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Harry W. Horst

Harry W. Horst (c. 1873–1949) was one of Camden's first hardwood floor contractors, establishing his business in the city in 1910. He lived and worked out of his homes at 1240 North 19th Street and later 1021 North 32nd Street in the Cramer Hill section of Camden.

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Obituary of Margaret E. Hepworth, 3062 Alabama Road — Camden Courier-Post, November 29, 1971
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Margaret E. Hepworth

Obituary of Margaret E. Hepworth, 80, of 3062 Alabama Road, Camden — wife of the late Thomas Hepworth. Camden Courier-Post, November 29, 1971.

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Obituary of Charles N. Jester, 534 Woodland Avenue, Camden Courier-Post, September 1, 1962.
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Charles N. Jester

Charles N. Jester of 534 Woodland Avenue, a retired boilermaker and member of Boilermakers Local 803, died after a long illness. Services were set for the Frank J. Leonard Funeral Home, with burial in Locustwood Memorial Park.

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Obituary of Orris W. Smith, 37, of 2818 Pierce Avenue, Camden, Courier-Post, December 10, 1957
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Orris W. Smith

Obituary of Orris W. Smith, 37, of 2818 Pierce Avenue, a layout man at Belmont Iron Works in Philadelphia for 17 years, a World War II Marine and past commander of VFW Post 518.

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Obituary notice for Thomas P. Leach of 1360 Park Boulevard, Camden Courier-Post, February 1, 1954.
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Thomas P. Leach

Obituary of Thomas P. Leach of 1360 Park Boulevard, a Philadelphia-born Girard College graduate, 40-year Camden resident and former Naval Reserve quartermaster who died in West Jersey Hospital.

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Obituary of Harry W. Horst

Camden Courier-Post obituary for Harry W. Horst, 75, one of Camden's first hardwood floor contractors, who died January 31, 1949 while visiting his son in Collingswood.

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Obituary headline "George M. Fink Dies, Camden Orthopedist", Camden Courier-Post, December 26, 1939
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George M. Fink Dies, Camden Orthopedist

George M. Fink, 72, an orthopedist of 1207 North 33rd Street, died Saturday following an operation. He had lived in Camden for 27 years. Funeral services Thursday; burial in Locustwood Memorial Park.

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Courier-Post clipping, "2 Girls, Youth Held in Probe of Fatal Card Game Holdup," January 24, 1938.
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2 Girls, Youth Held in Probe of Fatal Card Game Holdup

Luigi Tortu, 21, of 426 Line Street, and two girls, Pearl Wills of Delair and Evelyn Buffa of 810 Florence Street, were held by Camden city and county police after Angelos Malagas, a restaurant cook shot in the January 11, 1938 holdup of a card game at 725 Penn Street, died in Cooper Hospital 13 days later.

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Mrs. Harry W. Horst obituary, Camden Courier-Post, April 23, 1937
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Mrs. Harry W. Horst

Obituary of Mrs. Effie E. Horst of 1240 North Nineteenth Street, who died after a short illness in April 1937.

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