tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post4294553211834390943..comments2024-03-09T12:18:51.016-05:00Comments on TOM GLOVER'S HAMILTON LIBRARY SCRAPBOOK: LOCAL HISTORY WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH.: 1984: ART HOLLAND LIKED MY COLUMNSTom Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749723834326832799noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-6904956682517379822013-08-28T20:49:47.929-04:002013-08-28T20:49:47.929-04:00Glad I checked back in. Happy Birthday Ralph. Tom,...Glad I checked back in. Happy Birthday Ralph. Tom, nice to be able to write about your Dad, even at such a sorrowful time. Ron Ron Bound Srnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-48476341738608718612013-08-20T22:17:04.465-04:002013-08-20T22:17:04.465-04:00God bless you, Ralph. You are one of our history e...God bless you, Ralph. You are one of our history experts on the Trenton area of old. Stay well.<br /><br />Tom Tom Gloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749723834326832799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-19021788468441615782013-08-20T18:36:47.081-04:002013-08-20T18:36:47.081-04:00I MIGHT ADD TOM, THAT ON AUGUST 30 I'LL BE 94 ...I MIGHT ADD TOM, THAT ON AUGUST 30 I'LL BE 94 YEARS OLD AND STILL CAN RECALL THE EARLY YEARS. THE TIME I SPENT IN THE NAVY DURING WORLD WAR 2 AND THE MANY ADVENTURES THAT OCCURED ALONG THE WAY. BEST WISHES TO YOU AND THE FAMILY.RALPH LUCARELLAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-18411335370206745962013-08-20T14:55:57.551-04:002013-08-20T14:55:57.551-04:00HI TOM....I HAVE MENTIONED MANY TIMES ON YOUR SITE...HI TOM....I HAVE MENTIONED MANY TIMES ON YOUR SITE OF THE PLEASANT MEMORES I HAVE OF ART HOLLAND, WHOSE FRIENDS CALLED HIM "CHIRP". HE WAS AN OUTSTANDING SPORTSMAN AT TRENTON CATHOLIC AND PLAYED ALONGSIDE ME ON THE SOUTHARDS BASEBALL TEAM IN 1937. HE LIVED ON TYLER AVENUE AND HIS BROTHER JOE WAS A FREEHOLDER, WHICH PROBABLY WAS A FACTOR IN HIS FUTURE POLITCAL LIFE. ONE THING I RECALL ABOUT CHIRP WAS THE TIMES HE HIT A LONG BALL AND STOPED ON THIRD BASE. OUR MANAGER'S WIFE BAKED A CAKE FOR YOU IF YOU HIT A HOME RUN AND A PIE FOR A TRIPLE. HE LIKED THE PIES BETTER, AND SO HE STOPPED AT THIRD, IN GAMES NOT IMPORTANT. HE TOLD ME MANY TIMES THAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT BECOMEING A PRIEST. I VISITED HIM MANY TIMES AT CITY HALL WHILE I WORKED AT THE POST OFFICE IN 1940 AND 1950. BEST REGARDS, RALPH LUCARELLAnoreply@blogger.com