Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1932, Part 1

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GENERAL INDEX


R. 417,7252 1932


Abbreviations


228


Advertising Department


101


Alphabetical List of Names


229


Apartment Buildings


1771


Associations and Clubs-Commercial


1776


Bands and Orchestras


1784


Banks


1785


Board of School Commissioners


30


Buildings-Office and Public


1794


Buyers' Guide


101


Cemeteries


1797


Churches


1799


City Officials


29


Classified Business Directory


1769


Clergymen


1802


Clubs


1805


Convents


1812


County Officers


33


Courts


39


Federal Officers


36


Fire Department


30


General Directory


229


Halls


1837


Homes and Asylums


1839


Hospitals and Dispensaries


1839


Householders' Directory


1333


Incorporated Companies


1841 33


Labor Organizations


1857


Legal Blue Book


. opp


Libraries


1864


Military


39


Miscellaneous Information


15


Newspapers


E77/542


1874


Parks and Playgrounds


1882


Police Department


30


Post Office


36


Public Buildings, Halls, etc


1794


Public Schools


40


Railroads


1892


Schools-Parochial


1902


Schools, Colleges and Academies


1902


Social Settlements


1906


Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal


1906


Societies-Miscellaneous


1908


Societies-Patriotic


1908 101


Special Advertising Department


State Schools


40


Street and Avenue Guide


1333


Street Railway and Bus Lines


1329


Township Officers


33


Indiana State Government


1860


Miscellaneous Societies and Organizations.


1908


Museums


1873


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Page


Aetna Cabinet Co ..


200


Aetna Trust & Savings Co ... 129


Aler C C Co ... 223


American Central Life Insurance Co ...


.right top lines and 175


American Loan Co ...


.. front cover, left side lines and 181


American States Insurance Co.


175


Antlers Hotel 163


Ar-Ke-Tex Tile .


219


Assn of North American Directory Publishers.


Ayres L S & Co .. .front stencil and 144


Balke & Krauss Co. . 188


Ballard Ice Cream Co .. 167


Bamberger & Feibleman. .


. Legal Blue Book


Bank and Office Stationery Co. . right side lines and 199


Bankers Encyclopedia Co ...


.. back fly leaf


, Bankers Trust Co.


. left side lines and 124


Banner- Whitehill Co ..


right top lines and 155


Bass Photo Co:


208


Bassett Co The.


209


Baxter Co The.


116


Belmont State Bank


131


Bessire & Co


123


Better Business Bureau. .


158


Billy Grimes Tire Co ..


118


Bingham, Mendenhall & Bingham. . Legal Blue Book


Block Wm H Co ..


Bock Equipment Co. 189


Bookwalter-Ball-Greathouse Printing Co. . . 211


.right bottom lines and


115


Bowen A W Co ..


Bradford E W. : . . Legal Blue Book


Brennan W A Inc. 213


Brookside Lumber Co. .


. left top lines and 185


Brown L M Abstract Co ...


. left side lines and 102


Burdsal A Co The.


201


Burford Wm B Printing Co.


200


Burnet-Binford Lumber Co. . . left top lines and 186 Burton-Funk Co. . left side lines


Business Furniture Co. .


. front cover, left top lines and 197


Capital lce Refrigerating Co .. 166


Capital Paper Co.


206


. left side lines and


Capitol City Fuel Co. . 133 and 137


Capitol City Wrecking Co. ...... right side lines and 227


Capitol Dairies, Inc. 195


Capitol Electric Co .. 214


Capitol Motors Co.


116


Carter-Lee Lumber Co.


Central Buick Co.


Central Business College. right top lines and 147


Central Lien Corp.


193


Central Public Warehouse Co. 223


Indiana Law School. .


. . left side lines and


147


Central Rubber & Supply Co.


Central Supply Co ...


Central Union Truck Terminal. . right side lines and 224


Chaille Emerson W & Co. . 213


Church Members Relief Assn ... . right top lines and 176 Circle Window Cleaning Co ........ top stencil and 226 Citizens Motor Car Co ..


Clark Oliver H. .. . . right top lines and 214


Clay Products Co Inc of Indiana .. 219


Claycombe & Stump . Legal Blue Book Claypool Hotel 162


Commercial Casualty Insurance Co .. .right side lines and 176


Commonwealth Life Insurance Co ...


176


Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co ..


left bottom lines and 176


Cooling-Grumme-Mimford Co. 177


Cox, Conder, Bain & Cox ... . Legal Blue Book 191


Cram George F Co ..


Crane E A. . .left side lines and 174


Cruse J 'S Realty Co.


