Hammonton News Newpapers

Publication

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Historical Society of Hammonton

Name/Title

"Hammonton News" Newpapers

Entry/Object ID

2025.18.18

Description

"Hammonton News" Editions dated from Aug 4,1924- ? as listed below Box 1: 2025.18.18.1 —August 8, 1924 —August 15, 1924 —February 6, 1925 —February 20,1925 —March 6, 1925 —May 8, 1925 —July 31, 1925 —August 5, 1925 —September 25, 1925 -- October 2, 1925 -- December 11, 1925 —January 8, 1926 —January 22, 1926 —February 26, 1926 —March 12, 1926 —March 19, 1926 —March 26, 1926 —July 8, 1927 —August 26, 1927 —November 4, 1927 -- November 25, 1927 -- December 30, 1927 —January 6, 1928 — February 10, 1928 —February 17, 1928 —February 24, 1928 —March 9, 1928 —April 27, 1928 —May 25, 1928 —June 1, 1928 —June 8, 1928 —August 24, 1928 —September 21, 1928 —September 28, 1928 — August 2, 1929 BOX 2 —January 3, 1930 —January 10, 1930 —January 17, 1930 —January 24, 1930 —January 31, 1930 —February 7, 1930 —February 14, 1930 —February 21, 1930- Col. Richard’s home on Central burns - Built by Darwin in 1864 —March 7, 1930 -- May 23, 1930- Whiskey still in “Great Swamp” —June 13, 1930- Black Store- another fire —June 20, 1930- Police raid Central Hotel —June 27, 1930 —August 8, 1930- 5 yr.old boy burns to death in barn fire —September 19, 1930- 3rd Annual Baby parade —September 26, 1930 —October 3, 1930- limited —October 10, 1930- Grand Jury- grinding compound put in lady’s oil crank case —October 17, 1930 —November 14, 1930 —December 12, 1930 —December 19, 1930 —December 26, 1930- Serena Loveland obit —January 2, 1931- Assist. Postmaster O’Donnell to resign- mishandling of funds, Joseph Imhof obit —January 16, 1931- H.O. Packard calls for “grading” of eggs- Sunshine Egg Club —January 23, 1931- partial —February 6, 1931 —February 13,1931- William French obit, School Board election questioned —February 20, 1931 —March 20, 1931 —March 27, 1931 —April 3, 1931 —April 10, 1931- Albert Jackson given Assist. Postmaster position- photo of Albert —April 17, 1931- Mrs. Adalenia Jacobs obit-.daughter is Mrs. A.L. Jackson —May 1, 1931- Photo of Charles Cunningham, M.D. -- May 8, 1931- Train death -- May 15, 1931- Freeholder election battle -- May 22, 1931- Photo of Dr. Esposito --June 5, 1931- H.Herbert Hill bldg sold- history, Victor Moore lived here --June 12, 1931- Frank Mazzeo service station on Egg Harbor and Vine sold, A. Rider shooting news from early 1900s -- June 19, 1931- R. Rubba and Louis Rubba receive MD Degrees from Hahnemann, photos -- June 26, 1931- Lilliendahl article/ appeal —July 3, 1931 —July 10, 1931- Julius Seely dies in freak accident —July, 17, 1931 —August 7, 1931- Near drowning at Wesley Vaughn’s home —August 21, 1931 -- August 28, 1931 -- September 18, 1931 -- September 25, 1931 -- October 9, 1931- Union problems -- October 16, 1931 -- October 23, 1931 -- October 30, 1931 —November 6, 1931 —November 13, 1931 —November 20, 1931 —November 27, 1931- RR man retires after 54 years, Walter Vaughn, Freeholder election contested —December 4, 1931- partial —December 11, 1931 —December 18, 1931 —December 25, 1931- Former postmaster O’Donnell dies, Wilber Tilton obit —January 1, 1932 —January 15, 1932- Bank merger, People’s and Hammonton Trust —January 22, 1932- Marriage of Francis Black to Walter Clark, Jr. —January 29, 1932- Teachers donate 10% of salary to Hammonton schools, 2 car collisions, fires —February 5, 1932- More on teachers’ salaries, “ Slots and Disorderly Houses must go” says Chief —February 12, 1932- partial —February 19, 1932- President Washington birthday bicentennial —February 26, 1932- House fire- Wescoat home, Bank Bros