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CITY DIRECTORY
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CITY DIRECTORY
is your trump card.
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BUILDING MATERIAL
THE BECKMAN SUPPLY CO.
MASON MATERIALS
Face Brick-Common Brick-Lime Sand-Cement-Mortar Color-Hol- low Tile-Fire Brick and Clay-Flue Lining- Wall Coping-Carney Cement -Wall Ties and Anchors.
PLASTERING MATERIALS
Plaster-Finishing Lime Sand-Moulding Plaster-Keen Cement-Metal Lath-Channels Silica Sand-White Cement-Dampproofings.
CONCRETE MATERIALS
Stone-Torpedo Cement-Waterproofings-Colormix-Cement Hardener -Expanded Metal-Composition Flooring-Cement Accelerator.
WE ALSO HANDLE
Sewer Pipe and Fittings-Fireplace Dampers-Plaster Board-Coal Chutes- Basement Windows-Steel Sash and Doors-Metal Lumber and Bridging- Coal-Coke-Wood-Charcoal.
PROMPT WAGON AND TRUCK DELIVERIES
OFFICE
527 Michigan St.
Tel. 1490
THREE YARDS
527 Michigan St. Calumet and Kenwood 4856 Hohman
Tel. 1490
Tel. 1490
Tel. 3820
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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
PEOPLES BUILDING LOAN AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
CAPITAL STOCK $2,000,000.00
Everybody should have build- ing and loan shares for system- atic saving, so that in your old age you may own your home
SEE PEOPLES BUILDING LOAN AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
5241 (627) HOHMAN AVE.
Opposite the Court House Hammond, Indiana
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BUSINESS COLLEGES
123956
BRYANT & STRATTON
The Oldest Business College in America 73rd YEAR-DAY AND EVENING CLASSES OFFERED IN:
Bookk _
I enmatchor
Business Spelling
Comner dal Arithmeli .
Balık Brokerage
Accounting
Corporation Finges
(hmmer lal Law
Comme al Corresponden .
Real Estate Ins irance
Call or Phone for FREE Bryant & Stratton Success Book
18 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Tel. Randolph 1575
CLEANERS AND DYERS
HAMMOND EXPERT
CLEANERS & DYERS
Where Cleaning and Dyeing Is An Art We Operate the Largest Cleaning and Dyeing Plant in the Calumet Region Cleaning and Dyeing of FANCY EVENING GOWNS GLOVES HATS LACES LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S GARMENTS
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Send it to a Master
DYERS AND ERS
EM
WE CALL FOR AND DELIVER ANY- WHERE IN THE CALUMET REGION 742-44 STATE LINE ST. 4031-TELEPHONES-4032
MOTTLE Valeteria Service
EXCLUSIVE CLEANERS AND DYERS LADIES' FANCY GARMENTS A SPECIALTY
Telephones 2330-2331 620.22 Conkey St., Hammond, Ind.
HAMMOND CITY DIRECTORY (1931)
Shorthand & Typewrth .
SteHoly- ( Machine ShortUan l
Bu Iness Man, Pri
Practice Ingl line
Office Adminichstore
portato Wio esale Jo ant
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CLEANERS AND DYERS
MRS. ANNA B. HOPMAN W. D. BOYER, Mgr.
The Oldest, Most Reliable Cleaners in Calumet Region ESTABLISHED 1906
Phone 5040
FOR
HOPMAN'S
GENERAL CLEANERS and DYERS
Expert Rug and Furniture Cleaning
COLD FUR STORAGE
The Hopman Company OFFICE AND PLANT, 731-733 SIBLEY ST. HAMMOND, INDIANA
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COAL
South Hammond Coal Co.
WM. G. FREDERICKS & SONS
COAL and BUILDING MATERIALS
Manufacturers of CONCRETE BLOCKS
DRAIN and SEWER TILE FLUE LINER -- COPING -- CEMENT LIME -- STONE -- SAND ROOFING PAPER and SHINGLES
432 169th St. and Harrison Ave. (formerly 15th Ave.)
