, have enjoyed Rev. MacQueen's book about the Crozers. Thanks also for writing about the church's celebration. My grandmother, Margaretta Dalton Jackson, was a life long member of Upland Baptist and used to work on "spires" and donate time to the church. When growing up in neighboring Brookhaven, I would frequently walk down Main Street or Upland RD. and loved the tall stone walls. I have not visited the graveyard attached to the church in many years but there are many Dalton ancestors buried there.

Thanks again for the history. By the way, did you see Bill & Mary Jackson at the celebration? Just wondering. :)

Name: iris Messick CHS"54"
Email: Iris@ICDD.com
Residing: Wallingford, Pa.
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 15:26:16

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Regard to Upland (originally Oplandt) Baptist Church. Yes we did celebrate our 150th anniversay this past week end and through out the year, our theme is "The unending story of God's Presence..." A year ago we began with the present and went back in time ending with a dinner on Oct 19, 2002, and an evening candlelight service on Sunday Oct 20, 2002 which was reminisent of the 1800's. Our chapel hall was decorated to represent the John P. Crozer home in the 1850'swhen they held an elegant dinner party. Some of the members dressed in fachions of the period. Our present pastor, Rev. Brenda Bartee gave a sermon entitled "If these walls could talk". Upland Baptist church was built by John P. Crozer in 1851 and established October 9, 1982. John Crozer had several failed business ventures and finally built a mill along the Chester Creek (near the Caleb Pusey House). He then married his wife Sallie. They had nine children. Several children have left their names in the city of Chester. One of John and Sallie's daughters, Margaret Crozer married William Bucknell the founder of Bucknell University. They are both buried in the Upland Baptist Church cemetary along with both Northern and Southern soldiers of the Civil War. Upland Baptist served as part of the "underground railway" during the civil war. One of the sons left money for the establishment of the Crozer Seminary (now part of Crozer Chester Medical Center) which Martin Luther King attended. Money was also left for the establishment of the "Home for Incurables", the old gray mansion, the beginnings of the Crozer Chester Medical Center. In the 1950's part of the church and chapel burned down and was re-built within a year. The original pews were saved. To answer the question of a booklet of history, yes we do have one and I will see that Caroline gets a copy. I was co-chairman of the year's events for the 150th celebration. I knew the name Crozer and that "he" had something to do with the hospital. Having read Rev. David MacQueen's book (The Crozer's of Upland) I could not get enough of this local history.

Name: Pat McFadden
Email:
Residing:
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 15:16:21

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Bill Lloyd - Be even more proud to be from Upland. You probably already know that Upland was one of the first settlements in the country, and Chester was at one time part of Upland. If you still have living older relatives, ask them about earlier Upland and post it. Please.

Name: Tina
Email: Cupatea712"history@hotmail.com
Residing: Havana, Florida
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 14:13:49

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Thank you to the previous poster in regards to the Upland Baptist Church info. I also received an email letting me know the "chapel" was South Chester Methodist. I wonder what all they did at the Upland Baptist event?? I think my father, who lives in Aston, may have attended so I will ask him. Thanks again!

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This past week-end Upland Baptist Church had a two day event, closing on Sunday with a candle light service..I am not sure if they had a booklet made available. Several people that visit us here on OLDCHESTERPA are active members so perhaps they can give us a currant History message about Upland Baptist.

Name: Dottie Skonecki (Shepherd)
Email: kskoneck@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: Florida
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 13:33:49

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joy,so karen is married to one of the vesuvios.that is quite interesting, which one do you know?i have not seen karen since i was 13.that is about 23 years ago.you said you had a son in 83 .i did to.now he has son that is 5 months old.do you know susie&ralph burkholder?they lived in the gardens,too.gotta go talk to you later.hi sharon and all.

Name: Tina
Email: Cupatea712"History"@hotmail.com
Residing: Havana, Florida
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 13:20:41

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Is there a history buff out there who might be familiar with a church called the South Chester Chapel? It may well be a closed church now as it was established in 1872. Please see the info below I obtained from the Minutes of the Upland Baptist Church (from microfilm).

The Martin family attended the Upland Baptist Church in Upland, Pa. until May 1872. At that time a letter of transfer was issued by the pastor, dismissing John and Elizabeth, when they joined the South Chester Chapel, a newly formed church.

Name: RUTHIE (TURNEY) LLOYD
Email: BLLOYD@FOAMEX.COM
Residing: 2 BRENNEN COURT NEWARK DE. 19713
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 11:53:25

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Name: BILL LLOYD
Email: BLLOYD@FOAMEX.COM
Residing: 2 BRENNEN COURT NEWARK DE 19713
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 11:51:22

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I THINK THIS WEB SITE IS GREAT...EVEN IF I AM AM FROM UPLAND. THE STORY ON THE GREAT LEOPARD SKATING RINK IS WHAT I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED. IT IS GREAT TO REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES. I ALSO SKATED AT THE RINK AND HAD TAKEN LESSONS OFF OF BILL KILBY....HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST....I NOW WORK PART TIME AT THE CHRISTIANA SKATING CENTER IN NEWARK DELAWARE. THIS RINK IS OWN BY THE WAHLIG'S (CHARLES WAHLIG) SKATED AT THE GREAT LEOPARD FOR MANY YEARS.

Name: Pat McFadden
Email:
Residing: Arizona
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 11:41:36

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To Lee CHS '45. I found your post about Highland Gardens and Father Brady very interesting. I never met him until 1943 when I entered Rez. He was a powerful and strong leader of the church, respected by all. I also understand that when he passed away, he left that school in an extraordinarily good financial condition. So, the betterment of that school and church were his prime interests. He was a credit to the catholic church.

For 'good ole Joe - go back a year into the archives of this site and you will see how many memories I contributed to this site of my growing up in Chester. I posted memories until I finally ran out. So, now I have done my part and am in the position of asking others to please do the same. I am very proud of what I contributed here for the younger generation to enjoy.

Name: joy
Email:
Residing: de
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 09:34:05

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dottie no i have not seen karen in awhile but the last i heard she was in lewis at the other hotel vesuvios.tried one time to call there but could not get through.sure wish i could see her we had some good memories.well gotta go

Name: Florence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 08:54:25

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Name: Carol Heckert Bissinger
Email: ceb1956@hotmail.com
Residing: PA
Date: 22 Oct 2002
Time: 08:30:58

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Hello Been to this site some time back. Very nice. Is anyone out there who grew up in Upland during the 50's. Aalso am interested in any of the folks who worked for John Bridge Sons at 9th& Pennell Sts around 57 or 58. Hubby Carl (Beefy) was a Chester boy. St. James 58

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See I told everyone to ignore the mean-spirited posts.Now see what you've done. You've brought Piddi and Granny back to compete with them. Ignore them all and thet'll go away.

Name: Lee CHS'45
Email: RLBenni@netscape.net
Residing:
Date: 21 Oct 2002
Time: 23:56:22

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TO GRANNY.... Before Highland Gardens was built there were a couple of athletic fields above 10th St directly across from the school/Church. Rez used one field. Another was used by industrial teams. A young Father Brady in sweat clothes and a whistle around his neck spent many, many hours out there with the kids. When the surveyors came and started to stake the properties out for development the stakes would be mysteriously pulled up and scattered during the night. This went on for some time till Father got all the school together and read the riot act. It was a shame to lose the great competition of those industrial league teams. I was not a student at Rez but I lived just down the street next door to Shot McGinn and we would get a blow-by-blow account every day. I'm sure some of those "older" Rez grads from the recent reunion can imbellish on this history.

Name: "Good Ole Joe"
Email:
Residing: CA
Date: 21 Oct 2002
Time: 23:50:29

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Thx Pat McF... I was astounded by your posting of memories this past two hours...Much more than my meager offering...OOPS!!!! "Good Ole Joe" said that...

Name: Pat McFadden
Email:
Residing: Arizona
Date: 21 Oct 2002
Time: 23:30:21

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Well, good ole joe and your anonyous counterpart, it's been almost an hour, and I see no memory posting by either of you people.

So, as the intelligent people out there can clearly see, this is the prime problem, people like "good ole' Joe" and his anonymous supporter. No memories, just stupid "good ole boys" remarks. Do you really want this site to continue like this?

The only way this site can be brought up to the standards it deserves, is for YOU to be active in posting your memories. Do not let the attackers intimate you - because that is all they are capable of doing - attacking - they are not intelligent, just mean-minded. self-serving individuals. They don't care if Chester's history is preserved or not. Just post your memories and be proud of your contribution.

Think positive - not negative - Chester does not warrant any further negativity. What Chester Makes, Makes Chester - don't let non-interested parties make a difference as to how you feel about your growing up in Chester.

Anyone who is cautious about revealing your name or your memory, send it to me and I will post it for you. Just ask on this board, and we will be in touch.

Name: Tom Morrison
Email: tmorr42aol.com
Residing: Chadds Ford PA
Date: 21 Oct 2002
Time: 23:05:40

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Anyone from SUNHILL? Please contact me or post messge if interested in A reunion! If enough are interested Ill get to work! Let me know.

Name: Pat McFadden
Email:
Residing:
Date: 21 Oct 2002
Time: 22:35:03

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Well - good ole' Joe, post your memories instead of cricizing me. Criticizing me is only your waste of space. I dare you to post a memory.

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Name: "Good Ole Joe"
Email:
Residing: CA
Date: 21 Oct 2002
Time: 21:44:34

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Dear Pat McF.... It was peaceful when you were not wasting space critcising other people....Your delete button works...Why not let these {obviously} younger people alone....Their memories are as worthwhile to them as you say yours are to you.... Give it some thought please...Thx "Good Ole Joe" said that

Name: Pat McFadden
Email:
Residing: Arizona
Date: 21 Oct 2002
Time: 21:26:14

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Other than, guess who I am, yes, I think I remember you, where did you live, what was your younger sister's name, the name of the local business, does anyone, I mean ANYONE, have anything to contribute to the HISTORY OF CHESTER? For crying out loud, one name of one individual you can't remember does not a dent on a website such as this make.

What is wrong with the people from Chester? If you don't have any good or even bad memories to contribute to this valuable site, ask you mother, father, grandparents and post what they tell you. Nobody but you cares who Tom, Dick or Harry, or Jack or Debbie or who I am, unless these people have something of importance to contribute. You are making this board one of boredom. And, if it comes to the point where it is no longer in existence, you have only yourself to blame - for not sharing your family's memories and history. If you have explored geneology - post it, let other's know.

Don't take advantage of a worthwhile institution for your own personal enjoyment, which deters from your children's advantage and could possibly go down in history.

What has happened to Chester during the past several years, destroyed any further history of our beloved "home town". There are good people trying to revive that history and only memories at this point, can do that. Hopefully, the city will be restored and more memories for future generations can come to fore. THAT IS YOUR JOB. Now, go to work if you have any respect at all for your ancesters who lived and worked there.

You are making a sham of what our forefathers (those from whom we all come in Chester) strived to achieve for this one little city in America, which, if you are not aware, is more historical than Philadelphia, etc. Read the history of Chester, then strive to make it continue.

John has also made it clear that this board is also meant for people from Chester to re-connect with others from the past. But, get each other's email address and continue on from there, and DON'T make a chat room out of your connection. There is nothing sweeter than connecting with old friends, and it is encouraged.

Do not use this board for your personal enjoyment, use it for the history and betterment of old Chester - then you will find true satisfaction in what you post. Believe it or not!

