People
Joseph Acquaro
JOSEPH "JOE" ACQUARO grew up in Camden, New Jersey. He was the son of Biagio "Benny" Acquaro and the former Frances Petrella.
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Federal Street
People
Biagio 'Benny' Acquaro
BIAGIO 'BENNY' ACQUARO was born in Philadelphia PA on March 22, 1906. His mother Nunziata passed away at the age 45 when Benny was only two years old, on August 22, 1908. His father Giuseppe took him and his two sisters, Mary and Catherine, to Italy.
People
Israel B. Adams, Jr.
ISRAEL BUTLER ADAMS JR. was born on October 23, 1859, one of twelve children born to Israel and Adeline Cox Adams. The elder Adams was a farmer.
Streets
Arch Street
Arch Street ran from Delaware Avenue to North 5th Street between Federal and Market Streets in downtown Camden. Formerly known as Plum Street, it was home to Oetzel's Saloon, the Genova Cafe, the Collings Carriage Company, and the Camden Fire Department headquarters at 5th and Arch.
People
Robert T. Abbott
ROBERT T. ABBOTT was born in Salem, New Jersey on March 21, 1869 to Benjamin P. Abbott and his wife, the former Beulah Horner.
Streets
Ferry Avenue
Ferry Avenue, originally called Ferry Road, was opened in 1820 and runs from Kaighnton in South Camden through Stockton Township to Mount Ephraim Avenue. It was converted to a toll road in 1859 and reverted to the city around 1875.
People
Frank F. Neutze
Frank F. Neutze Sr., born on December 22, 1894, in Camden, New Jersey, to Harry and Mary Neutze, was part of the Ferdinand Neutze family, known for their diverse professional involvements in Camden during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Streets
5th Street
Fifth Street was one of Camden's original streets, running south to north, with a few major interruptions, from Newton Avenue to just west of Pyne Point in North Camden.
Historical Accounts
Joseph Alcorn Anecdote
My father, Joseph A. Alcorn , had a used car dealership on the corner of 15th and Federal Streets . He started the business with Skip Gardner as his partner in the late 40's and bought Skip out during that same period.
Historical Accounts
East Camden Memories
Ron Blizard's recollections of growing up in East Camden in the 1950s and 1960s — Tony the Barber's shop on Westfield Avenue, Mrs. Molotsky at Garfield School, Brand's grocery on Dudley Street, a boy's life around Dudley Grange Park, and Mr. Motzer's Latin class at Davis Junior High School.
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Edward S. Kavlick Remembers Leonard Avenue
Edward S. Kavlick's memories of growing up at 7 Leonard Avenue in East Camden, 1962–1977.
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25 Years Later, Prep Football Game Shootout Resonates
By Kevin Callahan Although he would rise to the pinnacle of college football just four years later by winning the Heisman Trophy, Mike Rozier 's last play for Woodrow Wilson High School was spent looking down in the dirt on the field that would later bear his name.
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Joe Acquaro Anecdote
My father, Biagio Acquaro , had a self-owned business at 2713 Federal Street in East Camden , from the 1940's through the late 1960's. His establishment was called "Federal Hat Cleaning.
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Fire Destroys Row of Houses in Camden
A three-alarm fire starting at an abandoned rowhouse at 63 South 24th Street destroyed eight houses on the block between Mickle Street and Carman Street in May 1996; one firefighter was hospitalized with smoke inhalation.
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Friends Will Honor Veteran Firefighter
On the eve of his March 1980 retirement dinner, Camden fire captain John P. Gryckiewicz looked back on 40 years with the department — the rescues, the Garden State Race Track fire, 84-hour weeks and $60 paychecks, and a city he still loved.
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Bowman Hargis Rites Saturday
Bowman L. Hargis, 82, a retired Campbell Soup electrician of 114 South 32nd Street, died April 18, 1972. Services were held at the Bradley Funeral Home on Federal Street with Masonic rites by Trimble Lodge #117.
