1930'S YARDVILLE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY NEWS

UNFORTUNATELY, THESE CLIPPINGS ARE UNDATED. IT IS A PRETTY SURE GUESS THAT THEY ARE FROM THE EARLY 1930'S, I SUSPECT 1930 OR 1934.

2008: WILBUR JACKSON, TRENTON GIANTS, R.I.P.

I JUST RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THAD OSTROWSKI ADVISING ME THAT WILBUR JACKSON PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING. WILBUR, ANDMAURICE "MO" CUNNINGHAM WERE THE TWO HOME RUN HITTERS ON THE OLD TRENTON GIANTS BASEBALL TEAM. MANY THANKS FOR PASSING THE INFORMATION ALONG, THAD. IF YOU ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE FAMILY, TELL THEM HE IS IN MY PRAYERS.

ABOUT THE GRAPHICS ON MY WEBSITES

BY NOW, THOSE OF MY VIEWERS WHO HAVE BEEN VISITING THIS, AND MY OTHER 3 WEBSITES WILL TESTIFY TO THE FACT THAT THE IMAGES REPRODUCED ARE EQUAL AND IN MANY CASES SUPERIOR TO THE ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS.

BACK IN THE 1970'S WHEN I ACQUIRED THIS NEWSPAPER COLLECTION, I HAD NO IDEA THAT I WOULD ULTIMATELY BE ABLE TO ARCHIVE THESE ARTICLES DIGITALLY AND PRESERVE THEM FOR POSTERITY. "DIGITAL IMAGING" AS WE KNOW IT TODAY WAS UNKNOWN BACK THEN. NOT UNTIL THE MACINTOSH "APPLE", THE IBM "AT" AND "PC" (286, 386, 486, PENTIUM, ETC.) PERSONAL COMPUTERS CAME ON THE SCENE DID I REALIZE THAT THERE WAS A TREASURE TROVE OF LOCAL HISTORY WHICH COULD EASILY BE RESTORED INTO PRISTINE CLARITY.

IN THOSE PRE-COMPUTER YEARS, I HAD TO PAGE THROUGH COUNTLESS PAGES, EXTRACTING ARTICLES OF LOCAL INTEREST, AND TRANSCRIBING THEM WITH MY IBM "WORD PROCESSOR" WITH AN 8 INCH FLOPPY DISK, AND A BIT LATER AN UPGRADE TO AN "BROTHER" ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER WITH THE UNHEARD OF MEMORY OF 8 MEGABYTES. THEN A STATE OF THE ART EPSON "CPM" (MS DOS COMPETITOR) LAPTOP WITH 16 MEGABYTES OF MEMORY AND A TAPE DRIVE, THEN TO ONE OF THE VERY EARLIEST LAPTOPS. IT HAD NO NO HARD DRIVE. JUST A 720 MEGABYTE FLOPPY DISK FOR STORAGE. FINALLY THE
286," "386," "486," AND PENTIUMS BECAME AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND I WAS ON MY WAY. TRANSFERRING ALL THE AFOREMENTIONED OUTPUT TO MY LATES COMPUTER HARD DRIVE WAS A HUGE TASK, TAKING NEARLY 2 MONTHS.

THOSE OLD PAPERS WERE STORED IN MY GARAGE FOR OVER 25 YEARS. BACK THEN, THE PERSONAL COMPUTER AND DIGITAL IMAGING WAS ONLY A DREAM. MOST LIBRARIES SCRAPPED THEIR ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER FILES AND DECIDED THAT MICROFILM REPRODUCTIONS OF INDIVIDUAL PAGES WAS THE WAY TO GO. THEIR PRIME REASON FOR THAT DECISION WAS DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF SPACE REQUIRED FOR STORING THESE HUGE VOLUMES. ACCORDINGLY, MOST OF THOSE TREASURES WENT TO THE RECYCLING PLANT. UNFORTUNATELY MANY VOLUMES OF THE HIGHLY DESIRABLE "TRENTON SUNDAY TIMES ADVERTISER" WERE UNDOUBTEDLY DESTROYED. I SUSPECT THAT THE LIBRARIES WOULD NOT HAVE DISCARDED THESE HISTORIC TREASURES HAD THEY KNOWN THAT THERE WAS A TECHNOLOGY LOOMING ON THE HORIZON WHICH WOULD ENABLE THE ARCHIVIST TO CONVERT TO PAPERLESS GRAPHIC DATABASE.

BEFORE I ACQUIRED THE COLLECTION, I HAD A LOT OF MICROFILM-GENERATED ARTICLES WHICH I PURCHASED AT TEN CENTS A COPY FROM VARIOUS LIBRARIES IN THE AREA. MOST OF THE PRINTOUTS WERE FADED, DUE TO THE POOR PRINT QUALITY ON MOST MICROFILM READERS. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE CONSTANT WINDING AND REWINDING OF THE MICROFILM REELS USUALLY RESULTED IN VERY SCRATCHY MICROFILM PRODUCING A FINAL PRINTOUT WITH VERTICAL SCRATCHES OBSCURING MUCH OF THE PAGE.

1951 LAKESIDE: AHH, THE MEMORY LINGERS!

THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST HEAT WAVE OF THE 2001 SUMMER SEASON GOT ME THINKING ABOUT THAT ONCE POPULAR AREA OF HAMILTON WE ALL GREW TO KNOW AND LOVE: GROPP'S LAKE, AKA LAKESIDE PARK. ONE OF THE MORE TREASURED MEMORIES WHICH LINGER IN MY 74 GOING ON 75 YEAR OLD BRAIN IS THE BEACH PARTY OUR HAMILTON HIGH CHOIR ORGANIZED IN JUNE, 1951. THE GRAPHIC IS PART ONE OF A TWO PART GROPP'S LAKE ARTICLE I WROTE FOR THE LATE, GREAT "MERCER MESSENGER." IT BRINGS BACK BITTERSWEET MEMORIES.