Name: Janie
Email:
Residing: De
Date: 21 Oct 2002
Time: 14:55:49

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Oh ya hi ya to beth and joey, i see ya all the time but not lately, where did punky get to, ya remember punkey,don't ya. he was related to lindy who lived on the corner from allford, let me hear from ya , holler back.o.k. bud.

Name: Granny
Email:
Residing: Virtual Chester
Date: 21 Oct 2002
Time: 14:54:41

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Since McCaffrey Village and Highland Gardens were built during the early 1940s, what was there before their construction? Open land, farm land. . .any help?

Name: Dottie Skonecki (Shepherd)
Email: kskoneck@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: Florida
Date: 21 Oct 2002
Time: 13:21:30

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joy, i don't know any other penny.i do know donald laird and all of his family very well.my brother bill has a daughter named jessica with kathy laird.do you ever see karen fedena?hello, sharon and all the other's.

Name: joy
Email: oceanblue838794@aol.com
Residing: de
Date: 21 Oct 2002
Time: 08:10:24

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dottie ,oh yeah i remember christine carey god that was along time ago,i dont think i was talking about penny parker that does sound familiar i think it was penny lashet,maybe i am wrong.and yes i remember carla also donald laird he was living a couple doors down from me but moved back to linwood he has twins now.do me a favor when you talk to christine tell her i said hi please.see ya

Name: DonnaMarieLewis
Email:
Residing: Brookhaven
Date: 21 Oct 2002
Time: 00:26:20

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WoW! hey you guys i'm going thru season shock! geez, I can't believe how cold it got so fast!I got a feeling I'll just have to get used to it real fast! Man, what a difference. I was just in the Sunshine State for 2 weeks and it was HOT! I guess the flip-flops gotta go away!

Name: PMCHS49
Email:
Residing: Boothwyn
Date: 20 Oct 2002
Time: 23:26:48

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Jack Smith (CHS52) in Rehoboth. Did you ever live in Boothwyn on Meetinghouse Road next to fire house?

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I was asked to explain my earlier post ...why would I say, John "Why don't you close this site" (TO MAKE A POINT)

Do I want wonderful people like Connie Walker and others like her to stop putting memories on this board, again NO...

This webmaster should not have to deal with what others think he should do or should not do with HIS website. He does not have to answer to those of us that visit here. He is trying to preserve as much of Chester History as possible, the best way he can. Because of John ...CHESTER is AWAKE, no longer Sleeping.

I am wasting valuable memory space by having to explain my post..I apologize to anyone that did not realize the true point of my message. I will retreat back to keying in information. Please, Please add your memories.

Name: Dan CHS 54
Email:
Residing:
Date: 20 Oct 2002
Time: 13:51:26

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Jack You are correct re Edgmont Ave. It must have been another of those "Sr Moments". Glad the reunion went well. Hope my friends in your class are holding up well after a half century.

Name: Jack Smith CHS52cla
Email: Jacko 19971
Residing: Rehoboth Bch De.
Date: 20 Oct 2002
Time: 09:48:52

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Dan CHS54: I always thought it was Edgemont Ave until iit reached Sixth Street where it bears right and Market Street left heading toward the river. ------------ On another note I attended the class renuion last week and it was VERY FIRST CLASS

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Thank You CONNIE WALKER and ALL that fill the NEWSSTAND with memories thats what its all about....

Name: Lee
Email: leemytrain
Residing: Claymont DE
Date: 20 Oct 2002
Time: 08:41:14

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Name: Caroline
Email:
Residing:
Date: 20 Oct 2002
Time: 00:52:21

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Or better yet, close the NEWSSTAND and only keep the history information and genealogy menu alive.

Then we would not have this most recent and very interesting post from one CONNIE WALKER to read. This ladies Mom has memories that go back and she is sharing, not wasting valuable board space. Sharing memories has made this site grow faster than ever expected. Sharing memories has kept our memories alive, sharing memories has opened up a yearly get together that has packed a hall.

Let this subject drop...those that want to contribute in this manner can, those that want to place an ad can, those that want to buy from the store can, this will help keep this site growing and those that want to just visit can.

Name: Dan CHS 54
Email:
Residing:
Date: 19 Oct 2002
Time: 23:54:55

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23:37:52---Since it was changed to Ave 0f The States I guess I forgot it ever existed. I feel much better since you corrected my error and I'm sure you do as well.

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Name: Mary Ann Kessler Barrow
Email: mabarrow@NOJUNKatt.net
Residing:
Date: 19 Oct 2002
Time: 20:44:52

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I am Notre Dame class of '56. Did you go to the 45th reunion last fall? I was unable to be there but i heard they had a very good time.

Contact me privately and i can put you in touch with the class "secretary" who keeps the class addresses if you are interested.

Name: sharon tuttle
Email: lust4u31@aol.com
Residing: upland pa
Date: 19 Oct 2002
Time: 19:48:47

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hey, faith i would luv to see u and dottie. u two were the cuttest lil kids.anyway hope to see u guys soon.sharon

Name: Dottie Skonecki (Shepherd)
Email: kskoneck@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: Florida
Date: 19 Oct 2002
Time: 18:26:51

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joy that would be penny parker.yes,i do remember her.she was my brother bill's girlfriend for a while. do you know christine carey?she is my brother bill's wife.they have been together for about 24 years.they have 5 kids and live in marcus hook.do you know carla and denise clark?it is nice chatting on this site.bye to all for now.

Name: Joe
Email: JSO@ "nospam" aol.com
Residing: Philly
Date: 19 Oct 2002
Time: 17:19:13

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This is a informative web-site.Why do you have a controversay over donating money? This is a free country and any person can ask for donationsa to continue the site. If youse don't have any money, thats o.k. ask for some too

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Somebody tries to do something nice for people, like this website, but there is always the person out there who will find negative, and unfortunately they have found "our" website to post.

Why don't you do some research first, just the basics of what it takes to run a website. Do you see anywhere that it is a pay only website. Didn't think so.

Name: Joe Rollo
Email: rollo(spamless)@worldlynx.net
Residing: Delco
Date: 19 Oct 2002
Time: 16:20:07

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Connie Walker: A very interesting post! Keep up the good work. Your dear Mother might be one of our last sources of some history of Chester.

Name: Florence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 19 Oct 2002
Time: 15:50:54

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Name: Connie Walker
Email: edconcruisers@worldnet.att.net
Residing: Melbourne, Florida
Date: 19 Oct 2002
Time: 15:37:04

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I stumbled across this web site while surfing the web for geneology information. My mother, Mary Elizabeth (Hassin) Haltaman was born in a home near 3rd and Grant on December 11, 1910. She is still living in a nursing home in Melbourne, Florida. She still has a very good memory, so I will post some things as I have the time. First--regarding the 3rd and Grant area. She tells me that this area was pretty much English and Irish in her early years. It was later known as Bethel Court. She said that in the 1920's it became rather run down and, according to her, was cleaned up when Ford Motor Company came in. My mother was also secretary to Josiah Sleeper of Sleeper's Business College for several years and also taught typing and stenography at Sleeper's night school. I asked her for her very first memories of Chester. She told me that her first memory was during World War I. She said she must have been about six or seven at the time. Evidently, Remington manufactured some sort of ammunition there during the War. She said that somehow a saboteur got into the plant and blew it up. She said that a number of workers were killed and that they were all buried either together or near each other on a circle in Chester Rural Cemetery. She also tells me that she can remember Armistice Day at the end of World War I. More on that later.

Name: Kyle Alderfer-O'Malley
Email:
Residing: Brigantine Beach, NJ
Date: 19 Oct 2002
Time: 15:32:49

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In reply to the person who does NOT leave his or her name....If you do not want to donate money to the site,DON'T end of story! Why make such a production out it! This site has helped me remember some wonderful childhood memories, please keep your rude comments to yourself.The sort of messages you have been leaving are NOT what this site is about.

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Name: Florence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 19 Oct 2002
Time: 07:22:16

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This site has grown way past the proportions . It's not something you have to do, it is a voluntary thing and the right thing to do. After all, we are all writing in there.

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Let me help you out here with that tough word you are unable to spell. It's naive. n a i v e

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Someone tell me why donations are needed for this site, the person who started it years ago didn't need any then why does he need money now???????

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There is nothing mean about the truth. I just think the elderly are easy prey for mean people who want their money. Think about it, don't be nieve.

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Name: joy
Email: oceanblue838794@aol.com
Residing: de
Date: 18 Oct 2002
Time: 23:07:07

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dottie i do remeber you i use to hang with karen when she lived in highland gardens first then she moved to the apartments.i guess iwas around thirteen,then around the time i had my son around 83 i moved away.also do you remember penny i can ssay her last name but can't spell it and i am not even going to try. haha

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The first page of this site asks for contributions, how can anyone say John has never asked for anything? Since the elderly frequent this site I would say you could be taken, hope your not so nieve. It happens all the time to the nicest people, don't part with your hard earned money...

Name: Dan CHS 54
Email: danmnospam@dmv.com
Residing: Milford,DE
Date: 18 Oct 2002
Time: 22:52:32

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Some thoughts about growing up at the Chester Y: Maybe this will precipitate some thoughts from others who shared similar experiences. I started there as a 9yr old in 1944.Eddie Morrell was a major influence in my development from boy to man He helped boys develop physically while stressing positive character traits. As a boy I learned basketball playing with men who took no prisoners ie the Seigich brothers, Harry Seaman,and Carl McEllwe. There were others like Art Nazigan and Stan Janicki who tendered their lessons more gently. I remember watching the great informal weightlifting contests between Lou Ferry and Jack Klotz.They hung everything they could find on the bar(including little kids). When I got older, I would spend Fri and Sat nights after the pick-games on the Y steps learning the real facts of life from the more experienced regulars. You know the Y was never the same after it left 7th& Market.

Name: FC(CHS68}
Email:
Residing:
Date: 18 Oct 2002
Time: 22:47:21

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Are the elderly getting taken? Florence, why should you or anyone contribute to a site that is a hobby for the one who has started it? You and every other person on here has given their memories and pictures and history of Chester because that is what the web-site has asked for but money? that should never be an equasion, if Mr. Bullock can not afford HIS site than he should give up his hobby. Please Reply!!!!!!

Name: Tina S.
Email:
Residing: Brookhaven, PA
Date: 18 Oct 2002
Time: 21:37:07

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ANYBODY....from Notre Dame, class of 1956? Names or whereabouts of anyone from 1956??

Name: Faith Furtick (Shepherd)
Email: meaner1@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: Fla.
Date: 18 Oct 2002
Time: 21:22:14

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Hi Sharon, and everyone else I've not really been to the site in awaile but glad to be back. Sharon sorry to here about trick, I only remember a little about him as I was to young. But I know he hung with my brothers. Any way I was between the ages of 5 and 10 when we lived in the village but like my sister Dottie said I do have alot of good memories from that time. Does anyone remember the dances on friday nights. at the comunity center? Also down stairs there was a reck hall and I used to go play pool and ping pong there. And I also remember playing in the showers and clogging them up. Also in the summer I would enjoy going there for arts and crafts and box hockey. god so many things happened in those few years I could go on and on. how about swimming in trainer rocks or getting sand stones from the junk yard. well I just wanted to say Hi to all if you remember me give me a hallower if not then GO CHESTERIES.

