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381 cor Trask and Summit 41 Pine nr Church 42 Main opp ft of Centre
43 cor Mansfield and Wash 45 Dale cor Warren
46 Maplewood av nr Shepherd 47 Prospect cor School 48 cor Pearl and Railroad av 411 cor Hancock and Rogers
461 cor Maplewood and Myrtle sq 51 Main opp Puritan Hotel 52 Commercial nr Fort sq 53 Western av cor Middle 54 cor Riggs and Summer 56 Washington nr Gloucester Garage
57 Washington opp Prospect 58 Beacon cor Lookout
59 cor Comlth and Centennial av
531 Bridge House, Western av 541 cor Hampden and Granite
544 Hovey School, Summer st
581 cor Lookout and Exchange 591 City Home, Emerson av 592 High School, Blynman av 61 Cleveland cor Arthur 62 Washington cor Marsh 63 Grove cor Wash
64 Anchor Works, Whittemore st
65 Net and Twine Factory, Maplewood av
67 Riverdale Mills, Riverdale
68 Washington nr Gee av
69 Washington opp Dennison
611 Addison Gilbert Hospital
631 Standard Oil Co, Whittemore st
632 Washington nr Gloucester av 633 Madison av
634 Ferry st, Wolf Hill
635 Wheeler st entrance to Riverview
651 Maplewood av nr Gloucester av
653 Cherry st opp Geo Lamb's
661 Wheeler's Point nr Wheeler's Boat Shop 71 Annisquam opp Post Office 72 Cambridge av, Annisquam
73 Washington opp Leonard
75 Washington nr Granite Co
76 Washington, Foster's Drug Store
78 Washington cor Butman av
79 Langsford st nr Mason sq
711 River Road
712 Norwood Heights
722 Norwood Heights nr Adam's Garage
731 Nashua av
751 Washington cor Plum ct
752 High nr Young av
762 Langsford nr Munsey's lane
81 Western av and Bond st
82 Essex av nr Sam G Poole's
83 Fernwood Lake Ice House
84 Russia Cement Co
85 Western av and Magnolia av
86 Concord st, Bray School 87 Magnolia sq, nr Drug Store 811 Kent Circle
812 John Hays Hammond, Western av 814 cor Western av and Hesperus av 815 Hesperus av nr Hammond Museum 821 Essex av, Fernwood Garage 822 Essex av cor Magnolia av 823 cor Essex av and Concord st 824 Essex av, West Gloucester Grocery 826 Essex av, West Gloucester Grange 827 Summer cor Walker
828 Woodman av cor Essex av
829 Concord and Sumner nr Haskell School 2
No.
851 Ocean av cor Norman av, Magnolia
853 Magnolia av nr Dunbar's
94 Coast Guard Call
95 Tramp Box (spare)
No School Signals
When weather is too cold or stormy, or for special reason-
5-5-5 blows at 7:10 a m, no forenoon session for any school
5-5-5 blows at 8:05 a m, no forenoon session for any school except High School
5-5-5 blows at 12:05 p m, no afternoon ses- sion for any school except High School
5 blows at 6:05 p m, no session of Evening School
5 blows at 8:30 a m, no forenoon session for the three primary grades
5 blows at 1:05 p m, no afternoon session for the three primary grades
5-5 blows at 1:05 p m, no afternoon ses- sion for any school
Engineer's Signals
Two blows, all-out signal
2-2 blows, second alarm
2-2-2 blows third and general alarm, calls the whole department
3-3 blows calls Engine 2 to Rockport
3-3-3 blows calls Engine 4 to Pigeon Cove 4-4 blows calls Engine 1 to Manchester Five blows used for School Signals
6-6 blows calls Engine 2 to fire in Essex
7-7 blows calls the Fire Boat
8-8 blows WPA checks
9-4 blows emergency call U S C G
9-9 blows emergency call in case of accident or any one getting lost (meet at City Hall) Nine blows emergency recall
