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THURSTON'S PHONES 1-2400-3500
DODGE - PLYMOUTH SALES
SERVICE - TAXI HIRE
NEW "DRIVE YOURSELF" CARS
Corner MAIN and PEARCE STS.
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
CLASSIFIED
BUYERS' GUIDE
OF THE CITY OF
GLOUCESTER
Including ROCKPORT (MASSACHUSETTS)
1951-52
"The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN
BUYERAND SELLER"
De Over
The Buyers' Guide contains the advertisements and business cards of the more progressive business men and firms in the city, classified according to lines of business.
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers
DISTRICT OFFICE 179 LINCOLN STREET, BOSTON 11, MASS. Telephone HAncock 6-6309
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AUTOMOBILES
FERNWOOD GARAGE
Willys CARS . TRUCKS
LESTER B. GREENWOOD Automobile Repairing and Supplies
WILLYS
SALES and SERVICE
199-211 ESSEX AVE.
WEST GLOUCESTER
Telephone 3540
ROY REED'S GARAGE
DeSOTO
PLYMOUTH
E
DeSoto
67 EAST MAIN ST
SALES and SERVICE Telephone 1348
GLOUCESTER
TALLY'S AUTO SALES
K
KAISER
Sales and Service STORAGE - REPAIRING FAST 24-HOUR WRECKER SERVICE INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS PHONES 549 and 773
FRAZER
2 WASHINGTON STREET
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
MORE GOODS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD THROUGH THE
CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS
OF THE DIRECTORY THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM
ON EARTH
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AWNINGS
D. F. HARRIS & SONS INC.
Awnings of Quality
YACHT SAILS
AWNINGS
GLOUCESTER HAMMOCKS
26 WHARF ST.
TEL. 190
BAKERIES
SUNNYSIDE BAKERY
"Pride of the Town"
Bakery Products - Cakes - Pastries Bread - Rolls Wedding and Birthday Cakes to Order
90 MAIN STREET
TEL. GLOUCESTER 2223-W
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THE ONLY Complete
IMPARTIAL LIST OF BUSINESS CONCERNS
without regard to Size, Importance, * Location, or Appointments, is your
CITY DIRECTORY CLASSIFIED BUSINESS SECTION
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BANKS
Cape Ann National Bank
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION The Bank That Believes In Gloucester - The Bank That Gloucester Believes In
Continuous Banking Since 1855
CAPE ANN NATIONAL BANK
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BANKS
CAPE ANN SAVINGS BANK
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
Incorporated in 1846
A Massachusetts Mutual Savings Bank Conducted Solely for the Benefit of its Depositors
President WILLIAM MOORE
Vice President .
WILLIAM S. WEBBER, Jr.
Treasurer . TEMPLE A. BRADLEY
Asst. Treasurer
LESTER W. HARRISON
Asst. Treasurer CHARLES W. LOWRIE
TRUSTEES
E. Raymond Abbott
Temple A. Bradley
Walter. L. Brown
Arthur C. Davis
N. Alston Faulk
J. Hollis Griffin
Charles T. Heberle, Jr.
Murdock N. MacInnis
David E. Mears
William Moore
Robert A. Merchant
Lawrence N. Peterson Harry W. Purington
Lincoln S. Simonds
Robert F. Thompson
William S. Webber
109 MAIN ST. GLOUCESTER, MASS.
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BANKS
GLOUCESTER CO-OPERATIVE BANK
85 MIDDLE STREET
TELEPHONE 1028
BEGAN BUSINESS, APRIL, 1887
OFFICERS
President RALPH E. CUNNINGHAM
Vice-President
JOHN J. LOWRIE
Treasurer ARTHUR J. HALL
Asst. Treasurer ALEXANDER J. GUITTARR
Attorney and Clerk WALTER C. KING
DIRECTORS
ALFRED E. PRESSON
CLIFFORD F. FOLEY
FRANK W. LOTHROP
IRVING H. POMEROY, JR.
JOHN J. LOWRIE
G. HOMER TARR
RALPH E. CUNNINGHAM
ALEXANDER J. GUITTAR
WALTER C. KING
JAMES C. GREELY, Jr.
