The Hamilton-Chambers Village Association.
Trenton Times November 25th 1970:
"Mayor Arthur Holland Turned on the Christmas Lights
this morning for the Hamilton-Chambers Village
Association. Helping him were Edward Choquette HCVA
President and Maury Robinson, Lighting Committee
Chairman. This is the 4th year of the HCVA decorating
Hamilton Avenue."
Note this is no longer done but I think it continued into
the 1990s.
Thank You Stephan H for this item:)
3 years ago
3 comments:
Choquette's made a great lunch when I worked at Circle F.
Maury Robinson was the place I was trying to think of when I was in the Navy and needed slightly large shirts. They did a good job finding some for me. The base I was stationed at only had a weight room and pool for recreation so I came home to clothes that didn't fit. Not only did I come home as big as as whale but I could swim like one too.
Skip
And yes the Navy food was pretty good there. I honestly still have these cravings for deep fried rabbit and possum. I'm kidding about the possum but Southern Fried Bugs Bunny was three times a week.
Hi Skip:)
How many people would you guestimate worked at Circle F in those days?
Hard to say since it was large. You had four facilities, Meade Street, Prince Street, Monmouth was the main plant and then a shipping facility out in Bordentown.
The Prince Street Plant was called Eastern Industrial Wire.
Hundreds of mostly gals working at the stamping machines and presses. A lot with injured fingers too.
Bordentown was a "sign of the times" with the larger trucks not having the ability to navigate the streets of Trenton. Smaller box trucks were used to move the product to a warehouse off the Turnpike where it was loaded on larger trucks. "Double Handling" of materials is costly and drove the business (along with management issues), down south.
The founder I believe as a fellow named Ed Ring who was very active in local affairs.
Skip
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