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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
851 Ocean av cor Norman av, Magnolia
852 Oceanside Hotel
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 2
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 Louis Francis, Capt Henry Lowe and Loring Blatch- ford. 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, Capt Harold E Davis
East Gloucester-Charge of Capt Wallace Tuck. Engine 5, Auxiliary Pumper, 2 Trailer Pumps, Hose 1
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, Marshall R McDonald, 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
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Office, Central Grammar School, 12 Dale av. Open every week day except Saturday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Saturdays from 9 am to 12 m, except July and August
Chairman-The Mayor, ex-officio
Members-Walter C King, Laurence F Brooks, Frank R Loeffler, Dr Ralph E Cun- ningham, Mrs Rena B Hodsdon, Mrs Anna- belle Firth, Dr Ronald P Hallett, Dr Earle R Andrews. Regular meetings 2d Tuesday evening of each month at 7:30 o'clock. Sec- retary, Ernest G Lake
Superintendent of Schools-Ernest G Lake. Office hours at Central Grammar School, 12 Dale av, on days when schools are in session, 8:30 to 9 am. The Superintendent is gener- ally in the office from 4 to 4:30 pm, and from 9 to 12 on Saturdays. Other times by appoint- ment
Supervisor of Attendance-John J Bentley. Office hours, 9:00 to 10:00 am, 4:00 to 4:30 pm, 12 Dale av
Supervisors-Music, Eleanor F Moore, G Allyn Browne. Drawing, Mabel Spofford, Hale A Johnson. Physical Training, D Ber- nard Pratt, Florence Sloan, Fred H Twomey. Elementary Supervisor, Dorothy S Carle. Band Instructor, Antonio Gentile. School Carpenter and Supervisor of School Build- ings, W Everett Amero. School Dentist, Dr Jos Fialho. School Physician, Dr Geo S
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Rust. School Nurses, Winifred Ross, Mil- dred V Duwart. Supervisor of Heating and Ventilating, Russell F Strople
High School-off Blynman av. Principal, Leslie O Johnson. Vice Principal, Ralph P Parsons
Babson School-90 Pleasant st cor Shep- herd. Principal, Leo F Hennessey
Blynman School-66 Magnolia av. Prin- cipal, Mildred M Rogers
Bradstreet School-901 Washington st, Bay View. Principal,
Bray School-35 Concord st, WG. Princi- pal, Jennie V Ruth
Central Grammar School-12 Dale av. Prin- cipal, Milton L Fuller.
Eastern Avenue School-83 Eastern av. Principal, M A Caroline Merchant
Forbes School-41 Washington st. Prin- cipal, Mrs Mary A Waddell
Haskell School-Sumner st, W Gloucester Principal, Helen MacIver
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, Virginia W Smith
Leonard School-32 Leonard st. Principal, Anna G Horton
Maplewood School-120 Maplewood av. Principal, Katherine A Winn
MtVernon School-13 MtVernon st. Prin- cipal, 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-421 Washington st, River- dale. Principal, Ada G Olson
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; Edw F Cregg, Methuen; Henry R Mayo jr, Swamp- scott
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; Eug Fenton, of Lawrence
County Commissioners-Arth A Thompson, of Methuen, chairman; J Fred Manning, of Lynn; C F Nelson Pratt, of Saugus
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-James D Bentley, of Swampscott. 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-John Medauer
Medical Examiner-First district includes Gloucester and Rockport, Dr John J Egan, 23 Dale av; Associate, Geo J Pohas, 41 Pleas- ant
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, Richd J White, of Lynn; Asst, Arth D Fowler, of Marblehead; Second Asst, Wm J Greenler jr, of West Boxford; Third Asst, Marion W Nichols, 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 3d and 5th Mondays in August; New- buryport, 4th Monday in January, February, March, May, June, July, September, Novem- ber and December; Haverhill fourth Monday
in April and October; Lawrence, second Monday and every Wednesday in each month except August
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, Margt H Jaques, clerk, Wm Moore treas, Margt H Jaques, librarian. Adult Department open daily 9 am to 8 pm, Junior Dept 1 pm to 6 pm, and Saturday 10 am to 6 pm, summer 10 am to 6 pm, closed Sundays and holidays, Lanes- ville Deposit Station in Lane School, Lanes- ville open Tuesday 3 pm to 5 pm and 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Village Hall Library, 38 Leonard. Mabel Hodgkins, librarian
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Magnolia Library, Lexington av cor Nor- man av Magnolia. Mrs Jean B Cook, librar- ian
East Gloucester Deposit Station-9 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 pm to 5:30 pm
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 Armorer-Percy C Sloan
MASSACHUSETTS STATE GUARD 7th Company, 24th Infantry Capt, Harry McCray
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 5:30 pm; Saturdays 8 am to 4:30 pm. Holidays 6:45 am to 6 pm. Sundays boxes open 1:00-5:30 pm. Service window open 7:30 am-6:30 pm
Postmaster, Gilbert W O'Neil. Asst Post- master, Walter H Moore. Supt of Mails, Newton S Lane. Clerk in charge of Carriers, Frank W MacLaughlin; Clerk in charge of Clerks, Gardner H Marchant. Clerk in charge 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, John A McShara. Magnolia, 31 Mag- nolia av, supt, Jas E Marchant
Station No 1 171 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
Immigration and Naturalization Office 15 Dale av, rm 208 Bernard L Boyle, inspr in charge
Bureau of Fisheries, Market News Service
15 Dale av, rm 205
Rutherford H Marchant, fishery market- ing agt
Internal Revenue 15 Dale av rm 207
Social Security Board 15 Dale av, rm 207
Veterans Centre 128 Main rm 8 John W Hartford, contact rep
U. S. Employment Service Department of Labor 15 Wash
Geo F Hally, mgr
Area Price Control Board 137-12 140 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) 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-Prests, Eben C Carroll, Ralph E Cunningham. Treas, Arth J Hall; Asst Treas, Alex J Guittarr jr
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
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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, Frederic W Frost
Valuation in 1873. $7,711,096
Valuation in 1946 $33,683,475
Rate of taxation in 1873 .. $20.00 per $1,000
Rate of taxation in 1946 .. $41.00 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
Incorporated a city.
