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John T. Garrity
John Thomas Garrity was born on January 27, 1884, in Pennsylvania to John J. and Letitia Garrity. The family moved to Camden in the 1890s, where John J. Garrity worked as a blacksmith in one of Camden's many shipyards.
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Edward C. Garrity
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Meeting is Conducted Orderly by Mayor Despite Difficulties
Camden Courier-Post - June 10, 1960 Greeted by 500 Amid Applause and Cat-calls Mayor Pierce was determined to run an orderly meeting and he did Thursday night when his fellow commissioners stripped him of his duties as public safety director.
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Pierce is Ousted as Safety Head
Camden Courier-Post - June 10, 1960 Amid cheers and boos from spectators, Mayor Pierce was switched from director of public safety to public affairs director at a commission meeting Thursday night.
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Commission Department Assignments
This is how the departments were assigned to the commissioners Thursday night: Mayor Pierce , director of public affairs: the director's office, revaluation program, visiting nurses, public assistance, Camden County Historical Society, charitable institutions, parking authority, civil defense and' celebration of public events, anniversaries and holidays.
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Drop-a-Buck Club Organizes Drive To Aid Needy Families at Christmas
The Drop-a-Buck Club began distributing collection containers to Camden taverns to raise Christmas funds for needy families, and Chevrolet dealer William Rohrer offered a new showroom on Federal Street at 15th as campaign headquarters. Camden Courier-Post, November 6, 1953.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Camden Courier-Post - August 12, 1950 "TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME" was the theme song of 1500 girls and boys who were guests of Deputy Public Affairs Director Edward C. Garrity at the Phillies-Giants game today.
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Life Hereabouts
Charley Humes's "Life Hereabouts" column of March 19, 1949, recalling Camden and Gloucester City's fight days — bouts at the Armory on Haddon Avenue and the ball park at Twelfth and Federal Streets — and the boxers, promoters and referees of the era.