Introduction
Trenton Avenue runs parallel to Haddon Avenue from 728 Washington Avenue southeast to across Newton Avenue to Line Street, lying to the west of Haddon Avenue. While I have nothing to document this, I’d bet a nickel that it was laid out at the same time as Carteret Street, which ran parallel to Haddon on the east side. Other than as a residential street, Trenton Avenue may be best remembered for the two bars that were at either end of the 500 block.
Phil Cohen
1946 Map of Camden
Trenton Avenue runs diagonally northwest to southeast, west of Haddon Avenue, in the middle right side of the map.
A Trenton Avenue Question
This man operated a boardinghouse for deaf tenants on Trenton Avenue in the early 1930s. If anyone knows his name and/or the address where this was located, please comment at the bottom of the page. — Phil Cohen, September 2008
Intersection of Washington Street & Trenton Avenue
Looking east along Washington Street (top) and looking south down Trenton Avenue from Washington Street (bottom). December 1, 2005. Photos courtesy of Craig Campbell.
400 Block of Trenton Avenue
419 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1942 | Mrs. Lillian McNamara |
| 1947 | Arthur Gray; 1947 Mrs. Lillian McNamara; Neighbors of Thomas Murphy |
420 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1892–1894 | George W. Osler; 1947 Mrs. Wilhelmina Doughten |
| 1892–1894 | George Osler |
421 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1898 | Jacob Fish (city gardener); 1947 Mrs. Vera A. Lane |
422 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1947 | Mrs. Clara E. Small |
423 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1910s–1930s | William J. & Mamie Meggett Family; 1947 Arthur J. Brickwood; 1947 Charles T. Dow |
424 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Fred Matricardi |
425 Trenton Avenue
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| 1940–1947 | James A. & Mary Clara Bordeau; James A. Bordeau killed in the Hollingshead Fire, July 30, 1940 |
426 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Andrew B. Masso |
427 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Angelo Ricco |
428 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Sarah A. Knisell |
429 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1931 | Edmund May Distinctive Printing; no directory listing 1947 |
430 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890–1907 | Alfred & Sarah Hoffman; Ethel S. Hoffman |
| 1947 | Anthony Angelino |
| 1890–1907 | Alfred Hoffman & Family |
431 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Mrs. Elizabeth Clark |
432 Trenton Avenue
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| — | No directory listing 1947 |
433 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Mrs. Gertrude R. Hartley |
| 1960s–1985 | Warren P. & Constance Miller |
| 1960s–1985 | Wayne V. Miller |
| 1960s–1985 | Warren P. Miller |
434 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| — | No directory listing 1947 |
435 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Robert P. Long |
436 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Alex Burk |
437 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Mrs. Kate A. McCall |
438 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | John Wilson |
439 Trenton Avenue
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| 1930s–1960s | Horace R. Dixon |
440 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Milton Cahill |
441 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | John Chapman |
442 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Alban R. Clark |
443 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Harry R. Lee |
444 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Harry J. Sauerhoff |
445 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Samuel I. W. Gordon |
446 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | John J. Palese |
447 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Edward J. Bolton |
448 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1906–1949 | Ulysses R. & Laura M. Ackley; Elsie Ackley; Mildred Ackley Burdge; Albert K. Ackley; Elton H. Ackley |
449 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1899 | Benjamin F. Pullen |
| 1947 | John Hart |
| 1899 | Benjamin F. Pullen |
450 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Samuel Andrioli; Louis Ambrose |
451 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Mrs. Mary E. Hesser | Philadelphia Inquirer, December 17, 1896 |
| 1940s–1954 | Caroline T. Hughes | |
| 1947–1950s | Roger T. Pylant |
452 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1940s–1957 | Richard & Blanche Weeks; Ethel B. Weeks |
| 1957 | Blanche W. Weeks |
| 1940s–1957 | Richard W. Weeks & Family |
| 1940s–1957 | Richard & Blanch Weeks |
453 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910s–1933 | Edward Holloway |
| 1947 | Nick V. Moles |
454 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Joseph L. Ferrante |
455 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Ernest Gabriele |
456 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Harry Fritz |
457 Trenton Avenue
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| 1890s–1949 | Louis A.B. & Dorothea Richardson; member Ninth Ward Republican Club |
458 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1947 | Alf Anconetani |
459 Trenton Avenue
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| 1947 | Mrs. Clara M. Thorn; 1947 Alonzo H. Walls |
460 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1947 | Kenneth R. Dischert |
461 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1919–1947 | Harrison E. & Kathryn A. Clark; Virginia R. Clark; Earl F. Clark; Doris J. Clark |
462 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1947 | Israel Bickerdyke |
463 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1896 | William F. Moyer |
| 1947 | John H. May |
| 1896 | William F. Moyer |
464 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Milford Dalbey |
465 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1900s–1910s | Edward Holloway |
| 1947 | Joseph D. Fish |
467 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1918–1929 | James Bowman Deibert |
| 1947 | Dominick Cimini; 1962–present Joseph C. Sharper Jr. & Family |
400 Block of Trenton Avenue — Street Photos
400 block of Trenton Avenue, December 1, 2005. Photos courtesy of Craig Campbell.
Cafe Owner ‘Treats’ On Birth of Third Son
Camden Courier-Post —
Nick La Maina, widely known cafe owner, of Newton and Trenton avenues, was passing out the cigars yesterday.
A new son, Francis Paul, was born to Mrs. La Maina in the West Jersey Hospital yesterday. There now are three boys in the family.
3 Hurt in Boulevard Accident Caused by Runaway Bakery Horse
Camden Courier-Post —
Animal Rams Car Stopped for Traffic Light; Passengers in Two Other Automobiles Injured in Crash
A runaway horse was the indirect cause of three persons being slightly injured last night at Admiral Wilson boulevard and Baird avenue.
