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Morton Street

Newly built brick rowhouses at 935 to 943 Morton Street, Camden, under construction around 1928

Streets

Morton Street

Morton Street runs from South Ninth Street east to Haddon Avenue, two blocks south of Everett Street, in South Camden.

October 28, 2026·15 min read

Benjamin Wallace Bonk, U.S. Navy

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Benjamin W. Bonk

Seaman First Class Benjamin Wallace Bonk of Camden, NJ served aboard the submarine USS Escolar (SS-294), lost with all hands in the Yellow Sea in late 1944. He is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery.

July 18, 2026·3 min read

Robert P. Olesiewicz, 1418 South 10th Street, Camden Fire Department

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Robert P. Olesiewicz

Robert P. Olesiewicz (1919–1983) served the Camden Fire Department for nearly 30 years, reporting for duty on January 1, 1951 and retiring as a Captain on March 1, 1980. A Camden Catholic High alumnus, he was a standout basketball and baseball player in the 1930s.

July 10, 2026·3 min read

Henry E Zook - Engine Company 7

People

Henry E. Zook

Henry Evans Zook was born on March 29, 1888, in Evesham Township, New Jersey, to John Trimble Zook Sr. and Mary B. Evans.

October 15, 2024·4 min read

Streets

Royden Street

Royden Street, which was improperly spelled on the city plan, was named in honor of William Royden, who in 1681–82 became the owner of all the land between the present Cooper Street and Line Street.

August 18, 2021·29 min read

Courier-Post, February 1, 1966: 7 Firemen Take Oaths in Camden, new captain Robert Olesiewicz named

7 Firemen Take Oaths in Camden

Robert Olesiewicz, 47, was promoted from fireman to captain and assigned to Ladder Company 1 as Public Safety Director Keith Kauffman swore in seven new Camden firemen.

February 1, 1966·1 min read

V. Raczykowski Dies at 78

Camden Courier-Post - January 1964 Vincent Raczykowski, 78, founder and owner of the Newport Bottling Works, 1101 Morton Street, died Wednesday in West Jersey Hospital.

December 31, 1963·1 min read

Courier-Post, June 20, 1962: Camden Fireman To Be Promoted, Chester Gedrich of 1212 Morton Street named captain

Camden Fireman To Be Promoted

Fireman Chester Gedrich of Morton Street, first in a Civil Service examination, was to be appointed a full captain by Acting Public Safety Director Edwin A. Bedell, who would also cite Fireman Harrison W. Mac Neir.

June 20, 1962·1 min read

Courier-Post, June 15, 1959: City Boy, 15, Crashes Car, Flees, Caught at No. 9 Firehouse, 27th Street

City Boy, 15, Crashes Car, Flees, Caught

A 15-year-old boy who crashed a car into the door of the No. 9 Firehouse on 27th Street near Federal Street and fled was caught a half-block away by Laddermen Phillip B. Stinger and Edward DeHart and a taxi driver.

June 15, 1959·1 min read

Courier-Post, September 16, 1955: banker Alfred L. Sayres stricken, condition critical

Alfred L. Sayres, Banker, Stricken; Condition Critical

Banker Alfred L. Sayres, 86, founder of the Parkside Trust Co., suffered a stroke while visiting Vincent Raczykowski at the Newport Bottling Works, 1101 Morton Street, and was taken to West Jersey Hospital in critical condition.

September 16, 1955·1 min read

Courier-Post, September 26, 1951: Marriage Licenses at Camden including Eddie F. Nixon and Ruth Prucelia of 3072 Waldorf Avenue

Marriage Licenses

Three Camden marriage licenses, including Lorenzo C. Colangelo of Newton Avenue and Olga M. Di Ciano of 1343 Morton Street.

September 26, 1951·1 min read

Courier-Post, June 26, 1950: So. Camden Man Dies On Job at Shipyard, Samuel Napierkowski of 1257 Morton Street

So. Camden Man Dies On Job at Shipyard

Samuel Napierkowski, 60, of 1257 Morton Street was fatally stricken on his job in the power house of the New York Shipyard and pronounced dead at West Jersey Hospital.

June 26, 1950·1 min read

Marriage Licenses at Camden including Harry A. Alfinson and Elsie G. Foss of 213 Birch Street, Courier-Post, August 2, 1949

Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses issued in Camden County, August 2, 1949, including Harry A. Alfinson and Elsie G. Foss, both of 213 Birch Street.

