Twenty-Ninth Street
Twenty-Ninth Street runs from the Delaware River south, across River Road to the Pavonia railroad switching yards. It starts again at Pleasant Street and goes to Westfield Avenue. It picks up again at Federal Street and runs south to Clinton Street. As in all numbered streets in Camden, it is North 29th Street above Federal, and South 29th below.
Train Hits School Bus
Camden Courier-Post —
One man was seriously injured last night when a passenger train and a school bus crashed at the East State Street crossing of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The injured man is Samuel Phillips, 45, of Blackwood, driver of the bus. He is in Cooper Hospital, having suffered cuts and bruises on the arms and legs, possible fracture of several ribs on the left side and shock.
The bus was the property of William C. Schlitz, of Maple Shade, and operated daily between the St. Joseph School, Twenty-ninth and Westfield Avenue, and Cramer Hill.
A bus load of 30 children had just vacated the bus.
Phillips, through Schlitz, made the following statement to police last night: “I was coming east on State Street and at the railroad a flagman waved for me to come across. I started across and when near the other side put the gates down on me, preventing me from crossing.”
The west gates at the crossing were broken several days ago and a flagman has been stationed there pending repairs. Officials of the railroad declared Phillips had an unobstructed view of the crossing for more than 150 feet and had ample time in which to stop his vehicle.
They refused to amplify the statement and said an investigation would be conducted at 10 a.m. today to ascertain responsibility.
Dillon Convicted of Slaying on Barge
Camden Courier-Post —
Mixed Jury Returns Verdict of Manslaughter in Brother-in-Law's Death
A mixed jury yesterday convicted William Dillon, 22, of manslaughter in the death of his brother-in-law, Frank Webley. Common Pleas Court Judge Clifford A. Baldwin, who heard the case, said he would sentence Dillon next week. After a fight aboard a barge off Twenty-ninth street Webley, 30, died in West Jersey hospital December 13.
Isaac W. Eason, assistant prosecutor, conducted the case. Anthony F. Marino represented Dillon with a plea of self-defense.
Captain Fred Dillon, owner of the barge and father of the accused man, told of the night of the fight and said both had been drinking. He said they drank half a gallon of wine. After the fight when, Captain Dillon said, he thought Webley was asleep on the deck, his son came to him and said: “I'm sorry but I had to do this, Dad.”
Webley was drunk when he came aboard, Captain Dillon testified. He said he thought Webley was hurt in a fall against a stove. Captain Joseph Bowers, master of another coal barge, said he was on the death barge the night of the fight. He declared Webley had been drinking and that Captain Dillon gave him $2 to get a gallon of wine.
After hearing Dr. Edward B. Rogers describe the autopsy on Webley and the younger Dillon tell of the fight, the jury retired to find the verdict.
Foot of North 29th Street — Occupants
City directory records, 1947.
Foot of North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Bernard Tucker Sons Estate (shipbuilding) |
| 1947 | Charles D. Comerford |
Express Marine, Inc.
Express Marine, Inc. at the foot of North 29th Street. Photo courtesy of John Myers.
Looking East on North 29th Street Toward Buren Avenue
Patsy O'Brien Maggiulli —
This picture is looking east on North 29th Street towards Buren Avenue, in the 1950s. Left side, 1512—renters, 1510—Old Man Frye. Our house with white siding at 2901 Adams Avenue; 1356—the Shlams, 1354—the Kerbaughs. This was a twin, the two houses joined together. Last on left is 1348 North 29th Street, I don't know who lived there. The last cross street is Buren Avenue. The big house on the corner of North 29th and Buren, upper right in this picture, is 2904 Buren Avenue, the Hawk family.
1500 Block of North 29th Street — Occupants
City directory and community records, 1939–1943.
1524 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
1520 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1942–1943 | Mrs. Katherine Slomkowski (widow of James J. Slomkowski) |
1518 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1939–1940s | James J. Slomkowski & Family |
1516 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
1514 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
1512 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1950s | Renters |
1510 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 'Old Man Frye' |
Intersection of North 29th Street & Adams Avenue
Northeast corner of North 29th Street and Adams Avenue, looking northwest. Waterview Inn in background. Photo taken March 14, 2012.
1300 Block of North 29th Street
1356 and 1354 North 29th Street. Photos taken March 14, 2012.
1348 North 29th Street, scheduled for demolition in March of 2012. Photos taken March 14, 2012.
Intersection of North 29th Street & Buren Avenue
Looking east on North 29th Street toward Buren Avenue.
2901 Buren Avenue. Although this fronts onto North 29th Street, the address is 2901 Buren Avenue. This was originally built as a single family house. The house was later divided; an addition built on at the far end is visible in this picture. Photo taken June 24, 2011.
1300 Block of North 29th Street — Occupants
City directory and community records, 1929–1950s.
1356 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1950s | The Shlam Family |
1354 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Walter Vecander |
| 1950s | The Kerbaugh Family |
1348 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
1315 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
1200 Block of North 29th Street — Occupants
City directory and newspaper records, 1933–1955.
