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" Helene (wid Fred) r1727 St Charles A Zoro Andw ( Katie) r1364 10th
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ZOURI DIVISION OF THE KAWNEER COMPANY, Rustless Metal Store Fronts, Monldings and Architectural Castings, 2547 8th enr Dwight Way, Berkeley, Tel Berkeley 8710
Zoutas John auto park 540 18th r Ssn Lean- dro
Zovick Neshan oriental rugs 510 22d
Zovickian Ara r3524 Laguna av
" Nevart (wid H G) h3524 Laguna av
Zozosky Louis F (Hilda) Jab h2562 San Pablo av
Zramba Chas (Lucy) h2421 Grant B Zrinski Billie r2733 Wallace B
" Frank (Theresa) cook h2733 Wallace B Zrolkowski Steph r1107 Stanford av
Zuanich Frank H (Maude) slsmn MMCo h501 Mandana blvd
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Mero (l'gie) mach H-SMCCo h5218 Law- ton av
"' Vincent J (Helen B) formn H-SMCCo h5224 Lawton av
Zubac Siella (wid Peter) h1070 80th av Zuber Addie (wid Tarnay) h1604 Derby B " Gwendolyn nurse r450 40th
Zuberbier Clay P window trmr r1021 Fil- hert
" Grace P (wid Herman) h1021 Filbert Rey W window trmr r1021 Filbert
" Willard M (Lucille B) pntr h2218 Sacto B
Zublate Edw M ( Mary) steelwkr h3251 Per- alta
" Feline M (Aurora) steelwkr h683 35th Wm r1169 53d
Zucca Albt pitmn EBTCO r Albany
" Johanna K sten BofA r1018 Mandana # Paul h9225 E
Zuccki Steve (Mary) Indrywkr h1248 Haskell R
Zucco John B gdnr r463 Cavour
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Zucher J Howard (Ruth) h2867 Hopkins " L h621 Central av A
Zuckerman Florence Mrs h1198 Keeler av B " Harry (Nettie) gro 1416 Alice r100 9th 1 Herbt G (Marion) ins 2054 Unlv av R501 B h900 Mendocino av B
Zuekert Frank (Ada) carp h2337 Haste B Zuelke Evelyn M tel opr r6025 Harwood av Zuerner Wm E h1312 Cornell av B
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" Marie (wid Otho) h774 Spruce B
# Marie C tehr r774 Spruce R " Maxine M r774 Spruce B
Zugnoni Alessio acct r1131 The Alnmeda B " Angelo h1131 The Alameda B
" Arth A driver r2232 Cal B
" Emile J jan h2232 Cal B
" Emile J jr lah r2232 Cal B
Zuker Chas S (Rnse) drftsmn h3509 Foot- hill hlvđ
Zukerman Danl h2209 Church
" Leonard (Charlotte) h2516 E 11th
" Louis (Henrietta) Jab r1610 6th B
' Raymond (Mary) Jab h839 Allaton way = Salvador (Camille) clk h2106 Clement av A
Zulich Milan r1129 92d av
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" Thoa (Jennie) blrmkr SPCo h1713 Goas Zumbach Chas (Josephine) chef h8$1a 53d " Edw (llah S) clk h894 Laurel A
Zumhier F Mrs h1020 Brush
Zumbrun Ellen L beauty opr r3515 69th av " John D (Louise) h3515 69th av
Zumbrunn Albt (May) linemn h4228 Terrace ZumBrunnen Henry E (Mary J) mech h5940 Merriewood dr
Zumsteg Henry slamn C&LS r Moraga
" Jake W (Ruth A) mgr La Caaa Apta h 1428 35th av
" Louis F (Betty E) sismn Cochran & Celli h2144 65th av
Louis R ( Marin ) h1536 54th av
" Margt r1760 High
Norman L (Sharleen) electn h1719 Chest- nut B
Wm H (Clara C) (Berkeley Elec Co) b2713 San Jose av A
Zumwalt Aletha A (wid G N) h4908 Fair- fax av
" Chester B (Sarah) r1882 5th
" Claudie Mrs mgr Castle Arms Apta r5154 Piedmont av
' Frank (Yvonne) whsmn h1812 5th
" Frank N meatctr r4908 Fairfax av
' Mary K (wid Harry) h1491 81st av = Paul O (Laverne) r1813 5th
" Rheamon B (Jennie) welder 12201 87th av
" Rheamond R (Dorothy) clk b1977 Avagon
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Zundel Frank h419 Jackson
