Howard Bean
Howard Bean was born in Pennsylvania in 1893. He served with the Army as a sergeant with the 312th Engineer Regiment during World War I, and spent a year overseas. He married around 1923, and lived with his wife Carrie and step-son Hubert Hoellering at 1103 North 26th Street in the Cramer Hill section of Camden. He was a member of St. Wilfrid's Episcopal Church at Dudley Street and Westfield Avenue in Camden.
On August 15, 1925 Howard Bean began work with the Camden Police Department. He served for many years as the house sergeant at the Third District Police Station in East Camden. He remained with the force until his retirement on June 2, 1950.
Howard Bean was active in veterans affairs. A member of the Corporal Mathews-Purnell Post 518 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, he was past commander of the post, and was the commander of the Department of New Jersey of the VFW as well. He also was a member of American Legion Public Service Post 231 in Camden, the Police and Fire Association, and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association. His wife was a past president of the VFW Auxiliary, Department of New Jersey.
Ill at the time of retirement, he died on June 8, 1950 at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital at the age of 56. He was survived by his wife, Carrie Bean.
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26th Street
26th Street, originally called Union Street in the pre-annexation Pavonia section, runs through Cramer Hill and East Camden from the Delaware River to Bank and Mickle Streets. It was laid out before 1887 and renamed after Stockton Township was absorbed by Camden in 1899.
4 Cops, 4 Firemen, Widow of One Win City Pensions
Four Camden police officers and four firemen retired under the mandatory 65-year age law in 1950; also approved was a widow's pension for Mrs. Carrie Bean, whose husband Patrolman Howard Bean had died June 8.
Howard Bean Dies At 56; Retired as Policeman June 2
Obituary of Howard Bean, 56, the Camden policeman and commander of the VFW Department of New Jersey in 1940–41, who died June 8, 1950 at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital, six days after retiring on pension.
Miss Ethel Waters
A brief 1943 funeral notice for Miss Ethel H. Waters, 26, who died in Camden; the six pallbearers — Camden policemen among them, including Howard Bean — carried her to burial in Trenton.
Early Donor in Aluminum Drive Hopes 'Gift' Will Be Sent to Hitler
As Camden opened its World War II drive to collect old aluminum for national defense, an unidentified South Camden resident of German birth was among the first donors, carrying his old pots and pans to Engine Company No. 8's firehouse.
V.F.W. Plans Ball on Armistice Night
Report of the February 4, 1938 Camden County Council meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which set the fourth annual military ball for Armistice night and pressed a county-wide membership drive; Howard Bean served as publicity officer of Corp. Mathews-Purnell Post No. 518.
Auxiliary of V.F.W. Schedules Banquet
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Corporal Mathews-Purnell Post No. 518, V.F.W., marked its sixteenth anniversary with a banquet at O'Donnell's Restaurant in February 1938; Mrs. Carrie R. Bean was among the guests.
V.F.W. Will Initiate Cootie Class Tomorrow
Chigger Pup Tent No. 7, the Camden branch of the Military Order of the Cootie, prepared to initiate a class of 18 V.F.W. candidates in January 1938; Howard Bean served as an officer of the branch.
Mrs. Carrie R. Bean
Mrs. Carrie R. Bean, first president of the Camden County Council of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and junior vice president of the Department of New Jersey, honored at a banquet in August 1936.
30 Units to Attend Giant Field Mass
More than 30 veterans' organizations, including V.F.W. posts and the American Legion, gathered for a giant field mass at Maple Shade in June 1932; Howard Bean, past commander of Post 518, was among those attending.
Two Alleged Gangsters Trapped by Cops in Harleigh Cemetery
A weekend crime sweep in Camden: two alleged Philadelphia gangsters were trapped in Harleigh Cemetery by Patrolman Howard Bean and others, while a South Camden grocer routed two holdup men — four suspects held for the Grand Jury.
2 Bandits Face Death As Manager of Store Dies of Holdup Wound
John Cullen, 22, manager of the American Store at 1201 Lansdowne Avenue, died December 1, 1930 of a bullet wound suffered in a holdup; two Camden youths faced murder charges in his death.