Newton (Middlesex County, Mass.) city directory 1963, Part 1

Author: R.L. Polk & Co.
Publication date: 1963
Publisher: R.L. Polk & Co.
Number of Pages: 998

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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX

R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 1,000 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1963 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 ren- dering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation 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.

Four Major Departments

The four major departments are arranged in the following order :--

I. THE BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major department of the Di- rectory, printed on yellow paper. In the first section of this department, grouped under appropriate headings, are included the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to make a complete presentation of their products or services. Following this is the Classified Business section, which embraces a list of the names and addresses of all business and professional concerns of the city, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings -- a catalog of all the activities of the city. The Buyers' Guide represents refer - ence advertising at its best, and merits the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a busy and diversified com- munity like Newton, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and professional world.

II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the second major department included 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 corporation in the city.

III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE is the third major department on green paper. 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. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.

IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE GUIDE the fourth major department is included on blue paper.

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 refer- ence, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Newton.

INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX

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 free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 1,000 Direc- tory Libraries installed in cities and towns throughout the U. S., Canada and Puerto Rico by members of the Association of North American Directory Pub- lishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.

The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those pro- gressive business 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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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Page numbers below refer to the Buyers' Guide Section

Page

All Star Homes of N E Inc . right bottom lines and

Auburndale Co-operative Bank

Barbour & Travis

left side lines and

Barron's of West Newton right side lines and

Boston Gas Company right top lines and

Bowers Real Estate

left side lines and

Bradley R M & Co Inc

right side lines and

Brodrick Bros .

front cover, left side lines and

Brookline Trust Co

left bottom lines

Brown Gene Motors Inc

right bottom lines and 4

Bryson George W

right bottom lines and

Burns John T Co

left bottom lines and

Burns John T & Sons Inc

front stencil, left top lines and

Burton's Liquor Mart Inc

right side lines and

Capello Brothers Inc

left top lines and

Cate Henry F Inc .

Chandler, Hoover & Giles Insurance Agency Inc

right top lines, A and

Chandler J H & Son Inc

right side lines and

Clapper Co The

back cover, left side lines, 14, 18 and

Clay Chevrolet Inc .

right top lines and

Cleveland Thomas V Inc

left side lines and

Conroy Funeral Home

left top lines and

Cookson Harry R

right bottom lines and

Cronin Grover

right side lines and

DuBois Oil Co Inc

right side lines and

Edgar H E Moving Co Inc

right bottom lines and

Edwards Roy S Inc .

left top lines and

Fisher Lawn Mower Service

right bottom lines and

Framingham Landscape Company The

back cover, right side lines and

Frost Motors Inc

right top lines and

Garden City Trust Co

right side lines and

Hockridge W H Co

right side lines and

Ideal Concrete Block Co front cover, 12 and

Kay Jewelry Co . . left bottom lines

Ken-Kaye Krafts Co

right side lines and

2 23

Kidder, Peabody & Co

left side lines and

Lasell Junior College

right bottom lines

Leavitt W P Sons Co . . front cover, left side lines and

Longwood Associates Inc

left side lines and

Lyons Thomas J .

Mackay Funeral Home top stencil and

Mackinnon Motor Service

right bottom lines and

Maguire Plumbing & Heating Co

right side lines and

Mayer Leon H back cover, left side lines and

McNeilly S J Inc right side lines and

Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Co . left bottom lines and

Moore & Moore Inc

Newton Auto Top Co Inc

left side lines and 2

Newton Cemetery & Crematory

left top lines

Newton Chamber of Commerce Inc

Newton Co-operative Bank

front cover, left top lines and 10

Newton Corner Hardware Co left side lines and

Newton Flower Shop . right side lines and 15

Newton Memorial Art Co

left bottom lines and

Newton Motor Sales Co .