According to Detective Thomas Murphy, the horse, which had broken loose from a tether in the yard of Ralph Marchione, operator of a bakery at 3939 Marlton pike, rammed into the rear of an automobile driven by Jack Silverman, of 506 Beideman avenue. Silverman was stopped on Baird avenue for the traffic light at the intersection.
Charles Bleyer, 57, of 905 Atlantic avenue, Atlantic City, was driving north on the boulevard when he saw the runaway horse. He stopped and got out to lead the horse from the highway.
He left Mrs. Lillian McNamara, 44, of 419 Trenton avenue, in his car when he got out. Another automobile, driven by Harold B. Ash, 20, of 982 North Twenty-third street, crashed into the rear of Bleyer’s car, police said.
Mrs. McNamara, Ash and John F. Dease, 20, of 109 North Sixth street, a passenger in Ash’s car, suffered lacerations. Ash and Mrs. McNamara were treated at Cooper Hospital for minor cuts, while Dease was treated by his physician.
Police reported the horse also was hurt when he rammed Silverman’s car.
Shot Her Husband.
Camden Post —
EXTRA!
And Hid The Pistol Under The Refrigerator.
SAYS SHE DID NOT DO IT.
But The Dying Man Says She Did.
The Husband Was Jealous and Suspicious.
WIFE VIOLENT AND VENGEFUL
Husband Dead—The Wife Behind The Bars.
CHARGED WITH HIS MURDER.
McCusker’s Ante-Mortem Statement—Another Chapter in Camden’s Horrors.
Michael McCusker, about 3[?] years old, superintendent of the Union News Company, at Federal street station, was shot in the abdomen at his home, 206 Benson street, about 10.15 o’clock last night. He was taken to the Cooper Hospital, where the surgeons performed an operation at midnight, and died at six o’clock this morning.
Mrs. McCuskter [sic] was placed under arrest and is locked up at the City Hall, her husband having made a statement in which he accused her of committing the deed.
Mrs. McCusker informed Policeman Steen, who was among the first to arrive upon hearing a shot fired, that her husband shot himself during a struggle for the possession of the revolver. After telling him this she ran to the house of Mrs. McGann, mother of her husband, 430 south Second street, and informed them that he had shot himself.
HAD BEEN A STRUGGLE.
When the officer entered the house he found the wounded man lying in the entry writhing in agony. He sent in a call for the patrol wagon, which arrived in charge of Sergeant Golden and Policeman Zanders. The carpets indicated that there had been a struggle before the shooting took place. Golden desired to remove the wounded man to the hospital, but his relatives objected, and much time was lost in a vain search for a physician. Finally, Golden put the man on a litter and placed him in the wagon.
His story is corroborated by Harry Laird, a railroad conductor of 439 Trenton avenue. Laird said he was about to turn into Benson street, at Second, on his way home, when he was met by Mrs. McCusker who emerged from Daniel Hughes’ cigar store on the corner. She was wringing her hands and cried: Oh, Mike is shot! What shall I do?
Laird went over to the house and was joined by Policeman Steen. They entered together and found the injured man lying in the hallway with a pillow under his head.
What’s the matter, Mike? asked Laird.
My wife shot me; that woman there, he replied, as he pointed to her.
Oh! don’t say that, Mike, said the woman.
I do say it, and I mean it.”
As they were about to drive away William Stees and his wife, friends of McCusker arrived, and when the wounded man recognized them he said: “Bill, Florence shot me.” Sergeant Golden overheard the conversation and he ordered Mrs. McCusker to get in the wagon to assist with her husband.
On the way to the hospital McCusker said: “My wife shot me.”
Golden turned to Mrs. McCuskter [sic] and said: “Mike tells me that you shot him and hid the revolver. What did you do with it?”
Mrs. McCusker answered: “Did Mike tell you that? You will find the revolver in the kitchen under the refrigerator.”
When McCusker was placed on the operating table he was informed that in all probability the wound would prove serious and was asked to make a statement. William A. Husted, a notary, took his deposition. He said that he usually gets home at 6.30 but he did not reach home last night until nearly 8 o’clock, as he stopped at a barber shop intending to take a ride on his bicycle after supper. He said that he did not go out as he intended, and he and his wife got into a family quarrel, and during the excitement he made serious accusations which angered her. She ran upstairs, he declared, and secured his new five chambered [?]2-calibre revolver that he kept under his pillow, and came down stairs with it in her hand.
Her actions convinced him that it was necessary for his protection to secure the weapon, he said, and during the struggle for its possession, he charges, she raised the hammer, aimed it at him and pulled the trigger.
DECLARES SHE DID NOT DO IT.
When Mrs. McCusker arrived at the city prison and saw the door of the cell open for her she went into hysterics and shouted: ‘Don’t put me in that place; put me in a room. Oh! Don’t put me in there.’ She declared that she did not shoot her husband intentionally.
Upon returning to the house Sergeant Golden made a search of the room designated by Mrs. McCusker and found the revolver under the refrigerator, as she had stated. The police also found Clarence Smith, a boarder, who occupies a room in the second story. He said that he heard loud talking, which was followed by a shot and a scream by Mrs. McCusker.
The friends of Mr. McCusker told the police that the couple had been married five years, but had not lived happily.
The surgeons at the hospital said that the bullet entered the abdomen. From the condition of the wound the bullet had penetrated the intestines, which prevented any attempt to locate it by probing.
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
Michael McCusker was about 3[?] years of age, while his wife is about 28 years of age. Her maiden name was Coffee, and it is said that she came orginally [sic] from New York. She was a woman of attractive appearance and is said to have been separated from her husband two or three times. Their boarder, Clarence Smith, who is said to have been asleep in the house at the time of the shooting, is said to be a brother-in-law to Mrs. McCusker’s sister.
Michael McCusker had the reputation everywhere of being quiet but good natured, and was apparently highly esteemed by all who knew him. He leaves four sisters and a brother, Stephen McCusker, who is the employ of the Union News Company at the foot of Federal street.
