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John C. Voll Jr. (1900-1979) was born in Camden and served the Camden Fire Department for 40 years, entering the department on January 15, 1925 and retiring on December 1, 1965. He lived his later years at 2737 Garfield Avenue in the Cramer Hill section of Camden.
SAMUEL SUBERS was appointed to the Camden Fire Department at some point not long after November 12, 1874 as a replacement for Alfred S. Ivins as an extra man with Engine Company 1 .
Thomas J. Carr Sr. was re-elected president of the Camden Police and Firemen's Association for 1958; Arthur C. Batten was elected recording secretary and Winfield Leviseur chairman of the board of managers.
More than 40 members of the Camden Fire Department — Rescue Squad, Headquarters, Truck and Engine company men housed at fire headquarters — completed the Red Cross advanced first aid course. Robert Olesiewicz was among the graduates.
Mayor Charles H. Ellis ordered an investigation into the $200,000 fire that destroyed the Economy Store and adjoining buildings at 427-429 Kaighn Avenue, injuring five Camden firemen — one of them, Captain Martin B. Carrigan, critically.