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HOWARD'S MOTOR SALES "Used Cars with Miles of Un-used Miles"
HUDSON SALES SERVICE
Wholesale USED CARS
. Retail
Buy ยท Sell . Trade Phone CApitol 8003
1244-1252 West Washington St.
DeSoto
DOWNTOWN DESOTO -- PLYMOUTH DEALER CERTIFIED FACTORY SERVICE Complete Motor Overhauling BODY AND FENDER WORK AND PAINTING 30,000 Mile Guaranteed Lubrication INLAND MOTORS 1133 N. MERIDIAN
Plymouth
Lincoln 6544
LINCOLN AUTO PARTS CO.
Complete Line of Used Auto Parts Radiators -- Grilles -- Shells All Types Late Model Motors
906-908 N. CAPITOL AVE. 4
PHONE LINCOLN 6666 or LINCOLN 8889
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AUTOMOBILE DEPARTMENT
School Buses Fire Trucks Tractors Army Trucks
916 East 23rd Street
Commercial Windshields Bus Roof Ventilators
METALCRAFT MANUFACTURING CO. "Special Windshield Builders" Tel. WAbash 1618
Indianapolis, Indiana
SERVICE ALL CARS MONARCH BUICK CO., Inc. BUICK ALL MAKES OF USED CARS
1040 North Meridian Street, Cor. 11th Used Car Lots, 1016 N. Meridian and 1002 N. Illinois
MONARCH Buickized -USED CARS ..
Riley 3344
NEWT'S STANDARD SERVICE H. J. NEWT, Operator
"Come In Please --- Go Out Pleased" ROAD SERVICE - PHONE BELMONT 0923 Open 6 A. M. -- Close 10 P. M. HOLT ROAD AND STATE ROUTE 67
C. OFF & CO. "We Take the Dents Out of Accidents"
Complete Wreck Rebuilding and Complete Paint Job SHEET METAL WORK
107 N. EAST ST.
FRANKLIN 1444
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
AUTOMOBILE DEPARTMENT
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Ask the Man Who Owns One
PACKARD INDIANAPOLIS CO., INC. Sales and Service
2004 N. Meridian St.
Telephone TA 4521
INDIANAPOLIS 2, INDIANA
STOHLERS
CONTINENTAL STORES
AUTO PARTS HARDWARE
SPORTING GOODS APPLIANCES
2619-21 SHELBY ST. (3)
TEL. GARFIELD 7347
CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH SERVICE BY EXPERIENCED MECHANICS
Quality Used Cars Low Prices
RYSLER
Plymouth
Service Parts Accessories
C. H. WALLERICH CO. Chrysler - Plymouth INDIANAPOLIS
950 N. MERIDIAN
RILEY 5424
...
FRED WILLIAMS, JR. INC. LINCOLN -- MERCURY Sales and Service
850 N. MERIDIAN AT NINTH
LINCOLN 7471
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
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AWNINGS AND TENTS
BUY BECK AWNINGS
Manufactured by Lee's, Inc.
QUICK SERVICE WIDE SELECTION OF PATTERNS
3234 W. Washington
Phone Imperial 6581
ILIDWEST TENT & AWNING INDIANAPOLIS
"AWNINGS FROM MIDWEST-
NOT BETTER, BUT BEST"
CO.
Tents - Tarpaulins - Canvas Specialties
814 VIRGINIA AVE.
TEL. FRANKLIN 0463
BAKERS
OMAR BREAD
At Your Door - At Our Store
Call IM 3344
Out of Sight - Out of Mind - Out of Business
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The City Directory is the natural medium for keeping a business or product name in the spotlight. Insist on being well represented in its pages
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BANK DIRECTORIES
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INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
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BANKING
FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY
123 East Market Street Tel. Market 3441
Drive-In Bank FIDELITY TRUST CO. 1440 N. Meridian St. HARRY L. BINDNER, Manager
East Side Branch FIDELITY TRUST CO. 4710 E. Tenth St. - Phone Irvington 8347 WILLIAM H. KOHLSTEADT, Manager
GENERAL BANKING
Loans -- All Kinds Insurance -- Safe Deposit General Trust Business
OFFICERS
FRANK E. MCKINNEY. . President
JOHN E. OHLEYER V .- Pres.