D. J. Russell, the saloon keeper at Second and Benson streets, said this morning that while McCusker and his wife were not what might be called drinking people, they bought a small kettle of beer occasionally, and in fact had a kettle filled shortly before the shooting last night.
‘Squire Schmitz of Market-street, said this morning that Mrs. McCusker had frequently had her husband haled before him and held to keep the peace, alleging that he, McCusker, had threatened to take her life.
McCusker, the ‘squire says, always said that the woman’s accusation and complaint was “a — lie, and only a ruse to get me out of her way for awhile.”
The ‘squire says he always regarded McCusker as being a peaceable and truthful man.
AT THE HALL.
Lawyer Francis B. Weaver who has been Mrs. McCusker’s attorney upon several occasions, has been retained to defend her.
This morning shortly after 9 o’clock Prosecutor Jenkins and Assistant Prosecutor Carson called at the city hall and the prisoner was taken into the mayor’s hearing room and privately examined.
During the course of the examination Lawyer Weaver appeared with Mrs. Smith, mother of the defendant, and demanded to be admitted to the examination as counsel for the accused woman.
Chief Dodd, evidently acting under the instructions of the prosecutor, told Lawyer Weaver that it mattered not who he was or who he represented he could not be admitted to the examination, and he was not.
Lawyer Weaver remarked that this kind of action was what would result in the acquittal of Shaw.
What was developed at the private examination could not be learned, as the Prosecutor and Chief Dodd refused to have anything to say. Mayor Westcott arrived at 11.30 o’clock and the prisoner was arraigned for a hearing. The Mayor in reading the charge said:
‘Florence McCusker, you are charged with assaulting, shooting and killing Michael McCusker.’
The prisoner exclaimed: “Oh!” and burying her head in her hands sobbed bitterly.
Lawyer Weaver said his client would waive a hearing, and she was committed to the city prison.
A lady residing in the vicinity of Fourth and Market streets said this morning: “Mrs. McClusker lived near my house for a while. She was a rather showy-looking blonde, and I frequently saw her on the street. Her husband was the better one of the two, and I always understood that while they separated frequently she invariably ran after him to get him back.”
County Physician Jones will hold an autopsy on McCusker today. Coroner Lippincott, who has charge of the case, says no date has yet been fixed for the inquest.
No time to lose if you wish to join the embroidery class. Classes will soon form. Inquire at Varney’s.
STOCKTON.
Items of Interest to Readers Across Cooper’s Creek.
At last night’s meeting of town council the Camden and Suburban Railway company presented petitions asking the privilege of laying a double track on Riverroad from Cooper avenue to new Cove road; also on Westfield avenue from its intersection with Federal street to Forty-second street.
A resolution fixing a hearing on the petition for the thirtieth instant was adopted.
The treasurer reported a balance on hand of $63,754.63.
The appointments of J. C. Johnson, Frank Schocklin and Chris Waltz as fire wardens by the Stockton, Penn and Pavonia companies respectively were approved.
The joint committee on parade asked council to furnish an escort of police for the Thanksgiving Day demonstration. The request will be complied with.
The board of education requested that the janitors be sworn in as special officers to protect the property of the schools. The question arose as to the authority to swear in special officers, and the town attorney will give an opinion on the subject.
Bills to the amount of $687.32 were ordered paid. The ordinance compelling the sprinkling of streets used by railway companies by said companies was passed. The Westfield avenue sidewalk came in for a good share of discussion again. An ordinance making the width of the sidewalk on Broad street fifteen feet was introduced. Frank Mathias was awarded the contract to erect the retaining wall at Garfield avenue at a cost of $271.25.
A bill in favor of B. F. Sweeten & Son of $29.57 was ordered paid. A bill in favor of the same firm to laying cross covered gutters on Riverroad was laid over.
NOTES.
Silas Betts, V. R. Blackwell and Officer George Palmer went gunning yesterday in south Jersey.
The Stockton wheelmen will have a club run to Burlington via Mt. Holly on Sunday.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Taylor, on Merrel avenue, Rosedale, was the scene of a pretty event last evening, the occasion being the marriage of their daughter, Lillian, to Mr. Harry A. Dick. The ceremony was performed in the parlor, amid a profusion of chrysanthemums and palms, by the Rev. J. B. Whitton, pastor of Bethel M. E church, in the presence of a host of friends and relatives of the contracting parties. Miss Lillie Grant, of Philadelphia, cousin of the bride, acted as bridesmaid and Mr. Arthur Sharp, also of Philadelphia, was the best man. Miss Stella Buck rendered ‘The March of the Friares,’ A reception followed the ceremony, at which the happy couple were congratulated Among those present were: Rev. J. B. Whitton, Alfred Taylor, Harry Dick and wife, Mrs. Buck and daughter, Mrs. Horner and son, Mrs Stark, Mamie Euckenhofer, and William R. Dauuenhower, all of Cramer Hill; Dr. Wm. Taylor and wife, Mrs. Charles and Miss Tillie Grant, Arthur Sharp, Benjamin Taylor. all of Philadelphir, and many others.
The Stockton Hose company will have a smoker next Monday evening at headquarters.
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B. & O. Improvements Finished.
The improvements on the main line of the Baltimore and Ohio west of and between Martinsburg, W. Va. and North Mountain, was completed November 1. They cover a distance of nearly four miles, starting three miles west of Martinsburg, and extending some distance west of Myers’ Hole which is near the North Mountain station. At Myers’ Hole the line was changed, taking out some very objectionable curvatures, and the road bed raised nearly fifteen feet, eliminating two grades of 43 feet per mile, which came together at Myers’ Hole and substituting therefor an almost level track. This point on the road has always been a dangerous one and many freight wrecks have occurred there. Apart from doing away with the dangerous feature of two sharp down grades coming together, as was the case in this instance, the saving in operation of the road by the change will be very large, as it enables the tons per train to be greatly increased and reduces the liability to accident to the minimum.
