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WRECKING PERVICE
RADIATORS
Cleaned and Repaired
GODWIN GARAGE
WELDING
135 RIMBACH
General Auto Repairing HAMMOND, IND. PHONE 3680
Herschbach Motor Corporation
Ford
MERCURY
Lincoln Va
Authorized FORD, MERCURY and LINCOLN-ZEPHYR Sales and Service "WATCH THE FORDS GO BY" 5603-09 Hohman Avenue Phones Hammond 650 and 651 Hammond, Ind.
MATHE GARAGE
Auto Repairing -- Lubricating
RADIOS INSTALLED CARS WASHED Open Evenings and Sunday A. M.
GAS OIL
481 Fayette
Phone 3190
Lighting and Ignition
Goodyear Tires
Body and Fender Straightening, Auto Painting
MAYWOOD GARAGE & SERVICE STATION
KATONA and HALASZ, Props.
PHONE HAMMOND 10299 CORNER COLUMBIA AVE. AND MAY ST.
Battery Service Welding and Repairing
Towing Day and Night Service
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WELDING
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AUTOMOBILES
REPLACEMENT SERVICE
4403-15 CALUMET
Merneck Auto Parts Co. New and Used Auto Parts
Wheel Repairing and General Garage Work
TEL. 459
ROY'S BODY & FENDER CO.
· Bodies · Fenders
Axles
· Radiators
. Tops
. Upholstering
· Woodwork
Safety Glass
PAINTING-Expert Workmanship
Satisfactorily Serving the Community for the Past 22 Years
474 Fayette
Phone 3529
Ford
Lincoln zephyr V
Schlatter Motor Sales Inc.
SALES MERCURY SERVICE CHESTER R. SCHLATTER
1820-1822 Indianapolis Blvd. Whiting, Ind. Phone Whiting 15
Smith Motor Sales, Inc. Chevrolet Sales and Service
5508 SOUTH HOHMAN AVE. TELS. 182-183
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AUTOMOBILES
SWARTHOUT & CRAIG, Inc. Chevrolet Sales and Service
CHEVROLET
1105 119th St.
Whiting, Ind.
Phone Whiting 1073
WALKER BROS.
Brakes, Ignition, Carburetor, Batteries and Tires
The new U.S.ROYAL Master
With CENTIPEDE GRIP
DISTRIBUTORS U. S. TIRES
5410 CALUMET AVE. TEL. 5555
CITY DIRECTORY
1926
your City Directory - Has History Behind It
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BANKS
Complete Banking Service
THE CALUMET NATIONAL BANK
of Hammond
HAMMOND, INDIANA
OFFICERS
JOSEPH E. MEYER CHARLES N. SCOTT EDWARD MEYER
President
Vice-President
Cashier
DIRECTORS
E. J. HECKELMAN
JOSEPH E. MEYER
CHARLES N. SCOTT
HAROLD G. MEYER
WALTER J. MEYER
GEORGE GILCHRIST
EDWARD MEYER
JOHN C. AGNEW
WASSON J. WILSON
ROBERT L. HUTCHINSON
5231 Hohman Ave. at Fayette Telephone 6900
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BANKS
State Bank of Whiting
1449 119th Street (N. W. Corner 119th St. at N. Y.) WHITING, INDIANA
Offers Dependable Service. Solicits the Accounts of Responsible Individuals, Firms and Corporations
Checking Accounts Savings Accounts Certificates of Deposit
Collateral Loans Real Estate Mortgage Loans
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
TRUST DEPARTMENT
(All Forms Except Life Insurance )
(Acts in All Capacities )
CHARLES J. BARKDULL, President EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND TREASURER STANDARD OIL COMPANY (INDIANA)
W. R. SMITH, V .- President and Cashier
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BANKS
BANK OF WHITING
ESTABLISHED 1895
General Banking - Real Estate - Insurance Loans on Approved Collateral F. H. A. Loans
Deposits Insured by The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, D. C.
$5,000 MAXIMUM INSURANCE FOR EACH DEPOSITOR $5,000
WALTER E. SCHRAGE, President
TELEPHONES
WHITING 43-44
"When in doubt, play trumps"'
CITY DIRECTORY
How many times have you heard that trite statement ? When in doubt about the location of an address; the proper spelling of a name; a correct address; in fact anything per- taining to your city or any other, the
CITY DIRECTORY
is your trump card.
