Davis School and WWHS Students of the 50's, 60's and 70's

Christina Doone WWHS 76 Says:
April 30, 2008 at 11:41 pm eTom,
Your name sounds familiar but I can’t place the face, but my memory is mush… but hey we are neighbors. I’m in East Pompano, actually Lighthouse Point, I bought a little condo here back in 1999. I love it and you all welcome, it’s tiny though.

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I can probably get 8 of us in the condo, and that’s wall to wall queen size blow up beds But hey, mi casa es su casa! And Tom’s place is probably bigger, so lets just go there.

Ken,
You mentioned the Davis band, well I was almost a band geek too, I signed up for band in 5th grade at Davis, I was probably late as usual, and one of the only things left was the flute. I tried for a week, and, was it Mr Shaw? well I think he must of said that I should give it up – I was hyperventilating…. and almost passing out, not good…

A few years ago I bought a guitar and took lessons, but strumming is all I can do, and you don’t even really want to hear that. Some of us are blessed with talent, so of us get to listen and be the recipients of the great musicians!

Ken Brown Says:
May 1, 2008 at 6:24 am eTom and Chris, you may both want to consider moving north to Jersey again for retirement. Check out the new properties in East Camden, all of the Acres and most of 32nd Street have been completely rebuilt and crime is now low in those areas. Many areas of Camden are now bouncing back, especially some areas of Center City around Cooper and also along the Waterfront. I would consider a nice retirement condo in the old RCA “Nipper” Building. Tom didn’t you once write that is where your father worked? It’s condos now, and that area, and near Rutgers is not a bad place to live.

And yes, crime is bad in a lot of places. We live on the edge of the Pine Barrens, I lived in this area thirty-two years ago when I first came down to Stockton College, and it was truly “wilderness” here, nothing more than a thousand college students and a few blueberry farmers at that time. When we moved back here in ‘97, we could not believe the changes. In the past ten years the growth and development has been crazy, and with that we’ve had an increase in crime, and a number of murders in our township in the past year. Truly sad to see such changes. Maybe a move back to the now nice areas of Camden is an option.

Tom Anastasiou Says:
May 1, 2008 at 8:06 am eChristina; Well Howdy Neighbor! See, I’ve learned how to “speak Floridian” in the 42 years that I’ve been here. Since you’re only a hop, skip and a jump away, we should meet for lunch sometime. Do you ever get down to Plantation?
And yes, I have seen the crime trends change since the late ’70’s when I first joined the force. Crime was really out of control in the ’80’s but its been steadily declining over the past 15 years. That is until last year when it suddenly and drastically started heading back up. I don’t know about you, but when I retire, I’m heading to North Florida. The St. Augustine area is still very nice.

Ken; You do have an excellent memory. Yes, my father did work for RCA until he moved us down here. I was up there in 2006 for the first time since we left and I saw the RCA building and I thought that it would be neat to own a Victor loft. Then I went through the rest of the city and the old neighborhood and I was glad that I had my gun with me. It didn’t seem like there were any “nice areas of Camden”, so I don’t think that I’ll be buying any property up there anytime soon.

Ken Brown Says:
May 1, 2008 at 10:48 am eWelcome Barb Vogel… I saw your post on the Fast Food page, glad you found the site. I think my sister Laurie may know you, you’re a Cunningham from 38th right? Laurie posts here often, and her email address is listed on the email page.

Laurie Freeman (Brown) Says:
May 1, 2008 at 11:29 am eBarb, Don’t forget to email me.

christina doone wwhs 76 Says:
May 1, 2008 at 4:48 pm eTom,
Lunch would be great, I’m not out that way often, but can plan a treat to sawgrass or ikea. I am actually leaving for Italy on the 13th of May and will be back on the 24th, so we can try after I return.

Ken,
I actually already own land in NJ, Cape May county, I bought from my dad a few years ago. They bought it 30 years ago. So I keep it “just in case”, I want to come home. It’s 4 miles from the ocean, just off route 9. So I’m still a Jersey girl.

Hope,
My home is your home, anytime you want to visit, just let me know!

leppaluoto Says:
May 1, 2008 at 4:53 pm eHey Everyone, I just moved nearly 200 posts to the Archival Vault… everything till this morning! SO check them out if you missed anything the past few days.

For the record – we have about 23,000 hits to date on this page, and about a thousand messages posted! Way to go people!

Tom Anastasiou Says:
May 1, 2008 at 5:04 pm eChristina; I’ve been married so long that I didn’t even think twice when you wrote that you can plan a “treat” to the Sawgrass mall or IKEA. Shopping is how my wife “treats” herself, so I just figured that that was how you got your treats, too; at the mall! I see that your email is listed, so I’ll send you an email soon and we’ll see if we can help our ex-classmates start planning their reunion roadtrip over lunch.

Hope Malin (Benson) Says:
May 1, 2008 at 7:36 pm eHey Chris, I may just take you up on your offer. I could really use some time out of NJ. Wouldn’t it be great if I could convince Diane to come with me? With plane fares so cheap, I think it’s definitely a possibility. Maybe between the two of us we can nag her until she concedes.
I can’t remember the last time I saw you but I always inquire about you. We had some fun times back in the old Davis Middle School days.
Italy sounds amazing-the furthest I’ve traveled in the last year or so was Wisconsin-not too exciting, huh? Actually, if you’re a cheese fan, it can be pretty wonderful!

Hey George, I saw that you volunteered me as hostess for the Partridge Family Reunion Road Trip-I’d prefer the title of social director-kind of like Julie McCoy (remember her from Loveboat), making sure that everyone is having a good time.

Ken, I played clarinet at McGraw until I entered sixth grade at Davis. If you ask me, I was pretty good. My parents and sister might have had a different opinion. I was always banished to the basement to practice-I think they had no appreciation of good music. One trip to the orthodontist solved all of my parents’ concerns about my musical future-he told my mom that once I got braces, I should not play clarinet because it would be counterproductive. That was it for me and my clarienet. Now that I think of it, I wonder if it was all a set up!

Ken Brown Says:
May 1, 2008 at 10:12 pm eHope, my clarinet playing back in elementary school use to make the cat run, and I may be part of the reason Mr. Shaw needed TUMs (thought I think all us “musicians” contributed to that). True story… I use to practice in the kitchen while my mom was getting dinner or cleaning up. One day while playing, the small portable TV we kept in the kitchen picked itself up off the table it was on and landed on the floor. Guess my playing drove the resident ghost to throw things. Sister Laurie what do you think?

Chris… honest answer now… do you prefer Jersey’s beaches or those in South Florida? Or is it the boardwalks that draw you back? I may be one of those odd Jersey Shore people, I actually prefer the beaches here in the off-season, from September till May. We are right across the bay from Brigantine and AC.

Anyone remember (I think it was junior year for those from ‘76) – when a bunch of us headed down to Wildwood for the day? I remember Garrison Lake senior year… yeah I really do remember it… I do really… and THAT WAS apple juice in my thermos!

Anyone remember where other class trips were taken to…and in what grades? Official trips or unofficial… which ones do you remember?

Hi Diane

jim lang Says:
May 2, 2008 at 7:17 am efred.v. do, you happend to know what became of the mole brothers,? i think they lived on 33. st. skip, and tom? how about fred atrege, he lived up near the arlo theatre.

Hope Malin (Benson) Says:
May 2, 2008 at 8:43 am eKen, My memory must be worse than I thought. I have absolutely no recollection of middle school trips although I’m sure I was there. I hated Middle School anyway so maybe subconsciously I’ve just blocked it all out. I do remember a McGraw school trip to Washington, D.C and probably have some photos lying around.

Does anyone remember a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo in tenth grade? I think it was sponsored by the Biology Dept (wait, did we have a Bio Dept or just a Bio teacher). Anyway, I remember that somehow I was coerced into climbing a tree on zoo property-NOT a good thing.

I also remember many trips sponsored by Mr. Faunce to various public speaking events/competitions. Most notable were the Debate Team trips. I am going on public record saying I HATED DEBATE TEAM! (Sorry Patrick, you were a great debate partner but nevertheless, I hated debating). I loved Mr. Faunce, however, so I was a good sport and didn’t quit. I was so bad there were times he probably wished I would just throw in the towel.