CHESTER L. ROBINSON V .- Pres.
ALBERT E. LAMB . V .- Pres.
WILLIAM STOREN V .- Pres.
J. ALBERT SMITH. . . V .- Pres .- Trust Officer
THOMAS X. LANAHAN . Sec.
EWING L. COX . Treas.
JOHN M. MULVIHILL. . Asst. Treas.
ALBERT C, BACKEMEYER.
Asst. Trust Officer
DIRECTORS
FRANK E. MCKINNEY Chairman of the Board
WILLIAM B. ANSTED, JR. President
Metal Auto Parts Co., Inc.
WILLIAM J. COUGHLIN President- Treasurer General Tire Co.
WALTER 1. HESS
President
Electric Appliances, Inc.
JACKIEL JOSEPH
Attorney
WALTER R. KEMPER Manager Borden Co.
Furnas Ice Cream Co. Division
JOSEPH E. KERNEL Optometrist
JOHN J. MINTA Vice President
Advance Paint Co.
THOMAS A. MOYNAHAN
President
Moynahan Construction Co.
JOHN E. OHLEYER Vice President
LOWELL H. PATTERSON
CHESTER L. ROBINSON Vice President
WILLIAM E. SHUMAKER Secretary - Treasurer Globe Creosoting Co.
J. ALBERT SMITH Vice President-Trust Officer
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BANKING
CONVENIENT OFFICES
DOWNTOWN OFFICE Northwest Corner Pennsylvania and Market Streets
ROOSEVELT AVENUE OFFICE EAST WASHINGTON OFFICE
1533 Roosevelt Avenue
500 E. Washington Street
BROAD RIPPLE OFFICE 706 E. Sixty-third Street
EAST TENTH OFFICE 2122 E. Tenth Street
WEST STREET OFFICE 474 W. Washington Street
THIRTIETH STREET OFFICE 3001 N. Illinois Street
ARLINGTON AVENUE OFFICE WEST INDIANAPOLIS OFFICE 6000 E. Tenth Street
1233 Oliver Avenue
SIXTEENTH STREET OFFICE 20 W. Sixteenth Street
IRVINGTON OFFICE 5501 E. Washington Street
WEST MICHIGAN OFFICE 2600 W. Michigan Street
SOUTH SIDE OFFICE 1125 S. Meridian Street
EAST SIDE OFFICE 2506 E. Washington Street
BANKING SERVICES
Commercial Banking
Checking Accounts
Savings Accounts.
Real Estate Loans
Personal Loans
Small Business Loans Trust Service Bond
Insurance (Except Life) Real Estate Management
Domestic, Foreign Exchange
Money Orders, Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit
Night Depository
When you open your savings or checking account at any office, automatically you become a customer of the Downtown Office. And you can make deposits at any office in any part of the city. This unusual convenience and the wide range of services available are reasons why 90,000 persons-just about one out of every five in the Indianapolis area-bank at Fletcher Trust Company.
Fletcher Trust Company
INDIANAPOLIS
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM . MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
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BANKING
Peoples State Bank
Founded 1891 by Felix T. McWhirter
Incorporated 1900
"The Friendly Bank"
LOANS OF ALL TYPES
Business Loans Collateral Loans Life Insurance Cash Value Government and General Market Securities Automobile and Personal Loans Repayable in Monthly Installments Modernization Loans For Improvement of Property Mortgage Loans Including F H A Title II on Improved Real Estate "G I" Loans
SAVINGS DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS Interest credited May 1 and November 1
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB
TIME DEPOSITS Certificates bearing interest
MONEY ORDERS
COMMERCIAL CHECKING ACCOUNTS
Bank by Mail Facilities After Hour Depository Automobile Deposit Window
"PAY AS YOU GO" CHECKING ACCOUNTS
SAFETY VAULT BOXES Ground Floor Vault and Coupon Rooms
TRUST DEPARTMENT
Executor or Administrator of Estates Trustee for Corporations or Individuals Escrow Agent
TRAVELERS CHECKS
130 E. Market Phone Market 1301
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
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BANKING
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS FIVE MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
Incorporated June 9, 1893
More than Fifty-Six Years of Service
THE UNION TRUST COMPANY
OF INDIANAPOLIS
120 EAST MARKET STREET Company's Building
Security Branch, 130 East Washington Street West Indianapolis Branch, 1225 Kentucky Avenue Shelby Street Branch, 2213 Shelby Street
OFFICERS
VOLNEY M. BROWN
President
WILLIAM E. NIVEN.
