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Improved teaching methods, high standards for selection of teachers, careful supervision and the alert and active parent- teacher organizations have aided in keeping efficiency of the schools on a very high level.
The library system is operated by the city school admin- istration. It includes a central library and 21 conveniently located branches. A state library, in Indianapolis, houses an abundance of historical and reference material.
A children's museum, one of the first in the U. S., which through distribution of many educational exhibits and main- tenance of a large museum building, serves as a valuable adjunct of the educational system.
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MARION COUNTY COURT HOUSE
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GRAND STANO
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
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The Indianapolis public school system employs 2,800 licensed persons, and has an annual payroll of approximately $15,000,000 and an educational plant valued at $48,000,000.
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 four stately and modern educa- tional buildings, the J. I. Holcomb Botanical Gardens and new Garden House, and possesses an exceptional athletic plant, a field house seating 15,000 and a stadium capable of seating 35,000.
A fine new men's dormitory, under construction, will be completed on the Butler campus by the end of 1955.
During recent years, Butler University has recorded an average enrollment of approximately 5,500 students. Instruc- tion is offered in colleges of liberal arts and sciences, educa- tion, business administration, pharmacy and school of re- ligion as well as the professional fields. Forty-seven members of the Butler faculty are named in Who's Who in American Education, and in American Men of Science.
Today, Butler University's educational plant is valued at nearly $6,000,000. Plans are under way, at this time, for ad- ditional facilities to be constructed at an early date.
INDIANA CENTRAL COLLEGE, incorporated in 1902, is managed by a board representing the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, of the six conferences comprising churches in Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. The college is recognized by the Indiana State Board of Education as an ac- credited school. A liberal arts college, it has strong depart- ments in teacher training, music, arts, speech, business, home economics and religion, as well as pre-professional courses. Its physical properties are ideal and a faculty of approximately 35 provides fine leadership in maintaining high social and moral standards. Since 1945 the college has engaged in
an extensive expansion program.
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. Francis, it is primarily a Catholic col- lege, but it welcomes non-Catholic students. The curriculum of the school is divided into main division groups as: Religion and philosophy, language and literature, natural sciences, social sciences and fine arts. The college confers degrees of bachelor of arts and bachelor of science.
Marian College became a co-educational school in 1954.
The school is located on a 63-acre campus of great beauty, surrounding a private lake, at the edge of Indianapolis.
Indianapolis has numerous preparatory and private schools, and important branches of the Indiana's two State-owned uni- versities.
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, in its extension division here, conducts many important classes, especially in engineering and technical fields.
OTHER SCHOOLS: Widely and favorably known are John Herron Art School, Arthur Jordan College of Music, the Park School for Boys, Ladywood School, Tudor Hall, Orchard School, the Central Business College, Lain Business College and other specialized schools.
Also, at Indianapolis are located three State schools for blind and deaf persons. These are the School of the Board of Industrial Aid for the Blind, the Indiana School for the Deaf and the State School for the Blind. Each is a leading institution in its field.
AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
The American Legion National Headquarters is located at 750 N. Pennsylvania Street, and was erected and presented to the American Legion, as its permanent national home. 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 1. Both buildings are of Grecian architecture, four stories high and faced with Indiana limestone.
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Miscellaneous Facts-Indianapolis
Air Lines, scheduled 7
Air Lines, daily schedules 144
Airports
5
Altitude 739 feet
Area 58 square miles (Above figures do not include Indianapolis Municipal Air- port).
Distance north and south, 12.68 miles; east and west, 9.28 miles.