Who remembers Enrica Verrecchia? I run into her from time to time at the supermarket and we spend a few minutes playing catch up each time. It’s a small world-a few years ago I was cycling with my bike club (The Outdoor Club of South Jersey) and chatting with one of the other cyclists. I mentioned that I was from East Camden and Tim mentioned that his wife was as well. It turned out that his wife was Enrica. They are both doing well and have an upcoming wedding (one of their sons) this fall.

Jeff Cohen…….my fellow middle schoolers from Davis would certainly remember him. I ran into him about 10 years ago at my synagogue. For those of you who remember, Jeff gave me a very hard time all through Davis so I had mixed feelings about seeing him. He and his wife and two kids live in Mt. Laurel these days. As if this world isn’t small enough, the last time I saw Enrica, she told me that Jeff’s wife was their mail carrier!

For those of you who had Q in 11th or 12th grade (Calc or Physics): I was in touch with him many years ago when the Internet was just becoming popular. A cycling buddy of mine used to teach with him at Pemberton H.S. a few years back but I don’t think he’s there any longer.

Sorry for being so rambly….images and thoughts are sort of banging through my brain this morning-give me a day off and I’m dangerous!

Christina Doone WWHS 76 Says:
May 2, 2008 at 10:03 am eHi Hope,

You’d fly into Fort Lauderdale, once we get the ‘ok’ from Miss Diane, we can figure out dates that will work for everyone and start checking out the rates. I just looked for August the other day and was like $180 RT to NJ, I would imagine same coming here, this is our off season.

Good luck, have fun on your day off! We’ll get it done!

Anonymous Says:
May 2, 2008 at 1:40 pm eKen, I think I remember that trip to the Franklin Institute but as most other trips, it’s fuzzy. Speaking of Alfred Pierce, I ran into him about two years ago at…………where else…………..ShopRite (at the deli counter) I also saw Jean Giuliano (Class of ‘75) a couple of months ago, but that was near the meat cases…………..and Earl Griffin a couple of weeks ago..back at the Deli counter. You might think I spend a lot of time at the supermarker. I’ve actually seen Jean G a number of times over the last years, more often when I was a religious gym-goer and less frequently as I slacked off. Ironically, she just recently came to work at Cooper (I just celebrated my 25th anniversary there).

Mr Q used to have a magic shop at the Pennsauken Mart and I think Harry Loeffler worked for him if I’m not mistaken. I hung out many Friday and Saturday nights at his magic counter–back in the days when it was okay for kids to “just hang out”. What I remember most about Quaresima was his odd sense of humor. Teachers would not get away with the things he got away with back then. He would chuck chalkboard erasers at us and think it was a riot, especially when he hit one of us. Our classes were never too big-the number of kids who took Calculus and Physics had dwindled considerably by the mid-1970’s.

Enrica used to be good friends with Terri Udzinski and went out with Steve Parker for a very long time. I don’t remember if she started out with us at WWHS or if she moved to Pennsauken before then.

Back in the early 90’s I was in a car accident in Marlton-it was my first accident and although I was not at fault, I was distraught (ok, hysterical). A police officer appeared at the scene, thank goodness, and as soon as he got out of the car, I felt this great sigh of relief-it was Bill (Skip) Busch! I don’t think he appreciated the fact that I greeted him as “Skippy”, but that’s how I had remembered him. I guess he, too, moved away sometime after Davis but I can’t remember when.

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
May 2, 2008 at 8:23 pm eJust got an email from a friend asking if I saw the article about Kogan’s Drug Store.
It was in the Courier about two weeks ago.

I checked the CP on line atchives,but found nothing.

We do not get it delivered.

Did anyone see it & want to comment on it or post it?

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
May 2, 2008 at 11:35 pm eLets see…Kotlikoffs was at 25th & Federal,so Kogan’s must have been on or near the coner of 26th & Federal.

Ken Brown Says:
May 3, 2008 at 7:46 am eHey Harry, Welcome to the site! You’re in the running for the ‘76 classmate that keeps the latest hours… feel free to post at 3:34 am every night, someone has to keep this place open 24 hours a day! Really, it’s good to see you here. Help yourself to the late night snacks. My sister Laurie who is in another time zone, is often on here late too… come to think of it, so is George, he keeps late hours.

You know I had forgotten about the “crash” of the Ham Radio Club tower, but now that you mention it Harry, I remember being in the main hallway, after school hours, when that thing came crashing down. I think the wrestling team might have been running the main hall when that happened.

Hope, you were in that club, were you not? You guys are lucky no one was hurt. Hey did the radio club ever make contact with other operators out in the larger world? How about outside our world? Aliens? Just curious.

Hope Malin (Benson) Says:
May 3, 2008 at 8:16 am eWow, all these new things to write about…….keeps this aging brain in forward motion!

Hi Harry!!!! Long time, no hear….thanks for bringing up the Ham Radio Club-I was trying to forget. For me, it was a short-lived stint, and I don’t think I was actually all that interested in the club, per se, but maybe in some its participants. I also had a good friend at that time who was attending Rutgers-Camden and he was really into the whole Ham scene so I figured I’d see what it was all about. The crash of the tower was, by far, one of the highlights of my WWHS days. I don’t remember the pie incident but I definitely believe it happened. Q was……….different.

Ken, the drugstore was Allen’s Pharmacy (or is it Alan’s?). I didn’t live too far from there-it was a few properties from Tarantini’s. Many of us worked there over the years-Diane will have a better recollection than I do so I’ll work hard to get her to hop on here and put her two cents in. It was a real Mom-and-Pop operation, nothing like the chain stores we frequent today. Miss Kitty, Allen’s mom, was like the store watchdog-always in everybody’s business. I’m sure she meant no harm but she made it difficult to work there. I’ve been in touch with Allen over the years-We’ve traded family stories and he has been a continued supporter of my fund-raising efforts for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society…more on that subject later.

I certainly remember Pete Patouhas. I loved the way his name just rolled off your tongue in an alliterative manner! He was a very nice guy.

Does anyone remember the children’s clothing store on Marlton Pike called Kiddieland? It was in the same strip of stores as Allen’s Pharmacy and the 5 & 10, which I think was called Binkley’s.

Hope Malin (Benson) Says:
May 3, 2008 at 9:28 am eHey Harry, you were on the Senior Class Trip, right? Remember Bucky???

Anonymous Says:
May 3, 2008 at 1:16 pm eKen, Bucky was neither a guy nor a WWHS student……but I believe the call went something like this………Buck, Buck, Buckkkkkeeeeeeee!!!

Ken Brown Says:
May 3, 2008 at 2:07 pm eHope…have you changed your name permanently to Anonymous? Or are there two with that name here now?

So Bucky was the bouncer… not a student… and not a guy. And Harry Loeffler (not Flud) is 6′2. Okay I think I got this straight. Geez, the Wilsonian reported this, I was the editor, and I never even got to go.

Harry, I never turned of age till after I started college, yet I never had to borrow Harry Flud’s ID… and I was shorter than you! LOL

George Gumbrell Says:
May 3, 2008 at 4:40 pm eHey Harry, it great to see you on the site!, post more!. Kens right, I do tend to keep later hrs., though I am still up early. Like you Ken, I didn’t make it on the Waterville trip either. At that time, hockey was a daily pleasure for me, and I was also on the traveling team. I remember the tower crash, you sure Ken, it wasn’t because of youse guys running the hallways? Maybe Russ was practicing his climbing for later use. Or Harry, was it you cross country guys? I remember Harry and Donna Flud, whatever became of them? Or Pete DiCianni? Or Paul Burns? Again Harry, its great to see you here!

Ken Brown Says:
May 3, 2008 at 8:54 pm eGeorge I remember when you played in the hockey league, didn’t you use to practice at the Cherry Hill Arena early in the mornings (5am) before going to school? And didn’t you and some of your hockey friends play a game against some of the teachers from Wilson and their friends, and someone loss some teeth?