Nine-two call Forest Warden
Ten blows calls Police to Police Headquar- ters
10-10-10 blows military call
When two or more alarms occur at the same time, the all-out signal will be followed by one round of the box
Fire Equipment
Central Station-Charge of Deputy Fitz Robinson and Deputy Louis Francis, Capt Henry Lowe and Loring Blatchford. Ladder 1 and 3, Pumpers 2 and 3, Combination A, Squad A, Hose 2, Chiefs Car, Trailer Pump, Fire Alarm Truck
Magnolia-Charge of Capt Chas Lowe. En- gine 4, Ladder 2, Trailer Pump
Bay View-Charge of Capt Henry Hilton. Engine 4, Auxiliary Pumper, Hose 8 ,
East Gloucester-Charge of Capt Wallace Tuck. Engine 5, Auxiliary Pumper, 2 Trailer Pumps, Hose 1
Motor Supervisor- Guy Wagner
Police Department
Headquarters, 10 Duncan st
City Marshal, Winfred J Ellis, Captain, Chas L O'Maley
Sergeants-John J Coyle, David E Mehl- man jr, Wallace L Foley, Marshall R Mc- Donald, Anthony S Costa, Eug Alves
Inspector of Motor Vehicles, Hugh M Grieve Chauffeur, Harry W O'Connell
Constables with Power to Serve Civil Pro- cesses-Gardner H Smith, Francis D Enos, Frank F Littlefield
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Office, Administration Bldg, 7 Beacon. Open every week day except Saturday from 8:30 a m to 12 m and from 1 to 5 p m. Saturdays from 9 a m to 12 m
Chairman-The Mayor, ex-officio
Members-A Story Wonson, Walter C King, Lieut Laurence F Brooks (USNR), Frank R Loeffler, Dr Ralph E Cunningham, Mrs Rena B Hodsdon, Herbert E Smith, Nathalie D Clough, Dr Ronald P Hallett, Dr Earle R Andrews. Regular meetings second Tuesday evening of each month at 7:30 o'clock. Secretary, Ernest W Fellows
Superintendent of Schools-Ernest W Fel- lows. Office hours at Administration Bldg, 7 Beacon street, on days when schools are in session, 8:30 to 9 a m. The Superintendent is generally in the office from 4 to 5 pm and from 9 to 12 on Saturdays. Other times by appointment
Supervisor of Attendance-John J Bentley. Office hours, 9:00 to 10:00 a m, 4:00 to 5:00 p m, 7 Beacon street
Supervisors-Music, Eleanor F Moore, G Allyn Browne. Drawing, Mabel Spofford, Howard A Curtis, Hale A Johnson. Physi- cal Training, Anna P Savage, D Bernard Pratt (USNR), M Evelyn Curtis, Florence Sloan, Fred H Twomey. Elementary Super- visor, Dorothy S Carle. Band Instructor, An- tonio Gentile. School Carpenter and Super- visor of School Buildings, W Everett Amero. School Dentist, Dr Jos Fialho. School Physi- cian, Dr Geo S Rust. School Nurse, Wini- fred Ross. Dental Hygienist, Josephine Kel- leher. Supervisor of Heating and Ventilat- ing, Fred S Bennett
High School-off Blynman av. Principal, Leslie , O Johnson. Vice Principal, Ralph P Parsons
Babson School-Pleasant st cor Shepherd. Principal, Nina E Low
Blynman School-66 Magnolia av. Prin- cipal, Mrs Elinor Francis
Bradstreet School-Washington st, Bay View. Principal, Genevieve A Courant
Bray School-Concord st, WG (mixed). Principal, Jennie V Ruth
Central Grammar School, Dale av. Prin- cipal, Milton L Fuller. Asst Principal, Leo F Hennessey
Eastern Avenue School-83 Eastern av. Principal, M A Caroline Merchant
Forbes School-41 Washington st. Prin- cipal, Mary A Waddell
Haskell School-Sumner st, W Gloucester (mixed). Principal, Grace M Nelson
