The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957, Part 1

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Publication date: 1957
Publisher: Boston : Sampson & Murdock company
Number of Pages: 1352


USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Allston > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Boston > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Brighton > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Charlestown > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Dorchester > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > East Boston > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Hyde Park > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Jamaica Plain > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Readville > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Roslindale > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Roxbury > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > South Boston > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1
USA > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > West Roxbury > The Boston directory : including . . . Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Readville, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, West Roxbury 1957 > Part 1


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POPULATION OF U. S. CITIES OF 30,000 OR MORE IN 1950 (AS PER FINAL FIGURES OF THE 1950 U. S. CENSUS REPORT)


ALABAMA


31.066


Anderson


46.820


Kansas City.


456.622


Eugene


3.879


St. Joseph


78.588


Portland Salem


€140


University City


39.892


PENNSYLVANIA


Allentown


10.756


Altoona


1.177


Bethlehem


6 340


Butte


33.251


Chester


1.039


Easton


5.632


Erie


10.803


Lincoln


98.884


Hazelton


15.491


Omaha


251.117


Johnstown


13.232


Lancaster


$3.774


North Little Rock


44.097


Terre Haute


64.214


Reno


32.497


Pine Bluff


37.162


IOWA


Burlington


30.613


Manchester


82.732


Philadelphia


271.605


Pittsburgh


76.806


Reading


09.320


Bakersfield


34.784


Council Bluffs


45.429


Berkeley


78,577


Des Moines


177.965


Bayonne


77.203


Burbank


47,991


Dubuque


49.671


Belleville


32.019


Compton


38,177


Ottumwa


33.631


Bloomfield 49.307


York


59.953


RHODE ISLAND


Cranston 55,060


East Providence 35.871


Newport


37,564


Pawtucket


81.436


Providence


248.674


Warwick


43.028


Woonsocket


50.211


SOUTH CAROLIN


Charleston 70,174


Columbia


86,914


Greenville


58.161


Spartanburg


36.795


SOUTH DAKOTA


Sioux Falls


52,696


TENNESSEE


Chattanooga


31,041


Jackson


30.207


Knoxville


124.769


Memphis


396,000


Nashville


74.307


Oak Ridge


30.229


TEXAS


Abilene


45.570


Amarillo


74.246


Austin


132.459


Beaumont


94.014


Brownsville


36.066


Corpus Christi


108.287


Dallas


434.462


El Paso


130.485


Fort Worth


278.778


Galveston


66.568


Houston


596.163


New London


49.460


Brookline


57.589


Queens


1.550,849


Lubbock


Port Arthur


57.530


San Angelo


52.093


San Antonio


408.442


Tyler


38.968


Waco


84.706


Wichita Falls


68.042


DELAWARE


Wilmington


110.356


Holyoke


54,661


Troy


Ogden


57.112


Salt Lake City


182.121


Washington


802.178


FLORIDA


Daytona Beach


30.187


Fort Lauderdale


36.328


Newton


81.994


134,042


Jacksonville


204.317


Pittsfield


53.348


Durham


71.311


Miami


46.282


Greensboro


74.389


Norfolk


213.513


Orlendo


13.479


Springfield


162.399


Taunton


40.109


Waltham


47.187


Watertown


37.329


Weymouth


32,690


Fargo


Bellingham


34.112


Everett


33.849


Seattle


467.591


Augusta


71.508


Ann Arbor


48.251


Battle Creek


48.666


Bay City.


52.523


Cleveland


914.808


Savannah


119,638


Dearborn


94.994


Cleveland Heights.


59.141


Columbus


375.901


Flint


163.143


Dayton


Charleston


73.501


Clarksburg


32.014


Hamtramck


43.355


30,307


Highland Park


46.393


41.396


Jackson


51.088


57.951


Lakewood


50.246


Appleton


34.010


Eau Claire


36,058


Green Bay.


52.735


Bloomington


34,163


Pontiac


73.681


Mansfield


33.817


Kenosha


54.368


La Crosse


47,535


Madison


96.056


Wyandotte


36.846


Milwaukee


637.392


Norwood


36.798


Oshkosh


41.084


Decatur


66.269


MINNESOTA


Duluth


104,511


Minneapolis


521,718


St. Paul.


311.349


Galesburg


31.425


Joliet


51,601


MISSISSIPPI


Biloxi


37.425


Jackson


98.271


Meridian


41.893


Enid


36.017


Cheyenne


31.935


Quincy


41.450


Rockford


92.927


Rock Laland


48.710


Columbia


31,974


Muskogee


Oklahoma City.