Hope, if I print up cards with this site’s address, will you hand them out at Shop Rite to all the people from Wilson you run into at the deli counter?

George Gumbrell Says:
May 4, 2008 at 12:26 am eHey Laurie, Being in Texas, are you a Stars fan or a Flyers fan?

jim lang Says:
May 4, 2008 at 4:16 am eskeeter, i remember those two white towers they were so big i could see them from roesdale and merriel ave corner. also skeeter, across from the two towers there was a small park, when you crossed roesdale and 36th st, you walked down a incline so we called it hill park, do you know if it had a name?

Charlie “Skeeter”Moy Says:
May 4, 2008 at 8:25 am eJim,

No I don’t know the park’s name.I do remember going down the hill there.

On the left there was a black topped basketball court.
We started going there after they did away with the court at Dudley Grange.

Is that the place you were thinking of?

Laurie Freeman (Brown) Says:
May 4, 2008 at 11:11 am eThe park was just referred to as the 38th street park. I’m not sure if it actually had a name. Yes it was mostly Pennsauken kids that hung out there, ones that lived in the area past Camden Ave. I went to Camden Catholic with several families from around that area.

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
May 4, 2008 at 4:31 pm eHarry Loeffler

Ooops….I posted the message about Joe McCool.
Forgot to enter my name before composing the text.

Ms. Hope’s Anonymous syndrome must be spreading…LOL

Hope Malin (Benson) Says:
May 4, 2008 at 9:31 pm eHey, Skeeter, I’m happy to share my pen name “Anonymous” with you!!

Harry Loeffler Says:
May 4, 2008 at 10:01 pm eskeeter, if janet or joe don’t know the people you are talking about, i am certain that i can be of no help. i never remember the name charlie bond mentioned out of all the people that worked for my dad or that my dad worked with in that era….and being so young at that time, i didn’t know anyone that uncle joe would have been acquainted with….wish i could be more helpful, but on that topic, i draw a blank.

George Gumbrell Says:
May 4, 2008 at 10:40 pm eHey Laurie, I want to book a room with you for that Super Bowl, and that famous Chili you make. Ken can drive, and if we make it there on time, we’ll see you for the game.

HEY, who else wants to go?

Harry Loeffler Says:
May 4, 2008 at 11:27 pm eno problem george, and yes it would be nice to hear from some of our bicentennial classmates……maybe some are monitoring this board. chime in and trigger some memories.

Freddy Vesper Says:
May 5, 2008 at 7:44 am eI remember Chris Morfeld, brother of Barney and Freddy. We would be playing baseball and Chris would walk around the park and pick up freshly made doggy diamonds and put them in a bag and put them in Ed’s (one of the park caretakers ) car with the windows closed. After a few hours of baking, well you know what happens. Ed would be mad and a couple of times walked over to the Morfeld’s house and complained to Mrs Morfeld, but he could never prove it.
Donald Kelly lived on the corner of 32nd & Merriel across from Bobby McCarthy. I vaguely remember Martell, was it Billy or Bobby?

Christina Doone WWHS 76 Says:
May 5, 2008 at 9:49 am eHope,

ps – Hurricane Season June 1 – Nov 30, just in case this might keep someone away.

Ken Brown Says:
May 5, 2008 at 12:33 pm eHey Everyone…

Yeah we have a couple people here living in tornado country… Glen Cavallo and also my sister Laurie… Laurie didn’t you guys have some in Ft Worth last week?

Christina, the Kerns lived next to us on 32nd, the Haines family was on the other side of them. Have not heard about any of them in years. They had already moved by time my parents left in ‘81. I know both Kern parents passed away before then. And I think Chucky Kern was a Pennsauken cop.

Laurie, are you throwing a SuperBowl party in 2011? Can you score us all some Eagles Super Bowl Champ shirts if the Eagles go that year and win? Or will they run you out of Texas if you sell them in your store?

christina doone wwhs 76 Says:
May 5, 2008 at 3:52 pm eKen,

My friend Kathy is married to Bobby Haines, so I see him every year. I keep up with news on Chalie and Billy and the girls (they all older than me), but I don’t see them every year, unless I’m up on a holiday and we get together for a BBQ/cookout or meet at the shore.

Kathy comes to Florida with my goddaughter (her youngest), I go to NJ, and now we’ve come up with something new and we try to meet on vacation, so we can get to see other places besides our home towns. It’s been great!

Hope,

I think Vicky was different Kern.

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
May 5, 2008 at 7:47 pm eHarry Loeffler ,

Ok…I understand.

I dropped Janet a line to let her know about this site,and that you were posting here.

Gave her the link.

She is not very prompt when it comes to answering emails,so it may take awhile to hear from her.

Maybe she will stop by & post something.

Hope Malin (Benson) Says:
May 5, 2008 at 8:52 pm eThanks for setting me straight regarding the Kerns.

Chris, I think it’s great that you see Kathy on a semi-regular basis. I have a good friend who lives about an hour from you so I am really psyched to come down. He moved to FL about 5 years ago and I’ve only seen him twice since then.He also has a new wife that I’m anxious to meet.I’m still going to work on Di but if she hedges for too long, I’m coming alone!

Ken, do you know whatever happened to Michele Commisso-she was such a nice girl.

Last but not least, does anyone remember Happy the Clown? I’ve asked people at work and they just stare blankly at me.

P.S. I’m writing this on a Blackberry so if it looks weird, that’s why.

Harry Loeffler Says:
May 5, 2008 at 10:44 pm eok skeeter, hopefully others will find this site and have more insight than me.

Laurie Freeman (Brown) Says:
May 6, 2008 at 1:03 am eChris, Next time you talk to Kathy tell her and Bobby that Keith and Laurie said hi, tell her to email me sometime, we would love to hear from them. I too moved out of Jersey in 82, Kathy and I exchanged Christmas cards for a few years but lost touch, must have been when we started having Children and Christmas shopping became more important then sending cards. lol I also kept in touch with Billy for several years but we have lost touch with him also. How many children did Kathy and Bobby have, I believe the last time I had heard from them they only had one, a girl, I believe she is older than my oldest who will be 22 on my birthday the 16th of May.
I am a few years younger than you but probably know quite a few of the people you knew. I hung around at the Choice quite a bit before moving here to Texas.
Yes, Ken we are in the heart of Tornado season here in Texas. Just last week a tornado hit about 5 miles from here and damaged about 20 homes in a subdivision not for from Zack’s school in Crowley. I guess I have become use to the sirens during the bad storms. The meteoroligists have gotten pretty good about reading the dopplers and radars and recognizing the “hook echo effect” as they call the cells that develop into tornados.

David Nevius Says:
May 6, 2008 at 12:01 pm eKen the name of the place where Pete Patouhas worked was, and still is Roco’s Steaks. I see him there once in awhile. Alittle less hair but he still looks the same. He lives in Cherry Hill, Married with two children I think. Remeber the convertible he had in High School? Trivia question, Make Model and Color. I don’t remember the year. Dave N.

Ken Brown Says:
May 6, 2008 at 12:37 pm eDave be sure to check out the Military Vets of East Camden page on the menu… you may have the record for years of active duty… are you still in the AF Reserves?

Laurie Freeman (Brown) Says:
May 6, 2008 at 5:17 pm eChris, thanks I look forward to hearing from her and catching up. My email is aitilaurie@aol.com.

Ken Brown Says:
May 6, 2008 at 10:32 pm eHope, Texas in the summer is unbearable. Ask her nice, and Laurie will invite you for Tex-Mex chili and catfish… while her kids pickpocket you! And she’ll even send you home to Eagles country with Dallas Cowboy bumper stickers and an addiction to pickled okra…that’s OKRA, not Oprah.

Chief Halftown I remember. I’m still drawing a blank with Happy the Clown, which is odd as I seem to have been drawn to clowns and hobos in childhood. Look at the old 8mm home movies my Mom took of every Davis Halloween Parade, and I was either dressed as a clown or a hobo… every year without exception!

