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DUDGEON'S
Registered Jeweler of the American Gem Society ESTB. 1893 -- TWO STORES 206 Main, Tel. 171-W and 2522 W. Lincoln Way, Tel. 122
Phone 552 511 Main St.
BURTON REAL ESTATE MEMBER REALTORS INTERCHANGE, A COOPERATIVE REALTY SERVICE
SALES
SERVICE
ALLEN MOTOR CO.
CHEVROLET -- BUICK
PHONE 103 5th and DOUGLAS 60 Day Bonded Used Cars
Our Motto
"Conservative Helpful Banking" Union Story Trust & Savings Bank
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
201 Main St.
Ames, Ia.
Phone 76
Leonard Electric Refrigerators - Universal Electric Ranges Janitrol Air Conditioning Systems -- Laco Oil Burners, Ideal Boilers A. B. C. Washers
PALMER PLUMBING COMPANY
Electric Household Appliances --- Plumbing and Heating 108 Hayward Ave. Phone 1091 Ames, Iowa
REAL ESTATE
AMES PROPERTY IOWA FARMS - FARM LOANS
EVELAND REAL ESTATE 3251/2 MAIN PHONE 139
ARTHUR G. SPEERS FURNACE & SHEET METAL SHOP FURNACE AND SHEET METAL WORK - AIR CONDITIONING 111 N. KELLOGG AVE. TEL. 392
S. HANSON LUMBER CO.
AMES City Directory
1940-41
STORY COUNTY R. L. Pom & Co. PUBLISHERS
222 N. DUFF AVE
Oldsmobile Sales and Service BEST ELECTRIC COMPANY DUNLAP MOTOR CO. ELECTRIC MERCHANDISING INI CONTRACTING
AMES BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION Headquarters for Home Loans
Tel. 81
College Savings Bank WEST AMES Total Assets Over $1,500,000.00 1916-25 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE-1941
PHONE 2
H. L. MUNN LUMBER CO.
DEVOE PAINTS
Main at Duff Since 1891
F. H. A. COMPLETE SERVICE
Better
EDWARDS COAL CO.
Phone 20 2312 W. Lincoln Way
Gilchrist Coal and Feed Company Coal, Fuel Oil, Feed and Hay Stokers and Oil Burners Telephone 232-233 203 KELLOGG AVENUE AMES, IOWA
Tel. 51.6
5th and Douglas Ave.
The Frank Theis Drug Store The REXALL Store PHONE 93 217 MAIN STREET
Hospital Supplies Prescriptions
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OL JNOHO 212 Duff Ave.
TEL. 813
130 Main Tel. 123
Building
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300 Main St.
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We carry one of the largest stocks of Inlaid Linoleum in Story County. Also Firth, Alexander Smith and Mohawk Carpeting.
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CITY DIRECTORY 1940-41
Including Cambridge, Collins, Colo, Fernald, Gilbert, Huxley, Kelley, Maxwell, McCallsburg, Nevada, Ontario, Roland, Slater, Story City, Zearing and Story County Farmers Directory
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also a
BUYERS' GUIDE and a Complete
Classified Business Directory
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GENERAL INDEX
Page
Abbreviations
20 and 21
Alphabetical List of Names
21
Apartment Buildings
312
Associations and Clubs-Commercial
312
Banks and Trust Companies
315
Buildings-Office and Public
319
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor Buyers' Guide opp
319
Cemeteries
320
Churches
320
City Government
18
Classified Business Directory
311
Clergymen
322
Clubs
323
Convents
324
County Directory
193
County Government
19
Courts
19
Farmers Directory
255
Fire Department
18
Fraternity and Sorority Houses
328
Golf Clubs and Courses
332
Homes and Asylums
335
Hospitals and Dispensaries
335
Libraries
339 11 342
Newspapers
Parks and Playgrounds
344
Police Department
Post Office
Railroads
Schools-Parochial
Schools-Public
Schools, Colleges and Academies
350
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal
351
Societies-Patriotic
352
State Government
83
Story County Farmers
255
Story County Towns
193
Street and Avenue Guide
165
Tourists' Camps
354
United States Government
19
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
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Allan Machine Shop.
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Allen Motor Co
Ames Building & Loan Assn.
2 . back cover and front cover and 4
Ames Daily Tribune.
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Ames Grain & Coal Co.
18 19 347 350 350
Miscellaneous Information
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Ames Laundry Co & DeLuxe Cleaners. 10
Ames Mattress & Furniture Co. .left side lines and 12
Ames Trust & Savings Bank. . top, front and bottom edges and 3
Ames Wheel & Frame Alignment Co.
18
Best Electric Co. . .front cover and
6
Brannberg & Alm.
18
Burton E F. .