. Asst. Treasurer
IRVING W. LEMAUX.
.First Vice President
URBAN J. RENNER
Asst. Treasurer
ALFRED F. GAUDING
. Vice President
EUGENE L. FLEECE
Asst. Treasurer
J. FLOYD KING
Vice President
HIRAM W. McKEE
Asst. Secretary
ALAN A. RITCHIE
Vice President
A. BURTON CANADAY
.Asst. Secretary
CECIL A. BERRY. . Vice President and Trust Officer
KENNETH L. PEEK
.Asst. Secretary and Asst. Trust Officer
EVERETT E. LETT
Vice President
THOMAS M. HENDRICKS
. Asst. Secretary and Asst. Trust Officer
GEORGE E. SWAIM
Vice President
LAVERNE J. BOWDEN
.Asst. Secretary
GEORGE W. SNYDER
Vice President
FRANK L. THOMAS
. Asst. Trust Officer
HUGH V. BRADY
Vice President
FRED E. SHICK
Asst. Trust Officer
CORNELIUS O. ALIG.
. Treasurer
GEORGE W. EGGLESTON
Asst. Trust Officer
CLARENCE R. KUSS.
Secretary
GEORGE E. HACK
. Auditor
JOHN W. LUCKETT
Asst. Vice President
WALTER E. JANNECK
. Asst. Auditor
CHARLES A. MATTOX
Asst. Vice President
ELWOOD B. DAUGHERTY
Manager West Indianapolis Branch
DIRECTORS
REILY C. ADAMS
President-Treasurer, Company
Stewart-Carey Glass
BRODEHURST ELSEY Secretary-Treasurer, Indianapolis Glove Company
MYRON J. McKEE President, State Automobile Insurance Association
CORNELIUS O. ALIG Treasurer
EDGAR H. EVANS
WILSON MOTHERSHEAD Vice President, Indiana National Bank
FRED G. APPEL Chairman of the Board, Gregory & Appel
EDWARD B. RAUB President, Indianapolls Life Insurance Company
R. NORMAN BAXTER President, The Keyless Lock Co.
Executive Vice President, Indiana National Bank
CHARLES O. BRITTON
Attorney-at-Law
CHARLES N. FULTZ Attorney-at-Law
GEORGE W. SNYDER Vice President
VOLNEY M. BROWN President
HERMAN C. KRANNERT
President-Treasurer, Inland Container Corporation
President, Beveridge Paper Company
ROBERT A. EFROYMSON
President, Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc.
IRVING W. LEMAUX First Vice President
RUSSELL L. WHITE President, Indiana National Bank
Cash, Surplus and Undivided Profits $5,100,000.00
These Eleven Departments are at Your Service BANKING, SAVINGS, LOAN, BOND, TRUST, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE, RENTAL, TRAVEL, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT
Each department is under capable and experienced management assuring ACCURACY, COURTESY, SAFETY
Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation We Invite Your Patronage
REGINALD H. SULLIVAN Attorney-at-Law
SAMUEL B. SUTPHIN
FERMOR S. CANNON President, Rallroadmen's Federal Savings and Loan Association
EDWARD W. HARRIS
President, Hamilton-Harris & Co.
CHARLES S. RAUH President, Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Company
ARTHUR V. BROWN Honorary Chairman of the Board
Honorary Chairman, Acme-Evans Company, Inc. WILLIAM P. FLYNN
G. DANA CHANDLER Asst. Treasurer
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
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BANKING
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
Southwest Corner of Pennsylvania and Ohio Streets, Indianapolis
Checking and Savings Accounts - Thrifti Check Service - Night Depository
BANKING BY MAIL -- AUTOMOBILE DEPOSITORY
Money Orders - Bank Drafts - Travelers Cheques
COMPLETE TRUST SERVICES
Rental and Investment Property Management Business, Individual and Real Estate Loans - Real Estate Sales
Insurance - all forms except life - Safe Deposit Boxes United States Savings Bonds
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
The Indiana Trust Company
CHARTER NO. 1
Capital, Surplus, Undivided Profits and Reserves in Excess of $3,000,000.00
Over 55 Years Experience As:
EXECUTOR TRUSTEE
FIDUCIARY ADMINISTRATOR
The First Trust Company in Indiana
CHARTER NO. 1
Allied with
THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK The Oldest National Bank in Indianapolis
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BANKING
THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK The Oldest National Bank in Indianapolis
Commerical 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.