.right bottom lines and 213


D & C Navigation Co. -


Davey Hugh J. 201


212


Dean Bros Co.


1d


: Dell Frank M. .right side lines


Doherty Henry L & Co. 182


Dolbey & VanAusdall. 201


Dux Edward F Stone Co. 217


Emerson-Scheuring Tank Co. . 219


Employers Liability Insurance Co. .


180


Kirby-Dinn.


. left side lines and


152


Emrich's Factory Furniture Co. . right top lines and


156


Em Roe Sporting Goods Co .. .


217


Kothe Herman W.


. Legal Blue Book


Ernst & Ernst.


103


Kruse Co.


153


Ervin-Valdenaire Lumber Co ...... back cover and 187 Excelsior Laundry Co ... .. back cover and 183


Fenton, Steers, Beasley & Klee .... Legal Blue Book Fidelity Trust Co ... 129 Fletcher American Co .. 182


Fletcher American National Bank


.right top lines and 125


Fletcher's Dr W B Sanatorium. .


216


Forbes-Hubbard Lumber Co. 188


Foster R S Lumber Co. 189


Foster & Messick. . . 180


Franke Hardware Co. 161


Furnas Ice Cream Co The.


167


Gardner Joseph Co ..


. left top corner cards, 215 and 219


Garrison Samuel E ..


Legal Blue Book


Gates Edward E.


. Legal Blue Book


Gates F E Marble & Tile Co .. 192


Gates, Walsh & Hoffmann. Legal Blue Book


Geckler & Boyce ..


Legal Blue Book


Geiger & Peters, Inc.


218


General Electric Supply Corp. 150


General Motor Service Co ...


.front cover and 109


General Outdoor Advertising Co.


216


Gibson Co The ..


117


Goldberg Cooperage Co, Inc ..


132


Goodrich & Emison. .


.Legal Blue Book


.right top lines and 173


Gregory & Appel, Inc. .


.left side lines and 173


Grimes Billy Tire Co ...


118


Guarantee Tire & Rubber Co. .. right side lines and 118 Hackleman & Shields. ... right bottom lines and 168 179 Halgren Ross M .. Hall-Hottel Co, Inc. Hall-Neal Furnace Co. 211 153 177


Hall & Hill


Harlan Myron S.


.right top lines and 169


Hatfield Electric Co ..


150


Hatfield Paint Co, Inc ... . right side lines, 133 and 204


209


Hensley James W


.right bottom lines and


225


Herdrich & Boggs. . Hetherington & Berner, Inc. 103 218 152


Hisey & Titus ..


Hoffmann Joseph O.


. Legal Blue Book


Holmes, Ermston & Holmes


Legal Blue Book


Holmes J Frank


Home Lumber & Supply Co.


177 187 207


Hood & Hahn ..


Hook Drugs, Inc ..


right side lines and


142


138


Hoosier Coffee Co.


Hoosier Mfg Co ..


Hotel Antlers


Hotel Claypool


Hotel Severin


Hotel Washington 166


Humphreys M E & Co. 215


Hutchison Auto Co ... 118 132


Hydraulic-Press Brick Co.


Indiana Business College. .


right top lines and 147


Indiana Electric Corp.


912


Indiana Hotel Co. .


162


Indiana Liberty Mutual Insurance Co ... 177


Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Co ...


wright bottom lines and 178


Indiana National Bank ..


backbone and 126


Indiana Parking Garage. . backbone and 110


117 Indiana Pump & Compressor Co. . 212


Indiana Trust Co ..


.. 130


Indianapolis Abattoir Corp .... left bottom lines and 193


Indianapolis Coal Co ..


.left top lines and 136


Indianapolis Engraving Co.


. . 151 and 208


Indianapolis News The ..... right bottom lines and 196


Indianapolis Office Furniture Co.


.right side lines and 199


Indianapolis Paint & Color Co. . front cover, right bottom lines and 202


Indianapolis Power & Light Co. . left side lines and 148 Jessup & Antrim Ice Cream Co. . right side lines and 167 Johnson W H & Son Co ... .153 and 161


Jones George K .. .left bottom lines and 176 Jones, Hammond and Buschmann. . Legal Blue Book Jones & Maley, Inc. .118


Kahn Tailoring Co. 218


Katz Max Bag Co. .left top lines and 122


Kiefer-Stewart Co. 143


Kiger-Burnett Co.


right side lines and 200


King Frank.


Legal Blue Book


Kinsey E A Co The. . 189 143


Kirschner Auto Service, Inc.


119


Lain Business College


.left top lines and 146


Landers Jackson K.


right side lines, 176 and 178


Langsenkamp F H Co.