243,504


Springfield


81.628


38.946


Joplin


38.711


Tulsa


182.740


Waukegan


INDIANA


Anniston


326.037


Elkhart


35.646


Gadsden


55.725


Evansville


128.636


Mobile


129,009


Fort Wayne


133.607


Montgomery


46.396


Hammond


87,594


ARIZONA


Phoenix


106.818


Lafayette


35.568


Tucson


ARKANSAS


Fort Smith


47.942


Little Rock


102.213


South Bend


115.911


NEVADA


Mckeesport


$1.502


New Castle Norristown


58.126


CALIFORNIA


Alameda


64.430


Cedar Rapids


72.296


34.669


Alhambra


51.359


Clinton


30.379


NEW JERSEY


Atlantic City


Wilkes-Barre


76.826


Wilkinsburg


31.418


Williamsport


45,047


East Bakersfield.


91.669


Sioux City


83.991


Waterloo


65.198


Clifton


64,511


Glendale


46.185


KANSAS


Elizabeth


112.817


Hutchinson


33.575


50.676


Oakland


104.577


Pasadena


35.405


Pomona


99,545


KENTUCKY


Ashland


31.131


Newark


438.776


Sacramento


Covington


64.452


38.811


San Bernardino.


Lexington


55.534


San Diego ..


775.357


Newport


31.044


139.336


San Mateo.


45,533


Plainfield


42,366


Santa Barbara


44,913


Santa Monica


71,595


South Gate


51.116


Stockton


70.853


Lafayette


33.541


Lake Charles


41.272


Monroe


45.472


Denver


63.685


MAINE


Bangor


31.558


Lewiston


40.974


Binghamton


80.674


Portland


35,961


Fairfield


30.489


Greenwich


40.835


Hartford


177.397


Manchester


34.116


Meriden


44.088


New Britain


73.726


Arlington


44.353


Boston


801.444


Brockton


62.860


Manhattan


1.960.101


Laredo


51.910 71.747


Stamford


74.293


Cambridge


120.740


Stratford


33.428


Waterbury


104.477


West Hartford


44.402


West Haven


32.010


Fall River


111,963


91.785


Fitchburg


42.691


220.583


Haverhill


47.280


Syracuse


UTAH


Lawrence


80.536


Utica


101.531


Watertown


34.350


White Plains.


VERMNI


33.15$


NORTH CAROLINA


New Bedford


109.189


Asheville


Alexandria


61.787


Danville


35.066


Lakeland


30.951


Quincy


83.835


34.715


Newport Nows


42.358


May i Beach


.52.367


Somervilic


102.351


Raleigh


Portsmouth


80.039


Richmond


230.310


Roanoke


91.921


West Palm Beach.


43.162


GEORGIA


Albany


31,155


Atlanta


331.314


MICHIGAN


Akron


Canton


116.912


Columbus


79.611


Macon


IDAHO


Bolse


34,393


ILLINOIS


Alton


32,550


Aurora


50.576


Belleville


32.721


Berwyn


51.280


Muskegon


48.429


Lorain


43.564


Champaign


39,563


Chicago


3,620.962


Royal Oak


46.898


33.695


Cicero


67.544


Saginaw


92.918


34.275


Danville


37.864


East St. Louis


82.295


Springfield


78.508


Racine


71.193


Elgin


44.223


Evanston


73.641


Toledo


303.616


Superior


Wausau


30.41€


Wauwatos


33.32€


Youngstown


168,330


Zanesville


40,517


West Allis


42.959


Moline


37.397


Oak Park


63.529


Peoria


111.856


MISSOURI


Lawton


34.757


TERRIY OF HAWAD


Honolulu


248.036


Independence


39.963


3-54


INSURANCE


Arthur P. Pearce, Jr.


Daniel M. Driscoll


18 OLIVER ST.


LI berty 2-4670


DRISCOLL, PEARCE, INC.


Pres.


Treas.


MISSOURI-Continued


OREGON


St. Louis


856.796 66.731


Springfield


133.911


MONTANA


Indianapolis


427.173


Kokomo


38.672


45.454


Marion


30.081


NEBRASKA


Harrisburg


19.544


Mishawaka


32.913


Muncie


58.479


Richmond


39.539


Davenport


74.549


Fresno


95.702


Inglewood


250.767


Los Angeles


384.575


Topeka


78.791


Wichita


168.279


Kearny


30,644


Richmond


46.764


Montclair


43.927


Riverside


137,572


334.387


Louisville


369.129


57.702


San Francisco. San Jose.


