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Choice of Colors - Bonds - Sizes 4"-8"-12" Walls
DISTRIBUTOR SERVICISED PRODUCTS
Asphalt Expansion Joint - Para Plastic Sealing Compound Kork Pak - Vapor Seal Sponge Rubber - Stair Threads and Nosings
1900 S. TIBBS AVE. (44) (R. R. 3, BOX 49) TEL. BELMONT 3471
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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
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FLETCHER AVENUE SAVING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
SAL HOME
MI MIEI K
SYSTE
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, building or loans for home repairs receive prompt action at "Fletcher Avenue." Monthly reduction 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.
G. I. and F. H. A. LOANS
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.
Specializing in Home Financing Since 1890
FLETCHER AVENUE SAVING & LOAN ASSN.
150 East Market Street Tel. Market 3411
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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
Railroadmen's FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASS'n. 21 Virginia avenue INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
ESTABLISHED 1887
MEMBER Federal Home Loan Bank
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
SAFE SAVINGS SERVICE
Your Account Insured Up to $10,000 by the
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
COMPLETE HOME FINANCING
Prompt Inspections No Obligations Low Costs
Telephone IMperial 4491 -- 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 $10,000.00
REAL ESTATE FINANCING
MEMBER
SAVINGS
AND
SAFETY OF YOUR SAVINGS
ANK SY
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INSURED
INS
UP TO $10,000
URATION
INCE
CORPORE
Telephone Imperial 3571 160 East Market Street
7 E. 38th (5) Tel. Hickory 7561
BRANCH OFFICES 806 Broad Ripple Ave. (20) Tel. Broadway 4612 Indianapolis
5646 E. Washington (19) Tel. Irvington 3307
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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
SHELBY STREET FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASS'N
FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
Your Savings Insured Up to $10,000.00
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SAVINGS
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SAFETY OF YOUR SAVINGS
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INSURED
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Organized 1892. Federal Chartered Feb. 2, 1934. Charter No. 98. Accounts Insured Oct. 11, 1934. Policy No. 5.
Market 2944
1447 Shelby St.
ESTABLISHED IN 1883
TURNER
BUILDING & SAVING ASSOCIATION
FRED H. WUELFING, Secretary
Safe and Friendly Service
SAVINGS
HOME LOANS
MEMBER FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM
116 N. Delaware
Tel. Market 8621
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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
ARSENAL BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
HOME
MEMBER
SAVINGS LAITY OF YOUI LAVIHỘI INSURED
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ICE CORPORA
432 STATE LIFE BLDG.
First Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
15 E. WASHINGTON
TEL. ATLANTIC 1303
COLONIAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
INCORPORATED 1913
Insured Savings
EDERA INSURED
VATIO
Insured Protection for your Savings
MEMBER
ANCE CORPO
NK SY
Real Estate Financing
FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
14 N. Delaware
Indianapolis, Ind.
Tel. IMperial 3326
Standard Saving & Loan Association
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Savings Accounts
142 N. DELAWARE
TEL. FRANKLIN 1428
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-
Avail yourself of FRESH information for your daily use!
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SAVINGS
Dividends Paid Annually Since 1885
I . FEDER
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BUILDING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
Riverwood Company
SASH, DOORS AND MILLWORK SPECIALTIES
SLIDING DOOR POCKETS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOORS
BILT WELL
WOOD WORK
SUPERIOR WINDOW UNITS NU-STYLE CABINETS
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WOOD LOUVRED SHUTTERS
Distributors
LIFETIME WINDOWS OF ALUMINUM
WOOD LOUVRED DOORS
7425 Westfield Blvd.
Broadway 5403
DWYER KITCHENS Formerly "Murphy-Cabranette"
Electric or gas range with full-size oven. Modern refriger- ator with push-button door ice cube and frozen food compart- ment. Trouble-free hermetically sealed unit. One-piece porcelain sink and range top.
All exposed surfaces of genu- ine vitreous porcelain. Never require repainting, kept clean with a damp cloth.
Available from 39 to 69 inches in width. Full height matching storage cabinets may be added.
