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THE J. R. TOWNSEND AGENCY
811 Board of Trade Bldg.
Riley 8358
Indianapolis
S. R. Ferguson Howard M. Gay
John W. George
Charles B. Hamill
Clifford F. Hutchins
D. H. Richards Fred G. Stettler
Wm. J. Green
Thos. A. Hollingsworth Will S. Malott
J. Russell Townsend, Jr., C. L. U., Field Assistant
U. S. FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.
FOSTER & MESICK MANAGERS
Fletcher Savings and Trust Building Telephone: Lincoln 6501
SURETY BONDS
CASUALTY INSURANCE
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INSURANCE
THE FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE CO. Organized 1884
All Forms of Life Insurance and Annuities
RALPH L. COLBY, State Mgr.
320 Circle Tower
Phone Lincoln 2376
TELEPHONES: LINCOLN 7312-7313
GENERAL UNDERWRITERS, Inc. D. G. TRONE, SECY. AND MGR.
Inland Bonding Company
Bonds and Insurance
Indiana Travelers Assurance Company
130 E. WASHINGTON ST. BUILDING INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF AMERICA
Established 1860 under the laws of the State of New York Guardian of American Families for 77 Years
1334 Circle Tower Telephones Riley 7354-7355
JAMES L. RAINEY, Mgr.
- ASSOCIATES -
PAUL C. BENDER CLARENCE J. SCHNEIDER
HERMAN C. EMDE KENNETH ALDRICH
NATHAN H. RICHARDSON
HALL & HILL
INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE, RENTS and LOANS
Allemannia Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. Security Insurance Co. of New Haven SUITE 706 UNION TITLE BLDG., 155 E. MARKET ST.
Rhode Island Insurance Co. of Providence North River Ins. Co. of New York
Insurance of All Kinds
Office Phone, Riley 4162
Res. Phone Talbot 1566
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INSURANCE
MYRON S. HARLAN --- CECIL E. SHORT
General Insurance and Bonds
432-34 CIRCLE TOWER BLDG.
PHONE RILEY 8391
CHARLES B. HAUK General Agent for Marion County
Workmen's Compensation, All Classes of Liability (including Automobile), Burglary, Personal Accident and Health Insurance, Automobile Fire and Theft, Property Damage and Collision Insurance, Parcel Post, Marine and Tourists' Baggage Insurance, Plate Glass, Power Plant, Turbine and all Electrical Lines, Steam Boiler and Fly Wheel Insurance, Fidelity and Surety Bonds, Fire and Tornado Insurance, Use and Occupancy Insurance. Telephone Riley 2000
J. J. Mossler
1105-1106 Fletcher Trust Bldg.
D. J. Bellinger Indianapolis, Indiana .
All Claims Adjusted and Paid Through This Office
1877 - 1937 "The Best Costs Less"
Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Indiana Union Mutual Insurance Company Farmers Mutual Liability Company
HARRY P. COOPER, Secretary Insurance Building, Meridian at 21 st
ILM
FORTIETH .
ANNIVERSARY
INS
1937
INDIANA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL Insurance mpany
JAL
YOU CAN SAVE MONEY ON YOUR .. FIRE - WINDSTORM - AUTO INSURANCE INDIANA LUMBERMENÝ MUTUAL Insurance Company
S25% LINCOLN 5346
If you are an owner of select property, you are entitled to the re- duced insurance cost offered by the Indiana Lumbermens.
You can save on all types of gen- eral insurance-whether you own a large nationally known manufactur- ing plant, a large department store, a small business or a little cottage. Your automobile or fleet of cans can be insured at a substantial saving. Investigate this saving on your in- surance.