Name: Florence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 18 Oct 2002
Time: 20:42:45

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John has never asked for anything, but you would think that out of the kindest of your hearts you could donate. Old Chester is giving you a heck of a lot of History and pictures. Many people have donated a lot of time and energy to build this up. I feel much better knowing that I can help, I felt pretty bad using up all the space for nothing. This material that everyone is finding and sharing would never have been. Their are a few books written about Chester's beginning and they tell you early facts, but to know how chester was created, how people lived in the different eras and what they did. Their is so much history it could not be contained in one book and people have their memories that they have written down otherwise no one knows each one of us memories, each little memory tells you a lot and add all together and you get lifespans of knowledge, everyone needs knowledge. If I could see it all again I would be reallly happy. If we could go back, bvut we can't so read all about it. It's all here. florence

Name: Dottie Skonecki (Shepherd)
Email: kskoneck@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: Florida
Date: 18 Oct 2002
Time: 18:33:16

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to joy. i am not sure if i remember you.but,i definitley know karen fedena.we hung out as teenagers.she is related to daneen distillio which i know the distillios pretty good.i also know the clarks,bates, breens and many more. so i just may know you.also, to the person who mentioned the faulkners and porters,i remember them very well.does anyone know betty mooney?she had 2 kids frankie &kelly.sharon i know you know betty.what ever happened to bettys brother micheal?well in a few weeks my mom will be upthere. hope you get a chance to see her,sharon.i will check in again tomorrow.bye for now.

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 18 Oct 2002
Time: 15:24:08

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Well the West End list is growing as of today I have 68 names. Keep them coming.

Name: teresa
Email: thompson
Residing: tprincess@aol.com
Date: 18 Oct 2002
Time: 10:34:25

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mary, im not really sure who you are , but thank you for asking about karen. i know her and actually she is doing really good. might i ask how YOU are doing these days, or should i ask you later when you have grown up some.

Name: joy acri
Email: oceanblue838794@aol.com
Residing: de
Date: 18 Oct 2002
Time: 08:59:25

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well it is good to see everyone has matured over the years.it does my heart good to see that people from chester could release the stigmatism that we are all ignorant .

Name: Sheree (Austin) McGowan
Email: Picabostow@hotmail.com
Residing: Ohio
Date: 18 Oct 2002
Time: 06:22:57

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I wouldn't pay any attention the the e-mail people have been receiving from Yahoo. I believe those who had joined the chat room previously, that was set up through someone on this board, utilizing Yahoo, we were victims to alot of bogus e-mail. I joined, and have received MANY invites of different kinds, scams, business proposal, and various pictures. This only happened AFTER I joined, and have traced all back through Yahoo.

Name: maryann
Email: maryVIP@YAHOO.COM
Residing: chester,pa
Date: 18 Oct 2002
Time: 01:51:33

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I AM NEW TO THE SIGHT AND I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING. THE VERY FIRST TIME ON AND I SEE A NAME I RECOGNIZE. KAREN FEDENA,

Name: Bill Nix
Email: WNixit "no spam" @aol.com
Residing: The Great City of Chester
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 23:53:08

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I attended Watts Elementry School in from 1967 to 1971 while there a man know as Dr. Butter would push a shopping cart with a block of ice and he would shave the ice to maske water ice. The flaver were contained in old liqeur bottles. I would like to do a story on him for Perspective Magazine. Does anyone remember him?

Name: joy acri
Email: oceanblue838794@aol.com
Residing: delaware
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 23:23:40

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just reading some of the new stories and came across a familiar name dottie shepard.i was just wondering do you remember karen fedena? i think that is where i remember your name from.anyway i remember being in the mcafferty,even though i grew up in the gardens.some names that come to mind are breen,bates,stafford,clark,ect iam sure i could go on all day nice to see this site is becoming so popular.

Name: patti
Email:
Residing: delco
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 21:06:52

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Name: mary lou
Email:
Residing: lancaster
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 20:21:07

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fc-chs-68 thanks for the info yes i know about smedly reunion. is jackie's last name the same or is she married? i haven't seen or talked to her since high school.

Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 16:08:12

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Name: Pat McFadden
Email:
Residing: Arizona
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 15:43:18

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I said I wouldn't post here again, but it didn't include defending who and what I know as right when it comes to John Bullock's unselfish gift - and I emphasize GIFT - to old Chester.

Harvey Martin is the most admirable man I know. The respect that Harvey has gained from others, far outweighs any question of his honesty from one or two critical individuals. He would never do or post anything that would discredit John Bullock's site, the internet, per se, nor any individual, known or unknown to him. He is a true and loving Christian man - to all.

In answer to the individual who posted anonymously that one day we would have to pay to enter this site, it wouldn't be a bad idea for individuals such as yourself who apparently enjoy discrediting others, anonymously. But John believes in a free and accessible site - freedom on speech. John Bullock is a credit to America and we should all follow in his footsteps. God Bless America, Chester, and John Bullock, and people like Harvey Martin.

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 15:23:05

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Harv & GP I just checked it out and also joined it's just another bulletin board or chat board on yahoo that's all. Nobody was in there.

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Harvey,I felt the same way when it stated that I had requested it but it does'nt appear to be anything to be concerned about.Onward and upward....Harvey,you posted a site a while back with sketches of old cars on it.Man I found and copied two beauties of two of my old cars.It was like finding an old friend.Thanks....GP

Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 15:06:30

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GP & Tom, Apparently I'm making a fuss for no good reason. I received it right after someone said we're all going to be paying to belong to this site whether we want to or not and it bothered me that it said I had requested joining the group.

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Tom,it was for oldchesterpa.It was from yahoo groups and said they had recieved my request to join.It went on to say if I didn'nt request the invite to join to just ignore it.Well I did'nt request it so Im not sure how or why it was sent.I don't know anything about the chester park deal....GP

Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 14:22:14

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We have received your request to join the oldchesterpa group hosted by Yahoo! Groups, a free, easy-to-use community service.

Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 14:03:41

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Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 13:16:10

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GP are you sure it wasdn't from Chesterpark... I get these from Harvey once in a while. Harvey is it really you sending the Chesterpark stuff?

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Harvey,thats a good question.I wondered that same thing when I recieved it.Mine sounded from the wording that it was from yahoo.

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 12:45:47

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Hi all, just wanted to invite anyone who would want to be part of the West End email address directory to send me email addresses of anyone you know from the west end. So far I have received 58 email addresses. Once I compile a nice list I will email it to everyone on the list. My email is t9257@yahoo.com This is not to be used for junk mail.

Name: sharon tuttle
Email: lust4u31@aol.com
Residing: upland pa.
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 12:04:28

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carol,i really dont remember u but i did hang out with michelle. me and my cousin june thomas.how is michelle? any way annette porter,was stll living in chester..she just moved away not to long ago. she had twins got preg again and had another set of twins,she may have another child iam not sure. her husband passed away.as for joanie i have no idea.nice to hear from ya... sharon tuttle

Name: hgc/pmc59
Email:
Residing: delco area
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 11:35:29

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TO DUFFY;i also worked at the FORD PLANT IN CHESTER during the summer of 1957,one day i drove cripples around to service bay,all day and they paid me to drive brand new cars,ALL DAY i don't think i ever loved a job more than that,20 years old driving brand new fords around ,wow,i loved it.i got a photo of the plant before they closed it in feb,1961. doesn't seem like it was that long ago.the edsel was doomed to fail,they were virtually duplicating the car in mercurys and ford fairlane 500 s ,mr mc namara pulled the plug on that in a hurry.it is ashame that the car was named for edsel ford,because he was a styling expert ,who died way before his time.the 1939 lincoln continental was his creation.

Name: Duffy
Email:
Residing:
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 09:47:27

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Speaking of cars like Kaiser/Frazier. I worked at Ford Motor Co. during the summer 1957 when the Edsel was introduced. Two models were on display at the plant (Ranger and another model) Everyone there was so impressed but not the buying public--obviously

Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 09:22:02

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Name: hgc/pmc59
Email:
Residing: delco area
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 09:13:15

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to PATTI/BROKHAVEN your dad's car was either a Kaiser or a FraZier not both.Kaiser and Frazier were partners in forming the company after ww2,Henry J. Kaiser eventually bought out Frazier when they had a dispute,the company was originally the Graham and Henry J. bought into it and supplied the$$$.they were built at the former Ford -Willow Run plant,in Mich.Kaiser then bought Willys/Overland and produced the commercial version of the Jeep. I thought you might want to read this worthless bunch of trivia about the Kaiser/Frazier.The cars were later moved to and produced in Brazil. The Jeep was sold to American Motors..............Kaiser produced the Henry J and the Allstate for Sears. The Henry J was named for Henry J Kaiser.I believe there was a dealer here in Chester,maybe at 8th and Concord.A good car but but not accepted by buying public in large numbers needed to succeed.I also believe the Allstate was displayed at the Sears store on Edgmont Ave here in Chester if my memory serves me correctly.forgive my spelling of Frazier and or Kaiser.

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Harvey,I also recieved an invite a few weeks ago to join the yahoo group for old chester.Although I did not accept the invite I really don't feel that its someone unhappy with this site.It could be that someone is taking the advice posted some time ago for the chatters to hold the ongoing personal chats elsewhere thus freeing up the site for more posting of chester history.I will continue to check this site daily for all th egreat postings.Many of them by you Harvey.You seem to have an unending source of info to help all.

Name: Florence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 08:40:02

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Harvey, we are glad you are here. I see discontentment coming again, so we just move on without them. It's wonderful being able to see and hear things about the era you grew up in.

Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 06:39:42

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Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 06:35:41

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I just got a strange request to join the oldchesterpa group at Yahoo! I guess someone isn't happy here...I am.

Name: joe stopper
Email: char3461@cs.com
Residing: Chester
Date: 17 Oct 2002
Time: 05:09:58

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Does anyone remeber that wonder country music singer from Chester Duke Snow? Did you know he is a fabulous painter now and has work in many galleries throughout the world and country? He is still around and you can look at and buy his art work at http://www.snoproart.com/duke_snow_signed,_limited_edition_prints.htm

Check it out, if you dont remenber him and your from Chester, your parents do. This man is a true legend from Chester.

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it makes me sick to my stomache to drive into chester and see what its become. i cant believe how people can just take over a whole city and destroy it!!!!!!!!

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Name: Carol Battinieri (Scarpato)
Email: carolbat46"no spam"@hotmail.com
Residing: Chester (Sunhill)
Date: 16 Oct 2002
Time: 22:10:42

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This site brings back so many great memories. I lived in Mccafferty Village for a few years in the 70's. Sharon Tuttle, I think I remember you. I believe you hung around with my cousin Michele Scarpato? I lived on 14th street between the Faulkners and the Porters. If anyone knows the whereabouts of Joanie Faulkner or Annette Porter, I'd love to hear from them!

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To everyone, the day will come when you will pay to visit this web-site and not voluntarily.

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Is that Mr. Centatempo in the Diamond Ice picture in Whats' new.. John C. is that your Dad.

Name: FC{CHS68}
Email:
Residing: North Wilm De
Date: 16 Oct 2002
Time: 21:46:10

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To Mary Lou Jones-FYI--did you know there is a class of 65 Smedley reunion in the works? Check the class of 68 for J. Zac or Earl Blaz for info. As for Jackie Larson about 2 years ago she was living in Media on Baltimore Pike.

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Let me get this straight, someone starts a web-site for a hobby or whatever and invites everyone to participate and leave their memories and then wants contributions for their idea and hobby.....Only in America.