ARTHUR J. HALL
SALVATORE J. FAVAZZA
BANKING HOURS Open Daily Except Saturdays 9 A.M. to 3 P.M.
GLOUCESTER NATIONAL BANK OF GLOUCESTER
Capital $120,000
Surplus $130,000
Banking Service Adapted to the Times
OFFICERS
BENJAMIN CURCURU, President
RAYMOND M. O'CONNELL, Vice-Pres.
EBEN C. CARROLL, Vice-Pres.
FRANK R. LOEFFLER, Exec. Vice-Pres. and Cashier W. RAYMOND ROBINSON, A'sst. Cashier
JOHN E. CRITCHETT, Asst. Cashier
DIRECTORS
EBEN C. CARROLL Vice-President, Gorton-Pew Fisheries Co., Ltd.
MANUEL P. DOMINGOS, JR. Treasurer, United Fisheries Company
N. ALSTON FAULK Partner, Faulk Bros.
LOUIS M. GELLER President, Sterling Stores of N. E., Inc. FRANK R. LOEFFLER Executive Vice-President
RALPH G. LUCAS Certified Public Accountant MURDOCK N. MacINNIS Manager, American Net & Twine Division Linen Thread Company WILLIAM MOORE President & Treasurer, J. P. O'Connell Co.
RAYMOND M. O'CONNELL Retired
FREDERICK H. TARR Attorney
185 MAIN STREET GLOUCESTER, MASS.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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BENJAMIN CURCURU President, Producers Fish Company
CHESTER L. CURTIS Retired
JOHN DELTORCHIO President, Cape Ann Fisheries, Inc.
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BANKS
Granite Savings Bank
Incorporated 1884
Main Street, Rockport, Mass.
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STABILITY
OF MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL SAVINGS CENTRAL FUND
A MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK
LOUIS A. ROGERS, President HOSEA C. TUFTS, First Vice-President
SUMNER Y. WHEELER, Second Vice-President J. HARRY MILLS, Treasurer
Banking Hours 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. Daily, Monday through Friday
Telephone 813
ROCKPORT NATIONAL BANK
LINDLEY I. DEAN, President H. CHESTER STORY, Vice-President ROBERT SIMPSON, Cashier HELEN M. BRADLEY, Assistant Cashier SAIMA S. AHOLA, Assistant Cashier
LINDLEY I. DEAN PIERCE N. HODGKINS WALTER E. JOHNSON GEORGE P. MARR
DIRECTORS
ROBERT SIMPSON H. CHESTER STORY FREDERICK H. TARR, JR. ARTHUR N. THURSTON
HOSEA C. TUFTS
ROCKPORT, MASS.
INSUR
DEP
110,000
COF
INSURANCE POR BẠCH DE POLI FOR
PORATION
EMBER
Tels. 516-3168
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE. SYSTEM
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CHIROPODISTS
ALBERT H. PURDY, R. C.
Chiropodist :: Podiatrist
TELEPHONE 420
Office, Over Kresge's
ROOM 7 - 128 MAIN STREET
CLOTHING-OILED AND RUBBER,
D. O. FROST CO.
Oiled Clothing - Rubber Clothing Oiled, Plastic and Rubber Aprons
TELEPHONE 258
35 MAPLEWOOD AVENUE GLOUCESTER, MASS.
VITAL INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGER-TIPS!
Tens of thousands of people who were formerly strangers to the City Directory are consulting it on questions of citizenship, employment, sources of supply, communication, etc. Also, Directory usage is up among regular subscribers.
MORE PEOPLE ARE SEEING CITY DIRECTORY ADS
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CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS-BOYS'
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CAPE ANN
MIGHTY.MAC
CAPE ANN Built
The Strongest Line Ever Built
Specializing in Outerwear for Boys
CAPE ANN MANUFACTURING CO. EST. 1909 SPECIALISTS IN BOY'S OUTERWEAR GLOUCESTER, MASS.