At Tablers the road bed has been lowered about 13 feet, and the same at Tabbs, besides taking out objectionable curvature and reducing the rate of grades at these points from 42 feet per mile to 10 feet per mile, thus increasing the cars that can be hauled per train. Though these improvements have cost quite a sum of money, the expenditure is fully justified by the great saving in operation.
Delair.
Musical entertainment at the Delair Methodist church, this evening at 8. The choir of the church have secured the following eminent talent: Mr. Albertus Shelley, the eminent violin soloist, assisted by Mr. C. Virgil Gordon, pianist; Miss Helen Mar Wilson, the celebrated reader and elocutionist; soprano soloist, Miss Bishop, and the inimitable Damico Brothers, guitar and mandolin virtuosi. Admission, fifty cents.
An amateur entertainment is being arranged by the Athletic Association that will eclipse anything in that line heretofore attempted.
Collingswood.
A meeting of the borough commissioners will be held in Tatem’s hall tonight, when the trolley and the electric light questions will be discussed. A petition is in circulation against the suburban improvement company being granted a five years’ contract for the exclusive lighting of the town.
Roy French and his brother left this morning on a gunning trip.
The regular weekly prayer meeting will be held tonight in the Methodist church.
After serious illness, like typhoid fever, pneumonia, or the grip, Hood’s Sarsaparilla has wonderful strength-giving power.
Trustees’ sale, 4-story brick residence, 190 Cooper street, Thursday, November 11th, at 12 o’clock noon, by Thomas & Sons, at Philadelphia office, 201 Bourse building, Philadelphia. Newly painted and papered. $2,000 may remain on mortgage at 5 per cent. Sale positive; no reservation.
F. S. Simmons, 309 Market street Camden, N. J. Phone No. 9.
Lodge room for rent, $10 per quarter. Apply to F. G. Hitchner, Fifth and Benson streets.
City Gardner Jacob Fish
Philadelphia Inquirer —
City Gardner Jacob Fish jocularly remarked to a crowd of men that he had just received $7000 on Wednesday night, and Friday morning he woke up to find that his house, at 421 Trenton avenue, had been ransacked from top to bottom by thieves, who had evidently been searching for the money. They overlooked $17 in cash and a $100 gold watch.
Notes: 429 Trenton Avenue
Edmund May Distinctive Printing, 429 Trenton Avenue. From the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Camden Forest No. 5, 6th Annual Show Program, “The More The Merrier!” April 23–25, 1931.
Edmund May Distinctive Printing (Advertisement)
Tall Cedars of Lebanon program —
EDMUND MAY
[round seal:] MAY
DISTINCTIVE PRINTING
429 TRENTON AVE. CAMDEN, N. J.
Postcard Addressed to Miss Ethel S. Hoffman, 430 Trenton Avenue
Postcard —
Post Card
[postmark:] ...DEN, AUG 23, 7 AM, 1906
[postmark:] ... AUG 23, 1:30 PM, BALTO...
[stamp:] 1
Miss Ethel S. Hoffman [?]
430 Trenton Ave
Camden N.J.
THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS
[along the left edge, rotated:] THE HUGH C. LEIGHTON CO. MANUFACTURERS, PORTLAND, ME., U.S.A. PRINTED IN FRANKFORT S/MAIN, GERMANY
Horace R. Dixon — 439 Trenton Avenue
Horace R. Dixon, 439 Trenton Avenue, 1930s–1960s.
Upset of Auto Hurts Five on Sea Girt Trip
Camden Courier-Post —
Camden Delegates on Way to Larson Reception Meet With Accident Near Freehold; 4 of Injured Kin of David Baird, Jr.
Freehold, Aug. 1.—Five Camden delegates on their way to attend a reception to Governor Larson at Sea Girt today were injured when the automobile in which they were riding overturned on the Hightstown road, two miles from here.
All the injured are residents of Camden. They left the home of David Baird, Jr., this morning to join 3000 Republicans from Camden, Gloucester, Cumberland counties at the governor’s reception.
The most seriously injured is Mrs. Catherine Kaighn, 42, of 411 Chambers avenue.
She was taken to a Freehold hospital suffering from cuts on the left elbow, ear and knee, and possibly a dislocated left shoulder. An X-ray is to be taken to determine the seriousness of her injuries.
Mrs. Kaighn is the mother of Policeman John Kaighn, who is chauffeur for Mayor Price. She is also the mother of Misses Edna, Mary and Edith Kaighn.
Others who were injured are:
Mrs. Emma Miles, of Forty-fourth street and Westfield avenue, cuts on arms and face.
Robert B. Brice, of 211 Elm street, driver of the car, cuts on the scalp.
Mrs. Alice Peak, 84 Cooper street, severe bruises and cuts of the left ear, left elbow and leg.
Mrs. Mary Brice, wife of Robert Brice, suffered slight cuts of the neck and hands.
All the injured were treated at the Freehold Hospital.
Mrs. Miles is employed as a recording clerk in the office of the Camden county clerk.
All of the injured with the exception of Mrs. Miles are related to David Baird Jr., Republican political leader of Camden county.
The accident is said to have taken place when Brice tried to pass another automobile. As he swung ahead of the car a truck was seen coming in the opposite direction. In trying to steer out of the path of the truck the car was overturned twice.
All of the injured were pulled from beneath the wrecked automobile by A. R. Clark, of 442 Trenton avenue, Camden, and Elmer Radcliffe, of 33 Crescent boulevard, Collingswood.
When Mr. Baird was notified of the accident at Sea Girt he immediately jumped into his car and went to the hospital at Freehold. Later he got in touch with relatives in this city and informed them he would see that all the injured are returned to this city tonight.
Ulysses Ackley Dies; YM Employe 19 Yrs.
Camden Courier-Post —
Ulysses R. Ackley, 80, died in his home, 448 Trenton avenue, today. He was widely known by members of the Camden YMCA, where he was employed 19 years until last July 1, when he retired. For 16 of those years he was night clerk and for the last three years night elevator operator.