Laurie Freeman (Brown) Says:
May 6, 2008 at 11:06 pm eKen, where did these designer squares next to all our names come from? I don’t remember them previously. We all have different designs with different colors, have they always been like that and I’m just noticing? Or am I just going crazy?

Harry Loeffler Says:
May 7, 2008 at 2:06 am ei had a stop-over flight 1 time in dallas/fort worth on the way to san jose, ca. in sept 1991 for training. it wasn’t just the heat, but the humidity was incredible….never saw so much concrete poured in 1 area like the runways at that airport except maybe in 1981 at the U.N., where i still believe a nuclear fallout shelter was made for the diplomats…..watched truck after truck of concrete enter the U.N. during my lunch breaks when i worked on the east side of n.y.c. wasn’t too comfortable on the return flight from san jose, that’s when operation desert storm began. hey Russ MacDaniel, haven’t seen you since the graduation party at Judy feltus’ house in Cramer Hill…..all i remember was the quart of beer going high into the air and exploding on impact and you saying ‘i’m outta here.’ sounds like you’ve had a great career, congratulations.

leppaluoto Says:
May 7, 2008 at 6:21 am eAnd if anyone wants their picture in that little box, go join WordPress (it’s free) and when you fill out the profile you can upload a picture of your choice, and it will be added to any posts you make on the site if you are signed in. You don’t have to be a registered WordPress member to post on this site though. You do have to be to start a site, however.

Ken Brown Says:
May 7, 2008 at 4:30 pm eChris, yes WordPress is a great host site if you need a site for a group. Have a great trip to Italy… you’re leaving the 13th? Travel safe. And if you find yourself sipping cappuccino in some Italian cyber cafe, post us a message here.

Laurie Freeman (Brown) Says:
May 7, 2008 at 8:36 pm eHope, October would probably be your best bet, it is my favorite month down here for weather. Usually from mid September till the end of October the weather is beautiful. Warm days and cool nights. As for 10 miles from the airport it depends which way you go. Ten miles one way brings you to Arlington, which is where I work. Any direction I will warn you of the traffic, not quite as bad as Houston but bad.

Hope Malin (Benson) Says:
May 8, 2008 at 4:47 am eChris, my older daugher, Jess, went to Israel last January for 10 days and has been working on ways to get back there ever since. There is a wonderful program called Birthright that is sponsored largely through philanthropy. This program has made it possible for her and thousands of other young Jewish adults to go to Israel. The organization pays IN FULL for the 10 day trip. Her only expenses were the cost of phone calls and spending money, both of which were nominal costs. Even the initial deposit of 250 dollars was refunded after she returned. She went with a whole group of college students from University of Delaware and is planning to go back again next January. She apparently found a way to go back again for the same basically zero cost.
Have a safe and fun trip-eat till your heart’s content, and let’s be in touch when you get back.
You can see from the early hour this is posted that I’m awake WAY TOO EARLY. Hey Harry, are ya awake?

Ken Brown Says:
May 8, 2008 at 9:48 am eChristina, you mentioned having Mr. Stevenson in 5th Grade on the Davis Teachers page, if you look back at the first post on the “Archival Vault: Until 4/5″ page, you will find a message that Mr. Stevenson posted to this site a while back. He also left his email address with the post.

christina doone wwhs 76 Says:
May 9, 2008 at 4:50 pm eWow that’s great! Thanks Russ, I’ve always wanted to skydive, tandem. I was supposed to go with friends a few years ago but cancelled due to weather, so I’ll have to work on rescheduling it. I’ve done the parasail, that was fun.

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
May 9, 2008 at 10:54 pm eFor some reason the Flyers usually lose the first game,so I won’t panic.

They could have won this one,but they started playing dumb again. Yes I said Dumb again..they tend to drop back into so bad habits.

Trying limp wristed 3 foot passes to a team mate near the blue line,with a defender close by,passing backwards in your own zone,and not dumping deep enough into the opponents zone.

Coburn,Jones & Briere did that all night & it caused turn overs.

The Pitt goalie also came up big in the 3rd period,making 3 very impressive saves,and I think it was Jones that hit one off the cross bar.

Losing your best defensive player doesn’t help either…he played a key role on making Sid the Kid a no factor in past games.

They gotta stop trying those short ,soft ,and sometimes rinkwide or backward passes close to the blue line!,or in front of their own net.

But of course thats just my opinion.

Ken Brown Says:
May 10, 2008 at 9:19 am eSkeeter, didn’t know you were a Flyer’s fan… and one with excellent game analysis! Timonen (back in the day George, there were no Finns in the NHL, it’s nice to see so many playing today… they were always great hockey players, even better than their Soviet neighbors)… anyway, yes the Flyers will suffer some with Timonen out, but once they wake up after those five days off (and they played like they had been off), they will be back for Game 2. LETS GO FLYERS. Hey who are guys picking in the Stars/ Red Wings series? I know my sister, though a true Flyers fan is rooting for the Stars as wins for them mean sales of merchandise for her store. SO LETS GO FLYERS, LETS GO STARS! I have not been a Red Wings fan since Gordie Howe retired! George do you still have his autographed picture? I do! You know what is funny about that picture, we were like 12 years old when we got them, and Gordie was old in the picture, thinning hair and probably in his mid to late 40’s then, and still playing for Detroit. They don’t make them like Gordie anymore.

George Gumbrell Says:
May 11, 2008 at 1:40 am eHey Ken, I still have Gordie’s picture, fun isn’t it. All those years ago! Your right Ken, he was one of a kind. It is good to see players from Finland, they were always a great hockey Country. When I played, my favorite sticks were made in Finland by a company called Torspo, when I played major jr. in Canada I didn’t have to pay for them, but I would have, they were well worth it. Since Laurie will do well with the Stars, let go Stars. But only for their series! I may have moved, but it is still, LETS GO FLYERS!, clap clap, clap clap clap, LETS GO FLYERS!!!

Ken Brown Says:
May 11, 2008 at 10:45 am eTo all the former Camden Moms who post on this site – Happy Mother’s Day… and Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful Moms we had growing up, whether they are, or are not, still with with us, they are always close in our memories and in our hearts.

George Gumbrell Says:
May 11, 2008 at 10:07 pm eI have to talk to my son, youth pastor or not, what a rat fink. Of course I am only kidding. Ken we were real friends in the early years, and that friendship is for life, and into the future. It is wonderful to talk to you now, as it always was, and I look forward to it even more!

George Gumbrell Says:
May 12, 2008 at 6:23 am eHey Ken, It is great to see the site growing, and it is fun to see who will show up.

Ken, I want to thank you for all of us, for starting the site and taking care of it. ( I know all of youse feel the same way!) Its a wonderful thing you are doing, and all us Camden kids thank you. But knowing you, I wouldn’t expect anything else. Its great to know, somethings don’t change.

George Gumbrell Says:
May 12, 2008 at 9:57 am eHey Skeeter, Prospal and Briere are up here in Vermont. They were visiting John LeClaire. And if they can raise the bus fare, they will be back down. Only kidding of course!

LETS GO FLYERS!

George Gumbrell Says:
May 12, 2008 at 12:09 pm eHey Ken, Vermont is the only state that would let us in. Your right, the Flyers can’t afford to lose at home. No excuses, get out there and WIN!
LETS GO FLYERS!

Hey Laurie, did you go to the big wedding that was down your way this weekend? Or would they not allow any former E. Camden kids?

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
May 12, 2008 at 7:40 pm eDoes anyone know this lady?
Jill Petris Lamparella

She wrote an article on the 32nd st. section of Phil Cohen’s website.

Her Grandparents named Reeves lived on Merriel Ave.

I had a friend Richard Reeves who lived on Merriel,most likely her Uncle.

Sure would like to get in touch with her to see if I can contact Richie,or any of a number of our mutual friends.

She was born in 1951,according to the article.

