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DOLLAHAN MOTOR CO.
120 W. Elm St. ( URBANA)
Phone 7-1013
PERRY MOTOR SALES
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MaisLES VOICES
330.336 N. Hickory
Phone 4106
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DIRECTORS D. C. DODDS, Pres. MRS. JULIA H. DODDS. V.Pres. H. C. SCHMALHAUSEN, Bee. J. C. DODDS, Supt .- Treas.
Twin City Ice and Cold Storage Co. DISTILLED WATER
76 E. Washington St.
Phone 4104
PRICE PAINT STORE
WALLPAPER AND GLASS
Elliott's Quality Paints 120 N. Neil Tel. 2176
White Motor Sales
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110 W. Green St.
Phone 7-1339
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224 W. MAIN STREET
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CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (Champaign County, Ill.)
CITY DIRECTORY 1938
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, Rural Routes and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also a
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GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations vii
Alphabetical 1
Buyers Guide
(yellow pages)
Classified Business Section 401
Index to Advertisers iii
National, State, County and City Officials. viii
Historical Sketch of Twin Cities V
Rural Route Directory 526
Householders' Directory, Champaign and Urbana 445
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
Page
Acme Coal Co. 14
Allied Finance Co, Inc. 33
Alpha Coal & Material Co, left top lines and page 9
Apperson's Plumbing & Heating Co,
right side lines and page. 40
Art Floral Co. 23
Atwood C A Agency. 31
Barsch Geo C Florist 23
Bash J S & Sons. 14
Bash Roofing Co. 43
Bauman Sanitary Co, opposite inside front cover.
Beach B C & Co. 15
Bean J M Electric Shop. 20
Beardsley Hotel 28
Benton L R. 41
Boggs & Cogdal, left top lines and page
41
Burt-Rovelstad Co 31
Burton & Trelease, right top lines and page 42
Busey's State Bank. 7
Cable Piano Co. 37
Campbell Ralph M. 31
Champaign Builders Supply Co. .. Champaign Commercial College, top margin back cover and page ..... Champaign County Abstract Co, backbone and inside back cover.
9
11
Champaign Ice Cream Branch, right top lines and page ... 30
Champaign Letter Shop, right side lines and page. 34
Champaign National Bank, The. 7
Champaign Sanitary Milk Div. 17
Champaign Sheet Metal Works. 44
Lloyde's
9
Chumbley & Turner
42
Loeb H & Co.
34
Lorch J F Garage, gold line back
cover and page
3
15 Lucas & Moore. 27
MacMillan Funeral Service.
24
Decker Sanitary System.
43
Mallow's
11
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insur-
Dollahan Motor Co, top edge front cover and page. 3 ance Co
Page
lines and page ..
37
First National Bank In Champaign 8 Flanigan-Pearson Co, inside front cover, right and left top lines, right side lines and pages 13, 17 19
Grindley Harry
21
Groves Chas W ..
36
Grubbs G R & Co. 22
Hecker Morris L Co, right top lines and page 10
Herriott Lee A.
36
Hidy W R Agency. 32
Holland Furnace Co. 25
Home Insulation Co. 33
Household Finance Co. 22
Hughes-Krabbe Co 21
Inland Supply Co, opposite inside front cover.
Inman Drug Store. 19
Inman Hotel
28
Johnson Bros Plmby & Htg Co 40 Jordan Paint & Wallpaper Co. 38
Kaufman's
13
Kiler C A.
26
Knowlton & Bennett Inc, left top
lines and page ..
20
Kuhn Joseph & Co Inc. 13
Leonard Funeral Home. 24
Lewis W & Co, right top lines and page 18 Lillard-Getman Furniture Co. 26
Coady Roofing Co. 43
Commercial Bank of Champaign .. 7 Corray Bros, left top lines and page Cotter Bros Glass Co 27
32
1000570
Evening Courier, The, right side
Page
Millers Mutual Fire Ins Assn of Ill 32 Strode Geo Mittendorf Funeral Chapel .. 24 Sullivan-Chevrolet Co 4
Model Laundry Co & Souders Clnrs. 12 Sullivan Wm J 42
Murphy Frank D. 32
National Adjustment Bureau. 17
Nogle & Black Inc. 15
Parkhill Motor Sales, opposite inside front cover.