95.280


Owensboro


33.651


Paducah


32.828


LOUISIANA


Alexandria


34.913


Baton Rouge


125.629


COLORADO


Colorado Springs


415.786


Shreveport


127.206


Albany


134.995


Amsterdam


32.240


Auburn


36.722


CONNECTICUT


Bridgeport


158.709


Bristol


MARYLAND


Jamestown


Mount Vernon


71.899


Newburgh


31.956


Hagerstown


36.260


New Rochelle


59.725


New York


7.891.957


Bronx


1,451,277


New Haven


30.551


Norwalk


191.555


Niagara Falls


90.872


Chicope


49.211


Poughkeepsie


41.023


Everett


45.982


Rochester


332,488


Rome


41.682


Lowe I


97.249


Lynn


99.738


Malden


59.804


Yonkers


152.798


Medford


66.113


VIRGILA


Lynchburg


47.727


Revere Salem


41.880


High Point


39.973


Petersburg


35.054


Pensacola


96.738


Tampa


124:681


Winston-Salem


87.811


NORTH DAKOTA


38.256


Worcester


203.486


OHIO


274.605


Spokane


161.721


Tacoma


143,673


Vancouver


41.664


Yakima


38.486


Detroll


Grand Rapids 176.515


East Cleveland


40.047


Elyria


Huntington


86,353


Wheeling


58.891


Hamilton


Kalamazoo


57.704


68.071


WONSIN


Lansing


92.129


Lima


51.202


Port Huron


35.725


Marion


Middletown


Newark


35.001


Portsmouth


35.872


Sheboygan


42.365


Steubenville


35,325


Warren


49.856


OKLAHOMA


OMING


37.628


East Chicago


54.263


Birmingham


106.525


Gary


Tuscaloosa


Billings


31.834


Great Falls


39.214


61.657


East Orange


79.340


Long Beach


1.970.358


Kansas City


129,553


59.201


Jersey City


39.952


Linden


New Brunswick


38.037


Passaic


Paterson


Perth Amboy


41.330


Trenton


128.009


Union City.


55.537


West New York


37.683


NEW MEXICO


Albuquerque 96.815


New Orleans


38.572


570.445


NEW YORK


43.354


Baltimore


949,708


Cumberland


37.679


MASSACHUSETTS


164.443


Brooklyn


2.738.175


Richmond


Chelsea


38.912


580,132


Buffalo


Elmira


49.716


41,782


Santa Ana


63.058


Orange


Scranton


25.536


Camden 124.555


Hoboken


Irvington


299.017


18.834


NEW HAMPSHIRE


Nashua


43.466


Burlington


65.679


Wilmington


45.043


St Petersburg


249/276


36.763


Fayetteville


Cincinnati


503,998


70,252


1.849.568


WES IRGINIA


243.872


Euclid


53,000


Charlotte


Schenectady


72.311


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA


77.634


Pueblo


113,805


37.289


WASEGTOR.


MASSY 1957


1639


PILGRIM PHOTO-ENGRAVING CO. 57 KNEELAND ST. BOSTON, MASS. CALL HANcock 6-1620


ABBREVIATIONS


accountant | dramkr


dressmaker | mfg


manufacturing is or S.