TELS. OFFICE 393 -- RES. 1924
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COAL
WM. AHLBORN, Prop. H. LEWKE, Mgr.
WM. AHLBORN & CO.
Coal and Wood Stone, Sand and Cement Building Material
Russell Street and Erie R. R.
TELEPHONES 188 and 223
HAMMOND, IND.
KOPPERS CHICAGO
TELEPHONE 21-501
COKE Clean' ats the Sun s Heat"
TELEPHONE 2955
JOHN J. BREHM & SONS CO. HOME OF MAJESTIC COAL
COAL
BURNING OILS HOHMAN AVE. AND PLUMMER ST.
A Heating Service for the Architect, the Builder and the Consumer
Calumet Coal and Supply Co.
602 (252) DETROIT STREET TELEPHONES 655 and 567
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COAL
C A. STRANGE
J. A. RUMSEY
IDEAL CEMENT BLOCK CO.
Dealers in LIME, CEMENT, SAND STONE BLOCKS, COAL and COKE HAMMOND, IND. 169th and Nickle Plate Tracks
Phone 5389
COAL Christ C. Kortokrax & Co. 1818 WARWICK AV. Phone Whiting 1131
Petroleum Coke, Blue Grass Coal, Clay and Black Dirt, Moving and Hauling
ARA
CED
WONDER COAL
MAGINOT BROS. COAL -- FEED
SERVICE: if you have a Heating Problem consult us A Heating Engineer at your disposal.
486-488 (174) Fayette Street, 1175 (603) State Street Telephones: 1050, 105
COMBUSTION ENGINEERS
CALUMET HARDINGE CO., Inc. Combustion Engineers
10 years practical application experience fitting hundreds of heating plants successfully in the Calumet district.
Hardinge Fuel Oil Burners Combustioneer Automatic Stokers
5437 Hohman Av., Hammond 824 Buchanan St., Gary
Phone Ham. 261 Phone Gary 6837
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CONCRETE PRODUCTS
Telephone HAMMOND
3634
T. R. TENNANT Pres.
J. H. PEARSON, Mgr. TELEPHONE 2641
CONCRETE UNITS COMPANY INC. Successors to CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO. Concrete Building Units, Garbage Boxes Cinder Blocks manufactured under Cel-Co Process
5505 Howard Ave., cor. Plummer
Hammond, Ind.
Peoples Concrete Block Co. Inc. Building Block --- Manhole Blocks
OFFICE AND YARDS: 1135 (567) STATE STREET Telephone Hammond 6913
Hammond, Indiana
CONTRACTORS
TELEPHONES: HAMMOND 2732 AND 2782 BERNHARD N. HOHENBERGER GENERAL CONTRACTOR DESIGNER AND BUILDER Specializing in High Class Residence Building Estimates Cheerfully Given 415 (165) DETROIT
A Real Necessity in Every Office
THE CITY DIRECTORY The Modern Up-to-Date Method of Getting Accurate Information Quickly
A Time Saver-A Money Maker For Every Business Let Us Show You How R. L. POLK & CO. Directory Publishers
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DAIRIES
Pure
MILK
Known for Quality and Service One of Indiana's Finest Milk Plants
DIXIE DAIRY COMPANY
1200-1208 W. 15th Ave. Gary 6101 Gary, Indiana
DAIRY PRODUCTS
HAMMOND 1648 -PHONES GARY 9177
LAKE COUNTY DAIRY COMPANY
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SUMMER'S FOOD. COOL NOURISHING MILK
"The Sanitary Way" DAIRY PRODUCTS
ALL OUR MILK IS SELECTED
Sanitation is Our Watchword
"CLOVERLEAF" BUTTER EVERY DAY Pure as Sun Ray
5604 (790) CLAUDE HAMMOND
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DEPARTMENT STORES
An Alert, Progressive Department Store
A home store where hospitality abounds, where good cheer is prevalent and where a genuine desire to serve is the foremost thought of every co-worker.
