Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1936, Part 8

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Publication date: 1936
Publisher: R.L. Polk
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UNION TITLE BUILDING 155 EAST MARKET STREET


OFFICERS


Abstracts


WILLIS N. COVAL . President ALBERT M. BRISTOR. . .. . Vice-Pres. and Treas.


H. E. STONECIPHER . Secretary


DIRECTORS


ALBERT M. BRISTOR MARION F. HINKLE


ALBERT F. BROMLEY


FRANK P. HUSE DICK MILLER


ARTHUR V. BROWN


VERN E. BUNDRIDGE FRED T. REED


WILLIS N. COVAL


TIMOTHY P. SEXTON


LINTON A. COX


GEORGE W. SNYDER


FRED C. DICKSON


H. E. STONECIPHER


GEORGE B. ELLIOTT


LEO F. WELCH


GEORGE C. FORREY, JR.


TELEPHONE, LINCOLN 8361-2-3


(1936) R. L. POLK & CO.'S


Title Insurance


Escrows


EDSON T. WOOD, Jr.


FRED G. APPEL ALLAN P. VESTAL


103


ACCOUNTANTS


WESTERN-AUDIT-COMPANY


Certified Public Accountant


Suite 522 Circle Tower


Indianapolis, Ind.


Telephone, Lincoln 2738


AUDITS SYSTEMS COSTS TAXES


BIRNEY D. SPRADLING, C. P. A. CHARLTON N. CARTER, C. P. A. FLOYD H. KIRLIN, C. P. A. MERLIN M. BAILEY, C. P. A.


ULYSSES JORDAN, C. P. A. W.M. H. WALKER, C. P. A. WELLS V. BISHOP, C. P. A.


Spradling, Carter & Jordan, Associates


Certified Public Accountants


TAX SERVICE - AUDITS - SYSTEMS BUSINESS STATISTICS


307-314 Peoples Bank Building Riley 7214


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1936)


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ACCOUNTANTS


ERNST & ERNST


Certified Public Accountants


Offices in All Principal Cities


INDIANAPOLIS OFFICE:


912 ILLINOIS BLDG.


HERDRICH & BOGGS


CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


803-06 Electric Building


Telephone Riley 3963


INDIANAPOLIS GARY


W. M. MADDEN & COMPANY Certified Public Accountants


AUDITORS-SYSTEMATIZERS CONSTRUCTIVE ACCOUNTING FEDERAL AND STATE TAX SERVICE 1146-1148 Consolidated Bldg., 115 N. Pennsylvania St. Telephone Lincoln 3578


GEO. S. OLIVE & CO.


Certified Public Accountants


AUDITING, SYSTEMATIZING, CONSTRUCTIVE ACCOUNTING FEDERAL INCOME TAX PRACTICE


528 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.


Lincoln 1418


(1936) R. L. POLK & CO.'S


105


ACCOUNTANTS


ROGERS & COMPANY


Accountants and Engineers HUME MANSUR BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS


COST AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS INCOME TAX SERVICE INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL AUDITS


UNITED CREDIT BUREAUS, Inc.


JESSE W. POTTER President


TREAT YOUR CREDIT AS.A SACRED TRUST


ROBERT K. GRAHAM Secretary-Treasurer


DIRECT INTERCHANGE with 1300 Credit Bureaus in the United States and Canada


CHARACTER


Allied Retailers Collection Clearing House Member Nat'l Consumer Credit Reporting


Corp. Member Nat'l Retail Credit Assn. Member Indiana Credit Bureaus, Inc.


WE SPECIALIZE ON WRITTEN REPORTS


310 Odd Fellow Bldg. 11 N. PENNSYLVANIA


Tel. Riley 5561


MILLER &


The Sign over your door


22 WT


tells the passer-by that you are there ready to serve him. But you also want to tell people, in all parts of the community, where you are and what you do.


But


The sign is only seen, however, by the small portion of the popu- lation who pass your way. Being fixed, it cannot reach out and tell somebody, a good prospect, on the other side of town about your business.


