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Bridge Avenue
Bridge Avenue was one of Camden's most notable thoroughfares, lying between Federal and Mickle Streets. By 1947 only the block east of South 8th Street remained, and that too has long since vanished.
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Magin's Body to Lie in State In Commission Room Monday
The body of City Commissioner Henry Magin, who died suddenly of a heart attack, was to lie in state in the city commission chambers, and Mayor George E. Brunner named Frank A. Abbott acting director of public works.
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City Police Praised at Fete Honoring Acting Lieutenant Bott
Camden police and firemen gathered at Kenney's on February 3, 1938 to honor Acting Lieutenant Herbert Bott, retiring after five years as president of the Policemen and Firemen's Association. Commissioner Mary W. Kobus and Mayor George E. Brunner praised the force, and Arthur Batten served on the dinner committee.
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Clayton Promoted to Chief Clerk in Police Department
Camden Courier-Post, September 1, 1937: Commissioner Mary W. Kobus promotes Patrolman George Clayton of 912 Mt. Ephraim Avenue to chief clerk of the Camden police department.
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2 Held in Theft of Craps Winnings
Tony Scola was arrested and identified by David McMullen of 1015 North 34th Street as one of three men who robbed him of craps winnings at gunpoint. Scola was taken at Fourth and Spruce Streets by Acting Captain George Clayton and Detective Clifford Del Rossi.
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Tenth Arrest Made Here in Numbers Quiz
The arrest of Crawford Smith on numbers-writing charges brought to 10 the number of people apprehended that week in Camden's numbers-racket crackdown, running alongside the investigation into the murder of Detective William T. Feitz Jr.
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Bott Chosen Head of Policemen, Firemen
Herbert Bott was re-elected president of the Camden Police and Firemen's Association on February 9, 1933, with William P. Spencer winning a three-cornered fight for vice president.
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Cops and Firemen Will Elect Today
Notice of the February 9, 1933 election of officers of the Camden Police and Firemen's Association, with Herbert Bott unopposed for president. Russell Anderson was among ten candidates for fireman trustee.
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Old Camden Police Team Had Loads of Fun in 1907
The Courier-Post's "When Father Was a Boy!" feature recalls the 1907 Camden Police baseball team, photographed at Blackwood when it played the Public Service nine, and tells what became of its players.
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Camden to Play Benefit Game
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Camden will close its 1906 season with a benefit game for Ike Toy, a popular Camden ball player of the early 1890s who is seriously ill. The Camden players will be opposed by a team of local men then playing in the various leagues, among them Wid Conroy, Kid Gleason, Danny Green and "Farmer" Steelman.