R. L. POLK & CO. Publishers
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BEVERAGES
CHARLES H. MAYER & COMPANY
Manufacturers of High Grade Carbonated Beverages
AGENCY FOR PRAGER - BUDWEISER -- FALSTAFF KEG AND BOTTLED BEERS MOUNTAIN VALLEY WATER CARBONIC GAS
PARTIES AND PICNICS SERVICED
566 STATE LINE AVE. CALUMET CITY, ILLINOIS PHONE HAMMOND 553
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BOOKBINDERS
The Symbol of Service in fine Book-making
T HE distinctive Conkey Winged Horse trade mark is symbolic of over fifty years of development in the printing arts. It typifies an institution of capability. The immense Conkey plant embodies mental and mechanical equipment that has succeeded in manufacturing fine books for over a half-century.
The Winged Horse imprint in your book signifies quality from cover to cover. It assures strength of construction, fine papers, excellent typography, and long service.
The ability to produce fine books is a Conkey achieve- ment that should be of profitable interest to you.
W. B. CONKEY COMPANY Printers, Binders and Book Manufacturers HAMMOND, Ind., CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
CONKEY-MADE BOOKS
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BUILDERS' SUPPLIES
SOUTHEASTERN COAL CO.
TEL. 2778
6723 COLUMBIA AVE.
COAL FUEL COKE
BUILDING MATERIALS
Sand - Gravel - Cinders - Black Earth Concrete Blocks - Sewer Tile
EXCAVATING TRUCKING DITCHING LANDSCAPING
ROOFING
NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL
BUILDING CONTRACTORS
OWN YOUR OWN
HOME
BROWNSTEN ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
OWN YOUR OWN
6447 Kennedy . Phone Ham. 681
HOME
"BUILDERS OF BETTER HOMES" F. H. A. Approved and Insured Loans HOUSES BUILT TO ORDER Ask Any Man Who Lives In One!
BUS LINES
Chicago & Calumet District Transit Company "SHORELINE" "Serve the Calumet District"
FAST - FREQUENT - SERVICE
ANY POINT IN HAMMOND, EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA HARBDR. WHITING, GARY, MUNSTER, HIGHLAND AND GRIFFITH, IND. ALSO CALUMET CITY, LANSING, OAK GLEN AND 63rd STREET, CHICAGO
General Office : 4923 Columbia Ave.
Hammond, Ind.
Phone Hammond 4580
Traffic Representative : 5243 Hohman Ave. Tel. 4580
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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
140 SIBLEY ST.
Tels. 3880-3881
Hammond, Indiana
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CLEANERS AND DYERS
MRS. ANNA B. HOPMAN
WM. 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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CLEANERS AND DYERS
MOTTLE'S
EXCLUSIVE CLEANERS AND DYERS
Good Houschweeping
CERTIFIED
INSTITUTE 人 强AINTA/神|神心 DAYCLEANING STANDARDS
Valeteria Service
Phones 2330-2331 620-22 Conkey St.
Branch Office, Calumet Theatre
East Chicago-Phone 2703
Lansing-Phone 244
COAL
WM. AHLBORN, Prop. H. LEWKE, Mgr.
WM. AHLBORN & CO.
Coal and Wood Stone, Sand and Cement Building Material
Co
RUSSELL STREET and ERIE R. R.
TELEPHONE 188
Hammond, Ind.
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COAL
NORTHERN INDIANA LUMBER & COAL CO.
Headquarters
LAKE SHORE HOUSING GUILD
A Complete Home Building Service
Lumber -- Millwork -- Building Material and Coal
Transit Mix Concrete -- Gliddens Paints - Insulation
Tels. - Whiting 670 and 671 and Hammond Enterprise 1880 114th St. and Lake Ave. Whiting, Ind.
CONTRACTORS
Home Is Your Castle Take Care Of It
15 TO 20 YEAR LOANS
Consult Us For Financing - Building - Modern Homes
F. H. A. LOANS
HOME OWNERS GUILD
5343 CALUMET
TEL. 5080
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CONTRACTORS
Bernhard N. Hohenberger
General Building Contractor
We Render a Complete Building Service Including Financing "ONE OF HAMMOND'S OLDEST CONTRACTORS"
Designer and Builder Specializing in High Class Residence Building and Industrial Work
We Employ Registered Architects and Engineers on All Our Work
Estimates Cheerfully Given
415 DETROIT
Phone 2732
CONTRACTORS' SUPPLIES
STANDARD EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CORP.