1912: LAKESIDE: IT HAS CHANGED NAMES OVER THE YEARS

KIRBY'S MILL, LOWRIE'S MILL, HUTCHINSON'S POND, LAKESIDE, AND GROPP'S LAKE. OVER THE YEARS THAT HISTORIC OLD LAKE HAS BEEN THE GATHERING PLACE FOR MANY MERCER COUNTY RESIDENTS. WITH ALL THE OPEN SPACE AND PUBLIC PARK CONSTRUCTION DONE LOCALLY OVER THE PAST 35 YEARS, I OFTEN WONDERED WHY THE TOWNSHIP FATHERS GAVE UP ON BRINGING THIS NATURAL RESOURCE INTO THE PARK DOMAIN. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SUMMER AND WINTER PLAYGROUNDS DURING THE 30'S AND 40'S, AS CAN BE SEEN BY THE GRAPHIC ABOVE.

MANY THANKS TO MY DEAR FRIEND, HAROLD YAEDE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PHOTO OF THE LAKESIDE HIGH DIVING BOARD.

1912: THE STORE AT LAKESIDE

I REMEMBER GOING TO THAT GREAT LITTLE STORE ON THE SHORES OF LAKESIDE BACK IN THE 1940'S. SOMEHOW A FROSTY BOTTLE OF ROYAL CROWN COLA TASTED EXTRA SPECIAL AS WE TOOK A BREAK FROM SWIMMING AND LOUNGING ON THE SANDS OF LAKESIDE. UNFORTUNATELY, 1912 GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY WAS VERY POOR. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE ORIGINAL...IT WAS NEARLY ILLEGIBLE.

1921: SKINNY DIPPING AT GROPP'S LAKE? SHOCKING!

MY GENERATION SKINNY DIPPED OVER AT THE CLAY PITS ON KUSER ROAD AND WHITE HORSE MERCERVILLE ROAD. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED WHEN I CARVED THIS ARTICLE OUT OF A 1921 GAZETTE. IT WAS INDEED "SHOCKING!"

MARION: HHS '54

I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING GUESTBOOK EMAIL FROM A HAMILTON HORNET FROM HHS '54. I FELT THAT A RESPONSE WAS IN ORDER. IN CASE THE WRITER PREFERRED ANONYMITY, I WILL ONLY USE HER FIRST NAME. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO RETURN EMAIL ADDRESS. ACCORDINGLY, I AM USING THIS POST TO RESPOND.

MARION, MANY THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS. I HOPE YOU WILL BE A REGULAR VISITOR TO MY WEBSITES. AS YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN, THIS, AND MY KUSER SCHOOL WEBSITES HAVE FEWER POSTS THAN FOUND IN MY MAIN WEBSITE, WWW.GLOVER320.BLOGSPOT.COM. YOU ARE A CLASSMATE OF MY FRIEND, GIL LUGOSSY. 1954 IS ONE OF THE YEARBOOKS WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN MY COLLECTION.

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MARION WROTE:


Tom, It is a pleasure to see how diligent you have been in keeping the past alive! What a thrill! I was raised in Hamilton Twp since the age of 2 and was graduated from HHS in 1954! I am married to my best friend for 47 years, have three kids, who are all married and have presented us with 9 grandkids! We are still living in the house we built 41 years ago in Yardley. I am retired after 37 years of work as a Master's level nurse (full scholarship, U of P for both bachelor's & master's degrees! I served after retirement as a consultant to the CDC & HRSA, MCH, Genetic Disease Branch in the field of newborn genetic screening! I LOVE your site & will send you some of my photos as well. Keep up the great job!

1929: YARDVILLE'S OWN MACK TOY WORKS

MY NOTEBOOK COMPUTER IS SITTING ON THE SURFACE OF A MAPLE MACK TOY WORKS TABLE WHICH JUDY AND I PURCHASED NEARLY 50 YEARS AGO. IT'S SHOWING ITS AGE, BUT BELIEVE ME FOLKS, IT'S LIKE AN OLD FRIEND. IT WAS AT THIS TABLE WHERE WE SAT OUR 3 CHILDREN BACK IN THE 60'S, WHERE WE HOSTED NUMEROUS THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, AND BIRTHDAY DINNERS, NOT TO MENTION THE COUNTLESS MORNINGS THAT IT PROVIDED A "JUST RIGHT" SURFACE FOR OUR 3 MORNING NEWSPAPERS. ADMITTEDLY IT IS LOSING SOME OF THE ADHESIVE IN THE JOINTS ON THE CHAIRS, BUT THE TABLE IS A STURDY AS THE DAY WE PURCHASED IT BACK IN THE LATE 50'S OR EARLY 60'S. REMEMBER THAT OLD SAYING: "GREATNESS IS HUMBLE?" IN THIS CASE OUR MACK TOY WORKS TABLE CAN RE-CAST THAT SAYING: GREATNESS IS QUALITY!"

LAKESIDE PARK BUILDING LOTS BARGAINS

IT'S BEYOND COMPREHENSION TO SEE A TIME WHEN BUILDING LOTS AT BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE PARK WERE AVAILABLE FROM 100 TO 500 DOLLARS! MANY OF THE HOMES IN THE DEVELOPMENT WERE SUMMER HOMES FOR FOLKS FROM NEARBY CITIES.

1903: Christ P.E. Church

THE EXQUISITELY BEAUTIFUL CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH BUILDING ON HAMILTON AND WHITTAKER AVENUES IN TRENTON HAS AN INTERESTING HISTORY. IT SURVIVED UP TO THE MID 1960'S WHEN CHURCH POLITICS AND LIBERAL VERSUS CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS CARRIED ON SUBSTANTIAL INFIGHTING.

1934: YARDVILLE HEIGHTS SCHOOL PLAY

HERE'S A GROUP PHOTO OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE YARDVILLE HEIGHTS MINSTREL HELD AT THE SCHOOL IN 1934. ONCE AGAIN, FAMILIAR LOCAL NAMES, HOLZBAUR, BLAUTH, ETC.