.right side lines and 132


115


Lathrop- Moyer Co


Lauth Motors Inc.


. front cover and 111


Layton Frank & Co.


209


Levey Printing Co.


.left top lines and 210


217 163 162 165


188 117


117 208


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opp inside back cover


Barrett Hardware Co.


.. left side lines and


160


Grain Dealers National Mutual Fire Insurance Co


Bates and Bates.


. Legal Blue Book


145


Hayes Bros, Inc. .


Kipp Bros Co.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


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Lieber H Co. . right top corner cards and 108


Lincoln Oil Refining Co ........ bottom stencil and 112 Lincoln Transit Co ... right side lines and 221


Lockwood, Lockwood, Goldsmith & Galt. 207 London & Lancashire Indemnity Co .. 178


Losey Motors, Inc 119


Lumber Insurance Agency.


Lux Laundry, Inc .. .right bottom lines and 178


Marion County State Bank.


Marion Paint Co. .left side lines and 203 Schoen Bros. .


Marmon Motor Car Co. 119 Schumacher John A Co.


Marott Apartment Hotel .. right side lines and 164


Martin Harvey B .. . left side lines and 174


Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins Co. .


.right bottom lines and 168


Matson, Ross, McCord & Clifford. . Legal Blue Book


Mccullough J G Agency. . right top lines and 214


McKee Homer Co. 106


MoKelvey & Kell.


McShane John J. . . Legal Blue Book


Means & Buenting . Legal Blue Book


Merchants Rating Bureau, Inc ...... back cover and 141


Merrifield Hugh D .. . Legal Blue Book


Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co ..


.right side lines and 178


Metropolitan Coal Co .. . left side lines and 137


Millis Advertising Co .. 107


Mooney-Mueller-Ward Co. 143 229


Morrison L E & Co ..


Mueller A G Motor Sales. 119 Steck Wm F.


Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.


178


Mutual Fire Insurance Co ... 179


178


Neff F B Printing Co.


211


Neuronhurst Sanatorium


216


Newberger, Simon & Davis ...... Legal Blue Book


News The ... right bottom lines and 196 9


Niman Transfer & Storage Co ..


Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. .left side lines and 174


Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp ..


179


Ogden James M.


.Legal Blue Book


Old Line Automobile Insurors. .. right side lines and inside back cover Olive George S & Co .. 104


Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co.


.right side lines and 179


Paetz George L & Sons


120 and 223


Pangborn George. W. 179


Paper Package Co. 206


Patterson Shade Co


927


Peerless Electric Supply Co.


Peerless Foundry Co .... .right bottom lines and 149


Peoples Coal & Cement Co .. 136


Peoples State Bank. .. 130 Washington Hotel.


Peoria Life Insurance Co.


Pettis Dry Goods Co ....


Pierson-Hollowell Lumber Co .. .. right side lines and 145


Polk R L & Co .. .105, 121 and 190 Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. . left top lines and 150


Polk Sanitary Milk Co The. .. . left side lines and 194 Williams & Schlosser. Legal Blue Book


Potter Coal & Material Co .. 137 Willson & Willson Legal Blue Book


Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co.


180 Public Service Co of Indiana. 219 Wisehart Roy P. . 176


Railroadmen's Bldg & Saving Assn.


. . left top lines and 134 Reserve Loan Life Insurance Co. ... back cover and 170 Roberts W H & Sons, Inc. . 195


Rocap James E.


Legal Blue Book


Rogers & Co. 104


Rubush & Hunter. .


108


Rybolt Heating Co. 154


St Agnes Academy.


Sanborn Electric Co .. 149


Sander & Recker Furniture Co. . right top lines and 157 Sargent Harry G Paint Co .. right bottom lines and 205 Legal Blue Book and 207 Schley & Trask.


131


Schlosser Chalmer.


. . Legal Blue Book


. left side lines and 135


133


Security Trust Co. .right top lines and 127 107


Seeds Russel M Co.


Sentinel Printing Co


211


Service Spring Co ..


120 165


Severin Hotel


Shirley Bros Co, Inc.


. left side lines


Shoptaugh A G. ..


180


151 Shotwell Grier MI. . . . .... Legal Blue Book


Slaymaker, Merrell, Ward & Locke. Legal Blue Book


Smith & Moore, Inc ... .left top lines and 113


Smither Henry C Roofing Co.


215


Special Petrol Service, Inc .... .left side lines and 139


Spradling, Carter & Jordan.


104


Stall R Niven. .. . Legal Blue Book


Standard Accident Insurance Co.


Standard Nut Margarine Co.


Standard Paper Co.


