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THE ARTICLE INCLUDED WITH THIS POST TELLS OF THE PATRIOTIC 
"WE SHOULD HAVE BUT THE STRONGEST CONDEMNATION FOR THE WEALTHY, CLUB-GOING WOMAN WHO HAS NOT TIME TO TEACH HER CHILD THE FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS OF LIFE AND WOULD THROW THE RESPONSIBILITY UPON A TEACHER OR A FOOTBALL COACH.."
WHEN I WAS A BOY, I OFTEN HEARD THE NAMES OF BOTH RUTH DONNELLY, AND CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD. BOTH WERE ACCOMPLISHED MOVIE STARS WHO HAILED FROM THE CAPITOL CITY OF TRENTON.
THIS IS PAGE ONE OF AN INCREDIBLY INTERESTING MULTI PAGE FEATURE ON TRENTON AS IT WAS IN 1897, JUST ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE 20TH CENTURY. THE ENGRAVINGS ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, AND IF YOU ARE A COMPUTER GRAPHICS PERSON, YOU CAN CUT AND PAST THEM AND ENLARGE THEM. I HAVE SCANNED THEM IN AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL DOTS PER INCH,
THOSE VIEWERS WHO RESIDE IN GROVEVILLE WILL FIND THIS MAP TO BE OF INTEREST
WHOA! "CHIMNEYS BELCHING SMOKE? HEY, YOU FOLKS ARE POLLUTING! BACK IN 1933 THE "BELCHING" CHIMNEYS OF TRENTON'S COUNTLESS INDUSTRIAL FACTORIES WERE LENDING A GRAY HUE TO THE BLUE ATMOSPHERE, AND OUR CITIZENS WERE BESIDE THEMSELVES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT AMERICA WAS SLOWLY RECOVERING FROM THE GREAT DEPRESSION. 
THIS IS A FASCINATING LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PENNINGTON AVENUE IN EWING TOWNSHIP AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DAILY TRUE AMERICAN FILLED UP 4 FULL PAGES DETAILING THE AREA REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS. THIS GRAPHIC IS ONE OF THE PAGES. PROMINENT AMONG THE ADS ARE THOSE OF BILL HOWE, FATHER OF EDNA HOWE KUSER OF KUSER FARM. BACK DURING THE EARLY CENTURY, WILLIAM HOWE PLANTED TREES ALL ALONG PENNINGTON ROAD FROM PENNINGTON TO EWING TOWNSHIP.
HEREWITH A SELECT FEW OF MY "NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS" FROM THE CLASS OF 1952 AT HAMILTON HIGH. AS I PAGED THROUGH THE 1952 "RETROSPECT" YEARBOOK, I PONDERED ON EACH AND EVERY PICTURE, RECALLED AN INCIDENT OR TWO WHICH RELATED TO MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT PARTICULAR PERSON, AND ADDED HIM OR HER TO THIS VIGNETTE. I INCLUDED THE PHOTOS OF THE GIRLS I LOVED, THE GIRLS THAT WERE THE SUBJECT OF MY NUMEROUS TEEN AGE CRUSHES, THE GUYS I KNEW, FONDLY RECALLING THE GREAT TIMES WE HAD PLAING UNSUPERVISED GAMES OF BASEBALL AT PLAAG'S GROVE, USUALLY WITH A BASEBALL RE-WRAPPED WITH FRICTION TAPE, AND A BRICK OR A TIN CAN LID FOR BASES. I PAUSED AN EXTRA MINUTE OR TWO AND RECALLED THAT HANDOME NAVY OFFICER, HAROLD BILLS, TO WHOM THE CLASS DEDICATED THE 1952 YEARBOOK. I RECALL THE LOOK ON THE GIRLS' FACE WHENEVER HE ENTERED A CLASS ROOM DRESSED IN HIS NAVY OFFICER'S UNIFORM.
DID YOU KNOW THERE WAS SUCH A HUGE NUMBER OF AUTOMOBILES IN AMERICA?
THIS IS A HUGE FILE WHICH HAS BEEN SCANNED INTO TWO SEPERATE GRAPHICS. THE CONTINUATION IS FOUND IN THE NEXT POST ON THIS SITE.
One of the more fascinating facets of this history project is unearthing is reading about many of the relatives of those in the photos which are being posted. On a personal basis, I have found photos of my cousins, my uncle,and even the wedding announcement of my mother and father. I would ask that you ignore the "White Horse School" entry at the top of the graphic.....a senior moment.
