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Over Woolworth's 234 CABOT ST., BEVERLY, MASS.
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The Physicians' Store of the North Shore Where Particular People Trade
207 CABOT ST.
TEL. WA 2-2245
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BEVERLY MASS CORNER
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REAL ESTATE BROKERS
WA 7-1313
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. Heated Piano Room
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. Clean, Separate Rooms or Open Storage Available
. Private Driveway and Convenient Loading Platform
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CONTENTS
Page
Abbreviations
159
Alphabetical Directory
160
Apartment Buildings
80
Associations, Clubs and Societies
81
Banks and Trust Companies
89
Beverly "What You Should Know About"
12
Buildings-Office and Public
93
Buyers' Directory
45-78
Cemeteries
94
Chamber of Commerce
44
Churches
95
City Officers
25
Classified Directory
79
Corporations and Chartered Institutions-
See Alphabetical Directory
Councillors
33
County Officers (Essex)
33
Courts 33
Fire Department
28
Governmental Directory
23
Halls
117
Hospitals and Dispensaries
119
Index to Advertisers
8-10
Library
25
Map
inside Back Cover
Notaries Public
132
Numerical Directory
707
Police Department
26
Post Office
36
School Department
27
Schools, Colleges and Academies
148
Senators
33
State Government
34
Telephone Numerical Directory .. See Green Section
Town Officers 23
U.S. Government
35
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
ARCHER CLEMENT C 63
ASTOLFI REALTORS
73
AUGER INSURANCE AGENCY INC
63
BARTER BROTHERS INC Front Cover
BARTLETT F A TREE EXPERT CO THE
77
BEVERLY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 44
BEVERLY CONSTRUCTION CO INC
Back Cover and 55
BEVERLY CO-OPERATIVE BANK
Back Cover and 48
BEVERLY EVENING TIMES top lines
BEVERLY ICE CO
inside Front Cover
BEVERLY LUMBER MART INC
66
BEVERLY MOTOR SALES CO INC
See Ribbon and insert
opp Name Alphabetical Directory
BEVERLY NATIONAL BANK
back edge and 49
BEVERLY SAVINGS BANK
BEVERLY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
BEVERLY STORAGE WAREHOUSE
opp inside Front Cover
BEVERLY TRUST CO 50
70
BOMAC LABORATORIES INC
68
BOOMA-BREED INC
top lines and 70
BORAH'S
Front Cover
BURSAW OIL CORPORATION
Back Cover and top lines
CALLAHAN A J & SONS INC
72
CAMPBELL FUNERAL SERVICE
foot lines
CANN WILLIAM H & SON INC
top edge
CARLSON OTTO D
71
CHERRY HILL FARM 69
54
CLEMENZI PLASTERING CO INC 55
CLEVELAND FUNERAL HOME
Back Cover and 60
COR-NIX RUBBER CO
76
DANVERS SAVINGS BANK 52
D'ARCY & D'ARCY
74
DAVE AND POP'S SERVICE STATION
47
DAVIS COAL & OIL CO
Back Cover and 71
DAVIS DRUG CO INC
58
DAY ARTHUR W
55A
DELANDE'S SUPPLY CO INC
insert opp Beverly
Alphabetical Directory
DELANEY APOTHECARY INC THE
Front Cover
DEL-WEST INC
top lines
DODGE JOHN 47
CLARK & FRIEND INC
Front Cover 76
BILL'S OIL SERVICE INC
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DONOVAN JOSEPH F X 64
DOOLING'S GARAGE 45
ENDICOTT JUNIOR COLLEGE 54
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF IPSWICH MASS
51
FLINT WALTER S INSURANCE AGENCY INC
top lines
FORNESS & MORGAN INC