Name: PATTI
Email:
Residing: BROOKHAVEN
Date: 16 Oct 2002
Time: 19:51:30

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BOY, DO I REMEMBER "HAZEL", I WAS CAUGHT IN IT DRIVING AROUND 12TH STREET, OVER THE B&O RAILROAD IN MY DAD'S NEW KAISER-FRAZER, THAT WAS A NEAT CAR.....

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Name: hgc/pmc59
Email:
Residing: delco area
Date: 16 Oct 2002
Time: 08:53:36

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to gp ,the sporting goods store on welsh street was BRIGG'S SPORTING GOODS i believe went there many times to look at the goods,but it is long gone. and yes i remember HAZEL,we played a football game the next day,net damage was it knocked one of the uprights over on the goal post at RPHS cornog field.

Name: edythe (hetzel) Hunt
Email:
Residing: Myrtle Beach, SC
Date: 16 Oct 2002
Time: 02:59:28

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I have just encountered this GuestBook page and can't express enough the excitment of finding it.

I read the entire lst section and plan to read the rest. I was born in Chester 1945 and moved to Maryland in l953. I have an uncle still living there and when I can I still visit there.My Uncle BROYLES, Robert "Bud" had a radio/tv repair shop. My father, Samuel Hetzel worked for him. My father played the guitar and many more instruments with many friends.

Please keep this page going , You have brought to mind areas of my childhood and I hope to remember more and learn more of the history of Chester. Thank one and all.

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this is just the place to find it...if you haven't looked at the side menu...visit each item that is listed by clicking on the link. that will take you to more of Chesters History then anywhere else in this wonderful world of ours...John Bullock has provided newcomers and visitors the opportunity to reach back into Chesters past and view it in the present...

Name: edythe joyce (hetzel) hunt
Email: jetsnail@aol.com
Residing: myrtle beach, s.c. 29577
Date: 15 Oct 2002
Time: 23:31:08

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I was in the national guard when Hazel hit and we were called out to patrol downtown Chester to prevent looting.I patroled on I think Welsh street.A sporting goods store on one end of the block near the news stand and Anns donut shop down the other end.

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Hazel hit land on the 15th of October. Nearly 100 people were killed in its path. It made landfall in North Carolina somewhere and came up the cost causing millions of dollars worth of damage.

Name: Paul D. Crowther
Email: pcrowther4@cogeco.ca
Residing: St. Catharines,Ontario
Date: 15 Oct 2002
Time: 18:58:33

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It was right around this date in 1954 when Hurricane Hazel hit Chester. Anyone else remember it?

Name: joanne(miller)-(edwards)-Carlow
Email: angel_2gma@hotmail.com
Residing: St. Petersburg, Florida
Date: 15 Oct 2002
Time: 14:33:58

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i just wanted to say hi again, and add to mt notes that i would like to hear from any old friends such as,Marie Larkin,Ken or Steve Davis,Robert Borneo,June Darcy,or anyone else who may recognise my name.also the Kylers,Niells,Cathy or Jerri Palaia?? The other thing i would like to mention is when i was a child my great uncle Phil Dougherty used to hang around the newsstand,and un front of Speare bros store on 7th,&edmont ave,also my uncle Elwood Crockett,if anyone remembers either one of these i would sure like to hear from you.and another man who new my mother(Dorothy Miller),his name wasTony??? Hope to hear from someone, buh,bye

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 15 Oct 2002
Time: 13:46:36

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I think I may have figured it out. Did you get that picture from your father. If you did then he probably gave my dad a copy of it because I know they were good friends. Thinking back I seem to remember that picture sitting on our entertainment center when we lived in McCaffery Village.

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 15 Oct 2002
Time: 13:05:25

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Florence, That should be about right if my recollection is correct the kid sitting on the ground with his head tilted is my dad. He would have been 9 or 10 at the time. I know for a fact I saw that picture before. My sister just confirmed that it is definitely my dad.

Name: Florence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 15 Oct 2002
Time: 12:43:36

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The Jordan's. When I was a child a family by the last name of Jordan lived on east 15th St. next store to family by the name of Johnson on one side and curry on the other,

Name: Florence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 15 Oct 2002
Time: 12:40:30

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Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 15 Oct 2002
Time: 10:25:47

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Florence, I was looking at the picture of the baseball team. I remember seeing that before. My father either had a copy of it or I remember seeing it hanging somewhere and he is also in it. Do you know when it was taken?

Name: Caroline
Email:
Residing:
Date: 14 Oct 2002
Time: 23:13:43

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The generous sharing of so many people who want Chesters History to be a part of Today in our lives is appreciated..

Through this portal there is much to be learned and remembered about a once thriving and prosperous City.

Name: Mary
Email:
Residing:
Date: 14 Oct 2002
Time: 19:14:36

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Name: jane
Email:
Residing:
Date: 14 Oct 2002
Time: 18:37:00

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if we were looking for jordans, thanks for the info. but are you even from or have ever been in chester???????????????????? (im lost)

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Columbus was Italian. He couldn't get a boat there. So, he goes to Spain, and they give him a boat.

Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 14 Oct 2002
Time: 10:45:08

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Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parksice
Date: 13 Oct 2002
Time: 18:00:16

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Name: Carl Nathans
Email: cnathans@yahoo.com
Residing: Brookhaven,Pa
Date: 13 Oct 2002
Time: 17:56:35

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Send me photos of: *Stores owned by Jewish Business People,Synagogues and Jewish Residents of each community. *Send me your- Family History (if you are Jewish)with or without photos.

Include as much info as possible on all items. Include your name and tele# so I may contact you.

Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 13 Oct 2002
Time: 17:56:22

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Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 13 Oct 2002
Time: 17:33:19

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No mention of Chester but an interesting presentation on The Underground Railroad.

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Chester High School, Class of 52 had a successful 50th reunion on Saturday, 10/12/2002, at the Holiday Inn on Naamans's road in Claymont Delaware.

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If you didn't visit What's New today...please do. "Pictures added today brought to last Saturday's "OldChesterPa.com Fall Get-Together" There are quite a few pictures...Thanks to all for the memories and historic information.

Name: Andrew Timlin
Email:
Residing:
Date: 12 Oct 2002
Time: 17:54:05

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Name: Ronald Lindsay
Email:
Residing: Virginia
Date: 12 Oct 2002
Time: 09:28:50

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Name: MARY LOU JONES
Email:
Residing: LANCASTER
Date: 12 Oct 2002
Time: 08:09:18

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JOYCEANN JONES GRADUATE FROM CHESTER HIGH I THINK CLASS OF 1960. I GRADUATED CHESTER HIGH CLASS OF 1968 THE YEAR THE SCHOOL BURNT DOWN. ALSO WANT TO THANK FLOYD M FOR TELLING ME ABOUT THIS SITE.

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JOHN'S REALLY BUSY GETTING INFORMATION UPDATED ON THE what's new SECTION OF THE NEWSSTAND..

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JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED THE EVENT...CLICK ON THE SLIDE SHOW ...FROM WHAT'S NEW..YOU MAY SEE AN OLD FRIEND.

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Name: Dottie Skonecki (Shepherd)
Email: kskoneck@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: Florida
Date: 11 Oct 2002
Time: 13:44:19

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hey sharon just wanted to let you know that my mom will be coming up there in about 6 weeks.i will make sure she looks you up un the white pages after she gets there. she will probably stay for about 8 weeks.she also is going to tell my brother bill to look you up probably this weekend.hey tom i still am trying to jar my memory of you.did you know the boyle's,suplee's, parker's,diehl's,porter's and carey's?my brother bill is married to christine carey.to;mary jo i also lived in the east end of chester as a very young child.i attended st.micheals school. i am 36.my mother on the other hand grew up on the east end you may know her.her name is joan carlow (edwards) she had a brother named bobby edwards.his friends wre from sun village. one of his friends i remember was steve automovich and also victor & billy stitz.let me know if you know any of those people.by to all for now. oh to the tom, who is compiling the west end list please send it to me when you are done, thanks.

Name: sharon tuttle
Email: lust4u31@aol.com
Residing: upland pa.
Date: 11 Oct 2002
Time: 13:21:13

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hey, tom boldger i deleted the e mails of everybody from the west end. i didnt mean to, so please send them to me again. thank u sharon tut.

Name: Craig"Fled"Rainey
Email:
Residing: Chester,Pa.
Date: 11 Oct 2002
Time: 13:03:13

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Yes Florence, I agree with you. The entire country should be sprayed. That Is the proper way to do things. You don't just spray certain places so the problem just moves up or downstream, (so to speak). No part of the United States should be left out of the quarantine actions that have been taking place. We all might as well be in Maryland or Virginia right now If we are going to be left here with no protection against killer mosquitoes.

Name: Bette Spence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 11 Oct 2002
Time: 10:43:39

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Mary Lou Jones: Did Joyce graduate from Chester High or N.D., what year? How about you, what high school/year did you graduate?

Name: FlorenceCHS50
Email:
Residing:
Date: 11 Oct 2002
Time: 10:32:16

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Fled, I think their are quite a few places around that are not being sprayed. I wish they would. It used to happen everywhere.

Name: floyd murray
Email: gooddoc02@hotmail.com
Residing: media, pa
Date: 11 Oct 2002
Time: 10:24:39

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To Daniel Hernick - My God, sir - Hernick's Shoe Store on Sproul St.! Did THAT ever send some memories crashing back into my rattled brain. When I was just a little boy I needed to wear corrective shoes - My Mother would take me to Hernick's for them. Your Father was the nicest man - after 40 years I still remember him. I also still remember how fascinated I was looking at my feet - and wiggling my toes - in the foot fluoroscope your Dad had there in the store. I did not know my foot bones looked like that! Man, this site really seems to pull everyone in. If I am not mistaken, David Gluck - who posted not long ago - is the brother of my best boyhood friend, Doris Gluck from Dupont St. in Chester. Yeah, this is "Dunk" - ha! ha! I am so sorry I was not able to make the recent reunion and have the pleasure of meeting all of you and especially the pleasure and honor of meeting Mr. John Bullock and his lovely wife who have made this all possible for us. But I see it went very well and I am very happy for that. My best to everyone - Floyd

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i spoke to my sister joyce last night she remembered all the people you listed. said they were all in girl scouts. i think my mom was a leader for a while. thats right my dad took many trips with the group from sun village. he sure did miss th village once he moved up here. hepasssed away from cancer three years ago this month. my sister joyce lives in philadelphia and my brother timmy lives in oxnard california,

Name: Tina S.
Email:
Residing: Brookhaven, PA
Date: 11 Oct 2002
Time: 07:06:33

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Name: Craig"Fled"Rainey
Email:
Residing: Chester, Pa.
Date: 10 Oct 2002
Time: 20:40:33

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Hello fellow oldchesterpa.com members. A friend of mine called me tonight, and they were trying hard to kill two mosquitoes that were flying around In the house. I have often thought about It, but didn't decide to make any mention of It until they said to me quote,"Have you made any mention of this on the website that you so often speak about, concerning no mention of Chester being sprayed for the prevention of the West Nile Virus?" unquote. I told my friend that she was right, andthat I would be sure to post this thought to get some sort of feedback. Many towns In Delaware County have been sprayed for the prevention, and many of the quarantines have been mentioned In the Daily Times. I haven't read anything about Chester being sprayed. Congratulations to Police Commisioner Wendel Butler on being chosen last night to take over as Mayor of Chester after Dominic Pileggi resigned. Hopefully our city can be sprayed now maybe. Maybe It already was but I sure haven't heard anything about It. We want to continue to live also. Peace and love, Fled.

