People
Harry J. Allebach
Harry J. Allebach was born on November 24, 1897, in Norristown, PA. He married Consuelo Elverson around 1917.
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Israel B. Adams, Jr.
ISRAEL BUTLER ADAMS JR. was born on October 23, 1859, one of twelve children born to Israel and Adeline Cox Adams. The elder Adams was a farmer.
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Benson Street
Benson Street, in South Camden, was named for John J. Benson, an agent of the Camden and Amboy Railroad who played a key role in developing the Stevens’ lands into building lots.
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Camden's 'Ugliest House' a Hazard, But Still Standing
By Matthew Spolar, Inquirer Staff Writer As about 40 people looked on, a Camden activist climbed the step at 923 N. 27th St. in the city's Cramer Hill section yesterday and tacked a bright-orange "Imminent Hazard" sign to the entrance of the abandoned shell.
Historical Accounts
East Camden Memories
Jill Petris Lamparella's memoir of growing up in East Camden in the 1950s — 139 North 32nd Street, Roles Court Apartments, Dudley Grange Park, the Henry H. Davis School, and the shops of 27th Street.
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25 Years Later, Prep Football Game Shootout Resonates
By Kevin Callahan Although he would rise to the pinnacle of college football just four years later by winning the Heisman Trophy, Mike Rozier 's last play for Woodrow Wilson High School was spent looking down in the dirt on the field that would later bear his name.
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Our Patrons
An "Our Patrons" page of fifteen advertisements from the Spring 1977 Fire Watch Magazine, including Terry's Famous Pizza Box at 200 S. 27th St. at Benson St., Bruno's Restaurant, Crystal 1 Hr. Cleaners and the Trent Bar & Liquors.
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Mary Bellangee
Death and funeral notice for Mary Bellangee, 42, of 607 Ferry Avenue; survived by three daughters and a brother.
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The Grim Shadow of Death Stalks Firemen’s Family
Martin DiCarlo's Camden Courier-Post column on the Iannelli family: Camden firemen Frank Iannelli and his sons Leonard and Carmen all died of heart attacks on the job, in 1942, 1964 and 1975.
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Camden Bank, Business Bldg. Targets of Two Firebombings
Two firebombings struck Camden within 16 minutes of each other on December 22, 1971. The first was at 333 Arch Street, housing several businesses including the Puerto Rico Labor Department office. The second struck the Third National Bank of New Jersey at 27th and Federal Streets. Police impounded a red Volkswagen matching witness descriptions. There were no injuries.
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Desrocher
Death notice of Joseph E. Desrocher Sr., 85, of 924 North 19th Street, Camden, who died April 26, 1970.
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4 Firemen Suspended By Melleby
Public Safety Director Harold Melleby suspended four veteran Camden firemen over a July 21 fight at Engine Company 9, 27th and Federal Streets, including acting captain John Kolessar and Deputy Chief Frank Deal. Camden Courier-Post, October 14, 1969.
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Moellers
Death notice of John Moellers, 77, of 1018 North 19th Street, Camden, who died July 19, 1969, survived by a brother Henry of Camden.
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Ayres (death notice)
Death notice for David R. Ayres, 76, of 712 N. 27th Street, Camden, a retired Prudential Insurance agent who died July 19, 1969, with funeral arrangements by the Edward P. Leonard Jr. Funeral Home.
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Ludwig D. Becker
Death notice for Ludwig D. Becker, 76, of 1013 North 23rd Street, Camden; funeral arrangements by the Roedel Funeral Home.
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H. L. Gick, Ex-Camden Fireman
Obituary of Howard L. Gick, retired Camden fireman, who died June 4, 1968.
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Woman's Death Ruled Suicide
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, 68, of 924 North 28th Street, was ruled a suicide by Camden County Coroner Thomas Casey. Her husband William, 70, found her body in the cellar when he returned from work.
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Vecander
Death notice for Harold Vecander of 1039 N. 26th St., Camden, who died suddenly on September 6, 1967; notice of the funeral was to be given by the Gustav Roedel and Son Funeral Home, 804-06 N. 27th St.