1880'S ANNIE REED'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK

I SPENT A HAPPY HOUR OR TWO PERUSING THE PAGES OF THIS FASCINATING DIARY FROM THE VICTORIAN ERA. ANNIE REED HAD MANY FRIENDS, AND THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SIGNED HER AUTOGRAPH BOOK ARE MANY OF THE OLDEST FAMILY NAMES IN HAMILTON SQUARE, YARDVILLE, EDGEBROOK, BORDENTOWN, AND ALLENTOWN: CUBBERLEY, NUTT, HAMMELL, HUGHES, ROBBINS...THEY'RE ALL THERE.

1928: JULIA MCCLAIN - A KUSER SCHOOL LEGEND

WITH THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF KUSER SCHOOL IN 2009, I FEEL IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT SOME SPACE BE GIVEN TO THE SPLENDID HISTORICAL HERITAGE SURROUNDING THAT GREAT OLD NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL. WITH THE MANY CHANGES BEING MADE IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, I FEAR IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS WILL BE A RELIC OF THE PAST. I HOPE I'M NOT AROUND WHEN THEY ARE ELIMINATED.

AS TO THE GRAPHIC, EACH OF US HAS ONE, TWO, OR MAYBE MORE TEACHERS WHO HAD A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON US AS WE PASSED FROM GRADE TO GRADE, GRAMMAR SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL. IN MY PERSONAL CASE, I HAD 4 TEACHERS WHO LEFT AN INDELIBLE IMPRING ON MY LIFE. JULIA MCCLAIN WAS ONE OF THEM. SHE DEMANDED PERFECTION AND WAS A STRICT DISCIPLINARIAN. IT WAS SHE WHO ENCOURAGED ME TO CONCENTRATE ON MY READING SKILLS, TELLING ME THAT I HAD THE NATURAL GIFT OF ELOCUTION AND PERCEPTION. I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE MEANT BACK IN 6TH GRADE, BUT I SURE DID LEARN AS I REACHED MATURITY!

YOU KNOW THAT OLD SLOGAN THAT HAS BEEN
TRIPPING AROUND FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS:

"SUPPOSE I GIVE A PARTY AND NO ONE COMES?"

WELL, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENED! THE WEDNESDAY EVENING HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTATION, AND THE KUSER SCHOOL PESENTATION A FEW MONTHS EARLIER ,TURNED OUT A PITIFUL FEW HISTORY-ORIENTED CITIZENS. CAN YOU SPELL "APATHY?" IN THE WEDNESDAY EVENING HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTATION, ALUMNI FROM THE CLASS OF '39, '46 AND '47 ATTENDED, AND APPRECIATED THE PROGRAM, SO THAT MADE IT ALL WORTH WHILE.

THERE WAS LITTLE INTEREST IN THE KUSER SCHOOL PRESENTATION WHICH IS COMPLETELY PUZZLING, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE KUSER CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. HOWEVER, I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN GATHERING AND RECORDING HISTORY HAVE TAKEN A PAGE FROM THE GOOD BOOK AS WE RECALL THE ADMONITION IN THE "GOOD BOOK:"

"WHEREVER TWO OR MORE ARE GATHERED IN MY NAME...."

I LEARNED A VALUABLE A LESSON: JUST BECAUSE I HAVE A DESIRE TO SHARE LOCAL HISTORY WITH THE COMMUNITY, I SHOULDN'T HAVE ASSUMED THE COMMUNITY HAS THE SAME ZEAL FOR HISTORY. LESSON LEARNED. I WILL CONTINUE COMPILING HISTORICAL DATA, AND KEEP ADDING IT TO THE COMPUTER.

NO HARD FEELING BUT SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED.

1956: PASSING OF HUSBAND OF JOELYN FERRETTE LOMBARDI

THE FOLLOWING FROM JACK LACY REGARDING STILL ANOTHER PASSING.

Hi All...

Today I received an email from HSS56 classmate Joelyn (Ferrette) Lombardi informing us that her husband Buzz passed away Dec. 26, 2007. If you would like to communicate with Joelyn her address is: 1108 Park Ct., Cinnaminson, NJ 08077, 609-829-4866, cedar4@hotmail.com.

Jack Lacy



FRANCIS A. LOMBARDI

Cinnaminson, NJ resident Francis A. 'Buzz' Lombardi, age 69 of Cinnaminson, passed away onDecember 26, 2007 at Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, NJ. Born in Haddon Heights NJ, he resided in Cinnaminson for forty-three years. He was an educator in the Willingboro School system for five years and the Moorestown School system for thirty years. Buzz also retired from the United States Army Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was also active in the ......
Burlington County Times (Published: 12/30/2007)

ABOUT THOSE HISTORY PRESENTATIONS: I TRIED

YOU KNOW THAT OLD SLOGAN THAT HAS BEEN

TRIPPING AROUND FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS:

"SUPPOSE YOU GIVE A PARTY AND

NO ONE COMES?"

WELL, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENED. THE WEDNESDAY EVENING HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTATION WENT EXTREMELY WELL, (AS DID THE KUSER SCHOOL PESENTATION A FEW MONTHS EARLIER). BOTH PRESENTATIONS TURNED OUT A PITIFUL FEW HISTORY-ORIENTED CITIZENS. IN THE WEDNESDAY EVENING HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTATION, ALUMNI FROM THE CLASS OF '39, '46 AND '47 ATTENDED, AND APPRECIATED THE PROGRAM, SO THAT MADE IT ALL WORTH WHILE. THERE WAS LITTLE INTEREST IN THE KUSER SCHOOL PRESENTATION WHICH IS COMPLETELY PUZZLING, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE KUSER CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. HOWEVER, I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN GATHERING AND RECORDING HISTORY HAVE TAKEN A PAGE FROM THE GOOD BOOK AS WE RECALL

THE ADMONITION IN THE "GOOD BOOK:"

"WHEREVER TWO OR MORE ARE GATHERED IN MY NAME...."