KAUFMANN & WOLF
Kline's
A Department Store of the Community
WHERE LOW PRICES ARE THE PRINCIPAL ATTRACTION
Since 1874 LEADERS IN
STYLE --- QUALITY and VALUE
128-32 (78-84) W. State St. Tels. 2054 and 2055 HAMMOND, IND.
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DEPARTMENT STORES
A Good Department Store In a Good City - -
--- for 41 years and still the Best Place to Shop After All.
Edward C. Minas Company
Telephones Hammond 1800, E. Chicago 1680, Whiting 1036
DRUGS
SUMMERS Dependable Drugs
REGISTERED PHARMACISTS IN CHARGE
Summers specializes in prescription compounding and keeps posted on scientific advancements which are being made in Medicine and Pharmacy.
Summers' Pharmacy-a Merchandising Drug Store worthy of your Patronage.
5428 Hohman St.
TELEPHONES: 1420-1421-1422 FREE DELIVERY
SUMMERS CLINICAL LABORATORY
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ELECTRICAL
STANDARD ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONTRACTING AND CONSULTING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WESTINGHOUSE LAMPS
5249 (633) HOHMAN AVE., 209 STRAUBE BLDG. PHONE 525
HENRY WAGNER
Auto Electrical Service Genuine Parts for All Makes Cars GENERATORS- STARTERS-IGNITION MAGNETO SERVICE 26 Years Experience Rebuilding and Overhauling INDUSTRIAL MOTORS
HENRY WAGNER ELECTRICAL CO.
4411 Forsythe Ave.
PHONE E. CHICAGO 906 E. Chicago, Ind.
EXPRESSING AND MOVING
STEWART EXPRESS & MOVING CO. FURNITURE, PIANO MOVING Local and Long Distance Moving Folding Chairs and Card Tables for Rent CRATING, PACKING and SHIPPING Heavy Hauling Transfer
Offices : 44312 (149) Sibley St. Tel. Hammond 598
Res .: 4604 (270) Torrence Ave. Tel. Hammond 5406
WHO SELLS IT?
The Classified Business Headings in the City Directory will tell you. The City Directory is the most complete local Buyers' Guide available to residents of any city. Consult the City Directory.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Nicholas Emmerling
Funeral Director
and Embalmer
AMBULANCE SERVICE Calls Answered Day or Night
5322 (678) HOHMAN AVE.
PHONE 9
RES. PHONE 632
FURNACES
A. R. HARRIS HEATING & VENTILATING CO.
CAST-FURNACES-STEEL
Repairs-Accessories- Gas Stoves-Vacuum Cleaning
Furnace Fans $37.50 Thermostats Furnacestats $18.75 Electric Hot Water Heaters
. $35.95
$14.75
SHEET METAL WORK IN ALL ITS BRANCHES GUTTERS - STEEL CEILING - SKYLIGHTS Manufactured Air (or) Air Conditioning Fresh, Clean, Pure Tempered Air-Forced Air for Both Winter and Summer
HAMMOND 4548 (260) Hohman Ave. Tel. 3023
OPEN WED. & SAT. EVES.
CHICAGO
13328 Carondolet Ave. Tel. South Chicago 9704
FURNITURE
GREENWALD'S
THE HOME OF GOOD FURNITURE AT A REASONABLE PRICE
GREENWALD'S
HAMMOND STORE
COR. STATE AND OAKLEY
MINAS FURNITURE COMPANY
GARY STORE
744 BROADWAY
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HARDWARE
JACOB MUELLER
HENRY MUELLER
P. H. MUELLER SONS
HARDWARE
Tools
Builders' Hardware
Contractors' Supplies Cutlery Aluminum Ware
Glass
Dupont Paints and Oils
FURNACES
AND SHEET METAL WORK
414-416 (112-114) SIBLEY ST. TELS. 165 and 166
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HARDWARE
MCLAUGHLIN MILL SUPPLY, Inc.