Zuniga Rutilio (Theresa) lab h849 33d av Zunino Alf r9261% Taylor av A = Anthony (Clara) driver h2341 Chestnut
" Bernice r2311 Magnolia
" Dominick r466 42d
" Ferdinand h417 Avon
" Frank gdnr r417 Avon
" John L (Eva) with Caporgno & Co hl241 Willow
" Julia (wid Peter) r1060 67th
# Lorenzo h1919 Minturn A
" Peter (Rana) gdnr h327a Myrtle
Zuokowski Jos (Mary) lab h1003 85th
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Zuppan Frances C Mrs r1516 7th
" John (Rosie) gro 1048 7th h2224 2lat av " Vincenza r1516 7th
Zuppann Ruth B (wid Wm) h2410 Dana B " Speer B r2410 Dana B
Zur Buchen Rudolph Rev (Harriet) pastor Calvary Methodist Ch h494 38th
Zurcher J Howard (Ruth) emp PT&TCo . 28671 Hopkins
Zurfluh Raymond J (Evelyn) firemn PFD h 1619 Harmon B
" Roht mfg jwir 475 12th R240 r3050 Mills- hrae
Zurich Companies The A S Kindig mgr ins 1419 Bway R717
Zurilgen Arth (Helen E) bkpr h3107 13th
" Gilbert F (Ida) clk h1532 Lincoln B Zurmuhlen Chas Indywkr CCLCo
Zuschin Geo (Neviua) servmn AH&VCo h 609 61st
" Jos F (Loretta) restr 3965 Piedmont av h 2639a Hillegaas av B
Zuur Jobn P (Jean) gdnr r2906 Ellaworth B Zuvanich Dominic (Vincencina) h640 Palacs ct A
Zuvela John (Frances) walter h1039 Peralta "John welder h4304b Hyacinth av " Milena H r1039 Peralta Nicholas (Mary) lah h9830 Holly
" Nicholas jr 1sh r9830 Holly
Zuver Jas R h627 Apgar
" Nellie rG27 Apgar
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Zwall Loike (Alma) carp h2839 Delaware Zwanzig Herman F lab r3274 Encinal av A Zweifel Betty J tchr r1136 Glendora av
Chas H clk r1498 Campus dr B
= Henry J (Bassis) h1136 Glendora av
= Jean C r1498 Campua dr B
" Pnul H (Eva R) h1498 Campus dr B
" Robt F cik r1498 Campus dr B
Zweig Jacob H (Wilma) shoe rapr 3816 Foothill blvd
Zwetz Otto F (Daiay M) (Funk & Zwatz) h2420 Roosevelt av B
Zwicker Barbara A r3130 Maxwell av " Herht N ( Dorothy V) agt Met Life Ins Co h3130 Maxwell av
Zwinge Dorothy nurse r3459 Piedmont %wisler Albt r1706 8th av
" Grace E r6235 Ascot dr
Zwissig Anton emp PP&VCo r S F
" Doris L Mrs clk Co Purch Agt r Niles
" John J slsmn A A Clark
Zwyer Emil (Sophie) driver h636b Lincolo av A
Zyhach Angeline r1618 27th av
" F L h1445 Oak
Zyrenki Elmina r2406 Edwarda B
" Sami liquors 7101 E 14th r2209 Church Zukor's Louis Lester mgr women's clo 1311 Waahn Zwickey Monica A (wid F W) h5342 Miles Zwillinger Allce L h2316 23d av 2V
Zulaica Albt (Delphina) factywkr h2122 6th B
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CLASSIFIED BUYERS' GUIDE OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND CALIFORNIA 1940
"The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN
BUYER -- "SELLER"
The Buyers' Guide contains the advertisements and business cards of the more progressive business men and firms in the city, classified according to lines of business.
R. L. POLK CO.
PUBLISHERS
604 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
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ACCORDION SCHOOLS
MENI-KETTI ACCORDION STUDIOS
ORLANDO MENIKETTI, Prop.
Practical Courses in Popular and Classical Accordion Playing. We Rent and Sell New and Used Accordions on Easy Terms. Agency for Soprani and Wurlitzer Accordions
521 - 14th Street
OAKLAND
Tel. GLencourt 9521
AUTOMOBILE
Howard Automobile Company Largest Distributor of Automobiles in the World
2059 HARRISON BLVD., OAKLAND TEL. TEMPLEBAR 3400
DURANT at FULTON BERKELEY ASHBERRY 7600
Buick B
"Best buy's Buick!"