. . South


adj


adjuster


e or E


East


mfr


manufacturer


san


Sanitary


admn


administrator


educ


education


mgr


manager


Sav


Savings


or administration


elec


electrical or


mkr


maker


sch


school


adv


advertising


electric


mkt


market se


southeast


agcy


agency


electn


electrician


mlnr


milliner


serv service


agt


agent


elev


elevator


mono


monotype


sht mtl


sheet metal


Am


American


eng


engineer


mstr


master


smstrs seamstress


apts


apartments


equip


equipment


mtge


mortgage


solr


solicitor


archt


architect es


east side


mtr.motorman or motor


spl


special


assoc


associate


exch


exchange


mut


mutual


grtr


sorter


atndt


attendant fety


factory


atty


attorney


fdry


foundry


aud


auditor


Fed


Federal


av


avenue =


floor


bgemn


baggageman


fnshr


finisher


ofc


office


statistical


bkpr


. bookkeeper


forwn


forewoman


opr


operator


stereo


stereotyper


blk


block


ft


foot


optom


optometrist


stmftr


steamfitter


birmkr


boilermaker


furn


furniture


PS


Public School


str


setter


blvd


boulevard


furngs


furnishings


pass


passenger


stvdr


stevedore


br


branch


genl


general


geologist


government


bur


bureau


CSP


Christian


h


householder


pl


plmb


plumber or


tchr


teacher


cabtmkr


. cabinetmaker


hdw


hardware


CarD


carpenter


hlpr


helper


cash


cashier


chauf


chauffeur


hosp


hospital


headquarters


housekeeper


prfrdr


proofreader


tndr


tender


chkr


checker


Htg


Heights


priv


private


tob


tobacco


cir


circle


ctv


civil


clk


clerk


Insp


Inspection


prsfdr


instructor


prsmn


pressman


tstr


tester


coml


commercial


comn


commission


comnr


commissioner


inv


investment


publ


publisher or


USAF


. US Air Force


condr


conductor


jwir


jeweler


purch


purchasing


U S Coast Guard


contr


contractor


lab


laborer


RC


Roman Catholic


.US Marine Corps


cor


corner


corres


correspondent


Ibr


lumber


rd


road


undwrtr


underwriter


custdn


custodian


ctr


cutter


del


delivery


dep


deputy


dietn


dietitian


Itd


limited


refrigerator


whol


wholesale


disDE


dispatcher


dist


district


mach


machinist or


repr


repairman or


wid


widow


wkr


worker


div


division


mdse


merchandise


restr


restaurant


wks


works


dir


dealer


mech


mechanic


ret


retail


wldr


welder


dmnstr demonstrator


do


ditto or same


med


medical


Tm


room


wtchmn


watchman


dr


drive


Met


Metropolitan


ydmn


yardman


drftgmn


draftsman


meter rdr. meter reader


ydmstr


yardmaster


ABBREVIATIONS OF GIVEN NAMES


Abr


Abraham


Chas


Charles | Jas


James


Richd


Richard


Alexander


Danl


Daniel


Jos


Joseph


Saml


Samuel


Alfred


Edw


Edward


Kath


Katherine


Sol


Solomon


Arth


Arthur Eliz


Elizabeth


Margt


Margaret


Steph


Stephen


Aug


August


Eug


Eugene


Michl


Michael


Theo


Theodore


Ben


Benjamin


Fredk


Frederick


Nathl


Nathaniel


Thos


Thomas


Cath


Catherine | Geo


George Patk


Patrick | Wm


William


1-1-50


JORDAN MARSH COMPANY


Great Basement Store


Main Store - Annex - Store for Men


New England's Largest Store


al


alley


emp


employee


msngr


messenger


sls


sales


appr


apprentice


engr


engraver


mtce


maintenance


soc


society


asmblr


assembler exam


examiner


mus


music 80


square


asst


assistant


exp


express


nor N


Natl


ne


northeast


sta eng


stat


statistician or


bkbndr


bookbinder


formn


foreman


opp


opposite


sten


stenographer


bldr


builder


frt


freight


optn


optician


stge storage


blksmith


blacksmith


ftr


fitter


osteo


osteopath


bmo. . business


machine


gdnr


gardener


gds


goods


photog


photographer


sup


supply


brklyr


bricklayer


geol


brkmn


brakeman


govt


gro


grocer


pkwy


parkway


swtchmn


switchman


Science Practitioner


htg


heating


plshr


polisher


plstr


plasterer


telev


television


chem chemist or


hq


hsekpr


heating


prin


principal


trans


transportation


cin. . cleaning or cleaner clo


clothing


collr


collector


int dec


.interior


prsr


decorator


ptrnmkr


patternmaker


twp


township


typ


typist


comp


compositor


jan


janitor


publishing


confr


confectioner


kpr


keeper


.resides or rooms r


R


RD


Rural Delivery


USN