Your Directory Advertising


It directs buyers from all parts of the community to your business and to any par ticular service which they may require.


is before the entire community


FURNITURE


MILLER & SIMMONS 22 West ft


Furniture Headquarters


Home FurnitureCo. 540 Mlado St


The advertisers stand out as the leading and permanently pro-, gressive firms of the community.


You should make it easy for people to find you by putting in the directory such information as a buyer wants to know. For FREE suggestions on how to make your advertising most effective write-


R. L. Polk & Co. 322 Board of Trade Bldg.


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1936)


AFFILIATED WITH


106


ADDRESSING AND MAILING


ADDRESSING -MAILING


In order for your Direct Mail Ammunition to get across the waste basket with any degree of certainty, it is very necessary that it should be addressed legibly and neatly-POLK DOES IT!


In order that it get to the RIGHT party, for perusal, it is very necessary that it be sent out over the proper mailing list-POLK DOES IT!


Detailed information may be had by addressing the Mailing Department of


R. L. POLK & CO.


225 N. New Jersey St.


Phone Riley 1101


(1936) R. L. POLK & CO.'S


ADVERTISING AGENCIES


107


A


CENTRAL ADVERTISING CORPORATION


. Complete Advertising Agency Service.


We welcome particularly clients who insist on their advertising producing results.


419 BOARD OF TRADE BLOG., INDIANAPOLIS


PHONE LINCOLN 7648


ADVERTISING SERVICE


HOME-TO-HOME DELIVERY FOR ADVERTISERS' SAMPLES AND LITERATURE


Providing a careful delivery by trained men messengers, (no boys), who work under close supervision. Every piece delivered to the door, without waste. A service as de- pendable as the mails at but a fraction of postage costs.


Covering all or selected sections of Indianapolis and other points in central Indiana. A proven service of over forty years standing. Used and commended by the fore- most local merchants and largest national advertisers.


PIONEER DISTRIBUTING CO.


PARCEL DELIVERIES (Established 1889 as Florea Adv. Co)


OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE-159-161 KENTUCKY AVE.


MESSENGER SERVICE PHONE LI. 4190 (Night Phone HU-7209)


A. B. WEYL, President


ARCHITECTS


PRESTON C. RUBUSH


EDGAR O. HUNTER


RUBUSH & HUNTER


- Architects ---


SUITE 1020 ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS BUILDING


Telephone Lincoln 7671


Southeast Corner Pennsylvania and Vermont Sts.


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1936)


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AUTOMOBILE


CHEVROLET


Sales CHEVROLET Service


Indianapolis Dealers:


Anderson Chevrolet Inc.


38th and Illinois Sts. Talbot 3700


Coburn Motor Co. Inc.


550 S. Meridian St. Lincoln 6388


Johnson Chevrolet Co.


1037 N. Meridian St. Lincoln 5361


North Side Chevrolet Inc.


836 E. 63d St. Humboldt 1336


Sholty Motor Co. Inc. 5436 E. Washington St. Irvington 1124


Superior Chevrolet Inc. 552 E. Washington St. Lincoln 4378


Washington Auto Sales Co. 400 N. Capitol Av. Lincoln 7396


West Side Chevrolet Co. 2419 W. Washington St. Belmont 1450


America's Finest Low Priced Car


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AUTOMOBILE


Indianapolis Buys Its


New


Cars Ford Trucks


From


C. O. Warnock Co.


(You Know Us)


THE MEN THAT KNOW THE FORD


813 to 823 E. Washington St. LIncoln 8396-7


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1936)


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AUTOMOBILE


TUDEBAKER


Litzelman and Morrison, Inc.


TUDEBAKER


2004 N. MERIDIAN STREET Studebaker Distributors


"Smart To Be Seen In, Smarter To Buy" Parts -- Sales -- Service Fine Used Cars - Terms - Trades TALBOT 0900


Packard, "Ask the Man Who Owns One"


PACKARD- INDIANAPOLIS INC.


