“Citizens Demand Greater Protection for Swarthmore Ave. Railroad Crossing Following Fatal Accident Monday Morning” (1 – AD, BB, and CV) – headline “Season Tickets for Chautauqua Placed on Sale. Tickets This Year $2 Instead of $3 as Previously – Children $1. Proceeds to Library” (1 & 7 – AC and AE) – Photo with caption … Continue reading Vol. I, No. 20, May 24, 1929…
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Vol. I, No. 14, April 12, 1929
“Friends in Chester. The Pennsylvania Military College Merits Recognition in Its Field; Its Proximity Is Another Advantage to Swarthmore” by The Editor (1 & 10 – ED, SL, and SS) – Sharples recommended incorporating the property of the P.M.C. into the borough, and extolled the teaching, comparing it to the college’s Honors Courses. He also … Continue reading Vol. I, No. 14, April 12, 1929…
Vol. I, No. 12, March 29, 1929
“Librarian Appointed for New Library; New Members Sought. List of Members of Public Library Published; Books Now Being Catalogued. Merger Completed with Children’s Library Plan” (1 & 8 – BB and CO) – “Miss Grace Lindale of Wilmington Delaware will serve as the first librarian in the Swarthmore Free Public Library.” With some 1,100 members … Continue reading Vol. I, No. 12, March 29, 1929…
Vol. I, No. 8, March 1, 1929
“Who Shall Be Assessor? A New Bill Before the Legislature Provides for the Appointment of a County Board of Assessors Instead of by Election. An Analysis of the New Bill Which Is of Importance to the People of Swarthmore” (1 – DC and RE) Photo: “A Swarthmore Scene of Beauty” with caption “Along Crum Creek … Continue reading Vol. I, No. 8, March 1, 1929…
Vol. I, No. 7, February 22, 1929
“Saving $25,000 A Year. How Swarthmore Class A Rating for Fire Insurance Saves the People of Swarthmore Thousands of Dollars Each Year” by Dr. John Byers Roxby, Chairman of the Membership Committee of the Fire and Protective Association (1 & 8 – BB, CO, and FE) – on how and why Swarthmore earned this money-saving … Continue reading Vol. I, No. 7, February 22, 1929…
Vol. I, No. 6 – February 15, 1929
“The Community Library. Swarthmore Needs This Educational and Social Institution to Uphold Its Position as a Desirable Community” by Harold Barnes, President of the Swarthmore Public Library Association (1 – BB and SL) – Barnes was soliciting donations and memberships: “It seems a shame that Swarthmore, bearing the marks of one of the most distinctive … Continue reading Vol. I, No. 6 – February 15, 1929…