. back cover and
14
Coe's Flower Shop.
right side lines
College Inn
15
College Savings Bank.
front cover and 3
Dudgeon's
. back cover
Dunlap Motor Co. backbone and 2
Edwards Coal Co .front cover, right side lines and 5
Eveland Real Estate. . back cover and 14
Fall Inn
12
Fall Oil Co. .right side lines and 12
Gilchrist Coal and Feed Co
front cover and 5
Griffin Furniture Shop
.right top lines
Hanson S Lumber Co.
. back cover and
11 13
Hohenshell Service Station.
16
Hotel Ames .. . front cover
Hoversten Furniture Store. C 16
Inglis Phillips Service Station
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co.
... right side lines and 8 13
Irvine Paint & Wall Paper Store.
Jones Paul R Sheet Metal Works.
Kist Transfer & Storage.
.right side lines and
Little Bros Agency
left side lines and 15
L-Way Cafe.
right side lines and 16 15 2
Mathison Motor Co ..
McDowell Insurance Agency
Mid-Western Photo Lith Co.
14 17
Molleston Service Station. .
Moore Super Service.
Munn Electric Co ..
Munn H L Lumber Co.
Nelson Electric Co.
Ninth Street Food Market.
Palmer Plumbing Co.
. back cover and 13
Pidgeon's Market.
.left side lines and 9
10
Richardson Bros.
.right side lines and 8
Robinson F E Dr
12
Runyan Guy W D-X Service.
17 8 B
Sawyer & Triplett
.left side lines and 11 Smutz Service
. back cover and
7
4 Students Supply Store.
Theis Frank Drug Store. front cover
Union Story Trust & Savings Bank. .back cover and 4 Walker's Super Service. 18
Walsh Furniture Store.
right side lines and
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INTRODUCTION
R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 750 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1940-41 edition of the Ames City Directory, which also includes Cambridge, Collins, Colo, Fernald, Gilbert, Huxley, Kelley, Maxwell, McCallsburg, Ne- vada, Ontario, Roland, Slater, Story City, Zearing, and the farmers of Story County. This is the first Polk Directory of Ames, and is completely standardized according to the poli- cies and practices of the Association of North American Di- rectory Publishers.
Confidence in the growth of Ames' industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Ames to the world.
The enviable position occupied by R. L. POLK & CO.'S Directories in the estimation of the public throughout the country, has been established by rendering the best in Direc- tory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Ames Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the com- munity.
Seven Major Departments
The seven major departments are arranged in the fol- lowing order :-
THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, pages 11 to 19, on white paper, presents lists of city and county officials; post office Directory; statistical review; and manufacturing, trade and civic surveys.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 21 to 163, on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Ames, and the name, offi- cial personnel, nature and address of each firm and corpora- tion in the city.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 165 to 191. In this section the names of the streets are arranged in alphabetical order; the numbers of the resi- dences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respec- tive crossing points on each street. Features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designa- tion of homes and places of business having telephones.
THE STORY COUNTY DIRECTORY, covering the small towns of the county, extends from page 193 to page 254, on white paper.
Schoeneman Bros Co
17
Speers Arth G Furnace & Sheet Metal Shop.
7 18
Martin A J Real Estate & Insurance. . left side lines and
.left side lines and 9
. front cover and 12 6 9
Ray Charles G.
Rushing Food Market
17 6
Hills Studio. . .left side lines and
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THE STORY COUNTY FARMERS DIRECTORY appears in pages 255 to 290, on white paper.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and sep- arately paged from 1 to 18, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and pro- fessional interests of Ames and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business repre- sented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Ames, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 311 to 356, on white paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns of the whole community in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indis- pensable catalog of the numerous interests of the commun- ity. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
Community Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broad- cast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Ames and vicinity. There are more than 500 of these Directory Libraries, in- stalled and maintained in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada through the courtesy of members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose super- vision the system is operated and of which R. L. Polk & Co. is a member.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recogni- tion by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers.
AMES
Statistical Review
Location-In Story County, close to geographical center of Iowa, 33 miles north of State capital (Des Moines).
Altitude-922 feet above sea level.
Rainfall-Average annual, 5 years, 28.37 inches.
Population-12,526 (1940 U. S. Census preliminary re- port). Trade Area - 240 square miles; approximately 25,000 families (not including Iowa State College student popula- tion).
Urban Area-3,203 acres, or 5 square miles; 40% of urban area State-owned.
Valuation - Assessed taxable real property, $6,928,193 (Jan. 1, 1940).
Bonded Debt-Municipal bonds, $168,750; school bonds, $276,000.
Taxation-(1940 mill levies on 1939 taxable property) Municipal, 11.21 mills; schools, 43.69 mills; State and county, 8.12 mills; total, 63.02 mills.