4503 EMPIRE STATE BLDG., NEW YORK, N. Y. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE "D"
A STRONG LINE NATIONALLY ADVERTISED
CAPE ANN and MIGHTY-MAC Registered U. S. Patent Office
COAL AND WOOD
JOHN ALDEN-GRIFFIN CO.
The Coal That Speaks for Itself Best American Anthracite
MOTOR STOKOR AUTOMATIC COAL BURNER
COAL COKE - WOOD Range and Fuel Oil AGENTS FOR WILLIAMS OIL-O-MATIC Telephone 282
WHITTEMORE STREET
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
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CONTRACTORS
HALL BROTHERS
Foundation Piling, Pile Driving and Wharf Building
YACHT LANDINGS OF ALL KINDS BUILT TO ORDER
Office and Residence
34 DENNISON ST. GLOUCESTER, MASS.
TELEPHONE 2860
RUSSELL M. CURTIS GENERAL CONTRACTOR "Specializing in Carpentry Work"
151 WESTERN AVENUE TELEPHONE 74
CLARENCE O. DAVIS Contractors - Builders
Quality Work at Prices to Please - Jobbing a Specialty Roofing - Remodeling TELEPHONE 1345
114 MAGNOLIA AVENUE MAGNOLIA, MASS.
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CONTRACTORS
JOHN W. DAY
General Contractor and Builder
PHONE 395-M
444 WASHINGTON STREET GLOUCESTER, MASS.
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Ledge Excavating Cement and Stone Work Hot Top Drives Shovel Work Sand - Gravel Loam - Stone Sewer Work
ALBERT A. GRONBLAD
Contractor Quarries at Woodbury Hill 80 Gloucester Ave. Gloucester, Mass. Telephones 4241 - 4301-J
CONTRACTORS-MASON
CHARLES R. PRATT
MASON and CONTRACTOR Brick and Stone Work - Interior and Exterior Plastering Cement and Granolithic Work - Excavating and Grading Sewerage Installation and Repairs TELEPHONE 1487 47 BEACON STREET GLOUCESTER, MASS.
CITY DIRECTORY ADVERTISING Is National ADVERTISING!
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DEPARTMENT STORES
1885
BROWN'S 1952
Cape Ann's Department Store At Your Service
A shopping center well known in Eastern Massachusetts for its friendly atmosphere, comfortable shopping for all types of goods and services - under one roof - free parking in the rear of the store.
WILLIAM G. BROWN COMPANY Telephone 204
186 MAIN STREET
GLOUCESTER
YES, SEARS HAVE IT!
SHOP THE CATALOG WAY AT
CATNOC ORDER DESK
SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.
the EASY way to buy
Now, right in our store, you can purchase anything listed in Sears big Catalog, and in addition you get Sears famous money-saving catalog prices! Specially trained clerks will advise and assist you, and write your order. You get lightning service! Sixty-six years experience in filling and delivering orders has given us top speed.
Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back"
SEARS
205 MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 1300
GLOUCESTER
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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
PARKS BROTHERS
RUSSELL W. PARKS - FRANK W. PARKS
Electrical Contractors
ELECTRICAL SERVICE OF ALL KINDS
Commercial .. . Residential
ELECTRIC MOTORS Installed and Repaired
Complete Line of Electric Appliances and Appliance Repairs
Lighting Fixtures
351 Main St. Telephone 2794
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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
CHARLES E. RICE
Electrician ... Telephone GLOUCESTER 128
13 ADDISON STREET GLOUCESTER, MASS.
ENGINEERS
118 YEARS OF ENGINE BUILDING
THE COOPER-BESSEMER CORPORATION MOUNT VERNON, OHIO
Diesel Engines and Compressors MARINE AND STATIONARY
Office and Warehouse
Telephones GLOUCESTER 2490-2491
23 WATER STREET GLOUCESTER
FISH DEALERS
. SALT MACKEREL · CODFISH · FRESH LOBSTER
Right From The Fishing Boats TO YOU Ask for Descriptive PRICE LIST
FRANK E. DAVIS FISH CO.
93 ROGERS STREET
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
The Original and Largest Mail Order Fish Company in the World ESTABLISHED 1885 TELEPHONES 915-916
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FISH DEALERS
CAPE ANN FISHERIES
INC.