foot lines and 74A
FORTUNATO PETER F
Front Cover
FOSTER GEORGE A INC 45
FOSTER NORMAN C 55A
GARFIELD JACKSON W 74
GEE JAY UPHOLSTERING CO 77
GIRDLER FUEL CORP 71
GOLDBERG SAM & SON INC
71
GOVE LUMBER CO THE
66
GREENLAW ELECTRIC CO foot lines
GREYCROFT FARM 69
HAMILTON-WENHAM GARAGE INC 45
HANNIBAL AUTO SALES
46
HATCH WILLIAM J
56
HAYES STANLEY G INSURANCE AGENCY - REALTOR
Back Cover and 75
HERSEY LEE OIL CO
foot lines
HOLYOKE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 62
HYDE JOHN PHARMACY 58
INCAMPO PASQUALE
56
IPSWICH SAVINGS BANK 52
JIM'S AUTO BODY
back cover and 46
JOHNSON RICHARD W REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE AGENCY 75
KLINK'S BAKERY 47
KNIGHT SAMUEL SONS CO Front Cover
KRANSBERG FURNITURE CO opp inside Front Cover
LAROE & BURR INC
69
LEE FRASER & PATCH INC Front Cover and 74
LEE & MOODY FUNERAL HOME insert opp Beverly
Alphabetical Directory and back edge
LEE & OSBORN INC Back Cover
LEONARD RALPH L & SON 75
LEWIS CLARK & BROWN INSURANCE AGENCY 75
LOW'S DANIEL IN SALEM 64
LYMAN H GUY CO 72
MANZI O & SONS 55
MAZZAGLIA & GRASSO
56
McQUEENEY CHARLES E CO
top lines
MERCHANTS-WARREN NATIONAL BANK OF SALEM 52
MERRIMACK-ESSEX ELECTRIC CO 59
METAL HYDRIDES INC 67
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MONTONI ANTONIO & SONS Back Cover and 56 MORGAN & DOUGLAS foot lines and 74A 73
MULLINS THOMAS J
NATIONAL BICYCLE SHOP 53
NAUMKEAG AUTO SALES INC
46
NAUMKEAG TRUST CO 53
NELSON ROBERT T
73
NORTH BEVERLY HARDWARE & SHELL STATION INC 61
NORTH SHORE GAS CO 60
O'HARA P F ESTATE 72
PATTI ANTHONY Front Cover PICKERING GEORGE W CO top lines
PRICE & LEE CO THE
opp Title Page
PUTNAM CALVIN LUMBER CO 53
QUALITY PRESS THE foot lines
ROBB C S CO INC 57
ROGER CONANT CO-OPERATIVE BANK 52
58
RUSSO BROS-PLUMBERS INC
73
SALEM CO-OPERATIVE BANK 53
SALEM FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK
51
SALEM LAUNDRY CO
66
SCHUCK & HEATH INC
66
SIHPOL TED C
top lines and bottom edge
SILVER SUPPLY CO
Adv Beverly Map Front Cover
SMITH EDWIN A
SPENCER & AYLWARD MICROWAVE MACHINISTS
68
STERLING AGENCY 76
STEVENS WILLIAM H JR 62
TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE OF BEVERLY 76
THOMPSON ARTHUR F & SON 57
TOWER BENJAMIN C REALTOR opp inside Back Cover
TREMBLAY NOAH A 74
TROWT'S MOVING & EXPRESS CO INC 70
TRUSSELL CONSTRUCTION CO INC 57
UNITED ELECTRICAL RADIO & MACHINE WORKERS
OF AMERICA LOCAL 271 65
UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION 67A
VITALE STEPHEN CONSTRUCTION CO INC
57
WATERS & BROWN
61
WELCH & LAMSON INC
59
WEST ENGINEERING
top lines
WHITTEN C E & SONS
46
WINER BROS INC 62
WRIGHT ERNEST & ERNEST B
foot lines
ZINA GOODELL CORP 61
ROPES DRUG CO INC
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Advertisers Who KNOW
That which makes any advertiser's approval worth while is the prominence he has attained in his particular line of work.
The advertisers in the Directory are compe- tent judges on the subject of advertising medi- ums-the fact that they approve of Directory advertising is evidenced by their continued patronage.
STRETCH YOUR"AD"DOLLARS
It isn't the cost - it's the ad cov- erage that counts and you get so much for so little when you advertise in the DIRECTORY.
