Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1939, Part 594

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Publication date: 1939
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CHERRY 1945


J. G. MCCULLOUGH AGENCY


OLIVER H. CLARK, Proprietor


REAL ESTATE City and Farm Property Bought, Sold, Exchanged


INSURANCE Fire, Casualty, Plate Glass and Automobile Insurance


Rentals, Insurance and Real Estate 106 N. Delaware St. Phone: Lincoln 5596


H WOODSMALL AGENCY


APARTMENT MANAGEMENT


Including MARCY VILLAGE


Suite 301-305, 108 E. Washington TEL. LINCOLN 5391


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ROOFERS AND ROOFING SUPPLIES


J . F. BOEHM


RU-BER-OID ROOFING AND SIDING ETERNIT ASBESTOS SIDING


Norge Furnaces and Stokers All Kinds of Tinning and Furnace Work ESTABLISHED 35 YEARS AGO Special Attention To Repair Work 2326 East 10th Street


Tel. Cherry 7818


CIRCLE ROOFING COMPANY, INC. Wholesale arey Roofing-Siding-Paints and Plastics PRODUCTS Asbestos Paper


Medicine Cabinets - Metal Roofing Armstrong Industrial Paints - Nails


829 N. LEWIS ST.


TELEPHONE CHerry 5703


Home Roofing Company


Furnaces - Sheet Metal Work Automatic Coal Stokers


ROOFING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES-Wholesale and Retail SHINGLES AND BUILT-UP ROOFS GRAVEL-SLATE-TILE-TIN ROOFING- REPAIR WORK 621-631 Virginia Ave. Tel. Drexel 1686


JOS. E. MATTINGLY, President EST. 1868


HENRY C. SMITHER ROOFING CO. Incorporated


SHEET METAL AND ROOFING CONTRACTORS


Gravel, Slate, Tile, Tin, Iron Roofings, Repair Work


Office and Factory, 430 to 436 S. Meridian St. Phone, Lincoln 4937


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SAWS


ATKINS


SILVER STEEL SAWS


"A Perfect Saw for Every Purpose"


ATKINS 55


No. 55 Cross-Cut Saw


Solid Tooth Circular Saw


Dado Head


BLUT A STAR ESPEED EC ATKINS& C


Blue Star High-Speed Steel Machine Knife


No. 53 Hand Saw


ATKINS SILVER STEEL


Silver Steel Hack Saw Blade


We manufacture a com- plete line of Silver Steel Saws, Saw Tools, Ma- chine Knives and Mill Specialties


Our expert Workman- ship, our famous Silver Steel, and our many exclusive patented fea- tures make products of our manufacture. "THE FINEST ON EARTH"


Your request for liter- ature descriptive of our products will receive our prompt attention. Write today to the nearest point named


below.


Ask for No. 21 cata- logue


Inserted Tooth Circular Saw


CRO CINDING WALL


Acrolite Grinding Wheel


ContoL CANTOL BELT WAX WATERPROOF OU PRO OU


Cantol Belt-Wax


"The 401" Hand Saw


No. 10 Hacksaw Frame


E. C. ATKINS and COMPANY


Established 1857


The Silver Steel Saw People


Home Office and Factory


402 S. ILLINOIS STREET


INDIANAPOLIS, IND.


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SHEET METAL


The TARPENNING-LAFOLLETTE CO.


Pneumatic Engineers and Sheet Metal Contractors 1030 CANAL STREET


Press Brake Work


We Furnish and Install COMPLETE DUST COLLECTING SYSTEMS for Wood-Working Plants, Grinding and Polishing Rooms, Etc. BLOWER SYSTEMS for Ventilating, Heating, Drying, Etc .- ROOF VEN- TILATORS-SAFETY GUARDS for Machinery. Factory or Industrial SHEET METAL WORK or All Kinds 3/16" Plate and Lighter.


