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HENRY F. CATE
FUNERAL DIRECTOR and EMBALMER EFFICIENT SERVICE
WEST NEWTON MASS.
NEWTON SECRETARIAL SCHOOL
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NEWTON, Massachusetts LASell 4303
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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.
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CITY DIRECTORY
Vol. 1941 XXXVIII
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GENERAL INDEX
PAGE
PAGE
Abbreviations
32
Newton Free Library
15
Advertisers Index
4
Police Court
16
Aldermen
13
Police Department 16
Alphabetical Section
33 Population
11
Apartment Buildings
820
Population of Newton
10
Appropriations for City Expenses
26
Post Offices 22
20
Association of North American Directory Publishers
X
Public Welfare
14
Associations & Clubs-Commercial
820
Railroad Passenger Stations
864
Auctioneers
14
Registrars of Voters
14
Board of Health
15
Representatives
20
Boston Business Directory
876
School Committee
16
Buildings-Public & Office
829
17
Buyers' Guide
opp
Census
11
Senatorial Districts
20
Churches
831
Senators
20
Circuit Court of U S
19
Sheriff and Deputies
18
City Government
13
Sinking Fund Commissioners
14
City Statistical Review
8
Societies
869
Classified Business Directory
819
State Officers
20
Clubs
834
Street Commissioner
14
Congressional District
20
Street Directory
627
Constables
15
Street Index by Postal Districts
621
County Officers
18
Street Lighting
17
Courts
19
Superior Court
19
District Court of Newton
16
Supreme Court
19
Fire Department
15
Supreme Judicial Court of Mass 19
25
Health Dept
15
Trust Funds
25
Hills
27
United States Courts
19
Homes & Asylums
847
United States District Court
19
House Directory
627
United States Government
21
Land Court
20
Valuation
27
Libraries
15
Voting Precincts
24
Massachusetts State Government
20
Ward Boundaries
23
Masters in Chancery
18
Medical Examiners
19
Middlesex County Officers
18
Water Department 18
Military
21
Wealth of Newton 25
Newton Chamber of Commerce
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Probate Court
Assessors
15
Public Administrators
19
School Holidays
818
Schools 17, 868
Halls
846
Tax Levy
Warrants, State, County and Metropoli- tan 26
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
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Hunting's Express
21
Kellar William
19
Kerrigan Brothers
front cover, left bottom lines and 7
B Leavitt W P Sons Co .... back bone and Lyons Thomas J 25 MacMillan Richard R 47
Madden John C
31
Magni Rocco R Funeral Home 26
Massachusetts Wharf Coal Co
top edge and 18
McIntyre Steve
8
McMullen Francis D
right bottom lines and
37
Metropolitan Coal Company
left top lines and
18
Metropolitan Ice Co
19
Modern Kitchens Inc
right bottom lines and 21
Modern Printing Co. . right top lines and 39 Moore & Moore Inc .. right top lines and 27
Moye Chevrolet Company
right top lines and
4
Murray-Stewart Motor Co Inc
left bottom lines and
4
New England Mutual Life Insurance Co Newton Awning Co Inc
Newton Buick left top lines and 9
.right top lines
Newton Cemetery and Crematory
left top lines and
16
Newton Centre Garage Inc .
right bottom lines and
2
Newton Centre Savings Bank .
left top lines and
12
Newton Chamber of Commerce The. C
17
Newton Co-operative Bank
left top lines and
13
Newton Corner Nash
4
Newton Corner Service Station
left bottom lines
Newton Glass Co .. right bottom lines and 36 Newton Graphic Publishing Co Inc. 33 Newton Memorial Art Co 32
Newton Motor Sales
right top lines, back cover and 5
Newton Savings Bank .. back cover and 10 Newton Secretarial School 49 right top lines, front cover and Newton Trust Co 11
Nordstrom H M & Co right top lines and 36 38 5
Orr Heating & Plumbing Co
Osterlund August Inc
Paul Luther Co
Perkins L Frank Inc
Pierce & Plummer
37
Holden's Taxi & Baggage Service 50
Howe Associates .
right bottom lines, bottom edge and Hubbard F A Co Inc 20
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A A Kennels
left bottom lines and
20
Aiken Thomas R 46
Albert's Beauty Studio Inc 15
Alvord Bros 40
Battles Frank Inc . right bottom lines and 3
Boston Consolidated Gas Company (New-
ton Division) .. right bottom lines and
48
Bradley R M & Co Inc
46
Brae Burn Nursery . .
. left top lines and
35
Brewer Cyrus & Co 29
Brookline Trust Co
right bottom lines and
12
Brown W Frank & Sons
right bottom lines, 33 and
47
Burns John T & Sons Inc left bottom lines and 41
Callanan J Edward Company ... 45
Campbell Hardware Co Inc .. right top lines
Carley Realty
.front edge and
42
Carter & Blood 30
Cate Henry F Inc.
.front cover and
23
Champion Motor Sales left bottom lines and 3
Chandler J H & Son Inc.
left top lines
Colburn G Clement & Son
29
Collins C S Inc 3
Congdon Joseph . . right bottom lines and 47
Corkum L E .... left bottom lines and
27
Corner J N Company
48
Deane Norman H
.front cover and
45
Dimock & Turner Inc
left top lines
Doherty Funeral Directors
24
Eastman Funeral Service
Eddy C F Company right top lines and 24
Edgar Hazen E right bottom lines and 33
Elmwood Street Garage
Eustis & Joyce
Fiske A F & Co
Flood John left top lines and 25
Flower Bouquet The . . left top lines and 22
Foster & Malton .... right top lines and 47
3
Frost Motors Inc. . right bottom lines and Fuller Alfred E .... left top lines and Furden D J & Sons
29 37 30
Gallagher James P
Graphic Press The 38
Hastings Kenneth B
right top lines, left top lines and Hatch B S Co
46 17
Hemeon M W .... right bottom lines and 35
Hill Donald MacKay Sr 30
Hinckley & Woods 30
Hockridge William H
left bottom lines and
Pratt E W Co Rich Burt M . right top lines and Riggs Flower Shop .