Business-Approximately 300 retail establishments; 35 small industries; no major industrial activity; postal re- ceipts (year ended June 30, 1940), $149,872; bank debits (1939), $39,160,335; bank deposits (June 30, 1940), $4,868,217; bank resources (June 30, 1940), $5,367,343; 3 banks; 2 build- ing and loan associations, with total resources of $1,670,000 and $50,000 respectively.
Utilities-Natural gas service, Iowa Electric Light & Power Co., 2,581 meters (Sept. 1, 1940); electricity and water municipally-operated (See Municipal Enterprises).
Communications - Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., 4,993 telephone lines (not including branch exchanges); Western Union Telegraph Co .; Radio Station WOI, Iowa State College; Radio Station KQFW, Ames Police Department.
Transportation-Junction of 3 major transcontinental highways: U. S. No. 30 (Lincoln Highway), coast to coast; U. S. No. 65 (Jefferson Highway) and U. S. No. 69, Canada to Gulf of Mexico. Chicago & Northwestern Railroad main line Chi- cago to West Coast (via Union Pacific), route of "stream- liners," also two C. & N. W. branch lines terminating here. Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad (electric, freight only). 2 privately-operated airports. Interstate Bus Lines operating east-west and north-south, also operating city bus line; Jefferson Transportation Co. (bus), operating north-south; numerous motor-freight facilities.
Newspapers-1 city daily (6 days); 1 student daily (5 days); 1 weekly.
Commercial Organizations - Ames Junior Chamber of Commerce; plans under way to organize Greater Ames Asso- ciation.
Hospitals-Mary Greeley Hospital (municipal), 90 beds; Iowa State College Hospital, 75 beds.
State and Federal Institutions-Iowa State College; Iowa State Highway Commission; C.C.C. Co. No. 1,709; Forest Service Camp No. S-103 and Nursery; Cooperative Rural Re-
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search, Barberry Eradication, Bureau of Animal Industry, Soil Conservation Service, Agricultural By-Products Labora- tory, all of U. S. Department of Agriculture; Iowa Agricul- tural Extension Service; Iowa Engineering Experiment Sta- tion; numerous committees, boards, offices, etc., having all or part of activities centered here.
Education-Iowa State College of Agriculture and Me- chanic Arts; Ames public schools; Catholic parochial school; Iowa State College Library, 300,000 volumes; Ames Public Library, 22,000 volumes.
Religious Activities-15 churches and religious societies; full-time religious education program at Iowa State College, many phases open to public.
Recreation-4 theatres, 2 athletic fields, 2 field houses, 2 gymnasiums, 4 golf courses, 2 swimming pools, hundreds of public events annually-music, lectures, dramatics, social.
Building Construction-Building permits issued past 10 years, 485 new dwellings (350 dwellings erected past 3 years), value, $2,256,215; 416 new non-residential, value, $1,242,927; 353 alterations and repairs, value, $424,024; total permits, 1,250, value $3,923,310.
Municipal Enterprises
Government-Mayor-council-manager form (by ordi- nance); 6 councilmen; city clerk and accounting department handles general business, records, finances, etc .; city man- ager in charge of municipal utilities and all engineering; various boards and commissions with specially-delegated powers and functions. Non-partisan municipal elective sys- tem.
CITY HALL
Herein are centered most of the municipal activities of the Ames city government-city clerk's offices and accounting department, city man- ager's offices and engineering department, municipal court, council rooms, central fire station, police department and radio station, and welfare agencies
WATER-SOFTENING PLANT
Installed at a cost of $17,000 in 1932, the water-softening unit has given the Ames city water supply exceptional qualities. Without losing the natural water taste, this soft water supply has been a great economic asset through elimination of mineral deposits in pipes and water ma- chinery throughout the city, and in soap savings to housewives
Electric Department-Founded 1895, municipally-oper- ated since; total assets, including plant and distribution system, $1,018,542 (Sept. 30, 1940); installed generating capacity, 8,000 kilowatts; meters installed, all services, 4,770; actual output (year ended March 31, 1940), 11,761,000 kilo- watts; earnings in cash transferred to other municipal serv- ices past 12 years, $632,170; free electric service for muni- cipal services same period valued at $162,460 (streets and public buildings). City has one of lowest electricity rates in Iowa. Iowa State College operates own electric plant.
Water Department-Supply obtained from 3 deep wells, electrically pumped with emergency Diesel unit; entire sup- ply softened to 4 grains per gallon hardness; daily maximum pumping capacity, 2,000,000 gallons; storage capacity, 1,500,- 000 gallons (not including Iowa State College supply); 40 miles of water mains (all sizes); 3,232 meters in service; total assets water department, $568,667 (Sept. 30, 1940); depart- ment is self-sustaining, earnings reverting to improvements and expansion.
Sewage-Disposal-Plant erected in 1922; present value, $75,000.