X and 3

Gilchrist Company .

left side lines and 5 13 40

Gordon L E Company

left side lines and

Highland Realty

Langley Book Shop The

Lorraine Oil Co

18 16 2

Fuller Alfred E Insurance Agency

Chase Erle L

23 4 34 18 36

Credit Control Bureau Inc

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Page 6

Newton National Bank front cover, left side lines and

Newton Savings Bank front cover, right top and right side lines and 7

Newton-Waltham Bank and Trust Company back bone and Z 14

Newtonville Electrical Company Inc back cover, left side lines and

Nordstrom H M Company right side lines and

North Star Valet Service

left side lines and

Norumbega Taxi Inc .

right top lines and

Parshley W W .

front cover, right side lines and

Pheeny William J

left side lines and

Pilibosian Kasper

Riggs Flower Shop

right top lines and

Schwab Charles H Insurance Agency Inc

Scipione Charles

left bottom lines and

Seltzers Garden City Inc

right side lines and

Sherman Bros Inc .

left side lines and

30 17

Short & Williamson Inc

Shreve, Crump & Low Co

left bottom lines

Silver Lake Radio Shop

left bottom lines and 14

Stearns R H Co

right bottom lines

Stevens Door Sales Corp of New England

right bottom lines and

Suvalle David Inc

left side lines and

Thomas Benjamin M

back cover, left side lines and

Veterans Cab Co of Newton

right side lines and

31 40 20

Waltham Publishing Co

right side lines and

Watt Norman B . .

right top lines and 37

West Newton Co-operative Bank bottom stencil, right top lines and

West Newton Savings Bank . back cover, right side lines and

Wiggin Realty

left side lines and

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29 11 40 37 28

Paul Luther Co

right top lines and 29 15 23 37

Waban Market Inc

NEWTON

"THE GARDEN CITY"

(Courtesy Newton Chamber of Commerce)

Statistical Review

Form of Government -- Mayor and Board of Aldermen; each of the eight wards represented 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 Tuesday next following the first Monday in No- vember of the odd numbered years. Population -- 1960,92,384.

Native Born Population -- 86.3 per cent. Area -- 18 square miles.

Altitude -- 15 to 320 feet.

Playgrounds -- 370 acres.

Financial -- 3 national banks, 1 with 3 branches, 1 with 7 branches; and 2 savings banks, 4 co-operative banks.

Church Buildings -- 42. First church or- ganized 1633.

Building and Construction -- Value of building permits in 1959, $9,099,- 609; 741 permits.

Railroad and Bus Lines-Boston & Al- bany Railroad, M.T.A., and Middle- sex & Boston bus service. Newton is only 7.1 rail miles from Boston. Amusements -- There are 2 theatres and 1 amusement park. Theatres seat- ing 2,700 people.

Hospitals -- 1, with 300 beds and 52 bas- sinets.

City Statistics -- Total street mileage, 296.66 miles, comprising 238 miles of accepted streets, 57.9 miles pri- vate ways, 5.14 miles State highway, included in accepted streets. Fire department employs 238 men, 10 motor pumping engine and hose cars, 3 aerial ladder trucks, 1 quad- ruple ladder truck, 1 lighting plant truck, 3 defense trailer pumps, 8 automobiles and light trucks in 10 station houses. Fire Insurance Rate, Class A. Police Department has ap- proximately 200 officers, men and women and 18 pieces of motor equip- ment, 1 boat, 1 half ton pickup truck. Education- Andover Newton Theological

School, Boston College, Newton Col- lege of the Sacred Heart, Lasell Junior College, Newton Junior Col- lege and Fessenden. Number of schools, 46, included are 26 Ele- mentary schools, 5 Junior High schools, 2 High schools and 1 Tech- nical - Vocational High schools. Number of pupils in public schools, 16,018, in private schools, 1,387; in parochial schools, 2,554. Total of all educators in public schools is 775.

A Few Historical Facts

As early as 1631 Newton was set- tled and fortified. In those days Newton consisted of a large tract of land with a dwelling here and there, a most modest settlement, but the foundation, never the less, 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, Nanepashemet's daughter, one of her prerequisites 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 govern- ment 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 Elliot memorial, which bears this inscription: "Here at Nonan- tum, Oct. 28, 1624, in Waban's Wigwam near this spot, John Elliot began to preach the gospel to the Indians. Here he founded the first Christian com- munity of Indians within the English colonies."

During the period of the Revolu- tionary War, the men of Newton rose with the other men of Massachusetts and shared the hardships that the crude army led by the great George Wash- ington endured. And so history repeats itself down the ages. There are many beautiful monuments and ancient land- marks, silent tributes to the men who so nobly answered the call to arms, from the early days when the settlers fought with the Indians thru World War II,

Interesting Facts Regarding 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 in- to beautiful wide parks, its streams and hills, its lovely gardens and artis- tic residences, it stands for prosper- ity and success. It signifies elegance and beauty, rather than fashion and display.

