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NEWTON CO-OPERATIVE BANK
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E. W. PRATT COMPANY FUNERAL DIRECTORS 101 UNION STREET. NEWTON CENTRE
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Before Buying See Pontiac First TELEPHONE DE catur 2-1300 Location: 208 WASHINGTON STREET - NEWTON CORNER
BARBOUR & TRAVIS
L. S. KINNEY
INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS Telephone DEcatur 2-0689
1255 WASHINGTON STREET WEST NEWTON, MASS.
SILVER LAKE CHEVROLET CO., INC.
SALES
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SERVICE
PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS
USED CARS USED TRUCKS
24-HOUR TOWING SERVICE
444-448 WATERTOWN STREET NEWTON
Telephone Bigelow 4-5880
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AUGUST OSTERLUND TEL. 724 BEACON ST. LA scl! 7-2660
NEWTON NATIONAL BANK
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384 Centro St., Newton
OFFICES:
831 Beacon St., Newton Centre
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GEORGE W. BRYSON - REALTOR
271 WASHINGTON. STREET -NEWTON CORNER
MANAGEMENT STVARII
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Your plete and comprenensive culuioy ever pupilsneu of the innabit- ants, business concerns and institutions of your city. It is much more than just an alphabetical list of names and addresses.
Your City Directory Contains:
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An Alphabetical list of names and addresses of every resident, business concern and insti- tution, plus wife's name and if a widow the deceased husband's initial, and the occupa- tions of all. Principal officers or owners and a description of businesses are included as well.
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A Householders' Directory including a Street and Avenue Guide. This section lists every street and where intersecting streets appear. It lists numerically every location on each street, naming the householder or business at each number and whether the person is a homeowner or renter and if he has a telephone. Similar information is provided on office and public buildings and their occupants.
3 A Classified Business Directory -listing every business, classified as to type, and showing names and addresses. It also lists every pro- fession, club, society and association, hospital and cemetery, labor organization, library, park and playground and school.
4 A "Yellow Section" or Buyers' Guide, where the advertiser may explain in greater detail the services or products he has to offer.
5 A Statistical and Historical Story of your city; plus miscellaneous other information.
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Typical Questions
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ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL
How does he spell his name? What is his middle initial? Is he married? What is his wife's name?
Where does he live?
Does he own his home or rent? Has he a telephone? Who are his neighbors? What does he do for a living? Where does he work?
Is he the "head of the house" or a resident?
Does he own a business? Is he a member or officer?
Who else is in the same business or profession?
Is the woman single, married or a widow?
ABOUT YOUR CITY
What is the city's history? What are the latest population figures?
What is the latest statistical and general civic information?
What are the leading industries and activities of the city? What are the names and loca- tions of the schools? What are the churches and where located?
Who are the pastors of the churches?
What are the locations of the hospitals, homes and asy- lums?
ABOUT A LOCALITY
How is the quickest way to get there?
Who lives at a given address? Is there a telephone at the ad- dress or nearby?
What is the character of the neighborhood?
Is it a "home-owners" section? What is the nearest street corner?
What is the nearest store, church, school, garage, shopping cen- ter, parking lot, etc .?
Where are the public and office buildings?
If it is a business location, what business?
If an office building, what firms or professional people are in what rooms?
ABOUT A BUSINESS CONCERN
What is the nature of the busi- ness?
What is the correct name and address?
Is it a Proprietorship, Partnership or Corporation?
Who are the partners, owners, or officers?
Who else in same or similar lines?
NEWTON CITY DIRECTORY (1949)
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The Newton Chamber of Commerce
ROY S. EDWARDS President
HAROLD F. YOUNG Treasurer
RUPERT C. THOMPSON Executive Secretary
Newton, the Garden City, covers an area of 18 square miles, has a population of 80,000, 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.
There are three types of Membership-Civic -Business-Sustaining.
This organization is only made possible through the wholehearted co-operation and support of the people of all the Newtons. Every Citizen should be a member.
Join Your Chamber of Commerce.
It renders constant, practical and effective service and welcomes inquiries at its offices conveniently located at
297 WALNUT STREET NEWTONVILLE 60, MASS.
Telephone LAsell 7-4650
(1949) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
POLK'S
NEWTON (MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASS.)
CITY DIRECTORY
Vol. 1949 XLII
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Map and Much Informa- tion of a Miscellaneous Character; also a
BUYERS' GUIDE
and a Complete
Classified Business Directory
FOR DETAILED CONTENTS SEE GENERAL INDEX
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The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.
The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the cor- rectness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed. The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.
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GENERAL INDEX
PAGE
PAGE
Abbreviations
24
Newton Chamber of Commerce C
Advertisers Index
4
Newton Free Library 13
Aldermen
11
Organizations 501
Alphabetical Section
25
Police Court 13
Apartment Buildings 473
Police Department 13
Assessors
12
Population of Newton 10
Association of North American Directory Publishers
X
Probate Court
16
Auctioneers
12
Public Welfare 11
Board of Health
12
Railroad Passenger Stations 505
Boston Business Directory
512
Registrars of Voters
12
Buildings-Office and Public
479
Representatives
17
Buyers' Guide opp
472
School Committee
14
Churches 480
Circuit Court of U S.
