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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
THOMAS M. HENDRICKS. Auditor
DIRECTORS
EDWARD W. HARRIS HUGH V. BRADY IRVING W. LEMAUX SAMUEL J. MANTEL FREDERICK E. MATSON EDWARD B. RAUB GEORGE W. SNYDER WM. STOREN
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BANKING
The Leading Trust Company of Indiana CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY 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
VOLNEY M. BROWN. Asst. to the President
JOHN E. REED.
. Vice-President
CHARLES N. FULTZ. . Vice-Pres. and Trust Officer
ALFRED F. GAUDING. . Vice-President
J. FLOYD KING. . Vice-President
ALAN A. RITCHIE. Vice-President
CORNELIUS O. ALIG. Treasurer
CLARENCE R. KUSS.
Secretary
CECIL A. BERRY . Asst. Trust Officer
EVERETT E. LETT. . Assistant Treasurer
JOHN W. LUCKETT.
Assistant Treasurer
RICHARD A. KURTZ.
Assistant Secretary
HIRAM W. McKEE. Assistant Secretary
DAMON O. BAILEY.
Auditor
EZRA C. KNOOP.
Assistant Auditor
DIRECTORS
FRED G. APPEL President Gregory & Appel
CHARLES O. BRITTON Attorney-at-Law
ARTHUR V. BROWN President
VOLNEY M. BROWN Asst. to the President
BERKLEY W. DUCK President The Spann Co.
G. A. EFROYMSON
President Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc.
EDGAR H. EVANS Chairman of the Board Acme-Evans Co.
CHARLES N. FULTZ
Vice-President
WILLIAM C. GRIFFITH
President Griffith Distributing Corp.
WILLIAM G. IRWIN
President Irwin-Union Trust Co.
Columbus, Ind.
HERMAN C. KRANNERT Pres .- Treas. Inland Container Corp.
MYRON J. McKEE President State Automobile Insurance Assn.
WILSON MOTHERSHEAD Vice-President Indiana National Bank
NORMAN A. PERRY
CHARLES S. RAUH President Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Co.
PETER C. REILLY President Republic Creosoting Co
OBIE J. SMITH President O. J. Smith Realty Co.
SAMUEL B. SUTPHIN
President Beveridge Paper Co.
RUSSELL L. WHITE
President White Baking Company
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $3,580,000.00
These Ten Departments are anxious to be of Service to You BANKING, SAVINGS, LOAN, BOND, TRUST, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE, RENTAL, STEAMSHIP, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
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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BANKING
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 Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Member Indianapolis Clearing House Assn.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $2,000,000.00
Allied with MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
The MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK The Oldest National Bank in Indianapolis
Commercial Banking
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS - TRAVEL BUREAU BOND DEPT.
Brightwood Branch. 2355 Station St. 38th Street Branch. 21 W. 38th St.
Massachusetts Ave. Branch.
. . 815 Massachusetts Ave.
Allied With the Indiana Trust Co.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Member Federal Reserve Bank Member Indianapolis Clearing House Assn.
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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 Foreign Exchange - Real Estate Modern Office Building
The Marion County State Bank
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
REAL ESTATE INSURANCE
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES RENTALS AND LOANS
OPEN 9 A. M. TO 2 P. M. SAFETY - COURTESY - SERVICE SATURDAYS 9 A. M. TO 12 NOON
Tels. Market 3464-3465
N. W. Cor. E. Market and Delaware
The Peoples State Bank
Founded 1891 by Felix T. McWhirter "The Friendly Bank"
OFFICERS
FELIX M. McWHIRTER .President
ALBERT J. HUEBER. . . Vice-President
CLARENCE R. WEAVER
V .- Pres. and Trust Officer
NEAL GRIDER.
Vice-President and Cashier
WILLARD W. MAPLE.
Mgr. Mortgage Loan Dept.
HENRY E. OSTROM
FRANCIS POLEN.
Assistant Cashier
CLARENCE R. WEAVER
HERMAN F. BRECHT.
Assistant Trust Officer
EVANS RUST. Manager Personal Loan Dept.
