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Howard Street

North Camden, NJ
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Howard Street

HOWARD STREET in North Camden ran for only two blocks, from State Street north to Erie Street, parallel to North Front and North 2nd Streets. Howard Street was already laid out and built up by 1887.

There are a few pictures below taken in the 1940s… if you recognize anyone I haven't yet identified, please comment at the bottom of the page!

Do you have a Howard Street memory or picture? Comment at the bottom of the page!

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Howard Street at 117 State Street

At 117 State Street

Howard Street

Howard Street

Howard Street — 2006 Satellite Image

Howard Street — 2006 Satellite Image

On Howard Street, 1942

On Howard Street, 1942. Front: Corky the Dog, Gene Edwards; Middle: Jack Carll (Jack Sizemore) with army hat, unknown, unknown; Top: Cora “Peggy” Carll, Rosie Petrauschke, Jim Bessing

Staff Sergeant Benjamin Kaplan with nephew Gene Edwards on Howard Street, 1942

Staff Sergeant Benjamin Kaplan with nephew Gene Edwards on Howard Street, 1942

800 Block of Howard Street

800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants

City directory records.

802 Howard Street

802 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947Howard Hankins

803 Howard Street

803 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947John A. Clark

804 Howard Street

804 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947Stephen F. Novick

805 Howard Street

805 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947William F. McCarren

806 Howard Street

806 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1900 Robert Steer & Family
1947Walter J. Frohlich

807 Howard Street

807 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947Rachel Pettyman

809 Howard Street

809 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947William H. Osborn

810 Howard Street

810 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1914 Robert Steer & Family
1932–1933Mary A. & Eleanor Hillman
1947Rand Chandler
1932–1933Mrs. Mary Hillman

811 Howard Street

811 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1917John Prettyman

812 Howard Street

812 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1940s–1958Richard Hyde Family

813 Howard Street

813 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1931Frank Stirpe

814 Howard Street

814 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947Lawrence Ronca

815 Howard Street

815 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947Henry Maass
1962–1965Lee Frank & Family

816 Howard Street

816 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1910 Robert Steer & Family
1947Carl Fornito

817 Howard Street

817 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947Dominick Bartolino
1959 George P. Baxter

819 Howard Street

819 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947Stanley Kaminski

821 Howard Street

821 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947Sallie F. Hultz

823 Howard Street

823 Howard Street — 800 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947Frederick Kohlman

810 Howard Street

Pension Awards Given — Mrs. Mary A. Hillman, 810 Howard Street, Camden Courier-Post, June 4, 1932

PENSION AWARDS GIVEN

Washington, June 3.—An increase in pension for Frank Simpson, of Camden, a Spanish-American War veteran has been obtained by Congressman Charles A. Wolverton through the U. S. Pension Bureau. An original pension was obtained by Wolverton for Mrs. Mary A. Hillman, 810 Howard Street, Camden, widow of Lester C. Hillman, a Spanish War veteran.

Camden Courier-Post, June 4, 1932

Mrs. Mary Hillman, 810 Howard Street Miss Eleanor M. Hillman, 810 Howard Street

FIVE LOSE LIVES IN CAR CRASHES OVER WEEKEND

Camden Girl Killed With Mother as Train Hits Fiancé's Machine

MERCHANTVILLE WOMAN DIES IN DOUBLE WRECK

3 Who Insist on Leaving Hospitals Forced to Return, One Fatally Hurt

A Camden mother and daughter were killed in a grade crossing crash at Lansdale, Pa., and three others lost their lives in South Jersey in weekend motor accidents. In three cases injured persons refusing to remain in hospitals were forced to return later. One of them died.

Miss Eleanor M. Hillman, 20, of 810 Howard Street, and her mother, Mrs. Mary Hillman, 46, were killed at Lansdale, when an automobile was struck by an electric train on the Philadelphia and Western Railroad.

Mrs. Jean Bethell, 21, of 103 Chapel Avenue, Merchantville, was killed in a crash of automobiles at Crescent Boulevard and Drexel Avenue, Pennsauken, late Saturday.