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A Summary Suggested and Planned by American Community Advertising Association Adopted as a regular feature in all Directories published by the Association of North American Directory Publishers Completed and Corrected Annually through the Courtesy of the Beverly Chamber of Commerce, Oscar A. Olsen, Sec .- Manager.
BEVERLY, MASS. "Birthplace of the American Navy" "A city in the country by the sea"
LOCATION
This seaside community is located on the North side of Massachu- setts Bay, on the picturesque North Shore, 18 miles from Bos- ton, 13 miles from Gloucester.
POPULATION
Federal Census (1950) 28,884
State (1955) 31,432
Native born white (1950) 25,052
Foreign
3,774
Negro
38
Other 20
Predominating Nationalities of Foreign Born
24.7% were of Canadian other than
French; 20.1% Italian; 11.0% English; 10.8% Irish; 8.2%
French-Canadian; 5.9% Scotch origin
AREA
15.14 square miles
DENSITY
1955 -2,083 persons per square mile
CLIMATE
Mean temp. in Jan. - 34.2ºF Mean temp. in July - 70.7ºF RAINFALL Mean annual precipitation 41.10 inches
ALTITUDE
Elevation at City Hall approx. 44 ft. above mean sea level
TOPOGRAPHICAL
Rolling countryside with some hills of 100 ft. elevation in northern section of the city. 9 miles of shore line.
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Mayor and Board of Aldermen, 3 elected at large, 6 elected by wards. School Committee, 2 elect- ed at large, 6 nominated in wards but elected at large. Mayor ex- officio member.
TAX RATE
$72.80 per $1,000 (1959) Assessed Valuation $56,297,800 (1959)
BONDED DEBT Jan. 1960 - $3,729,000.00 FINANCIAL
Four banks with total deposits of $73,424,213.03 and total resources of $87,227,535.68
POST OFFICE RECEIPTS
1959 - $370,925.44 (Beverly P.O.) TELEPHONES
15,943 - 1960; Customers 12,206 (1960)
CHURCH BUILDINGS
20 representing 11 denominations HOMES (1950)
4,348 single units out of a total of 8,829 dwelling units. 56.6% of total were owner occupied and 43.4% were rented.
INDUSTRIAL
50 firms in 1959 with 4,780 em- ployees; annual payroll $23,215,- 000. Value of products $92,000,- 000.
TRADE (Retail)
308 firms serve 70,000 people in trade area, north, east and west of city. Volume $40,000,000 (1959) PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS
Shoe machinery, machine tools, electronic equipment and tubes, box machinery, leather shoes and leather products, metal powders and alloys, sheet metal products, apparel, toys, wood furniture and wood products, printing, plastics, shoe lasts, pop corn, food products and sportswear.
Newspapers One - Beverly Evening Times
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Motels
1-new -22 units.
Hotels
Two Inns- 40 rooms; One Hotel -22 rooms
TRANSPORTATION
Railroad : Boston & Maine to
Gloucester and Boston. Five
railroad stations - (32 trains daily). Beverly, No. Beverly, Farms, Monserrat, Pride's. Bus: Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway and Michaud Bus Lines local and suburban bus service. Taxi: 4 Taxi Companies.
HIGHWAYS
Principal highways are Routes 128, 1A, 97, and 127. Route 128 cir- cumferential 6-lane highway a- round Boston enters Beverly from west and proceeds northeast to Gloucester. Route 1A to Salem and Boston south and north par- allel to U.S. No. 1 to Ipswich and Newburyport. Route 127 is the scenic shore route starting in Beverly to Cape Ann. Route 97 carries traffic north to Haverhill and New Hampshire.
AMUSEMENTS
2 theaters - seating 2000, 1 unique summer music theater-in-round, seating 1,200. 19 auditoriums - seating 7,975 - largest seats 1,300. 1 golf course, 12 tennis courts, 2 bowling alleys, 3 boat clubs, 2 boat liveries.
RECREATION
8 parks, 10 playgrounds, 7 beaches, 2 bathhouses, 11 baseball fields, 1 stadium seating 7,500, 1 public landing - Organized city recre- ation program.