Stainless Steel and Monel Metal Equipment


TELEPHONE RILEY 6963


SHOES


FINE FOOTWEAR FOR WOMEN BEAUTIFUL HOSIERY PHONE LINCOLN 7931


Skinner's Inc. 2 DOORS WEST C OF CIRCLE THEATER


35 MONUMENT CIRCLE · INDIANAPOLIS


ANCHOR POST IRON WORKS ....... ...... NEW TOR.


Richmond Directory Con, Yonkers, N. Y Gentlemen:


We have advertised our products in your several city directory publica. tions for many years. We have also advertised in various other direc. tories, all of our advertising being keyed so that we could determine whether this kind of advertising paid US. During the period of one year, we have traced business amounting to over $40,000 directly to this adver. tising. We thought that you and other directory publishers would be glad to know this.


40,000


Very truly yours.


LHJ/CS


Your City Directory - Pays Its Way


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SHOES


BUY SHOES AT A SHOE STORE MAROTT'S 55 years the exclusive Home owned FAMILY SHOE STORE


Serving Three Generations in shoes from babies to grandparents


Somlangt SHOE STORE


IN THE UNITED STATES


18-20 East Washington Street


TELEPHONE MARKET 4306


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SIGNS


General Outdoor Advertising Co. INCORPORATED


Outdoor Advertising POSTER AND PAINTED BULLETINS ELECTRIC and NEON SIGNS SIGNS OF ALL KINDS


EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND PLANT 511-523 Madison Ave.


PLANT Lincoln 2575


Staley & Crabb


----


INCORPORATED


515 PARK AVE. SIGNS NEON-SIGN MANUFACTURERS COMMERCIAL SIGNS - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SHOW CARDS - WINDOW DISPLAYS


LINCOLN 1581


SPORTING GOODS


LEO. C. EMMELMANN, President WALTER E. ROEDER, Vice-President


EM-ROE SPORTING GOODS CO. SPORTING GOODS, GUNS AND BICYCLES NORGE REFRIGERATORS Wholesale and Retail


EXPERT Gun and Bicycle Repairing Tennis Racket Restringing We Issue Hunting Licenses Opposite State House TELEPHONE-LINCOLN 3446


209-211 W. WASHINGTON


INDIANAPOLIS, IND.


JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING


CREATES a New Business REVIVES a Dull Business ENLARGES an Old Business RESCUES a Lost Business


PRESERVES a Large Business SECURES Success in Any Business SAVES a Failing Business ENABLES You to Pay Your Taxes


DIRECTORY ADVERTISING BRINGS SATISFACTORY RESULTS


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STOKERS


STOKOL


The Automatic Coal Stoker


Cuts Fuel Bills 20% to 80%


MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY SCHWITZER - CUMMINS CO. INDIANAPOLIS


1128 EAST 10TH ST. CHERRY 6100


Blowers and Home Ventilation Equipment


Indianapolis Retail Division


1725 NORTH MERIDIAN TEL. TALBOT 6691


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STORAGE


Storage Established 1895


Packing


Hauling


Phone: Riley 3628. Night Phone: CHerry 0699-W


OTTO J. SUESZ


TRANSFER AND STORAGE


GARAGE


Warehouse and Repair Shop, Walnut and Pine Streets


Otto J. SUESZ


28


SUESZ


Office, 719-721 N. Pine, Cor. Walnut Indianapolis, Ind.


TANKS


LAST LONGER Arc Welded


Tanks in sizes from 25 to 25,000 Gallons. Special Tanks Built to Order. Complete Line of Oil Equipment. Immediate Delivery.


Emerson-Scheuring Tank Co., Inc.


Manufacturers of TANKS and STEEL PLATE PRODUCTS


Jobbers of Bulk Plant, Filling Station and Garage Equipment 2Ist Street at Martindale Ave. Telephone Cherry 2100


"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.


225 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis, Ind.