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Holt
Death notice for Walter S. Holt, 86, of 944 North 31st Street, Camden, who died September 5, 1967; services at Gustav Roedel and Son Funeral Home, interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Philadelphia.
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Coccia
Death notice for Filomena Coccia (nee Altieri), 67, of 55 South Dudley Street, Camden, who died April 30, 1967; Requiem high Mass at St. Joseph Procathedral. Camden Courier-Post, May 2, 1967.
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Patrick Gismondi
Obituary of Patrick Gismondi, 52, of 925 North 27th Street, a Camden barber for 35 years, who died in Cooper Hospital in November 1959.
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City Boy, 15, Crashes Car, Flees, Caught
A 15-year-old boy who crashed a car into the door of the No. 9 Firehouse on 27th Street near Federal Street and fled was caught a half-block away by Laddermen Phillip B. Stinger and Edward DeHart and a taxi driver.
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Charles M. Goeltz
Death notice for Charles M. Goeltz of 1117 North 17th Street, Camden, husband of Lisette J. (nee White), who died June 28, 1958, at the age of 68.
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Oscar J. Olson Jr.
Obituary of Oscar J. Olson Jr., 66, of 2830 Concord Avenue, a Swedish-born rigger who lived in Camden 42 years and retired from the New York Shipyard Corp. in 1948.
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Mrs. Josephine Sowney
Obituary of Mrs. Josephine R. Sowney of 933 North 19th Street, Camden, who died at her home in December 1957.
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Orris W. Smith
Obituary of Orris W. Smith, 37, of 2818 Pierce Avenue, a layout man at Belmont Iron Works in Philadelphia for 17 years, a World War II Marine and past commander of VFW Post 518.
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F. W. Morse, 77, Dies; Ex-School Employe
Frederick W. Morse, 77, a Camden Board of Education employee from 1919 to 1954, died at his home, 200 North 28th Street, where he had lived for 76 years. Survived by his wife Mary, a daughter, a grandson, and two great-grandchildren.
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Mrs. Louisa H. Webb
Obituary of Mrs. Louisa H. Webb, 82, of 44 South 27th Street, a lifelong Camden resident and 48-year employee of the Esterbrook Pen Co., March 1957.
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Rae B. Keene
Obituary for Rae B. Keene, 71, a retired janitor who formerly lived at 348 Hillside Avenue in East Camden and was a member of the Calvary Bible Protestant Church.
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Frederick Frett Sr.
Obituary for Frederick Frett Sr., 65, of 2850 Polk Avenue, an employee of the Cutler Metal Products Co. and a member of Bible Presbyterian Church, survived by his wife Marie, three children, two brothers, a sister and three grandchildren.
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Edgar S. Boulton
Obituary for Edgar S. Boulton of 1133 Bergen Avenue, a retired Camden police officer who joined the department in 1908 after three years with the fire department; services at Gustav Roedel and Son Funeral Home.
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District Firemen Fete 2 Veterans On Retirement
Firemen at the 27th and Federal streets firehouse gave a farewell party for two retired veterans, District Chief Engineer Robert A. Wonsetler and Chief's Aide Irvin F. Bishop. Bishop had spent 33 years at No. 2 Truck Company, 619 Kaighns Avenue.
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Mrs. Emma M. Grover
Obituary of Mrs. Emma M. Grover, 81, of 910 North 27th Street, a Cramer Hill resident of 65 years, February 1954.
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Mrs. Mary B. Watson
Obituary of Mrs. Mary B. Watson, 77, who died at her home at 2903 High Street after 35 years in Camden; services at the Clarence J. Eichel funeral home and burial in Cochranville, Pa.
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Fire Captain Burned In Blaze at Garage
Camden fire captain George Fuscellaro of Engine Co. 11 suffered second-degree burns while fighting a garage fire in the rear of 2632 Baird Boulevard.