declare bankruptcy —March 11, 1932- Parkhurst and other Hamm residents history, Colasurdo home burns on Pleasant Mills Rd —March 31, 1932- Beer legalized, Eastern Bev Co —April 1, 1932- Teachers want pay —April 22, 1932- Laurel and Rosedale schools closed, Michael Ruberton barns burn, “Boost Hammonton” campaign —April 29, 1932- Bank Bros Bankrupcy Sale ad Lake Motor ad —May 6, 1932- Warning for hampering firemen —May 13,1932- Fire threatens Amatol Raceway, Elections Dem and GOO contenders —May 20,1932- Colasurdo wins GOP freeholder nomination —June 3, 1932- Theft at Raleigh Inn at DaCosta bus top —June 7, 1932- partial —June 10, 1932- Graduation photos —June 17, 1932- 10th Anniversary of Kiwanis —June 24, 1932- Kessler demands workers take a 33.3% pay cut or threatens plant closure —July 1, 1932- No July 4th celebration —July 8, 1932- Prediction of overthrow of state prohibition act. Silhouette contest begins —July 15, 1932- Kessler arbitration fails, 89 y.o. killed by train —July 22, 1932- 10 girls vie for Miss Hammonton at Rivoli Theater —July 29, 1932- Waldman Pant workers walk out —Aug 5, 1932- Miss Hammonton announced, Virginia DeCicco, General clothing strike called —Aug 12, 1932 —Aug 19, 1932- Fire destroy Octogan bus and gas station, Dr. R. Rubba opens practice —Aug 26, 1932- County fair opens in EHC (17th year), Peach Auction activity increasing —Sept 2, 1932- Jersey peaches sent to Pres. Hoover —Sept 9, 1932- Fire rates local livery owned by John Rizzote, Dr. Rodi opens office —Sept 16, 1932- Elm farmer, G.Grasso burns to death, Epidemic of fires, suspicious —Sept 23, 1932- Miss America appears at Rivoli —Sept 30, 1932- Scandalous happenings reported in Lake Park due to lack of lighting —Oct 7, 1932- Peach football season opens —Oct 14, 1932- Speedway lumber disappearing, Colasurdo owns —Oct 21, 1932 —Oct 28, 1932 —Nov 4, 1932- “Young Cyclone” hits Magnolia School, Frank Rubba home on Oak Rd (brother’s home destroyed 1 yr. previously) —Nov 11, 1932- Roosevelt sweeps election, NJ results —Nov 18, 1932- Changes proposed to RR crossings, Red Cross Mary Conley re-elected chairman —Nov 25, 1932 —Dec 2, 1932- NJ State Grange holds 60th (? -16th) annual session —Dec 16, 1932- Civil war RR locomotives to race again, RR and car crash —Dec 23, 1932- Rivoli celebrates 5th anniversary —Dec 30, 1932- A&P robbery, Bertino home on Pleasant Mills Rd. burns BOX 3 —Jan 6, 1933- DeMarco peach packaging plant burns down, Town Council reorganizes —Jan 13, 1933- NJ Horticultural plans for “Farm Week” starting 1/24/33, Petition to keep “Free Library” in town —Jan 20, 1933- Madam arrested, Chief Patale crack- down on gambling —Jan 27,1933- Penza Barns on Middle Rd burn, BOE plans further cuts —Feb 3, 1933- Renere Chevrolet reorganized- previously Lake Motors —Feb 10, 1933- Eastern Bev Co plans to open brewery in Pritchard Bldg. —Feb 17, 1933- Bruno, Ordille, Rizzote elected to BOE, ousting of Councilman Hutt, Victor Moore success in NYC —Feb 24, 1933- Lillian By the Lake bought by Carr with massive improvements planned —March 3, 1933- Bogus $10 bills distributed in town, improvements to Hamm Lake Park while lake is drained, Rice elected to head Auction Market, Further demands to cut school expenses —March 10, 1933- Farm loan applications ready, tax discounts, NJ State plan to issue script to replace cash —March 17, 1933- People’s Bank resumes normal business, 7 y.o. child killed by train —March 24, 1933- Municipal control of beer, Sarah Packard dies, 98 yo —April 7, 1933- Temporary measures for control of beer sales —April 14, 1933- 22 beer licenses issued, move to return Mayor Small and councilmen to office —April 21, 1933- Wes Vaughn seeks GOP