Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1938, Part 7

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Publication date: 1938
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Station No 43-1625 S East. Raymond F Brandes. clerk in charge

Station No 44-4009 |Shelby. Glenn Kennedy, clerk in charge Ravenswood Branch-73d and Sylvan, Everett Mutchler. clerk in charge

Letter Carriers

Ahern Francis A

Alcorn Ernest R

Arthur Robt J

Bokeloh Fredk R

Bowles Stanley E McClanahan Carr F

Brammell Chas O

Byfield Claude C

Caldwell Clarence W

Meriwether Wm R

Chance Geo T Chavers Wm L

Cissell Clarence B

Clark Walter A Clark Walter H

Collins Orrin A

Cooksey Jas F

Corcoran John J

Cornett Walker

Murphy Thos J

O'Hearn John L

Crowder Roy Crum Ossie B'

Dahlstrom Otto W Davis Carl R Dugan Michl T

Eddelman John G

Edwards Everett L

Ellis Fred F

Entwistle Bayard F

Falvey Jos R

Ford Wm Floyd Edgar F

Frank Jewel J

Franklin Claude Fry Harry D

Geckler Cecil A Gluesenkamp Harvey A

Gobin Arth S

Golder Earl Haddox Wm A

Hadley Albert

Hall John W Hamilton Harry E Hamilton Walter T Harper Eroy A Hart Harry H

Hickey Andrew S

Hinchman Fred D Ingram Roy H

Johnston Clifton 0 Keegan Thos J Keen Wm E

Kingery Geo E

Landers Isaac N

Lansford Norman Lindner Clarence List Kenneth N Long Scott L

Substitute Carriers

Ban John A. Beaupre Jas V Bellamy Paul R

Berry Ralph J Beyer Chas A F

Blair Floyd A.

Boles Merrill J

Boyd Harold F

Brown Averell M

Brown Chas L Brown Norman G Burkhart Paul Carter Jas D Conrad Donald H Cook Booker T W Glover Lennie B

Lunsford Albert E Matthews Jos F

Meyerrose Elmer W Miller Raymond A Milligan Wm L Mills Chas E Morford Ralph Moriarity Wm J

Moser Ralph L Mullens Chester O

Orbaugh Chas F Orrid Ulysses .J. Quinnette Cecil E Ragsdale Leslie G Reed Chas M Renforth Harry J

Rentchler John W Reynolds David E Rice Raymond J Richman Hal C Sanders Wm F Scearce Donald V

Schellenberg Chas R Schoch Alvin H Schreckengost Harold R Shaw John E Smith Donald F

Smith Fred R Stadtfeld Chalmer N Starks Floyd A Stephani Wm G H Stettler John Strickler Guy Sullivan Patk J

Tierney Herman J

Towey Martin J Trimpe Roland A

Tyrrell Wm R Venis Francis E Wade Saml A Walker Edw W Warmack Herman P Wherry Thos E White Jas O Wilson Wm O Young Ferdinand L

Gonder Elmer C Goodlet Richd J Grayson Alf D Griner Herschel Harbert Chas Harmon Marion Herman Robt Hiatt Maurice V Hill John G Holle Geo G Huffman Carl E Inman Amiel O Johnson Clifford A Jones Wm B Kinnick Gayle C Kippen Edmund L

McAninch Oral L McCarty Virgil G

Mckinney Jas M McNair Jas D

Anderson Grafton

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Laycock Jas R Layton Morris E

Schwier Albert F Scott Kenneth R

Supreme Court of Indiana

Judges-George L Tremain. Michael L Fansler. James P Lrughes, Curtis Roll and Curtis G Shake Clerk-Paul Stump

Terms of Supreme Court-Fourth Monday in May and fourth Monday in November

Appellate Court of Indiana

Judges-Wm H Bridwell, Posey T Kime, Harvey J Curtis, Alphonso C Wood, Paul E Laymon and Wm F Dudine Clerk-Paul Stump

