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HENRY F. CATE
FUNERAL DIRECTOR and EMBALMER
EFFICIENT SERVICE
WEST NEWTON MASS.
NEWTON SAVINGS BANK
A Mutual Savings Bank Since 1831
Savings Accounts
Mortgages
Life Insurance
A Complete Thrift Program
286 WASHINGTON STREET NEWTON, MASS.
SEE PAGE 10 BUYERS' GUIDE
KERRIGAN BROTHERS
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743 BEACON ST., NEWTON Phone Cen. Newt. 4600
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Tel. Cen. Newt. 4600-3736 Tel. Newton N. 1634
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Newton, the Garden City, covers an area of 18 square miles, has a population of 70,000, high civic standards, one of the best school systems in the country, and because of its close proximity to Boston, has unusual advantages as a place of residence.
The Newton Chamber of Commerce is an organized, co-operative agency to advance the civic, industrial, mercantile, and develop- ment interests of all the Newtons.
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(1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
POLK'S NEWTON (MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASS.)
CITY DIRECTORY
Vol. 1940 XXXVII
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GENERAL INDEX
PAGE
PAGE
Abbreviations
32
Newton Chamber of Commerce C
Advertisers Index
4
Newton Free Library 15
Aldermen
13
Police Court 16
Alphabetical Section
33
Police Department
16
Apartment Buildings
624
Population 11
Appropriations for City Expenses
26
Population of Newton
10
Assessors
15
Post Offices 22
19
Associations & Clubs-Commercial
624
Public Welfare
14
Auctioneers
14
Railroad Passenger Stations
669
Board of Health
15
Registrars of Voters
14
Boston Business Directory
681
Representatives
20
Buildings-Public & Office
632
16
Buyers' Guide opp
622 11
Churches
635
Circuit Court of U S
19
City Government
13
City Statistical Review
8
Sinking Fund Commissioners
14
Classified Business Directory
623
Societies
674
Clergymen
636
State Officers
20
Clubs
638
Street Commissioner
14
Congressional District
20
Street Directory
689
Constables
15
Street Index by Postal Districts
683
County Officers
18
Street Lighting
17
District Court of Newton
16
Supreme Court
19
Fire Department
15
Supreme Judicial Court of Mass
19
General Directory
33
Halls
650
Health Dept
15
United States Courts
19
Hills
27
United States District Court 19
House Directory
689
Land Court
20
Libraries
15
Voting Precincts
24
Massachusetts State Government
20
Ward Boundaries
23
Masters in Chancery
18
Warrants, State, County and Metropoli- tan 26
Medical Examiners
18
Middlesex County Officers
18
Water Department 18
Military
21 Wealth of Newton
25
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Public Administrators
19
Census
Schools
17, 672
Senatorial Districts
20
Senators
20
Sheriff and Deputies
18
Courts . .
19
Superior Court
19
Tax Levy
25
Trust Funds
25
Homes & Asylums
651
United States Government 21
Valuation 26
School Committee
School Holidays
17
Probate Court
Association of North American Directory Publishers
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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A A Kennels 241 Nahanton NC. . . left bottom lines and 22
Albert's Beauty Studio Inc 312 Walnut Newtonville . 15
Alvord Bros 81 Union NC .. 48
Auburn Cleansers 343 Auburn Au. . Initial Ads and 17
Bartlett Joseph W 75 Federal rm 706.
Boston 34
Battles Frank Inc 208 Washington N. right bottom lines and 4
Blood Charles W 25 Pemberton sq rm 511 Boston 35
Boston Consolidated Gas Company (New- ton Division) 308 Washington N.
.right bottom lines and 55
Brae Burn Nursery 151 Watertown Water- town. .left top lines and 40 Brewer Cyrus & Co 44 Kilby Boston .... 33 Brookline Trust Co 1341 and 1627 Beacon
and 1 Harvard Brookline. .