16
Senatorial Districts 17
City Government .
11
Senators
17
City Statistical Review
8
Sheriff and Deputies 15
Classified Business Directory 473
Sinking Fund Commissioners 12
Clubs 482
Congressional District
17
Street Commissioner 11
Constables
12
Street Directory 519
County Officers
15
Street Index by Postal Districts 513
Courts
16
Street Lighting 14
District Court of Newton
14
Superior Court 16
Fire Department
13
Supreme Court 16
Halls
492
Supreme Judicial Court of Mass 16
Hills
18
Trust Funds 21
Homes & Asylums
492
United States Courts 16
House Directory
519
Land Court
16
United States District Court 16
Libraries
13
United States Government 17
Massachusetts State Government
16
Medical Examiners
15 Voting Precincts 20
Middlesex County Officers
15 Ward Boundaries 19
Military
17 Water Department 15
Post Offices 17
Schools 14, 508
State Offices 16
United States Postal Information 22
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
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Acme Electric Co .... right side lines and 26
Alvord Bros ... .right side lines and 54
Armstrong & Crombie 12
Auburn Door & Window Co 19
Auburndale Co-operative Bank right side lines and
Ba-Bee Dietary Service Inc
18 13 63
Bagley John J
Barbour and Travis .... front cover and
Barker George J Lumber Company
3
Battles Frank Inc .
... front cover and
Bay State Provision Store
Blakemore and Lee 40
Bond's Convenience Shop
26
Borden H C Radio & Appliance .
69
Boston Consolidated Gas Co (Newton
Division)
.right top lines and
67
Bowers William K
63
Bradley R M & Co Inc . left side lines and 63 Brookline Liquor Mart Inc ... left top lines Brown W Frank & Sons
right top lines and 63
Bryson George W front cover and 55 Manning H A Company
Burlen Robert & Son . right top lines and
19
Burns John T & Sons Inc
front stencil, left top lines and
Byfield Phillips
Canner & Daniels Realtors
Carter & Blood 40
Cate Henry F Inc 33
Champion Motor Sales
4
left top lines, back cover and Chandler J H & Son Inc . left side lines and 37 13
Chestnut Hill Garage Inc . .
Clapper Co The ... . left side lines and Cleveland Thomas V . . left side lines and Colburn G Clement & Son
34
64
Collins C S Inc
Come and See Shop .. right side lines and Conroy Martin E . left top lines and Corner G H Co
68
Curtis-Newton Co
42
Deane Norman H .left side lines and 64
Deerfoot Farms . left side lines and 44
Diehl F & Son Inc right side lines, 21 and 43
Dodd Arthur H ...... left top lines and 61
duMont & Hartford Realtors Newton Memorial Art Co left top lines and 39 Newton Motor Sales Co
Eastman Funeral Service left side lines and 29 28 21
Eastman's Flower Shop
Eddy C F Company .... left top lines and Edgar H E back bone and 45 39
Fisher Lawn Mower Service
Gallagher James P 40 Garden City News Co 47 53
Garden City Print Inc
Garden City Radio Co right side lines and
53 36
65
Gregg George H & Son
right top lines and 33 50 33
Hammill Funeral Service
Harney Hardware Co 37
Hastings Kenneth B
right top lines, left top lines and 61
Paul Luther Co
27 Pratt E W Co .front cover and
Quint Upholstering Shop
70
Rich, Bellinger & Mackay Hilliard's Kitch-in-vue Candy 19 top stencil and 31 Holdren's Taxi Service 68 Riggs Flower Shop .. right top lines and
9 22
38
Kellar William
43
Ken-Kaye Krafts Co
. back cover and
2
Kerrigan Brothers Inc 12
Kidder Peabody & Co 39
Kinchla Chas J
.left side lines and
62 68
Lake-St Taxi
.right top lines and
Landscape Service Co of Framingham
The
.right side lines and
Langley Book Shop The
Longwood Associates Inc
Lyons Thomas J
MacMillan Richard R
left side lines and
Madden John C
Magnuson K G ..
.right top lines and
Massachusetts Wharf Coal Co 21
McMullen F D .
52
McNeil A J & Sons Inc
right top lines and 44 50
Mildner John A
Modern Printing Co
right side lines and
53
37
Moore & Moore Inc
Moye Chevrolet Company Inc right side lines and 9
Newton Auto Top Co
right side lines and
12
13
Newton Awning Co Inc
Newton Buick Co .. right side lines and 10 Newton Cemetery and Crematory Newton Centre Garage Inc left top lines and 20 11 Newton Centre Savings Bank left side lines and 16 C
Newton Chamber of Commerce
Newton Co-operative Bank
14
right top lines, back cover and 5 Newton National Bank . . front cover and 15 Newton South Co-operative Bank right side lines and 18
Newton-Waltham Bank and Trust Com- pany .. back cover and inside back cover Newtonville Cab Co 69 Newtonville Electrical Company Inc right side lines and 27 43
Nonantum Lumber Co .