Assessed Valuation (City) 1953 $701,544.960
Banks-Number of 11
Bank Clearings (1954)
$3,751,919,000
Bank Debits (1954) .. $10,868,411,000
Boulevards-Miles of
67.9
Building and Loan Associations-Number of 18
Resources
$114,319,976
Building Permits-Number of (1954) 44,921
Value of Building Permits
$105,452,185
Carloadings (outbound, 1954) 114,469
Carloadings (inbound, 1954)
169,486
Churches, all denominations-Number of
540
Climatic Data-Average January temperature (74 years) Average July temperature (75 years)
28.4 degrees 75.7 degrees
Clubs-Country 11
Clubs-Down-town
7
Clubs-Luncheon 49
Electric Service Customers (December, 1954) 190,687
Gas Customers (December, 1954) 139,099
Golf Courses (18-hole)-5 municipal, 7 private, (9-hole) 1 municipal, 3 private 15
Hospitals (major)-1 City general, 1 City specialized, 2 County, 3 church operated, 3 private, 5 State, 2 U. S. Veterans' 17
Hotels 69
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; completed, 1901, cost, $600,000-284 feet 6 inches in height
Motion-Picture Houses 56
Park Acreage 3,234
Parks and Playgrounds (32 parks, 40 play- grounds)
72
Population (1955 estimate, city only) Metropolitan Area (1955)
440,000 600,000
Post-Office Receipts (1954)
$13,571,570
Radio Broadcasting Stations WIRE, WFBM, WISH, WIBC, and WXLW
5
Railroads-6 systems 16 lines
Residences-(County) 184,200
Schools-Public and Parochial 136
Streets, improved 561 miles $5.726
Tax Rate (payable in 1955, Center Township) ...
Telephones (March, 1955)
Television Stations-WFBM-TV and WISH-TV
2
Trains-Passenger, entering and leaving city daily 120
Union Station-all tracks elevated, covers 7 acres
Water Accounts (March, 1955) 118,562
Water Mains (March, 1955) 1,023 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 products, pharmaceuticals, hosiery, clothing, food and meat products, furniture, radios and radio parts, television sets and parts, rubber products, etc. Chief in- dustries: 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 Al- bert J. Beveridge, James E. Watson, Fred C. Van Nuys, Homer E. Capehart and Wm. E. Jenner; Senator and Post- master-General Harry S. New; Governor, Federal Security Administrator and U. S. High Commissioner to the Philip- pines, Paul V. McNutt.
Present Governor-George N. Craig (R).
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GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS
acct
accountant
| drsmkr
... dressmaker
mfg
manufacturing
s or S. South
adj
. adjuster
e or E
East
mfr
manufacturer san
sanitary
admn .. administrator
educ
education
mgr
manager Sav
Savings
or administration
elec
. electrical or
mkr
maker sch
school
adv
advertising
electric
mkt
market se
southeast
agcy
agency
electn
electrician
mlnr
milliner
serv service
al
alley
emp
Am
American
eng
appr
apprentice
engr
apts
apartments equip
archt
architect es
asmblr
assembler
exam
assoc
associate
exch
asst
assistant
exp
express
factory
Natl
National
sta
station
aud
auditor
Fed
av
avenue
fl
bgemn
Daggageman
fnshr
finisher
ofc
office
bkpr
bookkeeper
forwn
forewoman
opr
operator
stge
storage
blksmith
blacksmith
ftr
fitter
osteo
osteopath
str
setter
blvd
boulevard
furngs
furnishings
PS
Public School
stvdr
stevedore
br
branch
gds
goods
pass
passenger
supvr supervisor
brkmn
brakeman
geol
geologist
photog
photographer
swtchmn
switchman
CSP
Christian
h
householder
pk
park
Science Practitioner
hairdrsr
hairdresser
pkwy
parkway
tech
technician
carp
carpenter
hlpr
hndlr
chauffeur
hosp
chemist or
hq
hsekpr
.. housekeeper
pntr
painter
tndr
tender
chkr
checker
Hts
Helghts
prfrdr
proofreader
transportation trans
civ
civil
ins
clerk
insp
inspector or
prntr
trmr
trimmer
clo
clothing
Instr
instructor
Interlor
decorator
prsmn
pressman typ
comnr
commissioner
inv
jan
janitor
pub
jeweler
publ
publisher or publishing
contr
contractor
la
lane
purch
purchasing
US Marine Corps
corres
correspondent laby
laboratory
R
room
undwrtr
underwriter
ctr
cutter librn
librarian RD
Rural Delivery
uphol upholsterer
del
delivery
litho
lithographer
rdr
reader
vulc vulcanlzer
dep
deputy
Indrs
laundress
rcal est .real estate
w or W
West
dir
director
ltd
limited
recpt
receptionist
whol
wholesale
dispr
dispatcher
lwyr
lawyer
refgr . refrigeration or
dist
district
mach
. machinist or
merchandise
герг
repairman or
wks
works
dlr
dealer
mechanic
restr
restaurant WS west side
do.
