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George Schatz

George Schatz (1903–1987) was a Camden entrepreneur who founded George's Auto Service in 1924 and grew it into one of South Jersey's largest and most modern automobile service businesses. He lived at 29 South 38th Street in East Camden from 1936.

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North 38th Street looking south from Federal Street, 2011
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38th Street

Thirty-Eighth Street runs south from Jersey Avenue to Camden Avenue in East Camden, crossing Westfield Avenue and High Street, then picks up again for one block between Federal Street and Fremont Street.

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Advertisement for George's, 213 Federal Street, for the Philco 7-Tube Baby Grand radio at $49.95
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Amazing Value! Philco 7-Tube Baby Grand

A George's advertisement from the Camden Courier-Post of October 30, 1931, offering the Philco 7-Tube Baby Grand superheterodyne radio, complete with tubes, for $49.95 on easy terms at 213 Federal Street.

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Advertisement for George's, 213 Federal Street, offering free radio tube testing
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Test Your Own Radio Tubes Free

A George's advertisement from the Camden Courier-Post of October 30, 1931, inviting readers to test their own radio tubes free on a Jewell Tube Checker, offering tubes on credit and $1 in-home radio service at 213 Federal Street.

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