Killed in Suitor’s Car

Miss Hillman and her mother were in the automobile of Miss Hillman’s fiancé, Fred G. Brummer Jr., of 629 Clinton street, Camden. The three drove to spend the day with Mrs. Milton Wenhold, of 218 West Eighth Street, Lansdale. Upon arrival Mrs. Wenhold and her two children, Milton, Jr., 4, and Mildred, 6, were invited to take a ride.

They reached the Seventh Street crossing, at 3:15 p. m. Brummer did not see the train until it was too late. He tried to swerve the machine but the train caught the automobile and dragged it for 50 feet, crushing it.

The occupants were thrown along the side of the roadbed. Miss Hillman was dead when she was picked up by horrified spectators. Her mother died a few hours later in the Montgomery Hospital from a fractured skull.

Mrs. Wenhold and Brummer are in the same hospital and may die. The children suffered minor injuries.

PLAN DOUBLE FUNERAL FOR MOTHER, DAUGHTER

A double funeral will be held tomorrow for a Camden mother and her daughter, killed Sunday when a train struck an automobile in which they were riding at Lansdale, Pa.

They were Mrs. Mary A. Hillman, 46, of 810 Howard Street, and her daughter, Miss Eleanor M. Hillman. The funeral will be held at 2 p. m. at 736 Market Street. Burial will be in Harleigh Cemetery.

Mrs. Hillman was the widow of Lester C. Hillman.

Fred G. Brummer, Jr., 24, of 629 Clinton Street, fiancé of Miss Hillman and driver of the car, was in a critical condition in Montgomery Hospital, Norristown. Mrs. Milton Wenhold, of Lansdale, who was also in the wreck, was also in a serious condition. Both have possible fractured skulls.

Miss Eleanor M. Hillman and Mrs. Mary Hillman, mother and daughter, of 810 Howard Street, who were killed Sunday when an automobile in which they were passengers was struck by a train at Lansdale, Pa. Camden Courier-Post, June 4 & 6, 1932

Rand Chandler, 810 Howard Street, 1947

Rand Chandler, 810 Howard Street, 1947

811 Howard Street

William McCauley Expires Suddenly / John Prettyman, 811 Howard Street — Camden Post-Telegram, January 3, 1917

WILLIAM M’CAULEY EXPIRES SUDDENLY

William McCauley, aged 66 years, of 464 Liberty street, died suddenly today from uraemia. Coroner Rhone gave a certificate. The same Coroner viewed the body of three-year-old Mary Wopsuke, of 1132 Kaighn avenue, who died suddenly with membranous croup.

Attacked with epilepsy, John Prettyman, 25 years old, of 811 Howard street, was found dead in his father’s stable at Delaware avenue and Wood street. He was in apparent good health when the father, George Prettyman, left him at noon. He is supposed to have fallen in a fit face downward into a pile of sawdust, resulting in death by suffocation. Coroner Pratt gave a certificate.

Camden Post-Telegram, January 3, 1917

812 Howard Street

Thomas Hyde, 812 Howard Street — Camden Courier-Post, February 14, 1958

THOMAS HYDE

Thomas Hyde, 55, of 812 Howard st., a life-long resident of Camden, died Saturday in Cooper Hospital. Surviving are a brother, Richard, and a sister, Miss Ida Hyde, both of Camden. Requiem Mass will be sung at 9 a. m. Friday in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Friends and relatives will meet at 8 a. m. in the Frank J. Leonard Funeral Home, 1451 Broadway, where they may also call Thursday night. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Camden Courier-Post, February 14, 1958

813 Howard Street

HUNTER IS FINED $40; SHOT AT BLACKBIRDS

Frank Stirpe, 813 Howard Street, Camden, was fined $40 and costs for hunting in the closed season on Sunday at a hearing before Justice of the Peace John Valleley yesterday. Stirpe was arrested while shooting at blackbirds in Center Township by Deputy Fish and Game Warden Wallace Lapp, Sunday afternoon. Camden Courier-Post, October 21, 1931

815 Howard Street

I lived at 815 Howard St from about 1962 until 1965 before moving my wife to Haddonfield. I paid $1,500 for the home and sold it for $3,000 to Wilber Lewis.