L. ROY ZAPF
Offers a complete banking service including Trust Service, Travel Department, Safe Deposit Department, Payment Loans, F. H. A. Modernization Loans, F. H. A. Insured Mortgages
Phone Market 1301
130-136 E. Market
DIRECTORS
NEAL GRIDER
DR. FRANK F. HUTCHINS
ALBERT J. HUEBER
FELIX M. McWHIRTER
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BEVERAGES
TOM JOYCE 7 UP
CO.
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you like 7up
Tup likes you
College Av. at 20th St.
America's Favorite Soft Drink
7up
REG US PAT. OFA
BRASS
Complete Wholesale Warehousing Service
Brass, Copper, Aluminum, Monel, Stainless Steel, Bronze, Thermoid Rubber Distributors, Refrigeration Service Supplies, Disston Saws, Railings, Complete Factory Supplies, Phos. Bronze Bearings
Indiana's Most Complete Non-ferrous Metal Warehouse Manufacturers of Brewhouse and Canning Factory Equipment, 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.
JANGSENKAMP COMPANY
Phone Market 2455 229 E. South St., Indianapolis, Ind.
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, Indiana
Office and Exhibit 801-805 Board of Trade Lincoln 4425
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Tel. Hemlock 1371
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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
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MEMBER
ANK
Organized 1887
SAVINGS
SAFETY OF YOUR INVESTMENT EDERAL AND LOAN
INSURED
NS
UP TO $5000.
ANCE CORPOR
RAILROADMEN'S Federal Savings and Loan Ass'n of Indianapolis
Insured Savings
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First Mortgage Security on Marion County Real Estate Accounts Insured Up to $5000 Dividends Paid, 1939-$801,827.75
Home Loans
New Construction Loans Purchase Money Loans Modernization and Repair Advances Refinancing Loans
Home Building Service
Home Plan Designs Financial Advice and Counsel
Telephone Lincoln 8401-All Departments
Railroadmen's FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASS'n. 21 Virginia avenue INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
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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
150 EAST MARKET STREET INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
CHARLES R. YOKE, President FRED T. REED, Secretary 1890-1940
A vital constructive power in the development of Indianapolis for 50 years
your City Directory -Individualizes Business
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BUSINESS SCHOOLS
ORA E. BUTZ, PRES. FRED W. CASE, V .- PRES.
The Indiana Business College of Indianapolis is
Central Business College 3d Floor Architects and Builders Bldg., Penn. and Vermont Phone Lincoln 8337 - 8338
The Other I. B. C. Schools are at Marion - Muncie - Logansport - Anderson - Kokomo - Lafayette - Columbus - Richmond - Vincennes
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A SELECT SCHOOL IN A SELECT LOCATION We Own and Occupy An Entire Building, Cor. Delaware and North Streets FAVORABLE SURROUNDINGS Our Corps of Teachers are of Unquestioned Ability. Individual Instruction given to each Student. We place our Students in high-salaried positions. Write or Telephone Us for Catalog and for Full Particulars Regarding Our Methods
LarryBusiness Cottise
TELEPHONE: RILEY 4611
EDWARD G. LYLE, Manager
MILDRED M. HENDERSHOT, Principal
State STENOTYPE School "The only school of its kind in Indiana" Offering Specialized Courses in Day and Night School For Court and Convention Reporting - Executive - Secretarial Positions PLUS A Complete Stenographic Service for Business Men and Organizations "Send For Illustrated 1940 Bulletin"
Kresge Bldg.
East Washington cor. Pennsylvania
Indianapolis, Ind.
Tel. Riley 9113
I am looking for some one --- Likewise, some one is looking for me If I have something to sell and I am not listed in this Directory under the proper headings I LOSE A CUSTOMER
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CEMENT BLOCK MANUFACTURERS
INDIANAPOLIS CEMENT BLOCK CO.
MANUFACTURERS CEMENT PRODUCTS
Cement Blocks - Cinder Blocks and Coping
1016 South Harding Street Telephone Belmont 1909
CEMETERIES
WM. A. HOEFGEN, Pres. DONALD F. LAFUZE, Sec .- Treas.