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That was Terry Mann. He and his sister, Linda lived at 1112 - which is the house I presently own and rent out. My Family lived at 1124 (Bradleys). Gail Murray is married and operates the 7 11 at Concord and Dutton Mills Road in Aston. Dawn past away about 8/10 years ago because of breast cancer. I remember your Dad. In fact, he went on a trip to either the Dom. Rep. or Jamaica with a group my husband and I travel with. The think he had just moved to Lancaster with you when he took that trip.

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I DON'T REMEMBER THE PEOPLE YOU LISTED EXCEPT FOR DAWN AND GAIL MURRAY. I THINK THEY MUST BE OLDER, MAYBE MY SISTER OR BROTHERS AGE . WE LIVED IN THE FIRST HOUSE MY FATHER WAS THERE FOR OVER 50 YEARS. I DO REMEMBER MANN BUT I THINK IT WAS A BOY THEY LIVED ON THE OTHER END OF CURRY TOWARD JOHNSON

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Mary Lou Jones: I remember you living in the 1200 block of Curry, first house. I lived in the middle of the 1100 block of Curry St. Do you remember Geraldine Schaff, The Baines sisters (Pat, Doris, Shirley & Judy) and Linda Mann. They also lived in the 1100 Block of Curry during that same time. How about Dawn and Gail Murray who lived in the "Court". I saw Margaret Phillips a long time ago, but some of the Halls are still there: Mary, Kathy Butch and Joe to name a few; as well as the Caffos. I wrote in earlier on this site about the Squire Hoagie Shop, and Foulkes jewelers, the 5 & 10 and dry cleaners; just to name a few of the stores on Morton. I also heard from Beverly Haynes from Hancock Street. There has been a lot of people from McCafferty Village writing in. Hopefully we start hearing from more people from the East side of Chester as well.

Name: Mary Lou Jones
Email: amishbarnrest@aol.com
Residing: lancaster,pa
Date: 10 Oct 2002
Time: 19:14:39

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I grew up in sun village in the 50's and 60's lived on curry street. great memories of that time. would love to hear from Skellans,Mcgoverns,hayworth's caffo's hall's phillips's sheftz's or any one who played baseball,football, relese, fished in ridley creek,built forts in the feildand all the other stuff that made for a great childhood in sun village.

Comments

There was a huckster in Chester, I think in the 50's named Mooney for the person researching that name.

Name: DBoxCHS78
Email:
Residing: Del.
Date: 10 Oct 2002
Time: 16:18:00

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This is a great site to here the good news and great times of Chester. I remember working at Taurus Flavor on 7th st. Robert Halls on 9th & Kerlin and Pep Boys. Those were the Days we would walk or ride bikes the whole city. Going to honey suckle farms , The first Gino's in the city and of course the Fruit stand On 9th st across from Memorial Park. Keep sending in the good stuff it will keep the dream alive.

Name: Caroline
Email: carpete@verizon.net
Residing:
Date: 10 Oct 2002
Time: 15:48:12

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Florence: When you get the additional items together that you want scanned, email me and I will arrange to pick them up and scan them. It looked like he was enjoying the displays..

It was such a great event. I tried to get a minute here and there, but did not want to miss getting pictures.. I would have loved to walk around and see the displays a bit closer..

Dan of course I knew who was in the picture, but was not sure if you wanted to be identified. I am so glad you had a good time.. It was nice that Betty was here from Washington State visiting.

Name: FlorenceCHS50
Email:
Residing:
Date: 10 Oct 2002
Time: 15:28:23

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Hi Caroline, I wish we had time to talk on Sat. Now my husband is pulling all the things he forgot to bring. Florence

Name: Neil Stong
Email: nstong@mchsi.com
Residing: W. Chester & Bethany Beach
Date: 10 Oct 2002
Time: 14:47:05

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Name: Lewis
Email: osson97@aol.com
Residing: Virginia
Date: 10 Oct 2002
Time: 12:55:04

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I am researching 3 Chester families from the early 19th Century, O'HARA, MOONEY, & MCCAFFERTY. Is anyone else working on these same families; we can share information.

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 10 Oct 2002
Time: 11:23:21

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Steve: I remember a girl named Dottie Price work for the school district at the summer lunch program with me back in the 70's. I haven't seen her since. I also know a Gene Greer maybe a brother of Judy?

Name: sharon tuttle
Email: lust4u31@aol.com
Residing: upland pa
Date: 10 Oct 2002
Time: 07:31:24

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hey,dottie its me sharon. ive been so busy at work i havent had time to browse on the site. any way next time u guys come for a visit tell ur brother billy to get a hold of me. iam in the phone book.i would luv to see u guys. i will make sure to bring pics of trick. talk to u later..

Name: Gerald Knox
Email: firefox5555@aol.com
Residing: Los Angeles, ca.
Date: 10 Oct 2002
Time: 06:02:18

Comments

Just looking to see what has happen to old Chester, Pa. 37 years have passed sense I lived there. I do come and visit my family, but most of my stay is short. Maybe I'll come to stay longer when I have times. I Miss Womacks steak shop on concord road and the good times I had growing up in the Bennett Homes Projects on Norris Dr. "HI! Fransetta."

Name: Steve Acuna
Email: acunas"no spam"@lanepowell.com
Residing: Seattle, Washington
Date: 10 Oct 2002
Time: 02:37:44

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Just looking to see if anyone knows Judy Greer who lived in McCaffrey Village on Knight Place. She was my babysitter back in the early 1950s. It's odd looking at the Newstand because my grandmother and grandfather (Florence and Lawrence News) would walk there from their house on Providence Avenue (across from some park?) which I think is now Avenue of the States. As a young boy, I have fond memories of Chester and Eddystone. My father managed a record shop in downtown Chester (Al Acuna -- he ran around with the Four Aces). My mother, Dorothy Dalphey, died in the early 50s and was a parishoner at Resurrection. I went to Resurrection for two years, then moved to Eddystone (11th Avenue) and went to St. Rose of Lima. Went back several years ago and so much has changed. I have relatives in Wallingford, Crum Lynne, Eddystone and Drexel Hill. I think about moving back, but the winters are TOO COLD. Seattle is the coldest I can handle. Anyone know the Prices, the Cericolas, the Acunas?

Name: Dan CHS 54
Email:
Residing:
Date: 09 Oct 2002
Time: 23:46:59

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C--Wanda, Betty. & Iris are pretty and thanks for the compliment. I really enjoyed the day.

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Dan: Did you see the group of your 4 classmates.. Still as pretty and handsome as ever...

Name: Dan CHS 54
Email:
Residing:
Date: 09 Oct 2002
Time: 18:46:02

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Caroline Great job. Your "Big Sister" be proud of you. You really "caught" the day.

Name: Paul D. Crowther
Email: pcrowther4@cogeco.ca
Residing: St. Catharines,Ontario
Date: 09 Oct 2002
Time: 17:40:37

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May I ask the "56 C.H.S. writer who lives too far away to please identify themselves. Very curious.

Name: Caroline
Email: carpete@verizon.net
Residing:
Date: 09 Oct 2002
Time: 16:36:20

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John must be the one to recieve our Thank You....he has opened the door..He has done more, He has invited us in.

I will add that Susan (John's wife) has to be the one in a million that is out there...cause she is one gem of a partner to him..

So all our thanks to John for creating this site and to his lovely Susan for not only helping him with it, but understanding what this site means to him and the all of us who visit.

Name: CHS 1956
Email:
Residing: Too far away
Date: 09 Oct 2002
Time: 16:21:43

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Caroline: You and your crew have a thankless job, keying in thousands of names. From everyone out here on the internet -- THANK YOU ALL! You are doing a great job.

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 09 Oct 2002
Time: 15:28:01

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Dottie: No I didn't live down by the McGinn's or Hess's. I hung with Billy Hess and Beef and Al V. for a while and I also hung with Tommy Tuttle. I lived across the street from Paul Scarpado. Right next to Hubba Iacona. I had a little blue MG midget sports car back then.

Name: Dottie Skonecki (Shepherd)
Email: kskoneck@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: Florida
Date: 09 Oct 2002
Time: 13:58:45

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To Bobbi-Jo.Are you any relation to Linda Lindley?She had a daughter named Vickie Collete. That is why i asked. And she lived on the same row as the Tuttles for a few years.Where about's did your parents live in the village?

Name: Dottie Skonecki (Shepherd)
Email: kskoneck@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: FLA.
Date: 09 Oct 2002
Time: 13:52:41

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Tom, i found the pictures. Thank you.I thought there would be some of you there. Do you know who i am or my family?Did you live on the row with the Mginn's and Hess?I am really trying hard to figure out who you are, still. My oldest brother's name is Bobby.Hello, sharon how are you?I hope to talk to some more Village people soon.

Name: MUGU JOE,LAGOS,NAIJA
Email: MUGUJOE@GUY.COM
Residing: LAGOS,NAIJA
Date: 09 Oct 2002
Time: 12:38:18

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Name: Jennifer Sierra
Email: jsierra1613@aol.com
Residing: Denver
Date: 09 Oct 2002
Time: 11:34:24

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Okay here I am again. One more name and the spelling will definitely be spelled incorrectly. So here we go Bobbie Melonouski.???? Well anyway. Hope you are all doing okay. Jennifer

Name: Caroline
Email: carpete@verizon.net
Residing:
Date: 09 Oct 2002
Time: 08:32:16

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Thank you class member of 1956...someone has been kind enough to offer the year books from 1955 thru 1959 to key in the classes...Once we have added the ones we have, we will be contacting those that have left their phone numbers with other years...Keying information into the computer takes time as it is part time ...We will be getting all information on board as soon as possible. and returning the many that we are now working on...

Thanks again to everyone at the get together and to those who have added messages and memories to the site...To those that were unable to be there we hope that you will enjoy reading the messages, seeing the pictures that have been added.they are for you..and please continue checking the What's New section. Thats where all new information is added...

Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 08 Oct 2002
Time: 23:14:00

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Name: CHS 1956
Email:
Residing: Too far away for reunions
Date: 08 Oct 2002
Time: 21:38:23

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There are several others who have logged onto this site who are CHS graduates, class of 1956, who can -- along with me by this message -- verify that Carmella LaSpada graduated in 1956. Ed Gebhart is incorrect. Our graduation ceremony was held on Tuesday, June 5, 1956 at the Chester School District Athletic Field. I was there, also a member of that 1956 graduating class. So was Horace Walker. So was Rose DiOrio Watson, the current contact for our class. I still have my copy of the CHS 1956 yearbook and the Commencement Program handed out on that occasion. Carmella LaSpada is listed among the Seniors on page 108 of the 1956 Annual. She is listed among the 30 girls of the College Preparatory section of the graduating class in the June 1956 Commencement Program. Her career after CHS speaks for itself and doesn't need a continuing controversy about the year she graduated from Chester High School. It was long ago, but not quite as long ago as Ed Gebhart makes it.

Name: Donald F. Hernick
Email: d.hernick"nospam"@worldnet.att.net
Residing: Melbourne, Florida
Date: 08 Oct 2002
Time: 19:16:32

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Saint James Class of 1952 Son of John Hernick who owned a shoe store at 618 Sproul Street.