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Wishnoff
Death notice for Minnie Roth Wishnoff, 77, of 225 Ablett Village, Camden — wife of the late Samuel Wishnoff. Camden Courier-Post, January 25, 1972.
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Camden Bank, Business Bldg. Targets of Two Firebombings
Two firebombings struck Camden within 16 minutes of each other on December 22, 1971. The first was at 333 Arch Street, housing several businesses including the Puerto Rico Labor Department office. The second struck the Third National Bank of New Jersey at 27th and Federal Streets. Police impounded a red Volkswagen matching witness descriptions. There were no injuries.
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Mailahn (death notice)
Paid death notice for Camden fireman Harry Mailahn, 44, of 2924 Royden Street, who died February 1, 1971, listing his survivors and funeral arrangements.
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Harry Mailahn, City Fireman, Rites Friday
Funeral services for Harry Mailahn, 44, a Camden fireman for 21 years, were set for Friday at the Harry Leonard Funeral Home, with burial in New Camden Cemetery.
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4 Firemen Suspended By Melleby
Public Safety Director Harold Melleby suspended four veteran Camden firemen over a July 21 fight at Engine Company 9, 27th and Federal Streets, including acting captain John Kolessar and Deputy Chief Frank Deal. Camden Courier-Post, October 14, 1969.
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Funeral Rites Held For Cops Killed By Gunman
Funeral services for two rookie Camden policemen gunned down in a senseless killing early last Saturday morning, July 5, were held for one Wednesday and the other will be held today.
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Brazier
Obituary for John G. Brazier Sr. of 2824 Cramer Street, Camden, who died July 18, 1967 at age 60. Funeral services were held at Harry Leonard Funeral Home, 2850 Federal Street.
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Harry R. Smith
Obituary for Harry R. Smith, 59, of 406 North 40th Street, who died June 3, 1966 in Cooper Hospital after retiring from RCA Camden in 1959.
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Rites Slated For Retired City Assessor
Funeral services were announced for Paul J. Daly of 3620 Fremont Avenue, a retired Camden assistant city assessor who died at Cooper Hospital in January 1966 at age 61.
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Mrs. Mary E. Dukes
Obituary of Mrs. Mary E. Dukes, 76, of 1149 North 22nd Street, who died at West Jersey Hospital; burial at National Cemetery, Beverly.
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McGuire, Hartmann Among The Early Organizers of Labor in City
A Camden Courier-Post retrospective on the origins of organized labor in Camden, centering on Peter J. McGuire and on the father-and-son cigarmakers Frank and Robert Hartmann, whose Third and Arch Streets factory housed the movement's earliest meetings. Robert Hartmann was elected first president of the Camden County Central Labor Union in 1908.
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Freidel
A Camden Courier-Post death notice for Frances Nicholas Freidel, 76, widow of Harry Freidel of 210 South 32nd Street, who died January 17, 1964.
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Flames Rake Warehouse in East Camden
A two-alarm fire tore through the Cartun Hardware Store warehouse at 14 South 35th Street on the night of December 21, 1961, fed by an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 gallons of paint. One Engine Company 11 hoseman was hurt, and the alarm was sounded by a teenager who spotted the smoke while listening to Christmas carols outdoors.
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Wm. E. Jaeckel Dies; Retired City Fireman
William E. Jaeckel, 73, of 7829 Osler Avenue, Pennsauken, a retired Camden city fireman, died Tuesday in a nursing home in Hainesport.
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Samuel B. Harring
Obituary of Samuel B. Harring, 64, of 973 North 23rd Street, a lifelong Camden resident and RCA truck driver; burial at Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro.
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Camden Fire Alarms
Camden fire alarm log for the 24-hour period ending midnight Tuesday, February 14, 1956, including a grass fire at 31st and Pleasant Streets and a rubbish fire at 1245 Mechanic Street.
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Camden Fire Alarms
Fire alarms in Camden on February 14–15, 1956, including a grass fire at 2nd and Beckett Streets.