WASHINGTON PARK CEMETERY
Owned and Operated by Indiana Cemetery Corporation
R. R. 11 - Box 332a Telephone Irvington 6816
It Is Better To Have It and Not Need It, Than To Need It and Not Have It
CAUTION
Pay no money in advance to itinerant Directory Canvassers. We are led to mention this from the fact that certain parties have been fraudulently using our publications as specimens, and by that means collecting money in advance. Before signing an order, see that it has the name of R. L. Polk & Co. printed thereon. We ask no payment until the work is delivered, and our solicitors have strict orders not to take payment for either advertising or subscriptions.
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CLEANERS
FOR EVERY DRY CLEANING SERVICE
Gregg Cleaners Talbot 5050 Riley 8321
Swiss Cleaners Lincoln 3505
WM. M. LEONARD, Inc.
Garment Cleaners All Cleaning Done In Our NEW MODERN Vorclone Cleaning Plant
2119 W. Washington St.
BEImont 4100-4101-4102
QUALITY Schoen BROTHERS The CLEANERS Lincoln 2451
SERVICE
Office: 601 N. Penn
Tel. Riley 2458
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COAL
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Cherry 7500 55 S. Forest Ave.
and our famous Crown Stoker Coal, also Pocahontas and Coke BLUE DIAMOND COAL CO.
Clif MELER Lach FUELT COAL CO. INC. NCOKE Fireplace WOOD
1019 E. 154 ST.
for a
PATRILEY 4478 HOT FIRE
Stoker Fuels Our Specialty CONTINENTAL COAL CO.
STOKER FUELS
COAL COKE
1121 Roosevelt Ave.
Cherry 4304
Don't Use an Old Directory!
One Address taken from an old Directory may send you miles out of the way and waste a whole day's time. You take pride in keeping a fresh stock of merchandise on your shelves ---
Why not avail yourself of fresh information for your daily use?
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1940)
UEL CIAL H BL MONDA
INDIANA'S LARGEST COAL YARD
HIGH GRADE COALS Blue Diamond, Bonny Blue Mayflower
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CONTRACTORS
T. A. MOYNAHAN
General Building Contractor
APARTMENT HOUSES OFFICE BUILDINGS WAREHOUSES STOREROOMS GARAGES
More than 30 continuous years of Building Construction in Indianapolis and other cities
General Office
850 N. Pennsylvania Li 5555
CARL M. GEUPEL CONSTRUCTION CO. Structural Engineers and Contractors
923 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Indianapolis
Tels. Market 4464-4465
Specializing in Reinforced Concrete and Industrial Building Construction
CONTRACTORS-ASPHALT DRIVEWAYS
ASPHALT DRIVEWAYS
PARK-WAYS CO. CONTRACTORS
721 Ind. Pythian Bldg. Call LI 5920 ALEMBERT W. BRAYTON, JR.
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DEPARTMENT STORES
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"CROSSROADS OF AMERICA"
* For more than 67 years L. S. Ayres and Company has been known for courteous service and thoughtful interest in your needs. "The Ayres Clock" which hangs majestically from our building at the "Crossroads of America," is a silent and faithful reminder, to all whose paths cross here, of Ayres' service.
AYRES' TEA ROOM Eighth Floor AYRES' TIME SERVICE MArket 1511
AYRES' ACCOMMODATION DESK-Packages, wraps, etc., checked without charge. Wrapping service. Street Floor
AYRES' BEAUTY SALON BEAUTY BATHS Eighth Floor
AYRES' FUR SERVICES-For storage, protected by insurance. Expert designing and tailoring of fur garments, cleaning, repairing and re-styling. Tenth Floor
AYRES' AUDITORIUM-Available for club, com- mittee, organization meetings, lectures, etc. Eighth Floor
AYRES' MODEL ROOMS-Fashions in furniture displayed in rooms. Sixth Floor
* Jive Floors and Tea Room air- conditioned against summer heat !
L. S. AYRES & CO.
WASHINGTON AT MERIDIAN STREET INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
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DEPARTMENT STORES
Illinois and Market
PHONE RILEY 8421
All Indiana is Boasting About the New
Blocks
One of America's Most Modern Stores
You have every reason to be proud of the new Block's. It is one of the finest stores in the entire country. Modern as Radio City, it is the first place visitors to Indianapolis want to see.
We want you to feel that Block's is your store, because your patronage made it possible. All these gleaming new escalators, glamorous restaurants, fine store equip- ment and broad, spacious aisles were installed for your convenience.