I LEARNED A VALUABLE A LESSON: JUST BECAUSE I HAVE A DESIRE TO SHARE LOCAL HISTORY WITH THE COMMUNITY, I SHOULDN'T HAVE ASSUMED THE COMMUNITY HAS THE SAME ZEAL FOR HISTORY. LESSON LEARNED.

I WILL STAY WITH MY KUSER MANSION MUSIC PROGRAMS, AND CONTINUE MY NEVER ENDING SEARCH FOR HISTORICAL GRAPHICS AND ARTICLES FOR THE LIBRARY'S LOCAL HISTORY COMPUTER. NO HARD FEELINGS, JUST A BIT DISAPPOINTED.

ANOTHER HAMILTON ALUMNUS PASSES

FROM JACK LACY,

ANOTHER UNPLEASANT MESSAGE ON THE PASSING OF A HAMILTON HORNET. THANKS, JACK:


Hi All...

Once again it's our sad task to report a passing, this one of the husband of classmate Mary (Pietrowski) Johnson. Condolences may be sent to Mary and family at 119 Central Ave., West Trenton, NJ 08628.

Jack


Thomas H. Johnson

Thomas H. Johnson TRENTON - Thomas H. "Ounce" Johnson, 74, died Tuesday at Capital Health Systems at Fuld. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident. Thomas was a former basketball P.A.L. coach of the "Bullets", a passionate NY Giants, Chicago Cubs and soccer fan. He enjoyed chess, jazz and loved to read. Thomas was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict and he retired from General Motors after 30 years of service. He is survived by his wife, Mary Decker-Johnson; two daughters and two sons-in-law, Maryann Decker-Stout, Susan and Charles McStravick and R. Darren Hampson; four grandchildren, Alex, Mary, Kaitlin and Matthew; a sister-in-law, June Perrine and a brother-in-law, John A. Pietrowski; and his nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 137 West Upper Ferry Road, West Trenton. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the M. William Murphy Funeral Home, 935 Parkway Ave., Ewing. Burial will be private.
Published in The Times, Trenton, on 6/5/2008

1909: DANIEL KLOCKNER

FROM MY "NOTABLE PERSONS" FILE IN THE LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION COMES THIS OFFSET PHOTO OF MR. KLOCKNER AS HE LOOKED AS A YOUNG MAN. THE KLOCKNER FAMILY HAD HUGE LAND HOLDINGS IN THE KLOCKNER ROAD, N.J. STATE FAIR AREA OF HAMILTON.

1909: FIRE DESTROYS THE KLOCKNER FARMSTEAD

AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE ABOVE ARTICLE FROM 1909, THE KLOCKNER FARM WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY A TERRIBLE FIRE IN MID-WINTER, 1909. TWENTY COWS WERE DESTROYED IN THE CONFLAGRATION, AND SIX BUILDING DESTROYED. PART OF THE WINDMILL CAN BE SEEN ON THE GROUND IN THE LOWER PHOTO.

1893: ANNA KLOCKNER WEDDING

THE KLOCKNER FAMILY WAS AMONG THE MORE PROMINENT AND RESPECTED RESIDENTS OF HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, AS CAN BE SEEN BY THE IMPRESSIVE NAMES OF LOCALLY PROMINENT CITIZENS WHO ATTENDED THE WEDDING OF ANNA KLOCKNER TO CHARLES SCHIZLER.

1907: Daniel Klockner Farm Sold

Here's an account of the sale of the huge Klockner farm over in the area of the old New Jersey State Fair in the Klockner Road area. The Klockner's had a locally famous cabbage farm back in the 19th and early 20th century.

1950: FROM THE LATE JIMMY THOMANN HHS '50

THE POST FOLLOWING THIS ONE IS JIM THOMANN'S VARSITY LETTER. THE GRAPHIC ABOVE IS A COMBINATION OF VARIOUS NEWS ITEMS AND MEMORABILIA, SOME OF WHICH CAME FROM A DONOR OF JIMMY'S HIGH SCHOOL YEARS, AND FROM MY COLLECTION OF NEWSPAPERS. THE LATED JIMMY BRENNAN WAS ALSO IN HHS '50

1949: VARSITY LETTER OF THE LATE JIM THOMANN HHS '50

JIMMY WAS A MEMBER OF HHS '50. HE HAD MORE THAN ONE VARSITY LETTERS AND EXCELLED IN SPORTS. I KNEW JIMMY FROM HIS KUSER SCHOOL YEARS, WITH THAT EVER-READY FRIENDLY SMILE AND A VERY WARM PERSONALITY. HE PASSED ON IN 2003.

ABOVE: AN EXTRACT FROM ONE OF MY MANY HAMILTON HIGH COLUMNS, "THE BEACH PARTY," RECALLING OUR HAMILTON CHOIR'S MOONLIGHT EVENING AT "LAKESIDE." (GROPP'S LAKE) IN 1951

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A PRESS RELEASE FROM HAMILTON TOWNSHIP:

“Graduation Day: A Day To Remember”

At Hamilton’s Kuser Farm Mansion

Free Admission

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Join Tom Glover in an incredibly nostalgic evening as he presents a digitally projected on-screen presentation entitled, “Hamilton High School: The Golden Years.”

Tom’s presentation took many months to put together. It traces the history of Hamilton High from its opening in 1930 through the early 1950’s.After the digital on-screen presentation, we will recall “Class Night,” “Baccalaureate Service,” and most of all, the annual Graduation Ceremony at the Trenton War Memorial Building.

The program will be presented in the 45-foot dining room of Kuser Farm Mansion on Wednesday, June 4th at 7:00 p.m.

This will be an evening to enjoy at Hamilton’s Kuser Farm Mansion.