ditto or same
med
medical
ret
retail
wtchmn
watchman
dr
drive
Met
Metropolitan
Rev
Reverend
ydimn
yardman
drftsmn .... draftsman
meter rdr. . meter reader rm
ABBREVIATIONS OF GIVEN NAMES
Abr
Abraham
Chas
Charles
Jas
James
Richd
Richard
Alex
Alexander
Danl
Daniel
Jos
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
chf
chief
htg
heating
pres
president
tob
tobacco
cir
circle
implts
implements
prin
principal
trav
traveling
clk
treas
treasurer
cIn. . cleaning or cleaner
inspection
prod
produce
trnmn
tralnman
prof professor tstr
tester
coml
commercial
comn
commission
int rev. internal revenue
prsr
ptrnmkr
.. patternmaker public
USCG
U S Coast Guard
constn
. construction kpr
keeper
cor
corner
lab
court
1br
lumber
RC Roman Catholic
Univ University
custdn
custodian lino
linotype
rd
road
vet veterinary
dietn
dietitian
Indry
laundry
rec
receiving
whsemn warehouseman wid
widow
distr
distributor
machine rep
representative wkr
worker
div
division
mdse
mech
dmnstr . . demonstrator
or mechanical
Alf
. . Alfred
Edw
Edward
Joseph
Robt
Robert
Saml
. Samuel
comp
compositor
USAF . . US Air Force
condr
conductor
confr
confectioner jwir
general
pharm
pharmacist sw
south west
bur
bureau
govt
government
phys
physician
sys
system
cabtmkr
. cabinetmaker
hdw
hardware
pl
helper
plmb
plumber or
teleg
telegraph
chauf
plumbing
telev
television
chem
chemical
plstr
plasterer
tmkpr
timekeeper
birmkr
boilermaker
furn
furniture
studt
student
bmo. . business machine
operator
gdnr
gardener
Transportation Service
supt superintendent
brklyr
bricklayer
genl
floor
nw
. northwest
bkbndr
bookbinder
formn
foreman
opp
opposite
bldr
builder
frt
block
ft
foot
optn
optician
stmftr steamfitter
optom
optometrist
srtr
sorter
atndt
attendant
fcty
atty
attorney
fdry
foundry
ne
northeast
sta eng
Federal
ns
north side
stationary engineer stat statistician or
sten stenographer
stereo stereotyper
blk
agriculture
electro
electrotyper
mn
man
ship shipping
agt
agent
elev
elevator
employee
engineer engraver
mstr
mtce
equipment
east side
mtge
mortgage
solr solicitor
spl
special
music sq
square
exchange
mus
mut
mutual
n or N
North
SS south side
mono
monotype
sht mtl sheet metal
msngr
messenger sls sales
master
smstrs seamstress
maintenance soc
society
mtr motorman or motor
examiner
mldr
molder sec secretary
agrl
tel
telephone
cash
cashier
handler
hospital
plshr
polisher
ter
terrace
headquarters
Insurance
priv
private
printer
collr
collector
int dec
prsfdr .press feeder twp
township typist
presser TTSA
U S Army
Investment
laborer r ..
. resides or rooms USN US Navy
ct
gro
grocer
PTS
Postal
sup supply
pkr packer tchr teacher
place
USMC
refrigerator
repair wdr welder
room ydmstr .. yardmaster
statistical
freight
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FINCHUM REALTY
JOHN FINCHUM MARY FINCHUM
· PERSONAL ATTENTION
1821 SHELBY STREET (3).
Telephones-GArfield 6342, Residence IDlewood 8579
POLK'S INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY 1955
Including Beech Grove, Broad Ripple, Rocky Ripple, Speedway City, University Heights and Woodruff Place
Copyright, 1955, by R. L. Polk & Co.