Airports
Beverly Municipal Airport - 3 run- ways, maximum 5,000 ft. - lighted.
Hospitals
One general; one Dental Center.
Educational
Gordon College, Endicott Junior College, Shore Country Day School, Beverly School for the Deaf.
16 public schools, including 1 high, 2 junior high, 12 grammar, 1 trade. No. of pupils, 6,500. No. of teachers, 281. 4 parochial schools, including 1 high school. No. of pupils in private schools, 1,513. (1959 figures).
Public Libraries
Beverly Public Library containing 112,388 volumes, 1 branch libra- ry plus school, hospital service and bookmobile.
Y.M.C.A. Modern building, con- taining swimming pool, gymnas- ium, recreational facilities and dormitory.
LIGHT AND POWER
Provided by Merrimack-Essex Elec- tric Company and North Shore Gas Company.
WATER SUPPLY
Abundant filtered water from Wen- ham Lake and a new large reser- voir in Danvers, maintained by Salem-Beverly Water Supply Boards.
U.S. GOVERNMENT
3 Post Offices; Army Nike installa- tion.
CITY STATISTICS
94 total street mileage, 85 paved. Miles of gas mains, 94. Sewers, 53 miles. 7,719 gas meters. 11,674 light meters. 8,574 water meters. Capacity of waterworks, 6,600,- 000 gallons per day. 94 miles of water mains. Value of water plant, $1,500,000.
Fire Department: 91 permanent men - 40 call men - 80 C. D. Auxiliary - 6 fire stations. Value of Fire Dept., $500,000.
Police Department: 55 permanent men - 10 reserve - 11 school safety police women. Value of Police Department, $25,000.
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BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS
"Birthplace of the American Navy"
***** *
DOWNTOWN BEVERLY
Early American history is abundant in Beverly, Massachusetts, but few cities blend so well the old and the new. The Beverly of today was included in the territory called "Naumkeag", settled in 1626 by Roger Conant and his followers, and set aside as a township in 1668. It was incorporated as a city in 1894. The early settlers handed down to its present generation a worthy heritage of tradition and history, along with a wealth of natural beauty and assets.
Situated only 18 miles north of Boston, Beverly is the heart of the North Shore. It has the convenience of the city, the serenity of the country and the charm of a New England seafaring town. Excellent trans- portation and modern highways, with a backdrop of nature's lovelies“ scenery, make it popular for living, business, industry, and recreatior
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ROUTE 128
Covering 15 square miles of area, it has nine miles of coastline, including smooth white sandy beaches, rocky ledges interspersed with seaside estates or neat, well-kept homes. Back from the shore are wooded country lanes, with gentle rolling terrain and attractive homes. Approach- ing by land or by sea, the tall white spires of the churches can be seen nestled among the abundant foliage of the early planters' ground.
BALCH HOUSE
American Pioneers Roger Conant, John Balch and other "planters" built their homes here. One of the homes, the Balch House, is the oldest house in the country, and still stands as a record of early days and an attraction for visitors.
The city has many "firsts" of which to be proud. Here the first cotton mill in America was established in 1788, the first Britannia ware was manufactured in 1808, and the first Sunday School in New England was started (1810).
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BEVERLY PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Beverly Public Library was established in 1855, and moved to its present building in 1913. The main floor of the library building con- tains two large reading rooms, reference room, charging desk, and office. In the basement is the workroom, pamphlet room and youth room. On the top floor is the auditorium seating 150, the art room, the geneology room and storage rooms. The branch library at Beverly Farms was built in 1915. The present book collection numbers 112,388 volumes. The hours of the Main Library at 32 Essex Street are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturdays. The Beverly Farms Branch at 24 Vine Street is open Monday through Friday 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon. The Library now has a Bookmobile which visits Centerville, North Beverly and Ryal Side, also visits all ele- mentary schools, and shut-ins.