Name: Pauline (McGilton) Tabor
Email: ptabor"no spam"@citlink.net
Residing: Crossville, TN
Date: 08 Oct 2002
Time: 19:16:17

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My ancestor Thomas Gorby was from Chester County, PA. I'm not sure if he was born there or not but think he may have been. Thomas was in the Revolutionary War. His descedent Sarah Gorby who married William Nolan in Tyler County, VA/WV was my great grandmother. Sarah died in Tyler County, WV & is buried there. If anyone can give me any information about Thomas Gorby I would appreciate it very much. Thank you. Pauline

Name: teresa thompson
Email: tprincess589@aol.com
Residing: tulsa,oklahoma
Date: 08 Oct 2002
Time: 18:54:45

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hi bobbi-jo, (your welcome), i told you that people would either know you or your family, its nice talking to people from the past huh. well im glad you wrote in and i miss you. i hope to come back home for a visit soon. bye for now.

Name: Jennifer Sierra
Email: jsierra1613@aol.com
Residing: Denver
Date: 08 Oct 2002
Time: 17:02:36

Comments

Hello, everyone. My name is Jennifer. My dad is George Malick.(I know that I do not have to say where he is from for all of you knew him or at least of him.)The reason I am writing is to ask a question. My dad had a friend by the name of Jerry Szaleck.(sorry for the spelling) I was wondering if anyone knew of him and could maybe, just maybe someone can tell me something about him. Thank you to you all.

Name: Kenneth F Howe
Email: khowe3674@aol.com
Residing: Middletown,De
Date: 08 Oct 2002
Time: 15:04:53

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Left Chester High 1949 went into Marine Corp 1950 Moved to Delaware 1954,when Chester was a great place

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 08 Oct 2002
Time: 13:04:42

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Hi Bobbi-Jo: Knew your mom, dad, aunt chrissy, uncle john, lexis. I am best friends with Al Vantine. I knew chuck very well. Whatever happened to john marvel he was also a friend of mine?

Name: Bette Spence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 07 Oct 2002
Time: 19:54:21

Comments

The name of the Drum & Bugle Corps at the Christopher Columbus dedication was called the Rangers of Delaware County and we came out of Ridley Township.

Name: Bette Lou
Email:
Residing:
Date: 07 Oct 2002
Time: 19:30:17

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Hi jwhiskers: You are correct the D&B corp was called the Rangers of Delaware County. D&B was the best time of my young life. Do I know you? Your e-mail name means nothing to me. Were you in any of my classes?? Its a shame there was no one from our class at reunion. Same with class reunions, haven't had one since the five year, that I know of.

Name: Bobbi-Jo Marvel
Email: bobbijo10@aol.com
Residing: Boothwyn
Date: 07 Oct 2002
Time: 18:14:35

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Hey everyone my name is Bobbi-Jo a friend of mine told me about the page today (thanx teresa) My parent grew up in mcafferty village in the 60's and 70's mom was lori collette and dad was bob marvel...when they were living there my mom was being courted by Chuck Nolan(who unfortunetly pased away) I am looking forward to meeting new people!!!

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 07 Oct 2002
Time: 14:15:30

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Name: Dottie Skonecki (Shepherd)
Email: kskoneck@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: Florida
Date: 07 Oct 2002
Time: 13:40:28

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Tom, where would i find the neighbor hood section for Mccaffery?I am trying to jar my memory of who you are.We moved there in 75 and left in 80.That was a year after my father passed away.I know a lot of people from those 5 years of living there.Do you know the Tuttles?We lived on Knight Place diagnle to them.That was when the village was still kind of nice.I do have lot's of great memories.Hello to all.Sharon i still have not got my husband to do those pictures maybe some time this week he will. Talk to you all later.Hello, to Tammy R. too.

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 07 Oct 2002
Time: 10:03:50

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I was looking forward to going to the reunion and bringing the albums of old pictures I have. But as fate would have it never plan anything when you are on call. My pager went off at 10:30am and I did not get home until after 6. Well I'm glad everyone had a great time. Maybe next time.

Dottie, I lived on Pulaski Dr. My brother had muscular dystrophy. If you lived there in the 70's you will remember me or one of my family taking him for walks in his wheel chair. I put some pictures in the neighborhood section of McCaffery.

Name: Dave Burman
Email: chesterclippers@aol.com
Residing: Lewistown, PA
Date: 07 Oct 2002
Time: 08:20:50

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Wife and I went to May's Water Ice on Sunday and the water ice and pretzel's are still GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad they could stay in the neighborhood.

Name: Melanie Pace
Email: raggyrootoo"nospam"@aol.com
Residing: Boothwyn.
Date: 06 Oct 2002
Time: 21:20:19

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I found this website about a year ago and Wow what a difference today. Great Job! It is great to read about my city of 37 years and, by looking in the past, see hope for the future of Chester. So many fond memories that others are sharing bring back my own memories. I lived on the west end and some of my best memories were of catching the bus in front of Sacred Heart Hospital and going into town. Shopping at Harry's shoe store for the best shoes on earth. Harry and his lady helper (I can't remember her name) treated a customer like they had known you forever. From there, we went to Sears and Spear Bros. and then had lunch at the 5&10. That was a big day out for my sisters and I. So many names sound familiar here. I think I graduated with Sharon White. Class of 82? And i remember Ron Timinski, kind of hard not calling him Mr. Timinski. My parents went to the gathering and enjoyed it so much. My father was born in a house on West 3rd street 73 years ago, at a time when women didn't go to hospitals to have children. I am grateful that on this website the emphasis is not on the negative but on the good things that made Chester and keep making Chester. The people that care, like you guys. Keep up the good work. May God Bless You All!

Name: Craig"Fled"Rainey
Email: Fleddy2NoPorkorspam@aol.com
Residing: Chester,Pa.
Date: 06 Oct 2002
Time: 20:43:10

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Mr Burger. I will do my little research with Mr. Bennie Wright, A.J Thompkins, and Jamie Wharton and will have an Answer for you within a couple of days. Fled.

Name: Bob Burger
Email: sailbob9@aol.com
Residing: Saratoga Springs NY
Date: 06 Oct 2002
Time: 17:19:50

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To Craig Rainey, I believe you were referring to me regarding the Jr. H.S. Pole Vault record. In the early 50"s the record was 6 Ft and it stood for 10 yrs. I broke the record and set a new record of 9 ft and am curious as to how long that record lasted. During that same track and field meet another Smedley student broke and set a new chin-up record but I don't recall his name. Am enjoying Old Chester web site and it brings back fond memories. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!

Name: jwhiskers
Email:
Residing: Aston, Pa
Date: 06 Oct 2002
Time: 15:27:35

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Hey Betty Lou, yesterday was a good turnout, but not anybody from our class that I know. If my memory serves me right the D&B corp was Ranger?

Name: Tammy
Email: lynn1_33@hotmail.com
Residing: upland,pa
Date: 06 Oct 2002
Time: 15:22:28

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Unfortunatly i wasnt able to make this falls reunion ,,,,but i am excited to see all the new and exciting photos and info that will be posted.Im very happy that it all went well and all had a wonderful time,gettin aquainted or reaquainted. Tammy

Name: Craig "Fled" Rainey
Email:
Residing: Chester, Pa.
Date: 06 Oct 2002
Time: 14:49:52

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I'm sitting here patiently waiting for the Eagles to play, and decided to chime In. Yesterday's oldchesterPa get together was very nice, and I appreciated meeting you all as well. I can't wait to see all of the additional data that will soon be added to the website. I saw one of the members of Chester's own Gospel disciples singer's getting Mr. Bullock's wife to scan alot of his Chester history and photo's, and really was happy to see that he contributed info about the Great Leopard skating rink. I remember my aunt Gloria Bruton used to take me there all the time to skate. After watching, Patty Duke, Batman, Green Hornet, and The Munster's, we were off to the rink at 6th and Penn. Rod Powell; glad you showed up, and contributed your Delco Blind Society Info to be added to the site. To the person that asked me a little while back about the High Jump record that you once held in Jr. High, get back to me. I want to help you with that Information. All of the exhibit's were great, and Dave Burman, those basketball memories were Fantastic. See you all on Oct. 4th 2003 at Asbury AME Church at 18th and Providence in Chester. Peace and Love! Fled

Name: Harvey Martin
Email: hsmartin@snip.net
Residing: Parkside
Date: 06 Oct 2002
Time: 09:14:15

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The Fall Get Together was a smashing success! The Church Hall was jammed...I met Caroline, Florence and George, Ray and Marie, Jim and Donna, I saw John Bullock, Dave Komarnicki, Craig "Fled" Rainey, George Reaves, Marion Hampton, Dolores Freeman, Harry Park, Dave Burman. Best I can remember at the moment. I got a hotdog with John's sauce. I was fascinated by Sam Lemon's exhibit of the Ridley Family. There was plenty to look at. And it was fun!

Name: Caroline
Email:
Residing:
Date: 05 Oct 2002
Time: 22:32:10

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P.S. to the North Chester Baptist Church youth group..you are a credit to your church and to your parents..your help was a gift.

Name: Caroline
Email:
Residing:
Date: 05 Oct 2002
Time: 22:17:32

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I would like to thank all the people that did not mind my taking their picture...No one was prepared for me and my little camera, but all were more that gracious in allowing me the pleasure of adding them to the Fall get to gether photo book..I must apologize for some that may have been there and I did not get your picture...or turned their heads before the picture caught their face...

I also want to thank John and his wife Susan for being extremely thoughtful Hosts.

The exhibits were filled with interesting History and photos..to the exhibitors many thanks for providing a visual look at your projects...Your being there added to making the day a rewarding visit back into OLDCHESTERPA.

To the many, many people that came and brought pictures for Susan to scan and those that brought their year books to me to key in, I can only say thanks you...Several books go back as far as 1916...with class photos that will be scanned..You cannot realize the history these books hold...of CHS, of St. James.and others offered. To those that gave me their phone numbers to get books after keying the ones I have, I will be in touch...but again thank you for trusting me with the loan of your books and willingly sharing their history, I will make sure that I return them in the condition that I received them.

A special note to Mr. Jesse Phillips..your student has caught up to you in age..your are ageless..And thank you for the special gift that you brought to me...Folks, I now have a copy of the design for the sewing box so many have remembered and written about...Mr. Phillips had the girls at Dewey make the boxes in shop...I am Blessed to have had the opportunity to once again meet you, it has been 48 years...

and Senator Dominic F. Pileggi,, you said you would be there if you could and you were...With your busy schedule and having to tie up loose ends as Mayor, Thank you..

Name: John Bullock
Email: john@oldchesterpa.com
Residing: Right now - Delaware County, PA
Date: 05 Oct 2002
Time: 21:41:44

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I just wanted to write a brief note to tell you how much Susan and I enjoyed meeting so many of you today at our "Get-Together".

It's always a real treat for me to get to meet you in person and put a face with your name!

We had a wonderful turnout - well over 300 people, and from all indications everyone had a *super* time. We're looking over the registration cards this evening so I'll be able to give you a better final count soon. I'll also be interested to read your comments there and to see the results of the survey about whether you'd like to continue with a once-per-year or twice-per-year event.

Many thanks once again to each and everyone who helped by hosting, serving as Greeters, exhibitors, etc., and to North Chester Baptist Church for their hospitality and for making their facilities available to us.

I'll be getting the pictures together and will plan to get a full report up on the website some time next week after I get home.

Thanks once again to one and all - I'll be looking forward to our next opportunity to get together in person and share more stories, recollections & pictures of Old Chester!

Name: Dave Burman
Email: chesterclippers@aol.com
Residing: Lewistown, PA
Date: 05 Oct 2002
Time: 20:51:38

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Had a great time at reunion Saturday!!! Glad everyone enjoyed looking at those Chester Clipper basketball photos!!!! John's wife copied a bunch!!!