Hildreth School-29 Eastern av opp Web- ster. Principal, Margt W Mackay
Hovey School-Summer st. Principal, Ada M Collins
Lane School-1117 Washington st, Lanes- ville. Principal,
Maplewood School-Maplewood av. Prin- cipal, Katherine A Winn
MtVernon School-MtVernon st. Principal, Florence L Mears
Parsons School-211 Western av. Prin- cipal, Mildred V S Lee
Point Grammar School-18 Plum st. Prin- cipal, Muriel C Rogers
Riggs School-Washington st, Riverdale. Principal, Mary E Toomey
Vocational School-off Blynman av. Direc- tor, Leonard H Scott
CHURCHES
(See Classified Business Directory. Churches are also listed with additional in- formation under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)
CLUBS
(See Clubs, also Associations & Clubs- Commercial; also Societies in Classified Busi- ness Directory. Clubs are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)
COUNTY OFFICERS
District Attorney for Essex County-Hugh A Cregg of Methuen
Assistant District Attorneys-John J Ryan, Haverhill; Saml H Jaffee, Swampscott; J Elmer Callahan, Salem; Edw F Cregg, Me- thuen
Probation Officers, Superior Court-Chief Officer, Fred M Barr of Lawrence, Ellen DeS Barrett of Newburyport, Danl J Minihan of Haverhill, Clarence Huntress of Lawrence
County Commissioners-Jas D Bentley of Swampscott, chairman; Fredk Manning of Lynn, Arth A Thompson of Methuen
Clerk of Courts-Archie N Frost, Andover; Assts, Hollis L Cameron, Beverly; Chas H Metcalf, Beverly; Melville Rowand, Salem; Jeremiah J Twomey, Andover; E Philip Lit- tlefield, Marblehead
County Engineer-Clinton C Barker (act- ing). Office, Court House, Salem
County Treasurer-Harold E Thurston of Lynn. Office, Court House, Salem
Registers of Deeds, Southern District- A Franklin Priest of Haverhill; first asst, Carl C Emery of Newburyport; second assis- tant, Arthur C Martinson of Marblehead. Office, Court House, Salem. Northern Dis- trict-G Hudson Driver, Lawrence; assistant, Helen M Lyons. Office, Court House, Law- rence
Sheriff-Frank E Raymond of Salem
Special Sheriff-Earl E Wells of Lynn
Keeper of Jail and House of Correction in Salem-Frank E Raymond
Keeper of Jail and House of Correction in Lawrence-Mark L Stillings
Medical Examiner-First district includes Gloucester and Rockport, Dr Ira B Hull, 10 Washington. Associate, Dr John J Egan jr, 23 Dale av (USN)
COURTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Chief Justice, Fred T Field of Newton
SUPERIOR COURT Chief Justice, John P Higgins of Boston
COURT OF PROBATE FOR ESSEX COUNTY
Judges, John V Phelan of Lynn; John A Costello of Lawrence
Register, Wm F Shanahan of Swampscott. Assistant, Arthur D Fowler of Marblehead; Second Assistant, Caroline E Derby of Salem
The records are kept at the office of the Register, in the Court House, Salem
The Probate Court sits as follows: Salem first, third and fifth Mondays of every month except third Monday in August; Newbury- port, fourth Monday in January, February, March, May, June, July, September, Novem- ber and December; Haverhill fourth Monday in April and October; Lawrence, second Mon- day and every Wednesday in each month except August
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DISTRICT COURT OF EASTERN ESSEX
10 Duncan
Justice-Edw Morley