Lee Frank
January 9, 2013

817 Howard Street

A Very Lucky Litter — Fireman George P. Baxter, 817 Howard Street, with rescued newborn puppies, September 23, 1959

A VERY LUCKY LITTER

Fireman George P. Baxter of Ladder Company 1 displays the fruits of his labor, a newborn litter of pups, rescued from a working fire on Howard Street in North Camden on September 23, 1959. Fireman Baxter’s home was at 817 Howard Street at the time of this fire. Photo by Bob Bartosz.

Intersection of Howard Street & York Street

Looking South towards York Street from the 900 Block of Howard Street, March 13, 2012

Looking South towards York Street from the 900 Block of Howard Street, March 13, 2012

900 Block of Howard Street

More Howard Street Kids, 1942 More Howard Street Kids, 1942

More Howard Street Kids, 1942

900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants

City directory records.

900 Howard Street

900 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1940William Pedrick & Family
1947John Carroll

902 Howard Street

902 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1900s–1910s Nicholas H. Brandt & Family
1930Charles Petrauschke & Family
1947Samuel D. Bakley

904 Howard Street

904 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1882–1885 Harry Curtis
1930–1938Daniel A. Johnston & Family
1940Jessie Crosset
1947Ralph S. McLean

906 Howard Street

906 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1940–1947George W. Emore Family

908 Howard Street

908 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1917Fred Keeler & Family
1940Walter Dunbar
1947John Doman

910 Howard Street

910 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1940Edwin J. Rush
1947Walter Dunbar

911 Howard Street

911 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1930Elmer Leilfried Sr.
1940Frank Staipe
1947John Kelly

912 Howard Street

912 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1913Thomas Hatz & Family
1930s–1940sMary Peacock & Family
1947John Kelly
1930s –1940sMrs. Mary Peacock

913 Howard Street

913 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1900s–1910s Stanley R. Wirtz
1930Emil Werner
1947Martin T. Lynch
1958Marin Pagan
1900s–1910sStanley Wirtz

914 Howard Street

914 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1940Martin T. Lynch
1947Lydia A. Williams

915 Howard Street

915 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1930John Janeicki
1940–1960sCharles Petrauschke & Family

917 Howard Street

917 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1930–1947Frederick 'Fritz' Knohr

918 Howard Street

918 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1878Charles Jubb Jr.

919 Howard Street

919 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1930James J. Lannon
1940–1960sLazzaro 'Lawrence' Rossi Family

920 Howard Street

920 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1940–1947Dominick Boccaleri

921 Howard Street

921 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1930–1940Ernest Patrizi
1947Mary Carson

922 Howard Street

922 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1920s–1940sJoseph Renzi & Family
1947Joseph Snyder & Family

923 Howard Street

923 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1930William Walsh
1940–1947William B. Reed

924 Howard Street

924 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1887–1888 Samuel M. Welch Sr.
1940Charles Jones
1947George A. Acker

925 Howard Street

925 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1927 Elwood P. Martz Sr.
1940John Purkey
1947Paul T. Boccaleri
1927Elwood Martz Sr

926 Howard Street

926 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1929Eddie Myers
1930s–1950sLouis C. Edwards & Family

927 Howard Street

927 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1930–1940Louis D. Lodholz
1947Albert C. Delicata

928 Howard Street

928 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1940–1947Charles Norman

929 Howard Street

929 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1930–1947Thomas J. McEwen

930 Howard Street

930 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947John J. Jasienski
1950Henry Pease Sr.