Processors of Cape Ann Brand Fillets
and Fresh Fish
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
FABET CORPORATION
FRESH and FROZEN FANCY FISH
Tel. Gloucester 311
35 WHARF ST. GLOUCESTER, MASS.
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FISH DEALERS
GORTON-PEW FISHERIES CO., Ltd.
327-331 MAIN STREET GLOUCESTER, MASS.
Branches 95 EAST MAIN STREET 69 ROGERS STREET
PHONE 3000
FISHING TACKLE, NETS, LINES
L. D. LOTHROP SONS ESTABLISHED 1870
FISHING TACKLE SOLE IMPORTERS OF THE FAMOUS Arthur James Fish Hooks Largest Sale of any kind in the World Manufacturers of Lothrop's Fog Horns Over 26,000 in Use ALL KINDS OF FISHERMEN'S OUTFITS Factory, Office and Salesroom
68-70 DUNCAN STREET Telephone 465
GLOUCESTER
FORGINGS
Quality Open Die FORGINGS - ALLOY AND CARBON STEEL -
Spindles - Shafting - Crankshafts - Large Rounds - Gear Blanks Forged Billets - Marine Shafting - Rough Turned or Smooth Forged HEAT TREATING FACILITIES AVAILABLE Send us your inquiries!
Cape Ann Anchor & Forge Co. GLOUCESTER TEL. 240 MASSACHUSETTS
FOUNDERS
GEORGE A. REED & SON IRON and BRASS FOUNDERS
Manufacturers of GENERAL CASTINGS
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO VESSEL WORK TELEPHONE 3700 19 MYRTLE SQUARE
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
ELMER F. BURGESS INC.
GEORGE MACKEY DIRECTOR
Funeral Homes
ESTABLISHED 1895
For Dependable and Reasonable Service
TELEPHONE DAY AND NIGHT
38 PLEASANT ST., GLOUCESTER TEL. 2846
177 MAIN ST., ROCKPORT TEL. 773
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
ESTABLISHED 1900
W. S. PIKE
HAROLD N. PIKE
Funeral Service
Dependable Service Experienced Personnel
FUNERAL HOME
Office: 61 MIDDLE ST.
GLOUCESTER
TELEPHONE 884-W
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
JAMES C. GREELY
Funeral Home
Phone 698
71 PLEASANT ST. GLOUCESTER
KNOW YOUR DIRECTORY
45stes Dorothy L Mrs bkpr Kresge h3409 LA
Jas B (Dorothy L mech Ford h3409
EMPLOYED
Jom A
HUSBAND'S NAME
Esveldt Virgil D (Elsie I) widr Dearborn Mach Movers h3220 Lincoln Etchells Harry B (Kath L) div supt Free Press h16041 Middebury Etherdy John W whsemn Warm Air Heating Sup r3723 Hamilton (Det) Etner Bertha B Mrs nursing atndt St Joseph's Retreat r23328 Nona
HOW TO KNOW WHETHER A WIFE IS EMPLOYED ... AND WHERE SHE WORKS
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FURNITURE
NATIONAL HOUSE FURNISHING CO.
Furniture - Floor Coverings Appliances
FRIGIDAIRE REFRIGERATORS and WASHERS MAYTAG and THOR WASHERS
PHILCO, ZENITH AND OTHER TELEVISIONS GLENWOOD and FLORENCE RANGES LEWYT VACUUM CLEANERS
KROEHLER and INTERNATIONAL LIVING ROOM FURNITURE BIGELOW SANFORD, ALEXANDER SMITH and FIRTH FLOOR COVERINGS
HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD, WHITNEY, THAYER, HEDSTROM UNION and HARTSHORN and STORKLINE BABY CARRIAGES
STORKLINE and WHITNEY CRIBS SUMMER FURNITURE OF ALL TYPES
SIMMONS BEAUTYREST MATTRESSES and BEDDING
196-198 MAIN STREET PHONE 1904
Stores in GLOUCESTER, SALEM and BEVERLY
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FURNITURE
"TOMPKINS"
Telephone 880
Furniture Ranges Linoleums Draperies Mattresses Venetian Blinds
We maintain a complete upholstery, shade and drapery shop, equipped to properly execute every order at the most reasonable price.