We carry a complete stock of Contractors' Equipment and Supplies
A few of the lines we represent :
Concrete Machinery Co. (Wonder)-Mixers, Pumps and Hoists
Concrete Engineering Co .- Steel Sash and Reinforcing Steel
Murphy Door Bed Company-Inador Door Beds and Kitchen Cabinets Sargent & Company-Finished Hardware
Kerner Incinerator Company-Incinerators
Stewart Iron Works-Chain Link and Ornamental Iron Fences
Sullivan Machinery Co .- Air Compressors and Hoists
Milwaukee Stamping Co .- Toilet Partitions
534-536 Michigan Street Hammond, Indiana
Tel. Hammond 3060
Tel. Chicago-Saginaw 8060
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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
Pure and Wholesome
ICE CREAM MILK
Ice Cream Specialties Manufactured
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Whipping Cream Coffee Cream Cottage Cheese Buttermilk Chocolate Milk Orange Ade
GREEN MEADOW MILK and ICE CREAM 544 Ingram Ave. Calumet City
Phone HAM. 1906
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DAIRY PRODUCTS
At Your Doorstep Every Morning .
PASTEURIZED - SOFKURD MILK -- VITAMIN D MILK 41/2% BUTTERFAT MILK - BUTTERMILK
Whipping Cream-Creamed Cottage Cheese-Soured Cream Rich Coffee Cream-Chocolate Flavored Drink Sweet Cream Butter-Fresh Country Eggs
BROOK HILL CERTIFIED PRODUCTS
BORDEN-WIELAND
Division of The Borden Co.
402 CLINTON ST. PHONE 536
DEPARTMENT STORES
Goldblatt Bros.
America's Fastest Growing Department Stores
Leaders in Style, Quality, Values and Service
5206-5228 Hohman Ave. Telephone 1400
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DEPARTMENT STORES
The Way to Get the Best is To choose from the best ...
In the Calumet Region this Means
Edward C. Minas Company
THE BEST PLACE TO SHOP, AFTER ALL
· Telephones Hammond 1800 .. E. Chicago 1680 . . Whiting, Enterprise 1750 Gary, Enterprise 1750 . . Munster 345
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
Indiana State EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
Affiliated With UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CALUMET DIVISION )
MEN - WOMEN
COMMERCIAL - PROFESSIONAL -TECHNICAL INDUSTRIAL (SKILLED AND SEMI-SKILLED) DOMESTIC AND PERSONAL SERVICE
No Fee Charge to Applicant or Employer
4231/2 Fayette Hammond, Indiana Phone 3360
WHITING, INDIANA 308 Central State Bank Bldg. Tel. Whiting 315
GARY, IND. 25 East 6th Ave. Tel. 5235
EAST CHICAGO, IND. 3420 Michigan Tel. 152
Names Appearing in Black Letters
IN THIS DIRECTORY are the names of those people who ACCOMPLISH THINGS and are entitled to favorable consideration, if for no other reason than their public- spirited support of measures which make for progress. They represent that ENERGY AND PUSH so essential to the commercial prosperity of the City, and in dealing with them no mistake will be made. The publishers are honored in thus making them better known to the public.
Patronize Them
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EXCAVATING
R. J. MILNE TRUCKING CO.
Excavating Contractor
Let Us "UNLOAD" Your Trucking Problems
BLACK DIRT, SAND, CINDERS AND FLAG STONE GENERAL HAULING
.
PHONE 5598
6611 Kennedy Ave. Hammond, Ind.
EXTERMINATING
Hammond Exterminating Co.
FUMIGATING -- MOTH PROOFING DISINFECTING
Special Rates Given on Yearly Contracts
Scientific Pest and Rodent Control Service
OUR METHODS ARE Safe - Clean - Quick - Confidential
REFERENCES GLADLY FURNISHED ON REQUEST
615 State St. Hammond, Ind. Telephone Hammond 247
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Home Phone HAMMOND 632
Office Phone HAMMOND 9
Announcing OUR NEW PACKARD AMBULANCE At Your Service At All Hours Day or Night EMMERLING FUNERAL CHAPEL
Hohman at Clinton St. INCORPORATED
Hammond, Ind.