Belmont Branch 2134 W. Washington St.
Fountain Square Branch
1059 Virginia Ave.
Allied With the Indiana Trust Co.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Member Federal Reserve Bank Member Indianapolis Clearing House Assn.
BOXES-CORRUGATED
INLAND CONTAINER CORPORATION
INLAND BOXES
700 W. MORRIS ST.
MANUFACTURERS Corrugated Fibre Shipping Containers "Inland boxes build good will"'
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BRASS
WHOLESALE METAL WAREHOUSE
Brass Copper Aluminum Stainless Steel Special Alloys
In
Rods Sheet Tube Angles Extrusions
MANUFACTURER CANNING FACTORY EQUIPMENT
Stainless Steel
Copper In
Nickel
Tanks Kettles Coils
Food Products Machinery
F. H. LANGSENKAMP COMPANY-
F. H. LANGSENKAMP COMPANY
229 E. South St. Indianapolis (25), Indiana
Phone Rlley 9311
WHOLESALE REFRIGERATION SUPPLIES
Coils, Compressors, Controls, Valves, Fittings, Gas, and All Component Refrigeration Parts
124 Kentucky Ave.
Phone Riley 9311
Branches: South Bend, Evansville, Fort Wayne, and Louisville, Ky.
BRICKS
HY-TEX BRICK and TILE
Smooth Face - Sanded Face - Textured Face Ceramic Glaze - Salt Glaze - Buff Vitreous
HYDRAULIC-PRESS BRICK COMPANY Manufacturers and Distributors
Office, 802-805 Board of Trade
Indianapolis
Factories-Brazil and Crawfordsville, Indiana
BUILDING MATERIALS
SPICKELMIER COMPANY SPICKELMIER INDUSTRIES BUILDING MATERIALS -- ALUMINUM WINDOWS Wholesale and Retail
1100 East 52nd Street (5)
Tel. BRoadway 2424
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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
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FLETCHER AVENUE SAVING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
AL HOME
In the Heart of the Financial District
MEMBER OF FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM
A Speedy-Helpful HOME LOAN SERVICE
Loan applications for home buying or loans for home repairs receive prompt action at "Fletcher Avenue." Monthly reduc- tion of interest saves you money over the total loan period. If you are now making home payments out-of-town, refinance with "Fletcher Avenue." You deal directly with friendly, LOCAL officers and your abstract and papers remain here at home.
FOR SAVERS :- Save a down payment on a home of your own NOW! While you're making good money, save for that home you'll want in the future.
Buy U. S. Savings Bonds
FLETCHER AVENUE SAVING & LOAN ASSN.
150 East Market Street Tel. Market 3411
1890 - 1949
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
Member FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM
Member FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN INSURANCE CORPORATION
Organized 1887
RAILROADMEN'S
Federal Savings and Loan Association
SAFE SAVINGS
1. First Mortgage Security on Real Estate-Marion County and Vicinity
2. Accounts Insured up to $5,000
Quality HOME FINANCING
1. New Construction
2. Purchase
3. Modernization and Repair
4. Refinancing
Telephone LIncoln 8401-All Departments
21 Virginia Avenue
Indianapolis 4, Indiana
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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
Union Federal Savings and Loan Association
Safety for Savings Since 1887
Your Savings Account Insured Up To $5,000.00
REAL ESTATE FINANCING
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SAVINGS
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RANCE CORPORA
Telephone Lincoln 1471 160 East Market Street
7 E. 38th (5)
BRANCH OFFICE Indianapolis
Tel. Highland 7561
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
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SAFETY OF YOUR
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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
ATKINS
SAVING & LOAN ASSOCIATION
159
EAST MARKET
STREET
"Let Atkins Help You to Happy Home Ownership"
HOA
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MEMBER
SAVINGS
FEDERAL
SAFETY
OF YOUR INVESTMENT
STEN
INSURED
INSUR
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UP TO $5000
NCE CORPO
To Buy, Build, Modernize and Refinance Phone Market 9424
HOME LOANS MORTGAGE MONEY QUICKLY
SHELBY STREET FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASS'N FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
Your Savings Insured Up to $5,000.00
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MEMBER
SAVINGS
SAFETY
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LOA
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INSURED
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CORPORA
Organized 1892. Federal Chartered Feb. 2, 1934. Charter No. 98. Accounts Insured Oct. 11. 1934. Policy No. 5.