US Navy


ct


court


11brn


librarian


rd


reader


real est


.real estate


uphol


upholsterer


litho


Indrs


laundress


recpt receptionist


vulc


vulcanizer


refgr .. refrigeration or


w or W


West


dir


director


1wyr


lawyer


rep


representative


whsemn


warehouseman


distr


distributor


machine


repair


Univ


University


lino


linotype


lithographer


rec


receiving


vet


veterinary


ins


insurance


prod


produce


trav


traveling


trnmn


trainman


prof


professor


treas


treasurer


press feeder


trmr


trimmer


Int rev .internal revenue pub


public


USA


US Army


USCG


constn


construction


la


lane


pres


president


te


terrace


chemical


tmkpr


timekeeper


chf


chief


htg


implts


implements


prntr


printer


studt


student


pharm pharmacist


physician


super


supervisor


pk


park


sw


southwest


pkr


packer


place


sys


system


tech


technician


plumbing


tel


telephone


hndlr


handler


teleg


telegraph


pntr


painter


sta


station


ns


north side


.. stationary engineer


nw


northwest


agrl


agriculture


electro


electrotyper


mn


man


ship


shipping


mldr


molder sec secretary


.North


ss south side


National


supt . superintendent


phys


presser


room USMC


laby


laboratory


Indry


laundry


or mechanical


Rev


Reverend


west side


Robt


Robert


Alex


Instr


inspector or


operator


acct


1640


IMPORTERS


LONDON


London Harness Company LEATHER GOODS


60 FRANKLIN ST., BOSTON and CHESTNUT HILL SHOPPING CENTER


LUGGAGE SADDLERY GLOVES


For list of General Abbreviations see preceding page ABBREVIATIONS OF COMPANIES, LOCALITIES, ETC.


Melrose | Thresher's. . . . Thresher Bros Inc


Machine Co Inc Morse's ....... Leopold Morse Co


MCPS. . Mass Committee on Public |Murray way. ... Francis J Murray Safety way


MDC. . Metropolitan District Com- NAPA ... mission


MDWSC. Metropolitan Dist Water Supply Commission M&MT Co. . Merchants & Miners Transportation Co


MTA Metropolitan Transit Authority


Malden


EG&F Assoc. . Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates


Atlantic At] Aub Auburndale E I du Pont. ..... E I duPont de


BCI. . Bureau of Crimina,


Investigators


BFD .... Boston Fire Department BFS Co ..... B F Sturtevant Co BG Co . ... Boston Gas Co BHD ....... Boston Health Dept B of LS.


BP&WG Co .. Boston Plate &


Window Glass Co BSD&T Co .... Boston Safe De- posit & Trust Co BSH ..... Boston State Hospital BT Co ..... Boston Terminal Co BTD ....... Boston Transit Dept BUCBA .. Boston University Col- lege of Business Administration BU Sch of Ed. . Boston University School of Education


BUS of M .... Boston University School of Medicine BU Sch of R&S Work. . Boston University School of Religious and Social Work


BYMCU .... Boston Young Men's


Christian Union Grant's. .. W T Grant Co


B&A. . Boston & Albany


B&M .. . Boston & Maine HP


B&MT Co ... .Boston & Maine Transportation Co


B&S .... Batchelder & Snyder Inc Belmt Belmont


Bline Brookline Br Brighton Breck's. ... Joseph Breck & Sons Corporation


Burroughs ... . Burroughs Adding


Machine Co CAP. . Civil Air Patrol CH. . Chestnut Hill CRS&B Co .. Carter, Rice, Storrs & Bement Co


CS Pub Soc ... Christian Science Publishing Society ICC.


Camb


White's .. R H White Co


Whiting's. Whiting Milk Company Winch Winchester


Stearns' ... R H Stearns Company


Stirling sq. . Henry Stirling Square Winthp Winthrop


Wellesley


Wol Wollaston


Woolworth's. . F W Woolworth Co


. Watertown


HOISTS


PERFORATED SHEETS


TEL. UN iversity


4-4300


V


A


E S


C O.


NON-FERROUS METALS


STAINLESS


Machine


. Interstate Commerce Mass PWOAA .... Mass Dept of Commission IH Co. ... International Harvester Company


Mass SPCA. . Mass Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals


Christian Endeavor Mass SPCC. . Mass Society for the


IP . . . Jamaica Plain


Prevention of Cruelty to Children Mattapan


Jordan's ....... Jordan Marsh Co Mat Kresge's. ....... S S Kresge Co


Logan way ... . Gen'l Lawrence J Logan way Milt


AC&S Co ..... Aetna Casualty & |Conrad's. ..... Conrad & Co Inc | MCM Co. ... Monroe Calculating | Melr


Surety Co Cont Baking Co .... Continental


Baking Co


DUC. . Mass Dept of Unemploy- ment Compensation Devine way. . Gen'l Wm H Devine way


Dor Dorchester


AWP ... Atlantic Weather Patrol Acousticon ... Acousticon Div of Dictograph Products Co Inc Alls Allston EB




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