931 Howard Street

931 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1933Marvin Taylor
1940William Mullen
1947George W. Makin

932 Howard Street

932 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1940Harry Poore
1947Earl T. Sweeney

934 Howard Street

934 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1930sBessie Bessing & Family
1933Anna Morgan
1940Arthur Britton
1947Martin O'Toole
1930sMrs. Bessie Bessing

936 Howard Street

936 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1930s–1940sBessie Bessing & Family
1933Charles Bensley
1947Martha Archer
1930s–1940sMrs. Bessie Bessing

938 Howard Street

938 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1870s–1880s Samuel M. Welch Sr.
1940Joseph C. Doxsey

940 Howard Street

940 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1940Richard Sykes

942 Howard Street

942 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1947Charles J. Demattos
1950s–1960sJames Long & Family
1955Short & Long's Moving Company

944 Howard Street

944 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1940George D. Allebach
1947Lawrence Hulteren

946 Howard Street

946 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1878–1881 William J. Lyons
1940Dominick Boccelli
1947Alfred F. Schafer

948 Howard Street

948 Howard Street — 900 Block of Howard Street — Occupants
Year ↕ Name ↕
1930s–1956Agnes Widmann & Family

904 Howard Street

MRS. ANNIE M. JOHNSTON

The funeral of Mrs. Annie M. Johnston, who died at her home, 904 Howard street, Tuesday will be tomorrow from 521 State street, with requiem high mass, 9 a. m., at the Church of the Holy Name, Fifth and Vine streets. Mrs. Johnston, wife of Daniel A. Johnston, was a member of the B.V.M. Sodality of the church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Camden Courier-Post, February 18, 1938

906 Howard Street

Harry Emore and George Emore, 906 Howard Street, 1940–1947

Harry Emore and George Emore, 906 Howard Street, 1940–1947

Doris Emore with brother Ricky, 906 Howard Street

Doris Emore with brother Ricky, 906 Howard Street

908 Howard Street

Forced to Aid His Wife and Four — Fred Keeler, 908 Howard Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, February 9, 1917

Forced to Aid His Wife and Four

Declared to have given his wife but $2 in three weeks. Fred Keeler, 42 years old, of 908 Howard street, was arraigned before Recorder Stackhouse in Camden yesterday. Mrs. Keeler said she has been dependent upon charities for the past year, not because her husband cannot work, but on account of his refusal to do so. There are four children beside the wife who are in destitute circumstances because of Keeler’s alleged dereliction. The man was ordered to furnish a bond for $500 as a guaranty to give his family $5 a week.

Philadelphia Inquirer, February 9, 1917

912 Howard Street

Praises Work of Inquirer — Mrs. Thomas Hatz, 912 Howard Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, April 27, 1913 Praises Work of Inquirer — continued

Praises Work of Inquirer

Having, through The Inquirer, been reunited with her relatives, none of whom she had seen for twenty years, Mrs. Thomas Hatz, of 912 Howard street, Camden, in a letter to Clerk Shay, who inaugurated inquiry for her, wrote: “I want to express my thanks to you and The Inquirer for what you did for me.

“Last Monday, the day following the publication of the item concerning me, two cousins came to see me, and to my surprise I learned from them that my mother’s father was alive, also her two brothers, who have promised to visit me. When they last saw me I was only 18 months old, nearly twenty long years ago.

“So it proves that a notice in The Inquirer, together with your help, is the best and most effective way of locating and uniting persons who have drifted apart.”

Philadelphia Inquirer, April 27, 1913

Mary Peacock and Jack Carll on the stoop of 910 Howard, 1941

Mary Peacock and Jack on the stoop of 910 Howard, 1941. The Peacock family lived at 912 Howard Street in the 1930s–1940s.

Cora 'Peggy' Peacock Carll and Jack Carll on the stoop of 910 Howard, 1941

“Peggy” and Jack on the stoop of 910 Howard, 1941

913 Howard Street

Stanley R. Wirtz, 913 Howard Street, 1900s–1910s

Stanley R. Wirtz, 913 Howard Street, 1900s–1910s

Hospital Cases — Martin Pagan, 913 Howard Street — Camden Courier-Post, November 8, 1958

Hospital Cases

COOPER

Frank Pippett, 13, of 430 Walnut st., injured hip.

Joseph Kelly, 15, of 67 S. 28th st., cut scalp.

Dolores Smith, 8, of 2163 Westminster ave., cut ankle.

Raymond Ross, 19, of 1223 N. 28th st., cut arm.

Richard Mortorano, 14, of 14 Leonard ave., fractured arm.