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TARPAULINS


TARPAULINS


STRONGER AT NO EXTRA COST


Insulated Quilted Pads Made in All Sizes Canvas Covers for Every Use Made to Order We repair your old covers


MAX KATZ BAG CO., Inc. 312-16 S. New Jersey


Riley 9561


TERMITE CONTROL


BONDED


TERMITE INSULATION


Positive protection against wood eating Termites Nationally known TERMINIX INSULATION of Buildings Bonded and Guaranteed 5 Years


CALL RI ley 4914 Inspections and Proposals FREE


TERMINIX CO. of INDIANA, 518-20 Architects & Builders Bldg.


Inc.


Licensed by E. L. Bruce Co., Memphis, Tenn.


CAN YOU AFFORD


MORE GOODS


ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD


THROUGH THE


CLASSIFIED-BUSINESS LISTS OF 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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TRANSFER


ALL LOADS INSURED


ESTABLISHED 1908


J. H. TAYLOR TRANSFER & STORAGE COMPANY


Local and Long Distance Moving Furniture and Pianos


YLOR


LINCOLN 2414


J.H.TAYLOR


MOVING


Indianapolis Ind. STORAGE


OFFICE 1006 S.EAST ST.


LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE MOVING


POCO 4356 IX ENE: OFSCI 5M


ISCI 5-H


This is just one of our fleet of trucks


MAIN OFFICE


1006 S. East St. LIncoln 2414


Call Us for Estimates on Your Moving Problems


Nights, Sundays or Holidays, DRexel 3020


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TRANSFER


S HAN FIREPROOF WAREHOUSE CO.


K


Moving -- Storage Packing -- Crating -- Shipping MODERN WEATHERPROOF VANS FOR MOVING Shank Superior Service for 43 Years


Agents for Allied Van Lines, Inc., Nation Wide Long Distance Movers RILEY 7434 ANY HOUR-DAYS-NIGHTS


SUNDAYS-HOLIDAYS


Mrs. Lew Shank, Pres. Ex-Mayor Lew Shank, Founder Irwin Walker, Genl. Mgr. Chas. Milhous Estimator for Storage and Long Distance Moving 1430 N. ILLINOIS ST.


Storage Established 1895


Packing Hauling


Phone: Riley 3628. Night Phone: CHerry 0699-W


OTTO J. SUESZ


TRANSFER AND STORAGE


GARAGE


Otto J. SUESZ


28


SUESZ


Office, 719-721 N. Pine, Cor. Walnut Indianapolis, Ind.


Warehouse and Repair Shop, Walnut and Pine Streets


FIRE PROOF WAREHOUSE


J. E. YORK & SON


Local and Long Distance Moving


J. E. York & Son MOVING & STORAGE


STORAGE PACKING CRATING and SHIPPING


Irv.


0459


5721 BONNA AVE.


TEL. IRVINGTON 0459


30 Years of Superior Service


Transportation-Freight-Automobile


TRUCKING, INC.


GENERAL TRUCKING C. R. WASH, Local Mgr. DAILY FREIGHT SERVICE


Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Muncie, Ft. Wayne


Main Office: 2940 Myrtle Ave., Detroit, Mich. 330 W. New York


Lafayette 2530 Tel. Riley 5392


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TRUNKS


TRUNKS, LEATHER GOODS, TRAVELING BAGS ETC.


L.E.MORRISON


AND


18 N. Pennsylvania TEL. RILEY 9923


INDIANAPOLIS IND.


18 N. Pennsylvania TEL. RILEY 9923


MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING OF TRUNKS AND LUGGAGE


VETERINARY HOSPITALS


DR. J. T. REDMON


Small Animal Hospital


CLIPPING - BOARDING - BATHING NICE OUTSIDE RUNS


1318 N. Capitol Ave. Tel. 9142


o


MAP


CIM


SALES REPORT


your City Directory -A 100% Prospect List


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WALL PAPER


CENTRAL WALLPAPER & PAINT CORP. 127-129 East Washington St. LIncoln 1463


Wallpapers


by UNITED THIBAUT


BIRGE STRAHAN HUNKEN SANITAS And 10 Other Leading Manufacturers


"Ask Your Decorator"


Paints by ENTERPRISE DU PONT LIEBICH LUMINALL FEDERAL VARNISHES


Bauer Ladders Murray-Black Tools


WINDOW SHADES INDUSTRIAL WAXES


WAREHOUSES


INDIANA TERMINAL & REFRIGERATING CO.