mayoral nomination, flag raising for 300 anniversary of 1st white settlement in Lower Bank —April 28, 1933- “Americanization Day” —May 5, 1933- Hold-up on Log Cabin Grille at Speedway -- May 12, 1933- “Mystery” or Phantom radio-controlled car to be demonstrated —May 19, 1933- Phantom car, BIG sale in town, Elwood fire burns 1200 acres -- May 26, 1933- First lifeguard at Hamm Lake dam beach —June 2, 1933- Veteran’s procession stops at home of last civil war vet -- June 9, 1933- Jr. HS graduation marks 50th anniversary of centralizing schools —June 16, 1933- Elizabeth Jones, 83, dies in daughter’s home, HL Montfort 1867 —June 23, 1933- 29th Anniversary of Kate Aylesford Chapter, M. Malinsky dies, 84 GS grads- largest class to date —June 30, 1933- WR Seeley 80th birthday, came to Hamm in 1867 —July 7, 1933- Local drive for Crippled Children’s Home (Betty Bacharach Home) on coast —July 14, 1933- Kessler workers return to work w/ $0.15 raise —July 21, 1933- Crippled Children’s home photo, woman’s suicide attempt —July 28, 1933- Detec Frank Juliano’s “camera” eye helps solve murder —August 4, 1933- Extreme heat, boat overturns- H. Mottola saves lives —August 11, 1933- man found dead on ‘dam’ beach, peach movement through auction increases, betrothed couple dies in crash —August 18, 1933- Hammonton “Jersey Brew” flows -- August 25, 1933 - Blue Comet crushes sedan, NRA Drive to start -- September 1, 1933- Suicide attempt via train ends with woman’s legs getting cut off at Francis St station, NEA drive successful -- September 8, 1933- NEA code accepted by clothing industry, Capaldi home on Middle Rd burns -- September 15, 1933- school board faces legal action, Montfort hearing, merger of PA and Reading RRs -- September 22, 1933- -- September 29, 1933- Drowning man saved by Fire Chief Schenk, Hamm Printing Co sold -- October 6, 1933- Atsion scene of murder-suicide, cigar store robbed and man kidnapped -- October 13, 1933- Newspaper scandal —October 20, 1933- Minot food packaging - cranberry packers -- October 27, 1933- Enoch Johnson photo, State Police request restriction on roller skaters on street —November 3, 1933- Small/ Vaughn election statements —November 10, 1933- Wesley Vaughn victorious by 17 votes, Republican landslide —November 17, 1933- —November 24, 1933- partial —December 1, 1933- Atlantic Co gas war, local police raid Whip-poor-will Cafe for slot machine use —December 22, 1933- DaCosta man sues RR for fire that burns his farm —December 29, 1933- Congressman Isaac Bacharach attempts to aid poultry and egg men —January 5, 1934- Remington replaces Jos Baker as town engineer, skater Penny Pot Lake, Wesley Vaughn installed as mayor- photo —January 12, 1934- C. Fitting becomes Dir of new loan bank, hotel businessmen demand “open” Sundays for success of businesses, H.Hill dies, CWA workers increase —February 9, 1934- partial —February 16, 1934- Monastra, Myers, and DeMarco win in BOE election, $1.5 million paid to NJ CWA workers, fear of peach crop failure due to weather —February 23, 1934- Airport project hangs in balance, C. Small, former mayor, becomes Pres of C.C. Small Shoes (Walmer St) offers bonds to expand nationally —March 2, 1934- Train offers poor service, largest still in S.Jersey is raided in Waterford, Mrs. David Adams becomes acting postmaster —March 9, 1934- new liquor ordinance removes restrictions, largest still in S. Jersey In Waterford raided, airport work in Hamm and EHC continues —March 16, 1934- Police chief orders ‘clean-up’ of numbers and smoke shop gambling, headline news from Soviet Union and Japan appear in paper —March 23, 1934- Million dollar fund available for farmers who lost peach crop in Feb storms, local