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Humphries
Death notice for David W. Humphries of 113 South 35th Street, a member of the Camden Fire Department for 26 years, who died April 19, 1974; interment at Arlington Cemetery.
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Bishop's Hospital Fund Oversubscribed $200,000
Camden Courier-Post - May 19, 1964 Ground for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital was broken September 7, 1947. More than 2,500 persons saw Bishop Eustace turn the first spadeful of earth at the site on Haddon Avenue near Euclid .
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Berul's House of Music
Retirement advertisement for Berul's House of Music, 1206 Haddon Avenue, Camden, announcing the store was selling all its instruments at double discounts after forty years.
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Mrs. Marie E. Simon Dies at 68; Beloved 'Mayor of Fogarty Ave.'
Mrs. Marie E. Simon, 68, of 20 Fogarty Avenue, known to an earlier generation of Camden newspapermen as "Mame Kenney" and to her neighbors as the "Mayor of Fogarty Ave.," died at West Jersey Hospital in February 1959.
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Hospital Cases
Cooper Hospital cases from December 1956, including David Lenher, 21, of 290 Ablett Village, treated for a dog bite. Camden Courier-Post, December 11, 1956.
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Order Razing of 6 Buildings as Fire Hazard
Six Camden properties on Newton Avenue, Segal Street, Carpenter Street, 250 Burns Street, and Kaighn Avenue were ordered demolished as unfit for habitation and fire hazards.
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Alfred L. Sayres, Banker, Stricken; Condition Critical
Banker Alfred L. Sayres, 86, founder of the Parkside Trust Co., suffered a stroke while visiting Vincent Raczykowski at the Newport Bottling Works, 1101 Morton Street, and was taken to West Jersey Hospital in critical condition.
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Sgt. Wilkie Remains in County Jail As Son Is Buried Without Ritual
Camden police Sgt. John V. Wilkie remained in the county jail on $50,000 bail while his 17-year-old son James, whose death was ruled a suicide, was buried without formal service after Wilkie admitted his accidental-shooting story was a hoax.
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Sgt. Wilkie Is Still Held in Jail, His Bail of $50,000 Unchanged
Camden Courier-Post, December 26, 1953: Police Sgt. John V. Wilkie remains in jail on $50,000 bail after admitting his "confession" to accidentally killing his son was invented to win Catholic burial rites for the youth.
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Wilkie Son Dies From Gun Shot
James S. Wilkie, 17, son of Camden Police Sgt. John V. Wilkie, was found shot to death in the family home at 1144 Princess Avenue, his father's service revolver beneath his body; the coroner ruled the death a suicide. Camden Courier-Post, December 21, 1953.
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Mrs. Anna E. Sterrett
Obituary for Mrs. Anna E. Sterrett of 604 Avon Street, who died at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. She had lived in Camden four years, survived by her husband James A. and a daughter.
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John F. Warren
Obituary for John F. Warren, 68, of 525 Borton Street, an engineer at the Commercial Trust Building in Philadelphia, survived by his widow Sophie and two daughters.
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Camden Soldier Fined, Car Theft Charged
Cpl. James Snyder, 20, of 293 Kaighn Avenue, stationed at Walter Reed Hospital, was fined $200 by Judge Dzick after pleading guilty to possession of a car owned by Louis Miller of 1002 Haddon Avenue, though he claimed he did not steal it.
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Burglary Victims Recover $4360 In Stolen Goods
Camden detectives returned about $4360 in stolen goods to burglary victims at City Hall in April 1952 and held parolee George Wilmer as the suspected daytime "phantom burglar."
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Three Children Rescued, Three Firemen Injured
A Camden Courier-Post account of a father who carried his three children from their smoke-filled apartment at 216 State Street, and of a Haddon Avenue gift-shop fire in which two firemen were injured.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Borman
Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Borman, 67, of 802 Morgan Boulevard, a native of Germany, who died in November 1951 leaving nine sons and three daughters.
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Marriage Licenses
Camden marriage license applications published September 15, 1951, including William D. Singleton of 408 Haddon Avenue and Irene Skipper of Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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Man Hangs Self in North Camden
Raymond J. Kuntz, 35, a Standard Tank and Seat Co. worker who lived at 78 Vine Street, was found hanging in the cellar of his home by Mrs. Alice Martz of 603 North Front Street and his mother; Coroner Robert Blake listed his death as suicide.
