1986: REMEMBERING THE MERCER MESSENGER PART 1

WAYNE DAVIS WAS THE EDITOR, JACK LACY THE PUBLISHER, AND THAT GREAT LITTLE PAPER TRIED VALIANTLY TO BECOME THE PAPER OF CHOICE AMONG THE WEEKLY PAPERS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MANY ADVERTISERS FAILED TO GAIN SUPPORT FROM OTHER ADVERTISING PROSPECTS WHO CHOSE TO GO WITH THE TWO TRENTON DAILYS. IT WAS A GREAT RIDE, AND I MISS THAT WONDERFUL WEEKLY. THE GRAPHIC FOLLOWING THIS ONE WAS APPENDED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE COLUMN I WROTE ABOVE.