People
John T. Rodan
Tuckahoe-born Camden politician who served as Twelfth Ward freeholder for 14 years and as president of the East Camden Building and Loan Association from 1925 to 1946. His last home was 61 South 27th Street.
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Camden Elks Lodge 293
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Harry L. Leonard
Harry L. Leonard was a Camden-born funeral director and World War I veteran who opened his own funeral parlor at 120 South 27th Street in 1927, later moving to 2850 Federal Street, and ran for Camden County Coroner in 1936.
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Dr. Henry H. Davis
Physician, pharmacist, and Camden's first Medical Inspector; later Health Director and chief school physician who shaped public-school health care in Camden for a generation.
Streets
Morgan Street
Morgan Street runs from Broadway, opposite the old New York Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard, to South 10th Street, crossing the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks and South 6th through 10th Streets. Part of the corridor has been renamed Holtec Boulevard.
People
Lewis Liberman
Lewis Liberman (1894-1941) was a Camden, New Jersey attorney, World War I veteran, and Police Court judge who also served as assistant city solicitor.
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Thomas J. Daley
Thomas J. Daley (born 1889) was a civil engineer who joined Camden's engineering department in 1913 and was appointed City Engineer in 1925, serving during construction of the new City Hall and marine terminal.
News Articles
Maurice Hertz Dies Here at 90
Maurice Hertz, 90, former Camden liquor dealer, founder of the Camden Bottling Co. and the Mt. Ephraim Sand Co., and oldest member of the Camden Lodge of Elks, died at his home at 1316 Park Boulevard.
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Chief Colsey Dies at 67 of Heart Attack
Camden Chief of Police Arthur Colsey, a 27-year veteran of the department, died of a heart attack in his sleep at his home at 2937 Stevens Street. The Courier-Post traced his career from merchant at Ninth and Market streets and Second Ward councilman to patrolman in 1912 and permanent chief in 1934.
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'Pepper' Martin Institutes Sale For 'Krippled Kiddies' Rodeo
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman John "Pepper" Martin opened the Camden Elks' Krippled Kiddies Rodeo ticket office at 215 Broadway; the rodeo was set for the Camden ball park at Broadway and Everett Street.
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Camden Men Back from World's Fair
John A. Burke of 516 Gordon Terrace and his grandson Hobart M. Luther, 17, of 807 Morgan Street, share their impressions of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair after a week at the exhibition.
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Bott Chosen Head of Policemen, Firemen
Herbert Bott was re-elected president of the Camden Police and Firemen's Association on February 9, 1933, with William P. Spencer winning a three-cornered fight for vice president.
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Mrs. Robinson Dies, Mother of Elks Ruler
Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson, 70, mother of Elks exalted ruler Harry G. Robinson and widow of retired Camden fire captain Charles H. Robinson, died in Collingswood. The Robinsons were pioneer residents of Park Boulevard.
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Enos B. Dellmuth Dies from Stroke
Enos B. Dellmuth, 43, civic leader, former Ninth ward councilman and foreman of the June term Camden county grand jury, died at his home at 426 Chambers street after a stroke suffered at the jury's last session. Camden Courier-Post, September 10, 1928.
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J. Fred Newton Lies in State
Philadelphia Inquirer, June 10, 1910: Many persons viewed the body of Assistant Tax Receiver J. Fred Newton at his home, 418 Broadway, where the Elks held services; the funeral was to take place that afternoon.
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Camden Lodge No. 293, B.P.O.E. — Membership Ballot Notice
A membership ballot notice for Camden Lodge No. 293, B.P.O.E., listing the applicants to be balloted on at the April 18, 1906 stated meeting; Dr. H. H. Davis served on the investigating committee for one candidate.
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Camden Lodge of Elks Has Magnificent Home
Camden Lodge, No. 293, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is established in its new home at Broadway and Federal Street, valued with its furnishings at $50,000. The Philadelphia Inquirer describes the club house and lists the lodge's officers.
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Boys Playing With Matches Started a Big Fire
Boys playing with matches behind the Market House on Federal Street started the biggest fire in Camden's history on May 13, 1900, destroying nearly half a hundred buildings along Federal Street and Taylor Avenue before four Philadelphia engine companies helped master it.
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Camden Lodge of Elks to Move
The Fredericks property at Broadway and Federal streets was being fitted up for Camden Lodge of Elks, with the work expected to be completed in about a month.