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THE INDIANA WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL SHRINE BUILDING
The Indiana World War I Memorial Shrine Building, in the center of the World War I Memorial Plaza (in Indianapolis), is the main building in the plaza. The base of the shrine building, alone, is 230 feet wide and 400 feet long. The halls and corridor of the basement and first floor provide space for a large museum and an auditorium seating approximately 600 persons. Above the auditorium is located the shrine room, declared by many architects and artists to be one of the most stately and beautiful halls ever created by man. In it are hung oil paintings of all the great Allied military and naval officers of World War I, and around these are massed the battle flags of the Allies. The cornerstone of the shrine building was laid July 4, 1927, by General John J. Pershing, on the 151st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. In the right foreground is the obelisk, erected of black Berwick granite which rests in a pink Moose-a-bec granite base and rises to a height of 100 feet. The fountain base of the shaft is built of pink Georgia marble and the floor is paved with terrazzo. At night the fountain sprays (not shown in this picture) are illuminated with multi-color lights.
Grove has approximately 800 enrolled in grade and high schools, while the Speedway City schools are attended by more than 900.
Indianapolis schools are widely and favorably known for thé extensive program of adult education they operate, largely in the night classes and in on-the-job training programs.
Through the Indianapolis Goodwill Industries and other service organizations co-operating with the City, State and Federal educa- tional programs, an extensive service in training the physically- handicapped in vocational fields is carried on.
Improved teaching methods, high standards for selection of teach- ers, careful supervision and the alert and active parent-teacher or- ganization have aided in keeping efficiency of the schools on a high level.
The library system is operated by the City school administration. It includes a central library and 21 conveniently-located branches. A State library, also in Indianapolis, houses an abundance of his- torical and reference material.
A children's museum, one of the first in the U. S., through distribu- tion of educational exhibits and maintenance of a large museum building, serves as a valuable adjunct of the educational system.
The Indianapolis public school system employs 3,000 persons, and has an annual payroll of approximately $10,500,000, and an educational plant valued at approximately $38,000,000.
Butler University, established here in 1855 as the Northwestern Christian University, moved to a beautiful, 246-acre wooded tract in 1928. Today, Butler is an integral part of the community. It occupies three stately and modern educational buildings, and has an exceptional athletic plant, a field house seating 15,000, and a stadium capable of seating 35,000. A fine new building, housing a school of pharmacy, recently was completed on the campus.
During recent years, Butler University has recorded an average enrollment of approximately 4,000 students. Instruction is offered in colleges of liberal arts and sciences, education, business adminis- tration, pharmacy and school of religion, as well as in the pro- fessional fields. Forty-four members of the 'Butler faculty are listed in "Who's Who in America," in "Who's Who in American Education," and in "American Men of Science."
Butler University's educational plant now is valued at nearly $6,000,000. Plans are under way for additional facilities to be con- structed at an early date.
Indiana Central College, incorporated in 1902, is managed by a board representative of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, of the conference embracing churches in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The college is recognized by the Indiana State 'Board of Education as an accredited school. A liberal arts college, it has strong departments in teacher training, music, arts, speech, business, home economics and religion, as well as pre-pro- fessional courses. A faculty of approximately forty members pro- vides fine leadership in maintaining high social and moral stand- ards. Indiana Central College now is engaged in an extensive program to modernize its buildings.
Marian College, a liberal arts college for women, is one of the nation's outstanding schools of this type. Conducted by the Sisters of St. Frances, it is primarily a Catholic college, but it welcomes non-Catholic students. The curriculum of the school is divided „into main groups, as: Religion and philosophy, language and liter- ature, natural sciences, social sciences, and fine arts. The college confers degrees of bachelor of arts and bachelor of science.
Sponsors of Marian College have as primary accomplishments those of preparing young women for service to society as teachers and as leaders in church, home and civic life.
The school is located on a 60-acre campus of great beauty, sur- rounding a private lake, at the edge of Indianapolis.
Indianapolis has numerous preparatory and private schools, and important branches of the two State-owned universities.
Indiana University's famed School of Medicine and branches of its School of Law, Business Administration and other schools are located in the university's large extension division here.