Population

The U. S. Census Bureau has es- tablished that the 1960 population of Newton was 92,384. The 1962 popula- tion could be estimated at 93,500. This

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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 government is in the hands of safe and conservative 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 administration which this city has always experi- enced.

Newton has a police department of 200 employees, giving it protection at all hours of the day and night. The fire department with 238 permanent men is always ready at hand to meet every emergency. Within recent years, all new modern fire apparatus has been installed.

The Public Library

Another important factor which cannot be disassociated from the school room is the Newton free li- brary. This was organized in Sept, 1869, and received the property of its sponsors, the Newton Library Asso- ciation. In 1875 the stockholders of the association transferred the entire estate to the City of Newton. The lo- cation of the building is on Centre Street, the ancient main thoroughfare of the town. The Newton Library con- tains 268,085 reference books of all periods, 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 beautiful and rare prints. There are now branch li- braries in ten sections of Newton, the most recent one being that established in Oak Hill Park.

Church and Social Activities

Church influence is strong in Newton, many social and welfare ac- tivities also centering in the church organizations, of which there are forty-two in the city. The first church was organized in 1633.

There are over one hundred forty clubs and fraternal organizations in the city, a Federation of Woman's Clubs, Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary and the Newton Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

Growth

History shows that the different parts of Newton have made rapid strides in development. In 1860 Nonan- tum Hill had only the Ricker family on its massive western shoulder. The greater part of it consisted of scrub oak, a lonely and desolate tract of land. Early in 1800 Newton Lower Falls was a tranquil little village with but ten resident families. A little later the village of Newton Highlands was not much more than a crossroad settle- ment in a region of farms. Nearby were shops of the blacksmith and wheelwright. But today Newton is a great modern city teeming with ac- tivities, ever growing, ever expanding.

Business Activities and Opportunities

Although Newton is widely known as a residential city, it has various manufacturing activities. In Newton there are machine shops, and facto- ries engaged in electronics, the manu- facture of fire alarm systems, silk, worstcd, plastics, paper boxes, rail- way signals, knit goods, etc.

Information regarding manufac- turing opportunities, business facili- ties and residential advantages will be supplied on request by the Newton Chamber of Commerce, Inc., 437 Cherry Street, West Newton 65, Mas- sachusetts.

Trust Funds, April 1, 1949

Kenrick Fund, $4,000, income for needy and worthy poor of Newton. Read Fund, $40,000, income to be expended as follows :

Annual picnic or sleigh ride for childrenof the village of Newton Corner, not to exceed $400; for free lectures on scientific subjects for the village of Newton Corner, not to exceed $800; for books for Newton Free Library at Newton Corner, not to excecd $600; balance of income to poor widows in any part of Newton.

Income to be used in whole or in part to stimulate in the pupils of the public schools of Newton the study of American history, especially the early history of Massachusetts and the beginning of New England, by the offer of a prize or prizes annually for essays written by the pupils of the public schools in Newton for the current year in which such prizes are offered, and upon such subjects as may be appointed.

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John C. Chaffin Educational Fund.

The income of said fund shall be paid out by the City Treasurer as directed by said Trustees in expenditure for the benefit of graduates of the Newton High School or of any school of a similar standard that may be established in said Newton, who have a thirst for knowledge and are anxious to obtain the benefits of an education at a college or the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology, but are financially unable to do so.

The Horace Cousens Industrial Fund, July 1, 1947, $1,000,000.00.

The income of said fund shall be loaned out by the City Treasurer by application approved by the board of Aldermen to residents of Newton enabling them to own their own homes at a rate of interest 25 per cent less than the current bank charges.

The Elizabeth Spear Fund, $340.

The income to be used to provide Christmas Cheer for the inmates of the City Farm.

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Newton (Middlesex County, Mass.) city directory 1963, Part 1

Author: R.L. Polk & Co. Publication date: 1963 Publisher: R.L. Polk & Co. Number of Pages: 998

Author: R.L. Polk & Co.
Publication date: 1963
Publisher: R.L. Polk & Co.
Number of Pages: 998