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Abbreviations 24
Advertisers Index
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Military 18
Aldermen 11
Newton Chamber of Commerce C
Alphabetical Section 25
Newton Free Library 13
Apartment Buildings 525
Police Court 14
Assessors
12
Police Department 13
Population of Newton 10
Post Offices 18
16
Auctioneers 12
Board of Health 13
Boston Business Directory 571
Buildings-Public & Office.
531
Buyers' Guide opp
524
Churches
533
Circuit Court of U S. 16
City Government 11
City Statistical Review 8
Classified Business Directory 525
Clubs 536
Congressional District
18
State Officers
17
Street Commissioner 12
County Officers
15
Street Directory 579
Courts
16
Street Index by Postal Districts. 573
Street Lighting 15
Superior Court
16
Supreme Court
16
Health Dept
13
Supreme Judicial Court of Mass. 16
Trust Funds 21
United States Courts 16
United States District Court 16
Land Court
16
United States Government. 18
Libraries
13
Voting Precincts 20
Massachusetts State Government. 17
Ward Boundaries 19
Medical Examiners 16 Water Department 15
12
Railroad Passenger Stations
559
Registrars of Voters
12
Representatives
17
School Committee
14
School Holidays
14
Schools 14, 563
Senatorial Districts
17
Senators
17
Sheriff and Deputies 15
Sinking Fund Commissioners
12
Societies
564
Constables 12
District Court of Newton 14
Fire Department 12
Halls 545
Hills 18
Homes & Asylums 546
House Directory 579
Middlesex County Officers 15
Association of North American Directory Publishers X
Associations & Clubs-Commercial. 526
Probate Court
Public Welfare
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
PAGE
A A Kennels ...... right bottom lines and 21
A B C Dry Cleaners Inc right side lines and 16
Aiken Thomas L
Albert's Beauty Studio left bottom side lines and 14
Allen J Mervin
Alvord Bros. . right side lines and Auburndale Automotive Service
57
Hatch B S Co .. .front cover and 17
7
Hawes Electric Co
left bottom side lines and 23
14 Hemeon M W ..... .left side lines and 51
Barker George J Lumber Company 44 Hill Donald Mackay Sr 40
21
Hilliard's Kitch-in-vue Candy 14
23
Hinckley & Woods
37
Hockridge William H
left top side lines and 53
Holden's Taxi Service
69
Home Improving Company of Mass 68
41 left side lines and 8
bottom edge, right top lines and 62
Hubert Hardware Co Inc
right bottom lines and
22
Hughes James F
right side lines and
33
56
Hugo Pontiac Inc
Hunting's Express 24
Johnston Nursing Home 34
Joyce and Joyce
inside front cover and back cover Kellar William 20
Ken-Kaye Krafts Co 2 Kerrigan Brothers Inc. . front cover and 6
Kidder, Peabody & Co 38
Kincaid & Kincaid
right bottom lines and 38 Kinchla Chas J ...... left side lines and 63 Lake St Taxi .... right bottom lines and 69 Landscape Service Co The right side lines and 38
Leavitt W P Sons Co
inside front cover and back bone Liebermann Herb. . right side lines and 37 Little-Tree Farms Inc .. right side lines and 49 29
Lyons Thomas J
Mabbett Hauthaway Studio 52 MacMillan Richard R left bottom side lines and 65
Magnuson K G ...... right top lines and 25
Maple Hill Farm Dairy Inc. . 47 Massachusetts Wharf Coal Co.
McNeil A J & Sons Inc
right bottom lines and 45
Mendelsohn's Inc 32
21 20 Metropolitan Coal Company
left top lines and 18
Flood John .... .right side lines and 28 Metropolitan Ice Co .. right top lines and Mills Radio & Electric
18
left side lines and 57
55 Moore & Moore Inc .. right top lines and Mount Ida Inc Y
Gallagher James P Gordon George S .