43 Rowe Gordon W .. right bottom lines and Savage Henry W Inc 44 6
Hugo Pontiac Inc .. left bottom lines and 4 Scipione Charles .. right top lines and 48
19 50 48 26 26
28
8 24 37
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PAGE Sherman Bros Inc ...... front cover and 35 Silver Lake Chevrolet Co Inc
2 Silver Lake Liquor Co . . 31
Spring Marshall C Co Inc 32
Stefaney Anthony J 22
Stone Mason H 31
Suvalle David Inc 36
Theurer Otto A Contracting Co Inc left top lines and 19
Thomas Benjamin M
38
Thornton Edward J
. left bottom lines
Tivey & Co
21
Turgeon's Garage Inc
8
Vachon R A & Sons Inc
20
Village Beverage Store Inc left bottom lines, back cover and 31 Waltham Federal Savings & Loan Asso- ciation right top lines and 14
Waltham Publishing Co
left top lines and
34
Washington Motors . right bottom lines Waterman J S & Sons Inc back cover and 25
Wellcome F D & Son right bottom lines and 27 West Newton Auto Body & Welding Co left top lines and 6 West Newton Co-operative Bank right top lines and 13
West Newton Motor Mart Inc
left bottom lines, back cover and
5
West Newton Savings Bank
right top lines and
14
White Richard Sons Inc
left bottom lines and
20
White S A & Son
.left bottom lines
White & Franke Inc
left bottom lines and
50
Wyman's Framingham Nurseries
right top corner cards and
34
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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 1941 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 1940, when the United States Census was taken was 69,873.
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 620, 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 DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 627 to 816. 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. Valuable features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of busi- ness having telephones as given to our enumerators.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 818 and separately paged from 1 to 50, on tinted 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.
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THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 819 to 876, 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.
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 500 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: U. S. Census 1940; 69,873 Area: 18 square miles.
Altitude: 15 to 320 feet.
Assessed Valuation: (1941) $168,933,150 with $28.00 tax per thousand.
Colored Population: 600 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, 1941, $5,791,- 000.00.
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 1940, $2,876,779; 954 permits; including 296 single dwellings at a cost of $1,886,550.
Dwellings: Total number, 15,434.
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 and Fessenden. Number of schools, thirty-eight, including five high schools, eight parochial and diocesan schools. Num- ber of pupils in public schools 12,393; in private schools 920 (estimated); in paro- chial schools 2,010. Total of all teachers in public schools is 527.
Libraries: There are 204,110 volumes in the libraries of the city.
City Statistics: Total street mileage 275, 197 miles of accepted streets, 78 miles private ways and 4.17 miles State Highway. Miles of sewers laid 201.87, Metropolitan 2.94. Ca- pacity of water works (state and muni- cipal) 10,000,000 gallons daily average pump of 5,130,000 gallons, with 241.717 miles of mains and value of plant estimated at $4,000,000. Fire department employs one hundred and thirty-eight men with follow- ing 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 140 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.
Administration
The administration of Newton's city gov- ernment is in the hands of safe and con- servative executives, honest public-spirited citizens who have the best interests of the people at heart and in their minds. This is manifested by the high standards of admini- stration which this city has always experi- enced.
Newton has a police force of 140 men, giv- ing it protection at all hours of the day and night. Within recent years, all new modern fire apparatus has been installed. The fire
department with 138 permanent men is al- ways ready at hand to meet every emergency.
Educational Opportunities
One factor which has always given Newton a high standing in the estimation of those looking for a good "home city" is its superb system of schools. Since the early days of 1699, when the first little schoolhouse was built and John Staples became teacher, hold- ing his scholastic sessions four days in each week for a stipend of two shillings a day, the school system of Newton has grown nobly.
Since those early days, Newton has de- veloped tremendously along educational lines. Now there are high grade modern buildings -schools of the highest type for this purpose, with proper exits and due caution against fires and other emergencies. There are also new modern high schools, and the number of pupils that enter the high schools has in- creased appreciably within the last decade. There also are several very fine private schools. The Lasell Junior College, with its beautiful spacious grounds, established 1851, has long been famous. This young ladies' academy has admitted young women from all parts of the United States.
Among other well-known private schools within the city are Fessenden, and MtIda Junior College. The higher institutions of learning are represented by Boston College, in the Chestnut Hill section of the city, and the Andover Newton Theological School (1825) at Newton Centre.
Newton also has a splendid playground system which has developed tremendously within the last decade. There are now many beautiful spots which have been turned into playgrounds for the young. These play- grounds are in charge of very efficient young men and women and the children are taught all sorts of healthful games, while other edu- cational opportunities and interests are en- couraged and promoted.
The Public Library
Another important factor which cannot be disassociated from the school room is the Newton Free Library. This was organized in September, 1869, and received the property of its sponsors, the Newton Library Associa- tion. In 1875 the stockholders of the associa- tion transferred the entire estate to the City of Newton. The location of the building is on Centre street, the ancient main thoroughfare of the town. The Newton Library contains 204,110 volumes and is continually adding to the collection. There are valuable reference books of all periods, as well as works of old and new fiction. There are also many beauti- ful and rare prints. There are now branch libraries in ten sections of the Newtons, the most recent one being that established in Newtonville
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