Non-Assessable Policies
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INSURANCE
DAN W. FLICKINGER, C. L. U., & ASSOCIATES
B. A. BURKART, Office Manager RAY O. WOODS, Sales Manager
GLENN FATELEY, Agency Cashier HENRY W. MORRIS, Group Representative
WALTER LICHTENSTEIN C. HOWLAND BOND SIDNEY MAHALOWITZ RICHARD W. SWIFT BRUCE O. BENNETT EMIL B. MILLS
ED R. GRISELL DAVID W. MCBURNEY HOWARD W. HAMILTON JEROME T. WISE MARY W. COOPER ETHYL L. OSBORN
1222 Circle Tower
John hancock LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Lincoln 2494
Kentucky Home Mutual Life Insurance Company
All Forms of Life Insurance and Annuities (Including Group)
G. M. CENTER, State Manager Suite 607 Merchants Bank Bldg. Riley 4972
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
E. H. PERSAY, Res. Mgr. TEL. LINCOLN 2593
WE WRITE FULL LINE OF CASUALTY and Specialize in Workmen's Compensation
631-35 SECURITY TRUST BLDG. 130 E. WASH
LONDON & LANCASHIRE INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA
Fidelity and Surety Bonds
Accident and Health, Burglary and Robbery Public Liability, Automobile, Plate Glass and Elevator Insurance Walter G. Holt, Manager 303-304 Inland Bldg., 156 E. Market Indianapolis
Administration Offices: Hartford, Conn. Lincoln 9300
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INSURANCE
MARSH & McLENNAN
INCORPORATED
NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES SEATTLE PHOENIX
PORTLAND MINNEAPOLIS DULUTH DETROIT LONDON MILWAUKEE
INSURANCE
1507 MERCHANTS BANK BUILDING
INDIANAPOLIS
LINCOLN 8548
CHICAGO BOSTON BUFFALO PITTSBURGH MONTREAL WINNIPEG VANCOUVER CLEVELAND COLUMBUS ST. LOUIS TULSA
300 Electric Building
Telephone Riley 7381
MALCOLM M. MOORE & ASSOCIATES
Whitney Stoddard
Charles L. Nicholson
Ralph W. Hackleman
Mary Hostetter
Fannie C. Graeter
Frank T. Chase
Richard H. Habbe Kenneth J. Galm Perry R. McAnally Robert V. Gilliland
Verna E. Schwier Mildred P. Milliken
Henry J. Peirce Thaddeus R. Baker George C. Schwier P. J. Sertell Frank C. Cleland
REPRESENTING
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Organized July 15, 1884 Incorporated August 5, 1884
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF INDIANAPOLIS
LOUIS C. BRANDT, President HENRY W. WALTERS, Vice-President
CHAS. D. BROEKING, Treasurer CHARLOTTE D. RIESS, Secretary ROBERT C. GERSTNER, Asst. Secretary Office: 505 Indiana Trust Bldg., 117 E. Washington Telephone, Riley 6038 This Is a Strictly Mutual Company, Organized by the People for the People
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. of NEW YORK 94 Years of Growth INDIANAPOLIS AGENCY
G. R. DOUGLASS, Manager
EARL E. MOOMAW, Agency Organizer HOBART E. BRIDGES, Service Representative
HARRY W. DIMICK Cashier BRADY M. MINNIS, City Supervisor
REPRESENTATIVES
MONT V. MILLIKAN MARY M. ZRIED
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INSURANCE
MISSING NAMES!
Some have retired-Others have passed away! A Well Selected Life Insurance Program Provides for Either INFORMATION FURNISHED WITHOUT OBLIGATION JOEL T. TRAYLOR, Genl. Agent
Phone Lincoln 9694
NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
O. J. ARNOLD, PRESIDENT STRONG~ Minneapolis.Minn. ~ LIBERAL
504 Guaranty Bldg.
Indianapolis Agency
THE PROVIDENT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, PA. A. G. SHOPTAUGH, General Agent LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES
Otis E. Logan
REPRESENTATIVES W. A. Clabaugh Wm. E. Osborn James S. Tipton Chas. K. Flowers
CASHIER Geo. L. Sauer
712-718 GUARANTY BLDG., 20 N. MERIDIAN
TELEPHONE LINCOLN 6328
601-11 CIRCLE TOWER
THE PRUDENTIAL MAS THE STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR
TEL. LINCOLN 1382 THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA HOME OFFICE-NEWARK, N. J.
CARL F. MAETSCHKE, Manager W. L. APPEL and WENDELL BARRETT, Asst. Managers MAY SHIELDS, Cashier; B. ABBITT, Asst. Cashier
Special Representatives
F. R. Beitman Fred Horne
W. L. Mace E. Mouser
Joe Naughton G. J. Spangler
Alex Vonnegut Otto Walls
STANDARD ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO.
OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN HAL C. MEYER, Resident Manager
FIDELITY and SURETY BONDS CASUALTY INSURANCE
605-609 Fletcher Trust Bldg.
Phones, Lincoln 7505-06
"STANDARD SERVICE SATISFIES"
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INSURANCE
THE STATE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
OF WORCESTER, MASS. INCORPORATED MARCH 16th, 1844
ROSS M. HALGREN, General Agent -INDIANAPOLIS ASSOCIATES William A. Tidwell
C. Fred Davis
Fred T. Cretors
FIFTH OLDEST AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
620 CIRCLE TOWER
RILEY 4636
WILLIAM H. STAFFORD
BLAKE STONE
EMPLOYERS GROUP
STONE, STAFFORD & STONE
GENERAL AGENTS FOR INDIANA AND KENTUCKY
Telephones: Lincoln 1451-1452-1453-1454
6th Floor, Consolidated Building
Liability, Workmen's Compensation, Automobile Liability, Property Damage and Collision, Boiler, Engine, Fly Wheel and Electrical, Accident, Health, Fidelity, Burglary and Plate Glass Insurance
Union Central Life Insurance Co. Founded 1867 "Money Every Month" Contracts "Multiple Protection"-"Complete Protection" OREN D. PRITCHARD, Mgr. 129 E. MARKET, SUITE 1212 TEL. RILEY 6397
THE MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY HOME OFFICE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY Established 1845. Always Purely Mutual. "Legal Reserve" Absolute Security with Liberal Policy Contracts for 92 Years
VIRGIL W. SAMMS, General Agent
W. J. GREENWOOD, Special Agent
918 HUME-MANSUR BUILDING TELEPHONE LINCOLN 3488
JOHN C. FAUNCE, Special Agent 23 E. OHIO ST. OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE
INDIANAPOLIS
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INVESTMENT ANNUITIES
INVESTORS SYNDICATE
EST. 1894
LIVING PROTECTION Investment Contracts With Annuity Privileges
537-41 Illinois Bldg.
ATTKISSON AGENCY Indianapolis, Ind. Tel. Lincoln 7900
INVESTMENT BANKERS
WILLIAM E. SHUMAKER AND COMPANY, INC.
Investment Securities
CIRCLE TOWER INDIANAPOLIS
Bonds of the United States Government, Its Territories and Insular Possessions Federal and Joint Stock Land Bank Bonds Indiana Municipal and Corporate Securities Real Estate Bonds and Preferred Stocks General Market Securities
Indianapolis Bond and Share Corp. 129 EAST MARKET STREET
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INVESTMENT SECURITIES
AN INVESTMENT YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE
F
$700,000
AMERICAN LOAN COMPANY
5% Debentures Dated November 1, 1936
L
Maturing $300,000 November 1, 1946; $400,000 November 1, 1951
Interest payable semi-annually on the first days of May and November at the American National Bank at Indianapolis. Registerable as to principal. Denom- inations-$1,000, $500 and $100.
PRICE 100% AND ACCRUED INTEREST
American National Bank at Indianapolis, Trustee
Callable as a whole or in part, at any time on thirty days notice at 102% on or before November 1, 1941, and thereafter at any time prior to maturity at 101 % in all cases plus accrued inter- est to date of redemption.
Complete details gladly submitted on call or written request, Offers and sales made only to residents of the State of Indiana.
UMPHREY & HARTZ
INVESTMENTS
SUITE 820 CIRCLE TOWER
INDIANAPOLIS
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JEWELERS
AMERICA'S LARGEST CREDIT JEWELERS
KAY JEWELRY COMPANY
137 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, Ind.
Telephone LIncoln 3261
Kay's, with its 50-store coast-to-coast organization, offers you the opportunity to buy nationally advertised jewelry at CASH PRICES on EASY CREDIT TERMS. Whether you buy for cash or on credit, THE PRICE IS THE SAME. Ten completely stocked departments are ready to serve you. They include Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Radios, Electrical Goods, Silverplate, Dresser Sets, Dinnerware and Luggage.