Advance Reservation Required - Free Admission

Call (609) 890-3630

Entrances Located at: 390 Newkirk Avenue and also Kuser Road at Ferrante Lane, Hamilton (Mercer County), New Jersey

1951: JOIN ME THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING!

HERE'S AN EXTRACT FROM ONE OF MY MANY HAMILTON HIGH COLUMNS, "THE BEACH PARTY," RECALLING OUR HAMILTON CHOIR'S MOONLIGHT EVENING AT "LAKESIDE." (GROPP'S LAKE) IN 1951

A PRESS RELEASE FROM HAMILTON TOWNSHIP:

“Graduation Day:
A Day To Remember”
At Hamilton’s Kuser Farm Mansion
Free Admission
===========****************==============
Join Tom Glover in an incredibly nostalgic evening as he presents a digitally projected on-screen presentation entitled, “Hamilton High School: The Golden Years.”
Tom’s presentation took many months to put together. It traces the history of Hamilton High from its opening in 1930 through the early 1950’s.
After the digital on-screen presentation, we will recall “Class Night,” “Baccalaureate Service,” and most of all the annual Graduation Ceremony at the Trenton War Memorial Building.
The program will be presented in the 45-foot dining room
of Kuser Farm Mansion on Wednesday, June 4th at 7:00 p.m.

This will be an evening to enjoy
at Hamilton’s Kuser Farm Mansion.

Advance Reservation Required
Free Admission
Call (609) 890-3630 at Kuser Farm Mansion

Entrances Located at: 390 Newkirk Avenue
and also Kuser Road at Ferrante Lane
Hamilton (Mercer County), New Jersey

Circa 1944 Kuser Class Room Project

I HAVE AN EXCELLENT MEMORY FOR THINGS OF THE VERY DISTANT PAST. THE PHOTO ABOVE WAS TAKEN IN MISS RUTH MARGERUM'S ROOM AT KUSER SCHOOL DURING MY YEARS THERE. TRY AS I MAY, I CAN'T RECALL THAT LOG CABIN THAT THE CLASS BUILT. FOR ALL I KNOW THIS MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE VERY CLASS ROOM WHERE I WAS A THIRD GRADER. RUTH MARGERUM WAS MY FAVORITE GRAMMAR SCHOOL TEACHER.

1911: BROMLEY: ANOTHER FASCINATING REAL ESTATE AD

"WATER, GAS, ELECTRIC LIGHTS, TO THE PROPERTY NOW!

I FIND THESE OLD REAL ESTATE ADVERTISEMENTS TO BE COMPLETELY CAPTIVATING. THIS WAS THE ERA WHEN THE POPULATION OF THE AREA WAS ON THE INCREASE, AND THE MANY DEVELOPERS OF THE DAY WERE BUYING UP LAND ALL OVER THE MERCER COUNTY AREA.

2008: MEMORIAL DAY-Sgt. Richard Pinter, "THE LONE BUGLER"

THERE WERE AT LEAST 75 PATRIOTIC CITIZENS AT ST. MARY'S CEMETERY MAUSOLEUM THIS MORNING AT 10:30 AM. (MOST OF US WITH GRAY HAIR.)IT WAS A VERY MOVING AND EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE. IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE SUCH A RESPECTABLE STANDING ROOM ONLY TURNOUT. SGT. RICHARD PINTER, THE "LONE BUGLER" PRESENTED THE PROGRAM TO THOSE OF US WHO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF MEMORIAL DAY.

THE SGT. PERFORMED JUST AS A U.S. ARMY "TOP-KICK" DOES, AS HE ADMONISHED YOUNG INDUCTEES ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SOLDIER IN THE U.S. ARMY. AS HE SPOKE, HE REMINDED ME OF SGT. CROCKETT, A "TOP KICK" I REMEMBER FROM MY YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY. HE EXPLAINED THE COMPLETE MEANING OF MEMORIAL DAY, NOTING THAT EXCEPT FOR THE 28% OF OUR POPULATION WHO HONOR OUR VETERANS ON THIS DAY, TOO MANY OTHERS CONSIDER IT A LONG WEEKEND WITH A VISIT TO THE SHORE OR A BACKYARD BARBECUE.

THE "BIKER" GENTLEMAN WHOM I PHOTOGRAPHED WAS ALSO THERE, ALONG WITH A CONTINGENT OF HIS OTHER BIKER PATRIOTS WHO ALSO REMEMBER. IN THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE EVENT, I NEGLECTED GETTING HIS NAME, BUT HE AND THE LONE BUGLER ARE MY KIND OF AMERICAN PATRIOTS.

1932: SOME TOBACCO COMPANYS EVEN GOT DOCTOR ENDORSEMENTS

"DO YOU INHALE?" "WHY DO YOU BRING THAT UP?" NOT TO WORRY. LUCKY'S PURIFYING PROCESS PROTECTS THE SMOKER FROM HARMFUL CHEMICALS. HOW BLATANT THOSE ADS WERE! OF COURSE, TODAY CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO ARE TABOO IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. NOW IF THOSE SAME HEALTH POLICE WOULD FOCUS ON THE LIQUOR INDUSTRY.....

1936: HONOR STUDENTS AT KUSER ANNEX

I HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING CLOSING OUT MY KUSER SCHOOL WEBSITE AND BRINGING THE CONTENTS TO THIS SITE. HITS ARE MINIMAL AND WOULD HAVE BETTER EXPOSURE ON THIS WEBSITE. I WILL LEAVE MY http://www.hhs51.blogspot.com/ FOR NOW, BUT WILL PROBABLY BE TERMINATING
http://www.kuser-school.blotspot.com/ AFTER THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COMING UP IN 2009.

