1940: Pennington Welfare Free

While cities and towns all over New Jersey were supporting thousands of recipients of "relief," or as we call it today, "welfare," the town of Pennington boasted only one individual on the receiving end of relief benefits. Does anyone remember the "Pennington Quarry?" I sure do. it seemed to be completely out of character with the upscale ambiance of the nearby affluent town of Pennington.

SINCE THIS BLOG WAS POSTED, I RECEIVED THIS FROM MY FRIEND BOB CHERRY, A NATIVE OF PENNINGTON. BOB RELATES THE FATAL ACCIDENT MR. GOLDEN WAS INVOLVED IN . MANY THANKS FOR AN INTERESTING ASIDE, BOB.

BOB ALSO PROVIDED THE LINK TO THE PENNINGTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY'S WEBSITE. CHECK IT OUT....IT'S VERY INTERESTING

http://www.penningtonfire.org/history.htm

Tom, in your recent blog about Free Welfare in Pennington (1940) the article contained a reference to 3 new members to the Pennington Fire Company. One member, Merlin Golden, was the father of a good friend of mine. It was interesting reading about his entry into the Fire company in 1940, I didn't know when he joined but it became a big part of his life, and as you will see 26 years later met a tragic end serving his community with the Fire Company. Read the link about the history of the company.