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Whitman Avenue

Arthur C. Batten in Camden Fire Department uniform
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Arthur C. Batten

Arthur Cuellen Batten (1904–1972), known to his fellow firefighters as Artie, joined the Camden Fire Department on March 4, 1927 and served until his retirement on February 28, 1969, rising to captain of Rescue Company 1 and acting battalion chief. He lived for many years at 1132 North 22nd Street in Cramer Hill and invented the un-patented ring cutter used by the rescue company to remove finger jewelry.

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Aerial photo of Carman Street, 1961
Streets

Carman Street

Carman Street ran from Broadway through East Camden to Woodrow Wilson High School at South 31st Street, named for William Carman whose home stood at the corner of Broadway and Federal Street until 1902.

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1235 North 22nd Street, Camden NJ, built 1950, photographed 2011
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22nd Street

22nd Street spans the former Pavonia section — now Cramer Hill — and extends south to Federal Street in East Camden, already laid out by the time the 1887–1888 Camden City Directory was published.

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Walter J Stanton Jr - 1932-06-08
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Walter J. Stanton, Jr.

Walter James Aloysius Stanton Jr. was born on September 27, 1893, to Walter Stanton and his wife, Elizabeth Kelly. Walter Sr., a prominent baseball player in Camden, lived with his family at 318 Berkley Street in 1900, where he worked as a butcher.

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Camden Man Killed with 10 in Air Crash

A January 1943 Camden Courier-Post report that Sgt. Gus Dzingoski, 31, of 1476 Louis Street was one of 11 army men killed when a bomber crashed at White City, Kansas, while returning to its base at Topeka.

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Police, Fire Group to Honor Wallace

The Camden Police and Firemen's Association planned a buffet supper at 1175 Whitman Avenue honoring Bruce A. Wallace; committee included Arthur Batten and Winfield Leviseur.

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Heads Auxiliary
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Heads Auxiliary

Mrs. Anna Gleason, widow of Lester A. Gleason, was elected president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Camden Police and Firemen's Association at 1175 Whitman Avenue; Mrs. Mabel Batten was elected secretary.

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Pancoast Refuses to Let Cops Bare Holdup Evidence

Police Judge Then Holds Two Camden Suspects Without Bail Cash Not Recovered After refusing defense counsel's request that the city police bare their evidence, Police Judge Pancoast yesterday held two suspects without bail in the recent $11,790 Radio Condenser Company holdup and two other youths as material witnesses.

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Cops and Firemen Will Elect Today

Notice of the February 9, 1933 election of officers of the Camden Police and Firemen's Association, with Herbert Bott unopposed for president. Russell Anderson was among ten candidates for fireman trustee.

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Camden Courier-Post, January 6, 1933: Cops and firemen will meet rulers on 30% pay slash
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Cops and Firemen Will Meet Rulers on 30% Pay Slash

Representatives of the Camden Police and Firemen's Association, including firemen John Plum, William P. Spencer and Harry Haines, Jr., were to meet the City Commission on January 6, 1933 over a proposed 30 percent salary cut, with the basis of the reduction for 41 five-year policemen the open question.

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