1254 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
1250 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
1240 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | William H. Boyd (lathing & plastering) | 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone |
| 1955 | John R. Frett |
1236 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1955 | John R. Frett |
Classified Advertisement, 1240 North 29th Street
Camden Courier-Post —
WILL board dogs by day or wk. Also wash & stud serv. 1240 N. 29th Cam. 256.
William H. Boyd — Lathing & Plastering
New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages — 1955
William H. Boyd — Lathing & Plastering, Commercial and Residential. WOodlawn 3-7346. 1240 N. 29th Camden. From the 1955 New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages.
Drunk Driving Charges Dismissed, 1236 North 29th Street
Camden Courier-Post —
Drunken driving charges against Edward Dickerson, 32, of Barrington ave., Barrington, were dismissed after Dr. John J. Fleitz testified Dickerson was fit to drive May 3 when he was arrested on complaint of John R. Frett, of 1236 N. 29th st. Frett accused Dickerson after a bumper collision at 4th and Penn sts.
1100 Block of North 29th Street — Occupants
City directory records.
1170 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
1120 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
Intersection of North 29th Street & Hayes Avenue
Intersection of North 29th Street and Hayes Avenue, as seen from Cleveland Avenue. May 11, 2007.
800 Block of North 29th Street — Occupants
City directory records.
808 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
Intersection of North 29th Street & Arthur Avenue
Intersection of North 29th Street and Arthur Avenue, as seen from Cleveland Avenue. May 11, 2007.
700 Block of North 29th Street — Occupants
City directory records.
798 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
712 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
710 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
706 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
Intersection of North 29th Street & Cleveland Avenue
Looking west on North 29th Street from Cleveland Avenue. May 11, 2007.
Southwest corner of North 29th Street and Cleveland Avenue. May 11, 2007.
Looking south on Cleveland Avenue from North 29th Street. May 11, 2007.
Southeast corner of North 29th Street and Cleveland Avenue. May 11, 2007.
Looking north on Cleveland Avenue from North 29th Street. May 11, 2007.
Intersection of North 29th Street & Sherman Avenue
Map from the early 1900s (1900–1920s) showing North 29th Street and Griffee Avenue street names. The map covers North 29th Street from Sherman Avenue to across Concord Avenue. The mostly undeveloped land between North 29th Street and Reeves Avenue became Von Nieda Park.
400 Block of North 29th Street — Occupants
City directory and newspaper records, 1900–1949.
429 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Allen I. Palmer |
423 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
413 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1938–1943 | Ralph Williams |
412 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Clifford Jackson |
| 1933 | Pauline Dickson |
408 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| WWII era | First Sergeant Jerome L. Carpenter |
404 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1943–1949 | Charles Francis Thompson & Family (Camden Highway Department) |
| 1943–1949 | Charles Francis. & Nellie Thompson |
Hospital Cases
Camden Courier-Post —
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James Foster, 2, 757 Division St., laceration of head.
Ralph Williams, 28, 413 North 29th St., laceration of knee.
Lillian Smith, 17, 1093 Trent road, abrasion of eye.
Elwood Brisco, 31, 1133 South 2nd St., laceration of leg.
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Dorothy Gorman, 2, 507 Division St., contusion and sprain of shoulder.
Richard Clark, 17, 327 Vine street, dog bite of leg.
James Kenney, 3, 718 Carman St., laceration of scalp.
Frank Caratole, 12, 210 Senate St., splinter in finger.
James Moy, 14, 641 Line St., fractured wrist, abrasion of knee and hand.
Ernest Vincent, 14, 534 South 2nd St., puncture wound of knee.
Ralph Springer, 7, 509 Ferry Ave., laceration of scalp.
Clement Jones, 4, 1013 Lawrence St., laceration of chin.
Thomas Wright, 7, 319 Grant St., fractured shoulder.
Hilda Fitzgerald, 28, 311 North 3rd St., laceration of hand.
John Schulz, 52, 228 North 7th St., chest injuries.
East Camden Man Held on Shooting Charges
Camden Courier-Post —
Clifford Jackson, 24, colored, of 412 North Twenty-ninth street, yesterday was held for a hearing today by Police Judge Pancoast on charges of shooting Pauline Dickson, 22, colored, same address, in the leg during an argument Sunday.
Mrs. Nellie Thompson
Camden Courier-Post —
Services for Mrs. Nellie Thompson, 83, who died Sunday, will be today at 8:30 p.m. in the Waples Funeral Home, 822 Kaighns ave., where friends may call after 6 p.m. Burial will be tomorrow in Sunset Memorial Park, Pennsauken.
Mrs. Thompson resided at 400 N. 29th st. There are no immediate survivors.
Notes — Mrs. Nellie Thompson
400 North 28th Street, 1964. Mrs. Nellie Thompson lived at 404 North 29th Street from 1943 to 1949.
300 Block of North 29th Street — Occupants
City directory records.
319 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
200 Block of North 29th Street — Occupants
City directory records.
216 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
214 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
210 North 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
Unit Block of South 29th Street — Occupants
City directory and newspaper records, 1918–1947.