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John T. Cleary, 59, Ex-Jurist, Dies
Obituary of John T. Cleary, 59, of 1316 Park Boulevard — former assistant prosecutor and Camden police judge — who died at Philadelphia Naval Hospital after a long illness.
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Koerner Made Police Chief; Carroll, Mattison Promoted
Capt. Gustav Koerner, a 26-year veteran of the department, was named Camden police chief by Public Safety Director Aaron and sworn in by County Judge Sheehan. Detective Capt. Edward Carroll was promoted to police inspector and Lieut. Walter Mattison to captain. Camden Courier-Post, November 29, 1949.
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Huge Gambling Joint Raided By State Police
Confiscate $38,700, 187 Men Are Nabbed Gamblers Felt Secure As They Thought Raid Wasn't Possible; Race Wires Are Being Traced By Police LAND FOR BUILDING SOLD BY TOWNSHIP Maple Shade's so-called "plumbing warehouse" proved to be just what residents suspected it to be - an elaborate gambling establishment.
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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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Kernan's
Page 73 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for Kernan's at Second and Market Sts., Billie's millinery at 453 Kaighn Avenue, barber Sam Bosco at 1444 Haddon Avenue, Hempel's Meat Market at 2606 Federal Street, Melvin and Sam, the Gold Seal Food Market at 2513 Federal St., Jean's at 1105 Broadway, Mary Naden's Naden Store on Kaighn Ave., Massi's Shoe Repairing at 2716 Federal Street, and Harry Chu.
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Andrew Ebert's Sons
Page 52 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for Andrew Ebert's Sons funeral directors at 851 Haddon Ave., Clementon Lake Park, Joseph F. Bittner plumbing and heating contractor at 134 N. Twenty-Seventh Street, and Blake & Myrtetus funeral directors at 1530 Collings Road, Fairview.
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John F. Meade
Page 60 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for John F. Meade, electrical contractor of Merchantville, Edward V. Martino, K. Beetar, Inc., S. Stefanski, hardwood floors at 1315 Haddon Avenue, and R. McAllister, coal and fuel oil at 7th and Linden Streets.
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2 Husbands, Wife Win Divorce Suits
Advisory Master William B. Knight recommended three uncontested desertion divorce decrees, including that of Mrs. Theresa B. Baldwin of 20 Haddon Avenue against William H. Baldwin of 2946 High Street.
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Board No. 11 Calls 7 Men for Draft
Local Board No. 11 ordered seven men to report for Army induction on July 30, 1941, including John E. Wiley of 1061 Diamond Street and Leonard Auslander of Magnolia Avenue.
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Legal Intelligence: Camden County Transfers
A listing of Camden County property transfers, including 1217 Langham Avenue, conveyed by Zellie Ellis to Charles E. Thompson.
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(Video) Haddon Avenue, Camden, 1941
A video about Camden NJ in 1941. The video is primarily in the Parkside section of Camden, on the 1200 block of Haddon Avenue . The video was recorded by Herbert Wessel.
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Mrs. Kobus to Ask More Cops, Firemen for City Next Year
Camden Public Safety Commissioner Mary W. Kobus announced in December 1940 that her appointment of 22 patrolmen and 10 firemen had restored the public safety department to 1938 strength, and said she would seek money for more officers because of defense needs; John Gryckiewicz of 810 North Front Street was among the fire appointees.
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Billiard Room Owner Held in Gaming Raid
Frank Manfredi, proprietor of a billiard parlor at 1146 South Third Street and a former Camden prizefighter known as Freddie Mack, was fined $100 for operation of a gaming house after a dice-game raid.
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In the Spring a young man's fancy....
A 1940 Packard advertising postcard from Henry S. Volmer of 1621 Haddon Avenue, Camden, mailed to Clarence Burricheter of 711 Broadway.
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Camden Cadillac Company
An October 1939 advertising postcard from the Camden-Cadillac Co., 1861 Haddon Avenue, mailed to Mr. Clarence Burrichter of 711 Broadway, Camden.