1930: SOUTHERN AREA OF HAMILTON LACKS WATER

I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED WHY SOME ENTERPRISING ORGANIZATION DIDN'T HARNESS THE WATER FROM THE NATURAL SPRINGS AT HAMILTON TOWNSHIP'S PORTION OF SPRING LAKE AT WHITE CITY. THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO DO JUST THAT BACK IN THE 1800'S, BUT FOR SOME REASON THE PROJECT WAS ABANDONED. PERHAPS A TRENTON-HAMILTON-BORDENTOWN MARSH PERSON KNOWS THE ANSWER. THERE WAS SUPPOSEDLY AN ETERNAL SUPPLY OF SPRING WATER JUST WAITING TO BE PROCESSED.

1900: THE CLAY PITS

DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PRETTY THRIVING BUSINESS AT HAMILTON'S CLAY PITS BACK IN THE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY? THE AREA WAS A LITERAL GOLD MINE FOR A SPECIAL TYPE OF CLAY WHICH WAS USED IN THE MANY TRENTON POTTERIES AS "SAGGERS;" USED IN THE MOLDING OF CLAY. FOR THOSE WHO WONDER WHERE THE CLAY PITS WERE: IN THE AREA ADJOINING AND BEHIND THE CURRENT STARBUCKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF KUSER ROAD AND WHITEHORSE-MERCERVILLE ROAD. THE AREA WAS KNOWN AS "DOGTOWN." IT WAS ALSO A PLACE WHERE MANY YOUNG BOYS WENT "SKINNY DIPPING." THE SWIMMING AREA WAS VERY HAZARDOUS, WITH NUMEROUS CEDAR STUMPS BENEATH THE SURFACE. I REMEMBER WHEN A KUSER SCHOOL STUDENT DIED WHEN HE SLAMMED HEAD FIRST INTO ONE OF THOSE STUMPS.

1935: HOW WELL I REMEMBER

THE YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WOULDN'T BE VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN THESE GYM BLOOMERS THE GIRLS WORE BACK WHEN I WAS IN HAMILTON HIGH. HOW TIMES (AND GYM CLOTHES) HAVE CHANGED!

1928: HAMILTON'S NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING

FROM THIS VANTAGE POINT, THE BUILDING LOOKS ABOUT THE SAME. BUT IF YOU WENT TO THE LEFT, YOU WOULDN'T SEE A PARKING LOT AND BELIEVE ME, THE ENTIRE AREA OF 2090 GREENWOOD AVENUE CHANGED DRASTICALLY OVER THESE 70-PLUS YEARS. THE ARTICLE REFERS TO THE LIBRARY WHICH WAS IN THE BASEMENT. I REMEMBER IT WELL. IN FACT, WHEN I FIRST GOT MARRIED IN THE EARLY 50'S IT WAS A SHORT WALK FROM MY FAIRLAWN GARDENS APARTMENT AT 212 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE.

2008: PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ AND LISTEN

TOM REED IS A NATIVE OF TRENTON'S GOOSETOWN, AND ONE OF THE LOYAL VISITORS TO THIS WEBSITE. IT'S COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT TOM IS NOT ONLY A CONTEMPORARY OF MINE, BUT HE ALSO HAS A TRAIT WHICH IS COMMON TO ALL OF THE GLOVER FAMILY. MOM GLOVER USED TO SAY, "WE WEAR OUR HEARTS ON OUR SLEEVES." I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO "LOSE IT" AT GRADUATIONS, WEDDINGS, CONFIRMATIONS, PATRIOTIC PARADES (ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE PLAYING A JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA MARCH AND OLD GLORY PASSES BY.) AS TOM REED'S AND MY TRIBUTE TO MEMORIAL DAY, AND ESPECIALLY TO OUR VETERANS EVERYWHERE,

PLEASE READ THIS VERY TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FAST VANISHING "GREATEST GENERATION" AND CLICK ON THE LINK TO HEAR A SONG WHICH WILL TOUCH YOU DOWN TO YOUR VERY DEEPEST SOUL. THESE WONDERFUL VETERANS ARE NOW IN THEIR MID AND LATE 80'S, AND VERY RAPIDLY GOING TO THEIR ETERNAL REST.

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FROM TOM REED:
The elderly parking lot attendant wasn't in a good mood!Neither was Sam Bierstock. It was around 1 a.m., and Bierstock, a Delray Beach , Fla. , eye doctor, business consultant, corporate speaker and musician, was bone tired after appearing at an event.He pulled up in his car, and the parking attendant began to speak. 'I took two bullets for this country and look what I'm doing,' he said bitterly.At first, Bierstock didn't know what to say to the World War II veteran. But he rolled down his window and told the man, 'Really, from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you.'Then the old soldier began to cry.'That really got to me,' Bierstock says.Cut to today.Bierstock, 58, and John Melnick, 54, of Pompano Beach - a member of Bierstock's band, Dr. Sam and the Managed Care Band - have written a song inspired by that old soldier in the airport parking lot. The mournful 'Before You Go' does more than salute those who fought in WWII. It encourages people to go out of their way to thank the aging warriors before they die.'If we had lost that particular war, our whole way of life would have been shot,' says Bierstock, who plays harmonica. 'The WW II soldiers are now dying at the rate of about 2,000 every day. I thought we needed to thank them.'The song is striking a chord. Within four days of Bierstock placing it on the Web, the song and accompanying photo essay have bounced around nine countries, producing tears and heartfelt thanks from veterans, their sons and daughters and grandchildren. 'It made me cry,' wrote one veteran's son. Another sent an e-mail saying that only after his father consumed several glasses of wine would he discuss ' the unspeakable horrors' he and other soldiers had witnessed in places such as Anzio, Iwo Jima, Bataan and Omaha Beach. 'I can never thank them enough,' the son wrote. 'Thank you for thinking about them.'Bierstock and Melnick thought about shipping it off to a professional singer, maybe a Lee Greenwood type, but because time was running out for so many veterans, they decided it was best to release it quickly, for free, on the Web. They've sent the song to Sen. John McCain and others in Washington . Already they have been invited to perform it in Houston for a Veterans Day tribute - this after just a few days on the Web. They hope every veteran in America gets a chance to hear it.GOD BLESS every EVERY veteran...and THANK you to those of you veterans who may receive this !