Purdue University conducts, here, in its extension division, many important classes, especially in engineering and technical fields ..
Widely and favorably known are John Herron Art School, Arthur Jordan College of Music, taken over in 1952 by Butler University; Park School for Boys, Ladywood School, Tudor Hall, Orchard School, Indiana Business College and other special schools.
Also, at Indianapolis are located three State schools for blind and deaf persons. These are the Indiana School for the Deaf, the School of the Board of Industrial Aid for the Blind, and the State School for the Blind. Each is a leading institution in its field.
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MARION COUNTY COURT HOUSE
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
26129
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Miscellaneous Facts-Indianapolis
Air Lines, scheduled.
7
Park Acreage
Parks and Playgrounds (32 parks, 40 playgrounds) . 72
427,173 Population (1950 U. S. Census) (city only) Metropolitan Area (1950) 551,777
Post Office Receipts (1950) $10,290,407
Radio Broadcasting Stations-WIRE, WFBM, WISH, WIBC, and WXLW
5
Railroads-6 systems
16 lines
Residences-Number of in 1950
143,000
Schools-Public and Parochial.
133
Streets, improved
863 miles
Tax Rate (payable in 1952, Center Township)
$4.627
Telephones (December, 1951)
222,143
Television Station-WFBM-TV 1
Trains-Passenger, entering and leaving city daily 111
Union Station-all tracks elevated, covers 7 acres ..
Water Accounts (December, 1951) 108,507
Water Mains 743.5 miles
FACTS ABOUT INDIANA
Area: 36,291 square miles; ranks 37th in area among the states. Indiana in 1816 became the nineteenth state.
State Flower: Zinnia.
State Tree: Tulip Tree.
State House built 1878-1888, at a cost of $1,980,969.
Population (1950 U. S. Census), 3,934,224.
Products: Iron and steel products, automobile bodies and parts, airplane engines and parts, aeration engines and parts, railroad equipment, boats and ships, foundry and machine shop prod- ucts, pharmaceuticals, hosiery, clothing, food and meat prod- ucts, furniture, radios and radio parts, television sets and parts, rubber products, etc. Chief industries: Steel manufacture and manufacture of motor vehicles.
Prominent Indiana Statesmen: President Benjamin Harrison; Vice-Presidents Thomas R. Marshall, Charles W. Fairbanks, Thomas A. Hendricks and Schuyler Colfax; Senators Albert J. Beveridge, James E. Watson and Fred C. VanNuys; Senator and Postmaster-General Harry S. New; Governor, Federal Security Administrator and U. S. High Commissioner to the Philippines, Paul V. McNutt.
Present Governor-Henry F. Schricker (D).
AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
The American Legion National Head- quarters is located at 750 N. Pennsyl- vania Street, and was erected and pre- sented to the American Legion, as its permanent national home, by the peo- ple of Indiana. It was built at a cost of $2,500,000 and was dedicated in August, 1950. It augments a similar building, less than half this size, given to the Legion by the people of Indiana shortly after World War I. Both build- ings are of Grecian architecture, four stories high, and faced with Indiana limestone.
Motion-Picture Houses
56
3,234
Air Lines, daily, schedules
144
Airports
5
Altitude
739 feet
Area
.55.6 square miles
(Above figures do not include Indianapolis Municipal airport). Distance north and south, 12.68 miles; east and west, 9.28 miles Assessed Valuation $683,755,460
Banks-Number of (3 national, 5 state, 6 trust)
14
Bank Clearings (12 banks, 1951)
$3,235,113,000
Bank Debits (12 banks, 1951) $9,446,137,000
Boulevards-Miles of
67.9 19
Building and Loan Associations-Number of Resources
$114,319,976
Building Permits-Number of (1951) Value of Building Permits
$75,664,172
Carloadings (outbound, 1951)
197,606
Carloadings (inbound, 1951)
131,010
Churches, all denominations-Number of.
527
Climatic Data-Average January temperature (74 years)
28.4 degrees
Average July temperature (75 years)
75.7 degrees
Clubs-Country
11
Clubs-Down-town
7
Clubs-Luncheon
49
Electric Service Customers (December, 1951) . 175,619
Gas Customers (December, 1951)
129,437
Golf Courses (18-hole)-5 municipal, 7 private, (9- hole) 1 municipal, 3 private
15
Hospitals (major)-2 U. S. Veterans', 2 State, 1 city, 6 general, 1 U. S. Army, 6 specializing.