Market 2944
1447 Shelby St.
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
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ARSENAL BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
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819-822 State Life Bldg.
First Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
15 E. WASHINGTON
TEL. FR. 0317
COLONIAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
INCORPORATED 1913
Insured Savings
YOUR
INSURED UP TO
CORP
Insured Protection for your Savings
Real Estate Financing
FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
14 N. Delaware . Indianapolis, Ind. . Tel. IMperial 3326
CASH REGISTERS
THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY
ONLY AUTHORIZED OFFICE IN THIS CITY
National
NEW AND USED CASH REGISTERS - ADDING MACHINES BOOKKEEPING MACHINES - ACCOUNTING MACHINES Convenient Terms . Easy Payments
We Pay Liberal Prices For Used Cash Registers
SALES
SERVICE SUPPLIES
422 N. Meridian
Phone Lincoln 2418
CEMETERIES
WM. A. HOEFGEN, Pres.
DONALD F. LAFUZE, Sec .- Treas.
Washington Park Cemetery COMPLETE BURIAL FACILITIES Earth Interment - Mausoleum Entombment - Columbarium CREMATORY R. R. 11 - Box 332a (44) - Telephone Irvington 8383 It Is Better To Have It and Not Need It, Than To Need It and Not Have It
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
Dividends Paid Annually Since 1885
FEDERA INSURED
NATION NY
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CLEANERS
FOR EVERY DRY CLEANING SERVICE
GREGG CLEANERS Riley 8321 Talbot 5050
SWISS CLEANERS Lincoln 3505
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6122 E. Washington Tel. Irvington 1398 ERMINE CLEANERS, INC.
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DRESS SUITS -
Quality Work - EVENING GOWNS
5223 E. Washington
Branches : 1106 College Ave. 5107 E. 10th
FASHION
1901 Central Ave.
DRY CLEANERS INCORPORATED
"There Is Real Beauty In Skillful Cleaning"
Tel. WAbash 1501
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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CLEANERS
William M. Leonard, Inc. GARMENT CLEANERS
All Cleaning Done In Our NEW MODERN Vorclone Cleaning Plant
2119 W. WASHINGTON ST.
MARKET 6421-6422-6423
MARTIN CLEANERS, Inc.
We Pick Up Your Cleaning, Do It Up First Class and Return It in a Jiffy
Call Us for SUITS, DRESSES, GOWNS, DRAPES, RUGS, HATS and your DYE WORK
1831 N. Arsenal Ave. (1) 1509 E. 25th St. (18)
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IM-7133
LAUNDRY
MECHANICS LAUNDRY AND SUPPLY, INC. Complete Industrial Rental Supply Service COATS - WIPING TOWELS - SHIRTS APRONS - COVERALLS - TROUSERS
333 N. Noble St. (2) Call FRanklin 3541
OCHILTREE CLEANERS
Pick Up and Delivery Service
2238 Shelby Street (3)
Tel. Garfield 4226
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
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CLOTHING
Nationally Famous as America's Largest MAIL ORDER HOUSE Specializing in Slenderizing Fashions for Stout Women
Also ... Everything for the Expectant Mother and Her Baby
Visit Our RETAIL SALESROOM in Our Mail Order Building
See Current Catalog Fashions and Unadvertised Close-Out Bargains
Lane B ryant
Retail Sales Room in Mail Order Building 752 EAST MARKET ST.
