Category: News Articles
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Pfefferle Disputed by Sherman on School Hazard
Joseph T. Sherman, Board of Education member, today disputed a statement by Chief Engineer William Van Pfefferle the McKinley School was closed on the recommendation of the fire marshal.
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City to Limit All-Night Parking In Move to Clean Main Streets
Camden Courier-Post – December 26, 1953 Restrictions on nightlong parking on principal streets in the business district will be tried out early next year as a major step in a campaign to make Camden a cleaner city in which to live and work.
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Camden City March of Dimes Campaign
Completion of the Camden City volunteer organization which will distribute 1500 can containers to business houses throughout the city for the 1954 March of Dimes was announced today by City Commissioner Aaron, Camden County chairman.
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Drop-a-Buck Club Organizes Drive To Aid Needy Families at Christmas
The first phase of the program the for needy families of the city through the Drop-a-Buck Club went into operation Thursday when a group of volunteers started distribution of collection containers to the taverns of the city.
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Mrs Cecilia H. Vogt Obituary
Camden Courier-Post – July 6, 1953 Mrs. Cecelia H. Vogt, 56, died Friday in her home, 1623 Pulaski street. She was born in Camden, was a lifelong resident, a member of the Rosary Society of St. Joseph’s R.C. Church, South Camden, and was employed by the Consolidated Cigar Co. for six years. Surviving are her…
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Pension Granted to Fire Captain Hurt at Blaze
Capt. George Fuscellaro has received a disability pension as a result of injuries received while fighting an East Camden blaze last year.
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Police Investigate 3 Fires in 4 Hours In One Section
Police today are investigating the possibility that three fires Wednesday within a quarter-mile area inside of three hours and 46 minutes were the work of a firebug.
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Workman Injured Seriously in Cave at Camden Plant
One workman was trapped and seriously injured, while two others scrambled to safety when a seven-foot pipeline trench collapsed at the Kind & Knox Gelatin Co.
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New Champ Oldest One to Hold Title
Jersey Joe Walcott, an amazing old man of the ring who wouldn’t be licked, today is the new champ—the world’s oldest heavyweight championship—in an astounding climax to an almost unbelievable saga of the ring.
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Garbage Collections Cancelled Monday
There will be no collection of ashes or garbage on Monday due to the New Year’s Day holiday Commissioner Abbott announced today. In districts affected, the collections will be on the next regular collection day, except in the business district where collections usually made Monday night will be made Tuesday night.
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Zuni Installs 1951 Officers
The Zuni Athletic Association recently installed their officers for 1951, with Frank A. DiRenzo presiding.