Anthony Tourine, of Tony's Barber Shop, Matawan

Anthony Tourine was the owner of Tony's Barber Shop in Matawan for many years. He was born 7 Feb 1901 in Matawan and died at Bayshore Hospital at age 85 on 7 Aug 1986.

In the 1920 Federal Census for New Jersey, a 19-year-old Tony was already a barber with his own shop. He was living with his Italian parents, Frank and Mary Tourine, and six siblings at the family home at 68 Main Street in Matawan. Frank was a retail merchant in a general store.

The 26 Jul 1929 edition of The Matawan Journal contained the above advertisement announcing that Tony was moving his men's barber shop across the street to 115B Main Street. He was adding a women's barber shop next door in an adjoining shop at 115A Main Street.

Anthony was married with one child in the 1930 Federal Census for New Jersey. They lived at 73 Main Street in Matawan. Tony was a barber with his own shop. 

Tony went hunting in Vanderburg in Nov 1934, according to the 23 Nov 1934 edition of The Matawan Journal. He shot 6 rabbits. Vanderburg is a section of Colts Neck.

Tony was married with two children in the 1940 Federal Census for New Jersey. They lived at 73 Main Street in Matawan. Tony was a barber with his own shop. 

The 9 Oct 1947 edition of The Matawan Journal announced that Tony was building a new garage and gas station on Main Street between Aberdeen Road and High Street. The property formerly belonged to Charles Schock.

Tony was to be on the Matawan First Aid Squad team for the arclight donkey softball game against the Matawan Business Association, per the 18 Aug 1949 edition of The Matawan Journal. The match, which was to benefit the first aid squad, was to be played at the high school field on Saturday.

Pauline Parish was in charge of a beauty parlor in her uncle's barber shop, according to the 21 May 1953 edition of The Matawan Journal. The newspaper suggested that the barber shop's name was the Tony Tourine Barber and Beauty Parlor.

Tony was quite the hunter. He shot 3 deer and a bear while on a hunting trip to Canada and Pennsylvania, according to the 13 Dec 1951 edition of The Matawan Journal.

Tony joined friends in Topsfield, Maine for a hunting trip in Nov 1952, according to the 27 Nov 1952 edition of The Matawan Journal. And in November 1955, he shot two small bears and a large 6-point buck, according to the 10 Nov 1955 edition of The Journal.


The 27 Nov 1958 edition of The Matawan Journal said that Tony joined some local friends for a hunting trip to the Catskills, where the group bagged a 145-pound buck  and a 253-pound bear. The group made the same trip the year before, according to the 28 Nov 1957 edition of The Journal.

See his obituary on pg 54 of the 13 Aug 1986 edition of The Independent.