For List of General Abbreviations see opposite page
SUBURBAN ABBREVIATIONS
STREET ABBREVIATIONS
BG BR
Broad Ripple
Mich
MIchigan
SC
Speedway Clty
UH
University Heights
Penn
Pennsylvania
WP
Woodruff Place Windsor Village
Wash
Washington
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
FHA Federal Housing Administration Indpls P&LCo Indianapolis Power & Light
Co
ADTCO American District Telegraph Co
AT&T American Telephone & Telegraph Co
B&ORR Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
BeltRR Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Co
CAA
Civil Aeronautics Admin
CofC Bldg Corp Chamber of Commerce Building Corp CCC&StLRy .... Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
St Louis Ry
CG&CU Citizens Gas & Coke Utility
CI&LRy or Monon Route. . Chicago, Indianapolis
& Louisville Rallway Co Eng Mtl Prod. . Engineering Metal Products Corp
Alphabetical List of Names
A Blessing Shop (Alberta Blessing) beauty shop 1655 N Alabama apt 10 A-One Auto Radiator Co Kenneth Warren mgr 142 W 10th A-1 Car Wash Inc Mrs (Evelyn Jackson pres 1351 Kell- tucky
A-1 CONSTRUCTION CO (E L Loux), Garage Building Contractor, 469 W Washington (4). Tel Melrose 5-3573
A.1 ELECTRIC & CONSTRUCTION CO (Geo T Tiller and Howard S Stillabower), Contractors, Elec- trical and Construction, 1507 Roosevelt Av, Tel Melrose 7-3894
A-1 Employment Service (Esther F Lee) 40 W Ohlo R204
A.1 LETTER SHOP (Wm T Daily Sr), Printing, Mul- tigraphing, Multilithing, Addressing, Folding, Mailing, 104 N New Jersey (4), Tel Melrose 2- 7212
A-1 Refrigeration & Compressor Co (James E Smith) 1425 N Illinois
A·1 Shade Co (John R Rollings) 4017 E New York A-1 Termite Control Co Inc Joseph L McCartny pres- treas John H McCarltey v-pres Mary N McCarl- tey sec pest control 1920 N Meridian
A-1 Transfer Co (Ralph Hartwig) 1875 Shelby
A A Letter Shop (Mrs Gladys V Crews) 38 N Penn R314
A A Oll Salvage (Chester Warden) used oil 2340 S Tibbs av
A & A Star Liquor (Abe J Bartick Alfred Cahn) 1321 N West
A A A Ball Bond Agency (Josephi T Maled) 117 E Wash R300 A A A Exterminating Co (James McIntyre jr) 3815 N Bolton av
A A A HOOSIER MOTOR CLUB JAMES P TRETTON, Pres CLIFFORD J HART, 1st V-Pres
W H TRIMBLE, 2d V-Pres R STANLEY LAWTON, 3d V-Pres RICHARD T JAMES, Sec-Mgr NOBLE SUTTON, Asst Mgr 1840 N MERIDIAN (7) TEL WALNUT 3-3311 (See Page 79 Buyers' Guide)
A A A Meat Market (Manuel Kaseff) 43 N Alabama A A
1449 N College av
STRAUSS SAYS :- THE MAN'S STORE With Specialty Shops for Women And "One of America's Finest Boys Shops" L. STRAUSS AND CO., Inc. Carner Washington and Illinois
A A A ROOFING AND HEATING CO (Dillard Cox), USG Roof and Side Wall Shingles, Asphalt, Un- usually Attractive Colors, Asbestos, Cement, Fire- proof, Permanent, "USG Always Means Quality," 534 W Pearl (4), Tel Melrose S-2928, Res Tel N Kenwood 3637
A A A Surveying Service (Wm H Seward) 241 E Ohio R403
A A A Trim Shop (Ernest StGeorge) auto parts 4802 W Washı