Stein Theodore Jr.


left bottom lines and 171


184


Stewart W K Co ..


.right side lines and 198


Stone, Stafford & Stone.


Stumph Walter O.


Swain H Nathan ..


. Legal Blue Book


Tarpenning-LaFollette Co ..


216


Taylor J H Transfer & Storage Co. .


. back cover and


220


Tennyson W H.


178


Thrasher Ralph D.


.Legal Blue Book


Trustees System Co. .


184 151


United Credit Bureaus, Inc. Union Trust Co .. top lines and 128 104 180


United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.


Utility Securities Co. . 131


160


Vehling Fred W.


.. right side lines and 152


Vonnegut Hardware Co. .right side lines and 159


Walsh Madison. . Legal Blue Book


Wangelin-Sharp Co


120


Warehouse Distributing Corp .... right side lines and 224


Warnock C O Co .. .right bottom lines and 114 166


179 Weber Milk Co ... right bottom lines and 195


Wege-Stanford Marble & Tile Co. 192


189 Western Audit Co .. 103


Wilson J C & Co. 222


Woodsmall H H Agency, Inc. .


.left top corner cards and 172


Worley-Winkler Agency, Inc ...


.back cover, right side lines and 140


Zimmer H E.


222


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175 201 206


.right side lines and 209


Sterling Loan Co.


Mutual Insurance Agency .... right bottom lines and National Map Co. .


191


180 211


TT S Photo Engraving Co. Umphrey & Hartz. . front cover, left side lines and 181 Union Title Co. right side lines and 102


VanCamp Hardware & Iron Co.


154


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McMurray Welcome B. 218 Showalter E W & Co ...... right bottom lines and 116 Sinker-Davis Co The ... 151


INTRODUCTION


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Six Major Departments


The several essential departments are arranged in the following order :-


THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, pages 15 to 41, presents a va- riety of information, such as lists of city, county, township, state and fed- eral officials; post office and public school directories; statistical review; and manufacturing, trade and civic surveys.


THE BUYERS' GUIDE, pages 101 to 228, printed on tinted paper, con- tains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and profes- sional interests of Indianapolis and vicinity. These pages will be found par- ticularly interesting and instructive to substantial purchasing factors. The advertisements have been carefully grouped by departments and are in- dexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is ref- erence advertising at its best, and, as such, merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. The community's activities, in many interesting phases, are authentically pictured. In a great commercial and industrial center like Indianapolis, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is very great, and frequently, pressing. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the liberal support the city directory enjoys in the many fields which it serves.


THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents, business firms and corporations is included in pages 229 to 1328. A feature of this section is the inclusion of the wife's name in parentheses following that of the husband.


THE STREET RAILWAY AND BUS LINES DIRECTORY is contained in pages 1329 to 1331. Correlation of this section with the Directory of Householders determines the street car or bus running nearest to any given house or intersection.


THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covers pages 1333 to 1768. In this section the names of the streets and avenues are arranged in alphabetical order; the residences and business houses are arranged numerically under the name of each street and avenue, and the names of householders and business concerns are placed opposite the numbers. A feature of this section is the distinction between tenant-owned and rented homes.


THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 1769 to 1921. This department lists the various manufacturing, mercantile and professional interests of the whole community in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispens- able epitome of the business interests of the community. "The Directory is the common intermediary between Buyer and Seller." As such it plays


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no small part in the daily doings of the business world. "More goods are bought and sold through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium."


Community Publicity


The directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the commun- ity, depicting in truthful terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as an industrial site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily avail- able for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable adver- tisements of Indianapolis and vicinity, for business men, everywhere, realize that the city directory represents a community as it really is.


The Indianapolis Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Indianapolis City Direc- tory, a Directory Library is maintained in their offices at 225 N. New Jer- sey St., for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 450 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.


The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition 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.


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INDIANA STATE SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MONUMENT


Universally admitted to be the grandest achievement of architectural and sculptural art in the world. designed to glorify the hercie epoch of the Republic and to commemorate the valuor and fortitude of Indiana's soldiers and sailors in the War of the Rebellion and other wars.


Begun, 1887 ; completed, 1901; dedicated, 1902 ; cost. $600,000 ; diameter of plaza surrounding monument. 342 efet 7 inches ; diameter of terrace, 110 feet ; height of terrace, 16 feet 4 inches ; manument foundation. 69x53 feet ; depth of foundation, 30 feet ; height of monument, including foundation, 314 feet 6 inches : height of monument from street level to top of statue, 284 feet 6 inches; height of Victory statue, 38 feet; shaft at top, 13 feet 3 inches; balcony, 16 feet.




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