NO INTEREST . NO CARRYING CHARGES
Charles C. Peck
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INCORPORATED Honest Jewelers WATCHES - DIAMONDS
ON EASY TERMS - NO CARRYING CHARGES
9 SO. ILLINOIS ST. PHONE RILEY 7727
ROGERS & CO., INC. SQUARE DEAL JEWELERS 5 N. ILLINOIS ST.
STANDARD NATIONALLY ADVERTISED DIAMONDS -- WATCHES -- SILVERWARE ON EASY TERMS-NO CARRYING CHARGE
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LAUNDRIES
Quality and Service
EXCELSIOR LAUNDRY COMPANY
Beautiful Dry Cleaning and Pressing Rug Cleaning
A Laundry Service That Will Meet Your Needs
Telephone Riley 3591
OFFICES 840-8 North New Jersey Street 907 Ft. Wayne Avenue 954 North Pennsylvania Street
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LAUNDRIES
FOR EVERY LAUNDRY SERVICE
Progress Laundry RI ley 7373
Sterling Laundry DR exel 6300
Tiffany Laundry LI ncoln 1327
26 to 30 N. Senate Ave.
THE BEST-GRAND LAUNDRY LINEN SUPPLY DEPARTMENT "It pays to keep clean"
RILEY 2555
A Complete Linen and Towel Rental Service-Towels with Cabinet Service for Offices-Continuous Pull Down Towels-Face and Turkish Towels-Barber and Manicure Towels-Doctors' and Dentists' Towels-Dish and Glass Towels-Table Cloths and Nap- kins-Chair Covers-Coats-Frocks-Caps-Bib and Waist Aprons-Ladies' Aprons. Also a Laundry service for every need.
LUX LAUNDRY, Inc.
The Aristocrat of Laundries
HUmboldt 1381-1382
5301-07 Winthrop Ave.
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LOANS
LOANS
Quick Service No Delay or Red Tape
CASH LOANS-AUTO LOANS ON YOUR OWN SIGNATURE AND SECURITY FINANCING-The Purchase of New and Used Autos, Refrigerators, Washing Machines, and Other Electrical Appliances SMALL COST - LOW PAYMENTS
GUARDIAN LOANS INC.
312 Merchants Bank Bldg.
Phone Lincoln 2485
HONOR LOANS No Mortgages - No Endorsers - Quick Service
Just a plain note. No security of any kind to "put up". No mortgage papers to file at the court house. Call, phone or write for information.
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE Corporation
615 Merchants Bank Bldg. Meridian and Washington Phone: Riley 1471
328 Illinois Bldg. 17 West Market St. Phone: RI 5404
LOANS When Occasion Demands
$5.00 to $300.00
AUTOS
HOUSEHOLD Quickly Made LIBERAL APPRAISEMENTS No Endorsers Required
No Compulsory Insurance
DIAMONDS Bank Vault Safety
RATES REASONABLE Long Time Given
LOANS MADE DAY OF APPLICATION An Indianapolis Company for Indianapolis People
LIBERAL LOAN CO.
152 N. Delaware
Convenient ground floor location near shopping district
Lincoln 6605
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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LOANS
CONVENIENT QUICK LOANS On Personal Property-Also Character Loans
Payment to Suit the Borrower
It Is Easier to Pay One Bill Than a Great Many-Get the Money from Us and Have Only One Place to Pay Each Month.
MODEL LOAN SERVICE, Inc. Backed by 46 Years' Experience - We Are Also Successors to Personal Finance Co. P. A. HANCOCK, Manager
202 Insurance Bldg., 8 E. Market St. LIncoln 3025
A Loan When You Need It
Payments Arranged to Suit Your Convenience
Your creditors may be impatient. Pay them now and pay us in easy monthly installments.
Any responsible, steadily employed man or woman can easily qualify for our service.
TRUSTEES SYSTEM FINANCE CO., Inc. THE INDIANAPOLIS COMPANY
240 Bankers Trust Bldg., Ohio and Pennsylvania Lincoln 4584
The City Directory
is the most effective and most economical method of reaching all the people all the time. Those who buy without looking at the list of those who sell do them- selves great injustice. The classified lists in the Business Directory form the best Buyers' Guide on earth. A modern, up-to-date method of getting what you want.
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LUMBER
ANDERSON- DAVIDSON LUMBER CO.
LUMBER MILL WORK
46th Street and Monon R. R.