Other Stores in Salem, Beverly and. Danvers
C. F. TOMPKINS CO.
67 Middle Street Gloucester
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FURNITURE
C. DODGE FURNITURE CO.
MANUFACTURERS HIGH GRADE FURNITURE
Large Stock of Hand Made Furniture For Sale Colonial Reproductions To Order Upholstering in All its Branches Repairing and Refinishing
Telephone Factory and Office 292-W Charles E. Dodge 292-R
Factory and Showrooms, NORTH ST. and DESMOND AVENUE MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA
NORTH SHORE FURNITURE CO.
RANGES - REFRIGERATORS - APPLIANCES UPHOLSTERERS - WOOL CARPETS RUBBER TILE - ASPHALT TILE
161-163 MAIN STREET TELEPHONE 94
GAS
CAPE ANN BOTTLED GAS CO.
Metered or Tank Service GAS APPLIANCES DELIVERY SERVICE THROUGHOUT CAPE ANN Phone ROCKPORT 466 1 CHAPEL LANE PIGEON COVE
GLASS
CAPE ANN GLASS CO. Auto Glass - Store Fronts - Art Glass - Furniture & Desk Tops Mirrors - Plate and Window Glass - Glazing and Resilvering Dealers in PITTSBURGH PLATE and LOF GLASS
18 ROGERS STREET, GLOUCESTER TELEPHONE 4732
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HARDWARE
CHARLES J. GRAY & SONS, Inc.
ESTABLISHED 1876
HARDWARE SPECIALTIES SPORTING GOODS
SEEDS and GARDEN SUPPLIES KODAKS - KODAK FILMS DEVELOPING and PRINTING PAINTS and PAINTERS' NEEDS ELECTRICAL FIXTURES and SUPPLIES PIPE and PIPE FITTING and PLUMBING SUPPLIES
. Telephone 88
129 MAIN STREET GLOUCESTER, MASS.
HOMES
COLONIAL NURSING HOME Proprietor, MRS. NINA G. LaFLAM
Private, Semi-Private, Intermediate and Wards Rooms NURSING CARE
TELEPHONE 1210
28 EASTERN POINT ROAD
TO REACH THE GREATEST NUMBER OF BUYERS OVER THE LONGEST PERIOD OF TIME, ADVERTISE IN THIS MEDIUM:
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HOTELS
THE TAVERN
EOLD W. CARLSON, Proprietor
YEAR ROUND SERVICE WITH EUROPEAN PLAN
Specializing in
SEA FOOD DINNERS FOR BANQUETS - WEDDINGS - PARTIES CONVENTIONS TOURISTS
Situated on Massachusetts' Famous North Shore In the Heart of Gloucester On Route 127
Just Call GLOUCESTER 4200
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HOTELS
HOTEL GLOUCESTER
WITH NEW COCKTAIL LOUNGE BAR AND RESTAURANT
30 HOTEL ROOMS COMPLETELY RENOVATED
EXCELLENT CUISINE - COMPLETE SERVICE FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE
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185
TELEPHONE 186
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For Courteous Taxi Service Telephone 188
ICE CREAM-RETAIL
CHER AMI ICE CREAM STORE
JOHN H. LOVETT, Proprietor
ICE CREAM FOR ALL OCCASIONS
PROMPT SERVICE
Special Attention Given to Lodges Special Parties Clubs Societies, Etc.
CALL GLOUCESTER 485
55 WASHINGTON ST.
GLOUCESTER
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INSURANCE
BABSON-ELWELL & DAVIS INC.
CHANDLER N. DAVIS
INSURANCE
TELEPHONE 1561
Gloucester Safe Deposit and Trust Co.
191 MAIN ST. GLOUCESTER, MASS.
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INSURANCE
INSURE
WITH
Johnson
Nothing Too Large or Too Small
INSURANCE
of Every Description
JOHN A. JOHNSON, Inc.