If you plan to build or re- model, you'll he interested in DWYER KITCHENS-the finest in compact kitchens for over 26 years.
FULL KITCHEN CONVENIENCE IN MINIMUM SPACE
DURATILE
Zinc electroplated steel wall tile. Rustproof, waterproof, bonderized, baked on enamel finish will not chip, crack or peel. 20 colors, sizes from 41/4 to 10" x 10". Expert installers.
Thompson-Dee, Inc.
Distributors and Manufacturers Representatives of Building Specialties
Tilecrafters, Inc.
1305 N. PENN. PLAZA 5335
Modern I-XL Sectional Kitchen Units in Natural Grain Birch or Enamel in Color or White. Boro Kitchens. Sealwall, Masonry Waterproofing. Chromesmith Bath Accessories. The Packard Line of Bath Cabinets. "Adjusto" Tub and Shower Fixtures. ,
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BUILDING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
SCHUSTER'S BUILDING MATERIAL
C. W. BRAUGHTON, Proprietor
Everything for the Building (EXCEPT LUMBER) WAYLITE BLOCKS - SEPTIC TANKS COAL AND COKE
A Square Block Makes a Square Building
Office Phone Garfield 2431
824 E. Troy Ave. Residence Phone Garfield 4727
SPICKELMIER COMPANY
PER-FIT PRODUCTS CORP. BUILDING MATERIALS -- ALUMINUM WINDOWS Wholesale and Retail
1100 East 52nd Street (5)
Tel. BRoadway 2424
East Yard-105 S. Denny (1), Tel. Irvington 1192 Sand and Gravel-73d and Keystone Ave. (20) Tel. Broadway 2464
BUSINESS SCHOOLS
PIANO- Popular and Classical
THEORY AND HARMONY -- INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION Elementary or Advanced Adult Beginners
SECRETARIAL COURSES BUSINESS
CORRESPONDENCE
ENGLISH SPELLING FILING
ARITHMETIC SHORTHAND TYPING
Margaret R. Weathers Studio
46 N. PENN, Suite 318
TEL. MARKET .4830
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CASH REGISTERS
THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY
National
We Pay Liberal Prices For Used Cash Registers
422 N. Meridian
SALES
SERVICE SUPPLIES
Phone Lincoln 2418
CEMETERIES
THE CROWN HILL CEMETERY AND MAUSOLEUM
Visit One of the Newest and Finest Mausoleums in the Country
Mausoleum Entombment - Cremation Service Columbarium Inurnment
Boulevard Pl. and 34th and Northwestern Ave. and 32d
Tel. Talbot 4561
CHILDREN'S WEAR
D'ARCY'S CHILDREN'S WEAR
LAYETTES - MATERNITY APPAREL TOTS' 1 TO 12 WEARING APPAREL GYM AND STREET SHOES, SIZE 0 TO 131/2 AND 1 TO 3 DANCING SHOES TO MISSES 10 DANCING COSTUMES BY CAPEZIO CUDDLY AND EDUCATIONAL TOYS
3822 N. ILLINOIS
TEL. HUMBOLDT 1358
From 50 to 70 per cent
Of the Information in the DIRECTORY of a city or town changes each year. Did you know this? For this reason is it not money saved to have the latest information handy? The only way is to have the
LATEST CITY DIRECTORY
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
ONLY AUTHORIZED OFFICE IN THIS CITY
NEW AND USED CASH REGISTERS - ADDING MACHINES BOOKKEEPING MACHINES - ACCOUNTING MACHINES Convenient Terms . Easy Payments
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CLEANERS
FOR EVERY
DRY CLEANING SERVICE
GREGG CLEANERS Imperial 6501 Talbot 5050
SWISS CLEANERS Lincoln 3505
COMET CLEANERS, INC. PICK UP AND DELIVERY
3602 W. 16th St. 8340 EAST WASHINGTON ST.
TEL. CAPITOL 3008 TEL. BLACKSTONE 2494
6122 E. Washington ERMINE CLEANERS, INC.
Tel. Irvington 1398
DRESS SUITS -
Quality Work - EVENING GOWNS
5223 E. Washington
Branches : 1106 College Ave.