PHONES Humboldt 5225 and Humboldt 6068 Indianapolis
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LUMBER
"We Hurry"
Brannum-Keene Lumber Co.
COAL MILL WORK LUMBER
3521 E. New York Tel. Irvington 1104
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LUMBER
USE THE BEST IN LUMBER -- MILLWORK INSULATION -- ROOFING
BILT WELL
MILL WORK
REGISTERED
Decorate With Nu-Wood Insulate With Balsam Wool
Bird Roofing Products are Unexcelled
ADAMS-ROGERS CO. TEL. BELMONT 4410
WHITE RIVER BLVD., BETWEEN KENTUCKY AND OLIVER
BROOKSIDE LUMBER CO. , INC.
Specialists in Fine Cabinet and Millwork Bank and Store Fixtures Tanks of Red Cypress Woodwork of Any Description Hardwoods and Softwoods
Lumber
Green House Manufacturers
1150 E. 28th
PHONE TALBOT 4666
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LUMBER
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Good Lumber Fine Millwork
Burnet - Binford Lumber Co.
1401 W. 30th St. Phones Talbot 0500, 0501, 0502, 0503
SERVICE)
The HOME LUMBER & SUPPLY CO. 901 E. NEW YORK STREET RILEY 6535
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LUMBER
CAPITOL LUMBER CO.
Builders' Department Store
We Carry the Most Complete Line of Materials for Building in the City
1712 W. New York Tel. Belmont 4783
E. 10th at Belt R. R. Tel. Cherry 2343
CARTER-LEE LUMBER CO.
Lumber and Building Materials Sash, Doors and Millwork
Phones
Belmont
0301-0302
1607-1621 W. WASHINGTON ST.
Forbes Lumber Co.
Lumber - Building Material - Fine Millwork
Roofing
Products
Paints
Office and Yard: 1923 SHELBY STREET
TEL. DREXEL 7400
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
FULLER-HALPIN LUMBER COMPANY, Inc. Lumber, Millwork and Building Supplies
LUMBER
"Everything To Build Anything"
Paints, Oils, Glass and Roofing Materials
Phone Cherry 4700
One Big Yard
21st and Gale Streets
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LUMBER
INDIANAPOLIS LUMBER CO.
Quality and Service Our Specialty
Lumber, Millwork, Building Supplies Plywood, Insulation, Wall Board Roofing, Paint and Hardware
1101 E. 30th
TEL. TALBOT 1100
A COMPLETE SERVICE
EVERY BUILDING NEED
JOHNSON MAAS COMPANY, Inc.
Manufacturers of Finest Cabinet and Millwork Bank and Store Fixtures 1012 EAST 21st STREET
JOMASCO.
PRODUCTS
WHERE QUALITY IS THE SPECIFICATION
Dealers in Lumber, Building Materials, Roofing, Paint and Hardware
TALBOT 7000
MACHINERY
Standard and Dreadnaught Sand and Gravel Dredging Pumps Asphalt Paving Machinery and Special Machinery
HETHERINGTON and BERNER INC. CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS
Structural Steel Fabrication and Erection Grey Iron and Semi-Steel Castings
Telephone Riley 7477
701-745 Kentucky Ave.
Names Appearing in Black Letters
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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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MAILING LISTS
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
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MARBLE AND TILE
Phone CH. 4330
SINCE 1893
Phone CH. 4330
F. E. GATES MARBLE & TILE CO. Marble, Tile, Slate, Vitrolite Glass For All Purposes
Markers -- Monuments -- Mausoleums Show Room, Office and Factory: 21st and Adams (Brightwood)
WEGE MARBLE & TILE CO. OF IND.
Contractors of HIGH GRADE MARBLE and TILE
BLACKBOARDS MARBLE FLOORS AND WAINSCOTS TILE FLOORS AND WAINSCOTS SLATE BLACKBOARDS STRUCTURAL SLATE GLASS WAINSCOTS
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS BUILDING
333 N. Pennsylvania St. Phone, Riley 7531
METAL PRODUCTS
LINCOLN 5832
V. E. SPROUSE COMPANY
Manufacturers of Metal Products 739 East Market Street, Indianapolis, Ind. Production and Experimental Division Columbus, Indiana Main Offices and Experimental Division Indianapolis, Indiana
STAMPINGS
METAL SPINNING
FABRICATING
Radio Parts, Condenser Cases,
Coil Shields,
Tube Shields, Chassis and Other Parts.