Gregg George H & Son
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Gregorian Arthur T
50
Grossman L Sons Inc
right bottom lines and
44
64
Harney Hardware Co
33
51
Harris Vincent L. . left bottom lines and
Hastings Kenneth B
35
right top lines, left top lines and
62
Auburndale Co-operative Bank
right side lines and
Barron's Inc ...... right bottom lines and Bjornson Theodore O
Bond's Convenience Shop
left bottom side lines and 22
Boston Consolidated Gas Co (Newton Division) .. right top lines and Bowers William K. . right side lines and
Bowker Linoleum Company of Wellesley Bradley R M & Co Inc . Howe Associates left top side lines and 65 35 Hubbard F A Co Inc ..
right bottom lines, 47 and 65
Bryson George W ...... front cover and Burns John T & Sons Inc
60
Carter & Blood left top side lines and 5
Cate Henry F Inc
Cedarhurst
34
left top lines, back cover and 2
Chandler J H & Son Inc
33
Chapman Electric Co
23
50
Charlene's Toyland. . right side lines and
Cleveland Thomas V. . right side lines and Colburn G Clement & Son
Collins C S Inc
Come and See Shop
right top lines and 30
Corkum L E. .left top lines and Cronin Dennis M 31 40 12
Curtis-Newton Co
Deane Norman H.
Dewey J & Co Inc
Dodd & Drake ... .left top lines and
Doelcam Company .... left side lines and Dolan John Coal Co
Dow & Quimby
Downes Lumber Co
Eastman Funeral Service
left side lines and 28
Eddy C F Company. . left top lines and 16 Edgar H E ...... right bottom lines and 47 McMullen Francis D top edge and 17 55
Elm Spring Farın Co. right side lines and 46
Emerson Fashions
Ferguson D A & Son
Fisher Lawn Mower Service. 39
Foster & Malton right top lines and 37 and 65 3 Modern Printing Co. . left side lines and 56 32
Frost Motors Inc ...... left top lines and Furden D J & Sons
40
51 Moye Chevrolet Co Inc right side lines and 3
right top lines and 29 New England Mutual Life Insurance Co 36
Brewer Cyrus & Co
Brown W Frank & Sons
front stencil, left top lines and 58 40 29
Champion Motor Sales
60
left top lines and 37 2
left bottom side lines and 61 31 61 55 19 22 43 Madden John C .
41
67
64
Home Specialties Co Inc
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New England Toro Co 30 Rich William N Company Inc right bottom lines and 35
Rich & Bellinger .... right top lines and 30
Riggs Flower Shop right bottom lines and 26
Newton Cemetery and Crematory left top lines and 15 Savage Henry W Inc
Newton Centre Garage Inc .
right top lines and 5
Newton Centre Savings Bank
left side lines and
11
Newton Chamber of Commerce
C
Silver Lake Liquor Co
41
Newton Co-operative Bank
Newton Estates .... right side lines and
Newton Glass Co
left top side lines and
53
Newton Graphic Publishing Co Inc left top side lines and 49
Newton Memorial Art Co Newton Motor Sales Co
right top lines, back cover and
Newton National Bank 9
Newton Savings Bank. . front cover and 10
Newton Secretarial School
front cover and
68
71
Newton Shade & Screen Co Newton South Co-operative Bank
left top side lines and 14
Newton-Waltham Bank and Trust Com-
pany .. back cover and inside back cover Newtonville Electrical Company Inc . 24 Nonantum Coal Co right top side lines and 19 45
Nonantum Lumber Co
Nordstrom H M & Co
right top lines and 52
Osterlund August Inc
left bottom side lines and
6
Palmer F E Florist 26
Palmer & Russell Co Realtors
left bottom lines and
63
Paramount Home Improvement Corp of NE
Paul Luther Co
Peck Lumber Co ..