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Attendance Record
Edward E. Peraria Sr. of 2927 Mickle Street retired from the Camden fire department March 1, 1952, after missing only 62 days of work in 30 years; Chief William V. Pfefferle presented him a cash token at Twenty-seventh and Federal streets.
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Helmrich-Hess Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Helmrich Jr., of 125 South 27th Street, announced the engagement of their daughter, Esther Pauline Helmrich, to Allen Frederick Hess, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Hess, of 2733 Sherman Avenue. The wedding was planned for spring.
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Otto Engler, 66, Dies; City Resident 31 Yrs.
Obituary of Otto Engler, 66, of 1110 North Nineteenth Street, a resident of East Camden for 31 years, who died July 9, 1949.
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Joseph Tischner
Obituary of Joseph Tischner, 56, an East Camden tavern operator at 1000 North 27th Street for 16 years, May 1949.
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Stockton Annexed Against Protest of Democrats
Fifty years ago, the old town of Stockton was annexed to the City of Camden over the protests of Democratic members of the town council.
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Agnes M. Neuman
Death notice for Agnes M. Neuman, 72, widow of Hugo Neuman, of 2216 Howell Street, who died November 14, 1948.
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John S. Corkhill
Obituary of John S. Corkhill, 64, who died at his home at 38 Church Street, Camden. A member of the Calvary Baptist Church, he was formerly a coppersmith at New York shipyard. Camden Courier-Post, December 17, 1947.
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George W. Spicks
George W. Spicks, 85, who retired as a Camden hotel keeper in 1923, died at his home, 52 South Twenty-eighth Street, after a long illness. He had owned a hotel at Twenty-first and Federal Streets for 40 years.
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Gas Station Looted of Stamps, Radio
Two Camden gas stations were broken into overnight; gas stamps and a table radio were taken from a station at Wilson Boulevard, and Guy Saporita's station at 801 North 27th Street was also forced.
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Lt. Edward C. Hahn Stricken on Street
Lt. Edward C. Hahn, a 22-year veteran of the Camden police department, collapsed and died of a heart attack outside a drugstore near his Third District station house on April 1, 1944.
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VFW Post Accepts Son of Sgt. Smith
Pvt. Charles A. B. Smith, serving in England, was accepted as a member of East Camden Post, No. 705, VFW, at a meeting presided over by his father, post commander Sgt. Ray Smith; the post's next meeting was to be held in its newly purchased quarters at 2808 Federal Street.
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Laxton Family — 1943 Camden City Directory
The Laxton family column from the 1943 Camden City Directory, listing nine entries — among them Eric R. (Blanche P.) Laxton, a driver for the American Oil Company, at 137 North 33rd Street.
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Algo Welding Co., Inc.
Page 29 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for Algo Welding Co., M. Lasala & Co. tailoring at 508 Broadway, Malatesta's Parkway Villa and the Victoria Bar & Grill, around an installment of the parish history telling how the Pavonia Mission began holding Mass in Wright's Hall in 1892.
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T. L. Bear
Page 76 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for T. L. Bear, jeweler, at 204 Market St., M. J. Jubanyik, Inc. at 6th and Penn Sts., John W. Kile's Walt Whitman Flower Shop at 625 Cooper Street, Siris Abbatoirs at Broadway and Jackson St., roofer Max Reihmann, Jr., Y&B roofing and siding, Louis E. Schimpf, florist C. Jackel and the Belfi Insurance Agency, with the compliments of Chief of Police George W. Frost.
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C. Miller
Page 78 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for C. Miller fine furs, John F. Gorman, Finkelstein's shoe bargains at 1114 Broadway, Lester's at 2637 Westfield Avenue, Local No. 880 of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees, Budget Food Market, Savitz, Wm. Pepeta, Jr.'s cafe at 1101 N. 27th Street, the Bismarck Tavern, Shapiro's Shoe Store at 219 Broadway, Kogan's Drug Store, Dannenhower Sports, Anne Doris Beauty Shop and Danny's Floral Shop.