Leon Cunningham, 27, of 217 Mt. Vernon st., injured ankle.

Charles Sherman, 6, of 812 Bailey st., cut under eye.

Ida Mae Jorden, 45, of 619 S. 3rd st., hot grease burn of arm and leg.

WEST JERSEY

Carl Schindle, 29, of 1528 W. Moreland st., Philadelphia, multiple cuts of face.

Cheri Herbert, 53, of 1116 Mechanic st., cut finger.

Carmeh Capric, 30, of Sunnyside ave., Bellmawr, eye condition.

Larry Cox, 8, of 2725 Gadfield ave., cut hand.

R. Wayne Morton, 5, of 227 Shisler circle, Runnemede, cut forehead.

Willie Howard, 26, of 280 Liberty st., injured hand.

Alfred Numella, 36, of 1575 Louis st., cut face.

Jo Anne Venezelia, 5 1/2, of Grant ave., Mt. Ephraim, injured leg.

Walter Matyasik, 48, of Richmond ave., Hilltop, bruised leg.

Martin Pagan, 45, of 913 Howard st., bruised forehead and chest.

Richard Olsen, 22, of 615 Hunter st., Gloucester, cut eyebrow.

Camden Courier-Post — November 8, 1958

914 Howard Street

Mrs. Lydia A. Williams, 914 Howard Street, 1947

Mrs. Lydia A. Williams, 914 Howard Street, 1947

915 Howard Street

The Three Petrauschke Girls with Jack Carll (Jack Sizemore) and two others, 1942

The Three Petrauschke Girls with Jack Carll (Jack Sizemore) and two others, 1942. The Petrauschke family lived at 915 Howard Street, 1940–1960s.

Sarah Petrauschke, Jim Bessing, and Gene Edwards, 1945

Sarah Petrauschke, Jim Bessing, and Gene Edwards, 1945

Gene was recuperating from falling into a conveyor at a paper mill. Lucky it was shut down in time…
Jim Bessing, April 2005

919 Howard Street

919 Howard Street, 1940

919 Howard Street, photograph from 1940. James J. Lannon, 1930.

Rena Rossi and Lazzaro Rossi, 919 Howard Street

Daughter Rena Rossi and Lazzaro Rossi, 919 Howard Street, 1940–1960s

Pat Franco and Julia Rossi, 919 Howard Street

Pat Franco and mother Julia Rossi, 919 Howard Street

Lazzaro Rossi with son Andy and stepson Alphonse 'Funzi' Franco, 919 Howard Street

Lazzaro Rossi with son Andy and stepson Alphonse “Funzi” Franco, 919 Howard Street

Alphonse 'Funzi' Franco, 919 Howard Street

Alphonse “Funzi” Franco, 919 Howard Street

Alphonse 'Funzi' Franco, 1952

Alphonse “Funzi” Franco, 1952, 919 Howard Street

Alphonse 'Funzi' and Shirley Franco with baby daughter Barbara, 919 Howard Street

Alphonse “Funzi” & Shirley Franco with baby daughter Barbara, 919 Howard Street

Chuck Orlic and Angie Franco, 919 Howard Street

Chuck Orlic & Angie Franco, 919 Howard Street

Louise Franco Rossi and her daughter Caroline, 919 Howard Street

Louise Franco Rossi and her daughter Caroline, 919 Howard Street

Pat Franco, 919 Howard Street

Pat Franco, 919 Howard Street

922 Howard Street

Technician 5th Class Leopold Renzi, 922 Howard Street, 1920s–1940s

923 Howard Street

'Poppy' Reed and Gene Edwards, 923 Howard Street, 1946

“Poppy” Reed & Gene Edwards, 923 Howard Street, 1946. William B. Reed, 1940–1947.

924 Howard Street

Samuel M. Welch Sr.

