Polish-American Club Reelects President
Camden Courier-Post —
Vincent Raczykowski was elected for the third consecutive time as president of the Camden County Polish-American Republican Club at the annual meeting held in the clubhouse at Tenth and Liberty Streets.
Other officers elected were: B. Bubnowski, vice president; Frank Bleja, financial secretary; A. Grzeczkowski, recording secretary; Joseph Kracvyk, treasurer; A. Pepiak, S. Sobieski and J. Szkemo, auditor; and John Skolski, usher.
Mr. Raczykowski was also named as county political leader of the Polish community. B. Derowski Sr., was named Thirteenth Ward leader; B. J. Wilinski, Seventh Ward leader, and S. Wojciechowski, Eighth Ward leader.
V. Raczykowski Dies at 78
Camden Courier-Post —
Vincent Raczykowski, 78, founder and owner of the Newport Bottling Works, 1101 Morton Street, died Wednesday in West Jersey Hospital. A native of Poland, he lived in Camden 54 years and founded the bottling works in 1917.
He was a member of the board of directors of the State Beverage Distributors of New Jersey, a past president of the Polish National Alliance Lodge 45; and a past president of the Camden County Polish American Republican Club. He lived at the Morton Street address.
Surviving are his wife, Josephine; two sons, Stephen of Pennsauken and Bruno at home; and two grandchildren.
Friends will meet Monday at 8 a.m. in the Zembroski Funeral Home at 1643 Mount Ephraim Avenue. High requiem Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Church, 10th and Mechanic Streets. There will be a viewing in the funeral home Sunday night. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Chews Landing.