Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1960, Part 4

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Publication date: 1960
Publisher: R.L. Polk
Number of Pages: 1626


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MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


R. L. POLK & CO.'S


7153 North Michigan Road 706 Broad Ripple Avenue 2910 North College Avenue 1440 North Meridian Street 4209 North College Avenue 5236 North Keystone Avenue


Meadows Office


1100 West 30th Street


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BANKS


BANK FROM YOUR CAR


LAWRENCE BRANCH 6909 Pendleton Pike 3 "Drive-In Windows" Phone Liberty 7-5229


AT ONE OF "PEOPLES" 3 DRIVE-IN BANKS


PEOPLES


FLACKVILLE BRANCH 2402 Lafayette Rd. 4 "Drive-In" Windows Phone MElrose 6-5409


"Peoples" offers you the only Downtown Drive-In Banking Service


Use "Peoples" Drive- In Facilities and Save Time, Parking Fees, Gas and Trouble


AT REAR OF MAIN BANK 130 MARKET ST.


Pay-As-You-Go Checking Accounts NO MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGES NO MINIMUM BALANCE JUST 10c PER CHECK YOUR ONLY COST IN BOOKS OF 20 CHECKS WITH YOUR NAME PRINTED ON EACH CHECK


P


Felix T. McWhirter, Founder ....


"LARGE ENOUGH TO SERVE YOU -- SMALL ENOUGH TO KNOW YOU"


EOPLES BANK & TRUST CO. 130 E. MARKET STREET


MEMBER FDIC . YOUR DEPOSIT INSURED UP TO $10.000 IN CASH


PEOPLES


Offer A Complete Banking Service


. Checking Accounts


Saving Accounts


. Pay As You Go Checking Accounts


. Mortgage Loans


. Auto Loans


. Installment Loans


Trust Department


. Commercial Loans


Safety Deposit Vault


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY


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BANKS


MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF INDIANAPOLIS


The First National Bank in Indianapolis - The First Trust Department in Indiana


Complete Banking and Trust Service


MAIN OFFICE Meridian and Washington Streets


DOWNTOWN DRIVE IN OFFICE 117 E. Washington St.


THIRTY-EIGHTH STREET OFFICE 21 W. 38th Street BRIGHTWOOD OFFICE 2355 Station Street MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE OFFICE 811 Massachusetts Avenue FOUNTAIN SQUARE OFFICE 1059 Virginia Avenue BEECH GROVE OFFICE 700 Main Street, Beech Grove, Indiana NORA OFFICE 1224 E. 86th St. GLENDALE OFFICE 6101 N. Keystone Ave. SPEEDWAY OFFICE 5910 Crawfordsville Road


BELMONT OFFICE 2134 W. Washington Street


E. WASHINGTON STREET OFFICE 6031 E. Washington Street


WEST SIXTEENTH STREET OFFICE 2501 West 16th Street


ARMY FINANCE FACILITY FT. HARRISON 122-R Finance Center Building


ARMY FINANCE FACILITY FT. HARRISON Building 120 SOUTHEASTERN OFFICE 3119 English Ave. MARS HILL OFFICE 3003 Kentucky Ave. DEVINGTON OFFICE 6000 E. 46th St.


MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION . MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE BANK


MEMBER INDIANAPOLIS CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION


SPEEDWAY STATE BANK


5300 CRAWFORDSVILLE ROAD SPEEDWAY, INDIANA


Bank By Mail Speed Bank Credit


Loans-Auto, Personal, Improvement, Mortgage


Trusts Safe Deposit Boxes


Night Depositories


Clermont Branch, 136 and Tansel Rd., Clermont, Tel. AX 1-3580 Main Street Branch, 1532 Main Street, Speedway, Tel. CHapel 1-6313


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BEAUTY SHOPS


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ANNA'S BEAUTY SALON


Permanent Waving - Tinting - Bleaching Hair Shaping and Styling Complete Beauty Service


440 S. Oxford


Tel. MElrose 9-0915


BLUEPRINTS


blue prints


white prints


photostats


"Within the shadow of Monument Circle"


MARBAUGH ENGINEERING SUPPLY CO.