Samuel M. Welch Sr., 924 Howard Street, 1887–1888

925 & 927 Howard Street

925 Howard Street, scheduled for demolition, March 13, 2012 925 and 927 Howard Street, scheduled for demolition, March 13, 2012

925 & 927 Howard Street, scheduled for demolition, March 13, 2012

925 and 927 Howard Street, April 1, 2004 925 and 927 Howard Street, April 1, 2004

925 & 927 Howard Street, April 1, 2004

926 Howard Street

Maine Boys Want Action — Eddie Myers, 926 Howard Street — Camden Courier-Post, June 23, 1929

MAINE BOYS WANT ACTION

The Maine A. C. team has two games open for Fourth of July, as well as Saturday and Sunday dates throughout the remainder of the season. Teams such as Paulsboro Heights, Grenloch or any other team of this caliber may arrange dates by communicating with Manager Eddie Myers, 926 Howard street, Camden, or telephone Camden 109.

Camden Courier-Post, June 23, 1929

Louis Edwards and Gene Edwards on the 900 Block of Howard Street, early 1940s Jennie Edwards Father and Son on the 900 Block of Howard Street, early 1940s

Louis C. Edwards & Jennie Edwards with son Gene Edwards, 926 Howard Street, 1930s–1950s. The John R. Evans Company leather factory is visible at the rear, on Erie Street. The two-story industrial building on left was used as a warehouse by the Mathis Shipbuilding Company in the 1940s.

Gold Star and US Flags in memory of Staff Sergeant Benjamin Kaplan, summer 1943, 926 Howard Street

Gold Star and US Flags in the window at 926 Howard Street, summer of 1943, in memory of Staff Sergeant Benjamin Kaplan, Jennie Edwards’ twin brother

Gene Edwards and Alphonse 'Funzi' Franco, 926 Howard Street

Gene Edwards (left) with neighbor Alphonse “Funzi” Franco, 926 Howard Street

927 Howard Street

927 Howard Street, scheduled for demolition, March 13, 2012

927 Howard Street, scheduled for demolition, March 13, 2012. Louis D. Lodholz, 1930–1940; Albert C. Delicata, 1947.

930 Howard Street

Henry Pease Sr., 930 Howard Street, 1950

Henry Pease Sr., 930 Howard Street, 1950

934 & 936 Howard Street

Mrs. Bessie Bessing and Jim Bessing, Easter 1943, 936 Howard Street

Mrs. Bessie Bessing and Jim Bessing, Easter 1943, 936 Howard Street

938 Howard Street

Samuel M. Welch Sr.

Samuel M. Welch Sr., 938 Howard Street, 1870s–1880s

942 Howard Street

Short and Long's Moving Company, 942 Howard Street — 1955 New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages

Short & Long’s Moving Company, 942 Howard Street — 1955 New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages

I have a late 1950s & early 60s Howard Street memory of Jim & Florence Long. Sons: Rudy, Butch, Jimmy Jr., Richie, and Daughter Beatrice. My Father Ray Becoskie worked with Jim Long and John Short at Magnetic Metals and occasionally helped with their moving business. My parents would often get together with them at one of our houses drinking beer and laughing late into the night. Jim Long had the same personality as Beverly Hills “Jed Clampett.” His wife Florence was an unforgettable woman with a threatening yet humorous tongue of a drill instructor that ran the block near the John R. Evans leather factory. If anyone didn’t belong on her block she would give them a tongue-lashing they would never forget, and she enforced it with her tough teenaged sons. Up until that time I assumed that everyone in Camden had indoor plumbing. Howard Street was my first experience with an outhouse in a backyard lot.

Ray Becoskie

946 Howard Street

Dominick Boccelli, 1948 Mummers Parade, 946 Howard Street Dominick Boccelli, 1948 Mummers Parade Dominick Boccelli and the Camden City String Band, 1948 Mummers Parade

Dominick Boccelli, 946 Howard Street — 1948 Mummers Parade. The third photo appears to show the corner of North 6th & State Street.

Intersection of Howard Street & Erie Street

Looking South towards York Street from Erie Street, April 1, 2004

Looking South towards York Street from Erie Street, April 1, 2004

Howard Street Neighbors

Jim Bessing and Gene Edwards, Howard Street, Easter 1943 Jennie Edwards, Howard Street, Easter 1943 Louis Edwards, Howard Street, 1943

Howard Street, Easter 1943. Jim Bessing & Gene Edwards; Jennie Edwards; Louis Edwards. (During World War II factories involved in defense work did not close for Easter.)