GOLD SEAL BUICKS AND RELIABLE USED CARS
Every Store
should appear in the Directory and the Directory should be in Every Store.
Besides its use to the storekeeper, it is a convenience the customer looks for.
The store that offers an old Directroy, or no Directory at all, fails to show its patrons a courtesy they will find elsewhere.
R. L. POLK & CO.
604 Mission Street
Tel. GArfield 5431
San Francisco
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO'S OAKLAN
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BANKS
There is an Office of American Trust Company Not far from your home or place of business
OAKLAND
District Headquarters: Broadway Office-14th and Broadway West Oakland Office-7th and Henry Streets
Dimond Office-Fruitvale Avenue and Hopkins Street Fruitvale Office-34th Avenue and East 14th Street Elmhurst Office-96th Avenue and East 14th Street Grand Avenue Office-3242 Grand Avenue Fortieth-Piedmont Office-40th Street and Piedmont Avenue Park Boulevard Office-350 East 18th Street
SAN LEANDRO
San Leandro Office-Estudillo Avenue and East 14th Street
ALAMEDA
Bank of Alameda Office-Central Avenue and Park Street Webster Street Office-Webster Street and Santa Clara Avenue
EMERYVILLE
Emeryville Office- San Pablo Avenue and Adeline Street
BERKELEY
First Berkeley Office-Center Street and Shattuck Avenue Telegraph Avenue Office-2265 Telegraph Avenue Elmwood Office-2959 College Avenue
South Berkeley Office-Alcatraz Avenue and Adeline Street West Berkeley Office-1990 San Pablo Avenue Northbrae-Thousand Oaks Office-1799 Solano Avenue
PIEDMONT
Piedmont-Highland Office-Highland and Magnolia Avenues
RICHMOND
Richmond Office-10th Street and Macdonald Avenue
American Trust Company Since 1854
COMMERCIAL BANKING
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
SAVINGS : : TRUST
85 Years of Sound Banking Coupled with the Convenience of Modern Branch Banking Service.
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
ERKELEY AND ALAMEDA DIRECTORY (1940)
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BANKS
METROPOLITAN BANKING FACILITIES FOR METROPOLITAN OAKLAND
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT
Commercial banking in all its phases. Checking ac- counts for busi- ness and personal use. Modern credit facilities for indus- trial, commercial, mercantile and finan- cial needs.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
A service for every savings depositor. Savings accounts. Savings trust accounts. Christmas Club accounts. Own-Your-Home Savings Plan accounts.
SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT
Constant protection for your valuables. Safe deposit boxes of various sizes for rent at nominal cost. Storage facilities.
EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT
Letters of credit. Travelers cheques. Foreign ex- change bought and sold. Telegraphic and cable transfers. Money orders.
ANCLO CALIFORNIA NATIONAL BANK
THE TRUST DEPARTMENT
Every fiduciary service. Estate planning. Es- crows. Court trusts. Living trusts. Insurance trusts. Custodian and agency ac. counts. Acts as executor, adminis- trator. trustee, guar- dian, transfer agent, registrar and deposi- tary.
REAL ESTATE LOAN DEPARTMENT
A variety of modern real estate loan plans, in- cluding FHA, at favorable rates and on attractive terms.
PERSONAL LOAN DEPARTMENT
Low-cost personal loans, repayable in twelve monthly installments, made for any worthy pur- pose to residents who have steady monthly incomes.
AUTOMOBILE FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Automobile loans. Financing for automobile dealers. For more than twenty years The Anglo Bank Plan has set the standard for convenient and economical automobile financing.
SI
FRANKY
15 TH STREET
-1-7-7-7-7
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ANGLO
CALIFORNIA NATIONAL BANK
Member Feder Deposit Insura Corporation
THE ANGLO BANK IN THE CENTER Oakland® OF
17TH STREET
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THE INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CENTER
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Serving East Bay District with 33 Convenient Banking Offices
OAKLAND -
Oakland Main Office 1200 Broadway
Allendale-Hopkins Branch
3900 Hopkins St.
Boulevard-Fairfax Branch 5285 Foothill Blvd.
Broadway-Grand Branch 2200 Broadway
College Avenue Branch 5665 College Ave.
Dimond Branch 2154 Hopkins St.