Hotels
Latitude. 39 degrees, 46 minutes, 10 seconds
Library-700,500 volumes-21 branches.
Longitude. 86 degrees, .09 minutes, 45 seconds Manufacturing Establishments
1,196
Monument-Soldiers' and Sailors'-Begun, 1887; com- pleted, 1901, cost, $600,000-284 feet 6 inches in height
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33,712
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GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS
accountant | drsmkr
.. dressmaker mfg
manufacturing is or S.
. South
ad
adjuster
e or E
East
mfr
manufacturer
san ..
...
admn
administrator
educ
. education
mkr
maker
sch
school
adv
advertising
electric
mldr
molder sec
secretary
agrl
agriculture
electro
electrotyper
mn
man
ship
shipping
al
ailey American
eng
engineer
mstr
master
smstrs seamstress
apts
apartments
equip
equipment
archt
architect
es
exam
examiner
mus
music
sq
square
asst
assistant
exp
express
atndt
attendant
atty
attorney
aud
auditor
av
avenue
fl
floor
nw
.northwest
bkbndr
bookbinder
formn
foreman
opp
opposite
sten
stenographer
bldr
builder
blk
block
ft
foot
optom
optometrist
str
bird
boulevard
furngs
furnishings
PS . Public School
stvdr
stevedore
br
branch
gds
. goods
pass
passenger
pharm pharmacist
SW
southwest
bur
bureau
govt
government
phys
physician
sys
system
CSP
Christian
h
householder
pkr
packer
tchr
teacher
cabtmkr
cabinetmaker hdw
hairdrsr.
hairdresser
pkwy
parkway
tech
technlclan
car p
carpenter
hlpr
helper
cash
cashier
hndlr
handler
plumbing
telev
television
chem
chemist or
hosp
hospital
poiisher
ter
terrace
chemical
hsekpr
. . housekeeper
pntr
painter
tndr
tender
chkr
checker
Hts
Helghts
prfrdr
proofreader
trans transportation
civ
civil
clk
clerk
insp
inspector or
prntr
printer
trmr
trimmer
clo
ciothing
coilr
collector
coml
commercial
comn
commission
comnr
commissioner
comp
compositor
jan
janitor
pub
jeweler
publ
publisher or
U S Coast Guard
constn
construction
kpr
keeper
lane
purch
purchasing
US Marine Corps
сог
corner
lab
laborer
r
R
room
undwrtr underwriter
ct
court
1br
lumber
RC
Roman Catholic
Univ
University
ctr
cutter Mibrn
librarian
RD
Rural Delivery
rd
road
vet veterinary
del
delivery
iitho
lithographer
rdr
reader
vulc vulcanizer
dietn
dietitian
Indry
laundry
rec receiving
w or W
West
dir
director
itd
limited
recpt receptionist
dispr
dispatcher
lwyr
lawyer
refgr refrigeration or
wld
widow
distr
distributor
machine
rep
representative
wkr
worker
div
division
mdse
merchandise
repr
repairman or
wks
works
dir
dealer
mech
mechanic
repalr
restr restaurant Ws west side
do.