Perry Motor Sales, front cover and page
4
Price Paint Store, front cover and page
38
Red Spot Paint & Wallpaper Co .. 39
Reliable Plumbing & Heating Co ... 41
Renner Funeral Home, front cover and page . 25
Roofing & Insulation Co.
33
U of I Supply Store. 8
Sandwells, right side lines and page 39 Urbana Furniture Co, inside front cover.
Sansom Coal Co, right top lines and page
16
Sears Roebuck & Co. 18
Shaff Maurice Service, inside front
Short Herbert D 33
Slocum Edw S. 25
Smith Drug Co. 20
Smith Frank Agency. 33
Smith Fred A Lumber Co 35
Smith & Co, right top lines and page Somers-Barr Co, right top lines.
29
Standard Electrical Co
21
Stanner J Ray.
33
Woodruff Coal Co. 16
Strauch's Photo Art Shop, left top lines and page. 40 Yonce & Wise, inside front cover.
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Miscellaneous Information
For information not found in this department see regular Alphabetical Section or under proper headings in the Classified Business Directory
COUNTY GOVERNMENT (Champaign County)
Circuit Judge-John H Armstrong.
County Judge Chas M Webber.
County Clerk-Eimer P Hoggatt. Circuit Clerk-Miletus L Flaningam. County Recorder-C Ross Mills.
County Treasurer-Willard G Goodman.
County Sheriff-Clarence W Roth.
County Supt of Schools-Ernest M Harsh- barger.
States Attorney-Fred B Hamill. County Coroner-Dr Richard C Shurtz. County Surveyor-Godfrey Sperling. Master in Chancery-W F Woods. Circuit Court Reporter-Adelaide M Tobias. County Court Reporter-Ann I Ahrens. County Supt Highways-Robert F Fisher. Adult Probation Officer-James H Finch. Juvenile Probation Officer-Mrs Lucile G Rice.
County Veterinarian-Dr Asa H Davison.
CITY GOVERNMENT (City of Champaign) City Hall-100-108 M Mell Mayor-Jas D Flynn. City Commissioners-Edw T. Bassett, Wal-
ter D Swearingen, Jas F Smith, V W Burgess.
City Clerk-Bernard J Marshall.
City Treasurer-Roger E Zombro. Police Magistrate-Geo M James. City Attorney-Albert Tuxhorn. City Engineer-Alf M Danely.
Plumbing Inspector-Martin H Turner.
Electrical Inspector-Geo H Said. Chief Fire Dept-John C Ely.
Chief Police-Roy Argo.
CITY GOVERNMENT (City of Urbana) City Hall-107-109 S Broadway
Mayor-John Gray.
City Clerk-Bess M Holmes.
City Treasurer-Mrs Garnet K Meyers. Police Magistrate-Earl Meenach. City Attorney-Olin L Browder.
City Engineer-Mason H Kinch. City Collector-Bess M Holmes.
Commissioner Public Works-Robt L Gor- don.
Chief Fire Dept- Charles W Pittman. Chief of Police-Walter M Fulton. City Electrician-Charles E Davis. City Health Officer-Dr Leland M T Still- well.
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Thompson Lumber Co 35
Tipsword Motor Co .. 5
Trevett-Mattis Banking Co, right side lines and page. 8 Twin Cities Building & Loan Assn. 10 Twin City Awning & Upholstering Co 44
Twin City Employment Bureau. 22 34
Twin City Finance Co.