5107 E. 10th
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CLEANERS
FASHION
1901 Central Ave.
DRY CLEANERS INCORPORATED
"There Is Real Beauty In Skillful Cleaning"
Tel. WAbash 1501
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
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
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CLOTHING
N. MERIDIAN
Jacobs E. OHIO
MEN'S WEAR
9 E. OHIO
Specializing in Styled Men's Wear SUITS Sportswear, Topcoats and Haberdashery All Sizes - All Styles
TEL. MARKET 3539
COAL
BETHLEHEM COAL CO.
Blue Diamond's Famous "Southern Sunshine" Coal
WILL-BURT STOKER
479 Bethel (Beech Grove)
WILL-BURT STOKERS Complete Line of Will-Burt Coal, Gas and Oil Fired Heating Equipment AUTHORIZED SALES and SERVICE
Tel. GArfield 4481
BLACK DIAMOND COAL CO., INC. The Best in Fuels
ROBT. W. BIDLACK, Pres.
1001 SOUTHEASTERN AVE.
PHONE IMPERIAL 4433
VIRGIL W. POTTS, Pres.
H. MAURICE ANGELL, Sec .- Treas.
GEM COAL CO.
"Tons of Satisfaction
1125 Roosevelt Ave.
Tel. IMperial 6561
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COAL
GUARANTEE COAL CO.
SERVICE
COAL More Heat Less Waste
DEALERS IN
High Grade Coal - Coke - Stoker Coal Use Our Time Payment Plan
1745 ENGLISH AVE.
TEL. MARKET 4018
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
LITZELMAN COAL & SUPPLY CORP. "Once Coaled by Us - Never Cold Again"
Coal and Coke Paint
445 North Holmes Ave.
"DOG-ON GOOD COAL
COAL
Building Materials and Supplies
Phone: FRanklin 1318
V ALLEY ICE AND FUEL CO. PROVEN-DEPENDABLE GRADES
COAL - COKE - BRIQUETS -STOKER COAL TEL. ATLANTIC 4466 VERLIN L. WEAVER
OFFICE AND YARD 2820 W. MICHIGAN
RES. TEL. BELMONT 5604
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COINS AND JEWELRY
TURNER'S OLD COIN SHOP & GOLD STORE
WE BUY OLD GOLD - HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR ALL KINDS OF GOLD AND SILVER ARTICLES We Buy and Sell All Coins and Paper Money Having Value Free Coin and Gold Appraisals We Buy Diamonds, Watches and Antique Jewelry 138 N. ILLINOIS (4)
RES. TEL. PLAZA 2607
COLLECTION AGENCIES
CAN COLLEC
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CTORS.
ORGANIZED M ASSOCIATION
COLLECTIONS
COMMERCIAL ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, Inc. We Collect Your Accounts COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL Accounts Collected Everywhere
Personal Adjuster Service In All States
ADJUSTMENTS
201 HOLLIDAY BLDG., 241 E. OHIO
TEL. FRANKLIN 2388
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTALS
CRANES - SHOVELS - BULLDOZERS - GRADERS - ROLLERS PUMPS - AIR COMPRESSORS - PAVING BREAKERS MIXERS - FRONT END LOADERS - LOW BOYS
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The TRI-STATE CONSTRUCTION Co.
3100 E. 56th (20) Tel. Broadway 5488
MR. CITIZEN! CORRECT INFORMATION IS VALUABLE TO YOU!
Cooperate with the City Directory enumerators to see that your name and those of your family are correctly listed in each edition. Your name, listed correctly in the City Directory, is a great asset. This has been proved thousands of times, es- pecially in cases of employment application, proof of residence, questions relating to citizenship, application for welfare assistance, distribution of mail, etc. Be better established ... be on record as a local citizen by seeing that your name is not missed or incorrectly listed in the Directory.