General Warehousing --- Cold Storage Space Leasing for Brokers, Manufacturers Agents, Branch Houses


Public Parking Garage in Connection. Garage Phone Market 4364


240 S. Pennsylvania St.


MArket 4361


DIRECTORY LIBRARIES


are installed and maintained in all principal cities of the United States and Canada by the Association of North American Directory Publishers. This is part of the service given to all Directory advertisers.


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WINDOW SHADES


Indianapolis Shade Co.


Columbia WINDOW SHADES


VENETIAN BLINDS


Armstrong's LINOLEUM


We Are Specialists in Cabinets and Sink Tops


"Quality Products Priced Right"


. REFINISHING


VENETIAN BLINDS


Cleaned - Repaired - Refinished In Our Own Factory


SHADES RECONDITIONED REFILLED-TINTED-WASHED


"We Service the State"


Phone


CHerry 1740


4059-65 E. 16TH STREET


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FACT BOOKLETS --- FOR CONSUMER INFORMATION


BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS are publishing a series of FACT booklets to aid consumers in their every-day money management problems and relations with business. Several booklets are in process of preparation. The following are ready for distribution.


1. FACTS You Should Know About ADVERTISING


2. FACTS You Should Know About BORROWING


3. FACTS You Should Know About BUDGETING


4. FACTS You Should Know About BUSINESS


5. FACTS You Should Know About COSMETICS


6. FACTS You Should Know About FURS 7. FACTS You Should Know About HEALTH CURES


8. FACTS You Should Know About INSURANCE


9. FACTS You Should Know About JEWELRY 10. FACTS You Should Know About OIL ROYALTIES


11. FACTS You Should Know About RAYON


12. FACTS You Should Know About SAVINGS


13. FACTS You Should Know About SECURITIES


The appearance of this In- formation Message in these columns is evidence that this publication subscribes to the principles of the Better Busi- ness Bureau, and co-operates with the Bureau in protecting you-even to the extent of refusing to accept the adver- tising of firms whose adver- tising and sales policies are proved by the Bureau to be contrary to the public interest.


These booklets are published in the interest of consumer edu- cation. Any one of these booklets is given to consumers with- out charge with the compliments of the business concerns sup- porting the Better Business Bureaus. Additional copies may be obtained at 5c each. All you have to do to get one copy without charge is to call at the Bureau office.


If you prefer to order by mail, please enclose 5c (postage or money) for each booklet to defray costs.


The price is 5c for each individual booklet. Check booklets desired.


Quantity Prices for schools and others: Up to 24 copies, 5c straight; 25 to 49, 41/2c each; 50 to 99, 4c each; 100 to 249, 31/2c each; 250 to 499, 3c each; 500 to 999, 23/4c each; 1,000 or more, 21/2c each, f. o. b. point of shipment.


The BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU Inc.


711 Majestic Building


LIncoln 6446


INDIANAPOLIS


This Bureau is an incorporated association, not operated for pecuniary profit, supported by more than 600 Indianapolis business concerns for the purpose of promoting fair play in advertising and selling, where there is a public or competitive interest involved.


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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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STATE!


AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE ASS'N, Stability Security Service 445 N. Penn. St. Indianapolis Tel. Lincoln 8571


STATE ASVAGO


AUTO NSURAN NCE VOIANAPOLI 22 YEARS OF STEADY GROWTH


POLK'S INDIANAPOLIS Classified Business Directory 1939


INCLUDING


Associations and Clubs-Commercial, Buildings-Office and Public, Ceme- teries, Churches, Clergymen, Clubs, Consuls-Foreign, Hospitals and Dispensaries, Incorporated Companies, Labor Organizations, Libraries, Museums, Parks and Play- grounds, Savings and Loan Associations, Schools, Colleges and Academies, Social Settlements and Societies.