Surviving are his widow, Laura M.; two daughters, Miss Elsie M. Ackley, Camden, and Mrs. Mildred A. Burdge, Collingswood; two sons, Albert K., Haddonfield, and Elton H., Camden; a brother, Kelso, Atlantic City; two sisters, Mrs. Harriet Wilson, Bridgeton, and Mrs. Lydia Bennett, Florida; and five grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a. m. Monday in the Murray funeral home, 408 Cooper street, where friends may call Sunday night. Burial will be in Harleigh cemetery.
Over in Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer —
By a fall on an icy pavement, Benjamin F. Pullen, of 449 Trenton avenue, broke his leg.
Mrs. Mary E. Hesser
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Mrs. Mary E. Hesser, of 451 Trenton avenue, received a letter yesterday from Mayor Patterson, of Harrisburg, Pa., which strengthens the belief that the Edward Nutter murdered at Fort Smith, Ark., by George Erb, now in jail at Harrisburg, was her son.
37 Camden Men Pass Tests for City Firemen
Camden Courier-Post —
Thirty-seven candidates have passed the Civil Service test for fireman in the Camden City fire department. Thirty-two of those who qualified are former service men and three of them, disabled veterans, were placed at the top of the list under the preference given by law.
Joseph T. Hackett, of 158 Branch Village, is listed first, Owen D. Gale, 320 Marlton avenue, second and August L. Johnson, 916½ Chestnut street, third.
The salary on Jan. 1 will begin at $2400 and reach a maximum of $3160 after four years.
Following is the complete list of those who qualified in the test:
Joseph T. Hackett, 158 Branch Village; Owen D. Gale, 320 Marlton avenue; August L. Johnson, 916 Chestnut street; Harry Sterling, 112 Ablett Village; Albert A. Stinger, 1423 Bradley avenue; Jesthroe Hunt, 753 Walnut street; Harold H. Pike, 429 Penn street; Roy R. Moffa, 216 Morse street; Allen F. Hess, 2733 Sherman avenue; Franklin W. Whylings, 602 North Thirty-second street; William L. Gosnell, 3303 Crescent drive; David W. Humphries, 3017 Mickle street; William G. Winstanley, 510 Penn street; Joshua H. Robinson, 1934 Kossuth street; Henry S. Keubler, 936 Broadway; Adolph S. Zubrzycki, 1223 South Tenth street; Ralph H. Palmer, 585 Mickle street; Alexander P. Matis, 903 Haddon avenue; Earl G. Robinson, 1036 Penn street; Anthony J. DiMaggio, 530 South Eighth street; Earl A. Smith Sr., 201 Biedeman avenue; Philip J. MacDonald, 123 North Eleventh street; Robert P. Olesiewicz, 321 Mt. Vernon street; Eugene E. Demers, 2034 High street; Chester J. Gedrich, 1154 Thurman street; John F. Chudzinski, 1043 Thurman street; Samuel D. Siniscalki, 803 Line street; Santo DiMaggio, 319 Beckett street; Ludwig Polniak, 471 Pfeiffer street; George P. Baxter, 817 Howard street; Ralph F. Schaffer, Canterbury apartments; Joseph J. McTaggart, 3135 Waldorf avenue; Louis J. Monahan, Canterbury apartments; John DiMaggio, 319 Beckett street; William N. Stone Jr., 950 Vine street; Casper J. Martelli, 220 Mt. Vernon street; and H. Raymond Dixon, 439 Trenton avenue.
Mrs. Blanche W. Weeks
Camden Courier-Post —
Mrs. Blanche W. Weeks, wife of the late Richard W. Weeks, who was a member of the firm of Howard I. Branson and Co., Philadelphia, died at her home, 452 Trenton ave., Thursday.
Born in Millville, Mrs. Weeks had lived most of her life in Camden where she was a member of the First Methodist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Miss Ethel B. Weeks, of Camden; two grandsons, a sister, Mrs. Joseph Bradway, of Wildwood, and a brother, J. Earle Gates, of Camden.
Services will be held at 11 a. m. Saturday at the Murray Funeral Home, 408 Cooper st., where friends may call between 10 and 11 a. m. Burial will be in Harleigh Cemetery.
Louis A. B. Richardson
Camden Courier-Post —
Louis A. B. Richardson, 80, died in his home, 457 Trenton avenue, Wednesday. He was a retired employe of the city water department where he worked 21 years. He was a member of the Ninth Ward Republican club. Born in Camden, he was a lifelong resident. His widow, Dorothea E., survives.
Services will be held at 1 p. m. Saturday in the Murray funeral home, 408 Cooper street, where friends may call Friday night. Burial will be in Harleigh cemetery.
Earl Clark Birthday Party
Camden Courier-Post —
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Clark, of 461 Trenton avenue, are entertaining this evening in honor of the 8th birthday anniversary of their son, Earl Clark. Guests will be: Esther Issel, Esther Price, Martha Fish, Edith Simpson, Evelyn Jones, Doris Jane Clark, Robert Grenhart, Paul Skeggs, George Richterman, Leonard Mecca and Cincent [sic] D’Andrea, all of Camden.
William F. Moyer
Philadelphia Inquirer —
William F. Moyer, of 463 Trenton avenue, and Henry Moelie, of West Berlin, were admitted to the Cooper Hospital last night, suffering with frosted feet.
425 Trenton Avenue
425 Trenton Avenue, December 1, 2005. Photo courtesy of Craig Campbell. 1940–1947 James A. & Mary Clara Bordeau — James A. Bordeau was killed in the Hollingshead Fire on July 30, 1940.
Intersection of Trenton Avenue & Newton Avenue
South side of Newton Avenue at Trenton Avenue. Florence LaMaina with her sons outside of the family’s cafe at the intersection of Newton and Trenton Avenue. The house across the street with the side porch is 500 Trenton Avenue. U.S. Navy personnel at LaMaina’s. Visible in background is sign for shoe repair shop at 506 Newton Avenue, and in the distance, the meat market at 523 Newton Avenue. c. 1940.