DISTRIBUTORS Industrial and Contractors' Equipment and Supplies Builders' Hardware and Specialties Park, Cemetery and Golf Club Equipment and Supplies Automotive Equipment
534-36 Michigan Hammond, Ind. Telephone 3060
All Depts. Direct Chicago Wire Regent 3070
HOTELS
PHILIP SCHNEIDER, Pres.
SAVOY HOTEL AND TURKISH BATHS
22 STATE ST. HAMMOND, IND.
MOST MODERN AND CONVENIENT IN INDIANA
$1.50 NIGHT AND UP $8.00 WEEK AND UP
Our Turkish Baths Give Sure Relief to Rheumatics and Lumbago
Special Rates to the Ladies on Wednesday-Ladies Day
LYNDORA HOTEL
Public Showers-Rates $1.50 per day. Also Weekly Rates All Outside Rooms-Dining Room in Connection We have a Large Hall for Conventions and Banquets, Etc. Columbia Ave. and Highland St. Tels. 5220 and 5221
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INSURANCE
NORTHERN STATES LIFE INSURANCE CO.
HOME OFFICE: HAMMOND, INDIANA
Let Your Home Company Serve You.
CORNER HOHMAN AND WALTHAM STREETS
PHONE 2000
FIRE AUTOMOBILE
CHARLES SMITH
INSURANCE AND SURETY BONDS
Member of Chicago Board of Underwriters
631 Wentworth Ave. (C. C.) Tel. Hammond 241
EVERY STORE
should appear in the Directory and the Directory should be in Every Store.
Besides its use to the storekeeper, it is a con- venience the customer looks for.
The store that offers an old Directory. or no Directory at all, fails to show its patrons a courtesy they will find elsewhere.
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INVESTMENTS
PHONE 7370
Edwin Hult & Co.
Investment Securities
Negotiate FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS
on CHOICE REAL ESTATE
First Trust Building HAMMOND, IND.
JEWELERS
ARKIN'S HAMMOND'S OLDEST JEWELER Established 1889
439 STATE STREET
LUMBER
HAMMOND LUMBER CO.
HIGH GRADE LUMBER - MILLWORK ROOFING and WALL BOARDS
OAKLEY AVE. AT WILCOX ST. TELS. 14 and 15
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LUMBER
HOME LUMBER CO.
LUMBER AND MILLWORK SHINGLES AND PREPARED ROOFING Columbia Ave. and Summer Blvd. Telephones 4420 and 4421
NORTHERN INDIANA LUMBER & COAL CO.
TELS. WHITING 670 and 671
LUMBER -- MILLWORK
BUILDING MATERIAL and COAL
114th STREET and LAKE AVE. WHITING, IND.
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LUMBER
WM. G PAXTON, Pres. SCRUGGS B. REAGAN, Sales Mgr. JOHN W JONES, Sec .- Mgr.
PAXTON LUMBER CO.
OFFICE AND YARDS Hohman Ave. and Wilcox St.
TELEPHONE HAMMOND 22 HAMMOND, INDIANA
STANDARD LUMBER & COAL CO.
SHINGLES, LATH, SASH, DOORS AND HARDWARE PAINT AND MILLWORK
MOULDINGS, LIME, BRICK, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE PLASTER AND SHEETROCK
VINE ST. and MONON R. R. TELS. 6666 and 6667
Whiting Lumber and Coal Co.
TEL. WHITING 491 AND 492 Lumber, Coal, Building Materials Re-Roofing, Insulation Standard Oil Company Coke Office and Yards
546 Schrage Ave. Whiting, Ind.
HAMMOND CITY DIRECTORY HERE
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MAILING LISTS
LISTS
Compiled from Original Information
BUSINESS LISTS --- NATIONAL
Dealers - Jobbers - Manufacturers Classified by Lines of Business Polk's National List Catalog No. 56 Sent Free on Request
AUTO OWNERS
Compiled from Original State Motor Vehicle Records, Showing Make, Body Style and Year
Indiana and U. S.