Copyright, 1939, by R. L. Polk & Co.


Names appearing under headings marked thus (*) are inserted only when specially contracted for.


ABATTOIRS


Hoosier Abattoir 621 W Ray


*ABDOMINAL BELTS AKRON SURGICAL HOUSE INC, 221 N Penn, Tel Lincoln 1506 (For further information see page 120 Buyers' Guide)


ABRASIVE MATERIALS-JOBBERS AND WHOLESALE


Behr-Manning Corp 410 S Meridian Hawkins J W Co 1814 Madison av


*ABSTRACT EXAMINERS


MEANS & BUENTING, 522 State Life Bldg 15 E Wash, Tel Lincoln 4512 (See card in Legal Blue Book)


ABSTRACTS OF TITLE


ABSTRACT & REALTY INSURANCE CO, Succeeded by Union Title Co, 2d Floor Union Title Bldg 155 E Market, Tels Market 2361-2-3-4-5 (For further in- formation see front cover, right side lines and page 3 Buyers' Guide)


BROWN L M ABSTRACT CO, 319-333 Lemcke Bldg 106 E Market, Tel Market 3448 (For further in- formation see left side lines and page 2 Buyers' Guide) CITY TITLE COMPANY, Succeeded by Union Title Co, 2d Floor Union Title Bldg 155 E Market, Tels Market 2361-2-3-4-5 (For further information see front cover, right side lines and page 3 Buyers' Guide) COVAL W M & SONS, Succeeded by Union Title Co, 2d Floor Union Title Bldg 155 E Market, Tels Mar- ket 2361-2-3-4-5 (For further information see front cover, right side lines and page 3 Buyers' Guide) INDIANA TITLE GUARANTY & LOAN CO. Suc- ceeded by Union Title Co, 2d Floor Union Title Bldg 155 E Market, Tels Market 2361-2-3-4-5 (For fur- ther information see front cover, right side lines and page 3 Buyers' Guide)


Indianapolis Title Co 136 E Market R729


MARION TITLE GUARANTY CO, Succeeded by Union Title Co, 2d Floor Union Title Bldg 155 E Market, Tels Market 2361-2-3-4-5 (For further information see front cover, right side lines and page 3 Buyers' Guide )


UNION TITLE COMPANY, 2d Floor Union Title Bldg 155 E Market, Tels Market 2361-2-3-4-5 (For fur- ther information see front cover, right side lines and page 3 Buyers' Guide)


*ACCOUNTANCY SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTANTS SOCIETY INC. Thorough Instruction in All Specialized Phases of Accounting. Suite 309-312 Lemcke Bldg 106 E Market. Tel Lincoln 9151


*ACCOUNTANTS-CERTIFIED PUBLIC


DEDAKER ROBERT N. AND CO, 1319-22 Circle Tower, 5 E Market, Tel Lincoln 4808 ERNST & ERNST, 728 Illinois Bldg 17 W Market. Tel Riley 6393


HERDRICH & BOGGS, 803-806 Electric Bldg 25 Monument cir, Tel Riley 2486 MADDEN W M & CO, 1146-1148 Consolidated Bldg 115 N Penn. Tel Lincoln 3578 OLIVE GEO S & CO, 528 Chamber of Commerce Bldg 320 N Meridian, Tel Lincoln 1417


SPRADLING, CARTER & JORDAN ASSOCIATES, 8th Floor Peoples Bank Bldg 136 E Market, Tel Riley 8696