Eighth and Broadway Branch 736 Broadway
Elmhurst Branch 9400 E. 14th St.
Fruitvale Branch
3204 E. 14th St.
Grand-Lake Branch 496 Lake Park Ave.
Grove Street Branch 5501 Grove St.
Melrose Branch 4450 E. 14th St.
North Broadway Branch 4101 Broadway
Park Boulevard Branch 3500 Park Blvd. San Pablo Avenue Branch 5800 San Pablo Ave. Seminary Avenue Branch 2607 Seminary Ave. Seventy-fourth and Foothill Branch 7335 Foothill Blvd. Telegraph Avenue Branch 4881 Telegraph Ave. Thirty-third Avenue Branch 3301 Foothill Blvd.
Twenty-third Avenue Branch 1254 23rd Ave.
West Oakland Branch 1228 7th St.
ALAMEDA -
Alameda Branch 1 500 Park St. Webster Street Branch 1528 Webster St.
BERKELEY -
Berkeley Branch
2101 Center St.
Dwight Way Branch
2500 Shattuck Ave.
Solano Avenue Branch
1561 Solano Ave.
South Berkeley Branch 3250 Adeline St.
University Branch
2347 Telegraph Ave.
West Berkeley Branch
2032 San Pablo Ave.
EMERYVILLE -
Emeryville Branch 3900 San Pablo Ave.
HAYWARD -
Hayward Branch 1004 B St.
RICHMOND - -
Richmond Branch
1201 Macdonald Ave.
SAN LEANDRO
San Leandro Branch 1300 E. 14th St.
Bank of America
NATIONAL TRUST & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
BERKELEY AND ALAMEDA DIRECTORY (1940)
ATSMOUTH ILS
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BANKS
BORROW the Central Way
... FOR THE BUSINESS MAN
Commercial credits for financing business operations. Export and import financing. Quick decisions on all applications.
FOR THE AVERAGE MAN OR WOMAN
Personal Loans, repayable in easy monthly installments, which afford the average man or woman complete banking credit facilities. No red tape. Most loans com- pleted within 24 hours.
... TO BUY, BUILD OR IMPROVE YOUR HOME
... FOR AUTOMOBILE PURCHASES
All types of Home Loans. Rea- sonable interest . . . minimum charges ... and exceptionally low monthly payments.
Loans up to 24 months for financing the purchase of automobiles. Reasonable interest, friendly service and fair treat- ment in every respect. Available direct or through your dealer.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
CENTRAL BANK
Broadway at 14th St. Telegraph Ave. at 49th St. Fruitvale Ave. at East 14th St.
ALVARADO - IRVINGTON - MARYSVILLE - NILES
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO'S OAKLAND
BANKS
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Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank
"THE FRIENDLY BANK"
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A conservative savings bank for prudent people. Independent. Home-owned and Home-managed. Safe deposit vaults with improved system. Loans made on real estate.
OFFICERS
Edson F. Adams, Pres. Geo. S. Meredith, V .- Pres. F. C. Martens, V .- Pres. and Cashier B. C. Read, Asst. Cash. John Campe, Asst. Cash.
DIRECTORS
Edson F. Adams
Frank C. Martens
Geo. S. Meredith R. A. Leet
Chas. D. Bates, Jr.
A. G. Tashiera
W. F. Knowland
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Franklin at 13th Street, Oakland, California
BERKELEY AND ALAMEDA DIRECTORY (1940)
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BANKS
Wells Fargo Bank Union Trust Co. · SAN FRANCISCO
THE
CHASE NATIONAL BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
POLK'S BANKERS ENCYCLOPEDIA
POLK'S BANKERS ENCYCLOPEDIA
C.J. DEVINE & CO.
UINTO STATES WWWPARMENT SECURITIES
AFFRICBALCO.
CENTRAL HANOVER LIVE WO TRUST COMPANY
POLK'S BANKERS ENCYCLOPEDIA
C The "Purple Book" .
Bank Directory of the World
It contains bank statements in statement form with totals and date, giv- ing details as to capital, surplus, undivided profits and analyzed deposits in- cluding asset items of loans and discounts, cash and exchange, with segrega- tion of bonds as to government, state and municipal.
Bank officers, directors, correspondents and accessible banking towns are conveniently arranged, with memberships in F D I C designated and special list of Transit Numbers in numerical form.
Among other reference features are clearing house rules and regulations with officers, names of national, state and city officials, national and state bank examiners, banking laws and regulations, bank attorneys and state and city maps.