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Hospital Cases
Emergency room cases at Cooper Hospital and West Jersey Hospital on February 26, 1938, including Marie Cahill, 5, of 2168 Berwick Street, treated for brush burns on her hand.
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6 Persons Injured in Auto Accidents
Three women and two men injured in automobile accidents over the weekend. Walter H. Holler of 884 Beideman Avenue was involved in a collision near Haddon Avenue and Line Street; two others were hurt at Ferry Avenue and Charles Street.
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Truck Driver Freed In Death of Girl
Injury on Haddon Avenue Held Not Willful by Court After Testimony A directed verdict of acquittal in Camden Criminal Court yesterday freed a Clementon driver of the "willful death" of an Audubon girl who died from injuries suffered when struck by his truck.
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State Inspection Chauffeur Service
A January 15, 1938 Camden Courier-Post advertisement for George's Auto Service, 1111 Haddon Avenue, offering a chauffeur service for New Jersey state inspection.
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Attention! Truck and Fleet Owners
A January 7, 1938 Camden Courier-Post advertisement for George's Safety Lane, 1111 Haddon Avenue, an authorized Weaver Safety Lane inspection station, addressed to truck and fleet owners.
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No Down Payment, 3 Years to Pay
DiMona's Furniture Stores advertise a Maytag washer with no down payment, three years to pay and a 30-day free trial, Camden Courier-Post, February 11, 1936.
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Offer to Exile Self Rejected by Judge
Although he offered to exile himself forever from Camden, Francis White, 36, of 916 Pearl Street, must spend the next 30 days here in jail for repeating an old offense.
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Man Held in Robbery of Mrs. Shane as Cops Plan 2 More Arrests
Stanley Powell, 28, of 1256 Whitman Avenue, was jailed without bail in connection with the $10,380.50 robbery of Mrs. Mary Shane on Broadway near Kaighn Avenue, while police questioned Frank Gromacki, 28, of 412 Broadway, in the same case.
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5 Hurt as Bus Skids Into Fire Engine at River Road and Federal Street
A Camden fire engine bound for the fire training school and a Public Service bus collided on wet pavement at River Road and Federal Street, injuring fireman Harry Hess and four bus passengers.
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Storm Snaps Heat Plague; 4 More Drown
Man and Woman Struck by Lightning; Mercury Tumbles A violent electric storm, which paralyzed a South Camden woman, accompanied by a driving rain tumbled the mercury last night and ended, temporarily, the six-day heat wave.
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Moss-Simmons Wedding to Be Held Tonight
Virginia Foulds Simmons married Eric Leonard Moss on the evening of June 10, 1933 at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Simmons, 27 North Thirty-fifth Street, with the Rev. John Pemberton Jr. officiating.
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117 Rooms—Furnished
Furnished-room classified advertisements (classification 117) from the Camden Courier-Post, June 7, 1933, including a listing for 572 Benson Street.
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Vets in Colorful Memorial Crowd Convention Hall
Military and Civic Organizations Parade in Camden and Join Services Addressed by Clergy and Congressman Wolverton More than 2500 persons attended a joint veterans memorial observance in Convention Hall which followed a parade of veterans and civic organizations yesterday afternoon.
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Veterans Branch for Rehabilitation Moved From Here
Despite protests by South Jersey veterans' organizations, government officials closed the Camden branch of the veterans administration in the postoffice building and moved it to the Lyons Hospital at Millington; veterans' groups appealed to Congressman Charles A. Wolverton and met at 308 Broadway to protest.
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2 Towns to Pay Fees And Keep 164 Pupils On Camden High List
Less than 24 hours after the Camden Board of Education had warned school officials of Pennsauken township and Woodlynne borough that 164 pupils from those towns faced dismissal from Camden Senior High School, officials of both communities last night promised that money owed the local board would be transmitted today.
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Pensions Awarded 6 Cops, 17 Firemen
Pensions for six Camden policemen and 17 firemen took effect January 1, 1933, as proposed salary cuts prompted the requests; Inspector Charles T. Humes refused to withdraw his application.
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Divorce Is Obtained by Grace E. Miller
Mrs. Grace E. Miller, formerly of 228 Eutaw Avenue, was granted a final divorce decree from George Earl Miller, who was convicted of bigamy in Media, Pennsylvania.