PLENTY OF FREE PARKING SPACE
CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS
Auto-Brand CLOTHING
For Work or Play TROUSERS - SHIRTS - COATS - OVERALLS COVERALLS - UNIFORMS
LEWIS MEIER & CO.
Lincoln 5435
1002 Central Ave. (2)
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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COAL
COAL
METROPOLITAN OIL CO., Inc. Clean Coal -- Coke Furnace Oil
Main Office 1001 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. .
North Yard 1101 E. 46th ST. .
FRanklin 3311
FRanklin 3311
BLACK DIAMOND COAL CO., INC. The Best in Fuels
ROBT. W. BIDLACK, Pres.
1001 SOUTHEASTEN AVE.
PHONE IMPERIAL 4433
COAL
COKE
1422 W. 30th St.
CHAMPE & GARLAND COAL CO.
AT YOUR SERVICE EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR
WAbash 4543
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
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COAL
VIRGIL W. POTTS, Pres.
H. MAURICE ANGELL, Sec .- Treas.
GEM COAL CO.
"Tons of Satisfaction"
1125 Roosevelt Ave.
Tel. IMperial 6561
Yes! We serve you the highest quality Coal and Coke, and we continue to give you the prompt, efficient, cour- teous service that you have always been accustomed at the . . .
INDIANAPOLIS COAL COMPANY 2301 Winthrop Ave.
WAbash 4527
ERNEST JOHNSON COAL CO. COAL -- COKE -- BRIQUETS -- STOKER COAL WARM MORNING STOVES
NORTH YARD 2112 Northwestern Ave. TAlbot 1515
- YARDS - SOUTH YARD (OEFTERING-LITZELMAN COAL CO.) 1132 Kentucky Ave. MArket 7371
EAST YARD (EASTERN COAL CO.) 3401 E. New York St. MArket 7575
LITZELMAN COAL & SUPPLY CORP. "Once Coaled by Us - Never Cold Again"
Coal and Coke Paint
Building Materials and Supplies
445 North Holmes Ave.
"DOG-ON GOOD COAL
COAL
Phones: FRanklin 1318 and 9866
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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COAL
MUESING-MERRICK COAL CO. Inc.
STOKER COAL DEPT. - RILEY 4515 COAL AND COKE - RILEY 4515
FUEL OIL DEPT. - RILEY 4515 MECHANICAL DIV. - RILEY 1503
Coal, Coke, Fuel Oil
Iron Fireman Stokers and Oil Burners, Iron Fireman Furnaces and Boilers, Perfection and Monogram Oil Heaters, Warm Morning Coal Heaters
GENERAL OFFICE 931 Ft. Wayne - Riley 4515
EAST YARD 3830 Brookville Rd.
WEST YARD 1325 W. Washington
CONTRACTORS
LESLIE CONSTRUCTION CO., Inc.
CONCRETE CONTRACTING Foundations, Floors, Parking Lots, Driveways
JENNITE "J16"
Asphalt Drive Seal Coat
LURIA
Standard Steel Buildings
2118 N. MERIDIAN
HIGHLAND 2404
ASSOCIATION of HOME
Of THEUNITED STATES
Hugh Bremerman ARCHITECT AND BUILDER Specializing in Designing and Constructing Fine Homes Registered Architect, State of Indiana
AS
OLIVN OF REA
MATION SOYVOO
REALTORS ARC ACTIVE
STATE
567 W. WESTFIELD BLVD.
TEL. GLENDALE 2221
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
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CONTRACTORS
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MOYNAHAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY T. A. MOYNAHAN, President
GENERAL OFFICES
850 N. Pennsylvania St. Phone LIncoln 5555
INDIANAPOLIS 4, INDIANA
The Tri-State Construction Co. ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS EXCAVATING - ROADS - STREETS - SEWERS Sole Distributors of Perma-Crete Drives 3100 E. 56th (20)
BR. 5488
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTALS
Cranes - Shovels - Bulldozers - Graders - Rollers Pumps - Air Compressors - Paving Breakers Mixers - Front End Loaders - Low Boys
The Tri-State Construction Co.
