CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY

Courier-Post - November 25, 1955

 

This mostly complete edition of the Courier-Post was sent to me in October of 2015 by Sage Russell, a Camden native who worked for many years with the city's electrical bureau, and who has furnished me with a number of interesting images about different topics in Camden over the past 12 years. The paper is complete except for four missing pages.... 7, 8, 9, & 10. 

If anyone can get over to the Camden County Historical Society, where this paper exists on microfilm, and get some images of the missing pages it would be greatly appreciated! 

This newspaper is presented in through images. Each page yielded two images, actual size of each being about 11" by 14". If you click on the links below, you will get the full size images of each page, top and bottom.

I also converted one or two Camden news articles to text, and have cropped images of all Camden related stories and advertisements. Most will go into the "streets" pages, a few into "bar" pages and into the "car dealers" page. The one big project that will evolve from this paper is another "Fun in Camden and Camden County" page, as there were A LOT of ads covering the nightclub, bar, and entertainment scene, naming a host of entertainers that I never heard of and one or two that everyone reading this will be! 

If you have any questions, please contact me by e-mail.

Phil Cohen
October 23, 2015

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CAMDEN COURIER-POST * NOVEMBER 24, 1955

Police Drive On Sunday Sales Here
Merchant Vows He’ll Open Store Despite Ban

Police said today they would crack down" on any store which attempts to open Sunday for the sale of general merchandise in violation of the city's 49-year-old "blue laws." 

The threat of police action was aimed at the Windsor Fifth Avenue Store at 11th Street and Wright Avenue, where the manager, Joseph E. Butler, 55, of S. Rose lane, Berlin, was arrested last Sunday. His case was continued until Nov. 30. 

The store announced in an advertisement in The Courier-Post Thursday that it intended to do business again this Sunday. 

Subject to Arrest 

Police Chief Gustav Koerner, after reading the announcement, said the store manager again would be subject to arrest if the planned opening was carried out.

The store, which handles electrical appliances and other merchandise, has a sign at its entrance saying that all net profits from Sunday sales would go to charity. 

But Koerner said: 

"They cannot use that device to circumvent the Sunday closing law. If they are open and selling, on Sunday, they will be arrested again." 

Made Law in 1906 

The "blue laws" were enacted in 1906, and revised in 1913. Recently, City Commissioner George E. Aaron ordered police to begin enforcing them against any establishment which sold such items as radios, alarm clocks, automobiles, automobile tires, various electrical appliances, and even Christmas; trees on Sunday.

Two other store managers were arrested last Sunday, along with Butler, and drew fines from Municipal Judge Dzick

Aaron said today he would back up Chief Koerner on any action the police might take Sunday against the Windsor store or any other business establishment which attempts to make sales of items falling within the "blue laws" ban. 

Police Chief's Stenog Home Looted by Thief

Theft of jewelry and three silver dollars from the home of Mrs. Joseph McInteer, of 297 Rand Street. secretary to Police Chief Gustav Koerner, was reported Thursday night. 

Detectives said the home was ransacked and that loot included a wristwatch and several rings.

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