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INDIANAPOLIS (MARION COUNTY, IND.)
CITY DIRECTORY
Vol. 1945 XC
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GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations
100 and
Advertising Department
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Page 101 2088 101
Alphabetical List of Names
Apartment Buildings
2265
Associations and Clubs-Commercial
2271
Bands and Orchestras
2281 2281
Banks and Trust Companies
Beech Grove Officers.
34
Board of School Commissioners
33
Buildings-Office and Public
2294
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor
2295
Buyers' Guide
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2088
Cemeteries
2298
Churches
2300 33
City Officials
2261
Clergymen
2305
Clubs
2309 2317
Convents
County Officers
34 40
Federal Officers
37 34
Fraternities and Sororities.
2334
General Directory
101 2343
Halls
2348
Homes and Asylums.
Hospitals and Dispensaries
Hotels
Householders' Directory
1577
Incorporated Companies
2354 34
Legal Blue Book.
opp
Libraries
Military
Miscellaneous Information
Museums
2401
Organizations
2406 2416
Police Department
33
Post Office
37
Public Schools
40
Railroads
2430
Rocky Ripple Officers
34
Schools-Parochial
2442
Schools, Colleges and Academies
2442
Special Advertising Department
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2088
Speedway City Officers.
34
State Officers
34
State Schools
36
Street Car, Bus and Motor Coach Lines.
1589
Street and Avenue Guide.
1593
Township Officers
34
U. S. Postal Unit Guide.
1577
Woodruff Place Officers
34
35.00-L 94920
Courts.
Fire Department
Golf Clubs and Courses
2351 2352 2352
Indiana State Government
Newspapers
Parks and Playgrounds
2380 2384 40 14 2400
Classified Business Directory
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION
Page
Empire Life & Accident Ins Co. right top lines and 81 Employers Mutuals. . . left side lines and 94 Emrick's Factory Furniture Store. .left top lines, 59 and 67
Em-Roe Sporting Goods Co.
165
Equitable Life Insurance ..
.left side lines and
99
Ev-R-on Company. . . right top corner cards and
Farrell-Argast Electric Co. . left side lines and Farquar Heating Service Co. Federated Service Bureau. Excelsior Laundry Co. ... back cover, right top lines, 36 and 109 Fadely-Anderson Inc .. . left bottom lines and 16 58 50 5 Fenton Steers, Beasley & Klee .... Legal Blue Book Fidelity Trust Co. right top lines and 20 51
First Bancredit Corp.
Fletcher Av Saving & Loan Assn. left bottom lines and
30 21
Fletcher Trust Co ..
Foster R S Lumber Co.
left side lines and
118
82
Foster & Messick.
left top lines and
Foxworthy C T Co. right top lines and 8
Franklin Life Insurance Co. .left top lines and 100
Fuller-Halpin Lumber Inc.
Gem Coal Co. right top lines and General Outdoor Advertising Co. 118 39 6 Geupel Carl M Construction Co. 41 9 Glesing Carl Gibson Company The. 35 Golden Guernsey Farms Inc. Goldstein Brothers. right bottom lines and 127 68 Grain Dealers Mutual Agency Inc. left top lines and 83 52
Grande John & Sons
Great-West Life Assurance Co.
right top corner cards and 100
Gregg & Son Inc ..
36
Gregory & Appel Inc ...
... right bottom lines and
84
Griener C E Co ...
. right top corner cards and 111
Grimes Billy Tire Co ..
16
Guarantee Tire & Rubber Co. right bottom lines, 149 and 168 Guardian Life Ins Co of America .. .left side lines and 95 Gwinn A R Paint & Supply Co .. .right bottom lines and 138
Hall-Hottel Co Inc ..
right bottom lines and 155
56
Hammond, Buschmann, Roll and Alexander
. Legal Blue Book
Harlan Myron S.
. left side lines and
95
Hartman, McManamon, Leffler and Carter
. Legal Blue Book
Hatfield Paint Co ..