August 2, 1949·1 min read

Service flag unfurled by St. Joseph's Church, Tenth and Mechanic Streets, Camden, August 31, 1943

1150 Camden Poles In Service Honored

A service flag honoring 1,150 St. Joseph's Parish men and women in the armed forces was unfurled at Tenth and Mechanic Streets, where Mayor Brunner pinned gold stars on the mothers and a brother of parishioners killed or missing in World War II. Courier-Post, August 31, 1943.

August 30, 1943·5 min read

Courier-Post, February 10, 1943: Four South Jersey bluejackets complete recruit training, including Charles H. Addis of 1335 Morton Street

Four South Jersey Bluejackets

Four South Jersey sailors, including Charles H. Addis of 1335 Morton Street, completed recruit training at Naval Training Station, Bainbridge, Md., and were advanced to seaman, second class.

February 10, 1943·1 min read

Courier-Post, July 25, 1941: 7 Camden Women Pass State Tests, Helen M. Redfield of 624 Royden Street tops list

7 Camden Women Pass State Tests

Trenton, July 24.—Helen M. Redfield, 624 Royden street, Camden, scored first out of a list of seven women who passed the examination for information clerk in the Camden Welfare Department, the State C

July 25, 1941·1 min read

Courier-Post, July 24, 1941: Owner Drops Charge in Tipsy Driving, Judge Mariano rebukes complainant

Owner Drops Charge in Tipsy Driving

Elwood Urbanowicz refused to press a drunken driving complaint against John Czetyrka of 1176 Morton Street, drawing a rebuke from Judge Gene R. Mariano, who postponed the case pending investigation.

July 24, 1941·1 min read

Courier-Post, July 22, 1941: Camden Man Held as Drunken Driver, John Czetyrka of 1176 Morton Street

Camden Man Held as Drunken Driver

A Police Court hearing for John Czetyrka, 48, of 1176 Morton Street, charged with drunken driving after an accident on Ninth Street near Fairmount Street, was held over so the other driver could be present to identify him.

July 22, 1941·1 min read

Courier-Post story from February 1940: a Russian and a Pole clash in Camden Police Court over Stalin.

War! Russian and Pole Clash As Mariano Fails as Arbiter

A twenty-year friendship between neighbors Pete Rademow and William Krawczyk of 1544 Louis Street ended in Camden Police Court in February 1940 over Russia's invasion of Poland; Judge Gene R. Mariano's call for an armistice failed.

February 28, 1940·2 min read

Marriage Licenses

A Gloucester marriage license for Joseph Troiano, 20, of 1351 Morton Street, Camden, and Ethel Riddell, 18, of Brick Street, Gloucester.

February 16, 1939·1 min read

3 Friends Fail To Save Youth Drowned Here - Camden Courier-Post, June 2, 1938

3 Friends Fail To Save Youth Drowned Here

Front-page Camden Courier-Post account of the June 1, 1938 drowning of 18-year-old Pasquale Barbalace of 1551 Norris Street in the Delaware River near Petty's Island, while three companions — among them Joseph Piotrowski of 1167 Chase Street — tried in vain to save him.

June 2, 1938·1 min read

Courier-Post, February 26, 1938: Hospital Cases list including John Passarella of 433 Spruce Street

Hospital Cases

Emergency room cases at Cooper Hospital and West Jersey Hospital on February 26, 1938, including Marie Cahill, 5, of 2168 Berwick Street, treated for brush burns on her hand.

February 26, 1938·2 min read

Burglar Gets $65

While Walter Wilson and his wife were at a movie, a burglar entered their home at 1025 Morton Street through the cellar and stole about $65.

February 5, 1938·1 min read

Courier-Post column, October 17, 1936: Making the Rounds item thanking patrons of Nicholsons Cafe and the Three Nuts

Making the Rounds: Nicholson's Cafe

Nick of Nicholson's Cafe at Norris and Morton Streets thanks the patrons who came after the previous week's column item, names the Three Nuts, and repeats the free platters on Friday and Saturday.