500 Block of Trenton Avenue
500 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1900s–1910s | Harry F. Bagge |
| 1924 | Edward Fields |
| 1939–1947 | Levin J. & Edna Anderson English |
| 1924 | Edward Fields |
| 1939–1947 | Levin J. English & Family |
501 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1892–1903 | Gustav & Wilhelmina Moll (liquors) |
| 1904–1916 | John McGowan Jr. |
| 1917–1940s | Laurence & Nicholas LaMaina — LaMaina's Cafe; later Stanley's Tavern, Petro's Cafe, Syl's Tavern; razed after 1980s |
| 1892–1903 | Gustav Moll & Family |
| 1917–1940s | Laurence LaMaina |
502 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | George Wise |
503 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910–1912 | John & Ellen McGowan Sr |
| 1910–1912 | John McGowan Sr. & Family |
504 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1926–1931 | Mrs. Arabella Kincade Haines; David, Joseph, Roger, Julia Haines; Lena Knisel; 1947 Leonard Gimello |
505 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Donald D. Tyler |
506 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930–1947 | Harry Smith; Mrs. Jane Smith (mother); Miss Adelia B. Smith (sister) |
507 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | John J. Gallen |
508 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930–1947 | Clarence S. Adams |
509 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | J. Marshall Boileau; 1947 Bernard D. Paro |
| 1947 | J. Marshall Boileau |
| 1947 | Bernard D. Paro |
510 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Mrs. Vennetta Battersby |
511 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Mrs. Mary Park |
512 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Thomas E. Vitarelli |
513 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Edward R. Davis |
514 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Thaddeus F. Nalence |
515 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Washington Perks |
516 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Charles Gardiner |
517 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929–1930s | John & Myrtle Robbins; Howard Robbins; Edwin Robbins; Margaret Robbins |
| 1947 | Frank Shemely |
| 1929–1930s | John Robbins & Family |
518 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Benjamin J. Doto |
519 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Maurice Flynn |
| 1956–1959 | The Large Family |
| 1959 | Philip J. Large |
| 1947 | Maurice Flynn |
| 1956–1959 | The Large Family VIDEO - Easter 1956 |
520 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1900s–1910s | Patrick McVeigh Sr. Family; Mary Ellen McVeigh Soistmann; 1947 Joseph M. Conner |
521 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Rennis W. Methews |
522 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Frances Goldy; 1947 P. Petrilli (cement work) |
| 1947 | Frances Goldy |
523 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Marcus R. Falco |
524 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Thomas J. Stead |
525 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Raymond Brown |
526 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | James G. Pollitt (draftsman) | Camden Courier-Post, June 12, 1933 |
| 1920s–1947 | George B. Walker | Camden Courier-Post, December 13, 1930 |
527 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | Charles H. Smith |
528 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | Sedgewick Farr |
529 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | Sara Tatem |
530 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | George T. Myers |
531 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | Martin P. Daly |
532 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | Mrs. Emma R. Long |
533 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | Creston B. Otis |
534 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | Angelo Nole |
535 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1897–1906 | Walter S. & Isabella Lewis |
| 1920s–1930s | Robert C. Hamilton |
| 1941 | George Thompson |
536 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | George Schotts |
537 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | Felix P. Burns |
538 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1916 | Henry C. Twoes (tailor) |
| 1920s–1930s | Russell M. Reading |
| 1947 | Henry C. Twoes |
| 1947 | Henry C. Twoes |
539 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | John M. Tobin |
540 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | Frances A. Lyons |
541 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | David E. Morris |
542 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Erwin S. Cook |
543 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Elwood McMorrow |
544 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Michael D. Ianetta |
545 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Mrs. Bella Dunkelberger |
546 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Joseph Dellaratta |
547 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947–1964 | Arley H. Dean (retired hoisting engineer) |
548 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1896–1898 | Walter P. Ellis |
| 1947 | Simion W. Matlock |
| 1896–1898 | Walter P. Ellis |
| 1947 | Simion W. Matlock |
549 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1919–1920 | Dennis J. & Elizabeth Ryan; Raymond, Walter, William, Maria Ryan; Ella Ryan Conway |
| 1947 | Fred E. Palen |
550 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | James C. McMorrow |
551 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | William M. Jeffries |
552 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Nazzareno Coratti |
553 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | George E. Crossley |
555 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Olivia L. Gibberson |
557 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Mrs. Charlotte Abel |
559 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Mrs. Hannah Buffington |
561 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1913–1956 | Joseph & Anna Ginsberg; Sydney Sarah, Louis, Sophia, Celia Ginsberg |
| 1913–1956 | Joseph Ginsberg & Family |
| 1913–1956 | Sydney Sarah Ginsberg |
| 1913–1956 | Louis Ginsberg |
| 1913–1956 | Sophia Ginsberg |
563 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | William F. Schmidt |
565 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | William H. Kimsey |
567 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | John Chernek |
569 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Patrick McVeigh Sr. & Family; Mary Ellen McVeigh Soistmann; John Robbins & Family |
| 1927 | John & Myrtle Robbins; Howard Robbins; Edwin Robbins; Margaret Robbins |
| 1947 | Harry Landis |
| 1906 | Mary Ellen McVeigh Soistmann |
| 1947 | Harry Landis |
| 1927 | John Robbins & Family |
| 1927 | Howard Robbins |
| 1927 | Margaret Robbins |
571 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Frank Andrews |
573 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Walter E. Hall |
575 Trenton Avenue
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1918–1920s | Maria Coffey Saloon |
| 1920s–1956 | Charles J. Welsh Cafe |
| 1959–1966 | Trent Liquors; razed c. 1970 for highway construction |
Levin J. English
Camden Courier-Post —
Funeral services for Levin J. English, 50, of 500 Trenton avenue, who died Friday, will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow in the Joseph H. Murray and Son funeral home, 408 Cooper street. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery.