.right side lines and 135
Haupt Frank X. .Legal Blue Book
Hayes Brothers Inc. 145
Herrmann G H Funeral Home.
Hetherington & Berner Inc .. left side lines and 55
119 10 Hickman Oldsmobile Inc ...... left bottom lines and Hicks-Driscoll Co 155 Hillsdale Landscape Co .... left top corner cards and 108 Hiser Walter Inc .. left top corner cards and 16
159
Hisey & Titus.
. left side lines and
53
Holder Charles W. Legal Blue Book
Holmes J Frank. . . .. backbone, right side lines and 85
Home Roofing Co. .left bottom lines and 158
Hook Drugs Inc ..
.right side lines
Hoosier Casualty Co. . right side lines and 100
38 Hoosier Coal & Oil Co. ... right top corner cards and Hoosier Petroleum Co Inc ..... left bottom lines and 142
Clevinger Agency The. 154 Hornaday Milk Co. . right side lines and 128
Cohen Brothers Department Store .. 46 Horvath Realty Co. . right bottom lines and 155
Columbia Investment Co. . right top corner cards and 112 Commercial Sandblasting Co. . .. left top corner cards and 160 Commercial Service Co 40
Consolidated Finance Corp.
114
Cooling-Grumme-Mumford Co Inc.
.right side lines and 94 Hotel Warren.
Corey Thomas J. .Legal Blue Book Cox & Cox .. . Legal Blue Book
Cram Geo F Co .. .left bottom lines and 121 Crescent Paper Co .. 140
Crown Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co. 109
Cruse J S Realty Co. . . .. right bottom lines and 154 Dean Brothers Pumps, Inc. B and 149 Denis Harrold R. 99 27 Dezelan's Bowling Alleys.
Dorsey Paul E Funeral Home.
. left side lines, Z and 55
Drexler Charles Co Inc .. ... left side lines and Eagle Creek Nursery Co Inc ...... left top lines and 133 East End Dairies Inc. . back cover, left side lines and 124 East Side Chevrolet Inc .... . . left bottom lines and Eastman J D Sunshine Cleaners. .
. left bottom lines and 37 Emerson-Scheuring Tank Co. 167
Edwards Co The. .left top corner cards and 69 Indianapolis Cement Block Co
Empire Builders 69
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Acme Wall Papers Inc. . 171
Acro Realty Co Inc. 150
Adams-Rogers Co 117
Advance Paint Co.
138
Advance Paint Products Inc ..
. back cover, right top lines, 137 and 170
Advance Printing Co. ... left side lines and 147
Akron Surgical House Inc.
143
Alkaloid Corp The ..
27
Allied Printing Service. . .
.left side lines and 146
Allison Realty Co ..
Aluminum Finishing Corporation.
right top corner cards and 6
American Estates Co.
. left side lines and 153
American Loan Co ..
. left side lines and 112
American Paper Stock Co ...... right side lines and 141
American States Insurance Co. . right side lines and 80 Anderson Lumber & Supply Co.
right bottom lines and 115
Armstrong & Gause ..
. Legal Blue Book
Associated Distributors .... left top corner cards and 67 Atkins E C & Co. 161
Atkins Saving & Loan Assn. . left bottom lines and
33
Auto-Owners (Mutual) Ins Co ..
98
Ayres L S & Co. . front edge, right bottom lines and 42
Ballard Ice Cream Co ...
. left side lines, 77 and 122
Bamberger & Feibleman.
. Legal Blue Book
Bankers Trust Co. 26
Banner-Whitehill Inc ..
.. right top lines
Barney's Quality Jewelers. .left top lines and 106 Barrett W L Real Estate Co 153 120
Beebe Harry W ..
Bessire & Company Inc. 18
Best Letter Shop. . . left side lines and 111
Bethard Wall Paper and Paint Co. 171
Better Business Bureau. C
Bivin Transfer Co Inc .. . back cover, 129 and 165 Block Wm H Co. . front cover, right bottom lines and Blue Diamond Coal Co ... 38
43
Bobbitt, Martz & Beattey
. Legal Blue Book
Bogda Motor Co Inc ..
