Today in Delaware County history, Oct. 19

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Obituaries received after Deadline will not be published in the following edition of the paper.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

Plans are being completed by the Chester Business Men's Association for a municipal observance of Hallowe'en to be featured by a parade, as decided upon at a recent meeting of the organization. Years ago, such a demonstration was the big feature of the year in this city and hundreds of people came from distant points to witness and take part in the celebration. It was for the purpose of reviving this interest that the initiative has been taken by the businessmen and all are working toward making the occasion a big success.

Two new supervisors have been appointed to the so-called "War Board" of the McClure machine, it was learned today. They are Arthur C. Throne, newly elected chairman of the Delaware County Republican Executive Committee, and Thomas A. Curran, register of wills. Throne takes the place left vacant by the appointment of Judge Arthur P. Bretherick to Delaware County Common Pleas Court. He also succeeded Bretherick as county chairman and automatically qualified for a place on the "war board." Curran, it is understood, will assume the supervisory duties dropped by Clarence L. Connor when the latter resigned as county commissioner in 1948 to become executive manager of Chester Municipal Authority.

Delaware County Republican leaders Friday gleefully hailed special prosecutor Richard A. Sprague's report that he couldn't find any solid evidence of official county corruption. GOP bigwigs said Sprague only reported what they've known all along: The county has good government run by honest men.

A New Jersey man, accused of hitting a protester at Smiley's adult entertainment club with a picket sign, was held for trial yesterday. According to the police criminal complaint, the 43-year-old objected to his photo being taken by a picketer as he exited the club parking lot at 8:30 p.m. The complaint stated the man left his car, yanked a poster-sized protest sign from around the neck of a picketer and struck another picketer on the head. He then left the parking lot.

The Delaware County Democratic Party has heralded its newfound, countywide voter registration advantage, but the party must overcome Republican majorities within a pair of hotly contested open-seat races. Registered Republicans outnumber Democrats by 12,954 voters in the 26th Senatorial District, according to figures from the voter registration offices in Chester and Delaware counties. The GOP holds a 4,184 voter advantage in the 163rd Legislative District.

— COLIN AINSWORTH