All Kinds of Metal Spinnings- Steel, Brass, Copper and Alum- inum.
All Kinds of Metal Containers, Cans and Small Tanks, Round or Square.
MR. BUSINESS MAN!
DON'T USE AN OLD DIRECTORY
This Directory is issued ANNUALLY. No other medium in the world gives the information contained herein, therefore it is CONSULTED DAILY FOR TWELVE MONTHS until a new edition is issued.
What better medium to gain publicity for your advertisement ?
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MILK
CAPITOL DAIRIES,
INC.
DRINK MILK "For Better Health" GOLDEN GUERNSEY Milk Cream Nursery Milk Cottage Cheese Buttermilk Butter and Eggs
We Serve Twenty Thousand Families
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INDIANAPOLIS IND.
CHerry 6844 SHERMAN DR. AT 12th
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MILK
Enjoy POLK'S
POLK'S
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Healthful Products
The Polk Sanitary Milk Co.
1100 E. 15th St.
CHerry 7183
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MILK
Baby First
EAST END DAIRIES, INC. The Fastest Growing Dairy in Indianapolis
577 N. HIGHLAND AVE. PHONE CHERRY 3519
SELECT
MILK
HORNADAY
EVERY DAY HORNADAY MILK CO. INC.
1445-7 WEST MARKET STREET
Phone BElmont 2455
Indianapolis, Ind.
Unvarying Goodness and Controlled Quality
Golden Guernsey Milk
Butter
Cream Creamed Cottage Cheese Churn-fresh Buttermilk Whipping Cream
Milk Nursery Milk Orangeade
Chocolate Milk
Selected Eggs Coffee Cream
Wm. H. Roberts & Sons
HUMBOLDT 1331
Forty-Second St. and Millersville Road
INCORPORATED Sanitary Dairy Farms
MILK ASSOCIATIONS
Highest Quality
Fair Prices
The Better Indianapolis Milk Dealers Indianapolis Milk Council, Inc.
Banquet Milk & Ice Cream Co.
Capitol Dairies, Inc. Carey & Sons Carmel Dairy East End Dairies Franklin Pure Milk Co.
Fair Competition
MEMBERS:
Furnas Ice Cream Co. Golden Guernsey Farms, Inc. Hornaday Milk Co. Kroger Groc. & Baking Co. Maplehurst Farms
ORGANIZED FOR YOUR PROTECTION
McKinstray Bros. Mutual Milk Co. North Western Milk Co. Polk Sanitary Milk Co. Wm. H. Roberts & Sons Tansy Milk Co. Weber Milk Company
Efficient Service
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WOBEIRTS
ROBERTS
ROBERT
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MORTGAGE LOANS
ROY L. SEWARD MORTGAGES
304 INSURANCE BUILDING
8 E. MARKET
TELEPHONE LINCOLN 5557
MUSICAL
"INDIANA'S LARGEST MUSIC STORE" Established 1873 PEARSON COMPANY, INC.
128-130 North Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis Furniture Store 133-135 W. Washington PIANOS, GRANDS AND UPRIGHTS, ELECTRIC ORGANS
Phonographs, Records, Music Rolls and Sheet Music Radio and Musical Merchandise - Electric Refrigerators Electric Washers, Gas and Electric Ranges and Furniture
The home of the Steinway Piano and Kelvinator Refrigerators
WHEN YOU BUILD YOU BUILD TO LAST- IF YOU ARE WISE
An Advertisement in this Directory lasts a whole year, and it is worth as much the last day as on the first, for it is the only place people can be sure to find out some- thing about you.
Nothing was ever Sold by Advertising
Until the customer found out where it could be bought. -NATIONAL ADVERTISING
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NEWSPAPERS
THE NEWS
The Paper With the Most Want Ads
RI-7441
The Result Number
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NURSERIES
EAGLE CREEK NURSERY CO., Inc.