15
Borden's Capitol Dairies. .. left side lines and 123
Brennan W A Agency Corp. 98
Brennan W A Inc. ..
right bottom lines and 151
Bridges & Graves Co.
154
Bridgman Dairy Co .. .... right top lines and 127 Brodbeck Edgar E ...... right top corner cards and 152 Brown L M Abstract Co .. . back cover, left side lines and 2 Brown's Piano Co ...... right top corner cards and 131 Burdsal A Co .. .left bottom lines and 137 147
Burford Wm B Printing Co
Burnet-Binford Lumber Co .. .left top lines and 116
Canning J J & Co.
145
Capital Paper Co. 141 Capitol Auto Parts Co 15 63
Capitol Glass Co Capitol Lumber Co.
. right top corner cards and 114
Capitol Motors. . left side lines and 16
Carr . Jack C. .right bottom lines and 154
Carter-Lee Lumber Co.
114 41
Central Equipment Inc. Central Press Clipping Service.
Central Rubber & Supply Co. .left bottom lines and 145 Central Supply Co ... .. . left bottom lines, 66 and 144 38 Champe & Garland Coal Co ... . left bottom lines and Chesterfield-Binai Inc 143 99
Church Members Relief Assn .... right top lines and Citizens Gas & Coke Utility .. right side lines
99 70
Hotel Harrison right top corner cards and 7.6 Hotel Lincoln 71 72 Hotel Linden . left side lines and 73 Hotel Riley 75
Hotel Severin Hotel Spencer. .left bottom lines and 76 right top corner cards and 76 73
Hotel Washington ..
.right side lines and
Hurt Bros Realty Co.
. right side lines and 155
Hutchison Insulation Co. .left bottom lines and 79 29 Hydraulic-Press Brick Co. 41
Indiana Equipment Co Inc ..
Indiana Farmers Mutual Ins Co. .left side lines and 86
Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Ins Co ... .left top lines and 87
Indiana National Bank.
. backbone, left side lines and
22
Indiana Paint, Roofing & Supply Co .. 158 Indiana Terminal & Refrigerating Co. 172 Indiana Trust Co. 26
14 Indiana Wall Paper Co.
.. right top corner cards, 139 and 171 Indianapolis Brewing Co 29
Indianapolis Casket Co.
34
right top corner cards and
34
Hall-Neal Furnace Co ..
City Securities Corp .. .right side lines and
Claypool Hotel
62
Agents Finance Co ..
.right side lines and
80
Ermine Cleaners
37
78
150
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Indianapolis Engraving Co Inc. . right side lines, 51 and 142 Indianapolis Goodwill Industries .. .right top corner cards and 164 Indianapolis Life Insurance Co. .backbone, left top lines and 88
Indianapolis News The ... . right top lines and 132 Indianapolis Office Supply Co Inc. . 134
Indianapolis Paint & Color Co.
Indianapolis Power & Light Co. .left top lines and 136
. front cover, right side lines and 48 dianapolis.
Indianapolis Railways Inc .... left.bottom lines and 150 Indianapolis Water Co ........ left bottom lines and 172 Inland Container Corp. 28
Inspection Service Bureau. 77
International Detrola Corp. 120
Investors Syndicate 104
Jefferson National Life Insurance Co.
Jefferson Standard Life Ins Co. right bottom lines and 100 101
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.
right side lines and 101
Johnson Fred Bates.
. Legal Blue Book
Kay Jewelry Co .right top lines and 106
Keller F A.
156
Kentucky Home Mutual Life Ins Co 99
King & King Funeral Directors. 55
Kirby Mortuary
. right side lines and
55
Kirschner Auto Service.
right side lines and
11
Klein & Kuhn .. .
left side lines and 152
Klingstein Hugo Machinery Co.
Kothe and Shotwell.
right top corner cards and 120
Landers & Landers.