Twin City Ice & Cold Storage, front cover and page .. 29
Twin City Pontiac Co. 5
Twin City Printing Co. 394
Twin City Roofing Co, back cover and page 44
Urbana Home Loan Assn 10
Urbana-Lincoln Hotel 28
Urbana Motors Inc, right top lines and 5
Wagner & Son. 16
White Line Laundry 12
White Motor Sales, front cover and page
6 Willis G C Dry Goods, gold line front cover and page. 19 Wilson Ice Cream Co 30
INTRODUCTION
Flanigan-Pearson Co., publishers of the Champaign and Urbana City Di- rectory, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1938 edition, which also includes the rural routes pivotal from the Champaign Post Office. Two new features, the designation of tenant-owned homes add the designation of homes and places of business having telephones, mark this edition.
Confidence in the growth of this community's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be main- tained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Champaign and Urbana to the world.
The enviable position occupied by the Champaign and Urbana City Directory in the estimation of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courte- ous 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 Champaign and Urbana Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.
Six Major Departments
The six major departments are arranged in the following order :-
THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, on white paper, presents lists of city and county officials; statistical review; and manufacturing, trade and civic surveys.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 1 to 326, 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 Champaign and Urbana, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 445 to 525. 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 op- posite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their re- spective crossing points on each street. Two new features are included in this section. They are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having telephones.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 328 and separately paged from 1 to 44, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manu- facturing, business and professional interests of Champaign and Urbana. 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 com- munity like Champaign and Urbana, the necessity of having this kind of informa-
tion immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evi- denced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 401 to 444, on white paper. This department lists the names of all business and pro- fessional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This fea- ture constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. 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.
THE RURAL ROUTES DIRECTORY, on white paper, extends from page 526 to page 531.
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 Di- rectory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Champaign and Urbana. There are more than 450 of these Directory Libraries, installed 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 supervision the system is operated and of which the Flanigan-Pearson Co. is a member.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progres- sive 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.
Flanigan-Pearson Co., Publishers.
R. L. POLK & CO., Compilers.
CHAMPAIGN AND URBANA
HISTORICAL, DESCRIPTIVE AND STATISTICAL SKETCH OF THE TWIN CITIES
CHAMPAIGN Statistical Review
FORM OF GOVERNMENT-Commission.
POPULATION-1930 U. S. Census, 20,348 ; local estimate at present, 23,000. American-born, 97%.
AREA-10 square miles.
ALTITUDE-743 feet above sea level.
PARKS-23, with total of 78 acres.
ASSESSED VALUATION-$13,818,415, with $5.31 per $100 tax rate.
FINANCIAL FACTS-4 banks, with total deposits of $11,816,000 (June . 30, 1937), and total resources of $12,871,000 (June 30, 1937).
POSTAL RECEIPTS-Approximately $250,000 annually.
TELEPHONES IN SERVICE-10,100.
INDUSTRY-Chief industries of city and surrounding territory : Manufac- turing and agriculture. 27 manufacturing establishments, employing 391 workers, paying wages of $458,167 annually, and having products valued at $3,604,996 (last report). Principal manufactured products : Drop forgings, gloves, trailers, bleachers, soy bean oil, road machinery, cement products, aca- demic apparel, and railroad registers.
TRADE AREA-Retail area has radius of 35 miles, and population of 100,000.
NEWSPAPERS-3 daily and Sunday.
HOTELS-3, with total of 354 rooms.
RAILROADS-4 : Illinois Central, Big Four, Wabash, and Illinois Terminal. HIGHWAYS-State 10, 25 and 39.
AMUSEMENTS-Largest auditorium in city seats 3,000 persons: 3 moving- picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 7,000 persons. 4 golf courses.
HOSPITALS-4, with total of 302 beds.
EDUCATION-1 senior high school and 1 junior high school. 3 parochial schools. Number of pupils in public schools, 4,500; in parochial, 350.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES-1, with 32,259 volumes.