gambling case dismissed —March 30, 1934- Slain gangster found dead in Elm, RR adds Hamm stops to schedule, new postmaster requirements —April 6, 1934- US Navy Pacific fleet goes to NYC for celebration - goodwill gesture to Japan, Flood of scrip from At City ready for Hamm BOE to redeem —April 13, 1934- Partial —April 20, 1934- Pearl Garment Co takes over Figueroa Cut Glass Co —April 27, 1934- Scrip payroll used in Hammonton for municipal employees, Frank Bruno killed in car crash, Kessler employees strike, A. Colasurdo becomes receiver of National Cranberry Co. -- May 4, 1934- Merchants demand police take action in recent rash of robberies, paving of streets to begin -- May 11, 1934- Crime spree solved, NRA trouble at Hammonton Pajama and Shirt Factory —May 18, 1934- Dr. Jos. Esposito, dentist, charged with involuntary manslaughter —May 25, 1934- Work on Hamm Airport begins again, more on Esposito charge —June 1, 1934- April farmers protest —June 22, 1934- Hamm Coop Fruit Auction Market to open, Kessler workers strike again —June 29, 1934 —July 6, 1934- Partial —July 13, 1934- Hamm News announces big circulation contest, Kessler workers end strike and return to work —July 27, 1934- Council threatens action to insure safe RR crossings —August 3,1934-Eight jailed after still seized near Elm, auto accidents —August 24, 1934- Hamm born 3 mo premature baby, Emmanuel Santilipo (19.5 oz) is smallest to survive, in incubator in AC —August 31, 1934- Anti-fascist riot scare, survey of local RR traffic —September 21, 1934- Victor Moore comes “home” in a new talkie at the Rivoli —October 26, 1933, Sam Perone, GOP town council, indicted by Grand Jury for assault and battery, Temple Beth El fund raising begins —November 9, 1934- Attempted kidnapping by Mrs. Mottola, arrested. GOP successful in elections —November 16, 1934- More on Mrs. Mottola —December 28, 1934- Armed gang hijacks $3000 egg shipment —January 25, 1935 —February 8, 1935 —February 22, 1935 —March 8, 1935 -- March 22, 1935 —April 12, 1935 -- April 26, 1935 —May 3, 1935 —May 7, 1935 —May 10, 1935 -- May 14, 1935 —May 17, 1935 -- May 24, 1935 -- May 28, 1935 -- May 31, 1935 —June 7, 1935 -- June 14, 1935 —June 21, 1935 —June 28, 1935 -- July 5, 1935 ?? —July 19, 1935 -- August 2, 1935 -- August 9, 1935 -- August 16, 1935 -- August 23, 1935 —August 30, 1935 —September 6, 1935 -- September 27, 1935 -- October 4, 1935 —October 11, 1935 -- October 18,1935 -- July 21, 1939 BOX 4 —May 16, 1941- Farmers face labor shortage, Ask council to call WPA Holiday —September 1, 1949- Hammonton All-Stars win National Little Big League Crown at Williamsburg, PA — Feb 3, 1953 —September 19, 1963- Margaret Mary Wimberg named Miss Blueberry USA BOX 5 —March 31, 1966- Council votes to Request Fed Funds for airport —May 19, 1966- Centennial —July 17, 1969- Hammonton Airport Opens —July 31, 1969- One objector at hearing, Local airport Nears full scale operation —April 23, 1987- Kessler Hosp upgrades facilities/ Kessler Hosp offers diversified services —September 22, 1988- Dr. Leonard Streitfield Photo —October 6, 1988- Photo- Assemblywoman Dolores Cooper presents flags to a Hammonton School District —January 5, 1989- Former Hammonton teachers keep in touch —October 5, 1989- In the political game, Trump no expert —April 4, 1991- Editorial-144th Volunteers deserve big thanks —April 18, 1991- Dr. Streitfeld in Club News —May 16, 1991- Editorial- Revitalization efforts need continued

Acquisition

Accession

2025.18

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Town Hall Storage

Date

July 28, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Poor

Date Examined

Jul 28, 2025

Examined By

Deborah White