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CONTRACTORS
DOMESTIC EXCAVATING INDUSTRIAL
* BACK FILLING
GRADING
* BASEMENTS
* STREETS
* BULLDOZING
CONCRETE AND ASPHALT FOR DRIVEWAYS PARKING LOTS SURFACE TREATMENT
All Work Guaranteed
OFFICE AND PLANT IDLEWOOD 0481
TISDALE & COLLINS CONSTRUCTION CO.
S. EMERSON
BEECH GROVE
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CONTRACTORS
Carl M. Geupel Construction Co. (INCORPORATED)
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS
1919 N. Meridian
Tel. Hickory 9251
Indianapolis
Specializing in Reinforced Concrete and Commercial and Industrial Building Construction
ASPHALT PAVING CONTRACTORS
ENGINEERS
ROADWAYS - PARKING LOTS - DRIVEWAYS PRIVATE - PUBLIC - INDUSTRIAL SERVICE FIRST - HIGHEST QUALITY ALL TYPES ASPHALT INSTALLATIONS AND CONCRETE WORK
HARDING & GLOVER CONSTRUCTION CO.
Office and Plant 3580 W. KELLY (44)
Office Tel. CA. 0242 Plant Tel. Belmont 9065
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CONTRACTORS
MOYNAHAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY T. A. MOYNAHAN, President
GENERAL OFFICES
850 N. Pennsylvania St. Phone LIncoln 5555
INDIANAPOLIS 4, INDIANA
J. L. Simmons Company, Inc.
GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS
ARCHITECTURAL, INDUSTRIAL, PUBLIC WORKS, CONSTRUCTION
12th FLOOR, INLAND BLDG., 156 E. MARKET
TELEPHONE MA. 9546 INDIANAPOLIS 4, IND.
Established Over 40 Years
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CONTRACTORS
ASPHALT SURFACING COMPANY
ARCHITECTS
ENGINEERS
CONTRACTORS
ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT AND EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL
For Landscape Development and Asphalt Construction, Earth Moving, Bulldozing, Fine Grading, Finished Landscape Service, Asphalt Streets, Commercial Parking Areas, Residence Drives, Playgrounds
A. W. BRAYTON, JR., Mgr. JACK M. SRADER, Supt.
GL. 0084
Office and Yard 4200 EAST 82d ST. (State Road 100)
BROWN, ANNING & JOHNSON, INC. CONTRACTORS
ROOF DECKS-GYPSUM
POURED IN PLACE AND PRECAST
ACOUSTICAL U. S. GYPSUM CO. ACOUSTONE - AUDITONE AND OTHERS TEL. WABASH 2461
1720 ALVORD (2)
W. O. CARTER
GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER REMODELING REPAIRS Free Estimates - Financing Arranged 2033 E. 10th
TELS. ATLANTIC 0631, NITES ATLANTIC 3434
GRADY BROTHERS, INC.
ASPHALT ROADS - DRIVES - STREET CONSTRUCTION MARKETERS AND APPLIERS OF ROAD OIL, TAR AND CRUSHED STONE · Plant No. 1, Indianapolis, Ind .- Tel. BE. 2059 Plant No. 2, Noblesville, Ind .- Tel. 205
OFFICE, 6101 COLLEGE AV. BR. 2368
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CONTRACTORS
SEE ...
ROBERT HAINES for POINTING - CAULKING - WATERPROOFING MASONRY REPAIR
OFFICE, 4116 E. 16th ST. (1)
PHONE BL. 4467
JOHN HOFFMAN AND SONS, INC.
2626 N. JAMES ST. HICKORY 6655
Old Reliable
Excavating . Grading . Wrecking
. Bulldozing Dump Trucks
NIGHTS, SUNDAYS, HOLIDAYS
C. O. Hoffman Hickory 7484 Howard Hoffman Irvington 7386
Harvey Hoffman
- Irvington 3195
Virgil Hoffman
Cherry 6249
Henry Hoffman
Hickory 6655
KREBAY CONSTRUCTION CO. ERA GENERAL CONTRACTORS
AG
HI . OF AMERICA
108 E. 9th (2)
JOHN C. WILSON, Pres.