Terms of Appellate Court-Fourth Monday in May and fourth Monday in November

Marion Circuit Court

Judge-Earl R Cox Chief Clerk-Wilfred F Seyfried

Terms of Court-First Monday in each month, except July atid August

Marion Criminal Court

Judge-Frank P Baker

Prosecuting Attorney-Herbert MI Spencer

Municipal Court

Room 1, Wilfred Bradshaw judge; top fl Court House: Room 2, Dan V White judge, top fl Court House; Room 3, John L McNelis judge, 33 S Alabama; Room 4, Chas J Karabell judge, 33 S Alabama

Probate Court of Marion County Judge-Smiley N Chambers, Room 53 Court House

Superior Court of Marion County

Judges-Room 1. Jos T Markey: Room 2. Jos R Williams : Room 3, L Ert Slack; Room 4, Clarence E Weir; Room 5, Herbert E Wilson Terms of Superior Court- This court is in session at all times except months of July and August

Marion County Juvenile Court

Judge-John F Geckler. Daily Sessions 18-20 Court House

MILITARY

Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Indiana National

Guard, 38th Division-M Clifford Townsend Adjutant-General-Elmer F Straub

U S Property and Disbursing Officer-Lieut Col John D Fri- day

Indiana National Guard: Armory-711 N Penn Motor Armory-2000 Madison av and 2015 S Penn: Maj Louis G Bumen, supt, Capt Wm A Warner, storekpr 38th Division-Maj Gent Robt H Timaal. C undr Maj H O Woolford, supt of armory, 711 N Penn Headquarters Special Troops -- Maj Robt M Brewer, comndr

Headquarters Company-Lieut Jas L Spellman, comndr Headquarters Detachment-Maj Garrett W Olds comndr Headquarters Detachment Special Troops-Capt Wm R Kester, comndr Signal Co-Capt L H Brink. comndr Medical Detachment-Capt Glenn W Lee, comndr 113th Aviation-Duservation Squadron-Stout field, Mars Hill: Major Oliver H Stout, comndr

Photo Section-Lieut Howard 'H 'Maxwell, comndr Medical Detachment-Capt. Dudley A Pfaff, comndr Medical Regt-Col John J Boaz, comndr

139th Field Artillery- Col John S Fishbach. comndr Headquarters Battery-Capt Geo A Roesinger, comndr Service Battery-Capt Jacob J Beem. comndr

113th Quartermaster Regiment-Col Forrest H Spencer comndr

Headquarters Co Div Q M Platoon, Lieut Theo Taylor comndr

Headquarters 1st Bn, Maj Louis G Bumen comndr Co A, Capt Wm A Warner, comnd: Co B. Capt Fredk D Norris. comnur Co E, Capt Wm P Weimar, comndr

150th Field Artillery- Col Elmer F' Straub. comndr Headquarters Second Battalion- Maj Harry E Willett. comndr

151st Infantry Headquarters-Col Albert H Whitcomb. comndr

Headquarters Co-Capt Thos A Bailey, comndr Co D-Lieut Earl V Graston, comndr Co H-Capt Allen M Ball, comndr Co M-Capt Wm R Mitchell, comndr Medical Detachment-Maj Fredk C Warfel. comndr

152d Infantry-Col Clyde F Dreisbach, comndr Headquarters Co-Cap John S Buck_comnd" State Administrative Staff Corps-Lieut Col Robinson Hitchcock, adj G Dept; Capt Wm H Krieg, judge adj G Dept; Major Ralph C Geary, QMC

United States Army Headquarters Indiana Military Area Or- ganized Reserves-Col Fred H Turner ( infantry) , chief of staff: Lt Col Wilson C VonKessler (MC), medical in- structor; Maj Geo R. Middleton ( FA ) , field artillery instruc- tor; Maj John V Stark corps area service command: Maj Leslie C Wheat. infantry instructor: Mai Napoleon Boudreau (CAC), adjt genl coast artillery instructor; Ma- jor Ernest A Williams, cavalry instructor; Major Robt V Maraist (FA) , instr. 320 N Meridian, 2d fl United States Naval Forces of Ind-Meets every Monday at 30th and White River. Lieut-Commander O F Heslar: Recruiting Station, 30th and White River, Lieut-Com- mander John F Rees, comndr

