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- Harold D. Hamilton Timeline
1912 – Born in Paterson
Lived at 33 Holsman Street – Attended PS12 School
Lived at 101 North Main Street
Lived at 67 Holsman Street
Lived at 91 Jefferson Street
1927-1928 – Worked as a clerk at the grocery store on the corner or Bergen St. & East Main Street.
-At age 15 & 16 years old was a clerk in grocery store located at Bergen St. & East Main Street. A holdup occurred, Harold (Hap) chased him for three blocks throwing rocks at him until an off duty police officer took him in custody.
Central High School –
-Graduated 1931 Mechanic Arts
-Aero Club, '27, '28, '29, '30
-Football Squad, '30
-Soccer Squad, '29
-G.O., '28
1933 – Met Anna Marie Driesee
1934 – Married Anna stayed at North Ninth Street for about a year
1935 - February 1935 to May 8, 1936 - Harold & Ann lived with Job Jr. & Kitty at 165 North 9th Street, Paterson, NJ
1935 – Moved to North 11th Street
1936 - May 9, 1936 - Harold & Ann moved to 243 East Main Street, Paterson, NJ
-Paid $20.00 per month plus $3.00 every 3 months for water.
1937 - June 1937 - Moved to 69 North 11th Street, Paterson, NJ
-Paid $18.00 per month rent plus $3.00 per month for garage on North 11th street from a Joe Miedema for about 6 months.
1937 – Attended the Indianapolis 500
-Worked in a die house for 2 weeks
1939 – Worked on the County Road Dept. for 1 year
1940 - Went to a vocational school taught by Wrights, in 1940 worked at Wrights until 1945 (During WWII), quit.
1941 - April 1941 - Moved to 145 East Main Street, Paterson, NJ
-Paid $28.00 per month.
1941 - Moved 404 Morrissee Avenue Haledon NJ
1942 - February 15, 1942 - Moved to 404 Morrissee Avenue, Haledon, NJ 1st Floor
-Paid $36.00 per month with garage. Mrs. Hagedoorn owned it until
November 30, 1949. She sold it to John Nicolo, started paying rent to him
December 1, 1949 paid $36.00 per month plus $10.00 in cash (under the table) because rent control was in effect.
1951 - Applied for job in Wrights, asked for second shift, didn't get it.
Worked on silk truck
1953 - May 1, 1953 - Moved to 38 Wood Street, Paterson, NJ
-Paid $45.00 per month plus $20.00 per month tuition fee for Dave to stay in Haledon School.
1953 - Took job at Wrights on the second shift
-Went back in 1953 and took job in Wrights in second shift after 30 days made lead man. Offered job on third shift in a specialty department. While working in this department engineered a new assembly technique to enhance production for second and third shifts, never gave idea to company, used for their own production increase.
-While working for Wrights worked for Steve Golapa (Costal Sprinkler) part time and then worked full time for 25 years.
1953 - Started building 323 Morrissee ave. and finished building in 1954
1954 - November 24, 1954 - Thanksgiving Eve moved into new house at 323 Morrissee Avenue, Haledon, NJ
1957 - Left Wrights to work for the borough of Haledon.
Worked for Max, Septic pumping.
Then Costal sprinkler full time
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1912 - 1997 (84 years)
