The following information was obtained from The Southampton Star, week of August 12, 1959  Top News: Violet Tennis Club Celebrates Anniversary With Picnic The Violet Tennis Club Held it's 59th Annual Picnic at the Conestoga Rod and Gun Club. Of the 47 members in attendance, 15 had been members for at least 55 years. In recounting the history of the club, The Star reported that a group of young men and women who were mostly unmarried, and had attended grade school together on Street Road in Southampton and then entered the new two-year high school on Street Road when it was built in 1898. …

The following information was obtained from The Southampton Star, week of July 29 - August 5, 1959  Top News: Chief Gray Warns Street Road Speeders: Traps will be set next week. Upper Southampton Police Chief Charles W. Gray warned that starting next week speed traps would be set up in several areas across the township. Gray said the township was not interested in collecting fines but rather in the safety of its citizens. The Chief told The Star that Street Road, zoned at 40 MPH from Davisville to Second Street Pike should be lowered because of the Shelmire School. He said that is the state …

  The following information was obtained from The Southampton Star, week of July 22-29, 1959  Top News: Junior High Facilities Probed by Board Member of the Centennial Joint School Board bombarded a state education official with more than four hours of questions regarding alternative solutions to the overcrowding expected at the junior high level in the district in the upcoming year. School Board President Ryland Stock told The Star the main questions centered on if it was a good idea to build a separate facility for the 7th and 8th graders, and if state reimbursements would be affected by …

  The following information was obtained from The Southampton Star, week of July 15-22, 1959    Top News: Manpower Shortage Hit By Fire Chief  Horace C. Beans, Chief of the Upper Southampton Township Fire Company, and Fire Company President Sarmen Rhoads granted a special interview with The Southampton Star regarding the future of the company, following reports that manpower hit an all-time low. Levels Compared to WWII  The Star reported manpower for staffing Upper Southampton Fire Company’s trucks reached one of its lowest levels since wartime. Beans said the department struck an emergency …

Ever wondered what life was like in Southampton back in 1960?  Or, maybe you fondly remember the time when the welcome wagon greeted new neighbors and the township’s comprehensive plan was only a vision not yet committed to paper. Starting next week we will begin posting a column every Wednesday that will revisit the headlines published more than 50 years prior from The Southampton Star.  The Star was a weekly publication that served Southampton and the surrounding communities during the late 1950's and early 1960's. Each Wednesday, in our Wayback Wednesday column, we will compile the top …