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO HEAR THE SONG AND SEE THE PICTURES:

http://www.managedmusic.com/php/BYGIndex.php?page=playBYG

1931: IN THE THROES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION

THE GLOVER FAMILY WAS ON "RELIEF" BACK THERE IN THE EARLY 30'S. MY DAD LOST HIS TRUCKING BUSINESS DUE TO THE LACK OF HIS CUSTOMERS NON PAYMENT OF BILLS. "GILLS EXPRESS" WAS FORMED BY MY FATHER BACK IN THE 1920'S TO SERVE THE MANY POTTERY INDUSTRIES IN TRENTON. WHEN THE MARKET CRASHED, EVERY INDUSTRY EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO THE STORIES I HEARD, MANY OF THE UN-PAID ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE WERE FAR GREATER THAN THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. RESULT: THE PHONE COMPANY CUT OFF THE LIFELINE OF GILLS EXPRESS, THEN CAME UNEMPLOYMENT AND ULTIMATE DESPAIR. I REMEMBER GOING TO COLONIAL FIRE COMPANY'S SECOND FLOOR ONCE A MONTH OR SO, FILLING OUR BAGS UP WITH DRIED PEACHES AND APPLES, FLOUR, SUGAR, AND OTHER ITEMS WHICH CONSTITUTED OUR RELIEF "DOLE."

REMINDER OF MY "GREATEST GENERATION" PROGRAM

TONIGHT AT 7PM I WILL BE PRESENTING A PROGRAM OF MUSIC AND NOSTALGIA THE THE KUSER FARM MANSION THEATER/DINING ROOM. WE WILL RECALL THE WWII YEARS, OUR MILITARY THROUGH THE YEARS, AND EVEN SING SOME OF THE SONGS OF THE WWII ERA. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, BUT I BET IF YOU SHOW UP AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE MANSION TONIGHT AROUND 7, YOU WILL BE USHERED TO A SEAT. I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. IF NOT, I KNOW THAT MOST OF MY VISITORS CONSIDER DECORATION/MEMORIAL DAY A TIME TO REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES MADE BY OUR MILITARY VETS, AS OPPOSED TO THOSE WHO CONSIDER MEMORIAL DAY TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN A LONG WEEKEND.

1930: HAMILTON'S BURGEONING POPULATION

It's interesting to note the increase in the population of Hamilton township as recorded in the article above. Interesting also is the population of the Hopewell area. I wonder what the Hopewell figure is today, considering the development that has entered the area over the past 70- plus years.

1938: "SEPARATE BUT EQUAL"

HERE'S A CLASS PHOTO OF LINCOLN SCHOOL'S CLASS OF 1938. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO REALIZE THAT WE IN THE TRENTON-MERCER AREA HAD A SCHOOL DEVOTED TO EDUCATING THE BLACK COMMUNITY. THE ORIGINAL LINCOLN SCHOOL WAS LOCATED ON HIGBEE STREET, WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY BECOME BELLEVUE AVENUE. THANKS TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE VISITORS, TOM REED, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL ADVISING ME THAT THE PHOTO ABOVE IS THE LATER LINCOLN SCHOOL IN NORTH TRENTON IN THE BATTLE MONUMENT AREA, BELIEVED TO HAVE ULTIMATELY BECOME "JUNIOR 1." THANKS TOM. GET BACK TO ME AND LET ME KNOW IF I AM CORRECT IN IDENTIFYING THE BUILDING IN THE BACKGROUND AS JUNIOR ONE.

1937: HAMILTON SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS

EACH SUMMER, THE TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON THREW OPEN THEIR SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS FOR THE USE OF THE KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ILLUSTRATED HERE ARE KIDS PLAYING AT THE MAPLE SHADE AND DECOU PLAYGROUNDS. THE POST THAT FOLLOWS IS FROM THE SAME SUNDAY TIMES ADVERTISER PICTORIAL.

1937: HOMEDELL SCHOOL PLAYGROUND

HOW I WISH MY COLLECTION INCLUDED MORE OF THE TRENTON SUNDAY TIMES ADVERTISER! EACH WEEK THERE WAS A PICTORIAL SECTION WITH INCREDIBLE PHOTOS OF THE ERA IN WHICH IT WAS PUBLISHED. THESE PHOTOS WERE EXTRACTED FROM A 1937 ISSUE. I REMEMBER CARL CORELLI AND HIS BROTHER TOM. THEY WERE STUDENTS AT KUSER AFTER THEY LEFT HOMEDELL BACK IN THE '40'S.

1929: NOTTINGHAM VFD DEDICATION

THIS IS AN INTERESTING PAGE FROM ONE OF MY SCRAPBOOKS. THE ORIGINAL WAS SOMEWHAT FADED WITH AGE, BUT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MY COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROGRAM, I HAVE MANAGED TO RESTORE IT TO PRISTINE ORIGINAL CONDITION.

1937: HAMILTON TAXES INCREASE BY 12 TO 13 POINTS

"NO MATTER HOW MUCH THINGS CHANGE, THEY STAY THE SAME." EVEN BACK THEN THE TOWNSHIP WAS FIGHTING TO KEEP THE TAX RATE SOMEWHAT STABILIZED.