SCHOOLS STATE SCHOOLS

Indiana School for the Blind-7725 College av. Robt Lambert supt Indiana School for the Deaf-1200 E 42d. J A Raney supt

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

( Offices, Administration Bldg. sw cor Meridian and Ohio) Superintendent of Schools-De Witt S Morgan

Assts to Superintendent-D T Weir and W A Hacker

Director of Junior High Schools and Curriculum Division- Virgil Stinebaugh

Butterfield Jas R

Overton Millard jr

Cranor Clyde M.

Partlow Herbert

EsDy Francis S

Riley Earle

Fort Claude C Rochford Philip B

Hauhn Clyde T Rucker Geo V

Hollenback Raymond Steck Albert Stevenson Fred F

Hoop Geo R

Hummel Alf C Taylor Ralph E

Jenkins Francis M Tydings Nelson

Johnson Lonnie A.

Voll Edwin H

Kreutzberger Wm S

Vunkannon Arvel

Laffin Raymond

Ward J Richd

Leser Francis H

West Harley M

Lohman Clarence M McMurray Chas A Mullikin Jas B

White Lester

Wilson Raymond A

Custodial Employees

Clift Chas E. asst custodian Fessler Robt V. carpenter

Wrav Capt G. janitor

Rushton Frank A. marble polisher

Henderson Geo N, Dawson Harry, general mechanics

John F O'Brien and Smith Denton asst enginemen

Firemen-Jos G Guenter. Herbert Jordan, Fred C McDaniel. Andrew J May. Patk J O'Brien

Watchmen-Emmet C Blair, Otis L Calvert, Fred R Long Elevator Conductors-John W Beatty, Harry E Nicholas and Wm H Winlock

Laborers-Earnest Chavis, Ernest Coker, Clarence Baden, Ken- neth Hyde, Walter T Jones, Allen Marks. Forrest L Oden. Harry P Owen, Thos J Pryor, Wm Ridley, Okey C Coffman, Nicholas Suding, Connie M Taylor. Nelson Turner, Clar- ence M Vance and Jas L Whittaker

Charwomen-Ollie Beatty, Judy M Blankenship, Doras Grigs- by, Luella Harvey, Sadie K Hayes, Mae Hoover, Lettie Johanning, Katie L Taylor and Mary N Williams

COURTS

There are nine justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and there are ten Judicial Circuits in the United States. One of the Justices is assigned to each Circuit. In each Judicial Circuit there is a Circuit Court of Appeals, and from three to five Circuit Judges in each Circuit, who sit as a Circuit Court of Appeals; and, if necessary, the presiding Judge may have one or more District Judges sit in the Circuit Court of Appeals. There are from one to four Judicial Districts in each State, in each of which there is a District Court, which is held by the District Judge for the District in which he is appointed. Indiana constitutes two Judicial Districts with two judges

Bankruptcy Court Carl Wilde, referee, 1019 Hume-Mansur bldg

United States Circuit Court of Appeals

Judges Circuit Court of Appeals-Hon J Earl Major, Hon Evan A Evans. Hon Will M Sparks, Hon Walter E Treanor ( Hon Albert B Anderson, Hon Geo T Page and Hon Saml Alschuler retired)

United States Commissioners Commissioners- Howard S Young and Fae W Patrick

United States District Court

District Judges-Hon Robt C Baltzell, Southern District, and Hon Thos W Slick, Northern District United States Attorney-Val Nolan

Asst U IS Attorneys-IB Howard Caughran and Paul A Pfis- ter; Mildred Gallagher, chief clerk

United States Masshal-Chas W James

Clerk-Albert C Sogemeier

Deputy Clerks-Thelma M 'Riebeling, chief deputy: Cecile Lueders, Eloise Rickles, Marguerite Herriot and Georgia Ryan