These Lists Available for Addressing on Rental Basis
R. L. POLK & CO.
225 N. New Jersey St.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. RILEY 1101
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MONUMENTS
Hammond Monumental Works, Inc.
MARSH
235-255 KENWOOD AV.
B. H. KRUEGER & SONS, Props. Genuine Montello Granite Granite and Marble Monuments and Head Stones Also BUILDING STONE Branches : Oaklawn and Ridgelawn Cemeteries
HAMMOND
Tels. : Office 535; Res. 5894-4912-J
OFFICE SUPPLIES
Northern Indiana Printing and Stationery Co. 5251 (635) Hohman Ave. NIPSCO Hammond, Ind.
Tel. Hammond 111 Office Furniture-Steel and Wood Safes-Vault Equipment-Steel Shelving FILING SYSTEMS A SPECIALTY ADDING MACHINES-TYPEWRITERS-CHECK PROTECTORS
PAINTING CONTRACTORS
Save the surface and you save all die Ket
SMITH DECORATING CO.
Dealers in Wall Paper, Paints, Oils and Glass Picture Framing Painting and Decorating Auto Wind Shield and Door Glass a Specialty
Materials and Workmanship Guaranteed 5411 (695) HOHMAN AVE. HAMMOND, IND.
TEL. 563
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PAINTING CONTRACTORS
WILLIAM SCHMUESER PAINTER and DECORATOR Plate Glass and Copper Store Fronts Wall Paper, Paints, Varnish, Etc. Automobile Glass a Specialty PHONE 38 HAMMOND, IND.
420 SIBLEY ST.
PLUMBERS
"Standard"
C. SMITH
Plumbing and Heating Hardware, Paints, Oils and Glass "WE HAVE IT ALL-INCLUDING SERVICE" 851 (449) Hoffman St. Tel. 2962
PRINTERS
Henry Barck Printing Co. PRINTERS COMMERCIAL JOB PRINTING, SOCIETY PRINTING COLOR WORK A SPECIALTY TELEPHONE 256 536 (216) FAYETTE STREET HAMMOND, IND.
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PRINTERS QUALITY PRINTING ~LOW PRICES
DELANEY PRINTING COMPANY
DELANEY PRINTING COMPANY
Cards, Business Stationery, Office Forms Circulars, Advertising Literature, BOOKLETS AND CATALOGUES The Best Equipped Job Plant in the Calumet District Phone Hammond 656
Sibley Street, just West of Hohman Avenue
North State Publishing Company 4818 Calumet Avenue
Ruled Forms Blank Books Loose Leaf
Catalogs Color Work Advertising
County and City Forms and Records Hammond 1067
GF Allsteel
Shelves, Safes, Desks, Files
REAL ESTATE
N. L AFTON
G. R HEMSTOCK
Afton & Hemstock
Realtors
FIRST TRUST BUILDING Phone Hammond 4666
GOSTLIN, MEYN & WEISS, Inc. REALTORS
AN INSTITUTION FOUNDED ON SERVICE - KNOWLEDGE - RESPONSIBILITY First Trust Building, Hammond, Ind. Tels. : Hammond 1010-1011 S. Chicago 8800 (Direct Chicago Line)
HAMMOND CITY DIRECTORY 19.11
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REAL ESTATE
HAMMOND REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE
FRANK ESSHOM, Mgr.
REAL ESTATE, LOANS FOR HOMES, RENTALS, AND PROPERTY CARE
5625 (815) HOHMAN AVE. TEL. 97
TELEPHONES: OFFICE 8184, RESIDENCE 5308
ELMER W. LITTON
DEALER IN GENERAL REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE FARM AND CITY PROPERTY BOUGHT SOLD AND EXCHANGED
708 (312) CONKEY HAMMOND, IND.