***************************************************
In March of 2008 Jill Petris Lamparella wrote about North 32nd Street:
I was born in 1951 and brought home to 139 North 32nd Street. My parents were William Joseph and Elizabeth Mae (Reeves) Petris. These were all very happy years for me and my sister Sheree Joy Petris (married name Romesburg) who was born in 1954. These were happy years because all of our family lived in Camden. My Dad’s family was from South Camden and my Mother’s family was from East Camden.
My Dad was terrific at carpentry and for several years in their spare time, he rebuilt the entire inside of 139. We had indirect lighting in dining room which shone pink from the outside and they made a faux pink marble fireplace in the living room. Strange, but I guess they were into pink. My Grandparents, George and Ruth Reeves lived at 3173 Merriel Avenue and I could see their house from my back bedroom window. My best friend Janice Olnhausen lived next door at 3171 Merriel Avenue with her parents Emil and Betty Olnhausen. My Great Grandparents, William and Eva Roles (parents of Ruth Roles Reeves) built Roles Court Apartments on North 34th Street and Rosedale Avenue,

Laurie Freeman (Brown) Says:
May 13, 2008 at 12:03 am eGeorge, No I’m not a George fan but had I’d been invited I would have opted for the sure to have been good Texan cooking and surely some refreshing frozen margaritas, a must at all good Texan weddings. Most Texans put politics aside when it comes to a down home shindig you’all.(lol).

Ken Brown Says:
May 13, 2008 at 11:38 am eWELCOME Terry Jacoby (Pike)… saw your post on one of the previous trivia pages. There are a lot of Wilson people here from the mid-70’s. Look forward to your posts. I think I remember you from a long ago Wilson board on MSN???

Ken Brown Says:
May 15, 2008 at 1:32 pm eJim, I don’t know if this will help or not, but the Camden County Historical Society on Park Avenue in Parkside (near the Camden High field) has in their collection yearbooks for both Wilson and Camden High, I think for most years. They are probably not for sale though. Here is a link to their site:

http://www.cchsnj.com/library_01.shtml

Woodrow Wilson’s library also has copies of each class’s yearbook. There are lots of things archived in nooks and crannies at Wilson, I remember when I was editor of the Wilsonian, there was a file cabinet in the journalism classroom, that had all the back issues of the Wilsonian, some going back decades. I wish now I had made copies of some of those. I imagine they are still at the school someplace.

Also, sometimes you can find yearbooks for sale on eBay, though for what schools and years is really dependent on what people have listed to sell. I came across a box of old college yearbooks from the 1920’s and 30’s once at a flea market, and I put them on eBay, and they all sold. There are people selling yearbooks on eBay so it’s a good place to look.

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
May 15, 2008 at 11:04 pm eHarry Loeffler,
I emailed your cousin Janet (Joe McCool’s Daughter) that you said hi.

Got this reply today.

You can give my cousin Harry my email. If he writes thats great. Same goes for Dave. I have not been online alot because of work, think florist and Mother’s Day, but I will have more free time in the summer. I intend to work less. Thanks for thinking of me.

***************************************

The Dave she is refering to is her Dad & mines friend Dave Nicholson .

Found him not long ago living in Louisiana.

Did you know Dave?

I don’t want to put her address out on the internet,so if you email me at moy3rd@yahoo.com I will send it to you.

Skeeter

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
May 16, 2008 at 9:37 am eWWHS Yearbooks.

I called the Historical Society…they only have the 1940’s for WWHS.

I was looking for.1959,60-62.

They do have City Directories & Phone Books,but I don’t know what years Their hours & phone # is on the website.
There is a $5.00 entrance fee per person.

http://www.cchsnj.com/library_01.shtml

On ebay right now they have a 1978 for WWHS,Camden,Nj & I think a 1935.

Gotta be specific in your search,there are many Camdens,not just Nj & many WWHS’s.

Ken Brown Says:
May 16, 2008 at 7:59 pm eHAPPY BIRTHDAY Shout-out to MY TEXAS SISTER LAURIE… you may be a year older but you are still younger than me! Exactly how old are you anyway? 46???? Can that be right??? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Laurie Freeman Says:
May 17, 2008 at 12:48 am eKen and George, thanks for the birthday wishes. And yes Ken I am afraid I am still younger than you and always will be. As for the good Texas food I went to a late lunch at “On The Border” (great Mexican resteraunt chain) for lunch with my oldest son Alex and his girlfriend. He turned 22 today. Had some great chicken frajitas, flautas, nachos, and even snuck in a frozen margarita! Tommorrow I am off to the Indian Reservation Casinos in Oklahoma with my sister in law and her daughter.

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
May 17, 2008 at 7:45 am eHey Guys,

Don’t give up looking for old riends,sometimes it takes awhile.

I have been searching for several years ,and just this week I have received ,from an internet friend,a phone number for a guy I last saw in 1955 on Merriel Ave..

Then I was at Phil Cohen’s site & plugged the last name of a classmate from 1958 at Cramer into the site’s search engine,and up popped an article about a family of a person in your” add your email address “thread.

I contacted the person & sure enough they are related.
She is going to contact my classmate & see if she wants to email me.

Could be a very good month for finding friends.

If I make contact with them ,I will be sure to tell them to stop by this site.

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
May 18, 2008 at 6:04 am eWell…it worked out well.
The lady I emailed from your “add email “thread phoned her Aun’t who irequested a copy of my email .
She forwarded it to her daughter.

I sat next to this woman 50 years ago in Ms. Crudo’s class at Cramer Jr. High.

She wrote me a short note,but really did not know who I was.

I sent a return email telling her about me & some of the things that stood out in my memory from that homeroom.

I attached two pictures from my Amy days ,at age 20,1962.
I really did not look too much different from age 16-20.

Up until 10 years ago I always aged very wel,looked a lot younger than I wasl,then the Rheumatoid Arthritis started the aging process. I guess I look 66 now.

Got a reply late last night saying she immediately recognized me once she saw my picture. How about that?…lol

She lives in Florida now.

I guess its ok to give out her maiden name…Gerri Mannino.
I have mentioned her here before.

Gee…its kinda exciting finding people from your past that you really liked..She was a great girl.

Can’t wait until the next email arrives.

I hope she has some info about others from our class.

Ken Brown Says:
May 18, 2008 at 10:52 am eThis site is wonderful… not only are old friends, classmates and neighbors reconnecting, but family members also! Way to go Skeeter and Gail.

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
May 18, 2008 at 12:11 pm eOH…Gail…thanks for your help.
She knew me as soon as she saw my picture.
I gave her this sites link,and the one for Phil Cohens site.

You should send your Aunt Phil’s website address…she would enjoy all those pictures from way back when.

George Gumbrell Says:
May 18, 2008 at 8:49 pm eHey Laurie, I am glad you enjoyed your birthday. How did you do at the casino?

Laurie Freeman Says:
May 18, 2008 at 11:03 pm eGeorge, I didn’t do too bad at the casino, only lost about 30 bucks which isn’t too bad for six hours. I should have cashed in my ticket when I was ahead but you know how the slots go. We go to a place right over the Oklahoma border called Winstar, which is only about an hour and a half from here. We had a real nice day, and a good excuse to get away with the girls. Laurie
Oh yeah, how bout those Stars?

George Gumbrell Says:
May 19, 2008 at 12:36 am eLaurie, speaking of coloring. Is it true that only in the last 26 yrs in Texas, they have found different colored armadillo’s.

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
May 19, 2008 at 9:32 am eJim Lang,

If he calls I’ll try to remember to mention your name.

Maybe he will stop by the website & say hello.

Freddy Vesper Says:
May 19, 2008 at 5:32 pm eSkeeter,
I knew Jimmy Elliott and Richie Reeves. They were both older than me but we played ball together, more so with Jimmy because he was younger than Richie. Jimmy’s grandmother lived around the corner on 32nd St.

Ken Brown Says:
May 19, 2008 at 10:23 pm eHey Nick, if you still play drums you can be in our Mr. Shaw tribute band! I’ll check the few Davis yearbooks I have for the pics. There is a Mr. Shaw page on the menu to the right, a lot of people have posted memories of Mr. Shaw. Sadly he passed away a few years ago.