1510 N. MERIDIAN ST.


TELEPHONE RILEY 5324


INDIANAPOLIS


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AUTOMOBILE


H. M. Van Matre, Inc. Oldsmobile


Sales and Service


Used Cars


3756 College Ave.


Tel. Washington 1933


(A FACTORY BRANCH)


AUBURN ESTABLISHED


AUBURN AUTOMOBILE SALES CORPORATION


AUBURN and CORD SALES and SERVICE


1021 No. Meridian St.


Phone Lincoln 6462


Indianapolis, Ind.


SERVICE THAT SELLS


QUALITY THAT TELLS BEARD'S SCIENTIFIC BRAKE SERVICE, Inc. Brakes Relined and Adjusted DISTRIBUTORS OF WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMOTIVE AIR BRAKES AND SERVICE AIRDRAULIC BOOSTERS For Light Cars and Trucks


Free Wheeling Brakes Our Specialty


119 N. EAST STREET


LINCOLN 7736


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1936)


112


AUTOMOBILE


RAY GRIDER


H. Y. TINCH


Ford


PHONES, HUMBOLDT 1351-1352


CARS - SERVICE - TRUCKS Broad Ripple Auto Co. Authorized Ford Dealers 819-21-23 East 63rd Street Indianapolis, Ind.


Ford


SALES, SERVICE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES


DODGE and PLYMOUTH


MOTOR CARS-PARTS-SERVICE


CAPITOL MOTORS CO. Gibson Building, 447 N. Capitol at Michigan St. Phone: Lincoln 5394 Used Car Store, 1404-10 W. Washington St., Bel. 1047


CENTRAL RUBBER & SUPPLY CO. 118-20 S. MERIDIAN ST. PHONE RILEY 6421


Wholesale Distributors


BRUNSWICK TIRES AUTO ACCESSORIES RUBBER CLOTHING


EXIDE BATTERIES


GARAGE EQUIPMENT


MILL SUPPLIES


Manufacturers LEATHER BELTING


LINCOLN


BROWNING GENT CO., Inc. LINCOLN FORD 10TH AND MERIDIAN RILEY 8655


Ford


(1936) R. L. POLK & CO.'S


113


AUTOMOBILE


THE GIBSON COMPANY


ESTABLISHED 1898 Indianapolis, U. S. A. Branches: Lima, South Bend, Ft. Wayne, Terre Haute, Kalamazoo, Evansville WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS Automotive Equipment and Supplies, Replacement Parts, Norge Electric Refrigerators "GIBSON SERVES THE WORLD"


433 N. Capitol Ave. at Michigan


Phone Lincoln 3321


BILLY GRIMES TIRE COMPANY


"The Biggest Little Shop in Town"


222 W. Michigan


24 Hr. Service


Lincoln 1538


Guarantee Tire and Rubber Co.


Auto Supplies, Tires and Tubes, Replacement Parts, Bicycles, Sporting Goods, Radio, Electric Refrigerators, Paints and Enamels


DOWNTOWN 211 So. Illinois St.


PHONE RI. 7391


154 So. Illinois St. LI. 0676


NORTHSIDE


4147 College Ave. WA. 3036


3012 Northwestern Ave. TA. 1096 3210 E. 10th St. Tel. CHerry 0676


EASTSIDE PHONE


5606 E. Washington St. IR. 0964


SOUTHSIDE


938 Virginia Ave.


DR. 6551


WESTSIDE 2118 W. Washington St. BE. 2887


LATHROP-MOYER CO. DISTRIBUTORS OLDSMOBILE


SALES AND SERVICE


MERIDIAN AT 13th ST.


TEL. RILEY 6375


HICKMAN-MOYER SALES, Inc.


R. E. HICKMAN, Pres.


MERIDIAN AT 13th ST.


TEL. RILEY 6375


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1936)


114


AUTOMOBILE


HOWARD HOLCOMB INC.


New and Used


Cars-Trucks


Complete Service


3839-3841 East Washington St. 3209 East Washington St.


