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Mrs. Mary J. Love
Obituary of Mrs. Mary J. Love, 74, of 113 North 26th Street, an Irish-born Camden resident of 47 years and member of St. Joseph's Church.
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Two Suspects Held in Bail of $25,000 Each
William J. Porter, 26, and Howard James, 25, linked by Camden police with 10 burglaries in six weeks, were held in $25,000 bail each by Municipal Judge Marino. Among the jobs James admitted was a break-in at a grocery at 635 Carman Street.
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Mona Plea Is Changed To Non Vult
Camden Courier-Post, December 1, 1957: Anthony Mona, 38, of 4th Street near Atlantic Avenue, changed his plea to non vult on nine indictments for breaking and entering and larceny; Judge Martino set sentencing for Dec. 19 and continued his $50,000 bail.
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Francis J. Allaire
Obituary of Francis J. Allaire, 54, a chef at the Hawaiian Cottage in Maple Shade, who died at his home at 2942 High Street; burial in Arlington Cemetery, Pennsauken.
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Notice of Application
A December 1956 legal notice of application to transfer plenary retail consumption license #C-83 for Marty's Olde Tappe House at 1990 Federal Street from Martin Segal to Joseph E. Seigle.
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Mrs. Lillian M. Stone
Obituary for Mrs. Lillian M. Stone, 74, of 125 North 24th Street, Camden, who died suddenly at her home Saturday. She was survived by her husband Howard B. Stone, five children, and eleven grandchildren.
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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
Camden fire alarms from midnight Monday until midnight Tuesday, printed in the Camden Courier-Post on February 15, 1956: grass fires at 2nd and Beckett, 2709 Federal and 31st and Pleasant streets, rubbish at 1245 Mechanic Street and flooring at 322 Pine Street.
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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 of 1223 North 21st Street was critically injured when the couple's 1937 Packard skidded past a crossing watchman and collided with a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train on River Avenue north of Federal Street; she died later that day in Cooper Hospital.
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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 former Maple Shade resident and 1953 Drexel Institute of Technology graduate working as a mechanical engineer for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., who died in a private plane crash in Akron, Ohio, in September 1955. Camden Courier-Post, September 29, 1955.
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Mrs. Esther A. Nettleton
Obituary of Mrs. Esther A. Nettleton, 57, of 2816 High Street, a lifelong Camden resident who died at Cooper Hospital, with services at the Harry and Edward Leonard Funeral Home, 2850 Federal Street.
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District Firemen Fete 2 Veterans On Retirement
Firemen at the 27th and Federal streets firehouse gave a farewell party for two retired veterans, District Chief Engineer Robert A. Wonsetler and Chief's Aide Irvin F. Bishop. Bishop had spent 33 years at No. 2 Truck Company, 619 Kaighns Avenue.
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Tipsy Driver Jailed, Others Will Follow
Camden Courier-Post, January 4, 1955: Municipal Judge Benjamin Dzick jails a drunken driver for 30 days and announces that all drivers found guilty of drunken driving will be jailed.
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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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Paul J. Dwyer obituary
Death notice for Paul J. Dwyer, 56, husband of Mary L. (nee Hall), of 63 North Dudley Street, Camden, who died October 6, 1954; funeral at the Harry Leonard Funeral Home and interment at Calvary Cemetery. Camden Courier-Post, October 1954.
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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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Camden Fire Alarms
Fire alarm log for Camden, midnight Saturday to midnight Sunday, February 1, 1954, including a call at 1069 Diamond Street for a possible careless smoker.
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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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Dudley Park Homes
A Camden Courier-Post advertisement of May 14, 1952 for the new Dudley Park Homes on Dudley Street, north of Federal, offered at a full price of $4990 or $37.78 per month through Philip Zinman & Co. and R. H. Rosenfeld.
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Attendance Record
Edward E. Peraria Sr. of 2927 Mickle Street retired from the Camden fire department March 1, 1952, after missing only 62 days of work in 30 years; Chief William V. Pfefferle presented him a cash token at Twenty-seventh and Federal streets.
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Mrs. Sarah F. Southwell
Obituary of Mrs. Sarah F. Southwell, 57, a lifelong Camden resident and widow of Malcolm Southwell, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Noden, at 2010 Howell Street.
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Authority Acquires 1st Parcel Toward Housing Project
The Camden Housing Authority acquired the first parcel of land for its 368-unit low-rent East Camden housing development, presenting a check to Mr. and Mrs. John Dyer for their home at 2120 Berwick Street.