Special Justices-Lincoln S Simonds, John C Pappas
Clerk-Harold L Armstrong
Court and Probation Officer-Henry T Hatch
Sessions for criminal business daily at 9 a m
Sessions for civil business every Thursday at 10 a m
Sessions for Supplementary Process First and Third Saturdays at 10 a m
Juvenile Sessions Tuesdays at 9:30 a m Small Claims Sessions every Friday at 9:30 a m
LIBRARIES
Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Li- brary, 88 Middle. Joseph A Boyer pres, Geo P Merchant clerk, Wm Moore treas, Eliz Carroll acting librarian. Adult Department open daily 9 a m to 8 p m, Junior Dept 1 p m to 6 p m, Summer 10 a m to 6 p m, closed Sundays and Holidays, Lanesville Deposit Station in Lane School, Lanesville open Tues- day 3 p m to 5 pm and 5:30 p m to 7:30 p m
Village Hall Library, 38 Leonard. Mabel Hodgkins, librarian
Magnolia Library, Lexington av cor Nor- man av Magnolia. Mrs Jean B Cook, librar- lan
East Gloucester Deposit Station-7 Chapel Open Thursdays 1:30 p m to 5:00 p m and 6:00 p m to 8:00 p m, summer 10:00 a m to 12:00 m and 1:00 p m to 5:00 p m
West Gloucester Deposit Station-440 Es- sex av. Open Saturdays 10:00 a m to 12:00 m and 1:00 p m to 4:30 p m
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
(See Classified Business Directory. Labor Organizations are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)
LEGAL HOLIDAYS
New Year's Day, January 1. Washington's Birthday, February 22d. Patriot's Day, April 19th. Memorial Day, May 30th. Indepen- dence Day, July 4th. Labor Day, first Mon- day in September. Columbus Day, October 12th. Armistice Day, November 11th. Thanks- giving. Christmas Dec 25th
When the 1st of January, the 22d of Feb- ruary, the 19th of April, the 30th of May, the fourth of July, the 12th of October, the 11th of November or December 25th, occurs on Sunday, the following day shall be a holiday
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
Office, 15 Dale av. Acting Assistant Sur- geon, Ronald P Hallett, MD. Hours, 9 to 10 am, 1 to 2 pm
MILITARY Armory, 99 Prospect Armourer-Percy C Sloan
MASSACHUSETTS STATE GUARD 7th Company, 24th Infantry Capt, P John Hennessey
POST OFFICE AND U. S. OFFICERS Office, 15 Dale avenue
Hours lobby from 6:45 am to 7:30 pm; Saturdays 6:45 am to 7:30 pm. Money Order
and Registry, 8 am to 6 pm; Saturdays 8 am to 4:30 pm. Holidays 6:45 am to 6 pm. Sundays boxes open 2-5:30 pm. Service window open 7:15 am-7:00 pm.
Postmaster, Gilbert W O'Neil. Asst Post- master, Clayton R Smith. Supt of Mails, Walter H Moore. Foreman of Carriers, Arth J Brinnick. Foreman of Clerks, Newton S Lane. Foreman of money order and registry division, Brant M Dexter.
Collection from street letter boxes four times daily, with the exception of boxes at Bass Rocks three times, summer only, and Riverdale twice. Essex and Manchester roads twice.
Branch Stations
Annisquam, Leonard street, supt, George F Cunningham. Lanesville, 1088 Washington, supt, Leslie E Tarr. Magnolia, 31 Magnolia av, supt, John C Lycett jr
Station No 1
195 E Main, Francis H Farrell, clerk in charge
CUSTOM HOUSE
15 Dale avenue, room 200. Office hours, 9 am to 4:30 pm. Deputy Collector, Edw W Buckley.Inspectors, Roswell B Low, John J Stapleton, John G Mansfield, John C Dro- han jr.