CITY STATISTICS-Total street mileage, 92, with 66 miles paved and 1.75 miles under construction. Miles of gas mains, 88; sewers, 130. Number of water meters, 9,392; light meters, 11,800; gas meters, 9,286 (Champaign and Urbana). Capacity of water works, 8,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 2,820,000 gallons; miles of mains, 63.6 (Champaign and Urbana).
General Review
Champaign originated in 1854, when the Illinois Central Railroad built its main north and south line two miles west of the village of Urbana. The village started at the railroad and was incorporated at that time as the village of West Urbana, its name being changed to Champaign in 1857. In 1860 the village of Champaign was incorporated as a city.
Champaign owes its growth to an act of the legislature in 1867, which awarded the University of Illinois to Champaign county. The steady growth of the University has been reflected in the growth of Champaign. The original location of the University was in Urbana adjacent to Champaign, but due to the expansion of the University, part of its grounds and buildings are on property originally part of Champaign.
Champaign is served directly by the main line of the Illinois Central Rail- road; by the Indianapolis-Peoria division of the Big Four; by the Wabash; by the Danville-St. Louis division of the Illinois Terminal (electric) Railroad ; and by bus lines, including the Greyhound Line to Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Peoria and other points.
Three state paved highway routes, Nos. 10, 25 and 39, converge in Cham- paign, coming from different directions. These routes, and the many paved County highways radiating in all directions, together with excellent transporta- tion facilities offered by rail and bus routes, make Champaign one of the lead- ing down-state traffic centers.
Due to its location in a rich section of east central Illinois and to the large student body attending the University, Champaign has a large retail business. Its stores offer exceptional stocks of merchandise to customers who come from a wide area to shop here. The 1930 U. S. Census of Distribution showed Cham- paign-Urbana to be the seventh market in the state, with annual sales amounting to more than $24,000,000. Champaign stores do 75% of this business.
Champaign and Urbana are served jointly by all utilities, and together has one of the finest sanitary districts and sewage-disposal plants anywhere. This plant has been widely copied by every city.
With the commission form of government, a motorized police department, and its fire department on the platoon system, Champaign is up-to-date and well- equipped to handle its City business.
The large stadium and the men's gymnasium of the University being lo- cated in Champaign bring the thousands of people who attend athletic events at the University directly to Champaign. The football games in the fall and the basketball games in the spring attract immense crowds from all sections of the state.
The diversified industries of Champaign manufacture road equipment, leather gloves, forgings, portable bleachers, impact registers, wrought-iron fix- tures, and machine-shop products.
The Chamber of Commerce Airport furnishes facilities for visitors who travel to and from Champaign, Urbana and the University. This airport is recognized by the Government as safe and properly-equipped.
URBANA
Statistical Review
FORM OF GOVERNMENT-Aldermanic.
POPULATION-1930 U. S. Census, 13,060; local estimate at present, 13,500. American-born, 97%.
AREA-9 square miles.
ALTITUDE-743 feet above sea level.
PARKS-4, with total of 102 acres.
ASSESSED VALUATION-$7,000,000, with $5.83 per $100 tax rate.
BONDED DEBT-$193,000.
FINANCIAL FACTS-1 bank, with deposits of $1,971,000 (June 30, 1937), and resources of $2,126,000 (June 30, 1937).
. CHURCHES-20, representing leading denominations.
INDUSTRY-Chief industries of city and surrounding territory : Agricul- ture and education. 3 manufacturing establishments, employing total of 500 workers, with principal products as follows : Railroad cars, athletic goods, cast- ings and machinery.
TRADE AREA-Retail area has radius of 40 miles, and population of 64,000.
NEWSPAPERS-1 daily and Sunday.
HOTELS-2, with total of 130 rooms.
RAILROADS-4: New York Central, Wabash, Illinois Central and Illinois Terminal.
HIGHWAYS-U. S. 45 and 150; State 10.
