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Morton Street
Morton Street runs from South Ninth Street east to Haddon Avenue, two blocks south of Everett Street, in South Camden.
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Robert P. Olesiewicz
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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.
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10th Street
City directory records and newspaper accounts for 10th Street, one of Camden’s longest thoroughfares, running from State Street in North Camden through Cramer Hill and Whitman Park to Morgan Village, 1870s–1970s.
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Retirement Letter from Chief John J. Mogck Jr.
On his retirement, Chief John J. Mogck Jr. wrote a farewell letter to the Camden Fire Department, retiring alongside Captains John DiMaggio, Robert Olesiewicz and Anthony Orme and firefighters Philip MacDonald and William Stone after 39 years in the 1st Battalion.
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City Honors Firefighters Retiring after 38 Years
Camden Courier-Post - September 29, 1989 By SEAN McKINNEY, Courier-Post Staff CAMDEN — It was the end of an era. The city council honored six of its oldest firefighters yesterday, three days before they were set to retire.
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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.
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Firemen Here Get Advanced First Aid Course
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.
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Woman Gas Victim Saved by Camden Rescue Squad
The hour-long effort of a fire department rescue squad saved Mrs. Florence Marshall, 46, of 330 North Tenth street, who had locked herself in the bathroom and turned on a gas jet.
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37 Camden Men Pass Tests for City Firemen
Thirty-seven candidates passed the Civil Service test for Camden firefighter in December 1949 — among them brothers Santo and John DiMaggio of 319 Beckett Street.
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Delikat Stars on Mound As Mates Gain 7-1 Win
Al Delikat held Polish A. C. C. to three scattered singles as St. Joseph's Polish won 7 to 1 at Farnham Park in the Aaron Twilight League, with Novak and Olesiewicz each hitting a double and a single. Walker Robins beat Lincoln 13 to 0 behind Downs.
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Catholic High Has Plenty At Stake in Series Finale
A preview of the City Series finale between Camden Catholic and Camden High. Catholic's Bob Olesiewicz, with 37 points in three games, stood within striking range of Woodrow Wilson scoring leader Ray Dixon's 40.
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'Y' Varsity Conquers Coaches
The Camden Y.M.C.A. varsity beat the South Jersey Coaches 55–51; in the preliminary game, Bob Olesiewicz led Camden Catholic High past the Y.M.C.A. Limited Seniors, 35–27, scoring 16 points.