U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Office 15 Dale av, rm 208 Bernard L Boyle, officer in charge
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, Market News Service
15 Dale av, rm 205 Albert D Dorsey, fishing marketing special- ist
U. S. Coast Guard 447 Main Capt of the Port, Comdr Fletcher W Brown
U. S. Internal Revenue 15 Dale av rm 207
James D Magner, depy collr
U. S. Employment Service War Manpower Commission 15 Wash
Francis L Fisk, asst mgr
War Price and Rationing Board No 12 140 Main Wm J Simms, chairman
SOCIETIES
(See Societies, also Associations & Clubs- Coml, also Clubs in Classified Business Directory. Societies are also listed with addi- tional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)
TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATIONS
(See Societies in Classified Business Direc- tory. Temperance Organizations are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Sec- tion)
CEMETERIES
(See Classified Business Directory)
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BANKS
Cape Ann National Bank
154 Main street. Capital, $150,000. Pres, N Carleton Phillips. Vice-Pres, William G Brown jr. Cashier and Trust Officer, J Hollis Griffin. Asst Cashier and Asst Trust Officer, Chas A Ingalls, Asst Cashier, Wm J Simms
Cape Ann Savings Bank
109 Main street. Incorporated 1846. Pres, Lincoln S Simonds. Vice-Pres, Wm Moore. Treas, Temple A Bradley, Asst Treasurers, Conrad R Hanson, Lester W Harrison
Gloucester Co-Operative Bank
85 Middle street. Organized April 14, 1887. Pres, Alf E Presson. Vice-Pres, Eben C Car- roll. Treas, Arthur J Hall
Gloucester National Bank of Gloucester
185 Main street. Capital, $120,000. Pres, Thos J Carroll. Vice-Prests, Benj Curcuru, Frank R Loeffler, Raymond M O'Connell. Cashier, Chester L Curtis. Asst Cashier, W Raymond Robinson
Gloucester Safe Deposit and Trust Company
191-193 Main street. Capital, $280,000.
Pres, Isaac Patch. Vice-Prests, Frank B
Sullivan, W Harold Otis. Treas, W Harold Otis. Asst Treas, Geo B Low, Orville F Ire- land
GLOUCESTER STATISTICS
Settled 1623
Incorporated a town.
1642
Incorporated a city. 1873
Area in acres.
34,540
Length in miles
6
Width in miles.
6
Population in 1704
700
Population in 1940.
23,877
Valuation in 1873.
$7,711,096
Valuation in 1944. .$33,242,285
Rate of taxation in 1873 .. $20.00 per $1,000 Rate of taxation in 1942 .. $38.00 per $1,000 Miles of public streets.
120
First schoolhouse built.
1708
Old Town Hall-now Legion Memorial building built 1844
Town Hall built
1866
Town Hall burned. 1869
Present City Hall built. 1869
Steam railroad opened.
1847
Steam railroad opened to Rockport .. Horse railroad opened.
1861
1886
First electric cars
1890
Electric cars discontinued. 1920
Rockport set off from Gloucester. 1840
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POINTS OF INTEREST
Annisquam Light, at the extreme end of An- nisquam Point. Iron light tower
Annisquam Willows, planted many years ago, and forming an arch over Washington street just before entering Annisquam Babson House, at Pigeon Cove, erected by three men who fled from Salem about 1698 with their mother charged with witchcraft and hid in this house
Babson House, Riverdale, built about 1740 by Joseph Allen. Said to still retain the slave pens used during the slavery times Cape Pond, on the road to Rockport; water supply for Rockport
Coffin's Beach, near Willoughby Park, now called Wingaersheek Beach. Unusual sand dunes. Take West Gloucester drive to Con- cord street; through Concord street to At- lantic street; thence to the beach
Dennison House, Bay View, built about 1727 Dog Bar Breakwater, Eastern Point
Dogtown Common. May be visited by way of Washington street and Gee avenue
Eastern Point Light. May be reached by the government road. Niles' Beach and Pond are on the road
Ellery House, Riverdale, built between 1704 and 1710 by Rev John White. Used for a long time as a tavern. Contains many in- teresting relics
Five and Ten Pound Islands, in Gloucester Harbor, so named from the fact that five and ten pounds respectively were paid for them. On the latter are the buildings of the United States Bureau of Fisheries and lighthouse
Freeman House, W Gloucester, was erected previous to 1700, and used as a tavern for years
Good Harbor Beach, at Bass Rocks
Gorton-Pew Fisheries (E Main St Branch). Guides furnished free by company. East Gloucester busses to door
Governor's Hill, to the left of Washington street by way of Commonwealth avenue; commands a fine view of the city and bar- bor