Terms of Court- First Monday in May and November, in Court Room, Federal bldg

Ritter Chas E

Chappell Kenneth

Russell Archie .J

Dawson Wilbur B

Sigman Russell W

Emmett Roy H

Steck Albert

Franke John (1

Voll Edwin H

Griner Frank C

Wegehoft Walter

Hansing Leonard C

Wheeler W Howard

Hines Leslie O

Winkelmeier Wm F jr

Moeller Herbert R

Temporary Substitute Rural Route Carriers

Bilger Theo J

Foster Hubert

Crabill Thos E Elkins Chas H

Turley Oatis

Special Delivery Messengers

Arbuckle Laurel C

Nissen Martin H

Burkhardt Glen H

Oaks Harrison

McGuire Frank S

Combs David

Patterson Saml A

Fenner Arth H

Schmalfeldt Elmer H

Fouts Wm B

Smith Ferdinand L

King Thos

Surface Hampden L

Kirkhoff Chris F

Surface Harry

Koehring Theo

Williams Wilbur E

Malick Walter A

Wonning Walter J

Temporary Substitute Carriers

Alerding Bernard A

Black Frank H

Gillespie Harry F

Miller Clarence L Tattersall Leo C Wheeler Denton E

Landers Raymond Wirtz Geo A

Rural Route Carriers

Brewer Fred

McConnell Lewis L

Caplinger Russell L

Stokes Fredk E

Reed Chas A

Thiesing Hubert C

Ridlen Meredith L

Wade Geo M

Robinson Harry A

Warman Jas P

Schafer Edw F

White Milton R

Schoch Walter H

Snyder Gilbert E

Pitts Frank W

Spencer Wm E

Powell Leonard Q

Steffen Lynn 'T

Pullins Rodney E

Simpson Paul F

McKinney John W jr

Sleet Albert P

Morrison Eug R

Smith Leonard E

Myers Thos W

McGrath Edw F

Wheeler Forrest

Substitute Rural Route Carriers

Burkhardt Glen H

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Clerk of Superintendent-Maude McVicker. Office hours of Superintendent and Asst Superintendents, from 3 to 5 p m each week day, except Friday and Saturday; Saturday, from 9 a m to 12 m. Office hours of Clerk, from 7:30 a m to 5 p m daily except Saturday; Saturday from 9 am to 12 m. Directors of Special Branches -- Art. Belle C Scofield asst in charge; Music, Ralph W Wright; Physical Training, Emil Rath

Director of Practical and Vocational Education-Harry E

Wood

Director Schools for Defectives-Jeannette Williams

General Supervisor-Special Education -- Jeanette Riker

Teacher of Lip Reading-Louise Padou

Shortridge High School

3401 N Meridian-Geo Buck prin

The Charles E Emmerich Manual Training High School 501-549 S Meridian-E H Kemper McComb prin

Arsenal Technical Schools

Michigan and Arsenal av-Hanson H Anderson prin

Broad Ripple High School

Cor 63d and Marion rd (BR) -K V Ammerman prin

Washington High School

Cor W Wash and Sheffield av-Walter G Gingery prin

Crispus Attucks High School ( colored)

12th and West-Russell Adrian Lane prin

Primary and Grammar Schools

No 1-George Rogers Clark School, cor 36th and Gale: Mildred B Orr, prin

No 2-Benjamin Harrison School, Delaware and Walnut; Mary McGee, prin No 3-Lucretia Mott School, 23 N Rural; Cecelia Galvin, prin

No 4-George A Merritt School (c) 630 W Michigan: Matthias Nolcox. prin 5-McCulloch School. cor Wash and California: Mabel L Schmidt, prin No 6-Austin H Brown School, 702 Union; Ruby Ertel, asst prin No 7 -- Jefferson School. cor Bates and Davidson. Eva Y Wiles. prin

No S-Calvin Fletcher School. 520 Virginia av cor Lex- ington: Lawrence T Stafford. prin

No 9-Clemens Vonnegut School, cor Vermont and Fulton; Agnes Mahoney. prin

No 10-Henrietta Colgan School, cor Carrollton av and 13th; Geraldine Eppert, prin