35 South 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | St. Joseph's Convent |
51 South 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
63 South 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1940s–1950 | Eddie Ferat |
65 South 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | No information available |
67 South 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1918 | William Gooch |
| WWI era | Corporal Frank J. Carver |
69 South 29th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1938 | John J. Hoehn |
Eddie Ferat
Eddie Ferat, 63 South 29th Street, 1940s–1950.
63 and 65 South 29th Street. July 2003.
Camden Athlete Badly Wounded in France
Philadelphia Inquirer —
One of eight orphan children, William Gooch, an East Camden boy widely known in athletic circles, has been severely wounded in France, a dispatch to that effect being received yesterday by a relative, Mrs. Mary Hart, of 209 North Ninth street. Private Gooch lived at 67 South Twenty-ninth street and enlisted in the heavy field artillery last December. He trained at Camp Greene, N. C., and has been in France several months with Bern and Frank Carver, East Camden chums.
Gooch was with the Sixteenth Field Artillery. He was a football and basketball player of local prominence and was widely known in East Camden.
Corporal Frank J. Carver
Corporal Frank J. Carver, 67 South 29th Street.
7 South Jersey Men Granted U.S. Patents
Camden Courier-Post —
Washington, Feb. 8.—John J. Hoehn and John B. Suomala, both of Camden, are included in this week’s list of patentees who have been granted patent protection by the United States Patent Office.
Both were granted patents on power transmission devices, both of which have been assigned to the Radio Corporation of America.
Other South Jersey inventors granted patents are Benjamin R. Carson, Haddonfield, a sound producing apparatus; Frederick C. Barton, Haddonfield, phonograph turntable driving mechanism; Marvel W. Scheldorf, Haddon Heights, an acoustical device; Thaddeus R. Goldsborough, Merchantville, a speed changing mechanism, and Joseph F. Herbert, Audubon, a bushing remover.
Suomala’s patent, No. 2,106,773 (“Power Transmission Device”), was filed August 30, 1932 and granted February 1, 1938, assigned to the Radio Corporation of America. It covered an improved control mechanism for phonograph turntables that could switch between the era’s two common record speeds — 78 R.P.M. for standard records and the new 33⅓ R.P.M. “long playing” records — by means of a manually operated slide bar mounted on the phonograph’s motorboard, without needing to stop the turntable or remove a record already in place. The patent’s own text credits earlier co-pending applications by Frederick C. Barton and by John J. Hoehn (Serial No. 595,458, filed February 27, 1932, also assigned to RCA) as groundwork Suomala’s design improved upon. The patent document is available as a PDF (John B. Suomala & John J. Hoehn, Radio Corporation of America, 1938).
South 29th Street & Clinton Street
South 29th Street at Clinton Street. December 10, 2005.
Mrs. Anna E. McDermott
Camden Courier-Post —
Mrs. Anna E. McDermott, 80, wife of retired city fireman James H. McDermott, of 23 North Twenty-eighth street, died Tuesday after a long illness. Also surviving is one son, David, of Camden. Funeral services will be held at 9 a. m. Saturday at the Harry Leonard Funeral Home, 2850 Federal street. Solemn requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 a. m. at St. Joseph’s Church, Twenty-ninth street and Westfield avenue.
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parish. The parish plant was still incomplete, so in March of 1930 plans for a new rectory were approved and the contract for its construction awarded. The auditorium was enlarged to accommodate the increasing congregation, the old church being now quite inadequate. In July of 1930 Father McCorristin purchased the house of Mrs. Anne Bendinger at 29th and Carman Streets, and the lots adjoining. On these lots in the following year a twin brick dwelling was erected, both buildings being required as a convent for the Sisters.
In September, 1930, Father McCorristin received an assistant in the person of the Rev. Raymond J. Kavanaugh, who remained until March, 1931. Father William Brennan succeeded him, and he was joined by another assistant in July of the same year. Father Brecker was stationed in Saint Joseph’s parish from July, 1931, to April, 1938. The Reverend James S. Foley came to the parish to fill the place vacated by Father Brennan in June, 1932, and he remained for more than three years. The Reverend Joseph J. Donnelly replaced him for a few months, followed by the Reverend James C. Foley, who was stationed in Saint Joseph’s from June, 1936, to April, 1938.
Father McCorristin was pastor of Saint Joseph’s until March, 1937. The Reverend Edward A. McKenna took charge of the
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it. As we look back over a half a century, we see the parish to have grown from a handful of families to the great size of more than 2,600, or more than 10,000 souls. Seven hundred and five children attend our school, which is staffed by 18 Sisters of Saint Francis. The $15,000.00 plant at 25th and Howell Streets in 1893 has yielded to the spacious grounds and buildings at 29th and Westfield, worth more than $350,000.00. Through the consistent generosity of his parishioners the present pastor has been enabled to reduce the original debt by almost $200,000.00. It will not be long, let us hope, before the entire indebtedness is completely paid and further steps taken to care for the spiritual needs of our people in this rapidly growing section, fulfilling in ever more perfect ways the command of our Divine Master: “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.”
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