It carries a complete list of the Investment Bankers Association and members of principal stock exchanges, dealers in commercial paper, as well as a selected list of general investment dealers.
Supreme in the bank directory field, this reference medium is of every- day practical use and importance in the world of banking and finance.
Issued in March and September each year. Price $15 Per Copy or $20.00 to include Monthly Supplements.
STATE AND SECTIONAL EDITIONS
From the sheets of the complete volume of Polk's Bankers Encyclopedia, State and Sectional Books are made up on special order and available in several styles at rates in accordance with desired specifications.
Published by R. L. POLK & CO.
Executive Offices : Polk Directory Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
354-360 Fourth Ave. New York, N. Y.
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO'S OAKLAND
BONDS
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STOCK
NEW YORK
EXCHANGE Q
MEMBERS
WM. CAVALIER & Co. BONDS STOCKS . COMMODITIES
417 Fourteenth Street
OAKLAND
GLencourt 2720
American Trust Co. Building BERKELEY Berkeley 7203
SAN FRANCISCO
· SACRAMENTO LOS ANGELES · SANTA ANA NEW YORK
DEAN WITTER & Co. MUNICIPAL AND CORPORATION BONDS
MEMBERS
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE - SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE (Associate) - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
OAKLAND SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES SEATTLE STOCKTON
SACRAMENTO FRESNO
409 Fourteenth St. GL encourt 6060
45 Montgomery St. EX brook 7211
SAN DIEGO
HONOLULU
TACOMA
PORTLAND
Mason Brothers INVESTMENT SECURITIES MEMBERS
SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
LOS ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE
Los Angeles
Sacramento
OAKLAND Central Bank Building TEmplebar 6344
SAN FRANCISCO 1 Montgomery Street EXbrook 4944
San Jose
INVESTMENT SECURITIES BOUGHT - SOLD - QUOTED MUNICIPAL AND CORPORATION BONDS PUBLIC UTILITY PREFERRED STOCKS
OAKLAND INSURANCE BUILDING
STEPHENSON, LEYDECKER & CO.
SAN FRANCISCO RUSS BUILDING
GL encourt 9730
SU tter 7038
BERKELEY AND ALAMEDA DIRECTORY (1940)
Members New York Stock Exchange San Francisco Stock Exchange Los Angeles Stock Exchange New York Curb (Associate) Chicago Board of Trade
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BUILDING MATERIAL
We Can Make Prompt Delivery on Your Orders for - MT. DIABLO PORTLAND CEMENT and COWELL SANTA CRUZ LIME BUILDING MATERIALS OF ALL KINDS - Distributors JOHNS-MANVILLE ROOFING MATERIAL
Henry Cowell Lime and Cement Company
Office and Warehouse Cor. Ist and Franklin Streets, Oakland
Telephone TWinoaks 3300
BUILDINGS
AN OFFICE BUILDING OF CHARACTER
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SELECT TENANTRY
INSURANCE Building
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIC LOCATION
AMPLE
PARKING
FACILITIES
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EFFICIENT SERVICE
INSURANCE BUILDING
FOURTEENTH AND FRANKLIN STREETS OAKLAND
P. DELAWARE SMITH, Manager
TE mplebar 7371
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO'S OAKLAND
CEMETERIES
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MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY CREMATORIUM - COLUMBARIUM MAUSOLEUM
ESTABLISHED 1863
Within the Beautiful Grounds of Mountain View Cemetery
UNLIMITED PARKING SPACE
Perpetual Care Funds Exceed One and One-half Million Dollars
5000 Piedmont Avenue
Tel. Piedmont 2588
FAMILY PLOTS
SEE OUR ROSE SECTION
DANIEL MCCARTHY, Secretary 6450 Camden Street
"East Oakland's Most Beautiful Knoll" EVERGREEN CEMETERY HAVENSCOURT BLVD. AND CAMDEN STREET
Tel. TR inidad 1602 Home Tel. SW eetwood 0488
CHINESE HERBS
HERBS for Various Ailments THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BENEFITED
FONG WAN
576 - 10th ST.