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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 won approval of pensions under the mandatory age-65 retirement law in July 1950, to retire Aug. 31; 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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Camden's Own 'Miss Chips'
Lucy Dean Wilson, who taught music, public speaking and dramatics at Camden High school for 37 years beginning in 1896, recalls her career as former pupils plan a testimonial dinner for her at the Walt Whitman hotel on April 22.
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Charles Foulon, Ex-Baker, Dies
Charles Foulon, 74, of 1453 Ormond Avenue, who operated the Foulon bakery in the 500 block of Federal Street for many years, died in West Jersey Hospital in January 1950. The business had been established by his father.
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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.
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William L. Adams Sr.
William L. Adams Sr., 61, of 553 North 28th Street, died at home. Born in South Camden, he was a longtime East Camden resident, former Standard Oil employee, and Holy Name Society member. Survived by widow Mary C., two sons, five daughters.
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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.
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Funeral on Friday for Fireman Toy
Funeral services for veteran Camden fireman William Earl Toy, fatally injured when the car of Acting Chief William Van Pfefferle he was driving collided with a bus at Sixteenth and Federal streets, were set for Friday at his home, 607 West Street, with fellow firemen as pallbearers.
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Fireman Toy Dead From Auto Crash
Veteran Camden fireman William Earl Toy died of injuries suffered when Acting Chief William Van Pfefferle's car, which he was driving to a fire at Berwick and Boyd streets, collided with a Public Service bus at Sixteenth and Federal streets.
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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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Cpl. J.J. Gorman Rites Thursday
Camden Courier-Post notice of the solemn requiem Mass for Corporal John J. Gorman of 1040 North Nineteenth Street, killed at Aachen, Germany, held at St. Anthony of Padua Church in November 1947.
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Hurley's East Camden Store
A Hurley's advertisement from the Camden Courier-Post of October 7, 1947, picturing the Hurley Store at 24th and Federal streets, Camden, with signs reading "Shop Save," "Everything for the Home" and "Electrical Appliances."
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George W. Spicks
George W. Spicks, 85, who retired as a Camden hotel keeper in 1923, died at his home, 52 South Twenty-eighth Street, after a long illness. He had owned a hotel at Twenty-first and Federal Streets for 40 years.
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15 Dead, 2 Missing from South Jersey
The War Department's June 13, 1944 casualty list named fifteen South Jersey men killed and two missing, among them Corporal Stephen V. Koscianski of 966 Bulson Street, Camden — one of twelve on the list who had been lost with the troopship HMT Rohna in the Mediterranean seven months earlier.
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Lt. Edward C. Hahn Stricken on Street
Lt. Edward C. Hahn, a 22-year veteran of the Camden police department, collapsed and died of a heart attack outside a drugstore near his Third District station house on April 1, 1944.
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VFW Post Accepts Son of Sgt. Smith
Pvt. Charles A. B. Smith, serving in England, was accepted as a member of East Camden Post, No. 705, VFW, at a meeting presided over by his father, post commander Sgt. Ray Smith; the post's next meeting was to be held in its newly purchased quarters at 2808 Federal Street.
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Mrs. Anna E. McDermott
Mrs. Anna E. McDermott, 80, wife of retired city fireman James H. McDermott of 23 North Twenty-eighth Street, died Tuesday after a long illness. Funeral at Harry Leonard Funeral Home; solemn requiem mass at St. Joseph's Church.
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Mrs. Ruth J. Harring
Funeral notice for Mrs. Ruth J. Harring of 973 North Twenty-third Street, who died after a long illness at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia.
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Algo Welding Co., Inc.
Page 29 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for Algo Welding Co., M. Lasala & Co. tailoring at 508 Broadway, Malatesta's Parkway Villa and the Victoria Bar & Grill, around an installment of the parish history telling how the Pavonia Mission began holding Mass in Wright's Hall in 1892.
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Westfield Acres Community Store
Page 70 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for the Westfield Acres Community Store at 402 N. 32nd St., The Select Shop, the Jos. Campbell cigar store, the Swiss Watch Shop at 419 Broadway, Blue Ridge barber shop, Buddy's submarine sandwiches, Marty Segal, DiMona's furniture and jewelry store at 921 Broadway, Eddies men's and boys' store, and Bill's Cafe.