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End of World War II
Chester Times Photo
Photo courtesy of Bob Weigand, Grandson of Elmer
Notes: For the second time in three months Fire Chief Elmer Weigand (right) and Mayor Ralph F. Swarts stood at Fifth and Market to tap out eight blasts on the city fire alarm system to signal the end of a war. This touched off the wildest celebration Chester has ever seen.
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