· SUPPLIES


· DRAFTING


· SURVEYING


. REPRODUCTION


Pick Up and Delivery Service


Northside Branch


140 E. Wabash - MEIrose 7-3468


5226 N. Keystone Ave. - CLifford 1-7070


BUILDERS-CONTRACTORS


Mason- Killion Construction Co., Inc.


General Contractors


Residential - Commercial - Industrial


OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE


4502 N. Keystone Ave. (5)


Phone LIberty 6-2478


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY


Blueprints and Photostats


Main Ofc.


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BUILDERS-CONTRACTORS


F. A. WILHELM Construction Company Inc.


3914 PROSPECT AND SOUTHEASTERN AVE. INDIANAPOLIS 3. INDIANA


A


P. O. BOX 33057


TELEphone: FLEETWOOD 9-5411


GENERAL CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS


. INDUSTRIAL · COMMERCIAL


MASONRY


Out of Sight! Out of Mind! Out of Business!


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R. L. POLK & CO.'S


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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


LOA


MEMBER


SAVINGS


AM


SANK SYI


INSURED


ION


UP TO $10,000


RAN NCE


CORPORA


Organized 1892 Federal Chartered Feb. 2, 1934, Charter No. 98 Accounts Insured Oct. 11, 1934. Policy No. 5


1525 Shelby St. 3 Tel. MElrose 5-1503


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY


EDERA


SAFETY OF YOUR SAVINGS


· INSUR


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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS


ANCHOR


FEDERAL


A Friendly, SAFE Place


\ HOME


MEMBER


INSURED


148 E. Washington (4)


Tel. MElrose 7-2305


FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION


LO


MEMBER


ERAL


SAVINGS SAFETY OF YOUR INVESTMENT


ANI


INSURED


Y


TION


CE CORPORA


MAIN OFFICE 1 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA STREET MELROSE 9-5351 -FOUR BRANCH OFFICES- EAST SOUTH WHERE YOU SAVE DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE


WEST


NORTH NORA PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER EASTGATE SHOPPING CENTER SOUTHERN PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER 5441 WEST WASHINGTON STREET


TURNER BUILDING & SAVING ASSN.


SAVINGS SAFETY OF YOUR SAVINGS


NO LOAN


INSURED


INSUR


ATION


NCE


116 N. DELAWARE


FRED H. WUELFING, Secretary SAVINGS HOME LOANS Safe and Friendly Service Since 1883


MEMBER


UP TO $10,000. CORPORA


BANK SYST TEL


MELROSE 2-8621


Out of Sight! . Out of Mind! . Out of Business!


The importance of keeping firm and product names in the public eye is recognized by all business men. It is astonishing to see how a firm or product, however meritorious, will slip into the limbo of the forgotten if not persistently advertised.


The City Directory is the natural medium for keeping a business or pro- duct name in the spotlight. Insist on being well represented in its pages.


R. L. POLK & CO.'S


to do Business since 1908


SAVINGS and LOAN ASSOCIATION


INSURED SAVINGS


HOME FINANCING


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BUILDING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES


SCHUSTER'S BUILDING MATERIAL C. W. BRAUGHTON


Everything for the Building


HAYDITE BLOCKS


SEPTIC TANKS


COAL AND COKE


Radio Dispatched Trucks


A Square Block Makes a Square Building


OFFICE PHONE STate 6-4351


824 E. Troy Ave. (3) Res. Phone STate 4-4727 BETTER SERVICE


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY


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BURIAL VAULTS


WAYNE BURIAL VAULT CO., INC.


MANUFACTURERS OF DORIC FIBER GLASS LINED VAULTS Tels. Fleetwood 7-4656 - Fleetwood 7-1815 - FLeetwood 9-6933 602 S. EMERSON AVE., INDIANAPOLIS


VITAL INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGER-TIPS!


Tens of thousands of people who were formerly strangers to the City Directory are consulting it on questions of citizenship, employment, sources of supply, communica- tion, etc. Also, Directory usage is up among regular subscribers.


