Tag: Byron P. Cobb Sr.
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Byron P. Cobb
Byron P. Cobb was born in Maryland in 1874. In the early 1900s, he entered marital bliss with Anna M. Capwell, and they welcomed a son, Byron Jr., around 1905. By 1920, the Cobb family had established their residence at 343 Royden Street in Camden, NJ. Byron Cobb, already engaged in the canvas business, specialized…
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Camden Industries
ABATTOIRS ADVERTISING POSTERS ART GLASS ASBESTOS ASPHALT AUTOMOBILES AUTO & TRUCK BODIES AUTO RADIATORS AUTO SPRINGS AUTO TOPS AUTO SUPPLIES AWNINGS BAKERIES BOAT BUILDERS-SHIPS AND YACHTS BOILERS BARRELS BOOKS AND BOOKBINDERS BOTTLERS BOXES BRASS CASTINGS BRICKS BRICK SEWER PIPES BROOMS, WHISK, ETC. BUILDING MATERIALS BURLAP BAGS CANDIES CAP MANUFACTURERS CARBIDE CAKES CARBON BLACK, ETC. CARPET…
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Held in Robbery of Byron P. Cobb
Camden Courier-Post – June 6, 1933 Beaten Awning Maker Says $47, Not $4700, Was Taken From Pocket Three men accused of kidnapping, beating and robbing Byron P. Cobb, 62, of 427 Benson Street, yesterday were held without bail for the grand jury by Police Judge [Garfield S.] Pancoast after they pleaded not guilty. They gave…
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Man, Robbed, Left in Road by Kidnappers
Camden Courier-Post – June 5, 1933 Byron P. Cobb, 62, the “Sun Doctor,” was kidnapped by three men early yesterday, beaten and robbed of $4700 before, being tossed from a moving automobile in Farnham Park. Detectives found him in a subconscious condition laying in the middle of River Drive, after a motorist had heard his…