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COLLEGE HALL-ENDICOTT JUNIOR COLLEGE
The first ship of the American Navy, the schooner "Hannah", was outfitted, armed, equipped and provisioned at Beverly. Commissioned by General George Washington, it sailed from here on its first cruise on September 5, 1775, and two days later brought in a prize. This important incident in history, recorded in original documents at the Library of Congress, made Beverly the Birthplace of the American Navy. Many other ships were also comissioned at this important port of revolution- ary days, and at one time so many prizes were brought back to Beverly, it was necessary to construct new docks. Sixty vessels were in the harbor at one time ... aided greatly the continental forces through clothing, military stores and supplies.
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MEMORIAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
George Cabot in 1798 was honored by President John Adams by being named the first Secretary of the Navy.
History also reveals that baked beans originated in Beverly and later became popular in Boston. Historian Morrison noted "After teaching
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Boston how to bake beans, that city took credit. After showing Salem how to fish and privateer, the larger port almost absorbed her neighbor".
Beverly was the scene of the Summer White House of President William Howard Taft, and Benjamin Harrison summered here the year after he returned from the Presidency. It has been the home of many distinguished citizens, including Rev. Joseph Willard, D.D. of the First Church in Beverly, President of Harvard College in 1781; Nathan Dane, member of the Continental Congress; birthplace of Poetess Lucy Larcom; both Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior and Junior; former Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, now chief U. S. Delegate to the United Nations; former Ambassador William Phillips, and many other famous people.
Beverly is a pleasant, residential-industrial community. From fishing, commerce, and agriculture of earlier days, it has developed into a prosperous, well-balanced city. From manufacture of shoes, it grew to include the world's largest shoe machinery plant, owned by the United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Beverly's largest employer. In recent years, various types of machine tools, chemicals, metal products and electronic devices have helped expand the city's economy. Highway Route 128, opening new land for industrial use, is attracting further industry and retail trade here.
New homes in all sections, new churches and schools, enlarged hospital facilities and a convenient downtown shopping center have added to the ideal living conditions found in the community. Over 100 clubs and organizations include, improvement associations, Beverly Historical Society, veterans organizations, fraternal groups, United Fund, and social service agencies.
A progressive city government, an active Chamber of Commerce and a healthy business climate have multiplied natural advantages found here to make Beverly the kind of place people are proud to call their "home town".
LYONS PARK AND DANE ST. BEACH
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Beverly Farms Baptist Church 9 Hale St. Rev. William N. Kerr, Th. D.
Beverly Gospel Mission 302 Cabot St. Mr. Victor E. Cleveland Centerville C. E. Church Standley St. T. Grady Spires, Pastor Church of the Nazarene 501 Rantoul St. Rev. George H. Keeler 556 Cabot St.
Congregation Sons of Abraham 39 Bow St.
Rabbi Irvin K. Botwinik
Covenant Congregational Church 10 Charnock St. Rev. Albert A. Damrose
Dane St. Congregational Church 10 Dane St. Rev. Dr. James T. Halliday Interim Minister
2 Hawthorne St. (Parsonage) 8:30 - Chapel - 10:45 First Baptist Church Cor. Cabot & Abbott Sts.
Rev. John M. Wilbur, Jr. First Church of Christ Scientist 19 Hale St. Mrs. Winifred Sterling
First Federated Church of Beverly 167 Hale St. Rev. Stephen W. Turrell
First Parish (Unitarian) Church Cor. Cabot & Hale Sts. Rev. Harry H. Hoehler
ST. MARY'S STAR OF THE SEA-Rev. Francis G. Shields, pas- tor; Rev. James F. McNamara, Rev. Joseph Mullen, Rev. Frederick Mc- Gowan and Rev. John D'Arcy, cur- ates. Masses Sunday at 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. Children's mass at 9 in the Lower church. Daily mass as 7. First Friday masses at 6 and 7, baptisms every Sunday afternoon at 4 in the Upper Sancristy of the church. Confessions every Saturday, in the afternoon from 4 to 5:30 and in the evening from 7:30 to 9. Also at the same hours before a holy day. Rosary and benediction every Sun- day evening at 7:30. Perpetual Novena to Our Lady of Fatima, Friday night at 7:30.
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