FURNACES
A. R. HARRIS HEATING AND VENTILATING CO.
CAST - FURNACES - STEEL
We Repair All Makes of Furnaces, Stoves and Boilers, Vacuum Clean All Systems, with our Own Cleaner, at a very small cost. Sheet Metal Work in all its Branches, Gutters, Steel Castings, Skylights, Etc.
We specialize in Residential Air Conditioning, for as low as $125. Estimates Free. Cools in Summer-Heats in Winter. Fresh, Clean, Tempered Air for Comfort and Economy.
Hammond, 4548 Hohman Ave. Phone 3023
RES. PHONE SOUTH CHI. 9704
Open Wednesday and Saturday Evenings
Nº
The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN BUYER MOSELLER
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FURNITURE
Save Up To
50%
ON Furniture, Stoves, Electrical Appliances, Carpets and Rugs
HAMMOND FURNITURE MART
ADAM T. POKORSKI, Prop.
538-42 STATE
Furniture !! Headquarters
PHONE 6190
INSULATION
HOME LUMBER CO.
Insulation
LUMBER -- MILLWORK SHINGLES AND PREPARED ROOFINGS
5720 Columbia Ave. Phones 4420-4421
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INSULATION
UNITED BOILER HEATING & FOUNDRY CO.
C. N. NAU, Pres.
OUR SPECIALTIES Structural Steel for New Building Construction We Fabricate and Erect GET OUR PRICES
Smoke Stacks, Breechings, Tanks and Steel Tubing All Special Designs, Plate Work, Hoppers, Etc.
HEATING The Best Warm Air Furnaces-General Sheet Metal Work Copper Smith Work- Get Our Prices
VENTILATING
General Ventilation Work in All Branches Get Our Prices
HOME INSULATION
Boiler Repairs, Day or Night - Re-ending of Boiler Tubes Let Us Inspect Your Boiler Before It Goes Down on Its Own Accord
PATTERNS-Wood and Metal
Ornamental Iron Work, Fire Escapes, Balconies, Railings, General Miscellaneous Iron Work-Soft Gray Iron, Semi-steel and Special Nickel Alloy Castings-Our manufacturing capacity from 1 lb. to 10 tons in weight-Total daily capacity 35 tons.
We maintain an efficient engineering department. 4909 Hohman Ave.
Telephones Hammond 65 and 66
INSURANCE
HAMMOND NATIONAL COMPANY
AGENT UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY CO.
H. J. GESCHEIDLER, Treasurer-Manager
W. A. McNARY, Secretary
H. F. WETZEL Adjuster
Surety Bonds and Insurance
5217-5219 HOHMAN AVE. TEL. 4000
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INSURANCE
THE LAKE COUNTY AGENCY, INC.
INSURANCE SURETY BONDS
201 FIRST TRUST BLDG.
JULIUS H. MEYN, Pres .- Mgr.
TELEPHONE 4440
NORMAN A. TAPPER, Pres. ANTON H. TAPPER, Jr., V .- Pres .- Sec. ROLAND J. TAPPER, Treas.
A. H. TAPPER RENTING & REALTY CO.
General Insurance Renting -- Real Estate Property Management
106 Citizens Bank Bldg.
5141 Hohman Ave.
HAMMOND, INDIANA
Tel. 154
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INSURANCE
FIRE
INSURANCE AUTOMOBILE
FRED HACKER
Insurance and Surety Bonds Member of Chicago Board of Underwriters
125 Pulaski Road
Calumet City, III.
Tel. Hammond 241
HENRY O. REISSIG EDWARD L PHAIR
REISSIG & PHAIR AGENCY, Inc.
Insurance -- Real Estate
478 STATE STREET PHONE HAMMOND 98 HAMMOND, INDIANA
Fire INSURANCE Automobile CHARLES SMITH All Insurance Services Member of Board of Underwriters
125 Pulaski Road Calumet City, Illinois
Phone Hammond 241
JOHN F. WILHELM
Life Insurance - Bonds - Taxes
General Agent for Jefferson National Life Insurance Co. of Indianapolis
Federal, State, City and County Tax Income Consultant
206 Hammond Bldg. 5217 Hohman Ave.
Phone 451 Hammond, Ind.
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LAUNDRIES
CHAPMAN LAUNDRY
DRY CLEANING
5639-5649 Columbia Ave.
"Our Quality Unexcelled --- Anywhere"
PHONES
Hammond 5500
Indiana Harbor 2770
Highland - Lansing - Whiting . .. Enterprise 2505
LUMBER
HAMMOND
LUMBER COMPANY
( "THE DOWNTOWN LUMBER YARD" E. 15
Lumber .