WOLF & COMPANY, 717 Guaranty Bldg 20 N Merid- ian, Tel Riley 37.71


*ACCOUNTANTS-CONSULTING SPRADLING, CARTER & JORDAN ASSOCIATES. 8th Floor Peoples Bank Bldg 136 E Market, Tel Riley 8696


*ACCOUNTANTS-PUBLIC


ROGERS & CO, 901 Hume-Mansur Bldg 23 E Ohio. Tel Lincoln 7576 (For further information see right bottom lines and page 4 Buyers' Guide)


ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS


Albershardt Fredk C 8 E Market R218 Andrews John T 39 E Ohio R518


Berry L Carl 11 N Penn R1112 Boring Roger V & Co 333 N Penn R501


Brenner John O 122 Wallace Broo Ida S Mrs 120 E Market R34 Burkart & Burkart 5 E Market R325


Carter A Lawrence 39 E Ohio R217


Coffey System & Audit Co 106 E Market R821


Covert Mark M 11 S Meridian R1309 Curtiss Auditing Co 1244 N New Jersey Davis Steph M 130 E Wash R833 Dedaker Robt N & Co 5 E Market R1319


DeGraff & Herold 211 E New York R317


ERNST & ERNST, 728 Illinois Bldg 17 W Market, Tel Riley 6393 Fackler Franz W 115 N Penn R458 Fox Simon B 156 E Market R402 Freeman Manuel 77 S Harding Giltner John B 143 N Meridian R501


GRAHAM ROBERT K, 310 Odd Fellow Bldg 11 N Pennsylvania, Tels Lincoln 4838 and Riley 5561 (For further information see left bottom lines and page 4 Buyers' Guide)


Hair Earl R 54 Monument cir R908 Hamilton Howard F 108 N Penn R1411


Herdrich & Boggs 25 Monument cir R803


Hudelson Ralph J 8 E Market R504 Hulse John 216 Mass av R310


DRexel 0321


J. C. WILSON CO. FUNERAL DIRECTOR


Prompt Ambulance Service 1230 Prospect St.


DRexel 0322


VONNEGUT HARDWARE COMPANY


INDIANA'S LARGEST MILL SUPPLY HOUSE


INDIANA'S HARDWARE DEPARTMENT STORE


YOU CAN GET IT AT VONNEGUTS


MARKET 2321 See page 56 Buyers' Guide


Frank M. Dell Coal Qualities of the Best"


COAL and Building Material


1001-15 Southeastern TEL. LINCOLN 1546


2076


C. OFF & CO.


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Gutters and Downspouts Repaired


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Sheet Metal Work


107 N. East


Tel. Lincoln 1549


MYRON S. HARLAN AND CECIL E. SHORT


General Insurance and Bonds


432-34 CIRCLE TOWER


PHONE MARKET 1412


MILLER COAL COMPANY, INC.


CEMENT - LIME - PLASTER - DEPENDABLE COAL GROVER C. MILLER, President


Telephone RILEY 8396


840 East St. Clair Street


ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS Contd


Kahl & Thurman 17 W Market R646


Kennedy & Ragan 108 N Penn R1107 Kwitny Barnett 144 W 18th apt 1


Livengood Hamilton & Livengood 143 N Meridian R409 LIVENGOOD HARLAN B. CPA, 523-524 Lemcke Bldg 106 E Market, Tel Riley 4836. Res Tel Riley 4835


Lloyd & Stevens 20 N Meridian R504


Madden W M & Co 115 N Penn R1146 Mazur Leon D 108 E Wash R502


McMurray T S jr Inc 39 E Ohio R752 Moran Lawrence J 17 W Market R810


OLIVE GEO S & CO, 528 Chamber of Commerce Bldg 320 N Meridian, Tel Lincoln 1417


PAINTER HOWARD W, 912 Fletcher Trust Bldg 108 N Penn, Tel Lincoln 6988 Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co 11 S Meridian R1402 Pike Robt L 8 E Market R304 Pile Roy J Co 115 N Penn R456