FRANK R. MARTIN CO. REALTORS
Real Estate Brokerage and Investments High Grade Subdivisions a Specialty In Business 14 Years Office, Room 406 Hammond Building Cor. Hohman Ave. and Fayette St. Phone Hammond 51
F. R. MOTT L. W. MOTT W. S. MOTT
MOTT REALTY COMPANY "BUY YOUR LOT FROM MOTT"
CITY PROPERTIES ACREAGE -- SUBDIVISIONS
484 (180) SIBLEY TEL. 1554
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REAL ESTATE
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.
Home Construction Div. We Build Your Home Complete and Give You 15 Years to Pay at $8.56 per Thousand Including Interest at 6%
T. J. O'Connor Sales Agent PHONE HAMMOND 6300
Loans Real Estate Bonds
CHARLES SMITH
We will aid you in buying, selling or renting your home or business Let Us Explain Our Plan-Before You Lose Your Property
631 WENTWORTH AVE. (C. C.) TEL. HAMMOND 241
ROSCOE E. WOODS & COMPANY
REALTORS
BROKERS IN ALL BRANCHES INDUSTRIAL SITES RENTING - SUBDIVIDING PURCHASING ON COMMISSION Office in Our Own Building
423 (111) FAYETTE ST. PHONE HAMMOND 5050 Established in 1913
HAMMOND, IND.
RESTAURANTS
TELS. WHITING 25-26
PHIL SMIDT and SON CHICKEN AND FISH DINNERS
OPEN THE YEAR ROUND PHIL AND PETER SMIDT, Props.
1170-76 (420) INDIANAPOLIS BLVD. ROBY, IND.
HAMMOND CITY DIRECTORY (1931)
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RESTAURANTS
VOGEL'S Fish, Chicken, Steak and Frog Leg Dinners
"OPEN THE YEAR ROUND"
We Cater To BANQUETS and PARTIES
SPECIAL WEDDING DINNERS SERVED
For Arrangements Telephone HAMMOND 677
VOGEL'S
Calumet Ave. near Sheffield HAMMOND, IND.
All Our Foods Are Guaranteed To Be Strictly Fresh
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ROOFERS
NEWELL & WOOD
General
ROOFING
Contractors
249 (119) CLINTON ST. Telephones:
OFFICE 4081
RES. 2603
TELEPHONE HAMMOND 2205 GARTNER ROOFING CO. DEALERS
CONTRACTORS
Roll Roofing Asphalt Shingles Roofing Material
BIRD NEPONSET PRODUCTS
Tar and Gravel Built-Up Asphalt Roofing and Shingles
5536 (662) OAKLEY AVE., COR. FAYETTE ST. HAMMOND, IND.
SHEET METAL WORKS
AGENCY XX CENTURY FURNACES
SHOP TELEPHONE 633 RES. 617
STAR SHEET METAL WORKS J. J. VOLK
Sheet Metal, Tar, Gravel and Ready Roofing Sheet Metal Work of Any Description ALL WORK GUARANTEED
5334 (676) Sohl Ave. HAMMOND, INDIANA
HAMMOND CITY DIRECTORY KE9311
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SHORTHAND SCHOOLS
BRYANT & STRATTON The Oldest Business College in America
EXPERT SHORTHAND INSTRUCTION BOTH DAY AND EVENING CLASSES SEND FOR FREE SUCCESS BOOK NOW
18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Randolph 1575 75th Year
125,000 Graduates
TAXICABS
Checker Cab Co.
6800
THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE TO BUY
IS AS IMPORTANT AS WHERE TO SELL GOODS
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TRANSFER
G. M. SKINNER
AMERICAN MOTOR TRANSFER
FREIGHT TO AND FROM CHICAGO DAILY
Heavy Hauling and Mach- inery Moving Our Specialty
Dump Trucks-Trailers
Trucks Rented by Hour or Day
739 LOGAN STREET
Telephones 3911-3917
Office Tels. 490-491 Res. Tel. 2311
Johnson Transfer & Fireproof Warehouse
401-407 (149) Douglas St.
Furniture Moving
Storage, Crating, Packing and Shipping
Agents for Allied Van Lines Nation Wide Long Distance Moving
Guaranteed Mothproofing Service
HAMMOND, IND.