.left top lines and
45
Perkins L Frank Inc right bottom lines and 69
35
19
West Newton Savings Bank
right side lines and
12
White Richard Sons Inc .
left top side lines and
20
Pratt E W Co
29
Wiswall Harold C. . left bottom lines and
66
25
Wyman's Framingham Nurseries
right bottom lines and
50
Quint Harry Raytheon Manufacturing Co back cover and 24 Young Blanche 39
41
Strangman Mfg Co
left top side lines and
44
39
Suburban Home Laundry of Newton Inc
Suvalle David Inc
left bottom side lines and
54
Thomas Benjamin M ...
back cover, left side lines and
54
Town Paint & Supply Co
right bottom lines and
71
Turgeon's Garage Inc
Vachon R A & Sons Inc
21
Vanta Company The. . right side lines and 70 30
Waban Gift & Yarn Shop
Waltham Federal Savings & Loan As-
sociation ...
. left top lines and
13
Waltham Publishing Co
right side lines and
48
Waltham Savings Bank
13
Waterman J S & Sons Inc back cover and 27
Webster Studio Home
right bottom lines and 52
Wellcome F D & Son .
right side lines and
34
West Newton Co-operative Bank
right top lines and
12
West Newton Motor Mart Inc
front cover and
5
back cover, right top lines and
64
Silver Lake Chevrolet Co Inc ...
left top lines and
6
Spring Marshall C Co Inc
right bottom lines and
45
Star Market Co
31
Newton Flower Shop
right bottom side lines and
26
Stone Mason H
left side lines and
46
Newton Electric Appliance Co .
left top lines and
11
22
66
Stefaney Anthony J
25
Stone H L Dairy Inc
47
4
New England Window Conditioning Com- pany .. .right side lines and 71 8 Newton Awning Co Inc. . front cover and Newton Buick Co .... right side lines and 4 Newton Carburetor & Ignition Co 7 Rochette Radio Service left side lines and 23 59 Scipione Charles
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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 1945 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 Directory 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 unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty co-operation 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.
Five Major Departments
The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-
THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, pages 8 to 22 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 25 to 524, on white paper. This is the only record in exist- ence 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 corporation in the city.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 524 and separately paged from 1 to 72, on tinted paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Newton. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business 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 525 to 570, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such its 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.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 579 to 735. 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 intersect- ing streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. Valuable features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned liomes and 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 un- biased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manu- facturing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publish- ers 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 advertise- ments of Newton.
The Newton Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Newton City Directory, 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 busi- ness and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
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NEWTON
"THE GARDEN CITY"
(Courtesy Newton Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
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
Colored Population: 680.
Native Born Population: 83.9 per cent of whole population
Predominating Nationalities in City: Native American; Irish, Canadians and Italians. Area: 18 square miles.
Altitude: 15 to 320 feet.
Assessed Valuation: (1943) $169,051,900 with $26.80 tax per thousand.
Parks: City, 100 acres; 370 acres playgrounds and 95 acres Water Works land; Metropoli- tan, 209 acres; 12 acres Quinobequin Road, from Washington Street, Lower Falls to Boylston Street, Upper Falls.
City's Bonded Debt: January 1, 1945, $4,172,- 000.00.
Financial : 1 National bank, 1 trust company with 7 branches and 3 savings banks, 4 co-operative banks.
Church Buildings: 45.
Building and Construction: Value of building permits in 1944, $272,324; 321 permits; at a cost of $28,400.
Dwellings: Total number, 18,344.
Railroad and Bus Lines: Boston & Albany railroad and Middlesex & Boston bus serv- ice.
Amusements: There are 2 theatres and 1 amusement park. Theatres seat 2,700 peo- ple-
Hospitals: 1, with 290 beds.
Education: Andover Newton Theological School, Boston College, Lasell Junior Col- lege and Fessenden. Number of schools, 38, including 5 high schools, 8 parochial and diocesan schools. Number of pupils in public schools 11,196; in private schools 1,145; in parochial schools 2,109. Total of all teachers in public schools is 494.
Libraries: There are 217,445 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 138 men with following motor equipment; 8 autos, 10 motor engines, 3 city service lad- der trucks, 1 lighting plant, 1 aerial truck, in 11 station houses. Police department has 149 men with 20 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.
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
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manifested by the high standards of admini- stration which this city has always experi- enced.
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