Today in Delaware County history, Nov. 28, 2022

100 Years In the past, 1922: From Harrisburg – Industrial institutions in Delaware County in 1921 turned out merchandise having a worth of $197,918,500, in line with figures made public as we speak by Secretary of Inner Affairs James F. Woodward, following the completion of an industrial survey made by the Bureau of Statistics and Info of the Pennsylvania Division of Inner Affairs. Included within the county whole had been merchandise value $78,623,300 turned out within the Metropolis of Chester. Of the entire worth of the county’s industrial merchandise, merchandise having a worth of $140,971,100 had been shipped to factors outdoors of Pennsylvania, Secretary Woodward acknowledged.

75 Years In the past, 1947: A break within the vice playing investigation ordered two weeks in the past by Decide Albert Dutton MacDade, was anticipated at Media someday later as we speak. Though District Legal professional C. William Kraft Jr. refused to make any remark to newsmen, the district legal professional’s workplace was the scene of surprising exercise this morning and early afternoon, and it was rumored that a number of warrants could also be issued earlier than dusk. Each just lately retired Chester Police Inspector Bernard Dougherty and present metropolis Detective Leander Tassoni have been accused of accepting cash to permit playing in Chester.

50 Years In the past, 1972: Chester Metropolis Council as we speak gave tentative approval to a 1973 price range calling for a 1.13 mill discount in actual property taxes regardless of a $598,260 enhance in spending. The rise brings the town’s price range to $7,162,760, in comparison with $6,564,500 this yr. The tax aid within the face of upper spending was made attainable by the deliberate use of some federal income sharing funds to offset added expenditures, in line with Mayor John H. Nacrelli. With out the federal cash, it might have been mandatory to extend actual property taxes by 9.36 mills, Nacrelli stated.

25 Years In the past, 1997: Forty mile-per-hour winds yesterday knocked down tree limbs inflicting energy outages in about 5,000 Delaware County houses on one of many busiest cooking days of the yr. A complete of about 18,000 clients in Delaware, Chester, Bucks and Montgomery Counties needed to undergo by way of scattered energy outages all through the day, stated David Hackney, PECO Electrical Co. spokesperson.

10 Years In the past, 2012: The Chester Upland Faculty District may quickly be positioned below the authority of a receiver, the results of the college board voting towards adopting the monetary and educational restoration plan developed by Chief Restoration Officer Joseph Watkins. State Schooling Secretary Ronald Tomalis is required by legislation to petition the Court docket of Widespread Pleas to position Chester Upland below a receiver, in line with Tim Eller, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Division of Schooling.

— COLIN AINSWORTH