2008: AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE AND PRESS RELEASE

I HOPE TO SEE A FEW VISITORS TO MY WEBSITE AT THE KUSER FARM MANSION PROGRAM WHERE I WILL BE PRESENTING A PROGRAM WHICH IS VERY APPROPRIATE FOR THE GRADUATION SEASON. THE ON SCREEN PROGRAM, "HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL: THE GOLDEN YEARS" IS A COMPUTER GENERATED PROGRAM HERALDING THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1930 AND UP TO THE 1960'S. NEARLY EVERY CLASS IS REPRESENTED IN THE HALF HOUR PRESENTATION. FOLLOWING THE ON SCREEN PRESENTATION, I WILL RECALL ALL THOSE WONDERFUL HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIES: SATURDAY NIGHT CANTEENS, TOONE TOWNE, WENDEL "SNEAKY PETE" PHILLIPS, MAX JORDAN, JIM "JIM CROW" COURSEN, CHARLES "POP" MITCHELL, AND MANY OTHER VESTIGES OF THOSE DISTANT YEARS. CALL AND RESERVE A SEAT TODAY. YOU WON'T BE SORRY. WHEN YOU CALL THE NUMBER BELOW, MS. DENISE ZEMLANSKY WILL ANNOUNCE VARIOUS KUSER FARM ACTIVITIES. WAIT FOR HER MESSAGE TO FINISH, AND AT THE "BEEP" LEAVE YOUR RESERVATION(S). SEE YOU THERE!
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FOLLOWING IS THE HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PRESS RELEASE:
“Graduation Day:A Day To Remember”

At Hamilton’s Kuser Farm MansionFree Admission

Join Tom Glover in an incredibly nostalgic evening as he presents a digitally projected on-screen presentation entitled,

“Hamilton High School: The Golden Years.”

Tom’s presentation took many months to put together. It traces the history of Hamilton High from its opening in 1930 through the early 1950’s.

After the digital on-screen presentation, we will recall “Class Night,” “Baccalaureate Service,” and most of all the annual Graduation Ceremony at the Trenton War Memorial Building.The program will be presented in the 45-foot dining roomof Kuser Farm Mansion on Wednesday, June 4th at 7:00 p.m.This will be an evening to enjoy at Hamilton’s Kuser Farm Mansion. Advance Reservation Required, Free Admission

Call (609) 890-3630 at Kuser Farm MansionEntrances Located at: 390 Newkirk Avenueand also Kuser Road at Ferrante LaneHamilton (Mercer County), New Jersey

2008 IMPORTANT MESSAGE AND PRESS RELEASE

I HOPE TO SEE A FEW VISITORS TO MY WEBSITE AT THE KUSER FARM MANSION PROGRAM WHERE I WILL BE PRESENTING A PROGRAM WHICH IS VERY APPROPRIATE FOR THE GRADUATION SEASON. THE ON SCREEN PROGRAM, "HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL: THE GOLDEN YEARS" IS A COMPUTER GENERATED PROGRAM HERALDING THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1930 AND UP TO THE 1960'S. NEARLY EVERY CLASS IS REPRESENTED IN THE HALF HOUR PRESENTATION. FOLLOWING THE ON SCREEN PRESENTATION, I WILL RECALL ALL THOSE WONDERFUL HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIES: SATURDAY NIGHT CANTEENS, TOONE TOWNE, WENDEL "SNEAKY PETE" PHILLIPS, MAX JORDAN, JIM "JIM CROW" COURSEN, CHARLES "POP" MITCHELL, AND MANY OTHER VESTIGES OF THOSE DISTANT YEARS. CALL AND RESERVE A SEAT TODAY. YOU WON'T BE SORRY. WHEN YOU CALL THE NUMBER BELOW, MS. DENISE ZEMLANSKY WILL ANNOUNCE VARIOUS KUSER FARM ACTIVITIES. WAIT FOR HER MESSAGE TO FINISH, AND AT THE "BEEP" LEAVE YOUR RESERVATION(S). SEE YOU THERE!

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“Graduation Day:
A Day To Remember”
At Hamilton’s Kuser Farm Mansion
Free Admission
Join Tom Glover in an incredibly nostalgic evening as he presents a digitally projected on-screen presentation entitled, “Hamilton High School: The Golden Years.”
Tom’s presentation took many months to put together. It traces the history of Hamilton High from its opening in 1930 through the early 1950’s.
After the digital on-screen presentation, we will recall “Class Night,” “Baccalaureate Service,” and most of all the annual Graduation Ceremony at the Trenton War Memorial Building.
The program will be presented
in the 45-foot dining room
of Kuser Farm Mansion on Wednesday, June 4th at 7:00 p.m.
This will be an evening to enjoy
at Hamilton’s Kuser Farm Mansion.
Advance Reservation Required
Free Admission
Call (609) 890-3630 at Kuser Farm Mansion
Entrances Located at: 390 Newkirk Avenue
and also Kuser Road at Ferrante Lane
Hamilton (Mercer County), New Jersey

1930: PAVING ROADS IN THE HAMILTON AREA

WHEN THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN, WHITE HORSE-MERCERVILLE ROAD WAS A TWO LANE HIGHWAY SURROUNDED BY FARMS ON ALL SIDES.

1948: KUSER ANNEX

THESE LOVELY LADIES WERE CLASSMATES OF MINE AT KUSER ANNEX. FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNAWARE, KUSER ANNEX SERVED AS OUR FRESHMAN YEAR AT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL. THOSE WHO LIVED IN THE NEWKIRK, HAMILTON, CEDAR LANE AREA WERE ASSIGNED TO "K.A." IN THE PHOTO, ALICE SCHMIDT MULLEN, LORRAINE PRIETH, LUCIA SPERA DIPOLVERE.

1948: WAS THIS THE SENIOR PLAY?

ANY HORNETS FROM HHS '48 WHO CAN IDENTIFY THE PRODUCTION THESE FOLKS ARE ENGAGED IN? HOW ABOUT IDENTIFYING THE OTHERS IN THE PHOTO?

1932: DO THEY STILL DO "CLASS NIGHT?

1932: DO THEY STILL DO "CLASS NIGHT?

1932: DO THEY STILL DO "CLASS NIGHT?

1932: DO THEY STILL DO "CLASS NIGHT?

1932: DO THEY STILL DO "CLASS NIGHT?

1932: DO THEY STILL DO "CLASS NIGHT?

1932: DO THEY STILL DO "CLASS NIGHT?