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Mrs. Fannie L. May Funeral Is Delayed
Funeral for Mrs. Fannie L. May of 1223 North 21st Street was delayed because her husband John was hospitalized from injuries in the automobile-train collision that killed her.
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30 Minutes Rail Delay At River Rd.
Mrs. Fannie May, 72, of 1223 North 21st Street was critically injured when her car skidded into a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train at River Avenue and Federal Street; she died that afternoon.
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Merchants Laud Crackdown on Street Peddlers
Nuisance Eliminated, They Say, Praising Action by Police Camden City's police crackdown on the illegal operations of pretzel vendors and other type peddlers in the mid-city business area was hailed today by the merchants.
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Louis G. Engel, Jr., Mechanical Engineer
Obituary for Louis G. Engel, Jr., 27, a Drexel-trained mechanical engineer and former Camden-area resident killed in a private plane crash near Akron, Ohio, in September 1955. Camden Courier-Post, September 29, 1955.
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Nied Mechanical Products Co.
Yellow Pages advertisement for Nied Mechanical Products Co. at 10 North 23rd Street and Federal Street, offering precision parts, tools, and fixtures.
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All Brick Home With Stone Front
A March 1954 Quaranta & Bloom classified advertisement offering new all-brick homes with stone fronts at 32nd and Mickle in East Camden for $9,850 with FHA and VA financing.
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Cab Driver Gets His Tip
Judge Benjamin Dzick ordered a passenger who refused a $3.95 cab fare to pay driver James Garber of 26 South 35th Street $5 — the fare plus the $1.05 tip — before he was released.
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City to Limit All-Night Parking In Move to Clean Main Streets
By Ronald G. Van Tine Restrictions on nightlong parking on principal streets in the business district will be tried out early next year as a major step in a campaign to make Camden a cleaner city in which to live and work.
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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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R. H. Stark Dies At 59; Retired City Policeman
Raymond H. "Mike" Stark Sr., 59, of 141 North 32nd Street, a retired Camden city policeman appointed in 1917 and pensioned in 1944, died of a heart condition in Cooper Hospital. He organized the Camden Bridge police force during a 1926 leave of absence and was a charter member and secretary of the Retired Police and Firemen's Association of Camden County.
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Three Men Held Without Bail in Tavern Holdup
Three men arrested in Atlantic City in the $2000 holdup of Lynch's Cafe at 3rd and Erie Streets were held without bail by Judge Dzick; the getaway car had been recovered on 7th Street between Liberty Street and Kaighn Avenue.
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Sarah V. Atkins
Sarah V. Atkins (née Truitt), wife of the late Frank W. Atkins, of 221 South 33rd Street, age 77, died May 13, 1952. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Mason E. Bradley Funeral Home, 3303 Federal Street. Interment at Arlington Cemetery.
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Mayor, City Aides to Confer Monday on Weed Removal
Mayor Brunner called a July 1950 conference to coordinate city departments in clearing high grass and weeds from Camden — a campaign during which crews uncovered and destroyed more than 200 wild marijuana plants on a city lot at Chelton Avenue and Arlington Street.
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4 Cops, 4 Firemen, Widow of One Win City Pensions
Four Camden police officers and four firemen retired under the mandatory 65-year age law in 1950; also approved was a widow's pension for Mrs. Carrie Bean, whose husband Patrolman Howard Bean had died June 8.
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Arthur Allen Dies; Fought in War I In 1st Tank Unit
Camden Courier-Post - April 28, 1950 Arthur Allen , 55, who was a member of the first American Tank Corps formed in War I, died Thursday night in his home, 3167 Merriell [sic] avenue, after an illness of a year.
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Mrs. Mary D. McMillan
Obituary of Mrs. Mary D. McMillan, 80, of 105 North Twenty-first Street, who died at Lakeland Hospital after two years of illness; requiem Mass celebrated at St. Joseph's R.C. Church.