Tag: Thomas J. Nicholas
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Dr. Donges, Mills, Schepperkittes, Covely and Other Men Wrought Through Years to Bring Needed Improvements to District
Camden Courier-Post – June 12, 1933 By BEN COURTER When a larger community annexes an adjoining district the newer area is generally regarded, for a time at least, as a step-child. Older residents of East Camden will bear out that truism when they recall how difficult it was to obtain improvements. Years before, Newton Township…
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Tags to Be Sold in City, Suburbs to Aid Hospital
Camden Courier-Post – June 10, 1932 Members of the Womans Board to the West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital have gathered their forces and are in readiness for their annual Tag Day tomorrow. The assistance of all the city and suburban auxiliaries as well as the aid of the Camden City Firemen have been enlisted. The city…
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3 Youths Held as Blaze Razes Grain Plant of Sitley and Son
Camden Courier-Post – April 18, 1930 Damage in Fire at Sixth and Bulson Streets Estimated at $45,000 Four Men Risk Lives to Save Two Horses Boys Believed by Police Probers to Have Been Smoking in Building Three boys are being held and two others are sought in the investigation of the $45.000 fire which today…
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Camden Soap Plant Is Swept by Flames
Philadelphia Inquirer – October 21, 1922 $400,000 Loss Suffered in Two-alarm Fire Along Water Front Fireman Injured in Blaze; Under Control Half Hour After Discovery Loss estimated at $350,000 to $400,000 was caused by fire which swept the three upper floors of the six-story main building occupied by the soap manufacturing plant of J. Eavenson…
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New Firemen Assigned for Two Platoons
Camden Post-Telegram – December 30, 1920 Double Shift System Becomes Effective at 8 O’clock on Saturday Morning Saturday morning at 8 o’clock the two-platoon system of the Fire Department becomes effective. At that hour the first shift will go on duty and remain until 6 p.m. when the second squad goes on, remaining until 8…