Phone Irvington 1115 Phone Cherry 0204


Kirschner Auto Service, Inc. 825-833 N. ILLINOIS ST. CALL US DAY OR NIGHT - RI. 1215 Tow-In Service Motor, Fender and Body Work, Painting Have Your Car BEAR-A-LINED For Easier Steering, Less Tire Wear, and Safer Driving Axles and Frames Straightened


LEWIS MOTORS, INC. SALES AND SERVICE


GOOD BUYS IN USED CARS


PLYMOUTH


DODGE


919-923 Virginia Ave.


PLYMOUTH Dial Drexel 7600


Hudson-Terraplane MOTOR CARS HUDSON LOSEY MOTORS TERRAPLANE INC. DISTRIBUTOR


1219-25 N. MERIDIAN


TEL. RILEY 9567


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AUTOMOBILE


MARKET


PARKING GARAGE


325 E. MARKET ST. AUTO STORAGE Li .- 0260


- -


TOW-IN SERVICE WRECKS REBUILT ONE STOP SERVICE


24 HOURS SERVICE


ROSS J. MOORE, Prop.


-------


MONARCH MOTOR COMPANY


BUICK --- PONTIAC


RILEY 3347


1018 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA


PROMPT SERVICE MURAT TIRE & BATTERY CO. VULCANIZING NICK-O-LIFE BATTERIES GOODYEAR TIRES - PHILCO RADIOS


DEPENDABLE SALES AND SERVICE


310 East Ohio St.


Telephone RIley 6650


CHEVROLET/


CHEVROLET /


North Side Chevrolet, Inc. Sales -- Service -- Parts -- Tires Used Cars With an OK That Counts


836 E. SIXTY-THIRD ST. Phone HUmboldt 1335 BROAD RIPPLE


USED CAR STORE 544 E. WASHINGTON ST. PHONE LINCOLN 9651


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AUTOMOBILE


C. OFF & CO.


"We Take the Dents Out of Accidents" Complete Wreck Rebuilding TOW IN SERVICE DAY OR NIGHT


107 N. EAST ST.


LINCOLN 1549


PERSONAL SERVICE HARRY A. SHARP COMPANY


Cars Parts


Ford


Trucks Repairs


443-457 Virginia Avenue


Drexel 5020


Indianapolis


SHOLTY MOTOR CO. Inc.


Parts


Over 17 Years on East Washington at 5436 for Economical Transportation


Service


CHEVROLET


Painting Rebuilding


NEW AND USED CARS-TRUCKS KNOWN FOR SQUARE DEALING


5436 E. WASHINGTON PHONE IR. 1124


Used Car Dept. 1910 E. Washington Phone Lincoln 6944


AUTOMOBILE REBUILDING EARLW. SHOWALTER & CO., Inc.


Fender, Body and Top Work, Frame and Axle Straightening, Complete Paint Shop, Upholstering-Seat Covers-Wood Work. Complete Mechanical Dept. for All Cars. Towing.


24 HOUR SERVICE


40 W. WALNUT ST. Between Meridian and Illinois


PHONE RILEY 2596


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AUTOMOBILE


"Eventually We Will Be Recommended To You" 30th & CENTRAL SALES CO. CHAS. C. BABCOCK, Pres .- Treas.


FordĀ®


Complete Sales - Service


3009 CENTRAL AVE.


TALBOT 5550


Batteries Rentals Recharging


GRAHAM DISTRIBUTORS


Oiling and Greasing Washing Simonizing


WILES & WILSON MOTOR SERVICE, Inc.


COMPLETE REPAIRING ON EVERY MAKE OF CAR


3815 College Avenue


Indianapolis


Washington 2266


Brake Service Shock Absorber Service Tire Service


Open Sundays and Evenings


Motors Reconditioned Wrecks Rebuilt General Overhauling


The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON 'INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN BUYERANDSELLER"


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.