. right side lines and 101
Langsenkamp F H Co.
. right side lines and
28
Shoptaugh Spence and Barrett.
.right bottom lines and 103
Short Cecil E.
. left side lines and 95
Sipe J C Jewelers right side lines and 108
Sipe's J C Sons . bottom edge and 105
Smith Oscar F. Legal Blue Book
Smither Henry C Roofing Co.
Spann Co Inc The.
left bottom lines and 159
right top corner cards, 103 and 157 Spees Gravel Co. 63
Spink Arms Hotel. .left top lines and 69
104
Staley Signs.
. right side lines and 164
Standard Accident Insurance Co of Detroit ... .left bottom lines and 103
Standard Margarine Co Inc ...
. left side lines and 52
Standard Oil Co ..
A State Automobile Insurance Assn. .
. back cover, right side lines and 90
State Mutual Life Assurance Co.
103
Steck Wm F Co. right top corner cards and 144
Stein Theodore Jr.
Sterling Laundry .left top lines and 91 110
Stewart's Inc ..
right bottom lines and 134
Storm King Co. ..
right top corner cards and 166
Strauss L & Co Inc. ... right top corner cards and
44
Studebaker Realty Co. .
.left top lines and 153
Stump Albert
Legal Blue Book
Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada. 104 13 Superior Chevrolet Co. ... right top corner cards and Swiss Cleaners 36
Tarpenning Lafollette Co. 162
Taylor J H Transfer and Storage Co. . . back cover, right side lines, 130 and 169
Telephone Answering Service (Medical and Dental
Business Bureau Inc) .... right bottom lines and 168 Thornton-Levy Co. . left side lines and 147 Tiffany Laundry 110 Townsend J R Agency. . left side lines and 99
Union Central Life Insurance Co. . right side lines and 98
Union Federal Savings & Loan Assn.
. right bottom lines and 32
Union Title Co .... front cover, right side lines and 3
Union Trust Co of Indianapolis.
.. right and left top lines and 25
United Mortgage Co Inc .. .right top corner cards and 113 United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. . left top lines and 82 Utility Insulation & Sales Corp .... left top lines and 79
Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co. . left bottom lines and 64
Victor Furniture Co .... right top corner cards and 61
Vonnegut Hardware Co right side lines and 65 Wallerich C H Co. .right top lines and 18 Washington Park Cemetery. . . left side lines and 35
122 Z Wasson H P & Co .. .right bottom lines and 45
Waterman H A Co. . 51
18 Wege Marble & Tile Co. .left top lines and 122
Omar Inc. . right side lines and Pearson Co Inc ... .left bottom lines and 60 Welch John R & Sons Inc. .left side lines and 157 Peek Charles C Inc .. .right top lines and 107 Peerless Foundry Co .... right top corner cards and 57 Williams Guy H Co. 157 Peoples State Bank .. . left side lines and 23 Perfect Seal Weatherstrip & Paint Co. 172 Perfection Paint & Color Co. 139 Williams and Schlosser. . Legal Blue Book Woodsmall H H Agency Inc. . right top lines, 93 and 158 Woodsmall Harry C Insurance Agency .... .right bottom lines and 104 Poehner Robert E. 66
Polar Ice & Fuel Co .. .left side lines and 77
Polk Sanitary Milk Co The ..
. . back cover, left side lines and 125 Polk's Bankers Encyclopedia .. 19 Potts C & G & Co .. 52 Pratt Printing Co .. ... left bottom lines and 146
Indianapolis Lumber Co ..
117
Progress Laundry Co ..
.36 and 110
Prospect Savings and Loan Assn. . .. left bottom lines and 34
Provident Mutual Life Ins Co.
right bottom lines and 103
Railroadmen's Federal Savings & Loan Assn of In-
Rauch John G. . .
Ridenour Herman L.