MULE-HIDE ROOFS
Special Millwork
Roofing
Asbestos Side Wall Shingles
Let Us Help Finance a Home for You Easy Terms - Repair Work Financed
WM. C. HELLER, Mgr. & Treas.
5019 Oakley Ave. at Wilcox
Tels. 3400-3401
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LUMBER
HOME LUMBER CO.
Service
Quality
LUMBER AND MILLWORK SHINGLES AND PREPARED ROOFING
Columbia Ave. and Summer Blvd. Phones 4420 and 4421
NORTHERN INDIANA LUMBER & COAL CO.
Headquarters LAKE SHORE HOUSING GUILD
A Complete Home Building Service Lumber --- Millwork Building Material and Coal Transit Mix Concrete Insulation Gliddens Paints Johns-Manville Products
Tels. Whiting 670 and 671 and Hammond Enterprise 1880 114th STREET AND LAKE AVE. WHITING, IND.
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LUMBER
UMRER
ROBERTSDALE LUMBER CO.
WHITING, IND.
Lumber --- Building Material Millwork
W. S. GRINDLE, Mgr.
2217 New York Ave. Tel. Whiting 730
STANDARD LUMBER & COAL CO.
SHINGLES, LATH, SASH DOORS AND HARDWARE PAINT AND MILLWORK INSULATING MATERIALS
MOULDINGS, LIME, BRICK, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, PLASTER AND SHEETROCK
412 Vine St. Tels. 6666 and 6667
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LUMBER
Whiting Lumber & Coal Co.
ESTABLISHED 1902
Our 37 Years of Experience Assures You of Reliability
PAINT - LUMBER - MILLWORK - GLASS - SCREENS & STORM SASH INSULATION - METAL ARCHES - KITCHEN CABINETS BRICK - LIME - CEMENT AND ALL BUILDING SPECIALTIES
Quality Coal and Coke -- All Kinds of Stoker Coal Phone 491 1951 Schrage Ave.
Telephone Hammond 3650-3651
HILSON LUMBER CO., Inc. Lumber -- Millwork -- Coal RE-ROOFING - REMODELING
Office and Yard 520-524 Douglas Street Hammond, Ind.
CAN YOU AFFORD
MORE GOODS
ANE BOUGHT AND SOLD
THROUGH THE
CLASSIFIED DUSAPE'S LAST'S WF THE DIRECTORY THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM
ON EARTH
to miss a Full Representation in the Classified part of the City Directory? It is a Buyers' and Sellers' Guide, and through its consultation
thousands of dollars worth of goods are sold annually
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MILL SUPPLIES
STANDARD EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CORP.
A few of the manufacturers we represent :
Abrasive Co .- Abrasives
Ames, Baldwin, Wyoming Co .- Shovels Black & Decker-Electric Tools
Buda Co .- Jacks
Columbian Rope & Cordage Company
Chisholm & Moore Mfg. Co .- Chain Hoists
Heath & Milligan Mfg. Co .- Paints
W. A. Jones Foundry Co .- Power Transmissions
Osborn Mfg. Co .- Brushes and Brooms
Page Belting Co .- Leather Belting
J. Roebling's Sons Co .- Wire Rope Simonds Saw & Steel Co .- Files, Saws and Cutters
Skilsaw Inc .- Portable Electric Saws
Stanley Rule & Level Co .- Hand Tools
Toledo Pipe Threading Machine Co .- Pipe Tools Walworth Co .- Valves and Fittings Wheeling Steel Co .- Pipe
Cleveland Twist Drill Co .- Drills
Greenfield Tap & Die Co .- Taps and Dies
534-536 MICHIGAN STREET HAMMOND, INDIANA
Tel. Hammond 3060
Tel. Chicago-Saginaw 8060
MUSIC SCHOOLS
Richter Accordion School
Come in and be convinced on how inexpensive it will be for you to learn to play and own one of our extremely smart and popular
ACCORDIONS
Easy Payments
Your Old Accordion Taken in Trade
PRIVATE AND CLASS INSTRUCTION
Positions for Advanced Pupils
4631 TOWLE AVE.
PHONE 4846
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EXPERT REPAIRING
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NURSERIES
AS your "neighborhood" nurserymen, we are in a position to serve your planting needs in an efficient way, having in our nursery stock consisting of evergreens of the highest quality. shade and fruit trees, shrubs, vines and perennials all of which are acclimated to our part of the country. We also have a complete understanding of soil conditions and of the handicaps which have to be overcome before you can be assured of a planting of lasting beauty. If given the opportunity, we will convince you of our sincerity and honest desire to serve you in any work given us. Whether the job be large or small, we will give you our best. Being located just outside the Hammond city limits, our nursery can be visited and a personal selection of nursery stock made with little outlay of time or gas. Visitors welcome any time.