3100 E. 56th (20) BR. 5488
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
CONTRACTORS
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I. D. CLARK
3910 EAST 21st STREET
Excavating - Bulldozing - Grading Contractors Fill Dirt
Top Soil
Office Phone Blackstone 7263
INDIANAPOLIS 18, INDIANA
Night Phones CH. 3680 - CH. 1052
CARL M. GEUPEL CONSTRUCTION CO. (INCORPORATED)
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS
1109 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Tels. Market 8386-7-8
Indianapolis
Specializing in Reinforced Concrete and Industrial Building Construction
CARL GLESING
CEMENT CONTRACTOR Factory Floors, Reinforced Concrete, Foundations, Porches, Steps, Walks, Driveways and Copings
Yard and Office 1020 S. HARDING ST. MArket 7727
Residence 4470 COLLEGE AVE. HUmboldt 1959
GRADY BROTHERS, INC.
Asphalt Roads -- Drives -- Street Construction Marketers and Appliers of Road Oil, Tar and Crushed Stone
915 S. SOMERSET (21)
BEImont 2416
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
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CONTRACTORS
WM. C. SMITH
Phone, Market 2744
"Sincere Snappy Service Signifies Supreme Satisfaction"
SERVICE CONSTRUCTION CO.
ED
GENERAL
AGC LL. OF AMERICA
CONTRACTORS -- BUILDERS
534 Indiana Pythian Building, 216 Massachusetts Ave. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
J. L. Simmons Company, Inc.
GENERAL CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS ARCHITECTURAL, INDUSTRIAL, PUBLIC WORKS, CONSTRUCTION . UNION TITLE BUILDING 155 E. Market Street Room 710 INDIANAPOLIS 4, IND.
Telephone MA 9546
Established Over 40 Years
CONTRACTORS AND PLANT EQUIPMENT
CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
INTERNATIONAL TRACTORS
DIESEL ENGINES
CONTRACTORS' EQUIPMENT Mixers - Pumps - Compressors - Shovels - Cranes
INDIANA EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.
W. 16th at INDIANA AVE.
TEL. MARKET 8371
DAIRY SUPPLIES
CENTRAL EQUIPMENT, INC.
Butter Cutters Vane Churns Cream Ripeners Cooney Flash Pasteurizers Tubular Coolers Pumps and Fillers Ice Cream Freezers
Brick Cutters Package Machines Bottle and Can Washers Scales and Testers Cheese Vats Presses and Hoops Separators
Homogenizers Stainless Steel Pasteurizers Milk Bottle Fillers Coolers, Pumps Filters, Fittings Orange Concentrate B. F. A. for Butter
Cheese, Ice Cream Butter Milk Chocolate Syrup Curd Mills Boilers Motors All Dairy Supplies Sweeden Speed Freezers
Stainless Steel Steriline Pasteurizers and Storage Tanks
Lincoln 7456 Nights-Talbot 5941
943 S. Meridian
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
DANCE STUDIOS
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BONNIE BLUE BROWN
Learn to Dance From an Expert
BONNIE BLUE BROWN has developed a technique for teaching Dancing that will astonish you with its simplicity and effectiveness. You will love the amiable atmosphere of the studio and will be dancing after the first lesson. Make a reservation today for the class of your choice.
BALLET - TOE - TAP - BALLROOM - ACROBATIC All Ages - Private and Class PRIVATE VOCAL LESSONS - MRS. EDW. LaSHELLE
La SHELLE VOCAL & DANSE STUDIOS 1716 N. Penn. TA. 8623
DEPARTMENT STORES
SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.
INDIANAPOLIS' MOST COMPLETE DEPARTMENT STORE
3 LARGE FREE PARKING LOTS
SEARS QLEGUME ANO COMPANY
Phone LI 8531
COHEN BROS. DEPARTMENT STORE ESTABLISHED 1897
Men's, Women's and Children's Ready-to-Wear
Tel. Cherry 0061
2501 Station Street
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
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DEPARTMENT STORES
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Crossroads
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Since 1872, L. S. Ayres and Company has been known for courteous service and thoughtful in- terest in your needs. "The Ayres' Clock" marks the store where you'll find fine quality, fashion- right things for yourself, your family, your home.
Telephone FR. 4411
L. S. Ayres & Co.
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
DEPARTMENT STORES
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through these portals flows the life of Indiana
Throughout the whole year our entire store is wholly devoted to the wants and desires of the people of Indiana.
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