Gloucester National Bank Building Telephones 16 and 67
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INSURANCE
CARROLL K. STEELE
Insurance
Representing the Strongest of Companies
Prompt, Courteous and Reliable in the Settlement of All Losses
Pride in Our Business and Thoughtful of Your Needs and Insurance Requirements at All Times
OUR OFFICE
OUR 'PHONE
1110
120 MAIN STREET
"STEELE" Synonymous with Insurance in Gloucester Since the Early 1870's.
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INSURANCE
MERVYN F. PIPER, General Agent
CUNNINGHAM & KERR
ALL KINDS OF
GOOD INSURANCE
Backed by Million Dollar Companies
TELEPHONES 3280-3281
111 MAIN STREET GLOUCESTER, MASS.
1848 OVER A CENTURY OF SERVICE
SALVATORE J. FAVAZZA
COMPLETE
INSURANCE SERVICE
FIRE - MARINE AUTOMOBILE - JEWELRY - FUR - FLOATERS LIABILITY - BURGLARY
119 Main Street Telephone 3950
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INSURANCE
LEO S. CHANE, Manager EVELYN SIMMONS, Treasurer NELLIE MACCHI, A'sst. Treasurer
G. EVERETT MAHONY INC.
INSURANCE
LOCAL CLAIM SERVICE
HOME OFFICE UNDERWRITING EXPERIENCE
TELEPHONE 1400-4460
201 MAIN STREET GLOUCESTER, MASS.
Serving our policyholders, now numbering more than four thousand, my office will be open Saturday mornings from 8:00 to 11:00
A. CARL BUTMAN
Insurance Exclusively
31 MAIN ST., ROCKPORT Telephone ROCKPORT 2186
JEWELERS
GEO. K. ROGERS
Jeweler and Silversmith
Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Optical Goods, Logs, Charts, Barometers, Compasses and a General Line of Nautical Merchandise
Telephone 806
150 MAIN STREET At the Big Black Clock
GLOUCESTER, MASS. The Store of Quality
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JEWELERS
Jewelers
ART Opticians
DIAMONDS - WATCHES - RADIOS - SILVERWARE
JEWELRY - GIFTWARE - ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Charge and Budget Accounts Welcomed
117 MAIN ST. GLOUCESTER, MASS.
Telephone 92
LAUNDRIES
GMI LAUNDRY
Gloucester's Modern Sunlight Plant
COMPLETE LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING SERVICE
SERVING: GLOUCESTER, ROCKPORT, ESSEX, MAGNOLIA and MANCHESTER
CASH AND CARRY DISCOUNT GIVEN
Branch Office: 238 MAIN ST. - TEL. GLOUCESTER 34
Main Office and Plant: 12 BURNHAM ST. GLOUCESTER
GLOUCESTER 1062
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LIQUORS
"The House of Somers"
Established 1898 James V. Somers Co., Inc. Retail Liquor Store DELIVERY SERVICE PHONE 382
21 HANCOCK STREET
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
OUT OF SIGHT! OUT OF MIND! OUT OF BUSINESS!
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LUMBER
NAUSS LUMBER SERVICE
Anti Freeze Ash Pit Doors Ash Dumps Asbestos Shingles Asphalt Shingles
Ballusters Bean Poles Best Wall Blinds Brick
Common Brick
Glue
Roofers
Face Brick
Gutters
Roofing Paper
Fire Brick
Gyplap
Sand Paper Screen Wire
Built-In Kitchen Furniture Land Lime
Cabinets
Laths-Metal
Cedar Posts
Laths-Wooden
Shingles
Cedar Shingles Celotex
Lead
Siding
Cement
Lime
Skylights
Clapboards
Linabestos Board
Spruce Poles Stain
Copper
Masonite Board
Stained Shingles
Dampers
Masons' Supplies
Stair Rail
Doors
Medicine Cabinets
Storm Windows
Front Doors
Medusa White Cement
Mortar Colors
Garage Doors China Closet Doors®
Storm Doors Combination Storm and Screen Doors
Drain Pipe and Fittings Mouldings
Dust Bane
Fence Pickets
Fibreen
Plaster
Fire Clay
Presdwood
Flooring
Putty
Flue Lining
Rock Lath
Frames and Trim
Rods
French Windows
Roof Cement
Garage Hardware
Roof Paint
Sand Struck Brick Water Struck Brick
Hair
Hardware
Sheathing
Sheathing Paper
Sheet Rock
Lattice
Sidewalk Black
Columns
Lumber
Rear Doors
Inside Doors
Telephone Cabinets Terra Cotta Blocks Thresholds Upson Board Weights Window Cord Windows Zinc
TELEPHONES 195 - 196 - 197
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LUMBER
GLOUCESTER BUILDING SUPPLY
CO., Inc.