No matter how we change externally, how fast we grow or how grand we get, our basic purpose in life remains the same: Always to give you better and better values, at the lowest prices consistent with quality.
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DEPARTMENT STORES
Strauss Says:
"The Best at the price, no matter what the price."
CUM QUALITATE.
Gentlemen's Suits and Outer coats ... Sportswear Dobbs Hats, Hanan Footwear . .
Shirts, Ties, Socks . . . and accessories.
A Special Shop for Boys (from Women's Tailored and Sportswear- Second Floor.
2 to 20) Second Floor.
Specialty Shop-
L. STRAUSS & CO. Inc.
33 to 39 West Washington St., Indianapolis
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DEPARTMENT STORES
H. P. WASSON & CO.
NO SECONDS, SUBSTANDARDS NOR IMPERFECTS IN ANY DEPARTMENT
For Over Half a Century
Dedicated
to Serving Indiana
A STORE that constantly grows, yet stays forever young may sound like a para- dox, but in this age it is no paradox-it is rather the demand of our times.
And geared to the tempo of our times, it has been Wasson's privilege to build upon an ideal throughout the years:
"Wasson's Sells Only Perfect Quality Mer- chandise . .. No Seconds, Substandards or so-called Irregulars, in any department" Wasson's is a growing store-alive, alert and anticipating the future with a will to serve this community with increasing effi- ciency and satisfaction. Make Wasson's your shopping headquarters.
Let Wasson's Personal Shopping Service Shop for You - Ri. 7411
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DRUGGISTS-WHOLESALE
KIEFER-STEWART CO. LARGEST WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE IN THE CENTRAL STATES
Wholesalers and Importers of Drugs, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Sundries, Cigars, Candies, Liquors, Wines, Store Fixtures, Soda Fountains, Carbonators, RCA-Victor Radios and Victrolas, Gibson Re- frigerators, Washers, Ironers, Electric Ranges, Universal Vacuum Cleaners, Sunbeam- Universal Household Electric Appliances.
141-155 W. Georgia St. 201-211 S. Capitol Ave. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Telephone, Lincoln 4321 - 12 Trunk Lines
Mooney-Mueller-Ward Co. Wholesale Druggists SUNDRIES - FOUNTAINS - FIXTURES WINES AND LIQUORS
Lincoln 1531
501 Madison Ave.
Locating Missing Heirs Finding Lost Persons
This is only one of the many offices that the modern directory successfully fills
The directories of the United States form a perpetual inventory of the human ele- ment of the nation as well as the business activities.
Police Departments, the country over, rely upon directory information for the loca- tion of lost persons. Lawyers and executors of estates are likewise dependent on the information that these "city catalogs" contain.
Real Esate buyers and agents have multitude occasions to refer to the pages of directories of other cities in order that they may have detailed and authentic information on parcels of land and subdivisions in which they have a personal or business interest.
Credit managers have unlimited use for the pages of the modern directory, as have collection managers and agencies.
The uses of the city directory are legion; the information is authentic and the manu- facturers and companies that are represented therein are reputable and dependable.
Make More Use of Your City Directory ! ! !
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ELECTRICAL
INDIANAPOLIS POWER E LIGHT CO.
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YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL
Electricity SERVES BEST COSTS LESS
INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
ELECTRIC BUILDING 17 N. MERIDIAN
PHONE RILEY 7622
East Side Branch, 5610 East Washington St.
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ELECTRICAL
36 Years of
MEIER
Dependable Service
ELECTRIC & MACHINE CO. 3525-3535 East Washington Street
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QU.
ENGINEERING
· ELECTRICAL · MECHANICAL · VENTILATING
EXPERIMENTAL WORK General Machinists-24-Hour Service
Meier nu-air Fans TRADE NARK REGISTERED FANS FOR ALL PURPOSES
MOTORS
New and Renewed - Bought - Sold - Rented - Installed and Repaired
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
Expert Armature Winding-Factory Wiring a Specialty
FOUNDRY SERVICE
Modern Equipped Foundry for Aluminum, Bronze and Brass Castings
Automatic Water Pumps Water Softeners Air Compressors
ATTIC FANS
IRvington 1151
Office Nights, Sundays and Holidays Call IRvington 3866 - IRvington 1413 - IRvington 7088 CHerry 6198-J - IRvington 5038
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ELECTRICAL
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL
SUPPLIES -- FIXTURES -- APPLIANCES -- MOTORS AND MOTOR REPAIRS
FARRELL-ARGAST ELECTRIC CO.
