TOM GLOVER'S HAMILTON LIBRARY SCRAPBOOK: LOCAL HISTORY WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

TEMPUS DOES INDEED FUGIT!

Brigette Bardot 71
Stella Stevens 68
Sophia Loren 71
Gina Lollobrigida 78
Deborah Kerr 94 (WOW!)
Lena Horne 88
Kay Starr 83
Patti Page 78
Annette Funicello 63
Barbara Eden 71
Angie Dickenson 74
Doris Day 81
Joan Collins 72
Julie Christie 64
Leslie Caron 74
Carroll Baker 74
Ann-Margret 64
Debra Padget 72
Julie Andrews 70
Ursula Andress 69
Rita Moreno 74
Jean Simmons 76
Julie Newmar 72
Kim Novak 72
Jane Powell 76
Debbie Reynolds 73
Shirley Temple 77 (NO!)
Jane Russell 84
Kathryn Grayson 90
Esther Williams 82
Elke Sommer 65
Gale Storm 83
Jill St John 65
Liz Taylor 73
Mamie Van Doren 74
UNBELIEVABLE!!!
HOW IS IT THAT THEY GET OLD, AND WE DIDN'T?

TEMPUS DOES INDEED FUGIT!

THANKS RON FOR REMINDING US THAT TEMPUS DOES INDEED FUGIT!

Many thanks to my fellow amateur radio friend Ron Schulte for sending me this very interesting email, which will be warmly received by all of us who loved many or all of these lovely females from afar:

Brigette Bardot 71
Stella Stevens 68
Sophia Loren 71
Gina Lollobrigida 78
Deborah Kerr 94 (WOW!)
Lena Horne 88
Kay Starr 83
Patti Page 78
Annette Funicello 63
Barbara Eden 71
Angie Dickenson 74
Doris Day 81
Joan Collins 72
Julie Christie 64
Leslie Caron 74
Carroll Baker 74
Ann-Margret 64
Debra Padget 72
Julie Andrews 70
Ursula Andress 69
Rita Moreno 74
Jean Simmons 76
Julie Newmar 72
Kim Novak 72
Jane Powell 76
Debbie Reynolds 73
Shirley Temple 77 (NO!)
Jane Russell 84
Kathryn Grayson 90
Esther Williams 82
Elke Sommer 65
Gale Storm 83
Jill St John 65
Liz Taylor 73
Mamie Van Doren 74

UNBELIEVABLE!!!
HOW IS IT THAT THEY GET OLD, AND WE DIDN'T?

Friday, February 09, 2007

DO YOU HAVE A LOCAL WEBSITE?

THERE ARE A FEW OTHER LOCAL INTEREST WEBSITES WHICH I HAVE DISCOVERED. DON WHITELY, (HHS 1945) HOSTS AN INCREDIBLY INTERESTING SITE WITH EXCELLENT REMINISCENCES OF HIS GROWING UP IN YARDVILLE HEIGHTS AND HIS YEARS AT HHS. CUT AND PASTE OR ENTER (www.donwhiteley.com).

WWW.HHS50.COM IS AN EXCELLENT SITE WITH VERY COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON THAT GREAT CLASS of '50 WHICH PRECEDED THE EVEN GREATER CLASS OF '51!

AND FINALLY: THERE ARE PITIFULLY FEW PRE 1960'S HAMILTON ALUMNI LISTED IN THE OFFICIAL HHS WEBSITE. IT IS AN UNFORTUNATE FACT THAT AS WE GO BACK INTO THE 40'S AND EARLIER, THERE ARE FEWER AND FEWER ALUMNI LISTED. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLASS OF 1952? CHUCK TAYLOR AND DON WRIGHT ARE THE ONLY ENTRIES FROM THAT CLASS.
WHY NOT VISIT AND ENTER YOUR NAME? CUT AND PASTE THIS URL:
http://www.hamilton.k12.nj.us/secondary/hamiltonwest/Alumni/email2.html
While you are at the site, check the many interesting areas.