ditto or same
med
medical
ret
retail
wtchmn watchman
dr
drive
Met
Metropolitan
Rev
Reverend
ydmn
. . yardman
drftsmn .... draftsman | meter rdr .. meter reader rm
room
ydmstr .. yardmaster
ABBREVIATIONS OF GIVEN NAMES
Richard
Abr
Abraham
Chas
Charies
Jas
James
Richd
Robert
Alex
Alexander
Danl
Daniel
Jos
Joseph
Saml
Samuel
Alf
Aifred
Edw
Edward
Kath
Katherine
Sol
Solomon
Arth
Arthur
Eliz
Elizabeth
Margt
Margaret
Steph
Stephen
Aug
August
Eug
Eugene
Michl
Michael
Theo Theodore
Beni
Benjamin
Fredk
Frederick
Nathl
Nathaniel
Thos
Thomas
Cath
Catherine Geo
George
Patk
Patrick
Wm
William
8-1-50
or administration
elec .electrical or
mkt
market se
southeast
agcy
agency
electn
electrician
minr
miliiner
serv
service
agt
agent
elev
elevator
employee
msngr
messenger sis
saies
appr
apprentice
engr
engraver
east side
mtr.motorman or motor
spl
special
assoc
associate
exch
exchange
mut
mutual
srtr
sorter
fcty
factory
Natl
foundry
ne
north side
.stationary engineer stat statistician or
bgemn
baggageman
fnshr
finisher
ofc
office
statistical
bkpr
bookkeeper
forwn
frt
freight
optn optician
blksmith
blacksmith
ftr
fitter
blrmkr
boilermaker
furn
furniture
osteo
osteopath
studt
student
bmo .. business machine
operator
gdnr
gardener
Transportation Service
supt superintendent
brklyr
brickiayer
genl
. general
supvr supervisor
brkmn
brakeman
geol
geologist
photog photographer
swtchmn switchman
gro
grocer
pk park
plmb
plumber or
teleg
telegraph
chauf
chauffeur
ho headquarters
plstr
plasterer
tmkpr
tlmekeeper
chf
chief
htg
heating
pres
president
tob
tobacco
clr
circle
implts
Impiements Insurance
prin
principal
trav
traveling
priv
private
treas treasurer
cin. . cleaning or cleaner
instr
instructor
prof
professor
tstr tester
int dec
.. interior
prsfdr
. press feeder
twp township
prsmn
pressman typ
typlst
prsr
investment
ptrnmkr .. patternmaker
USAF .. US Alr Force
condr
conductor
confr
confectioner
contr
contractor
la
correspondent laby
laboratory
custdn
custodian lino
dep
deputy
Indrs
laundress
real est
.. real estate
whoi wholesale
whsemn warehouseman
dist
district
mach
. machinist or
refrigerator
wldr welder
dmnstr .. demonstrator
or mechanical
prod
produce
trnmn trainman
U S Army
USCG
publishing
USMC
.resides or rooms USN US Navy
corres
uphol upholsterer
linotype
pl
place tel
telephone
Fed
Federal
ns
nor N
National
sta
statlon
fdry
northeast
sta eng
society
mtge
mortgage soir solicitor
asmbir
assembler
emp
mono monotype
sht mtl. . sheet metal
Am
acct
sanitary
mgr
manager Sav
Savings
mtce maintenance soc
stereo stereotyper
opr operator
stge storage
stmftr steamfitter setter
PTS Postal
sup supply
Science Practitioner
hardware
pishr
ins
inspection
decorator
int rev.internal revenue inv
presser USA
public
iwlr
forewoman
.North SS south side
Robt
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Commercial Savings Trusts Insurance
POLK'S INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY 1952
INCLUDING BEECH GROVE, BROAD RIPPLE, ROCKY RIPPLE, SPEEDWAY CITY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS AND WOODRUFF PLACE
Copyright, 1953, by R. L. Polk & Co. For List of General Abbreviations see opposite page
SUBURBAN ABBREVIATIONS
Beech Grove | SC
Speedway City | WP
Woodruff Place
BG BR
Broad Ripple | UH
University Heights | WV
Windsor Village
STREET ABBREVIATIONS
Mass
Massachusetts | Mich
Penn
Pennsylvania
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
Illinois Central System | OPS
A & P Food Stores | IC Sys
.. Indianapolis Railways Inc
P&ERy Peoria & Eastern Railway
AD TCo. American District Telegraph Co I Rys.