.right bottom lines and 12
Brown W Frank & Sons 83 Union NC .. .right bottom lines, 38 and 53 Burning Oils Inc 838 Eastern av Malden . inside front cover
Burns John T & Sons Inc 365 Centre N ..
. left bottom lines and 49 Callanan J Edward Company 271 Wash- ington N .. 52
Carley Realty 1171 Washington WN. front edge and 50 Carter Albert P 25 Pemberton sq rm 511 Boston 35
Cashman W E Company 788 Beacon NC back cover, right top lines and 2 Cate Henry F 1251 Washington WN. . front cover, right top lines and 26 Central Gardening Co 94 Central Waltham .right bottom lines and 40 Centre Radio Co 89 Union NC right top lines and 47 Clark Dana B Co 869 Washington Nv .. . left bottom lines and 8 Cleveland Thomas V 405 Centre N. . 53 Colburn G Clement & Son 378 Centre N .. 33 Collins C S Inc 718 Beacon NC. 4 Corkum L E 807 Washington Nv
.left bottom lines and 30
Curran William J 25 Maple pk NC. 21
Deane Norman H 1066 Centre NC .front cover and 20
Doherty Funeral Directors 327 Watertown
N 27
Dunham Chevrolet Co 431 Washington N
.right top lines and 4 Eddy C F Company 1411 Washington WN 18 Edgar Hazen E 1200 Walnut NH. .right bottom lines and 38 Edmands & Byfield Agency 20 Centre av
N .... right top lines, left top lines and 52 Elmwood Street Garage 49 Elmwood N .. 8 Emery Sam T 40 Broad Boston. 34 Eustis & Joyce 793 Washington Nv .. 27
Evans & Cable 555 Commonwealth av NC .left bottom lines and 41
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Fiske A F & Co 983 Watertown WN .... 44 Flood John 347 Washington N.
.left top lines and 28
Flynn James T 313 Washington N. 34 Frost Motors Inc 399 Washington N .right bottom lines and 4
Fuller Alfred E 46 Austin Nv. left top lines and 33 Furden D J & Sons 25 Paul NC. 44 Gallagher James P 277 Washington rm 7 N 35
Gordon John H & Son 279 Auburn Au .. .left top lines and 54 Graphic Press The 8-12 Centre av N .. 46
Grossman L Sons Inc 27 Washington LF .right top corner cards and 36 Hastings Kenneth B 20 Centre av N. .right top lines, left top lines and 52 Hatch B S Co 200 Webster WN. 18
Hawkins H H & Sons Co rear 236 Washing- ton N .. .left bottom lines and 15 Hemeon Melbourne W rear 9 Washington
Wellesley side LF .... bottom lines and 41
Hemphill James K 1195 Boylston UF .... 42 Hill Donald Mackay Sr 50 Federal Boston 35 Hinckley & Woods 40 Broad 8th fl Boston 34 Hockridge William H 8 Pleasant NC .... .left bottom lines and 44 Holden's Taxi & Baggage Service 50 Union N C 57
Howe Associates 551 Commonwealth av N C ... .right bottom lines and 53 Hubbard F A Co Inc 425 Centre N. 23 Hunting's Express 53 Court Nv 24 Kellar William 49 Border WN 21 Kerrigan Brothers 743 Beacon NC. . . front cover, left bottom lines and 7 Kieser Charles D 10 Lincoln NH. left bottom lines and 44
Leavitt W P Sons Co 29 Pearl N. . back bone and B Lyons Thomas J 1479 Washington WN .. 28 MacLean Roderick 38 Thornton N. .. right top lines and inside front cover Massachusetts Wharf Coal Co 60 Devon- shire Boston 19
McMullen F D 10 Bailey pl Nv.