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1936)


118


AUTOMOBILE GARAGES


"A Most Convenient Garage"


Telephone Lincoln 1309


Indiana Parking Garage


(Strictly Fireproof)


143 to 147 East Market St. Between Pennsylvania and Delaware Sts.


Rates by Day, Month or Week Call For and Delivery Service


Uniformed Attendants at Leading Theatres, Clubs, Etc.


Parking


Oiling


Greasing


Washing Simonizing


TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR SERVICE


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119


AUTOMOBILE GARAGES


"A Most Convenient Garage"


Telephone Lincoln 3022


MERIDIAN GARAGE


(Strictly Fireproof)


216 N. Meridian St. Opposite Post Office


Rates by Day, Month or Week


Call For and Delivery Service


Uniformed Attendants at Leading Theatres, Clubs, Etc.


Parking


Oiling


Greasing


Washing


Simonizing


TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR SERVICE


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1936)


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AUTOMOBILE LISTS


LISTS


Compiled from Original Information


RESIDENTS --- INDIANAPOLIS Lists of all Indianapolis Residents Compiled from Door to Door Canvass, Classified by Occupation


BUSINESS LISTS --- NATIONAL Dealers - Jobbers - Manufacturers Classified by Lines of Business Polk's National List Catalog No. 60 Sent Free on Request


AUTO OWNERS Compiled from Original State Motor Vehicle Records, Showing Make, Body Style and Year


Indianapolis 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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121


BAGS


Always Reliable


Since 1911


If It's Made of Burlap or Cotton, We Have It


SEWED BURLAP


PRODUCTS


Twine Jute or Cotton Rope


BAGST


BAGS


RDWARE FITTING


New and Used


MAX KATZ


BURI


K


BAG


co.


INDIANAPOLIS, IND.


Bought and Sold


WIPING


CORDAGE


CLOTH


312-16 S. New Jersey


Riley 5534


BAKERS AND CONFECTIONERS SUPPLIES


BESSIRE & COMPANY


Incorporated


IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS, JOBBERS OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT . For BAKERS- ICE CREAM MANUFACTURERS CREAMERIES - DAIRIES - CONFECTIONERS


PHONE LINCOLN 6437


PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTH STS. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.


POLK'S BANKERS ENCYCLOPEDIA


The Bank Directory of the World


Contains lists of banks with bank statements, bank officers, bank directors, stock exchange members, investment dealers and other general information in connection with banking and finance.


Issued in March and September at $15.00 per volume R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers


431 Howard St., Detroit, Mich. 354 Fourth Ave., New York


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1936)


TWINES


Bags and Burlap


STRIPS


In All Sizes and Weights


BURLAP


122


BANKING


Fletcher Trust Company


Northwest Corner Pennsylvania and Market Streets Indianapolis


Commercial Banking Savings Trusts


Conservative Investments Mortgage Loans Safe Deposit Insurance Travel


City-Wide Branches


6235 Bellefontaine Street 3001 North Illinois Street


1541 North Illinois Street 1533 Roosevelt Avenue


1125 South Meridian Street 2600 West Michigan Street


2122 East Tenth Street


500 East Washington Street 2506 East Washington Street 5501 East Washington Street 474 West Washington Street


1233 Oliver Avenue


Member Federal Reserve System Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


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BANKING


THE INDIANA NATIONAL BANK OF INDIANAPOLIS


CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITION AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 31, 1935


RESOURCES


Cash on Hand and Due from Federal Reserve and other Banks


U. S. Government Bonds, cates


$37,871,930.81


Other Bonds and Securities


6,666,509.59


Loans and Discounts


13,866,331.67


Overdrafts


25.31


Bank Building and Equipment


1,289,639.17


Other Real Estate Owned


85,170.63


Accrued Interest Receivable


34,393.19


Other Resources


19,596.93


$102,208,368.24


LIABILITIES


Capital


$3,000,000.00


Surplus .


3,000,000.00


$6,386,156.50


Undivided Profits


386,156.50


251,318.92


Dividend Payable January 2, 1936 Deposits


52,500.00


95,518,164.04


Bills Payable and Rediscounts .