Twenty-Five Years in - OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA Ask for COMPLIMENTARY BOOKLET at Office
BERKELEY AND ALAMEDA DIRECTORY (1940)
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CLOTHING
"BRADBURY QUALITY" Ladies, Misses, Juniors Coats + Suits + Dresses MEN'S SUITS & O'COATS NATIONALLY ADVERTISED LINES AT LOWEST NATIONALLY ADVERTISED PRICES
OPEN AN ACCOUNT USE YOUR CREDIT
COLUMBIA
OUTFITTING CO. 1635 Telegraph Avenue Tel. Higate 0880 -
BUDGET TERMS SINCE 1888
THE FEDERAL
WEARING APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN HOME APPLIANCES FURNITURE
1749 Broadway Oakland
GLencourt 4500
"It's Easier to Pay the Federal Way"
COAL
FULL-SACK JACK
TRADE MARK
RHODES & JAMIESON Ltd.
COAL - WOOD - FURNACE OIL - BUILDING MATERIALS
Main Office Foot of 23rd Ave., OAKLAND
Tel. FR uitvale 8811
Do You Know What Information This Directory Contains?
Even if you think you do it will pay you to read the Title Page, Front of Book
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO'S OAKLAND
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COLLECTIONS
R. E. READ
ESTABLISHED 1914
READ'S
Bonded Adjustment Bureau
Suite 603-604 Bank of Commerce Bldg., 1540 San Pablo Avenue OAKLAND
A Thoroughly Equipped Collection Office
PROMPT PERSONAL PRESENTATION OF ALL ACCOUNTS PROMPT REMITTANCES
Notary Public in Office
Tel. HI gate 3413
NO COLLECTION
Alcosta Credit Adjustment Co.
Licensed by the State of California
WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS SERVICE
1906 Addison Street Phone BErkeley 1387
WE WORK WHILE OTHERS SLEEP
BERKELEY
SERVICE WITH A SMILE PERSONAL CALLS WITHIN 100 MILES
NO CHARGE
CO-OPERATIVE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
PHILIP S. BEADLE, President
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMERCIAL COLLECTIONS
Bonded and Licensed to the State of California COLLECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
704-706 Security Bldg.
1106 Broadway .
TE mplebar 6440
BERKELEY AND ALAMEDA DIRECTORY (1940)
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COLLECTIONS
14 YEARS COLLECTION EXPERIENCE CREDITORS PERSONAL CALL SERVICE
A. A. and E. C. VOELLMEKE LICENSED AND BONDED
421 EAST STREET SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA Office Phone SW eetwood 6014 3 PERSONAL CALLS IN 30 DAYS FOR $1.00 EACH ACCOUNT
Res. 640 7th St.
Hayward
A System of Collecting Whereby Creditor Saves and Customer Pays. Res. Phone Hayward 712
E. DIAMOND
IRVING PERRY
Diamond Adjustment Service
COLLECTIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS
428 - 13th Street
205 Easton Building
Higate 6203
EAST BAY CREDIT SERVICE
R. J. Ramsey, Mgr. A COURTEOUS COLLECTION SERVICE THAT BRINGS RESULTS 217-218 Henshaw Building TE mplebar 6274 - 6275 - 6276
14th and Broadway
Oakland, California
A. L. GREGG, Manager
BONDED AND LICENSED
Gregg Collection Service We Use "Electrofile" for Quicker Service and a More Thorough Control
