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WALTER SEKULA was born on June 22, 1891. He founded a trucking business at 1635 South 6th Street in Camden in 1919. A Republican, he served as president of the 8th Ward Republican Club, at 1718 Broadway, for eight years. Walter Sekula had won election as freeholder from Camden's 8th Ward by 1930. He was defeated for re-election in the primary of May, 1934. By 1959 his trucking company was known as Edward's Express. Walter Sekula lived the rest of his days at the 6th Street address in Camden. He died in September of 1968. His family still resides in Camden. |
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Camden Courier-Post - October 20, 1931 |
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Italian Women Republicans Stage Second Annual Ball Prominent Republicans gathered last night at the First Italian Republican League hall, 813 South Fourth Street, for the second annual ball of the Camden County Italian Women's Republican Club. The grand march was led by Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Mecca, followed by Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Laviano, Mr. and Mrs. Cascini, Mrs. Mamie Piraine, president of the club, with Anthony Di Marino, and Mrs. Anna Larusso with Harry Larusso. Mrs. Mecca was chairman of the ball, assisted by Mrs. Laviano, secretary; Mrs. John Gargano, treasurer; Mrs. Frank Valeriano and Miss Mary Lario. In addition to Mrs. Piraine, officers of the club are Mrs. Larusso, secretary; Mrs. Margaret Viggiano, secretary; Mrs. Josephine Tamru, financial secretary, and Mrs. Madeline Salvatore, treasurer. Among the guests were Walter S. Keown, chairman of the Republican county committee; Assemblymen Frank M. Traveline, Jr., and George D. Rothermel, Postmaster Charles H. Ellis, County Detective Fiore Troncone, Miss Marie Doyle and Mrs. Pauline Caperoon, of Republican headquarters, and Walter Sekula, candidate for freeholder from the Eighth Ward. |
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Camden Courier-Post - October 26, 1931 |
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Three-cornered
Fights
In
Freeholder Contest Three-cornered battles in Clementon and Delaware township will mark freeholder contests at the November 3 election. Ballots will be casts for an entire new board of freeholders, with 38 to be elected. Boroughs to have freeholders representation for the first time as a result of recent legislation are Clementon, Lindenwold, Oaklyn, Woodlynne, Mt. Ephraim and Runnemede. Rivals in the three-cornered fight in Clementon are Theodore W. Gibbs, Republican Organization nominee; Frank C. Somers, running as a Republican Independent, and Herbert P. McAdams, the Democratic nominee. The triangular race in Delaware township finds Frank N. Walton, Republican Organization; J. Watson Matlack, Republican Independent, and Augustus A. Cornet, Democrat, as the contestants. Nine members of the present board of freeholders will not be on the ballot for re-election. All are Republicans. They are Benjamin W. Sykes, Eighth Ward; Joseph Tarpine, First Ward, Gloucester; Philip Stohlbergel, Audubon; Joseph H. Van Meter, Collingswood; William J. Dallas, Haddon Heights; James W. Davis, Clementon; Charles C. Durges, Haddon township; Theodore Schleinkofer, Waterford township, and William A. Robinson, Winslow .. Joseph Bennie, Third Ward, Camden, is the only Democratic member on the present board. He is seeking a re-election and is opposed by Daniel Auletto, Republican nominee. Candidates listed on the ballots in the various wards and municipalities follow: Camden Wards First Ward-Samuel D. Payne, R.; Thomas J. Kittel, D. Second-William H. Heiser, R.; William Kunitz, D. Third-Daniel Auletto, R.; Joseph Bennie, D. Fourth-William
L. Roberts, R.; Nicholas A. La Marra, D. Fifth-C. Leonard Brehm, R.; Leon Perozzi. D. Sixth-Harry J. Burrichter, R.; A. W. Lazro, D. Seventh-Mrs.
Mary D. Guthridge, R.; Theodore Buczkowski, D. Eighth-Walter
Sekula, R.; George S. W. Spaide. Ninth-Francis
B. Bodine, R.; S. V. Waddy, D. Tenth-Samuel
J. Edwards, R.; Edward J. Fox, Sr., D. Eleventh
- Howard Firth,
R.; Charles T. Johnston, D. Twelfth-John
T. Rodan, R.; Wilbert H. Joslin, D. Thirteenth-William
P. Cotter, R.; Frank E. Zimmerman, D. Fourteenth-Charles H. Genther, R.; George E. Brunner, D. |
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BOY SHOT, MANY PEOPLE HURT IN EIGHTH WARD RIOT |
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John Hess, left, was held for the grand jury on charges of illegal possession of firearms as a result of the shooting incident at Tansky's Cafe. On tight is his attorney. Edward V. Martino. Click on Image to Enlarge. |
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