Phons MUNSTER 247-J
HAMACHER NURSERY
707 Ridge Rd. Just West of Calumet Ave. P. O. Hammond, Ind., R. 1
Munster, Ind.
PAINTING CONTRACTORS
Save the surface and you save all
SMITH DECORATING CO., INC.
Dealers in Wall Paper, Paints, Oils and Glass Artists' Supplies Picture Framing Painting and Decorating
Materials and Workmanship Guaranteed
5411 HOHMAN AVE. HAMMOND, IND.
TEL. 563
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PLUMBING AND HEATING
C. SMITH
Plumbing and Heating Hardware, Paints, Oils and Glass "WE HAVE IT ALL-INCLUDING SERVICE"
851 Hoffman St. Tel. 2962
J. Herman Plumbing and Heating Corporation JOS. H. SALYER, Mgr.
SANITARY and HEATING ENGINEERS
6239 HOHMAN AVE. TEL. 3894
INLAND SUPPLY COMPANY
Wholesalers of Plumbing and Heating Supplies 28 YEARS OF SERVICE 5238 SOHL AVE.
Telephone: Hammond 2880
Hammond, Indiana
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PRINTERS
NORTH STATE PUBLISHING CO. INC.
Telephone HAMMOND 1067-1068
CHICAGO TELEPHONE! SAGinaw 3033
4818 CALUMET AVENUE
CITY DIRECTORIES PROVIDE THE ONLY ANNUAL DOOR-TO-DOOR INVENTORY OF AMERICAN FAMILIES
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PUBLIC UTILITIES
Use ...
GAS
For the "4 Big Jobs" of
· Cooking · Refrigerating
· Water Heating
· Home Heating
The more gas you use, the cheaper it becomes in cost per unit
NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
E. A. LONGGOOD, Calumet Division Manager
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When You Want to Know:
-where a person lives.
-what his occupation is.
-who lives at a certain number on a street.
-where a street is located.
-the correct spelling of a name.
-the officers of a corporation. -the partners in a firm.
-the solution to any of scores of prob- lems that pop up unexpectedly to annoy and baffle you.
-you can quickly find the answer in the City Directory.
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REAL ESTATE
J. R. BRANT -- Realtor, Insurance
Brant Garage & Trucking
WE SELL BLACK DIRT AND CINDERS
Ford Dealers --- 24-Hour Service
Used Cars and Trucks --- Towing --- Repairing
6539 KENNEDY AVE. TEL. 5110
J. CLINN ELLYSON President
ROY F. McPHARLIN Sec. and Treas.
ELLYSON REALTY CO.
Real Estate and Mortgage Loans
410 FAYETTE ST. TEL. 52
General Insurance Department
52411/2 HOHMAN AVE. TEL. 71
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REAL ESTATE
VANE R. HOWARD, Manager
HOWARD REALTY CO. REALTOR -- INSURANCE
Builder of Homes
Real Estate Property Management
Broker In All Branches
59 Muenich Court
Phone Hammond 5544
WALTER S. MOTT
LOUIS W. MOTT
MIDWAY REALTY CORPORATION
Subdividing -- Insurance -- Brokerage
BUY YOUR LOT FROM MOTT
Real Estate in All Its Branches
MAIN OFFICE
484 Sibley St. Telephone 1554
Field Offices : 25th and Colfax; Route No. 41 and Grant
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REAL ESTATE
NORMAN \ TAPPER, P'res. ANTON H. TAPPER, Jr., V -Pres .- Sec. ROLAND | LAPPER, Treas.
A. H. TAPPER RENTING & REALTY CO.
General Insurance Renting -- Real Estate Property Management
106 CITIZENS BANK BLDG.
5141 HOHMAN AVE. TEL. 154
HAMMOND, INDIANA
ROSCOE E. WOODS AND ASSOCIATES
REAL ESTATE ESTABLISHED IN 1913
BROKERS IN ALL BRANCHES
HOME BUILDERS INDUSTRIAL SITES
RENTING - SUBDIVIDING PURCHASING ON COMMISSION
423 FAYETTE ST.
HAMMOND, IND.