Nordstrom H M Company
right top lines and
50
65
Nutting Merrill C
Oil Burner Sales & Service
back cover and
49
Gregorian Arthur T
Osterlund August Inc .front cover and 6 58 Palmer Russell Co 36
Paramount Market Inc
Patterson R M
65
22
30
Hawes Electric Co .... left side lines and Hemeon Melbourne W left side lines and 50
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Hollingsworth Motor Sales Inc
left side lines and
10
Howe Associates
. bottom edge and
57
Hugo Pontiac Inc
. . .
.left side lines and
11
Jewett A C Co
.right side lines and
70
Joyce and Joyce
34
Jurad & Norwood Inc right top lines and
36
left side lines and
48 19 62 34 65 40 28 24
56 64 64
39 10 35 33
front cover, left top lines and Newton Glass Co .... left side lines and 51 Newton Graphic Publishing Co .. left side lines and 47 44
Gasbarri F Co
Gateway Realty Co
28
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Waban Market
PAGE 36
Savage Henry W Inc 59 Association 17
Scipione Charles .. ribbon book mark and 60 Waltham Publishing Co right side lines and 46
Short & Williamson 34
Silver Lake Chevrolet Co Inc front cover and 7
Stefaney Anthony J 27 Stone H L Dairy Inc left side lines and 44
Stone Mason H
41
Strangman Mfg Co
left side lines and 43 52
Suvalle David Inc ... left side lines and Thomas Benjamin M
Trenholm F D
back cover, left side lines and 52 26 13
Turgeon's Garage Inc
Turner Louise 35
Vachon R A & Sons Inc
22
Vespa Bros Trust Inc
right side lines and
23
Village Beverage Store Inc left side lines and 41 Whitworth & Co . . back cover and 2
THE KNOWLEDGE OF
WHERE TO BUY
IS AS IMPORTANT AS WHERE TO SELL GOODS
Waltham Savings Bank 18 Waterman J S & Sons Inc back cover and 32
Watt Norman B Realtor left side lines and 66 Wentworth-Jennings Motor Co .. back cover and 8 West Newton Auto Body & Welding Co .
11 West Newton Co-operative Bank right top lines and 16 West Newton Motor Mart Inc left side lines and 11 West Newton Savings Bank right side lines and 17 White Richard Sons Inc left side lines and 23
Riverside Sand & Gravel Co 22 and 68 Waltham Federal Savings & Loan
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INTRODUCTION
R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 800 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1949 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.
Six Major Departments
The six major departments are arranged in the following order :-
THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, pages 8 to 21 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 472, 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 472 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 473 to 512, 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.
LIST OF STREETS BY POSTAL DISTRICTS is included in pages 513 to 517.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 519 to 666. 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. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having telephones.
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.
R. L. POLK & CO. Publishers.
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DIRECTORY
BUYER
Reference Advertising
The circuit must be completed before the bell will ring The Buyer must find the Seller before a Sale is made
CREATIVE ADVERTISING-in newspapers, maga- lines, billboards etc., tends to suggest wants and to create desire.
Before a sale results the initiative must pass from Seller to Buyer.
When this happens the Buyer begins actively to seek where he can best supply his wants.
THIS DIRECTORY is a logical place to look (at least our subscribers tell us they use it for this purpose) and the Reference Advertising herein has assisted many sales.
HAVE YOU MADE IT EASY FOR BUYERS TO FIND YOU?
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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: 83,000.
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 : (1947) $184,111,400.00 with $34.00 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, 1949, $60,- 034,000.00.
Financial: 1 National bank with 2 branches, 1 bank and trust company with 7 branches and 3 savings banks, 4 co-operative banks.
Church Buildings: 46.
Building and Construction: Value of building permits in 1948, $9,834,303.00; 970 permits Dwellings: Total number, 20,050.
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, Newton College of the Sacred Heart, Lasell Junior College, Mount Ida Junior College, Newton Junior College and Fessenden. Number of schools, 40, including 5 high schools, 8 parochial and diocesan schools. Number of pupils in public schools 11,033; in private schools 1,296, in parochial schools 2,205. Total of all teachers in public schools is 494.
Libraries: There are 236,895 volumes in the libraries of the city.
City Statistics: Total street mileage 280.6, 206.9 miles of accepted streets, 73.7 miles private ways and 4.17 miles State Highway. Miles of sewers 211, Metropolitan 2.94. Ca- pacity of water works (state and muni- cipal) 10,000,000 gallons daily average con- sumption of 6,454,000 gallons, with 254,746 miles of mains and value of plant estimated at $4,000,000. Fire department employs 162 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.
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