Crystal Flash
Crystal-Flash "Just a Little Better"
Domestic and Industrial Fuel Oils
Day WAlnut 3-2434 Nights MElrose 2-3321
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 Melrose 6-2261
GMAC
General Motors Acceptance Corp Indianapolis Athletic Club
NYC Sys New York Central System
P&ERy Peoria & Eastern Railway
Penn RR Pennsylvania Railroad Co
RCA Radio Corp of America
RR Fed S&L Assn
Rallroadmen's Federal
ITSys Indianapolis Transit System Inc IURy Indianapolis Union Railway Co Indiana S-CCo Schwitzer-Cummins Co Savings & Loan Assn
Ind
Ind ES Div Indiana Employment
Security Division
IndRR Indiana Railroad (Div of Wesson Co)
Ind Univ M C indiana University Medical Center
USN Ord U S Naval Ordnance Plant
VA Veterans Administration
Indpls
Indianapolis
VA Hosp Veterans Administration Hospital
IAC
IBM Corp. . International Business Machines Corp IC Sys
Illinois Central System
Massachusetts
Beach Grove | Mass
WV
A&P A & P Food Stores
State GIT Div .. State Gross Income Tax Division TWA Trans World Airlines Inc UCMS United Christian Missionary Society
A Radio Repair Shop (Frank C Zener) rear
26
CAPITOL MOTORS
ESTABLISHED 1898
N. Capitol at Michigan
Phone MElrose 4-5394
"Constantly Creating Confidence" Delaware Flower Shop 2922 N. Delaware (5) Tel. WAInut 4-2616
A & B AUTOMATIC HEATING SALES & SERVICE INC, Roscoe O Page Pres, Dallas J Page V-Pres- Treas, Torridhaet, Gas, Coal Furnaces, Stokers, Air Conditioning 1165 E 30th (S), Tel Walnut 3-1563 and 1564
A & B Construction Windor Co Inc Dallas J Page pres-treas Roscoe Page v-pres 1165 E 30th
A & B Garage Top Shop (Frank E Wels, Louis H Sponsel) 2420 E 10th
A & B Typewriter Co (Roht W James A John R and Tom J Angell) business machs 243 Mass av
A & B Upholstering Shop (Hugh M Anderson) 823 N Gray
A B C Coach Lines bus sta 110 N 1llInois
A B C Construction Corp Jobn E Bauer pres Allan H Warne jr v-pres Win A Nyland sec-treas genl contrs 5235 Winthrop av
A B C Freight Forwarding Corp Leo A Barnhorst dist genl mgr 220 Virginia av A B C Letter Shop (Dorothy G Dorsett) 106 E Market R432
A B C Refrigeration Sales Co (Wm H Lynch) 1550 E Raymond
A B C Self Service Laundry (John L Moye) 1603 N Alabama
A B C Service Bureau Inc J Edw Faust pres C L Mor- rls v-pres Harry E Stotts sec-treas auto Ins 241 N Penn R210
A B C Sewer Cleaning Co (Edw Schanke Cecil C Ver- non) 802 S East
A B C Transfer (Wm H Lynch) trucking 1550 E Ray- mond
A C Cleaners (A C Lee) 2431 E Wash
A-C RADIO ELECTRIC SHOP, (A Kannath Poisel) Ta- levision, Radios and Appliances, Sales and Serv- ice, "Indianapoils Oldest Radio-TV Repair Shop," 5207 N College av (20), Tel Humboldt 1372
A C T Dry Cleaners (ofc; Arth C Tuchey) 828 Ft Wayne av plant 2126 Martindale
A & E Frult Market (Emma and Katharine & Felstikjl) 233 W 30th
A & E Liquor Store (Robt L White) 1008 W 16th A & Il Truck Line Inc Jackson S Jordan mgr 302 W Raymond
A 1 C Engineering Co Inc Clarence J Scherer genl mgr rubber prod mfgs 1603 Deloss