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Roberts Wm H & Sons.
right side lines and 126
Rockwood Mfg Co
Rogers & Co ..
right bottom lines and
4
Rogers & Co Inc .. .left side lines and 108
15
Ross, McCord, Ice and Miller ... .. Legal Blue Book
Rybolt Heating Co ..
58
Sargent Harry G Paint Co.
. ..
left side lines and 138
Savage Bruce Co ..
.right side lines and 156
Schenck Realty Co.
157
Schortemeier Eby & Wood ... ..... Legal Blue Book
Sears-Roebuck and Co.
.right side lines and
46
Security Trust Co.
24
Sentinel Printing Co ..
134
Service Construction Co. 41
Seward Roy L ..
129
Sharp Harry A Co Inc .... right top corner cards and 12 Shelby Street Federal Savings & Loan Assn. . . left top lines and 33
Shirley Brothers Co Inc. .. .... right side lines and 54
37
Lewis and Eads.
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Liberal Loan Co ...
. right side lines and 114
Liberty Electric Co.
Lincoln Auto Parts Co.
London & Lancashire Indemnity Co.
Lutz Johnson & Lutz ...
. Legal Blue Book
Lux Laundry. . .right top corner cards and 110
Lyman Bros
Maas Albert G Co . Legal Blue Book
left side lines and 128
Marilyn Fur Co
. right side lines and
61
Marott Hotel.
. right side lines and
74
Marott Shoe Store. .. . front cover, left side lines and 163
Marsh & McLennan. 101 102
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
. Legal Blue Book
McCormick Lumber Co 118
Means and Buenting.
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Meier Clif Coal Co.
right side lines and
39
Meier Electric. & Machine Co.
. top edge and
49
Meier Lewis & Co. 37 Merchants Armored Car Service. Stirling Funeral Home. . left side lines and 54 Stone Stafford & Stone ...... right bottom lines and 92
.right top corner cards and 7
Merchants National Bank. . 27
Metalcraft Manufacturing Co.
.right top corner cards and 17
Metropolitan Coal & Oil Co .... right side lines and 40 Michigan Mutual Liability Co .... left side lines and 102 Mid-West Heating & Service Co. 58
Mid-West Products Corp. 162
Milk Foundation of Indianapolis. Miller Mary M .. Legal Blue Book
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. .
.left side lines and 102 Mitchell Real Estate & Insurance Co ...
.right side lines and 156
Model Loan Service Inc. .. .right top lines and 113 Moldthan A C .. . left bottom lines and 156
Monarch Motor Co.
left bottom lines and
17
Trimble Corners.
left top lines and
17
Monument Coal Co ... .right top corner cards and 39
Mooney-Muller-Ward Co 47
Morrison L E & Co. 170
Moynahan Apartments. . right top corner cards and 6
Muesing-Merrick Coal Co. 40 Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. 102
Mutual Fire Insurance Co of Indianapolis. . left top corner cards and 97
National Cash Register Co
34
National Household Distributors 68
National Insulation Co ... 79
Neff F B Printing Co .... right top corner cards and 147 Nichols Eldridge H ...... right top corner cards and 107 North Side Chevrolet Inc ...... left bottom lines and 14 Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co of Milwau- kee. .left side lines and 97
Norway's Sanatorium. 160
Nu-Wa Home Supply Co. Old Line Auto Insurors .. Olive Frank C
. right side lines and Legal Blue Book
143
Maloof A Joseph. .
Maplehurst Farms Inc.
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Lane Bryant Inc ..
7
Leonard Coal Co. .
39
Leonard Wm M Inc.
right side lines and
Lewis and Lewis.
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47 17
96
Mazur L D.
. right side lines and
29
State Farm Insurance Co.
. right top corner cards and
89
McCormack Charles K.
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. left top lines and 31
61
Rose Tire Co.
Rainier Furniture Legal Blue Book
Rocap and Rocap.
. Legal Blue Book
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.right top lines and
128
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 1945 edition of the Indianapolis City Directory, which also includes Beech Grove, Broad Ripple, Speedway City, University Heights and Wood- ruff Place.
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