Granite Quarries, at Pigeon Cove, may be seen on the drive around the Cape. The quarry of the Rockport Granite Company may be seen from the main road
Independent Christian Church. The first Universalist Society in America. Organ- ized 1770. Present building built in 1806, Middle cor Church
Joan of Arc, World War Veterans Monument, Old Town Hall square, junction Washing- ton and Middle streets
Mount Anne Park, formerly Thompson's Mountain given to the city by Minot Broth- ers of Boston, in West Gloucester. The highest elevation on Cape Ann, being 255 feet above sea level, commanding an exten- sive view
Niles' Pond, Eastern Point, a State pond at East Gloucester, containing pickerel and other fresh water fish
Norman's Woe, known wherever English is spoken through Longfellow's "The Wreck of the Hesperus". May be visited on the drive to Magnolia. Not visible from road Old Fort, at Eastern Point, just off the road to Eastern Point Light, erected 1862
Old House on Cape Ann. Built at Goose Cove by Thomas Riggs, the first schoolmaster and town clerk. Take road on the left approaching the Willows
"Old Mother Ann", at the extremity of East- ern Point. A perfect contour of a woman in a reclining position
Pavilion Beach, just off Western avenue near Main street
Public Landing, Rogers street foot of Wash- ington street
Rafe's Chasm, Magnolia, is a fissure in the solid rocks, some sixty feet deep and twelve feet wide at the mouth, gradually growing narrower as it runs inland
Ravenswood Park. Bequeathed to the city by the late Samuel E Sawyer, to be pre- served as a wild park, on Western avenue, near Fresh Water Cove
Riggs House, 10 Vine street. Ollest house on Cape Ann
Sargent Murray Gilman House, 47-49 Middle Home of the Rev John Murray, first Uni- versalist minister in America
Sawyer Free Library, 88 Middle. An exam- ple of fine interior architecture of the Colo- nial Period
Stage Fort Park, was purchased by the city in 1898. On Western avenue. An excellent view of the harbor and city
Thatcher's Twin Lights, on Thatcher's Island, the outpost of Cape Ann. They may be vis- ited by hoisting a signal which will be found on shore at the mainland's nearest point to the island
United States Fish Commission Hatchery, on Ten Pound Island in the harbor. Open to the public
United States Life Saving Station, Fresh Water Cove
United States Naval Compass Station, on Thatcher's Island
Willoughby Park, in West Gloucester, by way of Essex avenue and Atlantic street
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DRIVES
Drives around the Cape. May be made via Eastern avenue to Rockport first, or in the opposite direction via Washington street Around the Big Heater. Through Western and Essex avenues to Essex, thence to Man- chester, and thence home by way of West- ern avenue
Around West Gloucester. Through Western and Essex avenues to Concord st, thence through Concord and Atlantic streets to Willoughby Pk. and Wingaersheek Beach. Concord street may be taken to Essex on return
To E Gloucester and Eastern Point. Through Main street and East Main street to East- ern Point; thence along the ocean to Bass Rocks, continuing around to East Main st again
To Magnolia. Through Western avenue, past Stage Fort Park and Ravenswood Park. This is a part of the Manchester drive
To Manchester. Through Western avenue to Magnolia and Manchester
To Wingaersheek Beach. See West Glouces- ter drive
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
Benjamin Smith Playground, E Main junc- tion of Sayward and Haskell Burnham's Field, Pleasant st
Dogtown Common, east of Washington street and Gee avenue, Riverdale
Edward Dolliver Newell Stadium, Centennial av
Governor's Hill City Reservation, Common- wealth avenue, Beacon and Lookout sts John J Burke Park, Western av nr Magnolia av, Magnolia
Joseph Mattos Playground, Webster st Ledgemont Avenue Park
Marine Park, Western avenue, at Blynman Bridge
Maxwell Parsons Playground, Davis st E G Mount Anne Park, 50 acres, off Essex avenue,
near Post Office, West Gloucester. Given by the Minot Brothers of Boston to the State of Massachusetts for a public reserva- tion
Ravenswood Park, off Western avenue. This park was donated by Samuel E. Sawyer, to be preserved as a wild park
Stage Fort Park, off Western avenue, oppo- site Essex avenue
West Gloucester Playground, Essex av
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INFORMATION
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This directory looks like a big book to be walked around or fallen over or put out of the way, until you need some information that it con- tains-then it becomes the handiest thing around the place.