right bottom lines and 45
Metropolitan Coal Company 110 Washing- ton Brookline. . top edge and 19 Metropolitan Ice Co Rosedale rd Water- town 20
Middle Door The 1158 Walnut NH. 29
Modern Kitchens Inc 1189 Centre NC .right bottom lines and 23 Modern Printing Co 18 Pleasant NC .... right top lines and 47
Moore & Moore Inc 361 Centre N .. .right top lines and 30 Mount Ida 777 Dedham NC. 55
New England Mutual Life Insurance Co 87 Milk Boston. 32 New England Toro Co 1121 Washington W N. 29
Newton Awning Co 861 Washington Nv .left top lines and 9
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Newton Buick Co 371 Washington N .... 5
Newton Builders Supply Co 21 Cypress N C . left top lines and 37
Newton Cemetery Corporation 791 Walnut
near Homer NC ...... left top lines and 16 Newton Centre Garage Inc 792 Beacon NC .right bottom lines and 2 Newton Centre Savings Bank 103 Union
N C .left top lines and 12
Newton Chamber of Commerce The 634 Commonwealth av NC. C
Newton Co-operative Bank 305 Walnut Nv . left top lines and 13
Newton Corner Hardware Co 315 Wash- ington N 30 Newton Glass Co 302 Centre N.
.right bottom lines and 42 Newton Graphic Publishing Co Inc The 11 Centre av N. 39
Newton Memorial Art Co 732 Walnut NC 38 Newton Motor Sales Co 773 Washington
Nv .right top lines and 5
Newton Motors Inc 126 Galen (Water- town dist) N. . bottom edge and 3
Newton Savings Bank 286 Washington .. N front cover and 10 Newton Secretarial School 259 Walnut Nv . back cover and 56
Newton Taxi Service 368 Centre N. 57 Newton Trust Co 93 Union NC 11
Nordstrom H M & Co 212 Summer NC .. .right top lines and 42
O'Connor M F & Son 873 Walnut NC .... 45
Orr Heating & Plumbing Co 307 Walnut Nv 45
Osterlund August Inc 724 Beacon NC .. 5 Paul Luther Co 81 Union NC. 20 Perkins Fred E Co 374 Centre N. .left bottom lines and 45
Perkins L Frank Inc 74 Needham NH. 57 Pierce & Plummer 412 Centre N. 54
Pratt E W Co 101 Union NC 28
Rhodes Pharmacy 1649 Beacon W 22 Rich Burt M 26 Centre av N.
.right top lines and 28 Rowe Gordon W 20 Union NC ...
.right bottom lines and 6 Ruane Mathew F 77 Walnut Nv .. .left top lines and. 24 Savage Henry W Inc 555 Commonwealth av NC 51 Scipione Charles 259 Walnut Nv. .right top lines and 54 Sherman Bros Inc 288 Centre N.
front cover and 41
PAGE Silver Lake Chevrolet Co Inc 444 Water- town N
3 Silver Lake Liquor Co 346 Watertown Newton 36
Spring Marshall C Co Inc 15 River LF .. 37 Stefaney Anthony J 166 Woodcliff rd NH 24 Stone Mason H 27 State Boston. 35 Suvalle David Inc 20 Woodward NH .... 43 Theurer Otto A Contracting Co Inc 171 Watertown Watertown .left top lines and 21
Thomas Benjamin M 431 Centre N. .. 46
Thomas Motors 383 Boylston NC. .right bottom lines and 5 Thompson G Wilbur 80 Langley rd NC .. .left top lines and 43
Thompson Rupert C & Co 634 Common- wealth av NC .left top lines and 54 Tighe Harry Inc 780 Beacon NC .. .left top lines and 6
Tivey & Co 9 Forest N H. 23
Turgeon's Garage Inc 238 Walnut Nv. 8
Vachon R A & Sons Inc 22 Union NC .. 21 Village Beverage Store Inc 310 Walnut Nv . left bottom lines and 36
Waltham Federal Savings & Loan Associa- tion 45 Moody Waltham. right top lines and 15
Waltham National Bank of Waltham The 637 Main Waltham. 13
Waltham Publishing Co 18 Pine Waltham left top lines and 39 Waterman J S & Sons Inc 497 Common- wealth av Boston .... . back cover and 27 Wellcome F D & Son 95 Riverview av
Waltham ....... right bottom lines and 31 West Newton Auto Body & Welding Co 979 Watertown WN . left bottom lines and 6
West Newton Co-operative Bank 1308
Washington WN .... right top lines and 14 West Newton Flower Shop 2020 Common- wealth av Au.