October 17, 1936·1 min read

Courier-Post column, October 10, 1936: Making the Rounds item promoting Nicholsons Cafe at Norris and Morton Streets

Making the Rounds: Nicholson's Cafe

A 1936 Making the Rounds column item recommends Nicholson's Cafe at Norris and Morton Streets, with music by the Three Nuts and free platters on Friday and Saturday.

October 10, 1936·1 min read

Camden Courier-Post, October 1936 - Fire Prevention Broadcast in Polish in South Camden

Fire Prevention Broadcast in Polish in South Camden

An October 1936 Camden Courier-Post account of a Fire Prevention Week innovation suggested by the Polish-American Citizens Club: the city's "Voice of Safety" police car broadcast fire prevention messages in Polish as well as English in South Camden.

October 1, 1936·1 min read

Courier-Post, August 31, 1936: Joe Auletto Fined After Craps Raid, with detectives Thomas Murphy and Clarence Arthur

Joe Auletto Fined After Craps Raid

Joseph Auletto, 40, of 909 South Fourth Street paid a $25 fine after detectives raided a craps game in his poolroom; five others, including Joseph Bailey of 1354 Morton Street, received suspended sentences.

August 31, 1936·1 min read

Courier-Post, June 9, 1932: Sheriffs Sale notice for 1242 Morton Street, Camden

Sheriff's Sale

Legal notice of a Sheriff's Sale on June 17, 1932, of 1242 Morton Street, seized from William J. Shepp, Pauline V. Shepp and Leonhard Mueller at the suit of the Kazimier Pulaski Building and Loan Association.

June 9, 1932·2 min read

Courier-Post, June 1, 1932: June Bride-to-Be Miss Laura Sweda, shower at her home, 1185 Morton Street

June Bride-to-Be: Miss Laura Sweda

Miss Laura Sweda, who was to marry Frank Williams at St. Joseph's Polish Catholic Church, was given a shower by the Spartan Girls Club at her home, 1185 Morton Street.

June 1, 1932·1 min read

4 Youths Held in Theft

Four youths, three of them from Morton Street, were jailed in default of $500 bail each, charged with stealing a phonograph and electrical equipment valued at $85 from a Laurel Springs summer bungalow.

December 9, 1930·1 min read

Police Stock Photo

Fines Total $1005 in Weekend Raids

A weekend of raids on two disorderly houses at 818 and 1219 Locust Street and the Blue Hour Luncheonette on Liberty Street brought $1005 in fines; Pearl Williams of 818 Locust was jailed and Mary Young and Leona West were each fined $100.

March 25, 1930·2 min read

Mamie Zimmie and her Mother

Girl Tells of Leap to Escape Captor

Youth Accused by Child of Luring Into House is Held for Trial After little 10-year-old Mamie Zimmie, 1181 Morton Street , finished telling a story of how she had been lured into a house, and had escaped by leaping to the ground from a porch roof.

January 31, 1928·2 min read

Clipping: Wedding Bells of June

Wedding Bells of June

Mid-week South Camden weddings announced at the close of June 1921, including Mrs. Anna Bogaski and Egnic Rathchovcke of 1297 Morton Street.

June 29, 1921·1 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer death notice, April 23, 1919: Elizabeth Dollie Glocke, funeral at 1173 Morton Street, Camden

Glocke — April 20

Death notice for Elizabeth Dollie Glocke (nee Kreutzberger), 28, wife of William H. Glocke, with funeral services at the home of her brother-in-law Charles Connors, 1173 Morton Street.

April 23, 1919·1 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer item, May 26, 1918: buttermilk and radishes blamed for the death of William Butler of 1074 Morton Street

Drinking Two Quarts of Buttermilk

William Butler, 31, of 1074 Morton Street died of acute indigestion after drinking two quarts of buttermilk and eating two bunches of radishes.

May 26, 1918·1 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer item, June 16, 1915: Benjamin F. Powell of 1073 Morton Street crushed under a falling roof

While Standing with a Team

Benjamin F. Powell, 33, of 1073 Morton Street had a leg badly crushed when a roof fell on him near a building under construction at the head of Line Street, but he refused to go to a hospital.

June 16, 1915·1 min read

John P. Brand Injured

John P. Brand, 35, of 1224 Morton Street was cut on the legs and arms when a shed he was demolishing at the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad terminal collapsed; he was taken to the new Homeopathic Hospital.

December 11, 1914·1 min read