Freddy Vesper Says:
May 20, 2008 at 8:11 am eKen,
Please include me in the Mr. Shaw tribute band, I played trumpet ( 1st and 2nd) when Mr Shaw transferred to Davis when it became a junior high. Mr. Shaw was a friend of my uncle and they were members of the Delaware Valley Musicians and frequently played together, my uncle was a drummer. I used to see Mr. Shaw frequently at events outside shool. I started playing the trumpet in the 5th grade, Mr. Cicotelli was our band / music teacher. During the summer time every Tuesday afternoon I would take the bus to Broadway & Line St to take private lessons from Dr. Scicatano who at the time was the director of music and bands for the Camden school system. Your sister Karen was a member of the band. The big yearly gig was the spring time concert at Camden High School and all Camden grammer schools participated.

Ken Brown Says:
May 20, 2008 at 10:06 am eJim Lang, yes a lot of us had Ms. Carlin in the mid 70’s at Wilson. I had her senior year for one of the new fangled “mini-courses” – seniors had the option of taking a normal year of English and History, or they could divide up the year and take four mini-courses each in English and History. I took Ms. Carlin’s class – The Research Paper. That was the focus of the whole semester, researching and writing a term paper. Learned a great deal in that one course from her, lessons in writing that carried me through college. It was also the first class where I actually took note of the girl I would eventually marry – Lorrie Matchner. Of course to this day we debate whether or not that was when I actually first became aware of her. She claims she knew of me prior to that class. It took me nearly another year till we were out of high school, before I asked her out. I did not really know her before that class senior year Check out the Wilson Memories page as I believe Ms. Carlin has a few mentions there in some of the posted memories.

Ken Brown Says:
May 20, 2008 at 3:28 pm eOkay Skeeter is our bass drum player in the tribute band… no need to even audition Skeeter after that great story!

christina doone wwhs ‘76 Says:
May 23, 2008 at 3:33 pm eHello from Italy, we’ve had a great time, we start our trek home in 10 hrs. Magnifico!

I actually could not make our 10 year reunion because I was competing in a bodybuilding competition that same weekend in Miami, hello… – I’ll have to dig up that photo too…

happy bday laurie…

Ciao All !

Anonymous Says:
May 25, 2008 at 11:47 pm eHello Christina! Italy is one place I always wanted to go. Maybe one day…Did you meet any “Rapanotti’s” over there?? LOL!

Ken Brown Says:
May 26, 2008 at 10:33 am eI hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day weekend. The weather has been GREAT, especially down here at the Shore! Enjoy and be safe. And take a few moments to reflect on the many veterans, active duty service men and women, and public servants who were/are dedicated to protecting this great country of ours… and to remember and honor the many true heros who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in doing so.

Ken Brown Says:
May 26, 2008 at 4:55 pm eSkeeter thanks for posting the link to the article about Phil Cohen. He lived on 32nd Street across from Bob’s Market back in the mid-70’s. And he really has done a great service to the City of Camden, and it’s former and current residents.

Did any one catch the news last night about the Old English Tavern on Westfield Avenue in Pennsauken… there was a fire at the bar, with heavy damage. I posted a couple months ago about how you could buy take out “bucket beer” there on Sundays back in the 60’s and 70’s.

Ken Brown Says:
May 27, 2008 at 12:39 pm eJim, not sure what stores still exist in that block of Westfield near Browning Road. I have not been up there in years. Maybe Skeeter knows, as he lives in Pennsauken. I do remember the Rexall Drug Store on the corner, went in there many times. My mom use to take us to the dentist- Dr. Alber who was around the corner from Old English on Browning Road. The dentist would give coupons for free ice cream from the drug store after your check up. I also remember the Westfield Five and Dime Store, that place had a lot of stuff. My grandmother, lived on 44th and High Streets, she use to walk to all those stores along there. There was also a supermarket a few doors down from the Old English, can’t recall the name though. I also recall a bank on the corner opposite diagonally to the Rexall Drug. And Costa’s Deli was across Browning Road and next to the bank. Costa’s is still open, check out the picture of it on the menu to the right. It was a great deli, they knew exactly how my grandmother liked her chicken roll sliced. It was paper thin.

Ken Brown Says:
May 30, 2008 at 8:27 am eWELCOME Gary Goldberg. We’re glad you found this site via Hope Benson Malin. We look forward to your posts.

Ken Brown Says:
May 31, 2008 at 12:03 pm eHey Everyone… been a quiet few days here… must be the weather

Been busy on this end with lots of stuff… mostly outdoor chores and yard work… end of year school activities for the kids… and an unexpected plumbing problem the other day… had a pipe in the ceiling start leaking… got the leak taken care of right away, now I just have to repair the ceiling.

Skeeter sorry to hear you are not up to par… probably allergies… there is a lot of pollen out there.

Anyone have Summer plans? Any vacations? Or are gas prices too high? I can remember when I was a kid growing up in Camden, my dad would top off the Ford Falcon station wagon every two weeks and it cost him about $3 to do so. I put $50 in my truck yesterday and that will only last me till next Friday probably, and that is just local driving. George… time to dust off the bikes… as that was our favorite mode of transportation back in the day.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Laurie Freeman Says:
June 1, 2008 at 2:12 am eHi everyone. Thought I’d check in to say hi. Nothing new here in Texas, summer is here with temps reaching the 90s all last week, just shy of 100 some days. The kids get out of school Wednesday the 4th, yeahhhhh!!!!!. I just can’t wait for my grocery bill to go up with the already climbing gas prices. lol
Hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day weekend. Seems like alot of people stayed home and grilled around here.

Freddy Vesper Says:
June 4, 2008 at 9:56 am eHey Bob,
I am also a Wildwood person at heart. I spent my summer vacations in Wildwood and whenever possible went down for the day, weekend etc.
In 1981 I purchased a home in Wildwood Crest and since 1994 I live in the Crest during the season, the rest of the year I live up here in Moorestown. The Shamrock is still there but not the 5 beers for $1. Kelly’s is one of my favorites although the fun spot the last few years, both summer and winter is Owen’s on 17th St and the Bayview on Sunset Lake.

Ken Brown Says:
June 5, 2008 at 12:23 pm eBack in the day, whenever I went to the shore (usually for fishing) it was to Long Beach Island, Barnegat, Holgate, Tuckerton. When we went for the boardwalk it was usually to Seaside Heights.

We currently live just across the bay from AC and Brigantine. Brigantine is a favorite beach… no boardwalk, but the beaches there are nice all year long. I’m more of an offseason beach person… September to May… in my opinion is the best time to be at the Shore. For the boardwalk we go to Ocean City, about ten miles away. Lorrie and I lived in Ocean City for about two years back in the mid-80’s, at 13th and Central, a block and a half in from the beach. We also lived in Tuckerton for a while when we were both students at Stockton in the early 80’s.

I still like Tuckerton and Barnegat. Barnegat Light, if you have not been there in a while, is a great place. They have a great state park with facilities right at the lighthouse (picnicking, restrooms, shaded shelters, but no camping), and a great concrete fishing pier that runs along the entire inlet from the lighthouse to the ocean beach. I also like Berkeley Island, which is on Barnegat Bay above Forked River (and below Toms River), there is a great park there with excellent crabbing bulkhead, picnic areas, restrooms, and also a small beach for swimming.

Anonymous Says:
June 5, 2008 at 5:45 pm eAnonymous is Freddy Vesper, I am at my shore home and have not registered my shore computer with this site yet, but will do shortly.

Ken Brown Says:
June 5, 2008 at 7:46 pm eHey Anonymous Freddy The secret many Shoobies don’t know is that ocean water temps actually stay warm enough to enjoy up into October… most years anyway. Give me a cold, sunny, Winter day walking the beach and I’m a happy camper!

Hey Gene, was Don Ballinghoff an older brother to Phil and Tom Ballinghoff – they lived in Cramer Hill? Phil was Class of ‘72, and Tom was in the Class of ‘76. Both of them wrestled at Wilson. Sadly, Phil died in a motorcycle accident around 1976.

