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River Avenue, more popularly known as River Road, runs north from Federal Street to the Camden city limits and became a Camden thoroughfare in 1899, when the town of Stockton was united with the city. It is the main artery of Cramer Hill and the location of many stores and small businesses.
Morris McMeekin Odell was born June 24, 1915 in Camden, New Jersey, and was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on July 31, 1941. He served as Battalion Chief's Aide and Chief Engineer's Aide before retiring around 1968. He died February 4, 1980.
31st Street spans from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden, with no addresses outside Cramer Hill since the early 1920s. It is North 31st Street above Federal and South 31st below.
Death notice for Morris M. Odell, retired Camden City fireman of twenty-six years, who died February 4, 1980 at age 64.
Funeral services for veteran Camden fireman William Earl Toy, fatally injured when the car of Acting Chief William Van Pfefferle he was driving collided with a bus at Sixteenth and Federal streets, were set for Friday at his home, 607 West Street, with fellow firemen as pallbearers.
The 418 Club beat the Letter Carriers 16-9 to join a three-way tie for second place in the Camden City Softball League, while the Camden Y.M.C.A. and New York Ship, with Odell in center field, played to a 14-14 tie. Camden Fire led the league at 12 wins and 2 losses.