HAMMOND CITY DIRECTORY 119311
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TRANSFER
TELS .: Office 59, Res. 2390-3905-W FURNITURE BOUGHT AND SOLD AT WAREHOUSE, SOHL and FAYETTE TRUNKS TO AND FROM ALL DEPOTS
GOLDEN BROS.
TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO. Furniture and Piano Moving, Crating, Packing LONG DISTANCE MOVING Office, 590-6 (272) Fayette St. Res. Lincoln Hotel Hammond, Ind.
UNDERTAKERS
GOTTLIEB ( OEXMANN MRS. M. OEXMANN
THE OEXMANN FUNERAL HOME
Finest Funeral Home in Northern Indiana
5713 (859) HOHMAN AVE. TEL. 1057
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ABBREVIATIONS
acct .. accountant
adv . sdvertising
agrl .. agricultural
agt
agent
al alley
Am American
appr apprentice
apts apartments
archt . architect
asmblr assembler
Assn Assoclation
asst . assistant
attndt
attendant
atty attorney
auto automoblie
svenue
bdg boarding
bet between
bgemn .. baggageman
bkbndr .. bookl inder
bkpr bookkeeper
bidg builling
bldr
builder
blk block
blrmkr . bollermaker
biksmith . blacksmith
Blvd ... Boulevard
br
branch
brkiyr ... brlekiayer
brkmn brakeman
cabtmkr. cabinetmaker
capt captain
carpenter
cashr
csshler
ch church h householder pk
chauf
chauffeur
chf
chief
civ
clerk
clnr cleaner
rollr collector
coml commercial
comu commission
comnr . commiss oner
compt comptometer
cond condor
confr .. confectioner
cons . . consuming
contr contracter
internal revenue cor corner corres .. . correspondent jr . junior
court
ctr
cutter
kpr keeper
lab laborer
lieut lieutenant
Ino linotype
Il inographer
dist
. district
Imbr . lumber
dir dealer Indrs laundress
w ks
. works
dmnstr ... demonstrator
Indymn la undryman
WS
westside
dispr ..... dispatcher 1 d limited
rep .._ representative
wtchmn ... watchmsn ydmn .. ... yardman
ydmstr ... yardmaster
ABBREVIATIONS FOR GIVEN NAMES
Abr Abraham
Chas
. Charles
Jas
. Jsmes
Robt
Robert
Alex
Alexander
Danl
Daniel
Jos
. Josepi
Ssml
Samuel
Alf
Alfred
Edw Edward
Katlı
Katherine
Sol
Solomon
Arch Archibald
. Arthur
Eug
Eugene
Michl
Micnsei
Theo Theodore
Aug
August
Fredk
Frederick
Pstk
Patrick
Thos Thomas
Cath ..
Catherine
Geo
George
Riehd
Richsrd
Wm
Willam
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
Bur
( alumet Uly
EC
. East Chicago
GtA& P'Tea Co
.Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
IHBRR
. . Inci ra Harbor Beit R R
MORR
. Michigan Central R R
NYC & StLRR
New York Chicago & S Louis R R
POWhı
. Post Office Whiting
U-Cop-Co.
.United Chemical & Organic Products Co
restr .. restaurant
ret retail Rev .. Reverend Ry Raliway RyMS
Railway Mail Service
8 or 8 South
savlugs
mkt market sch . school
mldr moider
mlnr mliliner
mono
est
estate
emp sgcy
employment agency exci exchange
exp expresswan flgmn flagman
fnshr
finisher
forldy forelady
formn foreman
frt freight
foot ft . . .
ftr .. .... .... fitter
furn furniture
furng .... furnishing opr
furn rms
.... furnished rooms
gasftr gasfitter
gdnr
gardener
gds ... .. goods
gen1
general
govt
..
government
gro
grocer
photog .. photographer phys physician
park tel telegraph
pkr
. packer ter . terrace
pimbr piumber
plstr piaster
pntr painter
PO Postoffice
PS Publi . School
pres president
twp .... townshlp
prin princ pai produce undtkr ... undertaker prod uphol ... uphoisterer LS .... United States ISA ... .
prov provisions
prsfdr pressfeeder
prsmn pressman
United States Navy vet .. veterinary v ic vuicanizer
w or W West
purch . purchasing
boarder or roomer
R C . Roman Catholic rd . road wid . widow wkr worker
RD .. Rural Delivery real est .. reni estate rec . .. receiving
repr . .