1873
Area in acres.
34,540
Length in miles.
6
Steam railroad opened to Rockport .. Horse railroad opened.
1886
Width in miles.
6
First electric cars
1890
Population in 1704.
700
Electric cars discontinued. 1920
Population in 1940
23,877
Rockport set off from Gloucester .... 1840
Settled 1623
Incorporated a town ..
1642
Present City Hall built.
1869
Steam railroad opened.
1847
1861
GLOUCESTER STATISTICS
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POINTS OF INTEREST
Annisquam Light, at the extreme end of An- nisquam Point. Iron light tower
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
Governor's Hill, to the left of Washington street by way of Commonwealth avenue; commands a fine view of the city and har- 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. Oldest 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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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.
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CONSULT YOUR DIRECTORY
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District Office 179 LINCOLN STREET, BOSTON, MASS.
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ABBREVIATIONS
acct accountant
adi adjuster
adv advertising dlr dealer
agcy agency
agrl agricultural do ditto or same drive mkr maker dr
al
alley
alt . alteration
Am American
appr
....
apprentice
apts apartments
archt architect
asmblr assembler
assoc. . associate
asst
assistant
atndt
attendant
atty
attorney
aud
. auditor es
auto
automobile
avenue
. telephone
Bapt Baptist
bet
between
bey
beyond
bgemn .. baggageman
bkbndr .. bookbinder bkpr .. bookkeeper
bldg
building
builder bldr
blksmith .. blacksmith blrmkr .. boilermaker blvd boulevard br branch
brkiyr
bricklayer
brkmn brakeman
brnr
.burner
CSP Christian gro
Science Practitioner
cabtmkr cabinetmaker capt captain
cash
Cath Catholic
Ch
Church
chauf
chem chemist or
chemical
chf chief
chkr
checker
inc
. .
incorporated
· civil
clk clerk
clnr cleaner
clo clothing
collr collector jan
coml
, commercial
commission
comnr .. commissioner
compt .. comptometer
condr ... conductor lab
confr
confectioner
Cong . Congregational cons
consulting
contractor
corner
court ct
custdn custodian
ctr cutter
del
delivery
dep deputy
dept department
dicta dictaphone
dietn .dietitian
dir
.director
dispr
dispatcher
dist
district
Abr
Catherine
Cath
George
Geo
Richard Richd
Robert
Robt
Samuel
Saml
Solomon Sol
Stephen Steph
Theodore . Theo
August
Aug
Eugene
Eug
Michael Michl
Thomas
Thos
Benjamin 9-44
Bom
Frederick
Fredk
Patrick
Patk
RyMS
. Railway Mail Service s or S South san sanitary Sav . Savings sch school
mkt
market
se
southeast
mldr
mlnr
milliner
molder
sec
secretary
sergt
sergeant
ship
shipping
sht mtl .. sheet metal sls .sales
smstrs
... seamstress
soc
society
solr
solicitor
multi multigraph spl special
· music
sq
square
SS.
south side
sta station
sta eng
stationary engineer sten . stenographer stereo . Stereotyper stmftr steamfitter str setter
stvdr stevedore
supt
. . superintendent
supvr
... supervisor
surg
surgeon
SW southwest swtchmn ... switchman
tab mach
tabulating machine
tchr
. teacher
tech
. technician
tel
telephone
teleg
telegraph
tmkpr timekeeper tmstr teamster tndr tender
trans .. transportation
trav
traveling
trnmn
trainman
treas
treasurer
tstr
tester
twp
township
typ typist
undwrtr .. underwriter Univ University uphol . upholsterer US ... United States USA
United States Army
USCG United
States Coast Guard USMC .. United States
Marine Corps
USMS
United
States Maritime
Service
USN United States Navy vet veterinary vulc vulcanizer w or W West whol wholesale
whsemn warehouseman
wid widow
wkr worker wks works widr welder
wtchmn .. watchman ydmn
ydmstr .. yardmaster
ABBREVIATIONS OF GIVEN NAMES
Abraham
Alexander Alex
Alfred Alf
Archibald Arch
Edward Edw
Katherine Kath
Arthur Arth
Elizabeth Eliz
Margaret Margt
or mechanical ret retail WS . West side
Rev Reverend
rm
room
By
Meth Methodist
mfg .. manufacturing mfr .. manufacturer
mgr manager
mimeo . mimeograph
mn man
mono monotype
msngr
messenger
mstr
master
engineer mtrmn motorman
mus
mut mutual
n or N North
Natl National
ne
northeast
nr
near
ns.
.north side
nw
northwest
.. property owner
ofc office
opp
opposite
forewoman
opr
operator
frt freight optom optometrist
osteo osteopath
pass passenger
pat
patent
pdlr
peddler
pharm .. pharmacist
photog .. photographer phys physician
govt government pk park ter terrace
grocer
pkr
packer
householder pkwy parkway
hairdrsr . hairdresser pl place
pimbr plumber
plshr polisher
plstr
plasterer
pntr
PO postoffice
PS
Public School
pres president Presby. .. Presbyterian prfrdr proofreader
prin principal
priv .. private
prntr printer
prod
produce
professor
prop
proprietor
prsfdr
press feeder
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