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Stockton

Former factory building at River Avenue and the railroad tracks, Camden, 2011
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River Avenue

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.

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Page 27 of the St. Joseph's Golden Jubilee Year Book, 1943: a Camden Draught Beer ad, parish history, and two ads.
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Camden Draught Beer

Page 27 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: a Camden Draught Beer advertisement, advertisements for Vincent's Super Service at 936-8 Newton Avenue and Nardello at 2311 Federal St., around an installment of the parish history telling how Alfred Cramer developed East Camden after 1874 and how early Catholics there went to Mass.

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Short item reporting that Stockton officials surrendered their books to Camden, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 5, 1899.
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Town Clerk Abbott Surrenders Books

Town Clerk Abbott, Supervisor of Highways Schuck and Overseer of the Poor Whelan, the late officials of Stockton, surrendered their books and papers to the Camden city officials.

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Philadelphia Inquirer Stockton column on Mamie Jaquillard's marriage and local church notes, June 13, 1897.
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Stockton

Stockton notes: Miss Mamie Jaquillard, daughter of ex-Freeholder Jaquillard, married Newton S. Danenhower; Miss Clara Hilliard of Twenty-fifth and High streets visits Pemberton; and the rector of St. Wilfred's invites G. A. R. Post 102 to divine service.

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John Acton death notice — Philadelphia Inquirer, March 1, 1896
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Acton — Death Notice

John Acton, son of the late John J. and Bridget Acton, aged 38, died February 27, 1896. Funeral from the residence of his brother-in-law James W. Masten at 124 North 30th Street, Stockton. High mass at St. Joseph's Church; interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.

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