More People Are SEEING CITY DIRECTORY ADS


R. L. POLK & CO.'S


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CARPET INSTALLATIONS


CUSTOM CARPET INSTALLATIONS


"CUSTOM TAILORED By CARPET EXPERTS"


Contract Installations


. Rugs and Carpets Altered in Your Home or Our Shop


· Serging


· Re-Weaving


RUGS and CARPETS Custom Tailored and Cleaned Wall To Wall Cleaning - Sewing - Binding CALL MEIrose 1-3214 OR TUcker 1-5351 2844 East Washington


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY


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CEMENT CONTRACTORS


RIGHT - WAY DRIVE WAY CO. CEMENT-BRICK-STONE-BLOCKS All Types of Cement Work FREE ESTIMATES


NAYMON LISENBY


Phone MElrose 6-5998


2443 N. Parker


COAL


LITZELMAN COAL & OIL CORP.


"Once Coaled by Us - Never Cold Again"


OIL and COAL COKE and PAINT


445 North Holmes Ave. (22)


COAL


BUILDING MATERIALS and SUPPLIES


Phone: MEIrose 7-1318


SEXSON BROS. COAL AND OIL CO.


"Premium Fuel For Every Purpose" CLEAN FILTERED FUEL OIL - METERED TICKETS PREMIUM COALS - LUMP - EGG - STOKER BUDGET PLAN - CHARGE ACCOUNTS DEPENDABLE SERVICE FOR OVER 30 YEARS


2120 Hoyt Ave. 3


MElrose 8-6531


Clean COAL


WESTERN FUEL CO., INC.


FUEL OIL


COAL · COKE


"PIONEER ISLAND" "CREEK COAL" "West Virginia Quality Coal"


FUEL OIL


.


. "WHERE QUALITY RULES" . ..


Serving The Best For Over 1/4 Century


452 N. Belmont


Tel. MElrose 7-3411


R. L. POLK & CO.'S


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COLLECTION AGENCIES


A


INDIANAPOLIS ACCOUNTS SERVICE, INC.


17 W. Market St. . Suite 932 . Indianapolis, Indiana . MElrose 5-8547


Robert W. Herting manager


AFFILIATED OFFICES Aurora Accounts Service Inc. Aurora, Illinois


Chicago Accounts Service Inc. Chicago, Illinois


DuPage Cty. Accounts Service Inc. Elmhurst, Illinois


Elgin Accounts Service Inc. Elgin, Illinois


Joliet Accounts Service Inc. Joliet, Illinois


Kentucky Accounts Service Inc. Lexington, Kentucky


McHenry Cty. Accounts Service Inc. Woodstock, Illinois


Milwaukee Accounts Service Inc. Milwaukee, Wisconsin


Pekin Accounts Service Inc. Pekin, Illinois


Rockford Accounts Service Inc. Rockford, Illinois


If debtor makes definite arrangements within this period our charge will be 10% of full amount listed.


33-1/3% contingent fee on all accounts.


EXCEPT-50% on Accounts over 2 years old; Accounts for- warded to other agencies; Accounts previously handled by other agencies. Accounts under $25.00; Skip or traced ac- counts; Accounts requiring litigation.


Guaranteeing the highest recovery possible, consistent with good public relations.


Members of The National Accounts System


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY


COLLECTIONS


No Collection - No Charge Offering A Complete and Ethical Collection Service on Retail, Medical-Dental and Commercial Accounts.


RATE SCHEDULE


10% - Accounts must be under six months of age with current address.


We will send three (3) pre-collection letters on our letterhead within thirty (30) days urging debtor to make arrangements at your office.


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COLLECTION AGENCIES


CREDIT COLLECTION AGENCY, INC.