. back cover, left bottom lines and 25
WVest Newton Motor Mart Inc 1203 Wash- ington WN ...... left bottom lines and 6
West Newton Savings Bank 1314 Wash- ington WN .. .right top lines and 14
White Richard Sons Inc 67 Cherry pl WN left bottom lines and 22 White S A & Son 97 Hawthorn N .. 24 White & Franke Inc 30 Cameron Brook- line . left bottom lines and 57
Wyman's Framingham Nurseries Cochit- uate rd Framingham .right top corner cards and 40
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INTRODUCTION
R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 750 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1940 edition of the Newton City Directory.
Confidence in the growth of Newton's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Direc- tory is a mirror truly reflecting Newton to the world.
The enviable position occupied by R. L. POLK & CO.'S Directories in the estimation of the public throughout the country, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an un- rivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty co-opera- tion of the business and professional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Newton Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.
Population
The population of Newton in 1935, when the State Census was taken was 66,144.
Five Major Departments
The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-
THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, pages 13 to 31 on white paper, presents lists of city, county, state and federal officials; post office, public school and fraternal organization Directories; statistical review; historical sketch; and manufacturing, trade and civic surveys.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 33 to 621, on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Newton, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and cor- poration in the city.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 622 and separately paged from 1 to 58, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Newton. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the busi- ness represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Newton, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 623 to 680, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under ap- propriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and in- dispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
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THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 689 to 874. In this section the names of the streets are arranged in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. A valuable feature of this section is the designation of tenant-owned homes. A new feature is the designation of homes and places of business having telephones as given to our enumerators.
Municipal Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Newton.
The Newton Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Newton City Direc- tory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Chamber of Commerce, for limited free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 475 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assur- ance that it will bring a commensurate return.
R. L. POLK & CO. Publishers.
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NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS
"The Garden City"
Form of Government: Mayor and Board of Aldermen; each of the seven wards repre- sented by three members: one alderman elected by the ward, and two aldermen-at- large elected from the ward on a general ticket; election held biennially on the Tues- day next following the first Monday in No- vember of the odd numbered years.
Population: State Census 1935; 66,000 (esti- mated Jan 1, 1939: 70,000)
Area: 18 square miles.
Altitude: 15 to 320 feet.
Assessed Valuation: (1938) $168.355,700 with 30.20 tax per thousand.
Colored Population: 600 estimated.
White Population of Age: Males 31,205 es- timated. Females, 38,795 estimated.
Number of All Males: 31,455 estimated. And of All Females: 39,171 estimated.
Native Born Population: 76.9 per cent. of whole population
Predominating Nationalities in City: Native American; Irish, Canadians and Italians. Parks: City, 420 acres; includes 211.84 acres playgrounds and 95 acres Water Works land; Metropolitan, 233 acres; includes 12 acres Quinobequin Road, from Washington Street, Lower Falls to Boylston Street, Up- per Falls.
City's Bonded Debt: January 1, 1938, $6,904,- 226.89.
Financial: One National bank, one trust com- pany with seven branches and three sav- ings banks, four co-operative banks.
Church Buildings: Forty-seven.
Building and Construction: Value of building permits in 1938, $2,808,960; 880 permits; including 218 single dwellings at a cost of $1.454,360.
Dwellings: Total number, 14,899.
Trade: Territory (Retail) serves 200,000 peo- ple within the trading area covering a ra- dius of fifteen miles.