Gloria Reed and Jackie Petrauschke, Howard Street, 1940s Pat Franco and Bill Slaughter, Howard Street, 1940s

Howard Street in the 1940s. Gloria Reed & Jackie Petrauschke; Pat Franco & Bill Slaughter

Marion Reed and Bucky Petrauschke, on Howard Street Bob Williams and Sarah Petrauschke, on Howard Street Bob Williams, Jack Reed, and Bucky Petrauschke; Sarah Petrauschke and Marion Reed

On Howard Street. Marion Reed & Bucky Petrauschke; Bob Williams & Sarah Petrauschke; Bob Williams, Jack Reed & Bucky Petrauschke; Sarah Petrauschke & Marion Reed

Summer on Howard Street, 1940s

Summer on Howard Street, 1940s. Sara Petrauschke, Gene Edwards, Jim Bessing; Mr. & Mrs. Lynch, Tessie, Dottie, Ginny Richardson & Rena Rossi

Chuck Williams and Johnnie Fife, on Howard Street, 1940s

Chuck Williams & Johnnie Fife, on Howard Street, 1940s

Jim Bessing and his family

Jim Bessing & his family, after Howard Street

Special thanks to Jim Bessing and Jack Sizemore for their help in creating this page.

Photographs

Howard and York Streets as seen from Erie Street, Looking South, April 1, 2004

Howard & York Streets as seen from Erie Street, Looking South — April 1, 2004

Looking North on Howard Street from State Street, April 18, 2004 800 Block of Howard Street, Looking North, April 18, 2004 Looking North on Howard Street from State Street, April 18, 2004 800 Block of Howard Street, Looking North, April 18, 2004 Looking North on Howard Street from State Street, April 18, 2004 800 Block of Howard Street, Looking North, April 18, 2004

Looking North on Howard Street from State Street — April 18, 2004

Looking East on State Street from Howard Street, April 18, 2004

Looking East on State Street from Howard Street — April 18, 2004

Man Held in Threat as Woman Faints

Camden Courier-Post —

MAN HELD IN THREAT AS WOMAN FAINTS

Landlord, Seeking Rent, Denies He Intended to Shoot Tenant

Residents along the 900 block on Howard Street were thrown into a turmoil at 9:15 a.m. yesterday by a reported shooting, after a woman, screaming for help, ran from her home and fainted on the street.

The police arrested Charles Bensley, 73, of 936 Howard Street, charged with threatening to kill Mrs. Anna Morgan, 55, of 934 Howard Street, and carrying concealed deadly weapons.

A few minutes later Police Judge Pancoast held Bensley without bail for the grand jury. He admitted having the pistol at the hearing, but had denied possession of the weapon when first arrested.

“Were you going to shoot her?” the court asked.

“No,” Bensley replied, “I don’t know what made me do this, I think I’m half-crazy. I own the house and wanted to collect the rent or make her move.”

When Motorcycle Patrolmen Russell Young and George Getley arrived in front of Bensley’s home, 100 neighbors were crowding the street outside.

Bensley, they said, eluded them and ran out the front door after pretending to make for the back. He was grabbed by August Hasher, 41, of 217 Erie street, a bystander.

Meanwhile, a motorist had taken the unconscious Mrs. Morgan to Cooper Hospital when she fainted in front of her home. She was questioned at the hospital by Detectives Clifford Del Rossi and George Zeitz.

The detectives quoted Mrs. Morgan as saying that Bensley, who owns the house in which she lives, came into her home this morning to talk about rent which was two months overdue.

“He asked me,” she said, “if I had received a court notice to move, and I said I had, but was waiting for an eviction notice.

“Then he said, ‘Well, I’m going to take the law in my own hands’, and with that he pulled out a pistol and began brandishing it. I ran out the front door calling for help and then I fainted. That’s all I remember.”

Bensley admitted asking Mrs. Morgan to move out. The police found a 38-caliber revolver and a box of bullets hidden behind a rafter in the cellar of his home, they said.

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