Name: Ray Agent
Email: rayagent@earthlink.net
Residing: near Claymont
Date: 05 Oct 2002
Time: 20:07:00

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Had a wonderful time at the get together today. I'm not good at estimating numbers, but I would guess there were over three hundred people there . John- You dun gud. My wife, Marie , was with me and had an equally good time. There were several people there from her CHS class of '51 and her old neighborhood around 7th and Lincoln. Maybe, for next years event, we could get them to open the YMCA building in the old Eyre Park area in order to hold the crowd. I finally got to meet "C" and what a friendly and vibrant woman she is.

Name: Mwalls
Email: Mwalls@chesterwire.com
Residing: Chester
Date: 05 Oct 2002
Time: 19:45:16

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i had a great time at the reunion today thanks to all that i have met there for the information :) -- i also met John great to put a name to a face is how he say it :)-- sorry i didnt get around to meeting the longtime oldchesterpa.com guru Harvey --heard you were there but didnt see you

Name: Florence
Email:
Residing:
Date: 05 Oct 2002
Time: 19:29:54

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Today was the reunion. I was glad to meet a few people whose name I know, but not the person. I met Fled Rainey, John Bullock Harvey Martin, Caroline, Ray Agent and wife and some family and friends. We did enjoy it, but we didn't stay too long. I met some old friends from years ago. It was very nice. Thankyou all.George and Florence Knott.

Name: sharon tuttle
Email: lust4u31@aol.com
Residing: upland pa.
Date: 05 Oct 2002
Time: 19:25:00

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hey, dottie ive been really working hard and havent had time. i work at media court house.everybody moved out of the village in the 80s. we the tuttles were the last of the mowheakins,we moved out in 95. i still dream of the old neighborhood. those were the best days of my life!!

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ya know, i forgot all about the chester gig today. do we have another coming up soon?

Name: Dottie Skonecki (Shepherd)
Email: kskoneck@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: FLA.
Date: 05 Oct 2002
Time: 15:23:31

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hey tom what is your last name. i was just wondering because my family moved from the village in 80.so i figure we must know you.hey sharon have not heard from you in a couple of days.maybe today i will get my husband load those pictures on the computer.i will talk to everyone later.

Name: DonnaMarieLewis
Email: AquarianWoman@msn.com
Residing: Brookhaven
Date: 05 Oct 2002
Time: 15:08:17

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Hi everyone, well now a few hours later and just came home from the Reunion. It was a success! I had a really good time, the hot dogs were great and the people were friendly. I felt like I was home, in one of the ole' neighborhoods. Thank-You very much John for getting this together, I'll be back for the next one. It was real nice to finally meet you John in person.

Name: Donna Lewis
Email: AquarianWoman@msn.com
Residing: Brookhaven
Date: 05 Oct 2002
Time: 10:00:53

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A couple more hours to go and we'll be at the Fall Reunion. Jimmy and I will be able to go today. I'm really looking forward to meeting Caroline,Ray, Florence and our Ole' Humble Webmaster. I hope to see other old friends from Chester that I haven't seen in years. Well gotta go get ready, I hope alot of people get to come, it's gonna be another great Saturday!

Name: Ben Chandler
Email: Ben@timeout4u.com
Residing: Newark, DE
Date: 05 Oct 2002
Time: 08:57:28

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I lived in Chester and Trainer in the 50' and 60' and I was just wondering has anyone ever heard if they caught the person who murdered Patsy Nichols in Trainer about 1963?

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Name: sharon white
Email: ebonyqueen64@yahoo.com
Residing: in good ole chester,pa
Date: 04 Oct 2002
Time: 22:34:36

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I have so many fond memories of the place i grew up in....remembering how my best friend and i used to spend the whole day "over town" going to Rodgers, Yorks, Woolworths and Lees Record Store where u would stand elbow to elbow searching for that 45 to spend your last dime on. I remeber going to Honeysuckle Farms to get that "homemade" ice cream, shopping at the A&P on ninth street. I remember how i had fun at all of my schools...Watts where i had the meanest teacher in the school district, Lincoln, Columbus, Booker T, Showalter and the "High" where i had the most fun of all being the high schoold mascot,particiapting in a number of activities and leaving there and going to college as a C.H.S. grad. I now work in the city and have a son in the school distirct. I have so many fond memories and i won't let outsiders talk negative about my city.

Name: Craig"Fled"Rainey
Email:
Residing: Chester, Pa.
Date: 04 Oct 2002
Time: 21:48:04

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Mr.Timinski. I was very happy to read your post tonight. I just came In from watching the Red Dragon movie, and as usual I checked In to the guestbook. All of the members of the old Beechclub still remember all of the work you did with the pep club at the High. Do you remember the old Beechclub that used to come to the games In dresses and wigs to cheer along with the pep club? You should, because at the time you didn't think It was a very good Idea, but we meant well. It was just great fun to us to cheer for the clippers in those outfits and wigs. As you may already know; one of the beechclub members died last year. My good friend Jesse Shaw. Take care and I hope to see you tommorrow at the Oldchesterpa get together. I'll be greeting people at the door from 12 to 1PM.

Name: Bev.Haynes Fraim
Email: bevtoolady@rcn.com
Residing: Woodlyn,Pa.
Date: 04 Oct 2002
Time: 21:45:51

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Harry Maitland was my cousin,and will be greatly missed.Although we didn't see each other very often,mainly at family funerals,I always enjoyed his company. I always read the articles he wrote over the years,and thought he was the best reporter the " Times " ever had. Sadly, Bev.

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Name: Caroline
Email:
Residing:
Date: 04 Oct 2002
Time: 16:02:00

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Well thanks to Ed Gebharts column in todays paper we now know that Carmella LaSpada graduated in 1955 from CHS.

Thanks Ed..Hope to see you tomorrow. Good Article...Maybe Carmella will drop in..Hope to see you.

Name: Ron Timinski
Email: tsr49"great site"@yahoo.com
Residing: Chester
Date: 04 Oct 2002
Time: 13:30:20

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I am thrilled to see this site and the number of persons who have taken advantage of it. During the years I worked at Chester High School [1973-1988] I often asked for assistance from the administration to set up but no help was provided. So I see this as a tremendous opportunity for everyone to contribute and learn. Keep up the fine work.

Name: George
Email: sony7600g@yahoo.com
Residing: Far Far Away, as the Song by Slade
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 22:47:19

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Name: Mike Garvey
Email: chesterchevy19061@yahoo
Residing: Trainer
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 21:22:00

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Packing Bags at Penn Fruit Shinning Shoes at all the Tap Rooms. Clearing Snow Cutting grass and still had time to play ball at Chester West. My family all worked Part time at the Beer celler. under the old chester library.

New houses are going up. When they dropped my families old house I went and got the address block 1007 and gave it to my Mom and Dad they payed enough rent thier they should at least own it ha. Keep shareing.

Name: Lillie M. Pizza
Email: plpizzanospam@ticon.net
Residing: Wisconsin
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 20:41:38

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Born and raised in Chester. Went to Chester Schools, Old Oak Grove, Wetherill, Smedley and Chester High School. Use to go to the newsstand under the bridge at 6th street and buy song pages. Had all the words to current songs but not the notes. Cost was 10 cents. Remember the "Stanley Spa" lunch room next to the Stanley Theater? Loved it. Went to the movies every saturday at that theater. Would stop at Silver's 5 & 10 and buy candy and then the movies. One Christmas I worked at Stotter's Dept Store at 3rd and Mardket sts. My father was a policeman and I am getting things together to add to the Chester Policeman website. Sorry I missed th renunion at North Chester Baptist Church. Didn't know anything about it until I got this web site. My Nephew lives in West Chester and found this site and told me about it. Love this web site. Keep adding to it. Also doing genealogy. Names I am researching are Bowers, Laurence, O'Brien, Rooney, Mc Larn.

Name: Trac Lyons Kine
Email:
Residing: Newark, DE
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 18:10:34

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DonnaMarie Lewis, I am sorry but I can't make it to the reunion. I would love to go, but I am having my parents over, it's my Dad's birthday on Tuesday. Hope you have a good time. We have got to get together soon!

Name: joyce coppock nolan nee farnan
Email: judgej521@aol.com/no spam
Residing: wilmington'delaware
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 17:35:08

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Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 15:51:39

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Dottie: No, I haven't seen the Iacona's in years. I moved out of the village in 84.

Name: Tim Ruger
Email: TJRDrummer@aol.com
Residing: Naples Fla.
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 15:12:05

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Tina Thomas, You have me blushing. And I promised I would never tell. LOL. You were that pretty little girl that lived across the way fron my friend Paul Scarpato. Are you still a good kisser.

Name: Tim Ruger
Email: TJRDrummer@aol.com
Residing: Naples Fla.
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 15:11:34

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Tina Thomas, You have me blushing. And I promised I would never tell. LOL. You were that pretty little girl that lived across the way fron my friend Paul Scarpato. Are you still a good kisser.

Name: Dottie Skonecki (Shepherd)
Email: kskoneck@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: Florida
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 14:09:30

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hey all you chester (village people)so my son says.theresa i do remember you as a little girl.but i actually thought you were much younger than that.the person i believe is tom said he lived behind hubba iacona.do you know anything about the iacona's?

Name: DonnaMarieLewis
Email: AquarianWoman@msn.com
Residing: Brookhaven
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 13:24:42

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Hey Tracy Lyons and Wendy, are you guys gonna make it to the Fall Get-Together this Saturday? I'm really gonna try to make it, most likely I will. I'm still working on Jimmy to go, and I'm trying to convince my mom to. I really hope you guys come, I miss ya's alot.

Name: sharon tuttle
Email: lust4u31@aol.com
Residing: upland pa.
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 13:00:42

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tina, iam telling lil. she prob had no clue u were behind the school doing ur thing with timmy. this is ur cuz sharon. oh and timmy i worked with ur mom at the court house. i just seen her at the rez reuion...

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 11:35:34

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Name: TINA THOMAS
Email: TINALINC00@AOL.COM
Residing: SHARON HILL,PA.
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 10:59:33

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Name: Craig "Fled" Rainey
Email:
Residing:
Date: 03 Oct 2002
Time: 10:03:15

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Check out little Jamira Bailey of the Chester Track Club In todays "In the Spotlight" section of the Delco Times. A.J. and myself had a ball coaching her and the rest of our children on the team. I don't know who the Fred person Is that they mentioned In the article though. That's the first time they have ever gotten my name wrong In past 25 to 30 years.

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Directions to North Chester Baptist Church 2331 Providence Ave. Chester, Pa. 19013

Take Exit 6 (Rt. 320 and Edgemont Ave.) Turn left at the traffic light, then bear right onto 320 North Stay on 320 for several blocks. It passes Widener University. Turn right at the 4th traffic light onto 22nd Street. Go one block and turn left onto Chestnut Street. The church is located on the right, one block after turning. The main doors face the parking lot, directly beneath the carport.

Take Exit 7 (I-476), staying in the right lane. Immediately exit at Exit 1 (MacDade Blvd.) Follow signs for MacDade Blvd. West. (This is a long exit ramp that crosses over the road, then curves back around) Go Straignt on MacDade Blvd. to the 5th traffic light (second light after passing Woodlyn Shopping Center). Turn right onto Chestnut Street. The church is located on the right, one block after turning .The main doors face the parking lot, directly beneath the carport.

