Today in Delaware County history, Nov. 24, 2022

100 Years In the past, 1922: Three “wanderers” have been arraigned earlier than Justice of the Peace Elliott in Police Courtroom this morning and upon their guarantees to get out of Chester and never return, have been launched from custody. George Melvin, 16 years previous, of Maryland, mentioned he had been employed by a farmer of Llanerch, this county, and when discharged sought employment at Claymont. He was informed to report the next day and having no place of dwelling sought an evening’s lodging at police headquarters. Jim Ewing, of Columbus., Ohio, was discovered sleeping in a wagon at Sixth Road and Morton Avenue by Patrolman C. Hardman. He was on his strategy to Baltimore, Md., the place he had been promised employment. William Brief, of Milford, Del., landed right here final week and was loitering within the neighborhood of Third and Market streets early Wednesday morning.

75 Years In the past, 1947: When the Military transport Robert Burns docks in New York about Wednesday, the our bodies of twenty-two Delaware Countians can be amongst these of 4,212 combating males being returned. Nineteen of the native lifeless are being returned type Henri Chappelle Navy Cemetery, Eupen, Belgium. Three – James Facciolo, James Johnson and Robert Ok. Thompson – are from the cemetery at St. Laurent-sur-Mer, 10 miles west of Bayeux, France. All of the Delaware county casualties are Military personnel, and lots of fell within the D-Day assault on Omaha Seaside.

50 Years In the past, 1972: Shiny purple and yellow Christmas lights and flickering purple electrical candles will glow cheerily within the downtown procuring space tonight for the primary time this season. A metropolis official will pull the swap which illuminates 40 garlands of xmas lights throughout a ceremony at 5 p.m. on the Outdated Courthouse, on the Avenue of the States, between Fourth and Fifth streets.

25 Years In the past, 1997: The Residents Discussion board, a gaggle of taxpayers from the three communities that make up the Ridley Faculty District, met over the weekend to listen to another proposal to constructing a brand new highschool. The group is on report as advocating the renovation of the present highschool moderately than construct a brand new $46 million highschool.

10 Years In the past, 2012: The no-texting legislation in Pennsylvania has been in impact since March 8, and in line with numbers listed by AAA Mid-Atlantic, the area that has had probably the most drivers ticketed for texting whereas driving is . . . the five-county Philadelphia area, accounting for about 45 % of tickets whereas making up 33 % of the state’s inhabitants. Delaware County was fifth on the checklist with 52 texting tickets within the first six months.

— COLIN AINSWORTH