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Streets

Hale Street

Hale Street ran north-south from Central Avenue to Ferry Avenue in Camden; its four homes and the street itself were razed in the 1970s for the I-676 North-South Freeway.

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1914 map of south Camden showing Brown Street
Streets

Budd Street

Budd Street is in Camden's Centerville neighborhood, first appearing in City Directories in 1878. The construction of the Clement T. Branch Village public housing project in 1940 further shortened the street, which now begins at South 10th Street.

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1909 and 1911 Kossuth Street, May 29, 2012
Streets

Kossuth Street

Kossuth Street ran south through South Camden from Van Hook Street to the railroad tracks; named for the Hungarian revolutionary Louis Kossuth, much of it was razed in the 1950s for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Manor and Chelton Terrace public housing projects.

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Raymond T. Amos
People

Raymond T. Amos

RAYMOND T. AMOS was born in Frankford, Delaware on December 28, 1905 to Albert and Catherine Amos. His father was a minister. The family had moved to Camden by the summer of 1910 and taken up residence at 1004 Central Avenue .

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Camden Beer Truck Accident
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Two Hurt as Truck Upsets Auto in South Camden

Camden Courier-Post - July 1, 1941 William Boyle, 19, of Ashland, and his grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Aubacher, 63, of Osage, were pulled through the door of their car, shown above, yesterday after a crash at Eighth street and Central avenue .

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Players Lined up, Relieved of $200
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Roxie Allen Held as One of Gang in Dice Game Holdup

Pugilist and Pal Identified as 2 of 4 bandits in Landisville Robbery Players Lined Up, Relieved of $200 Robbers Flee in Stolen Car With Crippled Man at Wheel Roxie Allen , Camden's famed welterweight boxer, and one of his pals were arrested last night and Identified, according to police, as two of four men who held up a craps game early yesterday at Landisville.

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Bail is Denied Roxie Allen
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Bail Is Denied Roxie Allen in Robbery of 15 in Craps Game

Three Pals of Camden Boxer Also Jailed at Shore for Grand Jury Quartet Identified by Poolroom Owner Limp Betrays Fighter at Landisville - Says He Did Not Aid Holdup Identified as four of the five bandits who held up and robbed 15 men at a craps game in a Landisville poolroom yesterday, Roxie Allen , well-known South Jersey boxer, and three other South Camden youths are under arrest today.

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Man Blames Cop as Home Wrecker, Camden Courier, January 25, 1925
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Man Blames Cop as Home Wrecker

Michael Brown, charged with assault and battery on two women, told police court he forced his way into a house believing his wife was there with a police officer; Judge Cleary held him in bail on each charge.

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Philadelphia Inquirer, July 17, 1915 — 4 Held for Man's Death
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4 Held for Man's Death

Four men were held without bail on manslaughter charges following the death of John Mabelski after a brawl near Railroad and Ferry avenues.

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Philadelphia Inquirer, October 2, 1884 — Dr. Harry O. Cox Obituary
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Dr. Harry O. Cox Obituary

Dr. Harry O. Cox of Eighth and Central Avenue, a graduate of Jefferson College, died at his residence after a two-week illness.

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