Tag: Jerome L. Carpenter

  • Theodore L. Primas

    Theodore L. Primas

    Theodore Primas was born on December 27, 1924, in Camden, New Jersey, to parents Edward and Hallie Primas. As of April 1930, the Primas family, comprising sisters Pauline, Gladys, and Garnet, and brothers Melvin and Edward Emmet, resided at 2823 Mitchell Street in East Camden. They continued to live there into the early 1940s. A…

  • Octavius V. Catto Elementary School

    2930 Saunders Street, Camden, NJ The Octavius V. Catto Elementary School, situated at 2930 Saunders Street in East Camden, was erected in 1929 under the leadership of Mayor Winfield S. Price. It replaced an existing school originally constructed by the Town of Stockton, which became part of the Camden school system in 1899 following Stockton’s…