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There is a great mass of information here, ar- ranged in a logical way that experience has shown most easily referred to. It does take a little study to know how to make full use of it however, like anything else worth while.
A little study that opens up a new way to save time or increase accuracy is an asset to any one. It may be you will find a lot of infor- mation you did not know was here before, that you would have spent a lot of time and trouble to find in other ways, and you will have in- creased your efficiency just that much.
In buying, in selling, in shipping, correspon- dence, granting credit, sending bills, collecting money-
CONSULT YOUR DIRECTORY
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R. L. POLK & CO.
District Office 179 LINCOLN STREET, BOSTON, MASS.
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ABBREVIATIONS
acct accountant
adj adjuster
div
division mfg .. manufacturing
adv advertising dir dealer mfr manufacturer
agcy agency
agrl
agricultural
agt
agent
al alley
alt alteration
Am American
appr apprentice
apts apartments
archt
architect
asmblr assembler
Assn Association emp
assoc
. associate
asst
assistant
atndt
attendant
atty attorney
aud
auditor es
auto
automobile
av
avenue
telephone
Bapt Baptist
bet
between
bey
beyond
bgemn baggageman
bkbndr ·bookbinder
bkpr bookkeeper
bldg
building
bldr
builder
blk
blksmith .. blacksmith
boilermaker
birmkr .. blvd boulevard br ·branch
brklyr bricklayer
brkmn brakeman
brnr
burner
CSP . Christian gro
Science Practitioner h
cabtmkr cabinetmaker
capt
captain
carp
carpenter
cash
cashier
Heb
Hebrew
Cath
Catholic
hlpr
helper
PO
postoffice
Ch
Church
hngr
hanger
chauf
chem chemist or
chf
chkr checker inc incorporated
civ
civil
clk clerk
clnr cleaner
clo clothing
collr
collector
coml
comn commission
comnr . . commissioner
compt . . comptometer
condr
conductor
confr
confectioner
Cong Congregational
cons
consulting
contr
cor
corner
ct
court
custdn custodian ctr
cutter
ltd
del delivery Luth Lutheran
dep deputy
dept department
dicta dictaphone
dietn dietitian
dir
.director Met Metropolitan Rev Reverend
dispr
dispatcher
dist
district
reader Ry
Railway
ydmstr .. yardmaster
ABBREVIATIONS OF GIVEN NAMES
Abraham
Abr
Alexander Alex
Alfred Alf
Archibald Arch
Arthur Arth
Elizabeth Eliz
August
Aug
Eugene
Eug
Michael Michl
Thomas
Thos
Benjamin
Benj
Frederick
Fredk
Patrick Patk
Geo
Richard Richd
Robert
Robt
Samuel Saml
Solomon Sol
Stephen Steph
Margaret Margt
Theodore
. Theo
Wm
9-44
distr distributor
Meth Methodist
RyMS
Railway Mail Service s or S South san sanitary Sav . Savings
mimeo . mimeograph
dr drive mkr maker sch School
market se southeast
mldr
molder
sec
secretary
sergt
sergeant
ship
shipping
monotype sht mtl .. sheet metal sis .sales
msngr
messenger
elevator mstr master smstrs seamstress
mtce maintenance soc society
solr
solicitor
multi
. multigraph
spl
special
mus music sq square
SS .
south side
sta station
sta eng
stationary
engineer
sten
stenographer
stereo
stereotyper
stmftr
steamfitter
str
setter
stvdr stevedore
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