None


Securities Borrowed


Other Liabilities


228.78


$102,208,368.24


OFFICERS


ARTHUR V. BROWN, President


GWYNN F. PATTERSON Vice-President


EDWARD D. MOORE.


. Vice-President


C. MERLE BROCKWAY Asst. Cashier


EDWARD C. W. WISCHMEIER Asst. Cashier


PAUL C. BUCKLER


Asst. Cashier & Auditor


LUDWIG G. BURCK.


Asst. Cashier


JOHN W. KELLER.


Asst. Cashier


HARRY R. FULLER . Vice-President


BYRON D. BOWERS. .


Asst. Cashier


ROBT. B. MALLOCH. Asst. Cashier


HENRY A. PFARRER


Asst. Cashier


JAMES L. FISH Asst. Cashier


JOHN R. FLETCHER


Asst. Cashier


DIRECTORS


ROY E. ADAMS . President


J. D. Adams Manufacturing Company


J. S. HOLLIDAY .... of W. J. Holliday & Company W. G. IRWIN President FRED G. APPEL Gregory & Appel, Incorporated


EUGENE H. DARRACH . President


Inter-State Car Company


NORMAN A. PERRY CHARLES S. RAUH . President


Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Company PETER C. REILLY


. President


. President


BRODEHURST ELSEY . Sec. - Treas. OBIE J. SMITH Republic Creosoting Company


EDGAR H. EVANS


Chairman of Board


Acme-Evans Co.


R. MALOTT FLETCHER Vice-President


and Cashier, Co-Trustee Malott Estate


SAMUEL B. SUTPHIN Beveridge Paper Company


WILLIAM L. TAYLOR


. Attorney-at-Law


RUSSELL L. WHITE .... Pres. White Baking Co.


Member Federal Reserve System - Member Indianapolis Clearing House Association


Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc.


Indianapolis Glove Co.


CLARENCE T. BRADY. Asst. Cashier


R. MALOTT FLETCHER .... Vice-Pres. & Cashier


WILLIAM P. FLYNN Vice-President


ROLLIN W. SPIEGEL Vice-President


ARTHUR V. BROWN. President


VOLNEY MALOTT BROWN Attorney-at-Law


President Irwin-Union Trust Company, Columbus, Ind. JOHN J. MADDEN .. . President John J. Madden Manufacturing Company GWYNN F. PATTERSON . Vice-President


G. A. EFROYMSON . President


O. J. Smith Realty Company President


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1936)


$42,374,770.94 Notes and Certifi-


$80,246,701.75


Reserves


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BANKING


Security Trust Co.


111-113 N. PENNSYLVANIA STREET


Under Conservative Management Since 1901


Banking Department


Checking Accounts of Corpora- tions, Firms, Individuals, Banks and Trust Companies Invited. We issue Interest Bearing Cer- tificates of Deposit.


Savings Department


Savings Accounts, Large or Small, invited. Interest com- pounded twice a year. Christmas and Thrift Clubs maintained.


Trust Department


We serve as Trustee, Executor, Guardian, Administrator, Regis- trar, Escrow Agent, and Trans- fer Agent. We specialize in Handling of Estates.


Insurance Department


We write Fire, Plate Glass, Bur- glary, Automobile, Rent, Com- pensation, Casualty, Tornado, Surety Bonds and all other lines except Life.


Real Estate and Rental Departments


Indianapolis Real Estate Board Member. We act as agent in Sale, Purchase and Exchange of Real Estate. We Collect Rents and take care of all details con- cerning the Management of Real Estate.


SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES $3.00 AND UP STORAGE VAULTS


Member-Indianapolis Clearing House Association Member-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


IRVING W. LEMAUX President


GEORGE W. SNYDER Vice-President


WM. STOREN Vice-President


REILY G. ADAMS


. Secretary


HUGH V. BRADY Treasurer


G. S. BLUE


Asst. Treasurer


DIRECTORS


EDWARD W. HARRIS


FREDERICK E. MATSON


DANIEL HECKER


EDWARD B. RAUB GEORGE W. SNYDER


HUGH V. BRADY


IRVING W. LEMAUX


WM. STOREN


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BANKING


The Leading Trust Company of Indiana CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS


THE UNION TRUST COMPANY


OF INDIANAPOLIS 120 EAST MARKET STREET Company's Building Branch Bank, 1225 Kentucky Avenue


OFFICERS


ARTHUR V. BROWN. President


JOHN E. REED Vice-President


MERLIN M. DUNBAR .. V .- Pres. and Tax Officer


CHARLES N. FULTZ. . V .- Pres. and Trust Officer


HARRY F. MCNUTT


. Vice-President


ALFRED F. GAUDING . Vice-President


J. FLOYD KING . Vice-President


CHARLES T. BLIZZARD Auditor


CECIL A. BERRY.


. Asst. Trust Officer


DIRECTORS


FRED G. APPEL President Gregory and Appel


ARTHUR R. BAXTER


President The Keyless Lock Co.


ARTHUR V. BROWN President


VOLNEY M. BROWN Attorney-at-Law


BERKLEY W. DUCK


President The Spann Company


MERLIN M. DUNBAR


Vice-President


G. A. EFROYMSON


President Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc.


EDGAR H. EVANS Chairman of the Board Acme-Evans Co.


WILLIAM C. GRIFFITH President Griffith Distributing Corp.


WILLIAM G. IRWIN


President Irwin-Union Trust Co., Columbus, Ind.


WALTER C. MARMON Chairman of the Board Marmon-Herrington Company, Inc.


NORMAN A. PERRY


CHARLES S. RAUH


President Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Co.


PETER C. REILLY President Republic Creosoting Co.


REGINALD H. SULLIVAN Attorney-at-Law


SAMUEL B. SUTPHIN


President. Beveridge Paper Co.


RUSSELL L. WHITE


President White Baking Company


Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $2,350,000.00 Stockholders' Additional Liability $600,000.00


These Eleven Departments are anxious to be of Service to you BANKING, SAVINGS, BONDS, TRUSTS, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE, RENTALS, STEAMSHIP, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, LOANS, JOINT STOCK LAND BANK DEPT.


Each department is under capable and experienced management assuring ACCURACY, COURTESY, SAFETY


Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation We Invite Your Patronage


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. Secretary


EVERETT E. LETT .Asst. Treasurer


RICHARD A. KURTZ. . Asst. Secretary


HIRAM W. McKEE. Asst. Secretary


WILSON MOTHERSHEAD. Asst. Secretary


JOHN W. LUCKETT Asst. Treasurer


CORNELIUS O. ALIG . Treasurer


ALAN A. RITCHIE


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BANKING


FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY


148 EAST MARKET STREET PHONES RILEY 7471-7472-7473-7474


GENERAL BANKING


Real Estate-Rentals-Insurance-Safe Deposit General Trust Business


OFFICERS


FRANK E. MCKINNEY. President JOHN E. OHLEYER. . V .- Pres. - Treas.


ALBERT E. LAMB. . V .- Pres. - Sec. THOS. X. LANAHAN. Asst. Treas.


DIRECTORS


J. W. HANNON, Genl. Supt. of Plant, Ind. Bell Telephone Co.


RALPH E. HUEBER, Vice-Pres. - Treas., A. J. Hueber Co. JACKIEL W. JOSEPH, Attorney


WILLIAM C. KERN, Attorney


JOSEPH E. KERNEL, Optometrist, Wm. H.


Block Co.


FRANK E. MCKINNEY, President JOHN J. MINTA, Vice-Pres., Advance Paint Co. LOWELL H. PATTERSON, Real Estate


Men of Affairs ---


Safeguard their Estates by appointing a responsible Trust Company to act as Executor or Trustee. There is no reason why smaller estates should not be similarly protected. They are in greater need of it-can less afford to incur risk.