City Served by : Boston & Albany railroad and Middlesex & Boston bus service.
Amusements: There are two theatres and one amusement park. Theatres seat 2,700 peo- ple.
Hospitals: One with 290 beds.
Education : Andover Newton Theological School, Boston College, Lasell Junior Col- lege, Fessenden and Country Day Schools. Number of schools, thirty-eight, including five high schools, eight parochial and dio- cesan schools. Number of pupils in public schools 12,393; in private schools 920 (es- timated) ; in parochial schools 2,010. Total of all teachers in public schools is 527.
Libraries: There are 191,841 volumes in the libraries of the city.
City Statistics: Total street mileage 272; 195 miles of accepted streets, 77 miles private ways and 4.17 miles State Highway. Miles of sewers laid 196.82, Metropolitan 2.94. Ca- pacity of water works (state and muni- cipal) 10,000,000 gallons, daily average pump of 4,746,127 gallons, with 234.66 miles of mains and value of plant estimated at $4,000,000. Fire department employs one hundred and eight men with following motor equipment; nine autos. ten motor engines, two hook and ladder trucks, one lighting plant, one aerial truck, in ten sta- tion houses. Police department has 134 men with eighteen pieces of motor equip- ment.
NEWTON Interesting Facts Regarding the City
It is interesting to note just what Newton stands for to residents in other parts of the country. With its beautiful long avenues, its long lanes leading into beautiful wide parks, its streams and hills, its lovely gardens and artistic residences, it stands for prosperity and success. It signifies elegance and beauty, rather than fashion and display.
Although the march of time has brought changes to Newton in every part, though much of its barren land has been transformed into house lots and streets, though many of its old farm houses have been turned into modern dwellings, still Newton maintains an abundance of its natural beauty which has given it the name of the Garden City-wide- spread recognition as a city of beauty-a city of homes.
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The Charles River winds its course along the northern and western boundaries for more than sixteen miles, adding utilized water power at its upper and lower falls and much beauty to the scenery for miles around. New- ton has that same New England atmosphere which characterizes so many other Massa- chusetts cities, with its stable type of people whose interests are centered in their homes and the finer things of life. Each and every part of Newton typifies the modern "home city," a source of admiration to all visitors and of pride to its citizens.
A Few Historical Facts
As early as 1631 Newton was settled and fortified, less than a year after the founda- tion of Boston. In those days, Newton con- sisted of a large tract of land with a dwelling here and there-a modest settlement, but the foundation, nevertheless, upon which rests the beautiful progressive city of today. King's hand-book of Newton states "the domain northward of the Charles was acquired from the Indian queen, the squaw-sachem, Nane- pashemet's daughter, one of her perquisites being a new coat each winter as long as she lived."
Newton was incorporated a town in 1688, being called New Cambridge until 1692; and having outgrown town government by 1873, was chartered a city in that year.
During the war with the Indians the men of Newton left their homes and families and fought with the rest of the settlers. There is a stone in Nonantum, known as the Eliot memorial, which bears this inscription: "Here at Nonantum, October 28, 1646, in. Waban's Wigwam near this spot, John Eliot began to preach the gospel to the Indians. Here he founded the first Christian community of In- dians within the English colonies."
During the period of the Revolutionary War, the men of Newton rose with the other men of Massachusetts and shared the hard- ships that the crude army led by the great George Washington endured. And so, history repeats itself down through the ages. There are many beautiful monuments and ancient landmarks, silent tributes to the men who so nobly answered the call to arms, from the early days when the settlers fought with the Indians, to the World War.
Population
The best estimates of the present popula- tion of Newton indicates that it is over the seventy thousand mark today. This shows a tremendous increase within the past decade. The steady stream of people who come to Newton yearly to make their homes here are of the thrifty, desirable sort-good citizens who soon blend into the social and civic life and share the pride of their neighbors in their adopted city.
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