1440 Broadway, Syndicate Building
TE mplebar 4424
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO'S OAKLAND
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COLLECTIONS
COLLECTIONS
GUARANTEE COLLECTION SERVICE - A. J. VALANCE -
131 Castro Street
HAYWARD
Tel. Hayward 573
Holmes Collection Agency
PACIFIC BUILDING - 610 - 16TH STREET
TE mplebar 4166 - 4167
Oakland, California
Telephone GL encourt 1556
H. JAMES POSWA
OPERATING
THE MERCANTILE COLLECTION SERVICE FULLY BONDED AND LICENSED
920 Syndicate Building 1440 Broadway OAKLAND, CALIF.
Established 1912
Collections, Assignments Financial Counselors Trusteeships, Notary Public
Phone FRuitvale 5600
L. T. SANTA
Professional Collection Service
Collections Made by Personal Contact
Rooms 204-5
:2
Professional Building Fruitvale
3124 E. 14th Street Oakland, California
BERKELEY AND ALAMEDA DIRECTORY (1940)
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COLLECTIONS
BONDED AND LICENSED
PROFESSIONAL CREDIT ASSOCIATION
Collections - Group Settlements
WE SPECIALIZE ON MEDICAL, DENTAL and HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS
L. R. McCOY
Ray Building - 1924 Broadway Oakland, California Phone GL encourt 5311-5312
SPENCER COLLECTION SERVICE
COMPLETE COLLECTION SERVICE
INCOME SECURITIES BUILDING 364 - 14th Street, Oakland, California
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Largest in the Entire East Bay Area Special Department for Professional Accounts Licensed by and Bonded to the State of California
Select your collection representative as carefully as your bank MEMBER CREDIT BUREAU OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
both handle your money
CREDIT REPORTING
CREDIT REPORTS
TREAT YOUR CREDIT AS A SACRED TRUST
CHARACTER
For Efficient Handling of Consumer Credit Reports Refer to
TREAT YOUR CREDIT AS A SACRED TRUST
KHARACIL
RETAILERS CREDIT ASSOCIATION OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, INC.
A Merchant Owned Institution for the Protection of Retail Credit
7th Floor Equitable Bidg., 414 13th Street
Telephone TE mplebar 8900
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO'S OAKLAND
CREMATORIUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS
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"The Beautiful Way" - "The Economical Way"
CHAPEL of the CHIMES
COLUMBARIUM
CHAPEL OF THE CDIDES
Here are three beautiful chapels with indoor terraced garden columbariums. Memorial niches are placed in indoor gardens and in sunny chapels. The visiting hours are from nine to five every day.
ORGAN MUSIC BROADCAST OVER STATION KRE
CHAPEL OF THE ChIDES
4499 Piedmont Avenue Oakland, Calif.
Direction Lawrence F. Moore Tel. Piedmont 0123
TEMPLE - LIKE
UPON THE HILL'
COMPLETE CREMATION SERVICE
Permanent Art Exhibit
EVERLASTING URN MEMORIALS
Lamp of Remembrance
Management NORTON J. MORGAN
CHAPEL of MEMORIES
CREMATORIUM + COLUMBARIUM
Howe and Mather Streets, Oakland
Telephone Piedmont 1288
BERKELEY AND ALAMEDA DIRECTORY (1940)
CREMATORIUM
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DEPARTMENT STORES
H.C.CAPWELL
HHM.
Located at Broadway, Twentieth and Telegraph Streets in Oakland's Finer shopping district, you will find H. C. Capwell's, Oakland's Finer Store. Five floors of Capwell quality merchandise, to meet the needs of every family, every home. Fashion-right apparel and accessories for men, women, children. . . complete furnishings for your home. Make H. C. Capwell's your headquarters.
H.C. CAPWELL'S Oakland; Finer Stor
BASEMENT STORE
U. S. Post Office, Station C
Dress Patterne
While-You-Walt Shoe Repair Check Desk
Budget Beauty Shop Fountain Lunch Portrait Studlo Shoe Shining
STREET FLOOR Dress Patterns Hemstitching Pleating Picoling Charles of The Ritz Salon Watch Repair Smoke Shop Glove Repair Hosiery Repair Film Developing
Check Desk Taxi Telephones Western Union Travel Bureau Monogramming Boy Scout Official Outfitters SECOND FLOOR Modern Beauty Salon Girl Scout Official Outfittera Fur Repair Fur Storage
Chiropodist Children's Barber Shop Bridal Consultant Circulating Library Photo-Reflex Camera Studio
THIRD FLOOR Women's Lounge Upholstering Art Needlework classwork Sewing Machine Repairing Picture Framing
Optometrist Model Laundry Model Kitchen Curtains made-to-measure
Credit Offices Rug Cleaning FOURTH FLOOR Radio Repairing Piano Tuning Home Decorating Studio Shermen, Clay & Co., Box Office
Sherman Clay & Co. complete musia store FIFTH FLOOR Restaurant-on-the-Roof ON EVERY FLOOR Public Telephones Gift Wrapping MISCELLANEOUS Jane Condon, Personal Shopping Service
BROADWAY, 20th, TELEGRAPH
TELEPHONE TEmplebar 1-1-1-1
HALE BROS.
FORMERLY WHITTHORNE & SWAN
FOUR GREAT FLOORS OF VALUES
Apparel For All the Family
Furniture and Home Furnishings
TELEPHONE TEMPLEBAR 7200
Washington Street at 10th and 11th
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO'S OAKLAND
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DEPARTMENT STORES
If it's from Kahn's it's Quality
A GREAT STORE in the heart of A GREAT CITY!
Broad way, San Pablo, Sixteenth Phone Châncoun Età
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