No 12 -- Robert Dale Owen School. cor West and MeCarty, E L Norris. prin No 13-Horace Mann School, cor Buchanan and Noble; Flor- ence Hamill. prin No 14-Washington Irving School, 1229 E Ohio; John W Thornburgh. prin No 15-Thomas D Gregg School. 501 N Beville av and Michigan: Mildred Weld, prin No 16-Nw cor Bloomington and Market; L E Hall. prin No 17-Booker T Washington School (c), cor West and 11th; Emory James. prin

No 18-Abraham Lincoln School, 1001-03 E Palmer; Cor- inne C Rielag. prin

No 19-Frederick Douglas School (c), Quill and Palmer; Emma M Allison, asst prin

No 20-Otis E Brown School, 1125 Spruce; Chas E Sun- thimer, prin No 21-Florence Fay School, 2815 English av; Flora E Drake, prin

No 22-Nebraska Cropsey School, 1231 S Illinois; Adah Hill, prin

No 23- Charles Sumner School (c), cor 13th and Missouri; Wm E Baugh, prin

No 24-Wm D McCoy School (c) . cor North and Agnes; Mrs Hazel B Johnson, prin

No 25-Catherine Merrill School, cor S New Jersey and Merrill: Charlotte Thomas. prin No 26-John Hope School (c), 1301 E 16th; G L Hayes, prin

No 27-Charity Dve School. 1702 Park av: Laura E Hanna. prin

No 28-Longfellow School. 931 Fletcher: Ruby Lee, prin No 29-Oliver P Morton School, cor College av and 21st; Augusta Nessler. prin

No 30-Joan McCormick School. 40 N Miley; W B John- son, acting prin

No 31-307 Lincoln: Gertrude Buscher. prin No 32-Wallace Foster School, 2100 N Illinois; E J Black, prin

No 33-Whittier School, 1119 Sterling; Mrs Georgia Lacey. prin

No 34-Eleanor S Skillen School, cor Wade and Boyd av; H G Knight, prin No 35-Garfield School. 2201 Madison av: Merlin B Stump. prin

No 36-Franklin School. 2801 N Capitol av: Adda Wyrick. prin No 37 (c)-Cor Temple av and 25th: Mrs Jeannette Cary, Drin No 3S-Audubon School, 2060 Winter av; Mrs Huldah T Kern, prin

No 39-Mckinley School. 801 S State: Lena D Swope. Drin

No 40-Robert Gould Shaw School (c), cor Senate av and 'Walnut: Mrs Stella Hatch, prin No 41-George W Sloan School. 1002 W 31st: Anna R Reade, prin No 42 (c)-1004 W 25th; E W Diggs, prin No 43-James Whitcomb Riley School. 150 W 40th. W Harold_Gossett. prin No 44-Riverside School, cor 21st and Sugar Grove av; Eliz Kirby, prin

No 45-William Watson Woollen School, cor 23d and Park; Olive K Funk, prin No 46-Webster School, cor Reisner and Miller; Mrs Grace A Granger, prin No 47-Thos A Edison School, 1240 W Ray; Mrs Grace W Kimber. prin

No 48-1102 York: Mrs Jeanne Goss. asst prin No 49-William Penn School, 1902 W Morris; Dorothy Pennington, prin

No 50-Nathaniel Hawthorne School, se cor Ohio and Belle Vieu pl; Verena Denzler. prin

No 51-Lowell School, Olney bet Roosevelt av and 25th; Charlotte Carter, prin

No 52-2600 W Walnut: Frieda Herbst, prin No 53-438 Ketcham; Elizabeth O'Mara, asst prin