LICENSED


BONDED


"QUALIFIED BY EXPERIENCE"


All Types Retail, Wholesale, and Professional Collections


NO CHARGE WITHOUT RESULTS


Quick Action


Repossessions


Progress Reports To Clients


Deficiency Collections


Skip Tracing


Bad Checks


P & L Collections


Claims


Don't Delay - Phone or Write Today


Room 805 Roosevelt Bldg. 9 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis


MEIrose 4-4366


American Credit Association


"We Collect Your Accounts AND Retain Your Customers"


. All Types of Collections - Quick Efficient Service "When YOUR efforts fail to produce results, let AMERICAN CREDIT go to work for you." LICENSED - BONDED


39 E. Ohio St., Suite 425 MElrose 9-5669


CITIZENS CREDIT SERVICE


Service in finance and collection of medical, dental, and hospital bills.


3724 E. 38TH STREET . INDIANAPOLIS (18) INDIANA


Company A DIVISION OF


CITIZENS ACCEPTANCE


corporation


ROBERT P. RATZ President


WM. (Bill) DUNNE Secretary-Treasurer LIBERTY 5-3395


R. L. POLK & CO.'S


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COLLECTION AGENCIES


DELPHIA COLLECTION AGENCY


"A FIRM OF POSITIVE RESULTS"


WE COLLECT ALL TYPE ACCOUNTS


2858 N. Illinois St.


WE OFFER A FAST, LICENSED, BONDED, SERVICE OF PROVEN RESULTS


PAY ONLY FOR WHAT WE COLLECT


Tel. WAlnut 5-3430


Collection Agency


FOUNTAIN SERVICE BUREAU


. INVESTIGATIONS AND ACCOUNTS SERVICED . . . .


LICENSED AND BONDED IN STATE OF INDIANA . . . . .


Turn Your Delinquent Accounts Over To Us For "FAST DEPENDABLE SERVICE . QUICK ACTION GUARANTEED" WE COLLECT ALL TYPES ACCOUNTS - FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL - BUSINESS - OR PROFESSION - LARGE OR SMALL 1105 Prospect RM 302 Indianapolis 3, Indiana R. A. SPALL, MGR. Tel. ME 1-8478


McSHA COLLECTION AGENCY


"There Is No Such Thing As An Uncollectible Account"


LICENSED - BONDED


NATION WIDE SERVICE


. ALL TYPES OF COLLECTIONS


Prompt Service . Personal Contact


Professional Skip Tracers Efficient


Experienced . References on Request


· BAD CHECK SPECIALISTS


Member of the Indpls. Chamber of Commerce


$$$ Results $$$ Results $$$ Results For Any Individual, Business,


Profession Large or Small - Phone or Write


4309 N. IRVINGTON


1870 SHELBY


6020 E. Wash. .FL 9-9265


THE ONLY COMPLETE


Impartial List of Business Concerns


« Without Regard to Size, Importance, Location, or Appointments, Is Your


CITY DIRECTORY CLASSIFIED BUSINESS SECTION


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY


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CONTRACTORS


AICHELE BROTHERS CONTRACTORS


RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL


BUILDERS and REMODELING


· GARAGES · BREEZEWAYS


· PORCHES


· ROOMS ADDED


· ENCLOSURES


· ATTICS AND BASEMENTS


F.H.A. and Bank Rates Available


All Work Done By Expert Contractors Only The Best Building Material Goes Into Our Work. If You Have A Building-Or Remodeling Problem Call Us For Free Estimates


Call After 5 p.m. Fleetwood 9-2909 CHapel 1-7785


AICHELE BROS. CONTRACTORS 120 N. DeQUINCY 5004 ROCKVILLE RD.


AMONG MAJOR CLIENTS WHO HAVE REQUIRED F-C SERVICES ARE ...


Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. . Aluminum Co. of America Alvey Conveyor Mfg. Co. . American Can Co. . Anheuser- Busch, Inc. . Atomic Energy Commission . British- Columbia, Authority . Cargill, Inc. . Certainteed Products Co. . Chase Bag Co. . Chrysler Corporation . City of Cincinnati . Combustion Engineering, Inc. . Continental Can Co., Inc. . County of Madison, Illinois . Cupples- Hesse Corp. . Dow Chemical Co. . Elam Grain Co. . Emer. son Electric Mfg. Co. . Falstaff Brewing Corp. . Fidelity Mutual Insurance Co. . City of Florissant . First National Bank . General Carbon & Chemical Corp. . General Mo- tors Corp. . General Refractories Co. . General Services Administration . Granite City Steel Co. . Great Lakes Carbon Corp. . C. Hager & Son Hinge Mfg. Co. . Harbison- Walker Refractories Co. . Hussmann Refrigerator Co. Hyde Park Brewery . Ideal Cement Co. . Illinois Power Co. Illinois Terminal Railroad . Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Indiana University . City of Indianapolis . Kasco, Division Of Corn Products . Laclede Gas Co. . Lehigh Portland Cement Company . Mallinckrodt Chemical Works McDonnell Aircraft Corp. . City of Memphis . Mississippi Glass Co. . Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. . Missouri Portland Cement Co. . Monsanto Chemical Co. . National Gypsum Co. . National Lead Co. . Nestle Company . City of New Albany . New York Central Railroad Co. . Nooter Corp. . Olin Mathieson Co. . Pennsylvania Railroad Co. City of Peru . Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. . H. K. Porter, Inc. . Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co. . Rexall Drug Co. City of San Francisco . Scullin Steel Co. . Sears Roebuck & Co. . John Sexton & Co. . Shell Oil Co. . A. O. Smith Co. . Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. . City of Spring- field . Standard Oil Co. . State Of Illinois . State Of Missouri . Sterling Aluminum Co. . City of St. Louis Union Bag & Paper Corp. . Union Electric Power Co. U. S. Airforce . U. S. Army Corps Of Engineers U. S. N., Bureau Of Yards & Docks . United States Steel Co. . Valley Dolomite Co. . Wagner Electric Corp. Walsh Refractories . City of Warren . Western Cartridge


A COMPLETE


CONSTRUCTION


C


SERVICE


FRUIN-COLNON CONTRACTING CO. ENGINEERS . CONSTRUCTORS


INDIANAPOLIS ST. LOUIS . SAN FRANCISCO


R. L. POLK & CO.'S


During its 86 years of service Fruin-Colnon has completed nearly 5000 projects for industrial and commercial clients, municipal, state and federal governmental agencies. They testify to F-C's scope of experience in all types of engineering and construction projects.


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CONTRACTORS


Carl M. Geupel Construction Co.


(INCORPORATED)


STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS


1919 N. Meridian


Tel. WAlnut 5-9251


Indianapolis


Specializing in Reinforced Concrete and Commercial and Industrial Building Construction


QUALITY LUMBER AND MILL WORK


ACME BUILDING MATERIALS, INC.


5 235 WINTHROP AVE., INDIANAPOLIS


PHONE . . . CLifford 1-9201


BERLING & SONS


MEMBER INDIANAPOLIS CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION AND CONSTRUCTION LEAGUE OF INDIANAPOLIS


Thos. A. Berling Thos. A. Berling, Jr. Jas. E. Berling Chas. J. Berling Wm. B. Berling


TELEPHONE MELROSE 2-7481


General Contractors 212 SOUTH TEMPLE AVENUE INDIANAPOLIS 1, INDIANA


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY


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CONTRACTORS


BOCK EQUIPMENT CO., INC. CONTRACTORS MACHINERY FOR RENT AND SALE 1900 NORTHWESTERN AVE.


INDIANAPOLIS


HI, NEIGHBOR! LET US HELP YOU WITH YOUR REMODELING PROBLEMS


RED SIZEMORE


COMPLETE REMODELING ALL ON ONE CONTRACT BRAND NAME PRODUCTS Call STate 7-5326 - STate 7-5327


DEPENDABLE HOME IMPROVEMENT CO.


1604 E. MINNESOTA


GLOVER ASPHALT Incorporated


RESIDENTIAL - INDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIAL


PAVING GRADING EXCAVATING


"Specializing In Quality Material and Workmanship"


363 S. Tibbs Tel. CHapel 4-9065


GRADY ASPHALT, Inc.


ASPHALT ROADS - STREET CONSTRUCTION MARKETERS AND APPLIERS OF ROAD OIL, TAR AND CRUSHED STONE Plant, Noblesville, Indiana-Tel. MEIrose 6-0133 OFFICE 6144 N. COLLEGE AVE.