"The House Electric" WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Riley 6321
Meridian at Maryland
SANBORNS EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL
Lighting Fixture Department We Are Prepared to Assist With Your Lighting Problems
Wholesale Supply Department We Carry a large stock of Wiring Supplies and Mazda Lamps
Construction Department Our Service is at your disposal
THE SANBORN ELECTRIC CO.
"If Sanborns Do It, It Will Be Well Done"
309-311 North Illinois St. Opposite Y. M. C. A. Riley 9584
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ELECTRICAL
LIBERTY ELECTRIC CO.
Manufacturers Electric Range Heating Units Commercial Heating Units Electrical Appliances --- Electric Heating Specialties Metal Spinnings and Stampings 1915-25 MADISON AVENUE INDIANAPOLIS
Since 1918-QUALITY SERVICE
Peerless Electric Supply Co. DISTRIBUTORS
UNIVERSAL
APPLIANCES RANGES
VACUUM CLEANERS WASH MACHINES IRONERS 122 S. Meridian Street
Hamilton Beach Electric Mixers and Vacuum Cleaners
Emerson Radios - Silex Coffee Makers Benjamin Industrial Lighting Electrical Supplies-Residential Fixtures Century Electric Motors - R & M Electric Fans
Indianapolis Ri. 2365
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INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1940)
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ENGRAVERS
Call MArket 4334
PHOTO ENGRAVING > HALFTONES ETCHINGS >> COLOR PLATES
COMMERCIAL ART > DESIGNING RETOUCHING > PHOTOGRAPHY
CIRCLE ENGRAVING CO.INC
PHOTO-ENGRAVERS MALSTONES ETCHINGS COLON PLATES
CIRCLE ENGRAVING COMPANY,«
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CIRCLE ENGRAVING CO. INC 151 EAST MARYLAND STREET CORNER DELAWARE & VIRGINIA AYE.
Telephone, Private Branch Exchange, Riley 5461
Indianapolis Engraving Co.
Photo Engraving in one or more colors Designing and Illustrating - Commercial Photography 222 E. Ohio Street Indianapolis Engraving Co. Wulsin Building
ERNEST C. ROPKEY, Pres. C. C. GOODRICH, V .. Pres. E. A. MORRIS, Sec .. Treas.
From 30 to 50 per cent
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FARM SUPPLIES
Marion County Farm Bureau Co-operative Ass'n, Inc. QUALITY - SERVICE - SAVINGS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS OPEN FORMULA FEEDS ADAPTED SEEDS-FIELD, GARDEN and LAWN FARM BUREAU FERTILIZERS PAINTS, ROOFING, WOOD SHINGLES CEMENT, BUILDING SUPPLIES IMPLEMENTS, CO-OP TRACTORS
Complete Line All Farm Supplies
LINCOLN 6339
731 W. HENRY ST.
FLORISTS
From Growers to You
Funeral Flowers a Specialty
JOHN A. GRANDE -:- FLORIST -:-
HELEN R. GRANDE
921 Grande Avenue
Phone Belmont 2926
KIEFER FLORAL CO. Complete Floral Service
2901 W. 16th St.
Tel. Belmont 1562
FLOWERS TELEGRAPHED
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Jacobson MITH.7 6402 London Av
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WIFE'S NAME
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Louise E clk Urbom's Bakery if (09 Cot
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OCCUPATION
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EMPLOYER
Valdemar E (Audrey, L) teller Third
NAti Bank h513 Walnut
WIFE EMPLOYED
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
"Where Service Excels and Beauty Costs No More"
Giving the Best Service Possible to Everyone at a Fair Price Has Made Ours the Outstanding Institution of Its Kind in Marion County for 59 Years.
FLANNER & BUCHANAN Mortuary Air Conditioned for Comfort
25 W. Fall Creek Blvd. TAlbot 3377
HISEY & TITUS MORTUARY
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Air-Conditioned
Since 1868 our firm has served this community. We have always given the best in service and our charges have not been excessive.