. Indianapolis Union Railway Co
Indiana
RCA. Radio Corp of America
CAA Civil Aeronautics Admin
Ind ES Div .Indiana Employment Security Division
RR Fed S&L Assn . Railroadmen's Federal
CofC Bldg Corp. .. Chamber of Commerce Building Corp
IndRR. Indiana Railroad (Div of Wesson Co)
Ind Univ M C ....... Indiana University Medical Center
Indpls Indianapolis
| Indpls P&LCo. . Indianapolis Power & Light
Co
USMC . United States Marine Corps
USN Ord. VA. U S Naval Ordnance Plant ... Veterans Administration
VA Hosp. . Veterans Administration Hospital
Alphabetical List of Names
A Aarin Termite Control Co (Jos L McCarthy) pest control | A B C Coach Lines bus sta 110 N Illinois 1909 N Penn
A Able Pest Control Co (Herman B Jordan) 1012 E 27th A A Letter Shop (Mrs Gladys V Crews) adv 38 N Penn R314 A A Radio & Electric Co (Wayne D Secrest) radio 37 E 34th
A A A HOOSIER MOTOR CLUB, W C Patterson Pres, Lynn Logsdon V-Pres, Richard T James Sec-Mgr, Arthur L Evans Treas, 1840 N Meridian 7, Tei Wabash 3311 (For further information see page 100 Buyers' Guide)
AAA Meat Market (Manuel Kaseff) 43 N Alabama
A A A ROOFING CO (Dillard Cox), USG Roof and Side Wall Shingles, Asphalt, Unusually Attractive Colors, Asbestos, Cement, Fireproof, Permanent, "USG Always Means Quality," S34 W Pearl 4, Tei Plaza 2928
A & B AUTOMATIC HEATING SALES & SERVICE INC, Roscoe O Page Pres, Dallas J Page Sec-Treas, Lennox Oil, Gas, Coal Furnaces, Stokers, Alr Condi- tioning 116S E 30th 7, Tel Wabash 1563
A & B Cigar Store (Mrs Grace Brown) 290312 Clifton A & B Garage & Top Shop (Frank E Weis, Albert Wilson) 2420 E 10tn
A B Letter Service (Rev Ralph E Webber, Marion F Thompson) 10 W Ohlo R211
A & B Typewriter Co (Robt W. Jas A, John R and Tom J Angell) office supplies 243 Mass av
A & B Upholstering Shop (Hugh M Anderson, Everett L Burns) 823 N Gray
A B C Construction Corp John E Bauer pres Ailen H Warne jr v-pres W A Nyland sec Mrs Vera L Bauer treas 5235 Winthrop av
A B C FREIGHT FORWARDING CORP, Donald F Pine Terminal Manager, Direct Service To and From New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Philadelphia, 220 Virginia av 4, Tel Imperial 3341
A B C LETTER SHOP (D G Dorsett), Mimeographing, Multigraphing, Typing, Addressing, Fill-Ins, Fold- ing, Comptete Mailings, Fast, Courteous Service, Fourteen Years Experience, 431 Lemcke Bldg 106 E Market 4, Tel Lincoln 4040
A B C OIL BURNER SERVICE CO (W G Leeper), 29 Years Experience, Repairing All Makes Oil and Gas Burners. Heating Equipment 24 Hour Service, 705 E 49th 5, Tel Humboldt 4906, If No Answer Call Market 3321 (For further information see page 71 Buyers' Guide)
A B C Self Service Laundry (Mrs Ivah Mae Jones) 1603 N Alabama
A B C Service Bureau Inc Glenn Beall pres John D Pear- son sec-treas auto ins 216 Mass av R924
A B C Sewer Cleaning Co (Edw Schanke, Cecil C Vernon) 213 E South R103
A C Cleaners (A C Lee) 2431 E Wash
A C RADIO-ELECTRIC SHOP (A Kenneth Polsel), Expert Guaranteed Radio and Washing Machine Service, Philco and Sylvania, Oldest Radio Shop in City, S207 College av 20, Tel Humboldt 1372 A C T Dry Cleaners Arth C Tuckey mgr 2126 Martin- dale av
MOYNAHAN APARTMENTS FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED
For Further Information
Tel. LI 5555 General Offices, 850 N. Penn.