TEL. PLAZA 7395
CEMENT CONTRACTOR FOUNDATIONS - FLOORS - PARKING LOTS DRIVEWAYS - REINFORCED CONCRETE
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LESLIE CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.
1102 E. 52d
TEL. BROADWAY 5424
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CONTRACTORS
S & L EXCAVATING CO. 图域
INC.
INDUSTRIAL - RESIDENTIAL
BULLDOZING DRIVEWAYS CRANE WORK
GRADING PARKING LOTS DUMP TRUCKS
SURVEYING AND INSTRUMENT LEVELS
6080 N. Oxford St.
TEL. BROADWAY 1621 TEL. GLENDALE 3287
H. D. Tousley Company, Inc. GENERAL CONTRACTORS INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
925 E. St. Clair Indianapolis 2, Ind. Phone Imperial 5505
The Tri-State Construction Co. ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS EXCAVATING - ROADS - STREETS - SEWERS Sole Distributors of Perma-Crete Drives 3100 E. 56th (20)
BR. 5488
From 50 to 70 per cent
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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 EQUIPMENT
CENTRAL EQUIPMENT, INC.
RECEIVING EQUIPMENT
PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
Weigh Cans
Scales
Testers
Heaters and Coolers Separators
Butter Churns
UTILITY EQUIPMENT Boilers . Sanitary Fittings Sanitary Pumps Water and Brine Pumps
Bottle Washers Can Washers
Homogenizers
Ice Cream Freezers
Filters
Wash Tanks
Bottle Fillers and Cappers
Mixers
Motors
Mix Tanks
Refrigeration
SUPPLIES
Metal Dairyware, Rubber Goods, Glassware, Paper Goods, Flavors, Brushes, Crates, Cleaners
Complete Equipment and Supplies for Dairy, Cheese, Butter and Ice Cream Plants
943 S. Meridian St.
Office Market 5365 Nights Talbot 5941
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Pasteurizers Storage Tanks
Cheese Vats Presses and Hoops
Butter Printers
Receiving Vats
Thermometers
Package Fillers
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DEPARTMENT STORES
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at the
CLOSED MONDAYS SHOP TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY 9.00 10 5.25
Crossroads
of America . . .
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.
Since 1896 The Wm. H. Block Co. has been an important factor in the retail life of Indian- apolis.
Block's
ILLINOIS at MARKET Telephone CApitol 8511
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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 . . . Cavanagh Hats Hanan, Nettleton and British Walker Footwear
Shirts, Ties, Socks and accessories
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A Special Shop for Boys (from 2 to 20) Sixth Floor
Specialty Shop- Women's Tailored Suits, Coats, Dresses and Sportswear Third and Fourth Floors
L. STRAUSS
& CO.,
Inc.
Corner Washington and Illinois, Indianapolis
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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DEPARTMENT STORES
SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.
INDIANAPOLIS' MOST COMPLETE DEPARTMENT STORE
4 LARGE FREE PARKING LOTS
Phone Imperial 5381
DETECTIVE AGENCIES
GREGORY DETECTIVE AGENCY
MIKE GREGORY, Mgr.
INVESTIGATIONS OF ALL KINDS
· INDUSTRIAL
CRIMINAL
ARMED GUARDS
· CIVIL
· DOMESTIC
· PLANT PROTECTION
WORLD-WIDE SERVICE - LICENSED AND BONDED
108 E. WASHINGTON, Room 1008
TEL. DAY OR NIGHT ATLANTIC 9727
DICTATING MACHINES
ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING
FOUND SCRIDER FECEILENCE OF DESICH
FIRST AND ONLY
. . office machine to win coveted Fashion Academy Gold Medal Award, "for excellence of design."
NO OTHER DICTATING EQUIPMENT OFFERS:
. "Quick Review" Microphone
· "Television" Indexing
. On-the-Disc Indexing
. Lightest Magnesium Construction
· Disc-on-Disc Dictation
. Sealed Gear Drive
. Two-Arm Versatility
AMERICAN BUSINESS MACHINES, Inc.