Gene McCloskey Says:
June 5, 2008 at 8:43 pm eI didn’t know Don but the obit mentioned a brother who had passed and my yearbook had his address as 818 N.34th St. Camden.And according
to your research it seems to be a match.
Jumping in on your beach conversation,I too love the beach all year long.
I find it relaxing to walk the beach in winter as long as the wind is bearable.We own a Condo in Dewey Delaware on the Rehoboth Bay
overlooking a marina and I cross the street and walk one block to the ocean and a beautiful beach.Dewey is a fantastic town for hangouts,food,and entertainment.No nonsense to deal with.The town is well run and they enforce their rules.They even have a trolly so you can go from bar to bar without driving,a great idea.

jim lang Says:
June 6, 2008 at 7:25 pm ethanks for the heads up gene, i knew the names , but thats all. rest in peace.

Fred LeDrew Says:
June 7, 2008 at 12:51 pm eHi Folks,
I plan to visit the South Jersey shore in late Sept and early Oct and will hopefully see some Phillies playoff games. While there, I would like to do so fishing. Can anyone make some recommendations regarding good fishing locations, species available at that time or a reputable guide?

Fred LeDrew Says:
June 7, 2008 at 2:03 pm eThanks Ken…………..I will contact Rich.

George Gumbrell Says:
June 9, 2008 at 11:49 pm eHey Jeff, Thanks for being here!

OK Camdenites!, With the gas prices so high. I remember maybe 30 some cents a gallon. But I am thinking 50 some cents a gallon. What do you remember?

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
June 10, 2008 at 12:11 pm eOK…It took awhile,but I finally got a chance to ride by the Old English.
But thats about all I could do because there was road construction on the Browning Rd.,lots of traffic & no place to park.

The bank is still on the corner & the Old English has the 2nd floor windows boarded up,but it looks like the first floor is open & doing business.

Next door there is an H&R Block office,and then what looks like a childrens clothing store,but I had to keep my eye on traffic,can’t remember the name.

Back in the mid to late 60’s it was a laundromat,and the entrnnce to the

parking lot the Rite Aid is still there,but again in the mid to late 60’s the Rite Aid was a food Market.

Shopped there in 68,right after we married & lived on 40th st. $20…got you 4 bags of groceries…lol

Across the street from the bank there is a deli/sandwhich shop called Troy’s.

Its right on the corner & used to be Thor’s ,Rexall Drug Store..if my memory is correct…you coul park on the Browning Rd. side with your wheels against the building…remember that?

As far as other stores on that side,I really did not have enough time to look at them & there were delivery trucks blocking my view.

Ken Brown Says:
June 10, 2008 at 12:49 pm eGeorge I remember my Dad filling up the Falcon Wagon for about $3… and he did that about every two weeks. I seem to recall gas in the 30-40 cent range growing up. I know when Lorrie and I were first married and living in North Carolina in 1978 we were paying maybe .55 cent a gallon, then we went to Alaska and thought the price of gas was outrageous, and I think at the time it was like .99 cent a gallon up there. I’ve heard it has topped $5 a gallon in Alaska, which has the highest gas prices in the country. We are at $3.93 here at the Jersey Shore at most stations such as Wawa, Crown, etc…

Jim Lang… Bill Lyons was also at Davis in the early 70’s – he was at that time a guidance counselor, and “Dean of Students” – whatever that meant to a middle school! I think he kept the deliquent kids in line. I’ll see if I can find a obit for him.

Skeeter thanks for the update on the Westfield and Browning Road area. I hope to ride by that area over the Summer, and East Camden too. Good to hear the fire did not destroy the Old English.

Gene McCloskey Says:
June 10, 2008 at 6:56 pm eI remember 25 cents a gallon at the station directly across the street from Westfield Acres.Used to put two dollars in the tank and cruise Camden and Cramer Hill hitting all our favorite spots.I started driving in ‘68.
Jim,Sorry to hear about Bill Lyons.I had him for History at Wilson.

Ken Brown Says:
June 10, 2008 at 9:43 pm eWelcome Carl Cuneo. There are a number of people here from your old neighborhood around Merriel and Rosedale. Hope you visit often.

George Gumbrell Says:
June 10, 2008 at 10:53 pm eHey Russ, Your turn! How’s the weather in your area of Florida? And the gas prices?

George Gumbrell Says:
June 10, 2008 at 10:56 pm eHey Tom, Being a police officer, how’s the gas prices affecting your department?

Nick Rapanotti Says:
June 11, 2008 at 12:33 am eI remember the Gulf Gas station at 36th & Westfield at 0.249 per gallon. I remember the signs when I used to pump up my bicycle tires.

jim lang Says:
June 11, 2008 at 6:33 am ethanks, skeeter for the update for browning rd. and westfield ave. area. i am getting your e-mails. thanks to you also, ken.

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
June 11, 2008 at 8:27 am eOk…I remember now,Lanihan’s was a tire & battery place.

And it was 1952…I remember because in the office hung an original 1952 calender with a nude Marilyn Monroe on it.

I was only 10,so Grandpop asked the guy to turn it to the wall until our battery was installed & we left. Which he did.

Too late! I already saw it…LOL

Ken Brown Says:
June 11, 2008 at 11:39 am eOn the subject of cheap gas… remember when gas stations also gave away for free- road maps? I use to ride my bike up and down Westfield Avenue, stopping at every gas station to collect maps… and they usually had them from all over the place, not just local maps. Ditto for the bridge plaza office at the Tacony Palmyra Bridge, there was a small tourist info center there, with all kinds of maps and travel brochures… and an ice cold water cooler that always hit the spot after a bike ride from Camden on a hot Summer day.

Fred LeDrew Says:
June 11, 2008 at 3:09 pm eTalk about gas pricing…………here in sunny Calif we pay $4.69 for premium and 4.49 for regular. No end in sight…..WOW!

Laurie Freeman Says:
June 11, 2008 at 6:53 pm eGeorge, Summer is here in Texas and it looks like it is going to be a hot one. Been reaching in the high 90’s everyday with all the rain going north of us towards our Okie neighbors. After a rainy May I don’t think we have had any substantial rain since the beginning of the month.
I’m paying about 3.88 a gallon at the Exxon here in town, which is one of the lowest prices in the metroplex. The gas stations on the interstate charge at least .05 more a gallon though less than 1 mile away. Laurie

Tom Anastasiou Says:
June 11, 2008 at 7:13 pm eGeorge:

In answer to your question, I don’t know how law enforcement agencies up there do it, but my agency allows me to use my assigned car for transportation from home to work and back, to and from any law enforcement related event (training, court, etc.) and (of course) while on duty. Our Union (FOP) and our Chief and our Mayor are currently in talks regarding how to address the high cost of fuel. Rumor has it that they might ask us to start paying for part of the cost of the gasoline.

Charlie “Skeeter” Moy Says:
June 12, 2008 at 8:50 am eA friend who lived on Merriel Ave. checked in on the Rosedale Ave. thread the other day.

CARL CUNEO

Didn’t leave an email address,or maybe he did,I have not read the email address thread .

Anyway,he is checking back because I just read a reply to my post I left for him.

He recognizes many names on the site.

And he posed a question to those who played ball at Dudley Grange.

Check it out.

Skeeter

Nick Rapanotti Says:
June 13, 2008 at 9:51 am eCary is a lovely area. Beautiful homes and schools. It has its’ busy areas and it quiet parks. It’s about 15 minutes from where I located. I am in southeast Raleigh. There are many children, but, like I said, the quiet sections of Cary that are stunning.

George Gumbrell Says:
June 15, 2008 at 10:29 am eTo All Fathers:

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!

Ken Brown Says:
June 15, 2008 at 10:40 am eHey Nick… we had smoke here on the Jersey Coast most of yesterday from those fires in North Carolina… it drifted right up the coast and settled over the area. Smelled as strong as, and was as hazy here as, it is when the Pine Barrens are burning.

Laurie Freeman Says:
June 15, 2008 at 9:43 pm eHope all you Dad’s had a great Father’s Day.
Hey Ken, we had a great Jerry Freeman Catfish Fry today, complete with Jerry caught catfish, hushpuppies, coleslaw, and apple cobbler. Makes your mouth water huh?

