Tag: Hatch School
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Jesthroe Hunt
Jesthroe Hunt’s life story is deeply intertwined with the history of Camden, New Jersey, and serves as a testament to the city’s cultural and societal evolution throughout the 20th century. Born on August 3, 1920, in Conway, South Carolina, to Benjamin and Ella Hunt, Jesthroe Hunt moved with his family to Camden in the late…
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William S. Gimello
William Savera Gimello is the son of the late Rocco “Rox” Gimello and Caterina Scogna. His father, known locally as the coach of the Camden Collegians, a semi-pro baseball team in the 1930s and 1940s, was also active in VFW affairs and politics. Born on January 1, 1928, at 270 Mount Vernon Street in Camden,…
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James E. Bryan
Dr. James Edmund Bryan, born on September 9, 1869, in Maryland, was the son of Reverend James Edmund Bryan and Anna Virginia Smith Bryan. He obtained his degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1890. After graduating, he embarked on a career in education, working as a teacher and principal in Michigan and…
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Camden legend Ron ‘Itchy’ Smith enters County Hall of Fame
Camden Courier-Post — October 21, 2006 By Celeste E. Whittaker, Courier-Post Staff Ron "Itchy" Smith is a basketball legend in Camden. Just don’t tell him that. There are old-timers who still call him the best player in South Jersey history. Stories of the feats Smith accomplished on the court are still being recounted at reunions,…
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Board of Education Shifts 14 Teachers
Camden Courier-Post – February 1, 1938 Appoints 2 Instructors and Pensions 2 Others; Wilson Enrollment High The Camden Board of Education last night approved transfers of 14 teachers, the appointment of two new instructors and the retirement on pension of two others. The board then adjourned until 11.45 a. m. today and it was announced…
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Employee Charges E.C. Cades with Attempt to Kill
Camden Courier-Post – June 2, 1933 Apartment House Owner Held Under $500 Bail on Man’s Complaint Accusation is Denied Edwin C. Cades, 26, one of the owners of the Cades apartment houses in North Camden, was held under $500 bail yesterday pending grand jury disposition of a charge that he assaulted an employee in an…