Indiana's Headquarters for
Landscaping -- Evergreens -- Shade Trees Fine Shrubbery -- Perennials Potted Roses
Free Indianapolis Telephone
NEW AUGUSTA 24
Dial Tels .- Dial 22 for Suburban Operator
Experts in Planning, Planting, Spraying, Pruning and Lawn Work
Nursery at
82d Street and Lafayette Rd.
Route 52
The Hillsdale Landscape Co. & Nurseries Nurserymen, Landscape Architects and Gardeners
86 th
ST.
ALLISONVILLE 86th
ST.
U. S.
AVE.
ROAD
75 th
ST.
# 31- White
JOHNSON ROAD
62 nd
ST.
Broadripple
ille
MUD
REEK
SCOUTH
AR RISON
56th
ST
IS IAN.
COLLEGE
STONE
PKY. N. DR.
LAWRENCE
385
ST.
MERID
STATI FAIR
KEY
Follow the -to
MAROTT HOTEL
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THE BEAUTIFUL SHOW~ GARDENS AT HILLSDALE
LAWRENCE
Call on us for anything in the Nursery or Land- scape Gardening Line.
Visit our 80-acre Nurseries and select your stock and have it shipped direct from our fields.
CASTLETON, IND.
8 Miles N. E. of Indianapolis Allisonville Road No. 13 Follow Road Markers
PHONE HUMBOLDT 8585
HAGUE RO
Canal WESTFIELD BLVD.
AVE.
~ Route
ROAD
ST
56th
ST
(Millers
SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE
42 nd ST.
MILLERSVILL.ROAD U. S. ROAD " 67
AVE
LEEK
ORCHARD AVDO
FALL
( NOBLESVILLE ROAD3
HILLSDALE NUR SERIES
CASTLETON
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OFFICE BUILDINGS
XII
I
II
KLEIN & KUHN, Inc.
IX
VII
V
VI
To help you SAVE TIME
WHEN SEARCHING FOR AN OFFICE LOCATION
We offer the most comprehensive choice of desirable office space in Indianapolis
1. Guaranty Building
11. Kresge Building
III. Electric Building
IV. Kahn Building V. Consolidated Building
VI. Roosevelt Building
VII. Underwriters Building VIII. Big Four Building
IX. Circle Tower
X. Architects & Builders Bldg.
XI. Traction Terminal Building
XII. Indiana Pythian Building
KLEIN & KUHN, INC. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Guaranty Bldg. Lincoln 3543
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OFFICE BUILDINGS
SECURITY TRUST BUILDING
OFFICE SPACE Furnished or Unfurnished
Excellent Location-Good Light and Ventilation Unexcelled Service Attractive Rental Rates Banking Facilities in Building Parking Facilities Opposite Building
See List of Tenants, Page 2137 Pink Section
FRED L. ELLISON, Manager
130 E. WASHINGTON ST.
ROOM 711
Phone Riley 1600
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OFFICE SUPPLIES
OFFICE FURNITURE
Of every type-Wood and Steel; all finishes-Desks, Chairs,. Safes, Files, Steel Shelving, Lockers, Vault 'Doors, Visible Filing Systems and All Accessories.
AETNA CABINET COMPANY
Designers and Manufacturers of Bank and Store Fixtures
Display Rooms, 321-329 W. Maryland St., Indianapolis Telephone Riley 9791
BANK AND OFFICE STATIONERY COMPANY
Bank and Office Supplies, Loose Leaf Devices, Filing Equipment and Supplies, Beck Duplicators and Supplies, Multiprint Registers and Supplies, Do More Posture Chairs
Phone Us For Quick Delivery Service
220 E. Ohio St.
Indianapolis, Ind. Lincoln 6641
BURFORD'S
PRINTING OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY ENGRAVING
WM. B. BURFORD PRINTING CO. 40 S. Meridian St. OFFICE SUPPLIES OFFICE FURNITURE STEEL DESKS FILES and SAFES Riley 7301 "If It's Used In An Office Burford's Have It" COMPLETE DIRECT MAIL ADVERTISING SERVICE
STEWART'S, INC.
FOUNDED 1845 A COMPLETE LINE OF
Books -- Stationery -- Office Supplies
44 E. WASHINGTON
TEL. LINCOLN 4571
NORTH SIDE BRANCH
109 E. 34TH
TEL. TALBOT 2874
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