.. repairer
do ... .. ditto or same
mdse
.. merchandise
mech mechanic
dr drive
drftsmn draftsman
drsmkr ... dressmaker
East
elec electrical
electn electrician electro .. electrotyper elev elevator
embdr ... embroiderer cmp . employe
eng engineer
es
... east side
. . master mechanic mtrmn .. motorman mus t 'hr. muslc tescher mus music
n or N . .. Nor /
Natl
National
ne
northesst
nr
near
nw
northwest
opp opposite
osteo
osteopath
Dsss
passenger pat
. patent
supt .. superintendent super .... supervisor
surg surgeon
SW southwest awitchmn . switchman tchr teacher
tmkpr .... timekeeper
tmstr .. tcamster tndr tender
trans .. transportation trav traveling treas .. treasurer
hngr
hanger
hosp
hospital
impits implements
imptr importer
inc . . Incorporated ins Insurance prof professor
inspr inspector prop proprietor
instr Instructor Int rev
United States Army USN
et
del delivery
dept department
depy deputy
dicta dictaphone
division
mach . machinist
mechl . . mechanical merch ..... merchant
Met .... Metropolitsn
mfr .. . manufacturer
mfg .. manufacturing mgr manager
southeast sec secretary
monotype mẹ man sergt seargent ship msngr . messenger mstr mech shipping slsidy salesiady slsmgr . salesmanager sismn salesman smstrs seamstress SOC . society
soir sol'citor
spl
. special
square
southside sta
station
sta eng
stationary engineer sten .... stenographer stero .... stereoty per stmftr .. . steamtter str steamer
pdlr peddler pharm ... pharmacist phone telephone
hairdrsr ... hairdresser Ld
hand pl
place
cik
hdors .. headquarters liwd hardware hipr helper
jwir jeweler
ptrnmkr. pstternmaker pub ... pu Hs Ing publr publisher
whol .... wholesale whsemn warehousemsn
Steph . Stephen
F. z Elizabeth
Margt
Margaret
Arth
Ben j
. Benjamin
dom domest' .
e or E
mkr maker
Burnham
(1931; R. L. POLK & CO.'S
reprmn .repairman
horti de
operator
carp
Public Showers Parking Space
LYNDORA HOTEL
ALL OUTSIDE ROOMS DINING ROOM IN CONNECTION
Columbia Ave. and Highland St.
Phones 5220 and 5221
Rates $1.50 Per Day Weekly Rates
HAMMOND CITY DIRECTORY (1931 )
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POLK'S HAMMOND CITY DIRECTORY
1931
Copyright, 1931, by R. L. Polk & Co.
For List of Abbreviations see opposite page Numerals in parenthesis denote old street numbers)
Alphabetical List of Names
A A & H Service Station (Peter C Ander- son) 6505 (1277) Calumet av Aageberg Adler C (Alice; 1) piano mkr h6020 (1046) Wallace rd
" Richd E student r6020 (1046) Wallace rd
" Russell E student r6020 (1046) Wallace rd
"Ruth P student r6020 (1046) Wallace rd
Aaron Geo (Cora) pntr h6427 Crescent pl Abalman Miriam r469 (195) Logan
" Saml (Rosie; 1) junk 469 (195) Logan h do
Abatie Anthony (Martha; 3) h1010 (494) Kenwood
" Frank (Lillian) h1010 (494) Kenwood " Frank (Betty; 1) car bldr h341 152d (CC)
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