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Leonard E. Oshushek

Camden firefighter who served 32 years from 1941 to 1971, rising to Acting Battalion Chief. Son of Camden firefighter Samuel Oshushek.

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1000 Block of Line Street
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Line Street

Line Street was named for the final division line between the Cooper and Kaighn properties. Laid out as a twenty-foot alley and widened to fifty feet in 1848, it became the boundary between the Middle and South Wards.

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Newspaper clipping: Injured as Fire Destroys Kresge Building, with a photograph of the burned-out S. S. Kresge store interior at 29-33 Broadway, Camden
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Injured as Fire Destroys Kresge Building

A three-alarm fire swept the S. S. Kresge building at 29-33 Broadway, threatening Camden's central business district; five firemen were burned, and a second blaze at the Camden Foundry Co., Front and Elm streets, called out the city's remaining fire companies.

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Newspaper clipping: Mrs. Kobus Names 3 Cops, 4 Firemen
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Mrs. Kobus Names 3 Cops, 4 Firemen

Commissioner Mary W. Kobus announced the appointment of three Camden policemen and four firemen in November 1940; among the new firefighters was John Gryckiewicz of 810 North Front Street.

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Camdenites Test Shiny New Trackless Trolleys - 1935-09-02
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Camdenites Test Shiny New Trackless Trolleys

Camden Courier-Post - September 3, 1935 Trackless Trolley Service is Started Fire Breaks Out in New Vehicle on Its First Run Camden's antiquated trolley cars were replaced yesterday by new trackless trolleys.

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Camden Courier-Post, October 14, 1933 — Fire Chief Guest at Honor Dinner
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Fire Chief Guest at Honor Dinner

More than 60 comrades honored Fire Capt. Herman Kreher of Engine Company No. 11 at a dinner marking his fiftieth birthday and the eve of his retirement.

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New Firemen Assigned for Two Platoons
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New Firemen Assigned for Two Platoons

Camden Post-Telegram - December 30, 1920 Double Shift System Becomes Effective at 8 O'clock on Saturday Morning Saturday morning at 8 o'clock the two-platoon system of the Fire Department becomes effective.

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