Richardson McVay & Co 54 Monument cir R804 ROGERS & CO. 901 Hume-y


ume-Mansur Bidg 23 E Ohio, Tel Lincoln 7576 (For further information see right bottom lines and page 4 Buyers' Guide) Ross Federal Service Inc 320 N Meridian R312 Sharp Fred 8 E Market R304


Sneden Roger T 115 N Penn R458


SPRADLING, CARTER & JORDAN ASSOCIATES, 8th Floor Peoples Bank Bldg 136 E Market, Tel Riley 8696


Stevens Harry C 108 N Penn R1406 Stewart 0 C 17 W Market R428


Stiers & Stiers 136 E Market R425


Stuart John H 441 E South


Sykes Jas L 8 E Market R504


Tax Accountants & Advisors Inc 49 1/2 S Delaware Utility Audits Co 39 E Ohio R318


WESTERN AUDIT CO, 522-524 Circle Tower 5 E Market, Tel Lincoln 2738


WOLF & COMPANY, 717 Guaranty Bldg 20 N Me- ridian, Tel Riley 3771


Yeoman Steph S 106 E Market R630


*ACETYLENE


INDIANA OXYGEN CO. 435-445 S Delaware, Tel Lincoln 3514 (For further information see page 113 Buyers' Guide)


*ACETYLENE-MANUFACTURERS ACETYLENE PRODUCTS CO. 1760 S Harding, Tels Belmont 1142-1143


ACETYLENE GAS MANUFACTURERS Acetylene Products Co 1760 S Harding


ACOUSTIC APPARATUS AND DEVICES


Acousticon Institute 130 E Wash R1133


Audiphone Co of Indiana Inc 108 N Penn R1104 Kearns Edw J Co 1319 Bates


Sonotone Indiana Distributors 23 E Ohio R318 Trimm Indiana Co 1339 N Penn


ACTUARIES Haight Davis & Haight Inc 215 E New York R300


*ADDING, CALCULATING, BOOK- KEEPING AND CHECK WRIT- ING MACHINES MONROE CALCULATING MACHINE CO INC, 305 Underwriters Bldg 445 N Penn, Tel Riley 3163


ADDING, CALCULATING AND TABULATING MACHINES


Adding Machine Service & Sales Corp 36-38 E Mary- Iand


Brigham Everett L 340 N Delaware


Burroughs Adding Machine Co 102 6 Penn


Marchant Calculating Machine Co 136 E Market R221 Monroe Adding Machine Co Inc 445 N Penn R304 Monroe Calculating Machine Co Inc 445 N Penn R305 Sunstran Adding Machine Corp 115 N Penn R252 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co 115 N Penn R252


Victor Adding Machine Co 445 N Penn R200


*ADDING MACHINE RIBBONS AND PAPER RAY'S MANUFACTURING CO, 278 Century Bldg 36 S Penn, Tel Lincoln 9144 (For further informa- tion see page 64 Buyers' Guide)


ADDRESSING MACHINES Addressing Machines & Supply Co 122 E Ohio R204 Elliott Addressing Machine Co 36 S Penn R255


ADDRESSING AND MAILING POLK R L & CO. 225 N New Jersey, Tel Riley 1101 ( For further information see pages 5. 18 and 100 Buyers' Guide )


ADJUSTERS .


Armstrong V M & Co ( ins) 134 E Market R1107 Automobile Claim Service Co Inc 117 E Wash R308 Braden F L & Co ( ins) 8 E Market R404 Central Adjusting Co (ins) 115 N Penn R440 Dougherty Horace M (ins) 106 E Market R835


GENERAL ADJUSTMENT CO OF INDIANA (Insurance) , 803 Inland Bldg 156 E Market, Tel Lincoln 6060; Nights, Sundays and Holidays Tel Talbot 2485 and Broadway 1391