Clifford 5-6606


R. L. POLK & CO.'S


CONTRACTORS


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John Hoffman and Sons, Inc. 2626 JAMES ST. (18) TEL. WAInut 5-6655


Old Reliable


Excavating . Grading . Wrecking . Bulldozing . Dump Trucks NIGHTS, SUNDAYS, HOLIDAYS


C. O. Hoffman-Fleetwood 7-9908 Howard Hoffman-Fleetwood 7-7386 Virgil Hoffman - Liberty 6-6249 John Henry Hoffman - WAInut 5-6655


KREBAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. ED GENERAT GENERAL CONTRACTORS


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L.OF AMERICA


108 E. 9th (2)


JOHN C. WILSON, Pres. REID W. WILSON, V-Pres. MARWYN E. WILSON, Sec .- Treas. TEL. MElrose 5-7395


CONCRETE CONTRACTORS


INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL . FLOORS . SIDEWALKS . DRIVEWAYS . PARKING LOTS Our Specialty INDUSTRIAL CONCRETE WORK OF ALL KINDS AND REINFORCED CONCRETE


SAM Fleetwood 6-6385


LIOSI 1102 S. Emerson Ave.


CO., INC.


totally new and exciting . STRAN-STYLE BUILDINGS


Select the Stran-Style building you like best, take your choice of colors . . . we'll see that it's up and working for you within weeks. One-fourth down payment is all that is required and you can finance it directly through us. Why not give us a call today?


Stran Stee


MID - AMERICA STEEL, INC. 6225 N. BROADWAY


TEL. Clifford 1-9441


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CONTRACTORS


PIERLE "GATES"" CONTRACTORS


LEE PIERLE


ALUMINUM SIDING . STORM WINDOWS · JALOUSIES . ROOFING GUTTERING . PORCH ENCLOSURES . BREEZE WAYS . GARAGES INSULATION (Blown In) · ELECTRIC HEAT BANK PLAN FINANCING AVAILABLE 2538 S. Meridian St. Tel. STate 4-6774


POINDEXTER BROS.


MElrose 9-1341


General Contraitina POINDEXTER BROS.


STORKE


"COMPLETE REMODELING AND REPAIRING"


ROOFING - SIDING - PAINTING - GUTTERS - ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS JAMES D. and GUS H. POINDEXTER 1622 E. 19th ST. Tel. MElrose 9-1341


And Son, James O. and Son, Lawrence E.


Tousley Construction Company, Inc. STRU TION GENERAL CONTRACTORS


T


INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY CONSTRUCTION


INDIANAPO IS


925 E. St. Clair


Indianapolis 2, Ind. Phone MElrose 6-5505


W. H. WALKER & COMPANY BUILDING SPECIALTIES


WILLIAM H. WALKER, President


1450 Main St. (Speedway)


Tel. CHapel 1-8261


R. L. POLK & CO.'S


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CONTRACTORS


SKILL and SERVICE


HARRY A. WRIGHT


GENERAL CONSTRUCTION


Good Masonry and Small TOUGH Jobs a Specialty


4545 N. SHADELAND


TEL. Liberty 6-3047


CONTRACTORS-ELECTRICAL


ANDERSON ELECTRIC SERVICE, Inc.


140 S. COLLEGE AVE.


TEL. MElrose 2-5393


INDIANAPOLIS 2, IND.


Specializing in Industrial and Commercial Wiring


CONTRACTORS-MARBLE AND TILE


WEGE


MARBLE AND TILE CO., INC.