A & J Grill (Chas L Sanders) 3429 Mass av
A & P FOOD STORES (Tha Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co), Leonard J Hemmelgarn Mgr, General Offices 51 S State av (6), Tel Melrose 6-4381
A & P Food Stores branches 3616 E 10th 950 E 30th 715 E 38th 1507 Alabama 1021 Broad Ripple av 3315 N 1liinols 1426 Main (SC) and 1337 Shel- by
A & P Insurance Agency (Oral L Prica Jack Ander- son) 4801 Guilford av
A & R Construction Co (Donald L Applegate) contr bldg 2404 E Wash
A & S Fluorescent Co Howard S Edwards mgr light- ing equip dirs 1116 W 30th
A & W Beauty Shop (Mrs Anna P Young) 2704 Clif- tor
A & W Express (Chas E Althauser) trans lines 1201 W 16th
A & W Grocery (H Porter Alsop) 380 N Holmes dr A & W Root Beer (Wm J Hyde) soft drinks 543 N Penn
Aabye Dlanne studt r4720 Broadway
# Edwin G (Genevieve C) with Publle Service Co of 1nd h4720 Broadway
" Nancy J typ Ind Natl Bk 747 20 Broadway
Aakin Kenneth H mgr Emmerich Schmld Ine r South- port 1nd
Aalbregtse Walter P (Marsha K) sismn Swift & Co h3061 Eastern av
11 Alton A (Esther) fety wkr Chevrolet h134 W 21st apt 15
Aarant Alton A (Esthor) fety wkr Chevrolet h134 W 21st apt 15
Aaron Howard S (Flarrlet K; General Roofing & Sid- Ing Co) h5945 Central av
" Jas O mach opr Link-Belt r4056 W Mich
11 Jas O (Patty) restr wkr h555 N Beville av
11 Ralph D (Juanlta F) glazier Downey & Son r916 Broadway
"! Ruben Funeral Ilome Inc Irving B Ruben pres Ida Ruben v-pres Mrs Eleanor S Ruben sec-treas 1943 N Meridian
11 Ruby r328 N College av
Aarrestad Dorris M asst Haag Drug r1846 N Delaware apt 8
11 Paul T (Anna M) mach opr Allison's r1319 N Ala- bama Aarron Dee (Christine) driver Standard Grocery 1920 N Highland av
Abbott Eisle E Mrs lab h34 W 30th
Abbett Albert A (Stella M) h5344 N Kenwood av
11 Ammon (Abbett Mcconahay & McLemore) h1233 Broadway
11 Chas G (Virginia) Int dec h806 N Denny
#1 Chelsea E carp Veriis-Waltman h226 Bicking
11 Corydon D (Nellle) eng h2315 N Dearborn
" E Thompson (1rmajean) pres The Olds Soap & Che- mical Co h6398 Wash hivd
" Edwin A (Bernice G) with Olds Soap & Chem Co h4338 N College av
" Josephine (wld Jos S) tchr PS h614 Cottage av # Lester S (Derothy E) genl operating mgr Spickel- mier Co r6343 Dover rd
ABBETT
"! Marlon T (Martha) sec-treas Olds Soap & Cheml- cal Co h4338 N College av
11 Martha supyr Ind State House r4338 N Collega ABBETT, MCCONAHAY & MCLEMORE (Ammon Ab- bett, Cecil M Mcconahay, C James McLemore), Attorneys-at-Law 407-410 Lemcke Bldg, 106 E Market (4), Tel Melrose 7-1533
11
Norman D (Hlida E) carrler PO h2430 N Penn
11 Portland L (J Lucille) v-pres The Olds Soap & Che- mical Co 13433 N DeQuincy
11 Thos (Wanda) bmo Western Electric h5166 Win- throp
11 Virginla L bkpr Am Fletcher Natl Bk #806 North Denny
11 Walter C (Nellie M) electn B & G Elec Co h1828 Brookslde cir Walter C jr (Betty) electn WHS Elec 1910 N Tuxe- 11 Wm H (Katy B) slsmn h1148 Knox