A & E Fruit Market (Alma and Emma Feistikji) 233 W 30th A & E Liquor Store (Mrs Alice F Compton, Mitchell Freije) 1008 W 16th
A & F Christmas Tree Co Forrest E Russel mgr 140 Neal av
A & M Cleaners Inc Woodruff C Andrews pres Mrs Ethel M. Andrews v-pres Virgil N Mobr sec-treas cinrs and dyers 2520 E 12th ct
A-1 AUTO RADIATOR CO (Jack T Hinesley), Repair- ing, Cleaning, New Cores, Service Guaranteed, 142 W 10th 4, Tel Lincoln 4189
A-1 Compressor Co (Jim Smith) compressor mirs 1429 N Illinois
A 1 Construction Co (stge) 15 S West
CALL AYRES' TIME SERVICE . MA 1511
L. S. Aures & Co.
(Closed Mondays)
GAS
THE WONDER FLAME THAT COOLS AS WELL AS HEATS
FOR Dependable COOKING
FOR Automatic
WATER HEATING
FOR Silent
REFRIGERATION
CITIZENS Gas
and COKE UTILITY
Phone MA. 4421
Savings & Loan Assn
CCC &StLRy .. . Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
S-CCo .. . Schwitzer-Cummins Co
SOCo. . Standard Oil Co
TWA. .Transcontinental & Western Air Inc
UCMS . United Christian Missionary Society
St Louis Ry CI&.LRy or Monon Route. . Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co
Eng Mtl Prod ... Engineering Metal Products Corp FHA. Federal Housing Administration GMAC ... .... LAC. . General Motors Acceptance Corp . Indianapolis Athletic Club IBM Corp. International Business Machines Corp
NYC Sys. . New York Central System
NYC&StLRR .... New York, Chicago & St Louis Railroad Co
Office of Price Stabilization
B&ORR. . Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | IURy
Penn RR Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Belt RR. . Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Co Ind
Michigan Washı
Washington
Fidelity Trust Company
Complete Banking Service
Drive In Bank
1440 N. Meridian St.
123 E. MARKET ST.
East Side Branch 4710 E. Tenth St.
Real Estate Safe Deposit Commercial Loans Personal Loans
26
Shelby Street Federal Savings & Loan Assn.
Organized 1892 Your Savings Insured Up to $10,000.00
1447 SHELBY ST.
Culligan Soft Water Service A Complete Home and Industrial Service
For Day Service-Hickory 6484 For Night Service-Blackstone 5554 4165 COLLEGE AVE.
A-1 EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (Esther F Lee), “A Completa Employment Sarvice," 40 W Ohio R204 (4), Tel Plaza 6117
A 1 Letter Shop (Wm T Daily) 104 N New Jersey A-1 Shade & Linoleum Co (John R Rollings) 4017 E New York
A-1 Transfer Co (Ralph Hartwig) 1875 Shelby
A & P Food Stores (ofc) Frad Wolfington mgr 55 S Stata av (branches) 3616 E 10th 950 E 30th, 715 E 38th 1507 N Alabama 1021 Broad Ripple av 3315 N Illinois 1426 Main 1337 Sbelby 5541 E Wash and 3021 W Wash
A & P Parking Lot 23-25 Johnson av
A & R Grill (Albert L and Mrs Ruby Fall) restr 2722 E Wash
A & W Grocery (H Porter Alsop) 380 N Holmes av .A & W Root Beer Stand (Wm J Hyde) soft drinks 501 N Penn Aabye Edwin G (Genevieve C) h4720 Broadway
11 Nancy J studt r4720 Broadway
Aarant Esther Mrs clk Pilgrim Lndry r134 W 21st apt 15
Aaron Edna M clk Haag Drug r1837 N Talbot n Howard S (Harriet; General Roofing & Siding Co) h5353 Guilford av
" Jas O (Patty) mach opr Link-Belt h555 N Beville av 11 Moses (Leona; General Roofing & Siding Co) h430 E 38th
11 Newt (Margt) USA r233 Bicking
"! - Ruben Funeral Home Inc Irving B Ruben pres Ida Ruben v-pres Eleanor S Ruben sec-treas 1943 N Meridian