Take Exit 1 - MacDade Blvd. West (stay right). Go straight on MacDade Blvd. to the 4th traffic light (second light after passing Woodlyn Shopping Center). Turn right onto Chestnut Street. The church is located on the right, one block after turning. The main doors face the parking lot, directly beneath the carport.

Name: Justin
Email: nospam52@comcast.net
Residing: Trainer PA
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 23:30:53

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Bette Spence: If you could give the name of the D & B. corps they may have taken pictures of the event...Surprised the Chester Times did not have any information on it. Or perhaps the Christopher Columbus Group that is still active in Chester..I thought they were instrumental in having the statue erected.

Name: Bette Spence
Email: betspence@comcast.net
Residing: Wilmington, DE
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 19:15:34

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I was in a drum and bugle corps that was at the dedication of the statue when I was about 15 years old. I remember it to be brown in color.

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Chester has lost another of there well known old timers..Ernie Trosino died this week at the age of 82....May he rest in peace.....

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 15:48:15

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Lisa, I thought I included you. She's from Ridley. I've sent her email. She was at Verna's funeral, but I was away on my honeymoon so I didn't get a chance to see her.

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 15:42:56

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Teresa: I used to live right behind you in the village up toward the other end of the row. Next to Hubba Iacona. You were just a baby, then.

The only Lloyd's I remember was Bobby. I remember all the Carpenters. They had quite a few hits back in the day....LOL

Name: lisa tuttle
Email:
Residing:
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 15:41:29

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Name: lisa tuttle
Email: rickyl22@aol.com
Residing:
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 15:39:03

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yo !!!tommy bolger where's my pics ? i dont rate lol lol by the why did you marry? have you talked to linda wojs she is on here sometimes. you guys were neibhors.

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Hope his first Unofficial act as Senator Elect is to come Saturday to the OLDCHESTERPA REUNION.

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Ray, ...As you have read on many occasions here your Aunt and Uncle are remembered with much warmth by former students..I along with so many others were taught many things that became helpful in later years...Over the years Mr. & Mrs. Phillips have entered many converstations, all with fond memories of the time spent at Dewey..Many of us still use the recipes your aunt gave us in our cooking classes.

As for the infamous sewing box...Joan remembered that it was a book...design..She probably has it stored away.

We will all look forward to seeing them. Just in case they can't make it in person, we know they will be there in spirit and will be able to see the pictures on this site ....

As for short term memory, when they remember who I am, they will know I had it in Jr. High...

Name: Hal (harold) Lloyd
Email: hm1979nospam@gci.net
Residing: way up north
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 15:16:51

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Tomchs76....I think I had a Mrs Thompson in 3rd grade at Wm Penn Elementery...I'm CHS 75. Do you remember any Lloyds

Name: Ray Agent
Email: rayagent@earthlink.net
Residing: Near Claymont DE
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 14:52:58

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To all you Dewey graduates from the mid forties and fifties - I just got off the phone with my uncle - Jesse Philipps who was the shop teacher. He said that he and his wife (Shirley Dimm -Home Economics teacher) will try their best to come to the reunion. A lot depends on Shirley. She has suffered several small strokes that has effected her short term memory and made it very difficult to get around. I mentioned the sewing box he used to have the girls make when the boys went over to Home Ec. for a few weeks and the girls were in shop. He said he would try to locate the plans for the boxes. But, I wouldn't be too optomistic. He's now in his mid 80's and he has some trouble remembering day to day things. I have the same problem but I call it CRS.

Name: teresa thompson
Email: tprincess589@aol.com
Residing: tulsa,oklahoma
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 14:17:36

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its nice to hear from everyone who knew my family,i was looking forward to seeing if anyone i used to know comes on this sight. i am 31 yrs old now,im not sure if anyone my age comes on here who used to live in the village , but it would be nice to talk to some people who i used to know. (whooooops ....aunt sharon and aunt lisa , did i tell your age )lol

Name: teresa thompson
Email: tprincess589@aol.com
Residing: tulsa,oklahoma
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 14:04:41

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tom, i am pretty sure you are talking about my aunt betty, i think she used to be a teacher. she married my uncle ronnie, the oldest of my uncles. i havent seen them in about 15 years . i do talk to my uncle jimmy , i will tell him you said hello. we were talking the other day and he was telling me a lot of stories. he loves talking about the past. i told him to come on this sight and talk to everyone , he said he would. BOY i have been hearing a lot about the thompson boys , they must of been popular. (lol)

Name: Dave Gluck
Email: Dyosolo1@cs.com
Residing: New Jersey
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 13:55:55

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How many drag races were started at this site? Right through town !- Can you believe it??

Name: Dottie Skonecki (Shepherd)
Email: kskoneck@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: Florida
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 13:42:13

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hello to everyone and sharon that is true who would a thought.these computers are something.i will talk to you all tomorrow.

Name: Tim Ruger
Email: Tjrdrummer@aol.com
Residing: Naples Fla.
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 13:28:42

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Tom, I received the picture of your wedding. That's Jack Kershinkski. It look's like you had a very nice wedding. you guy's look like time has treated you well.

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 11:11:57

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To Teresa your aunt was my teacher at Wm Penn elementary. I just remember her as Mrs. Thompson. I was her teachers pet. I remember her being very pretty. Tell your uncle Jimmy I said hello. He probably doesn't remember me. Tom Bolger. I remember sledding down the hill next to your Thompson grandparents house in Buckman. I was also their paperboy.

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 10:44:15

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I would like to get an email list together of all the West Enders. If it sounds like a good idea email me any names and email addresses of anyone you know from the West End. I will compile a list for anyone interested.

Name: sharon tuttle
Email: lust4u31@aol.com
Residing: upland pa.
Date: 02 Oct 2002
Time: 08:18:38

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dottie, i hope bobby is ok. i havent seen him in years. i see billy all the time him and the kids and christine. billy looks just like his dad. nice to talk to u. who woulda thought,once u moved away anybody could talk again. thanks to the comp. talk to ya...

Name: Paula Engle
Email: Putormom@hotmail.com
Residing: North Carolina
Date: 01 Oct 2002
Time: 21:39:40

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Name: shavon mckenna
Email: vonvon420@yahoo.com
Residing: pasedena, md
Date: 01 Oct 2002
Time: 21:29:52

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I have always been interested in the history of Chester. I only lived there for about three years on Glen Terrace. I moved to nearby Woodlyn and lived throughout the county. I'm only 19 yrs. old and although I was born in Denver, CO and lived in Ridley most of my life, Chester will always be my home. I can't believe the pictures...Chester used to be the spot. I can't wait until it gets like that again!!!(cuz I'll be back).

Name: sharon tuttle
Email: lust4u31@aol.com
Residing: upland pa.
Date: 01 Oct 2002
Time: 16:04:11

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tom yes i got the pics, but no i dont recognize the people. just u and u guys look very nice. looks like a great wedding and good time, ur wife is very pretty. write back.

Name: TomCHS76
Email: t9257"chs76"@yahoo.com
Residing: PA
Date: 01 Oct 2002
Time: 15:41:36

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I sent some pictures to a couple of you recent posters to see if you recognize who is in them. Let me know if you got them.Shar,Lisa,Tim.

Name: Caroline
Email: carpete@verizon.net
Residing:
Date: 01 Oct 2002
Time: 14:11:27

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Dave Burman, Fled, Mary Ann Kessler Barrow, anyone with group photos from any of the Chester Schools, Grade school on up to High, please bring them to the Reunion if you are planning to come.

Many of the Churches had Memory Anniv. Book for its members on 50th 75th etc years. Communion or Confirmation pictures bring them along.

CHS alumni if you have early yearbooks from 1920,' 30', 40' please loan them to us to key in the graduates, etc. ....

second: additions to this website are greatly appreciated by many families researching their roots and those of us who just enjoy the memories of a once thriving City that we were all part of...

Name: Dottie Skonecki (Shepherd)
Email: kskoneck@tampabay.rr.com
Residing: Florida
Date: 01 Oct 2002
Time: 13:55:02

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hey,sharon and everyone.i had forgotten all about blue heaven.we really did have some crazy times.remember ms.mckinney she lived on the end of my row.she always kept the rope around her yard so us kids would not run trough her grass.do you ever hear anything about the arcomones?there are so many people i have thought about over the years. the most i have thougt about is adele and cindy scott.they were 2 of my best friends that i have not seen or heard from since we moved to fla.do you remember them?i have seen carla and denise over the years a couple of times.remeber "hey mom here comes ted".how about ty iacona and frnkie distillio and the rupert's.so, many i could go on and on.i have 6 kids all together i am on my second marrige he has 3 and i have 3.they range in ages9-19 and 1 grandbaby and another 1 on the way.i will have to get my husband to download all the pictures. i am not real good with the computer yet.i talked to my brother bill again he was telling me about alot of stuff going on in chester it all sounds good. i just hope when they are done they will keep it nice.he also told me my brother bobby had some kind of siezure in jail. so, i am going to write to bobby and see how he is doing. it has been nice getting on here every day reading all of the memories.i will look again tomorrow.bye bye.

Name: Joan M
Email: joaniiii(no spam)@yahoo.com
Residing: Virginia
Date: 01 Oct 2002
Time: 10:50:50

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Does anyone know Leona Worth (age 63) and Lois Worth (age 65)? They had an older sister named Mildred. The Worths lived on 3rd and Clayton near the Chester Lace Mill back around 1945.

Name: Craig "Fled" Rainey
Email: CraigyFled86@aol.com
Residing: Chester, Pa.
Date: 01 Oct 2002
Time: 10:28:25

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To add to my previous post, we need all former cheerleaders from those teams 1976 to 1980, and the contact info for each one of you. All of the assistant coaches, and band members from that era also. Currently our goal Is to have the football reunion In November 2003, but everything will get finalized once we come together and select a Chairman, a secretary, and get a treasury. Reach Fitz at Alldelco@hotmail.com or me at the above e-mail address. Other former Clippers will be welcome to attend also once we get the players from our era squared away first. Peace and Love Fled.

Name: Craig "Fled" Rainey
Email: CraigyFled86@aol.com
Residing: Chester, Pa.
Date: 01 Oct 2002
Time: 10:13:38

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To all of my teammates from the Chester High football teams from 1976 to 1980. We are planning a Clipper football reunion. I received an e-mail from Fitzgerald Clements about the plans. The last time this was planned it didn't pan out because of lack of help for Fitz. Well, this time I'm going to help my main man to make this thing happen. The first thing that we want to do Is get the names of all former players and coaches from particularly those teams from 76 to 80. We won the Del Val A Championship under Head Coach Earl Mosley in 1979, who currently Is the running backs coach for the NFL's Chicago Bears.

Name: sharon tuttle
Email: lust4u31@aol.com
Residing: upland pa.
Date: 01 Oct 2002
Time: 08:03:35

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teresa, yes i do remember telling u that. iam sure i told u a lot more that u can remember and i cant, cause iam getting to old. we use to run from the cops . they would chase us on foot cause we hung in a crowd, and they would try to break it up.does any body remember the pony rides nicki mattera use to bring around to ride his pony for a quarter? who passed away not to long ago. rest in peace. how about the big c skating rink? iam sure someone out there remembers that.that was really a good time. we were devasted when that burnt down.teresa grandmom and i really miss u guys, so come visit soon luv aunt sharon...

Name: Dave Burman
Email: chesterclippers@aol.com
Residing: Lewistown, PA
Date: 01 Oct 2002
Time: 05:48:13

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I will be coming in for the reunion this Saturday. I look forward to it. I will bring some of my Chester basketball memorabilia with me.