Street Department-Total street system, 48 miles; paved, 23.38 miles; other hard surface, 8.85 miles; graveled and cin- dered, 14.34 miles; unsurfaced, 1.43 miles. New Grand Ave. viaduct (railroad grade separation) completed by State Highway Commission in 1938, total cost of $500,000, of which City shared $25,000.
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Parks-Under City Park Board. City Park, downtown, site of music pavilion; Brookside Park, adjoining campus along Squaw Creek, has picnic facilities, collection native animals, tennis courts. Total park area, 27 acres.
Hospital - Mary Greeley Hospital, separate board, founded in 1916 as gift to City; $153,000 addition completed in 1939; total valuation, $270,000; 90 beds.
Cemetery-Ames Municipal Cemetery, acquired in 1917; area, 52 acres, beautifully landscaped; includes section for Catholic Cemetery.
Library-Ames Public Library, separate board, founded in 1903 under Carnegie grant; $85,000 addition completed in 1939; 22,000 volumes.
Police Department-Rated one of most efficient in U. S .; operates Radio Station KQFW, two-way communication, with 3 autos and state police radio system; force includes chief and 9 patrolmen, all radio operators.
Fire Department - Highly efficient fire-fighting force, operating under two-platoon system; 2 stations, 1 at Iowa State College; 2 pumping engines, 1 ladder truck; total pumping capacity, 1,100 gallons per minute; average annual fire loss past 10 years, $18,485; force includes chief, assistant chief, and 7 firemen.
Municipal Court-Founded in 1928 under special Iowa statute; handles civil (up to $1,000) and criminal matters for entire county, having final judgment in misdemeanors and authority to bind to grand jury in felonies; appeals go directly to Iowa Supreme Court; has handled 2,335 civil dockets and 4,274 criminal dockets since inception.
MARY GREELEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL To the above original structure has now been added a $153,000 wing, increasing hospital facilities to accommodate 90 beds. Hospital is mod- ernly-equipped, well-staffed, up-to-date in every respect
MUNICIPAL MUSIC PAVILION
One of the finest pavilions for outdoor music west of Chicago. Con- tains large band-practice room, with ample dressing rooms off-stage. Equipped with multi-colored lighting facilities, perfect acoustics, public address system. Pavilion facilities frequently used by many groups for meetings, etc.
Municipal Band-Incorporated 20 years ago; supported by 1/2 mill annual levy; has paid professional director; plays weekly summer concerts from music pavilion, attended by as many as 3,000 at one time; music pavilion erected in 1935 at a cost of $37,000, rated one of finest in Middle West.
Other Functions -City Planning Commission, Play- ground Commission, Zoning Adjustment Board, Police and Fire Pension Boards, Civil Service Commission, Plumbing Examining Board.
Iowa State College
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was founded in 1858 under Federal land grant, 9 years after first settler built his cabin in Story County.
College land covers 2,518 acres, with 508 acres in main campus and recreation areas, rest in experimental farms; total land value, $715,000.
Physical plant includes 35 main buildings, nearly 200 minor structures; total value, land, buildings and equipment, $13,000,000.
Income for 1939-40 school year, $5,226,000, derived from State appropriation ($2,150,000), Federal allotments, student fees, gifts and endowments. Students residing in Iowa pay no tuition, only special fees.
Student enrollment for 1940 fall quarter: 1,852 freshmen, 1,881 sophomores, 1,189 juniors, 949 seniors, 696 graduate and special students; total enrollment, 6,567 (will exceed 8,000 by end of 1941 spring quarter). Enrollment in short courses for 1939-40, approximately 19,000.
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Teaching faculty, 450; research workers, 165; agricul- tural and engineering extension personnel, 115 (plus 198 county agents, club agents, and home demonstration agents in 99 Iowa counties); other administrative and service per- sonnel, 385.
Main Divisions: Agriculture, Engineering, Science (in- cluding Liberal Arts), Home Economics (including Applied Arts), Veterinary Medicine.
Research activities extend through all divisions and are well-known around the world. Outstanding research achievements in agricultural by-products; in hybrid corn and many other farm products; in the dairy industry; in agricul- tural engineering; in veterinary science; in general engineer- ing, especially in highway construction and safety factors, and in industrial health and safety problems.
Iowa State Highway Commission
The Iowa State Highway Commission was created in 1904 as a function of the Engineering Division at Iowa State Col- lege, independently established in 1913.
Physical plant erected in 1924 on 5 acres donated by people of Ames, includes commodious administration build- ing, testing laboratory, numerous shops and garages. Main- tenance stations and divisional offices reach into every county.
Highway program has accomplished construction of 5,208 miles of concrete paved highways in Iowa, partly with Fed- eral aid, and 671 miles of bituminous (black-top) surfacing, and has built a system of graveled farm-to-market roads reaching into nearly every local agricultural community in the state.
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