Hoosier Adjustment Bureau Inc 518 N Delaware R508 Indiana Adjustment Co (ins) 130 E Wash R501 Indiana Casualty Claim Service 130 E Wash R501 McIntire Eug Adjustment Co (ins) 8 E Market R404 Ohio Valley & Eastern Lakes Board of Adjustments 216 Mass av R808


Porter Robt J & Co Inc ( unemployment ) 320 N Meridian R1001


Quill Paul L (ins) 136 E Market R1107-14 Swain Adjustments (auto ins) 130 E Wash R309 Underwriters Adjusting Co 155 E Market R704 Williams Alvin B (ins ) 5 E Market R714


*ADJUSTMENT AGENCIES


INDIANA ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, 818-819 Ma- jestic Bldg 47 S Penn, Tel Market 2389 UNITED MERCANTILE EXCHANGE INC, 503-520 Lemcke Bldg 106 E Market, Tel Market 3557 -


*ADJUSTMENT BUREAUS INDIANA ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, 818-819 Ma- jestic Bldg 47 S Penn, Tel Market 2389


*ADMINISTRATORS


INDIANA TRUST CO, se cor Washington and Virginia av. Tel Lincoln 4414 (For further information see page 25 Buyers' Guide)


SECURITY TRUST CO, 130 E Washington, Tel Riley 6571 (For further information see right top lines and page 23 Buyers' Guide) UNION TRUST CO THE, 116-120 E Market, Tel Market 4341 (For further information see top lines and page 24 Buyers' Guide)


*ADVERTISING


ADVERTISING DISTRIBUTORS OF AMERICA (Indiana_Branch), 159 Kentucky av, Tel Lincoln 4190 ( For further information see page 6 Buyers' Guide ) DISTRIBUTORS ASSN (Indiana


EXCLUSIVE


Branch) , 159 Kentucky av, Tel Lincoln 4190 (For further information see page 6 Buyers' Guide)


*ADVERTISING-NEWSPAPER


INDIANAPOLIS NEWS THE, News Bldg 30-32 W Washington, Tel Riley 7441 (For further informa- tion see right top lines and page 109 Buyers' Guide)


ADVERTISING-OUTDOOR


General Outdoor Advertising Co 511 Madison aw STALEY & CRABB INC. 515 Park av, Tel Lincoln 1581 (For further information see left side lines and page 134 Buyers' Guide)


ADVERTISING AGENCIES


Advertising Art Studio 333 N Penn R631


Advertising Specialties Co 741 W Wash


Akin Wm S 129 E Market R615


Barnes-Ross Co 19 12 N Alabama


Beane Roger A 445 N Penn R410


Better Business. Builders Service 230 E Ohio B301 Binger Geo M 15 E Wash R515


Boozer Test Management Service 121 N Capitol av BOZELL & JACOBS, INC (IND), 411-414 Traction Terminal Bldg 110 N Illinois, Tel Lincoln 6326 Caldwell-Baker Co Inc 11 S Meridian R1204 Central Advertising Corp 143 N Meridian R419 Collier Barron G Inc 11 S Meridian R1611


CURTISS SPENCER W INC, 814 and 825-831 Circle Tower 5 E Market. Tels Market 2358-2359 Davis Raymond B 2438 E Wash apt 2 Eiteljorg Harrison 445 N Penn Field Advertising Service 658 Fairfield av Food Craft Shop 36 S Penn R220


Frankel Elmer E 117 E Wash R304


Freeman Exposition Service 2601 N Alabama Fuerstenberg Herbert 307 N Penn R502-04


Grindle A Vernon 23 E Ohio R1128 Gritt Inc 213 E South R205 Ickes Mahoney and Smith Ine 177 E 11th Johnson Advertising Agency 229 12 Indiana av R9 Joseph Harry S 9 N Illinois R907 KEELING & CO INC, 1028 Chamber of Commerce Bldg 320 N Meridian, Tel Riley 1478 Lipson Maurice G 106 E Market R838 McDonald Wm D 1011 Tecumseh Moore Advertising Co 216 Mass av R320




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