- ESTABLISHED 1917 -


COMPLETE LINE OF MARBLE FOR FLOORS- FIREPLACES-COUNTER TOPS-STORE FRONTS- TABLE TOPS


"FREE ESTIMATES ANYWHERE" COLORED SLATE FLOORS COLD SPRING GRANITE FOR STORE FRONTS


COMPLETE MILL FACILITIES FOR CUTTING, POLISHING AND FABRICATING MARBLE


ROOM 919 ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS BUILDING


333 N. Pennsylvania


MEIrose 5-7531


CONTRACTORS-SIDING


YEARS TO-PAY


5 MAGNOLIA STONE


Also Featuring Aluminum Siding


APPLIED-STONE-BY-STONE OVER ANY SURFACE


. DUPLICATES . NATURAL . TENNESSEE . LEDGE-ROCK


· INCREASES PROPERTY RESALE VALUE UP TO 40%


. COOLER IN SUMMER-WARMER IN WINTER-CUTS FUEL BILLS


MAGNOLIA-STONE CO. SPECIALIZES IN ALL KINDS OF ROOFING, SIDING AND ROOM ADDITIONS AND GENERAL HOME REPAIR PRODUCTS: FOR OLD AND NEW HOMES INCLUDING: BAKED ENAMEL ALUMINUM SIDING, ROOFING AND MASONRY WORK.


5512 East 21st


- NO MONEY DOWN -


Tel. Fleetwood 9-9237


GUARANTEED 20 YEARS


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CONTRACTORS' SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT


REID-HOLCOMB Company, Inc.


CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT


YALE


INDUSTRIAL LIFT TRUCKS


DROTT BOOM TRUCKS AND ALLIED MATERIALS HANDLING LINES


EUCLID . BLAW-KNOX


LIMA . INSLEY


SCHIELD-BANTAM


PIONEER


· ROGERS · AMERICAN- MARIETTA SALES - RENTALS - PARTS - SERVICE


INDIANAPOLIS: 1815 Kentucky Avenue


MEIrose 2-4433


EVANSVILLE: 6000 Boonville Highway GReenleaf 6-1348


COSMETICS


Lena Horne DISTRIBUTED COSMETICS BY


INDIANAPOLIS REED CO., INC.


Manufacturers of Floral Baskets, Wire Designs - and Distributors of Cosmetics 2217 MASSACHUSETTS AV. 22 Floral Telephone MElrose 6-3553


Cosmetic Telephone MElrose 6-9919


DAIRIES


THE POLK SANITARY MILK CO.


K'S


OOL MI


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ALWA


AHEAVY


POLK'S-MILK -AND-ICE-CREAM


1100 E. 15th St.


Call MElrose 8-1321


DELIVERY SERVICE


REED'S


DELIVERY SERVICE


STate 6-5911 or STate 4-6063 MEIrose 6-8881 1027 Fletcher Ave. (Rear) Indianapolis


R. L. POLK & CO.'S


RH


ELECTRIC GASOLINE PROPANE


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DEPARTMENT STORES


Strauss Says: "The Best at the price, no matter what the price"


Gentlemen's Suits and


Outer Coats . . . Sportswear


Hickey Freeman - Fashion Park - Botany 500 Quad University Shop


Dobbs Hats . . . Cavanagh Hats


Johnston and Murphy Nettleton-Freeman and British Walker Footwear


Shirts, Ties, Socks and accessories


Schwarz Toys


CUM QUALITATE.


A Special Shop for Boys (from 2 to 20) ("Me Too" Shop for Girls) Sixth Floor


Specialty Shop Women's Tailored Suits, Coats, Dresses, Hats Footwear, Formals, Lingerie and Sportswear Third and Fourth Floors


L. STRAUSS & CO., Downtown Corner Washington and Illinois-Also in Glendale


Inc.


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DRUGS-WHOLESALE


Mooney-Mueller-Ward Company, Inc.


Wholesale Druggists


PHARMACEUTICALS -- SUNDRIES FOUNTAINS -- FIXTURES


501-509 Madison Ave. (6)


MElrose 4-1531


LIQUOR DIVISION WINES AND LIQUORS


708 MADISON AVE. (6)


TEL. MELROSE 8-3501


R. L. POLK & CO.'S


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ELECTRICAL


BREHOB ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, INC.


24-HOUR SERVICE


ELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIRS OUR SPECIALTY


Repairs to all Types Electrical Equipment


Loan Motors While Yours Is Being


Repaired


MOTORS and CONTROLS


New and Renewed - Bought - Sold - Rented - Installed and Repaired - Industrial Power Wiring - A Complete Service from Sale of Equipment to Installation.