Abbltt Beryl T (Vera G) agcy asst Prudential Ins h 545 E 37th
11 Donald studt r545 E 37th
#1 Edith clk Griffith Distributors r3555 Evergreen av
11 Inez M (wid Orval D) fety wkr USN Ord 1137 38th apt 311
Abhle Dolly S sten Model Loan Serv r2558 Lockburn Abbott A Dwight deputy County Surveyor r5553 Rock- ville rd
11 Amy M Mrs h2626 N Butler av
!! Anna E Mrs h2306 Carrollton av apt 9
It Basil K (Marle) h1428 Herschell av
" Bennie E (Frances E) slsmn h'1526 N Beville av
11 Bernis (Donna) watchmkr Nati Jwlry r5941 Harlen
11 Burford (Maxine) mach Indiana Gear h rear 2130 N Jefferson av
# Burrdean clk Murphy's 5 & 10 r110 S Rural
# Carl C (Susan R) mtcemn Ind Natl Bank 12046 N Colorado dr
11 Cecil (Anna M) crane opr Smith & Johnson h1516 Fay
Chester B foundrymin Am Fdry r RD 2 Box 18A Plainfield Ind
"! Chas R dockmn A & H Truck Line r905 South West # Charlie outdoor advertising r1523 Southeastern av
!! Clair E (Lula M) ship clk Gibson Co h1229 Bates
" Clarence A (Margarete) cook Copalands Grill h1417 Ollver av
"! Cornelius tchr PS h2359 Gullford av
" Davld M (Mary N) clif elk Texas Co h7575 W Holliday dr
' Delmar L (Maxine G) loco eng Penn RR h629 S Grand av
11 Dewey (Catharine) mach Chevrolet h1012 S Pershing 11 Dona I bkpr Merch Natl Bk & Tr r5841 S Harlan "! Donald (Corinne) mldr Western Elec h4943 E 30th 11
"! Dorothy emp USN Ord h1402 N Alabama apt 205 Earl C (Wilma) clk B&ORR h1849 N Holmes av
11 Edw (Josephine) lathe opr Am Bearing h1118 N Tibbs av
" Ellis infrs agt Sturman & Co h3140 N Merldlan apt 103
11 Ellls M (Irma) slsmn Kidney Wood r3140 N Meridian apt 103
Eva F h5822 E Wash apt 10
11 G Earl (Edna) dockmn Sear's r1950 Adams
!! Geo H (Mae II) lab NYCSys h4410 E Wash
If Geo M (Kath; State Side Shoe Co) h4866 Wentworth blvd
"! Gilhert A (Genevieve A) asmbir S-CCo h405 N Hamilton av
"1 Gordon F (Jane) dentist 3133 E 38th r4333 E 65til Gordon R (Margt A) eng Stewart Warner h5027 Carrollton av
Herbert A (Mary L) h376 S Sheridan av
11 Herbert D (Bessie 1) trucking 21 Hendricks pl h do
11 Homer J (Ruth) slsmn Omar Inc h1134 Blalne av
If Homer M (1rene) fety wkr Allison's h441 S Livingston Horace E (Evelyn G) county agt Purdue-Marott A- gricultural Center r5553 Rockville rd
1Iowe eng Clty Engineering Testing Laby r4554 N Delaware
Irene (wid U G) r4460 Marcy la apt 92
"! 1rma Mrs priv sec GMAC r3140 N Meridian apt 103
!! Jack outdoor advin r1523 Southeastern av
Jack (Patricia) sismn Firestone Tire & Rubber h5905 Greenfield av
"! Jack M (Lols M) field rep Ind Retail Hdw Assn h24 S Oxford
Jessie (wid Burrdean) h110 S Rural
Joe outdoor advmn r1523 Southeastern av
11 Jos r1229 Bates
Jos F (Anna J) slsmn h3330 E 38th apt 141
!! Jos H (Ruth L) driver Fame Laundry h1138 N Somer- set av
Il Josephine hkpr Kenneth J Galm Co Inc r3333 NI- cholas
11 Joy nurse Meth Hosp r4460 Marcy la apt 92 11 Kath (wld Martin) r4810 Central av
11 Kath Mrs (Mayflower Cafe) 11407 N Hamilton
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