MY SON TOM AND I SANG AT BLESSED SACRAMENT BACK IN THE EARLY 1990'S. I RECALL THE BEAUTY OF THE CHURCH ON WEST STATE STREET AND HERMITAGE AVENUE IN TRENTON.
I REMEMBER BILL SCHWARTZ HAVING A HEATING ESTABLISHMENT IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD. AS I RECALL, BILL'S PLACE WAS NEXT TO EMERSON'S CLEANERS. A.J. BENNETT RESIDED TWO DOORS AWAY FROM 1420 HAMILTON, WHERE JUDY AND I VISITED LOUISE BAIRD EVERY NIGHT IN THE LATE 1940'S AND EARLY 1950'S. MISS BAIRD INTRODUCED US TO INEZ BENNETT, WHO BECAME A CLOSE FRIEND DURING OUR YEARS THERE. 
HAMILTON'S TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WAS ACCUSED OF "PASSING THE BUCK" IN PROVIDING AN ACCEPTABLE WATER SOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF WHITE HORSE, YARDVILLE, GROVEVILLE, AND OTHER SOUTH HAMILTON NEIGHBORHOODS.
SLOWLY BUT SURELY I AM LEARNING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE VARIOUS STREET NAMES IN THE AREA. EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T VERIFY THE FACT, I AM SURE WHITE HORSE'S CHAPMAN AVENUE IS NAMED FOR THIS OLD TIME CROSSWICKS CREEK BOATMAN. I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED A PORTION OF THE PARAGRAPH WHICH TELLS OF CHAPMAN'S EARLY CAREER AS A BOATMAN ON THE DELAWARE RIVER-CROSSWICKS CREEK AREA.
BACK IN THE 30'S, THE TRENTON COUNTRY CLUB WAS THE MECCA FOR TRENTON SOCIALITES. THIS WAS DURING THE TIME WHEN FRED "FRITZ" KUSER WAS IN CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS FORM.
TWO DOWN, SIX MORE TO GO! MORE THAN 200 MUSIC LOVERS ATTENDED THE PAST TWO CONCERTS HELD THUS FAR AT KUSER PARK. WHAT MADE THE EVENTS SO SPECIAL WAS THE ENTHUSIASM SHOWN BY THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. FOR EACH EVENT, I PRINTED UP 125 SING ALONG PROGRAMS. IN WEEK ONE, 4 CAME BACK, AND IN WEEK 2, ONLY 2. ALL OF WHICH PROVES WHAT I HAVE SUSPECTED THROUGH ALL MY YEARS OF CONCERTS AT KUSER.
HERE'S AN ILLUSTRATED ARTICLE RELATING TO A VERY AMBITIOUS "LAWN FETE" HELD AS A FUND RAISER FOR THE PARISHIONERS AND NEIGHBORS OF TRENTON'S BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH ON BELLEVIEW AVENUE IN TRENTON. ANY TIME I FIND A FAMILY NAME WHICH RINGS A BELL, IN THIS CASE "SPERLING," IT OCCURS TO ME THAT PERHAPS THE PERSON IN THE ARTICLE IS RELATED TO A PERSON OF MY ACQUAINTANCE. (AUDREY SPERLING?)
HERE'S AN AD FROM HAMILTON'S THERMOID RUBBER COMPANY, TOUTING THE SUPERIOR "NASSAU" TIRE. 300-PLUS MILES AVERAGING 73.4 MPH! 
THE MERCER WAS IN ITS HEYDAY BACK IN THE 1910 - 1914 ERA. ALONG WITH MANY RACING TROPHYS, THERE WERE MANY VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.
THE MACHINIST STRIKE OVER AT THE MERCER PLANT STARTED TO SPREAD TO THE NEARBY DE LAVAL PLANT. THINGS GOT NASTY BACK THEN AS THE UNHAPPY WORKERS WENT ON STRIKE. THE ERNIE BUSH REFERRED TO LIVED ON GARFIELD AVENUE. I PURCHASED SOME MERCER PHOTOS FROM HIM MANY YEARS AGO. HE HAD SOME INTERESTING PHOTOS OF THE MERCER IN VARIOUS AREAS AS THEY WERE BEING ROAD TESTED IN THE HAMILTON AREA.
I WONDER IF THE "HOLZBAUER" LISTED HERE IS RELATED TO THE YARDVILLE HOLZBAURS? IF YOUR MONITOR ALLOWS, DON'T MISS THE ANTI WAR GROUP FEATURED IN THE POST. SORRY FOR THE SMALL PRINT, BUT VERY LARGE PAGE EQUALS VERY SMALL PRINT, AND VERY LARGE FILE! 