ALL TYPES OF QUALITY BUILDING MATERIALS For the Thrifty Buyer PHONE 4231 21 CLEVELAND PLACE GLOUCESTER, MASS.
GLOUCESTER BUILDING WRECKING CO.
BUILDING WRECKERS
BUILDINGS TORN DOWN ANYWHERE Second Hand Building Materials Bought and Sold Branch of ATLANTIC BUILDING WRECKING CO., LYNN Telephone LY nn 3-5500
Fuel and Building Materials
AUTOMATIC HEAT
Reading Red Dot Coal Timken Home Heating Fuel Oil Service . Insulation . Morgan Millwork Anderson Windows · Flagstone · Cement
Bricks Drain Pipe . Spruce Lumber Pine Lumber . Fir Lumber . Builders Hardware Pittsburgh Paints Kitchen Cabinets . Flooring
Doors and Windows Building Finish
GLOUCESTER COAL & LUMBER CO. PHONE 3060
(1951-52) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
LUMBER
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J. RAYMOND SMITH, Inc. BUILDING MATERIALS AND HARDWARE LOWE BROS, PAINTS
AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES
CELOTEX CEMENT
MECHANICS' TOOLS
ASPHALT SHINGLES
DOORS
ROCKLATH
DRAIN PIPE
ROOFING PAPER
FLOORING
RUBBER HOSE
SEEDS
STAINED SHINGLES WINDOWS
Lumber: 17 RAILROAD AVE. Tel. 2229
ROCKPORT, MASS.
Hardware: 64 MAIN ST.
Tel. 481
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
MARINE RAILWAYS
PARKHURST MARINE RAILWAY CO.
4 MARINE RAILWAYS HAULING OUT - REPAIRING - PAINTING Blacksmith and Welding
9 WHARF STREET
TELEPHONES 2775 and 2776
ROCKY NECK MARINE RAILWAY DIVISION
Capacity 300 and 600-Ton Marine Railways VESSEL HAULING and REPAIRS - BLACKSMITHING and WELDING ROCKY NECK AVE., EAST GLOUCESTER PHONE 69
JOHN CHISHOLM FISHERIES CO. SEINE AND NET TARRING
5 Pearce Street
Telephone 3014
MEATS-RETAIL
SHEPHERD'S MARKET, Inc. Purveyors of Fine Foods Since 1866
QUALITY MEATS, GROCERIES, PRODUCE, LIQUORS
FOOD SPECIALTIES OF S. S. PIERCE OF BOSTON and CRESCA OF NEW YORK
6 ELM STREET TELEPHONES 112-113-114
OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE WILLIAM G. BROWN CO.