No 54-Brookside School. 1002 N Dearborn; Grace M Black. prin

No 55-Washington School, Sheldon and 17th; Fay M Banta, asst prin

No 56-Frances W Parker School (c), 2400 Columbia av; Mrs Rose Thompson, prin

No 57-George W Julian School, cor Washington and Ritter av; Helen Loeper, prin

No 5S-Ralph Waldo Emerson School, New York and Linwood av: Geo H Fisher. prin

No 59- Indianapolis Orphans' Home, 4107 E Wash

No 60-Wm A Bell School, Pennsylvania and 33d; Mrs Mary S Ray, prin

No 61-1233 Shelby: Mrs Jeanette Knowles, prin

No 62-Calvin N Kendall School. E 10th and Wallace av: Mrs Eliz R Witt, prin

No 63-Wendell Phillips School (c), Traub av and 11th; Harriet C Kelley, prin

No 64-Harriet Beecher Stowe School (c), Cottage av and Golay; Hermann M Riley, asst prin No 66-Henry P Coburn School, Maple rd and Broadway; Nellie Chapman, prin

No 67-Steven C Foster School, Walnut and Rochester; Mrs Lola S Eller, prin

No 68-4417 E 21st: Mrs Cora Rentschler. asst prin No 69-Keystone av and 35th; Mary E Morgan, prin No 70-Mary E Nicholson School, Central av and 46th; Mabel Keller, prin

No 72-Cor Troy and Carson av; Ida B Helphinstine, prin

No 73-Robert Browning School, se cor 30th and Forest Manor av: Mrs Henrietta Hudson, prin

No 74-Theodore Potter Fresh Air School, 1601 E 10th; Lillian W Lewis, prin No 75-Woodrow Wilson School, W 14th and Belle Vieu pl; Frank Echolds, prin

No 76-Se cor College av and 30th: Belle Ramey, prin

No 77-407 N Arlington av. Freda M Pepp, lasst prin No 78-Minnie Hartman School, 436 N Sherman dr: Maude J Price. prin

No 79-Paul Lawrence Dunbar School (c), 1100 Vande- man : Rosa A Jones, prin No 80-Frances Willard School, Bellefontaine at 62d: Edith B Hall. prin

No 81-Park View School, 1800 Parker av; Murray A Dal- man, prin

No 82-Christian Park School. 4700 English av: Mrs Vivian S Rankin, prin

No __ 83-Samuel Coleridge Taylor School (c). 1501 S Kappes; Mrs Clio T Kurtz. asst prin No 84-Joseph J Bingham School, 57th and Central av; Eliz H Scott, prin

No 85-Geo B Loomis School. 338 S Arlington av: Anna P Bedford. prin No 86-Nw Graceland av and 49th; Anna Torrence, asst prin No 87 (c) -2400 Indianapolis av; Mrs Vivian I Marbury, prin

No 90-1402 N Tibbs av; Jessie C Russell, asst prin

No 91-4601 Keystone av: Adelaide McCarty, prin

Riley Hospital, 1076 W Michigan; Mrs Daisy Garrison, tchr City Hospital. 960 Locke: Jane I .Tenner. tchr Roberts James E School for Crippled Children, 1401 E 10th, Jeannette Williams, prin

Free Kindergartens

Under supervision of Indianapolis Free Kindergarten Society.

Grace L Brown, supt, S24 N Penn

Brightwood-3718 E 25th

Broad Ripple-6255 College av

Brookside-3509 Brookside pkwy (Sdr)

Clifton-3421 Clifton

Emerson Heights -- 1014 N Emerson av

English Avenue-1400 English av

Fairview-4153 Boulevard pl

Fall Creek-903 E 30th

Fountain Square- 1402 S East

George Merritt-640 W Mich

Garfield Park- 2621 Shelby

Hawthorne-201 N Belle Vieu pl

Holliday-1716 Union

Trvington-5607 E Wash

Ketcham Street-903 Sharon

Minkner-311 Minkner

Nathan Morris-27 W Morris

Oscar McCulloch-612 W Wash

Rader- 2449 Rader

Riverside 2626 N Harding

Wallace-4307 E Michigan

Woodside 442 S Rural

Schools Outside Indianapolis

No 2-Wm H Evans School. 2903 S Penn No 3-1780 Sloane av

No 4-Margaret Mcfarland School, E Raymond and Perkins av

No 8-Garden City-4909 Rockville rd

Crooked Creek School. 5800 Michigan rd

Fleming Garden School No 14. 4231 W Wash Speedway Public School-1350 Winton av ( SC)