951 NORTH DELAWARE STREET
LINCOLN 3828
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Funeral Directors
J. C. WILSON CO.
1230 PROSPECT Drexel 0321 Drexel 0322
Prompt Ambulance Service
G. H. HERRMANN FUNERAL HOME
1505 S. EAST STREET DR 4477
You have the use of our Modern Air-Conditioned Funeral Home- and Organ without additional charge.
King & King Funeral Directors Thos. E. J. King-Nettie Scott King-Paul R. Scott FUNERAL HOME AMBULANCE SERVICE LADY ATTENDANT Courtesy - Quality - Service - Always 1503 Columbia Ave. Phone Cherry 3031
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
KIRBY MORTUARY
· 0700-HArrison -- 0700 1901 North Meridian Street
SHIRLEY BROS. CO., Inc.
CENTRAL CHAPEL ILLINOIS AT TENTH STREET
Truly a Remembered Service TELS. LINCOLN 5400 AND 5409
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FURNACES
HALL-NEAL FURNACE CO.
Makers and Installers of Victor Boiler Plate Furnaces OIL BURNERS AND STOKERS
HALL NLAL FURNACE CO. INDIANAPOLIS, IVA
49 Years Ago Victor Furnaces Were Good Furnaces
Now HEAT Radiating FINS Make Them Better Made in Indianapolis
1322-32 N. CAPITOL AVE. PHONE LINCOLN 4576
Peerless Furnaces Make Warm Homes
Builders of Armco Iron, Steel and Cast Furnaces
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BUILT IN Indiana's Largest Furnace Factory
. We Manufacture Repairs for All Makes of Furnaces and Stoves C
THE PEERLESS FOUNDRY COMPANY
1845-1935 LUDLOW AVENUE
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
Pioneers in Warm Air Heating Equipment for Over a Third of a Century
Phones Cherry 6122-6123-6124
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FURNACES
FARQUAR
Heating Difficulties Solved By the New Modernized Heat Wave Coal, Coke and Oil Heating Systems Priced to Meet Every Demand
WINTER AIR CONDITIONING Cherry 2720
3406 E. 10th St.
FARQUAR HEATING SERVICE CO.
R. E. POEHNER
849 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PHONE, RILEY 4233 Prepared to Furnish Estimates and Install Steam, Vapor, Hot Water, Warm Air Heating; Ventilating and Air Conditioning Plants, Power House Installations, Miscellaneous Piping
Your Inquiries Earnestly Solicited
All Services Guaranteed
RYBOLT HEATING COMPANY RYBOLT FURNACES RYBOLT OIL BURNERS
Warm Air Furnaces and Furnace Repairs
625 NORTH EAST STREET TEL .: RILEY 4528 and 4529
"Let Bill Do It!"' SKYLIGHTS, METAL CEILINGS, CORNICES FURNACES AND REPAIRS, ROOFING, TILE ASBESTOS, ASPHALT AND GRAVEL SIDING WM. M. STEWART
Sheet Metal Contractor Member Sheet Metal Contractors Association 1618 E. Washington St. Telephone LIncoln 9613
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FURNITURE
Indiana's Greatest Store for the Home
BANNER FURNITURE CO.
FURNITURE -- RUGS -- DRAPERIES RADIOS -- ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
RILEY 8641
. Convenient Terms to Suit Your Income
. State-Wide Delivery at No Additional Charge
Banner= Whitehill
31-35 S. Meridian
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FURNITURE
Emrich's
Factory Furniture Store
EMRICH
FURNITURE
Established 1881
1200 BLOCK
S MERIDIAN
324 W. MORRIS ST.
FREE TAXI SERVICE TO AND FROM IN ANY CAB
A Furniture Store in a Furniture Factory
The Public May Visit and Purchase Their Needs in FURNITURE and RUGS direct from our Factory Store Salesrooms
DINING ROOM SUITES LIVING ROOM SUITES BED ROOM SUITES BREAKFAST SETS OCCASIONAL CHAIRS & TABLES LAMPS & MIRRORS CARPETS - RUGS LINOLEUM
"Better Furniture For Less"
The Emrich Furniture Co.
324 WEST MORRIS STREET
Lincoln 2726
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