Nick Rapanotti Says:
June 16, 2008 at 1:04 am eKen,

I have been spreading the word on MySpace about this site. Look at my new friends on my page……Paul, Pat (white tea shirt), Nurse Eve, Denice, Mammadukes. I still have 27 requests pending!!!

Ken Brown Says:
June 16, 2008 at 5:10 pm eHeard on the news that there was a fire at Morey’s Pier on the Wildwood Boardwalk last night, several of the amusement rides were destroyed.

George Gumbrell Says:
June 17, 2008 at 12:14 am eHey Ken, Its great to see you make it to the site! I hope everything is well with you, and I look forward to you posting more.

Ken Brown Says:
June 17, 2008 at 9:25 am eWELCOME Ken Barr, it is really great to see you have found the site via George. I’m glad you have enjoyed reading all the posts. The credit for the success of this site really goes to all the folks who have found their way here to share some memories, and have spread the word about the site.

I had forgotten about Mr. Shaw’s policy of making band members carry their instruments around if they forget to pick them up at the end of the day. Which leads me to wonder who played the tuba? I think Doug Lyons played tuba, but as I recall he was exempt from lugging his instrument home every day

Make sure you check out the class pictures Ken… I know you were in a few of my classes at Davis, and you are in one of the wrestling pictures also.

I think I’ll try to get some new pictures scanned from the yearbooks I have, any requests from anyone? I have the three Davis yearbooks from ‘70 to ‘72, and the four Wilson yearbooks from ‘73 to ‘76. If there are pictures anyone wants posted, let me know.

Ken Brown Says:
June 18, 2008 at 9:15 am eWELCOME Denice Hansbury (Smerdon) from the Wilson Class of ‘75. We’re glad you found the site. There are a number of people here from ‘75. In fact, I think ‘75 and ‘76 are the two most represented years on the site.

Christina Doone WWHS 76 Says:
June 19, 2008 at 11:06 pm eHappy Father’s day everyone. I going to see my dad this weekend (5 hr drive to Jacksonville) for a late celebration, my sis in law and neice and nephew will be there too from TN. Looking forward to the mini reunion.

I’ve been busy so haven’t had time to stop and chat, will catch up on my reading this week and chime in. Take care all.

Ken Brown Says:
June 20, 2008 at 10:31 am eWelcome back to the site Christina. Have a fun weekend visiting with your family in Jacksonville.

Still unseasonably cool here at the Jersey Shore… it has been in the comfortable 70’s most of the week, the air conditioner has not even kicked on much. Forecast is for that to change this weekend, with warmer temps.

Note to Jack Smith… are you the brother of, or related to Karen Smith?

Nick Rapanotti Says:
June 22, 2008 at 1:33 am eWell guys, I getting ready for a business trip to Disney World!! Taking the family. It will be my first time there. I will try to bring back some good pics to share with you all.

Nick Rapanotti Says:
June 22, 2008 at 10:52 pm eThanks Ken. I am going on business, so I will only have Monday night, Tuesday night and Wednesday night to do things. The wife & boys will be doing the park thing. I never was much for parks. Many were just too crowded for me. No elbow room. I heard Disney World is not like that. Thursday I have all to myself. If the wife and kids are all parked out by then, the pool sounds good to me. If not, I guess I will try the park. DOn’t worry about the “I get sick rides”. I don’t do that many rides, espceially the *ugh* rides! LOL

George Gumbrell Says:
June 23, 2008 at 1:39 am eHey, I always loved science. Great, thanks Ken, after all these years, I find out I have been a geek all along!

Ken Brown Says:
June 23, 2008 at 10:57 am eGeorge are you saying I wasn’t cool? Now you tell me, forty years later.

Ken Barr Says:
June 25, 2008 at 9:00 am eKen and George can you feel the love between you two, LOL, just so you no noting good ever came out of hanging with the cool people,because you find out they are not as cool as they thought they were, but thats a whole story for another day. Nick R. you have a safe trip and chill out the best you can and enjoy sunbathing on a beach, still ok to sneak a peak at the babes, as long as you go home with momma in the end cause when she’s happy everyone is happy. Christina have not chatted with you in a while since connecting on CM, hoping all is still going in the right direction for you. Looking to shout out to Dennis Goebel has anyone got a handle on him (location or email addy)? George and Ken its ok to be a geek, when it comes to most things I fall short big time, so embrace your geekism its the now thing anyway. TTYL

Ken Brown Says:
June 25, 2008 at 3:47 pm eGeorge and I were cool in our own way back in the day… heck the two of us had more freedom to go where we wanted, than most kids we knew. Neither George’s parents or my parents ever had a problem with any of our plans… and we really got around back then… whether by bike, foot, bus, train, we knew our way around. And George knew the best places in Philly to get lunch on a budget and buy artichokes… you thought I forgot about that trip to Reading Terminal Market to buy artichokes when we were like 10 years old George. By the way, whatever did you do with those artichokes? I still have not figured out how to cook them! And for sure our pictures are still posted in the Speedline security office, as we were known for buying NJ tickets then trying to exit the stations in Philly. Only when Russ became wanted on the Broad Street subway when we were in high school, did they finally take down the wanted poster of George and I. Actually I think we were all cool, all of us that came out of East Camden. It went with the territory.

Ken Barr – I think a few people here do keep in touch with Dennis Goebel – like Diane Brett, Hope Benson, and Paul Cohen. Maybe one of them can connect you to Dennis. Didn’t you, the Goebels, Bob Thomas… all live very close to each other?

Ken Brown Says:
June 25, 2008 at 4:39 pm eGeorge, what do you do up there in Vermont, bowl with forty year old frozen artichokes on the lakes in Winter?

Ken Brown Says:
June 25, 2008 at 8:04 pm eI have this vision of George enticing moose into his yard with forty year old artichokes while wearing “borrowed” bowling shoes from Maple Lanes.

Ken Brown Says:
June 28, 2008 at 3:37 pm eHey where’s everyone been. Summer arrives and everyone disappears I’ll get another trivia quiz together in the next few days, that will bring you all back!

Paul Cohen Says:
June 30, 2008 at 3:09 pm eHello Ken Barr.

Just wanted to let you know that I passed along your post on this site to Dennis Goebel.

Take Care.

Ken Brown Says:
July 1, 2008 at 2:39 pm eHello Paul Cohen, nice to see you have stopped by.

Nick, glad the trip went well… yep Disney has sure found numerous ways to take your money.

Sad note to report… anyone familiar with the Sweetwater Casino on the Mullica River down near Batsto, well it burnt to the ground Sunday night after a lightning strike. It had been in existence for 81 years.

Harry Loeffler Says:
July 1, 2008 at 5:02 pm eKen, the brighter side of the Sweetwater Casino story is that the owner said he will rebuild……maybe the new facility will have a sprinkler system unlike the old building…..the firemen had to pump water from nearby to put out the flames.

Christina Doone WWHS 76 Says:
July 1, 2008 at 7:59 pm eHi Ken Barr,

I’m doing great, still living in S. Fla, I can’t remember how long ago we connected on CM, I think it’s been quite a few years since I’ve been a member.

But things are good, quiet, I’m not necessary winding down quite yet, but definitely more settled that I’ve ever been. Life in Florida has been good to me. I own a little condo a few miles from the beach and my offices are just 7 miles up the road. No highway driving, God is good!

Great to see all the names from our past, memories are a little muttled, but some of them should probably stay that way.

We’ll make some new memories now! And besides, isn’t 30 the new 50, and 40 the new 60, and 50 the new 70. Hey were all still kids!

Good to hear from you!

Chris

Hope Malin (Benson) Says:
July 2, 2008 at 10:33 pm eHi Paul Cohen! It would be great if you’d pass my contact info to Dennis as well. I’d love to be in contact with him again. You could also drop me a line and catch me up- hpmalin@verizon.net

Chris, I’ll be in Tampa and Sarasota this month-i guess that’s nowhere near you?

Dean Plotnick, do you remember me? I used to live next door to Lee Klein. I ran into Alan Gothard a few weeks ago. I think you were friends with him as well.

Laurie, I took your advice and will wait until early Nov to visit Texas.

Everyone, have a safe and happy holiday.