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Marlton Avenue
Marlton Avenue in East Camden begins at Federal Street as an extension of State Street and runs east to the city limits; nearby houses were razed around 2006 for the new Thomas Dudley Elementary School.
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Spencer H. Smith Jr.
People
Earl A. Smith Sr.
Earl A. Smith Sr., born on April 28, 1921, was one of at least nine children born to Catherine and Spencer H. Smith Sr . The elder Smith had a lengthy and distinguished career as a Camden Firefighter, starting in 1914.
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Firemen Rescue Woman
A June 1967 Camden Courier-Post account of an East Camden apartment fire at 367 Marlton Avenue, in which firemen — led past an overcome policeman by Acting Fire Capt. John Brzozowski and Fireman Spencer Smith Jr. — rescued Mrs. Frances Brooks. Acting Battalion Chief Leonard Oshushek directed the response.
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Smiths Firemen To 3d Generation
Spencer Haines Smith 3d, 22, was sworn into the Camden fire department in June 1964, following his father, Spencer H. Smith Jr., and grandfather, Spencer H. Smith Sr.; an uncle, Earl A. Smith, was also a city fireman.
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Dinner Set For Retired Fire Capt.
A testimonial dinner for retired Camden City Fire Marshal Maurice F. O'Brien was set for Kenney's in Camden; Edwin Wirtz, John Moore and John Gaffney assisted with arrangements.