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Leon T. Elwell

Page 31 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: advertisements for Leon T. Elwell, watchmaker and jeweler at 2770 Federal St., Chubby's Cafe and Cocktail Bar and Shorty's Newsstand, around an installment of the parish history telling how the St. Joseph's Catholic Church Corporation resolved in 1893 to build a church on lots purchased of Alfred Cramer.

January 1, 1943·2 min read

St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 25th and Howell Street, East Camden, photographed 1909

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St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (East Camden)

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, the first Catholic parish in East Camden, was founded in 1893 at 25th and Howell Street and celebrated its Golden Anniversary in 1943. A new church built in 1952 at 2907 Federal Street became St. Joseph's Pro-Cathedral.

December 16, 1893·9 min read