Mr. English was employed as a bus driver by Public Service Coordinated Transport. He was a member of Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge 111. His widow, Mrs. Edna Anderson English, survives.
John McGowan and Gee Hop
Philadelphia Inquirer —
John McGowan, who has just returned from a trip to his native Ireland, and Gee Hop, who anticipates a trip to China, both neighbors at Trenton and Newton avenue vied with one another last night in giving firecracker displays, one to celebrate his return, the other in anticipation of his trip.
LaMaina’s Cafe — 501 Trenton Avenue
LaMaina’s Cafe menu books and matchbook, 501 Trenton Avenue, 1917–1940s. Nicholas LaMaina and Laurence LaMaina.
The bar at Newton and Trenton Avenues was operated by the LaMaina family for many years. When Prohibition was repealed in 1933, Nick LaMaina procured a liquor license, and opened LaMaina’s Cafe, which was well known for its jumbo sandwiches.
501 Trenton Avenue was known as Stanley’s Tavern in the mid 1950s, and Petro’s Cafe by 1959. During the mid-1960s and early 1970 it was called Syl’s Tavern. After standing vacant through most of the 1980s and 1990s, the bar was razed.
Nicholas LaMaina at work at the bar (top); U.S. Navy personnel at LaMaina’s Cafe, 1930s–1940s (bottom).
LaMaina’s Cafe Matchbook
Matchbook cover — 1940s
BEER ALE & PORTER
HEY! I ONLY ASKED FOR ONE SANDWICH
THAT IS ONE SANDWICH SIR!
PHONE CAMDEN 821
LaMaina’s Cafe, Camden, N.J.
200 ft. from Haddon Ave.
[map with compass N, S, E, W, and the streets HADDON AVE., TRENTON AVE., NEWTON AVE.]
CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING
La Maina’s Cafe
Camden Courier-Post — 1938–1942
Newton and Trenton Right Off Haddon Ave
Established 1906
HOME OF ORIGINAL JUMBO SANDWICH
Imitated But Never as Tasty
STOP IN AFTER THE SHOW
Haines Family — 504 Trenton Avenue
Top: Julia, Roger & David Haines in Voorhees, 1910s. Bottom: Arabella & Julia Haines on Park Boulevard, Camden, c. 1920. Mrs. Arabella Kincade Haines, 504 Trenton Avenue, 1926–1931.
Philip J. Large — 519 Trenton Avenue
Philip J. Large, 519 Trenton Avenue, 1959. The Large family lived at 519 Trenton Avenue 1956–1959.
J. G. Pollitt — 526 Trenton Avenue
Camden Courier-Post —
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Pollitt and Grant Porter, of Trenton Avenue, are enroute by motor to the Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago.
Truck Robbed Here of Big Cake of Cheese
Camden Courier-Post —
A thief who showed an unmistakable love of cheese robbed George B. Walker, 526 Trenton avenue, last night.
Walker left a giant slab of cheese, worth in all $10, in a truck parked outside him [sic] home last night.
When he awoke this morning the cheese was gone.
535 Trenton Avenue — Walter S. Lewis & Family
535 Trenton Avenue, 1897–1906 home of Walter S. & Isabella Lewis. Photographed for the Philadelphia Inquirer, December 6, 1903.
Camden Man Dies of Injuries at Shore
Camden Courier-Post —
Atlantic City, July 24.—George Thompson, 40, of 535 Trenton avenue, Camden, died tonight in Atlantic City Hospital of injuries he suffered July 17 in an automobile accident.
Thompson was a passenger in a car allegedly driven by Edward Timmon, 29, of 1427 Kenwood avenue, Camden, when it crashed through a guard rail on Albany avenue, boulevard, between Pleasantville and Atlantic City. Five other occupants of the car were uninjured.
Henry C. Twoes
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Henry C. Twoes, a tailor, whose home is on Trenton avenue, was operated upon at the Homeopathic Hospital yesterday for kidney trouble.
Arley H. Dean
Camden Courier-Post —
Arley H. Dean of 547 Trenton ave. died Monday. Born in Nebraska, he was a resident of Camden 40 years. He was a retired hoisting engineer for the Wyatt Machinery Co., Camden, and was a member of Pomegranate Lodge 110, F&AM, Ashland, Neb.
Surviving are his wife, Marie; one brother, E. W. Dean of Ashville, N.Y.; three sisters, Mrs. E. Mitchell of Monterey Park, Calif., Mrs. D. Moyers of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. C. Sullivan of Allison Park, Pa.
Services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Murray Funeral Home, 408 Cooper st., where friends may call tomorrow night. Burial will be in Harleigh Cemetery.
Engagement Announced
Camden Courier-Post —
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ginsberg, of 561 Trenton avenue, Camden, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Sydney Sarah Ginsberg, to Benjamin Miller, of Philadelphia, at a bridge supper in Philadelphia Tuesday evening. About 40 guests attended.
575 Trenton Avenue
The bar at 575 Trenton Avenue began as the Maria Coffey Saloon (1918–1920s), then became the Charles J. Welsh Cafe (1920s–1956), and later Trent Liquors (1959–1966). It was razed around 1970 for highway construction. Trent Liquors moved to 938 Kaighn Avenue.
Police, Fire Tests Take Heavy Toll
Camden Courier-Post —
Courier-Post Bureau
TRENTON — The high rate of failures on police and fire examinations was repeated yesterday in the Civil Service Department’s announcement of the results of tests for fire captain and patrolman in Camden City.
In the captain’s test, 23 passed, 64 failed and two did not show up for the test. In the test for patrolman, 10 passed, 32 failed and 14 failed to show. In the non-residents’ test for Camden patrolman, six passed, eight failed and five did not appear.