A TIP FROM TOM

PLEASE GO TO THE VERY TOP OF THIS PAGE AND SEE OTHER LOCAL INTEREST WEBSITES WHICH I HAVE DISCOVERED. DON WHITELY'S INCREDIBLY INTERESTING HHS 1945 SITE HAS EXCELLENT REMINISCENCES OF HIS GROWING UP IN YARDVILLE HEIGHTS. (www.donwhiteley.com). HHS50.COM IS IN EXCELLENT SITE WITH VERY COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON THAT GREAT CLASS of '50 WHICH PRECEDED THE EVEN GREATER CLASS OF '51!

AND FINALLY: THERE ARE PITIFULLY FEW PRE 1960'S HAMILTON ALUMNI LISTED IN THE OFFICIAL HHS WEBSITE. IT IS AN UNFORTUNATE FACT THAT AS WE GO BACK INTO THE 40'S AND EARLIER, THERE ARE FEWER AND FEWER ALUMNI LISTED. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLASS OF 1952? CHUCK TAYLOR AND DON WRIGHT ARE THE ONLY ENTRIES FROM THAT CLASS.
WHY NOT VISIT AND ENTER YOUR NAME? CUT AND PASTE THIS URL:
http://www.hamilton.k12.nj.us/secondary/hamiltonwest/Alumni/email2.html
While you are at the site, check the many interesting areas.

A TIP FROM TOM

1936: Legendary Ralph Abel's HHS Baseball Champions

I honestly don't know whether I posted this in an earilier entry or not, but with baseball season just beyond the horizon, I will take a chance and present it again.
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THANKS TO MY FRIEND ALAN WILDBLOOD FOR THE FOLLOWING EMAIL WHICH POINTS TO AN ERROR IN THE DATE ON THE TEAM PHOTO IN THE GRAPHIC ON THE LEFT. FOLLOWING IS ALAN'S EMAIL AND MY RESPONSE. THANKS AGAIN, ALAN!
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From: Alan Wildblood
To: Tom Glover
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 10:50 AM

Tom,

I have been viewing the HHS baseball team. Your text and the caption say 1936 but the file name says 1937. I know that Elmer Baggley, who is in my family tree, was born in August 1920. If he was a junior it would probably be 1936, if a senior 1937. Saul Gilman was my teacher and Joe Bacskay the father of my classmate.

Lois is overjoyed that the Steinert Class of 1966 (Marsha and Lee's) contributed generously to the Brearley fund and hopes they will have enough for a bench.

Alan

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Hey Alan:

An explanation and a faux pas. The lower engraving is seperate from the upper; in fact, I inserted it into a space below the baseball photo. I believe the lower is indeed 1936. You will note that there is no "header" on the upper photo with a date as there is in most of my graphics. In retrospect, the top photo was undated and taken from an old scrapbook. I will assume from your email that it is 1937. Thanks for the correction.

Tom

1936: Legendary Ralph Abel's HHS Baseball Champions

1943-1944: HHS Girls' Tri Hy Y Club

This is another of the original photos which came to via Alice Wilhelm, as detailed in a former post.

1943-1944: HHS Girls' Tri Hy Y Club

This is another of the original photos which came to via Alice Wilhelm, as detailed in a former post.

1943-1944: HHS Girls' Tri Hy Y Club

This is another of the original photos which came to via Alice Wilhelm, as detailed in a former post.

1943-1944: HHS Girls' Tri Hy Y Club

This is another of the original photos which came to via Alice Wilhelm, as detailed in a former post.

1943-1944: HHS Girls' Tri Hy Y Club

This is another of the original photos which came to via Alice Wilhelm, as detailed in a former post.

1943-1944: HHS Girls' Tri Hy Y Club

This is another of the original photos which came to via Alice Wilhelm, as detailed in a former post.

1943-1944: HHS Girls' Tri Hy Y Club

This is another of the original photos which came to via Alice Wilhelm, as detailed in a former post.

1939-1940: Hamilton High's Tri Hy Y Club

Before Miss Alice Wilhelm retired and moved to Florida back in the early 1980's, she gave me her complete collection of memorabilia which she had saved over her many years as a teacher at Hamilton High. Along with Louise Baird, Alice was one of the original teachers at the school when it opened in 1930. She was the leader of the girls' "Tri Hy Y Club," and left me with a few photos of the group. I see my sister in law in this photo, the late Jean Connelly Britton.