650 R. P.M.


1150 R. P.M.


50 R. P. M.


AMERICAN


SPEED REDUCER


American Speed Reducers Pulleys - Vee Belts


Application Specialists to Consult With You - No Obligation


QUINCY AIR COMPRESSORS


Authorized SALES AND SERVICE


WE REPAIR ALL MAKES


Complete Engineering Service Available


FANS AND BLOWERS


GEAR MOTORS Authorized Sales And Service MASTER ELECTRIC CO. Let Us Solve Your Low Speed Drive Problems


BREHOB ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, INC.


1334 S. MERIDIAN ST. 25


PHONE MEIrose 2-4451


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ELECTRICAL


Everything Electrical SUPPLIES - FIXTURES - APPLIANCES - ELECTRIC HEAT AND MOTOR CONTROLS


FARRELL-ARGAST ELECTRIC CO.


"The House Electric"


WHOLESALE AND RETAIL


BRANCH 6839 E. 32d


LIberty 7-9517


MAIN STORE Meridian at Maryland MElrose 5-6321


McBROOM ELECTRIC CO., INC.


· MOTOR REPAIRS


· REWINDING


· MOTOR PARTS


3301 N. Illinois St. DEPENDABLE GUARANTEED SERVICE


· SALES


· SERVICE


. CONTROL PARTS


WAInut 5-5347


Indianapolis, Ind.


WAInut 5-5347


ENGRAVERS


for the finest printing impressions .. .


COMPLETE ART SERVICE RETOUCHING-LAYOUT


JA


TY


MELROSE 7-4534


DAY


NITE SERVICE


SERVICE


SERVICE ENGRAVING INC. 227 N. DELAWARE . INDIANAPOLIS, IND.


R. L. POLK & CO.'S


IT'S PHOTO ENGRAVINGS BY "SERVICE"


EXCAVATING CONTRACTORS


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CELORAIN


EXCAVATING


ENGINEERS


TOP SOIL


FILL DIRT


"No Job Too Big - No Job Too Small"


I. D. CLARK CO., INC.


3910 E. 21st STREET FLEETWOOD 6-7263


NIGHTS - CLIFFORD 5-4714


GRADING


CONTRACTORS


HI-LIFT SERVICE


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FLOOR COVERINGS


J & J FLOOR COVERING CO.


HARDWOOD FLOOR CONTRACTING


Beautiful® FLOORS


QUALITY ASPHALT - VINYL


RUBBER TILE - CABINET TOPS CARPETS AND LINOLEUM


"Most Modern Equipped Shop"


Complete Line of Kentile Products We Carry a Complete Line of Mohawk Carpets and Rugs


KENTILE asphalt Tile


We Work Anywhere In Indiana Refinishing and New Floors One of Indiana's Oldest Contractors DAY OR NIGHT CALL 2008 E. 46TH ST. TEL. Clifford 3-2098 IF NO ANSWER CALL CLIFFORD 5-8525


MOHAWK


FLORISTS


GLOW FLOWER SHOP


SO PERFECT to send. SO THRILLING to receive


... FLOWERS SAY SO MUCH SO BEAUTIFULLY ...


"Flowers For All Occasions"


· WEDDINGS


· ANNIVERSARIES


· CORSAGES


· POTTED PLANTS


. CHURCH DECORATIONS


Flower Catering Service-Decorating Floral Creations For Corporations


When Thinking of Flowers - Go & Grow With Glow


4100 -4102 E. Michigan


Tel. Fleetwood 6-1444


R. L. POLK & CO.'S


· ENGAGEMENTS


. CUT FLOWERS


· FUNERAL DESIGNS


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TEL. ATwater 3-3838


WE PHONE FLOWERS ANYWHERE


"FOR QUALITY and ORIGINALITY" Call


BO-KA FLORIST


. Cut Flowers . Weddings . Floral Arrangements


. Blooming and Green Plants 110 W. 38th St. (At Illinois)


FOOD PRODUCTS




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