" Wm T mldr Link-Belt r9411/2 Indiana av Aaronson Herbert (Florence) slsmn Sears r2940 Wash blvd
! Joan recpt Dr Aaronson r5670 N Marldian
Aarrestad Paul (Anna) driver h1540 Carrollton av apt 1 Aarron Coal Co (Willard Garrison) 1351 S Talbot
ABBETT AMMON (Abbett, Mcconahay & McLemore), Attornay-at-Law 1023-1026 Lamcke Bldg 106 E Market 4, Tel Franklin 1533, r1233 Broadway 2, Tel Capitol 0890
11 Arth A (Stalla M) h5344 N Kenwood av
" Chas G (Virginia) pntr H Schiele Co b327 N Denny It Chas H (Allegra M; Sunbeam Cleaners) h5614 Prim- rose av
" Chelsea E (Norris) carp Verlis C Waltman h226 Bick- ing
" Corydon D (Nellie) engr h2950 N Denny
" E Thompson (Irmajean) pres Olds Soap & Chemical Co h6398 Wash blvd
" Edwin A (Bernice) v-pres Olds Soap & Chemical Co h4338 College av 1 Hugh W (Bartha) chairmn State Public Service Comn r RD 12 Oaklandon
11 Josephine (wid Jos S) tchr PS h614 Cottage av # Laster S (Editb) sec Per-Fit Products Corp r6343 Dover rd
11 Marion T (Martba) sec-treas Olds Soap & Chemical Co r4338 College av
" Martha clk State Bur of Mtr Vehicles r4338 College ABBETT, MCCONAHAY & MCLEMORE (Ammon Abbatt, Cecil Mcconahay, C James McLemore), Attorneys- at-Law 1023-1026 Lemcke Bldg 106 E Market 4, Tel Franklin 1533
: Portwood L (Lucille) slsmn h3433 N DeQuincy
" Realty Co (Donald R Money) 117 E Wash R412 11 Walter C (Nellie) electn h1828 Brookside av
# Walter C jr (Betty) electn b3418 Nowland av
n Wm H (Katie) stockmn Natl Household Distr r3701 Carson av
Abbex Window Cleaning Co 2422 Pierson av
Abbitt Beryl T (Vera) agcy asst Prud 1ns h545 E 37th
" Conrad D pilot h1512 N Meridian apt 20
Donald studt r545 E 37th
it Edith clk Griffith Distr r1858 N Penn
" Eleanor J studt nurse StVincent's Hosp r RD 1 Sheridan
" Elloise bmo US 1nt Rev r RD 1 Sheridan
" Freeman clk PTS r RD 8
" Jas O hlpr Marmon-Herrington r1410 E 10th
11 Orval D (1nez M) slsmn Community-Buick h1512 N Meridian apt 20B
" Vera Mrs clk Mallory's h545 E 37th
Abbott see also Abott
" Amy M Mrs h2626 N Butler av
" Anna hlpr Central State Hosp r2400 N Tibbs av
I Anna E Mrs r47 S Dearborn
11 Basil K (Marie) glazer Midland Bldg Industries h1428 Herschell av
11 Bemis (Dona) jwir r1421 Shelby
1 Burrdean tel opr r110 S Rural
" Carl C (Susan R) mtcemn Ind Natl Bank h2521 South- eastern av
11 Cecil (Anna M) crane opr Smith & Johnson h1516 Fay " Clair E (Lula M) ship clk Gibson Co h1229 Bates
" Clarence (Margt) h1415 Ollver av
11 David M (Mary) chf clk Texas Co r7995 Evanston rd
" Delmar L (G Maxine) firemn Penn RR h1201 N Olney
" Dewey (Cath) mach h1033 S Pershing av
11 Dockie C (Bonnie M) pntr Lilly's h3023 Wesley av
" Donald E (Estella M) electn E D Bray Elec h1802 Kildara' av
" Donna Jo wrapper Stout's Fcty Shoe Store r405 N Hamilton av
Dorothy Mrs h1220 N Illinois apt 206
" Earl C (Wilma) cash B&ORR r1849 N Holmes
11 Ellis M (1rma) s1smn b510 N Meridian apt 114 11 Elsie E Mrs mach opr Purity Cone r Helmsburg I! Estella M Mrs bkpr E D Bray Elec h1802 Kildare av " Eva F tchr Steph C Foster Sch h4317 E Wash apt 30 1! Frances Mrs clk State Police r Moorasville
1 G Earl (Edna) stockmn Sears h1950 Adams
Geo M (Kath) h4866 Wentworth blvd
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