Streets
Howard Street
Howard Street ran for two blocks in North Camden, from State Street north to Erie Street, parallel to North Front and North 2nd Streets. It was already laid out and built up by 1887.
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Howard Street
People
Edwin S. Wirtz
Edwin Stanley Wirtz (1914–1975), son of Camden policeman Stanley R. Wirtz and grandson of Camden fireman James McDade, was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in October 1943 and served 22 years, retiring in October 1965 as an inspector in the Fire Marshal's office.
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Erie Street
Erie Street in North Camden runs from Beach Avenue to 9th Street, crossing Delaware Avenue, Point, Front, Segal, and the numbered streets 2nd through 9th.
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State Street
State Street, established in 1856, runs from the Delaware River to the Cooper River in North Camden. Citizens petitioned for it to shorten the trip to markets and the ferry.
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York Street
York Street in North Camden stretches from Delaware Avenue to 10th Street, crossing Beach, Point, Front and Howard Streets. The page includes 2004 photographs looking east and west along the street.
People
William Van Pfefferle
William Van Pfefferle was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 17, 1891. William Van Pfefferle married Elsie Maxwell. Her father, Joseph Maxwell , was a career Camden Fire Department fire fighter.
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Hospital Cases
Hospital cases from Camden on November 8, 1958, including Joseph Kelly of 67 South 28th Street (cut scalp) and Raymond Ross of 1223 North 28th Street (cut arm) treated at Cooper Hospital.
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Thomas Hyde
The Camden Courier-Post death notice of February 14, 1958 for Thomas Hyde, 55, of 812 Howard Street, a life-long Camden resident who died in Cooper Hospital, survived by a brother, Richard, and a sister, Miss Ida Hyde.
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37 Camden Men Pass Tests for City Firemen
Thirty-seven candidates passed the Civil Service test for Camden firefighter in December 1949 — among them brothers Santo and John DiMaggio of 319 Beckett Street.
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Mrs. Annie M. Johnston
The Camden Courier-Post funeral notice of February 18, 1938 for Mrs. Annie M. Johnston, wife of Daniel A. Johnston, who died at her home at 904 Howard Street; requiem high mass at the Church of the Holy Name and burial in Calvary Cemetery.
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Man Held in Threat as Woman Faints
Residents of the 900 block of Howard Street were thrown into turmoil when Charles Bensley, 73, brandished a pistol at his tenant Mrs. Anna Morgan while seeking overdue rent. A bystander from 217 Erie Street helped apprehend him.
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Five Lose Lives in Car Crashes Over Weekend
Camden Courier-Post reports of June 1932: Miss Eleanor M. Hillman, 20, and her mother, Mrs. Mary Hillman, 46, of 810 Howard Street were killed at Lansdale, Pa., when an electric train on the Philadelphia and Western Railroad struck the automobile they were riding in; a double funeral was planned, with burial in Harleigh Cemetery.
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Pension Awards Given
A Camden Courier-Post item of June 4, 1932: Congressman Charles A. Wolverton obtained a pension increase for Spanish-American War veteran Frank Simpson and an original pension for Mrs. Mary A. Hillman of 810 Howard Street, widow of Lester C. Hillman.
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Hunter Is Fined $40; Shot at Blackbirds
A Camden Courier-Post item of October 21, 1931: Frank Stirpe of 813 Howard Street was fined $40 and costs for hunting in the closed season after being arrested while shooting at blackbirds in Center Township.
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Maine Boys Want Action
A Camden Courier-Post sports notice of June 23, 1929: the Maine A. C. team has open dates for the Fourth of July and weekends, and teams may arrange games through Manager Eddie Myers of 926 Howard Street.
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Forced to Aid His Wife and Four
A Philadelphia Inquirer item of February 9, 1917: Fred Keeler, 42, of 908 Howard Street, accused of giving his wife only $2 in three weeks, was ordered by Recorder Stackhouse to post a $500 bond guaranteeing his family $5 a week.
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William M'Cauley Expires Suddenly
A Camden Post-Telegram report of January 3, 1917 on sudden deaths: William McCauley of 464 Liberty Street, three-year-old Mary Wopsuke of 1132 Kaighn Avenue, and John Prettyman, 25, of 811 Howard Street, found dead in his father's stable.
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Firemen Escort Steer's Remains
A Camden Post-Telegram report of January 25, 1915 on the funeral of Fireman Robert B. Steer, a twenty-five-year member of the Camden fire department. Charles Watkins Jr. served among the pallbearers.
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Praises Work of Inquirer
A Philadelphia Inquirer item of April 27, 1913: Mrs. Thomas Hatz of 912 Howard Street, Camden, thanks Clerk Shay and The Inquirer for reuniting her with relatives she had not seen for twenty years.