2012: TOM GLOVER'S TRENTON NEWSPAPER COLLECTION

THE TOM GLOVER COLLECTION OF RARE TRENTON NEWSPAPERS NOW HOUSED IN THE LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION OF THE HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY

For the benefit of newcomers to this website, I am re-posting this graphic which appeared last year. It is from this restricted collection of papers that I am able to restore pristine copies of past news photos and columns without resorting to the scratchy, blurry output of the microfilm reader. When this collection was acquired many years ago, I had in mind freely sharing the contents with the public when I retired, and I have kept that promise I made to the seller. I grew up reading the "Trenton Evening Times;" as I recall a paper delivered to our door by Tony Olympio. I can still see that paper lying on our door step and even remember how it was folded! The afternoon and evening newspaper has gone the way of the passenger pigeon, but I still remember opening that broad sheet and turning to my favorite comic at the time, Joe Jinks and Dynamite Dunn.

Sally Logan Gilman said...

Hi Tom: If my fading memory is correct, I think The Trenton Evening Times was folded in thirds and one of the sections was tucked inside and some how it held together and hit the door mat with a distinct plop. Due to newsprint costs, the daily paper has gotten narrower and narrower. Most are a.m. editions. Regards

Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Anonymous said...

Oh! I remember too well and woe to the poor boy who brought home the "Final" when under strict instructions to get only the "Late Final". Honestly, the logic still evades me today; how can you have a final and than a second final which means that the other final wasn't really the "Final" was it? There was also a "City" edition too that came out in the early afternoon. We got our paper at the Ianni Brother's because the paper boy only brought one of the other editions. Skip

Wednesday, August 03, 2011

RALPH LUCARELLA said...

HI TOM....I WAS HOPING THAT ONE DAY YOU WOULD SHOW PHOTOS OF OUR GRAND OPENING OF THE HAMILTON BOWLING LANES ON ROUTE 33 IN 1955. THE TIMES GAVE IT GREAT COVERAGE BUT I DID'NT SAVE THE COPIES AND NOW YOU SAY THEY ARE MISSING. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE MANY OTHER MEMORIES YOU PROVIDED. BEST REGARDS.

Sunday, February 19, 2012