241 East Ohio St.
CApitol 1154
Indianapolis 4, Ind.
INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY
FIRST AND ONLY
. . dictating equipment to win ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING Cer- tificate of Award, for "outstanding achievement in product development, design, and engineering."
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DRUGS-WHOLESALE
Mooney-Mueller- Ward Co.
Wholesale Druggists
SUNDRIES - FOUNTAINS FIXTURES
LIQUOR DIVISION
708 MADISON AVE. (6) TEL. LINCOLN 1531
WINES AND LIQUORS
501 Madison Ave. (6)
Lincoln 1531
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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DRY CLEANERS
Pilgrim Laundry and DRY CLEANING
N
MEMBER
WE OPERATE
OUR OWN PLANT
SAFEGUARDING PUBLIC HEALTH
OF LA
15% DISCOUNT ON CASH AND CARRY At Our Convenient Location 2179 North Illinois St. at 22nd St. Plenty of Parking Space For Pickup and Delivery PHONE WABASH 1596
DYERS
"DYEING SAVES BUYING" Over 20 Years in Business
"DYEING SAVES BUYING"
GENERAL DYEING COMPANY, Inc.
Indiana's Largest Dyers of . .
Garments, Furniture Covers, Drapes, Spreads, Table Cloths, Rugs, Can Be Transformed As Good As New
J. H. EGLI, Pres .- Treas.
RUGS DRAPERIES and GARMENTS
TEL. IMPERIAL 3445
Your Advertisement Here
Would be constantly before the public --- the buyers --- twenty-four hours a day --- three hun- dred and sixty-five days a year --- every year
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818-30 N. DORMAN
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ELECTRICAL
ELCHICO
INDIANAPOLIS PLANT 1
Wherever electricity is in use --- so are Mallory Products
BATTERY DIVISION Grid Bias Cells Mercury Dry Batteries
CAPACITOR DIVISION Ceramic Capacitors Dry Electrolytic Capacitors Mica Capacitors Noise Filters Paper Dielectric Capacitors
CONTACT DIVISION
Contact Assemblies Contact Facings Contacts and Contact Materials
METALS AND CERAMICS DIVISION
Copper Base Alloys, Fabricated Parts, Materials
Heavy Silver Plating High Density Metal
Powder Metal Materials Tungsten and Molybdenum Metal Ceramics
RECTIFIER DIVISION Battery Chargers Magnesium-Copper Sulfide Rectifier Stacks Power Supplies
RESISTOR DIVISION
Adjustable Vitreous Enamel Resistors
Dual Concentric Controls
Fixed Vitreous Enamel Resistors
Potentiometers
Variable Carbon Controls
Variable Wire-wound Controls
Vitreous Wire-wound Power Rheostats
SWITCH DIVISION Interval Timer Switches Jacks and Plugs Lever Action Switches Motor Voltage Change Switches Rotary Switches Special Industrial Switches
TUNER DIVISION UHF Converters UHF and VHF Tuners
VIBRATOR DIVISION Electrical Vibrators Electrical Vibrator Power Supplies
RESISTANCE WELDING DIVISION Accessories Alloys Castings
Dies and Fixtures Electrodes Electrode Holders
Forgings Seam Welding Wheels
Branch Offices and Distributors Are Located in Principal Cities
P.R. MALLORY & CO., Inc. MALLOR Y
SERVING INDUSTRY WITH THESE PRODUCTS:
Electromechanical . Resistors, Switches, Television Tuners, Vibrators Electrochemical . Capacitors, Rectifiers, Mercury Dry Batteries Metallurgical . Contacts, Special Metals and Ceramics, Welding Materials
P. R. MALLORY & CO., Inc., INDIANAPOLIS 6, INDIANA
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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ELECTRICAL
48 Years of
MEIER
Dependable Service
ELECTRIC & MACHINE CO., INC.
3525-3535 EAST WASHINGTON ST.
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24-HOUR SERVICE
VENTILATING FANS
Meier 1
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650 R. P. M.