GLOUCESTER CITY DIRECTORY (1951-52)
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REFRIGERATORS
ASBESTOS SHINGLES BRICK
BUILT-IN-KITCHEN FURNITURE CABINETS CEDAR POSTS CEDAR SHINGLES
HOMASOTE HOUSEWARE MASONS' SUPPLIES
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MOVERS
ANDY'S DELIVERY SERVICE
FURNITURE MOVING
Expressing Storage and General Trucking
19 PEARL STREET
PHONE 3601-W
HOWARD F. BENNETT RAYMOND L. DODGE
BOSTON & GLOUCESTER EXPRESS LYNN - SALEM - BEVERLY MANCHESTER - GLOUCESTER Furniture Moving - General Merchandise PICK-UP AND DELIVERY THROUGHOUT THE CITY BOSTON TERMINAL: CALL CA pitol 7-4790 PHONE 1678
35 PEARL STREET
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
ROBERT C. HILTZ
Furniture and Piano Moving -:- VAN SERVICE -:-
TELEPHONE 2520-W 285 MAIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, MASS. I. C. C. CARRIERS
RESIDENCE 2520-R
NEWSDEALERS
WILLIAM M. FRANCIS
Successor to FRANK M. SHURTLEFF
NEWSDEALER and STATIONER
BOSTON and NEW YORK PAPERS
Greeting Cards - School Supplies
114 MAIN STREET
TELEPHONE 48
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NEWSPAPERS
Gloucester Daily Times and Cape Ann Advertiser The Only Daily of Cape Ann
Published Every Afternoon at 5 CENTRE ST.
Devoted to the Fisheries and the local interests of Gloucester and vicinity, giving a correct fish market, and record of arrival of vessels and quantity of fish received daily in Gloucester, the largest fishing port in America. Invaluable to Fish Dealers.
International News Teletype Service
Founded in 1856
SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL
One Year $15.00
Six months $7.50 Three months $3.75
One month, $1.25
One cent per copy extra in Gloucester Postal District for postage
Published by the GLOUCESTER TIMES CO.
TELEPHONE 71 -- 72
GLOUCESTER CITY DIRECTORY (1951-52)
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NURSERYMEN
CORLISS BROS .INCORPORATED.
Nurserymen - Landscape Contractors Arborists
MAIN OFFICE AND NURSERIES
REYNARD STREET TELEPHONE 513
NURSERIES - Essex Road, Ipswich, Telephone 319
City
Directory
INTELLIGENTLY SALES
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Information USED
DDOLLARS
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OIL AND OIL BURNERS
APTT'S ICE & OIL SERVICE, INC.
PENN RANGE & FUEL OILS
CLEVELAND Toridheet OIL BURNERS
Sales and Service
WINKLER OIL BURNERS
ICE - GASOLINE - MOTOR OILS
RANGE BURNERS
PHONES 218-W or 218-R
138 PROSPECT ST. GLOUCESTER, MASS.
GLOUCESTER CITY DIRECTORY (1951-52)
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OIL AND OIL BURNERS
NALLY OIL COMPANY
FREDERICK J. NALLY Proprietor
Range Oil AND Fuel Oil
DAILY SERVICE TO ALL PARTS OF CAPE ANN
POWER BURNER Sales and Service
TELEPHONES 300 or 2703-M
80 BASS AVENUE
GLOUCESTER
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OIL AND OIL BURNERS
MILNE'S ICE & OIL SERVICE
JENNEY AERO & SUPER AERO Tomorrow's Gasoline Today !"
Range - OIL - Fuel
Sales - POWER BURNER - Service .
Telephone 3880
SHORE HILL ROAD
GLOUCESTER
PAINT MANUFACTURERS
GLOUCESTER MARINE PAINTS
MANUFACTURED BY HENDERSON & JOHNSON, Inc.
PHONE 1416
121 DUNCAN ST.
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
GLOUCESTER CITY DIRECTORY (1951-52)
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PAINTERS
EVERETT T. LANE
459 WASHINGTON ST.
PHONE 4021-W
Painter & Decorator Industrial - Residential
PAPER HANGING . CEILING WORK GLOUCESTER, MASS.
HANNIBAL A. NUNES
PAINTER and DECORATOR
Pratt & Lambert Paints and Varnishes Mirrors, Plate and Window Glass Imported and Domestic Wallpapers
1391 PROSPECT STREET
TELEPHONE 2485
PAINTERS AND SUPPLIES
CUNNINGHAM PAINT COMPANY PAINTERS
RETAIL SALES Interior and Exterior Painting - Decorating and Paper Hanging Authorized Dealer for DUTCH BOY, KEYSTONE and BENJAMIN MOORE PAINTS and VARNISHES WALLPAPERS Birge - Thibaut - Imperial - Nancy Warren 55 MAIN STREET Telephone 3132 GLOUCESTER, MASS.
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