Beech Grove Schools-N 10th cor Main (BG) Perry Township School. Hanna av

MORE GOODS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD THROUGH THE

CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS OF THE DIRECTORY THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM ON EARTH

48-100

ABBREVIATIONS

acct .. accountant

adv advertising

agri agricultural

agt

agent

alley

Am American

appr apprentice

apts apartments

archt architect

asmblr assembler

Assn Asssociation eng

asst assistant

engr

engraver

atndt attendant es east side

atty attorney

auto automobile

av avenue

bdg

bet

between

bgemn . . baggageman

bkbndr .. bookbinder

bkpr bookkeeper

bldg

building

bldr

builder

blk

blksmith .. blacksmith

blrmkr .. boilermaker blvd . boulevard

branch

bricklayer

brkmn

cabtmkr cabinetmaker

carp

cashier

cash

Ch Church

chauf chauffeur

chf

chief

civ

civil

clk

clnr cleaner

collr collector

coml

comn

. commissioner

compt . comptometer

cond conductor

confr confectioner

cons consulting

contr

contractor

cor

corner

corres correspondent

court

ctr

cutter jr junior prsmn pressman

jeweler

dep

deputy

dept department

dicta dictaphone

dispr dispatcher

dist

district

div

division

dlr

dealer

dmnstr demonstrator

do .. ditto or same

dom .... domestic

drive

mdse . . merchandise

mech mechanic | restr

restaurant

ydmstr .. yardmaster

ABBREVIATIONS OF GIVEN NAMES

Abraham

Abr

Catherine Cath

Chas

James

Jas

Robert

Robt

Alfred

Alf

Daniel

Danl

Joseph

Jos

Samuel

Saml

Solomon

Sol

Stephen Steph

Arthur

Arth

Elizabeth Eliz

Margaret Margt

Theodore

Theo

August

Aug

Eugene

Eug

Michael Michl

Thomas Thos

Benjamin

Beni

Frederick

Fredk |

Patrick

Patk I

William

SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS

Beech Grove

. Broad Ripple BR

B&ORR . Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Belt RR. . Belt Railroad and Stock Yard Co

CCC&StLRy .. . Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago

& St Louis Railway

CI&LRyCo .... Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co

GCUR. . Governors Commission on Unemployment Relief

GMAC . General Motors Acceptance Corp

ICRR Illinois Central Railroad

IURyCo . Indianapolis Union Railway Co

I& VRR. . Indianapolis & Vincennes Railroad

Indpls Indianapolis

IndplsP&LCo ..... Indianapolis Power & Light Co

JM&IRR. .. Jefferson, Madison & Indianapolis

Railroad

Mass Massachusetts

Mich Michigan

NYCP.R . New York Central R R

NYC&StLRR ..

.. New York, Chicago & St Louis

Railroad

Penn

P&ERy. . Peoria & Eastern Railway

Penna Lines

. Pennsylvania R R

P-O-LSBCorp .... Prest-O-Lite Stge Battery Corp

SC Speedway City TH&IRR ... Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad

University Heights

Wash Washington

WUTelCo Western Union Telegraph Co

. Woodruff Place WP

WPA.

. Works Progress Administration

Rev Reverend Ry Railway RyMS

Railway Mail Service s or S South

maker san sanitary

market

sav

savings

sch

school

mlnr milliner se southeast

mn man sec secretary

mono monotype sergt sergeant ship shipping

msngr messenger

mstr mech

master mechanic

mtrmn ... motorman

mus

music mus tehr.music teacher mut mutual

n or N North spl special

southside sta station sta eng

stationary engineer sten .. stenographer stereo .... stereotyper stmftr .. steamfitter str setter

supt .. superintendent supvr supervisor surg surgeon

.. peddler SW southwest

pharm pharmacist photog . photographer tchr teacher swtchmn . . switchman

physician tel telephone

pkr

pkwy

parkway

plmbr plumber

plshr

polisher

plstr

plasterer

pntr

painter

treas

.....