PHONE HAMMOND 5050
HAMMOND-WHITING CITY DIRECTORY IN)
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REAL ESTATE
LOANS
REAL ESTATE BONDS
FRED HACKER We will aid you in buying, selling or renting your home or business 125 PULASKI ROAD Tel. Hammond 241
Calumet City, Ill.
HEMSTOCK REALTY COMPANY REALTORS
BROKERAGE - INSURANCE - RENTING COMMERCIAL LEASING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
208 Russell Street
Hammond, Indiana
Telephone Hammond 236
Insurance
REAL ESTATE
Loans
CHARLES SMITH
We will aid you in Buying, Selling or Leasing Your Home or Business 125 PULASKI ROAD CALUMET CITY, ILL. PHONE HAMMOND 241
I am looking for some one --- Likewise, some one is looking for me If I have something to sell and I am not listed in this Directory under the proper headings I LOSE A CUSTOMER
(1939) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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RESTAURANTS
Tels. Whiting 25, 1612 and 1613
PHIL SMIDT and SON
INC. Chicken and Fish Dinners
Open the Year Round
Air Conditioned Phil and Peter Smidt, Props.
1170-76 Indianapolis Blvd. ROBY, IND.
YOUR
Your City Directory - Gives Full Coverage
HAMMOND-WHITING CITY DIRECTORY (+39)
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SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
CITIZENS FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
ONE OF
"HAMMUND'S LARGEST HOME FINANCING INSTITUTIONS"
SAVINGS
With Insurance On All Loss Up To $5,000.00 Present Dividend Rate 4%
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LOANS
On Real Estate Only to Buy, Remodel Or Build a Home, On Easy Monthly Payments
5272 Hohman Ave.
Phones 432-433
The U. S. Government Supervises this Institution
Money to Loan on Homes for
Refinancing Buying Remodeling Building
Monthly Payments Required to Repay a $1,000 Loan
10 Years . $11.10
71/2 " 13.83
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19.33
First Federal Savings & Loan Association
of Hammond
J. CLINN ELLYSON, President
410 FAYETTE STREET TEL. HAMMOND 52
( 69) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
Each Investment and Savings Account Federally Insured Up to $5,000.00
Never failed to pay withdrawals on demand
Never paid less
than 4%
INSURED NOUL
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SPORTING GOODS
Millett's Colonial, Inc.
FISHING TACKLE BASE BALL GOODS SHELLS for every make gun GUNS DECOYS TRAPS
435-437 STATE
MUSIC INSTRUMENTS CAMPING SUPPLIES OUTBOARD MOTORS GOLFERS' EQUIPMENT KODAKS AND SUPPLIES KODAK FINISHING TENNIS AND RESTRINGING
PHONE 466
MILLETT'S COLONIAL APPLIANCE SHOP
Stewart-Warner and Philco Conservador Refrigerators
Ranges, Heaters, Ironers, Irons Toasters, Electric Fans, Schick Shavers Washers, Vacuum Cleaners Radios, Radio Tubes, Food Mixers, Clocks
435-437 STATE
PHONE 466
STORAGE AND TRANSFER
Let Us Prove We Can Move
JOHNSON TRANSFER AND
FIREPROOF WAREHOUSE
One of the Finest Fireproof Warehouses in Lake Co.
MOVERS -- STORAGE -- PACKING CRATING -- SHIPPING
INSURANCE PROTECTION-FINANCIAL and MORAL RESPONSIBILITY
Your Household Effects Are Carefully Handled by Experienced Men We Invite Your Inspection
At Erie Tracks, 405 Douglas St. Hammond, Ind.
Telephone Hammond 490
HAMMOND- WILLING OFPY DIR CTORY
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STORAGE AND TRANSFER
PUBLIC'S MOVING CO. "VAN LINES"
EST. 1920
PUBLICS
PUBLICS
ERE ON THE MP
LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE MOVING
PACKING -- SHIPPING -- STORAGE
We Invite Your Inspection
Representatives and Storage in Principal Cities
Coast-to-Coast Service
All Loads Insured - Experienced Men - Low Rates by Our Return Load System - Special Rates To and From California - Estimates Given Without Obligation
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