AMUSEMENTS-Largest auditorium in city seats 7,000 persons. 2 moving- picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 1,500 persons. 3 golf courses.
HOSPITALS-5, with total of 600 beds.
EDUCATION-University of Illinois. 9 public schools, including 2 senior high and 1 junior high. 1 parochial school.
CITY STATISTICS-Total street mileage, 90, with 60 miles paved. Miles of sewers, 200. Fire department has 10 men, with 1 station and 7 pieces of motor equipment. Police department has 9 men, with 1 station and 3 pieces of motor equipment. 'Police Radio Station WAGR.
General Review
When Champaign county was created in 1833, Urbana was founded as its county seat.
The name of the county and county seat was derived from the city of Ur- bana, Ohio. The name originated from the word "urbanity." The court house and the county offices were established at Urbana soon after its founding, and the business of Champaign County has been conducted here ever since.
When the legislature of the state of Illinois decided to take advantage of the provisions of the "Morill Act" providing land grants for state institutions of higher learning by creating such an institution for Illinois, the enterprising citizens of Urbana and Champaign County succeeded in locating it permanently at Urbana.
The educational facilities in Urbana commence with the public grade schools, include two modern high schools, and conclude with the University of Illinois. The University campus and adjacent experiment fields consist of 2,642 acres of land, with 90 splendid buildings, an enrollment of 11,500 students, 1,200 pro- fessors and instructors, and a large additional staff of employees.
Urbana has won fame as a residential city. Probably no city anywhere has a larger percentage of college-trained citizens. The percentage of illiteracy in Urbana is considerably less than 1%, while 36% of the children of school age are enrolled in the two high schools. Furthermore, fully 85% of the residents of Urbana are home-owners.
Urbana, "the crossroads of the Corn Belt," has 60 miles of paved streets. All the streets are well lighted by a system of ornamental boulevard lighting standards. Sanitation is unsurpassed, and the water supply comes from deep wells.
Urbana is also a city of parks. While the University campus may be con- sidered one large park, Urbana has a park system of unusual attractiveness. The principal park is Crystal Lake Park, comprising 110 acres of shrubs, oaks, grass and water made easily accessible by beautiful drives and walks. The clear water of the lake affords good boating in summer and skating in winter, while its pavilion, shelter house, modern playground for children, and an outdoor swim- ming pool bring visitors from many miles away. The other parks, while not so large, are very attractive. '
In Urbana 20 churches guide the spiritual welfare of the citizens; the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls organizations provide recreation and training for the children, while the Association of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Exchange Club and the numerous fraternal societies afford means for the practice of good-fellowship characteristic of Urbana.
Although Urbana is outstanding for its civic activities, it is also represented by sound commercial and industrial concerns. No city has more solid financial institutions. Urbana's building and loan associations are among the foremost in the country. Every branch of retail trade is represented among the stores that provide for the wants of the community. Leading manufactured products of Urbana are knock-down bleachers, butter and other dairy products, athletic equipment and supplies, electrical supplies, chemical supplies, paints, castings,
dehorners, cigars, harness, ice cream, burial vaults, mausoleums, high-powered microscopic lenses, scientific instruments, x-ray apparatus and concrete orna- ments. Urbana is also the home of Urbana Laboratories, Inc., noted as makers of seed cultures.
In Urbana are located shops of the N. Y. Central Lines, which employ the largest number of men in any single industry of the city.
Urbana possesses very adequate transportation facilities, including the Peoria & Eastern Railway, giving services to the east and west; the branch line of the Wabash running to Sidney, and the Illinois Central affording frequent services to Chicago and to the South. "A train your way every hour of the day" is provided by the Illinois Traction system, with accommodations east and west. Connections are made at Glover by trolley with the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad for Chicago and St. Louis and by bus at Tolono with the main line of the Wabash for St. Louis and Detroit. Three State paved highways and many paved County roads extend in all directions, and bus service is given on all three state highways.
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