1150 R.P.M.
50 R.P.M.
AMERICAN
SPEED REDUCER
American Speed Reducers Pulleys - Vee Belts Automatic Belt Tension Control Bases for Motors Application Specialists to Consult With You -- No Obligation
ELECTRICAL
MOTORS and CONTROLS
New and Renewed - Bought - Sold - Rented - Installed and Repaired - Indus- trial Power Wiring - A Complete Service from Sale of Equipment to Installation
Ingersoll-Rand Air Compressors and Water Pumps
For Industrial Applications
OFFICE Rvington 1151 Nights, Sundays and Holidays Call MArket 3321
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ELECTRICAL
Everything Electrical
SUPPLIES -- FIXTURES -- APPLIANCES -- MOTORS AND MOTOR EQUIPMENT -
FARRELL-ARGAST ELECTRIC CO.
"The House Electric" WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Plaza 6321
Meridian at Maryland
RICHARD E. ERBER
WM. M. LOHMAN
CAPITAL ELECTRIC SERVICE
Electric Motor Rewinding, Repairing Service Motors and Controls Bought and Sold
Lincoln Welders Repaired and Serviced A Complete Stock of Lincoln Foctory Ports and Accessories Always on Hond
620 Pierson Ave. Tels. Lincoln 6029 and Plaza 3888
· Feels Like Sunshine!
· Space-Thrifty!
. Fully-Automatic!
· Clean, Safe, Healthful!
· Quick, Easy Installation!
for LESS than a dime a day . . . you can heat that cold room
Frankhouse Electric Sales
ELECTRIGLAS
RADIANT HEAT . Supplies . Hardware . Tools Everything for House Wiring 1032-34-36-38 E. WASHINGTON CAPITOL 2217 - FRANKLIN 6030
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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ELECTRICAL
GRAHAM ELECTRONICS SUPPLY, INC.
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
EVERYTHING IN RADIO - TELEVISION - INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
· INDUSTRY Industrial Tubes
Relays
Tubes Kinescopes
Supplies for
Broadcasting Stations,
Police, Aircraft and Other
Mobile Communications
Auditorium and Centralized Sound Systems
Tel. Lincoln 8488
CHARLES KOEHRING & SON
ESTABLISHED 1885
SPECIALISTS IN OIL AND GAS HEATING APPLIANCES MONCRIEF-UTILITY AND BASEMENT FURNACES KLEER-KLEEN-UTILITY BASEMENT AND IN THE FLOOR FURNACES
A Complete Line of Nationally Advertised Appliances
880-882 VIRGINIA AVE.
PHONE FRANKLIN 0968
TRIMBLE
ELECTRIC COMPANY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL - RESIDENTIAL
ROBOT AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR OPERATOR
Electronically controlled to operate any standard type door. Thousands in use. Many over 19 years. Residential - Commercial - Industrial. For- merly AVCO Approved by Und. Laboratory, Inc.
4606 E. MICHIGAN
CALL IRVINGTON 1138
ENGRAVERS
For Quality Engraving and Quick Service Call FR. 4535 COPPER, ZINC AND MAGNESIUM PLATES Black and White or Color
ERVICE
Engraving
INC.
FRanklin 4535
227 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, Indiana
Intercommunication Equip- ment
Wire and Cable
Intercommunication and Sound Equipment
102 S. Pennsylvania
. TV AND RADIO SERVICE DEALERS
· BROADCASTING AND COMMUNICATIONS
. SOUND EQUIPMENT
Public Address Systems Recorders
Electronic Parts
Service Parts
Test Equipment Antennas and Accessories Wire and Cable
Parking Facilities for Customers
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ROBOT
PERATORS
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ENGRAVERS
ERNEST C. ROPKEY, President
ERNEST A. MORRIS, Sec'y-Treasurer CHARLES C. GOODRICH, Vice-President ALBERT M. SHOUSE, Asst. Treasurer F. NOBLE ROPKEY, Vice-President
Thateco
A Complete Illustration Service for Those Who Advertise
PHOTOGRAPHS of every description
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