treasurer

...

township

twp

undtkr .. undertaker uphol .. upholsterer

US ..... United States USA

United States Army USMC .. United States

Marine Corps

prsfdr pressfeeder USN United States Navy vet veterinary vulc vulcanizer w or W West

whol wholesale whsemn

r .... resides or rooms . warehouseman R C ... Roman Catholic rd road wid widow

RD .. Rural Delivery wkr worker wks works real est .. real estate rec receiving WS westside

yardman

ydmn

drftsmn ... draftsman

drsmkr .. dressmaker

e or E East mer merchant

elec electrical

electn electrician

electro . . electrotyper

elev elevator

embdr . . embroiderer

employe mkt

emp agcy.

employment agency

exch exchange

express

expmn expressman

fety factory

flgmn flagman

fnshr finisher

formn foreman

forwn forewoman

frt

ftr

furn

furniture

furn rms

furnished rooms

furngs

furnishings

opr

gasftr

gasfitter

gdnr gardener

gen1

govt government

grocer

hairdrsr · hairdresser

hand

hdqrs . . headquarters

hdw hardware

hlpr helper

hngr hanger

hosp

hospital

hsekpr housekeeper

Hts Heights implts implement's

imptr

importer

inc

incorporated

ins

insurance

inspr

inspector

prof

instr

instructor

prop

proprietor

prov provisions

ptrnmkr patternmaker pub .. publishing publr

publisher

purch purchasing

lumber

lieut lieutenant

lino

linotype

litho lithographer

Indrs laundress Indrymn .. laundryman

1td limited

mach .... machinist rep .. representative wtchmn .. watchman

reprmn .. repairman

ret

retail

mechl ... mechanical 1

Met .. Metropolitan

mfg . . manufacturing

mfr .. manufacturer

mgr

manager

mkr

mldr

molder

slsmgr .. salesmanager

slsmn

salesman

slswn

saleswoman

smstrs seamstress soc society

solr solicitor

Natl

National

square

northeast

near

northside

nw northwest

property owner opp opposite

operator

osteo

osteopath

pass

passenger

patent

park teleg

packer

ter

terrace

place

tmkpr

timekeeper

tmstr

teamster

tndr

tender

trans . transportation trav traveling

postoffice

PS Public School

pres

president

prin

principal

prod

produce

professor

del

delivery jwIr

kpr

keeper

lab

laborer

Ibr

int rev

internal revenue

gro

phys

householder

telegraph

clerk

commercial

commission

comnr

block

brklyr .. . . brakeman

capt captain gds goods pat

general pdlr

freight

foot

fitter

est estate

exp

boarding

emp

engineer

George Geo

Richard Richd

Alexander

Alex

Charles

Archibald Arch

Edward Edw

Katherine

Kath

Pennsylvania

carpenter

STATE

Automobile Insurance Association

Stability - Security - Service

21 years of continued uninterrupted growth 445 N. Penn. St.

Indianapolis

Tel. Lincoln 8571

INSURED STA E

AUTO

VSURA

POLK'S INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY 1938

For List of Abbreviations see opposite page

Alphabetical List of Names

A A Letter Shop ( Alice Anderson) 3812 N Penn

R314

A A Remodeling Co (Geo Osman. Claude B and Mrs M F Tatum) contrs 883 Mass av A A Service Station (Wm 'A Augustin) 3801 E 30th A A A Novelty & Sales Co (Frank W Banister) vending machines 2166-2172 N Illinois A A A Sign Co (Louis D Spivey) 222 W Ohio C Cleaners (Edw Swider and Fred G Mueller) 4428 E Washington

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Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1938, Part 7

Author: Publication date: 1938 Publisher: R.L. Polk Number of Pages: 2004

Author:
Publication date: 1938
Publisher: R.L. Polk
Number of Pages: 2004