In the fire captain’s test, Kenneth M. Clark of 111 North 26th St., Camden, a veteran, qualified with a score of 92.6, highest for the seven veterans who qualified. Joseph R. Gfrorer of 3040 N. Constitution Road, Camden, was highest of applicants with a score of 96.5.
In the residents’ patrolman test, Robert D. Craig of 817 Vine Street was high with 78. In the non resident’s test, Edwin B. Hoffman of 514 Walnut Street, Audubon, a veteran qualified with 72.2 and Flem J. Hopkins Jr. of 113 Estates Ave., Pine Hill, was high with 78.
Others who passed the fire captain’s test were:
George D. Getty of 1111 N. 34 St., 95.4; John DiMaggio of 319 Beckett St., 94; Joseph J. Anderson of 2406 Denfield St., 92.96; Phillip A. Maycott of 2836 Lincoln Ave., 90.5; James McMaster of 402 N. 37th St., 90.2; William D. Hillman of 3071 Constitution Rd., 89.4; Joseph Arensberg of 1041 N. 32nd St., 88.3; Robert E. Briggs of 2861 Congress Road, veteran, 86.3; John S. Brzozowski of 371 N. 34th St., 86.2; Edmund F. Gorczynski of 272 N. 33rd St., veteran, 85.4; Anthony F. Orme of 3317 River Ave., veteran, 82.4; William B. Young of 1126 N. 33rd St., 80.5; William D. Ayers of 2846 Pierce Ave., veteran, 79.1; Joseph Dowhy Sr., of 866 Beideman Ave., veteran, 78.9; James O. Jones of 3214 Mitchell St., 78.3; Joseph Chelhowski of 1324 Sheridan St., veteran, 75.8; James T. Robinson of 504 Trenton Ave., 75.5; Anthony D. Moffa of 23 Leonard Ave., 73.3; Robert E. Davenport of 1026 Reeves Ave., 73; John F. Gaffney Jr., of 78 S. Dudley St., 72.8, and Albert E. Collum Jr., of 2409 Howell St., 72.6.
Patrolman (residents) who passed:
Joseph A. Fox of 2117 Mount Ephraim Ave., 77.1; Charles W. Cahilly 2d of 2015 Westminster Ave., 75.; Edward B. Bush of 3210 Mitchell St., 78.9; John F. Oppmann of 550 N. 30th St., 77.7; Gary E. Miller of 486-A Rand St., 77.4; Donald J. Tymusczuk of 2737 Concord Ave., 75.1; Joseph A. Broccoli of 1467 Pershing St., 74.2; Richard W. Merta of 1641 Pulaski St., 72.9, and Robert G. Gibson of 572 Clinton St., 72.6.
Patrolman (nonresidents) who passed:
Flem J. Hopkins Jr., 78; Elwood L. Ridge, 75.4; Joseph E. Benton, 74.7; David Vautier Jr., 74.1, and Frank R. Pedano, 73.8.
For Rent
Camden Daily Telegram —
313 Line street, 6 rooms $10.00
821 Line street, 7 rooms 13.00
416 Arch street, 9 rooms 17.00
531 Bailey street, 7 rooms 14.00
514 Felton street, 5 rooms 8.50
206 York street, 9 rooms 16.00
124 Clay street, 4 rooms 6.00
1146 Cooper street, 6 rooms 9.00
431 Berkley street, 8 rooms 13.00
815 Federal street, 7 rooms 12.00
503 Trenton avenue, 7 rooms 13.00
434 Arch street, 4 rooms 8.00
569 Stevens street, 11 rooms 30.00
817 Cherry street, 5 rooms 8.00
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CO., No. 325 Federal street, Camden.
George Thompson
Camden Courier-Post —
Funeral services for George Thompson, 40, of 535 Trenton avenue, who died in the Atlantic City Hospital Thursday of accident injuries received July 19, will be held at 1 p. m. tomorrow at the funeral home of Joseph H. Murray & Son, 408 Cooper street. Burial will be in Harleigh Cemetery.
Mr. Thompson suffered a brain concussion when a car he was riding in with five other persons, overturned on Albany boulevard, Atlantic City. He was the only person seriously injured.
Mr. Thompson was the husband of Catherine Burns Thompson. Other survivors are two brothers, James D. and Tarry Thompson, of Camden, and two sisters, Mrs. Frank B. Hanna, wife of Surrogate Hana [sic], and Mrs. Robert Russell, of Trenton.
Pierce Finds 2 Cops Guilty On 2 Counts
Camden Courier-Post —
Mayor Pierce, director of public safety, Friday found Ptl. Bernal Ford, 37, of the 2000 block Miller st., and Eugene Bagwell, 31, of the 500 block Trenton ave., guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and conduct subversive to the good order of the service.
Pierce, after a departmental hearing which began Tuesday, said he will announce disciplinary action after studying the records. Ford, who has been on the force seven years, and Bagwell, who joined the force a year ago, will remain on suspension.
Police Chief Neale suspended the men March 13, two days after they were involved in a fight in a restaurant in the 500 block of Kaighhs [sic] ave. Neale said Ford, who was in plain clothes but on duty, engaged in an argument with Bagwell, who was in uniform but not on duty, after Ford decided to arrest Miss Valencia Robinson, 20, of the 300 block Mechanic st., for loud and abusive language.
The two began fighting, Neale said, and Ford drew his gun and fired one shot into the floor to break Bagwell’s grip. The woman was later given a five-day suspended term in the county jail by Municipal Judge Sklar.
Pierce said a charge of intoxication against Bagwell was dismissed.
Street Improvements Started
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Street Commissioner Sayers yesterday began the work of improving nearly a score of streets throughout Camden. A gang of men was placed at work on Spruce street from Broadway to Sixth street. This will give a connecting link in the central portion of the city with asphalted thoroughfares. Trenton avenue from Newton avenue to Line street will be the next street repaved. All the asphalt is being turned out by the municipal plant at over $1 a square yard cheaper than could be obtained through private contract.