Today in Delaware County history, Nov. 6

Deadlines:

Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm, Call 610-915-2226

(Proofs will be provided for accuracy only, they will not be styled/formatted like the finished product)

Obituaries submitted on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays are accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. by email only

(No proofs will be furnished. Pricing will not be available until the next business day after 10:00am by calling Dianne at 610-915-2226)

Obituaries received after Deadline will not be published in the following edition of the paper.

Sending Procedure:

Email is the preferable method for receiving Obituaries (and the only method on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays), they can be sent to (Feel free to call and confirm that we've received the email)

Formatting:

Obituaries will continue to visually look the same as they currently do, but you will no longer be restricted in what you can say (ex. As much Family can be listed as you'd like; Wording like "Went to rest with the Lord" is now permissible)

Other:

There is a cost for each obituary. Pricing and payments are only available Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. All weekend and holiday submissions will be provided a cost the next business day.

Exceptions:

All New accounts, Out of State Funeral Homes and Private Parties will require prepayment upon approval of the obituary. Weekend and Holiday staff are not authorized to set up a new account or process payments

Deadline for the above is before 4:00 PM Mon – Fri. only (Holiday schedules may vary).

Prepayment required submissions will be handled on the very first business day following the weekend and/or holiday schedule. A complete name, address and best contact phone number are required upon submittal of your obituary request to set up your account. A proof will then be emailed for review but placed on hold until payment is received.

The result of Tuesday's election in Delaware County proved gratifying in Republican Party leaders and followers, the majority accorded Coolidge and Dawes, presidential candidates, being the largest ever given in this stronghold of Republicanism. There was no doubt that the heads of the Republican ticket would be elected, but the big majority was a surprise even to the party workers, "Little Delaware" county taking its place with other strongholds in participating in the landslide for the standard bearers.

A crowd of 1,500 persons is expected Sunday morning for the cornerstone laying and education of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Green Ridge. His Excellency J. Carroll McCormick, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia, will preside over the colorful ceremonies opening the two-story, $120,000 edifice. The cornerstone laying ceremonies will start at 10.30 a.m. Situated on Concord Road, across from the Aston Township School, the church includes a soundproof room for youngsters, believed to be the first room of its kind in any Catholic church in Delaware County.

The Rev. Robert W. Edgar, 31-year-old minister and novice politician, on Tuesday became the first Democrat ever elected to Congress by Delaware County voters. Edgar, riding national, state and local Democratic tide, stunned the once all-powerful county Republican organization with a nearly 17,000-vote victory in the 7th Congressional District. He defeated Republican District Attorney Stephen J. McEwen Jr., 41, by a count of 86,660 to 69,774, according to complete but unofficial returns. In the other congressional district race covering parts of Delaware County, the 5th, Republican state Rep. Richard T. Schulze won easily.

Home invaders took seven people hostage, injuring one, in a brazen daylight robbery in Chester yesterday. Three men, one armed with a gun, knocked on the door of a home in the 2700 block of West Sixth Street around 11 a.m. When a resident answered the door, the men pushed their way inside. They ordered the seven adult residents to the floor of the living room, and demanded "stuff." The robbers ransacked the house before locking the residents in the basement. The incident is under investigation by Detective Robert Blythe.

The 10:10 Creative, a Nashville-based creative production company, and the iconic Erv Woosley Agency announces the release of the new music video and single "Wish I Could" performed by Shawn Lacy & Audra Mclaughlin. Audra Mclaughlin, the Glenolden native, was a finalist on NBC's season six of "The Voice."

— COLIN AINSWORTH