THE INDIANA TRUST COMPANY


PAYS INTEREST ON SAVINGS


OLDEST TRUST COMPANY IN INDIANA


CAPITAL AND SURPLUS - $2,000,000.00


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BANKING


BANKERS TRUST COMPANY


Southwest Corner of Pennsylvania and Ohio Streets, Indianapolis


Complete Banking and Fiduciary Service


. SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES


Investments-Insurance-Rental Property Managed Travel and Foreign Exchange-Modern Office Building


MARION COUNTY STATE BANK


GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS, REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE


TRUST DEPARTMENT RENTALS AND LOANS


OPEN 8 A. M. TO 4 P. M. SAFETY - COURTESY - SERVICE SATURDAYS 8 A. M. TO 5 P. M.


Tels. Lincoln 6354-6355


N. W. Cor. E. Market and Delaware


"Mailing Lists That Pull"


Send for a copy of our folder contain- ing "MAILING LISTS THAT PULL." It is a list of lists which Polk clients every- where in America have found to be big producers of sales. Gives full informa- tion regarding quantities, prices, etc.


R. L. POLK & CO.


322 Board of Trade Building


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BEVERAGES


Sterling Beer


Sterling Ale


DUNN BEVERAGE CO. Inc. DISTRIBUTORS


1440 N. Senate Ave.


Tel. Lincoln 3435


BRASS


COMPLETE WHOLESALE WAREHOUSING SERVICE


BRASS COPPER ALUMINUM MONEL STAINLESS STEEL


COMPRESSION FITTINGS


REFRIGERATOR SERVICE SUPPLIES


RAILINGS


BRONZE TABLETS


BRONZE


PHOS. BRONZE BEARINGS KICK PLATES and PUSH BARS


Indiana's Most Complete Non-ferrous Warehouse


Manufacturers of


BREWHOUSE EQUIPMENT CANNING FACTORIES


HOME CANNING SUPPLIES


SOLDERING FLUX & SUPPLIES


Steam Jacketed Kettles, Coils, Pharmaceutical Stills, Extractors and Pulpers


Coppersmithing and Brass Machine Work Fabricators of Monel Nickel and Stainless Steel Tank Coils and Kettles


F. H. LANGSENKAMP COMPANY-


229 E. South St.


Indianapolis, Ind.


Phone LI. 6538


Your delivery service needs a copy of the CITY DIRECTORY


So does your Collection Department, your Sales, Pur- chasing, Mailing and Every Other Department in your Business.


BUY DIRECTORIES FOR EACH DEPARTMENT SAVE TIME AND MONEY-BE EFFICIENT IN ALL


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BRICK


LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF FACE BRICK-22 PLANTS


Manufacturers


HY-TEX BRICK


Distributors


ROUGH MINGLED REDS


SANDED COLONIALS


SMOOTH BUFFS ROUGH TANS


SALT GLAZE


CERAMIC GLAZE


HYDRAULIC-PRESS BRICK COMPANY


Local Plants:


Brazil, Indiana


Crawfordsville, Ind.


Office and Exhibit: 801-805 Board of Trade Lincoln 4425


BUILDERS


Wm. M. Schumacher, Pres. and Treas. Wm. J. Schumacher, Vice-Pres. John A. Schumacher, Secretary


John A. Schumacher Company


EST. 1875


Contractors and Builders


PLANING MILL AND LUMBER YARD, 820 to 840 E. ST. CLAIR ST. Telephone Lincoln 7927


BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS


THE FLETCHER AVENUE SAVING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION


Operated Under the Laws of the State of Indiana


Authorized Capital $40,000,000.00 10 EAST MARKET STREET INDIANAPOLIS, IND.


CHARLES R. YOKE, President FRED T. REED, Secretary


1890-1936


A vital constructive power in the development of Indianapolis for 46 years


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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS


1887


1936


49 YEARS SERVICE


The Railroadmen's Federal & Savings Association First Mortgage Security Marion County Real Estate




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