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Silver's Supply Co Inc 44-48 Lafayette st Salem See head lines
Plate Glass
Witch City Auto Body Co Inc 35 Bridge st Salem See Beverly map
Plumbing and Heating
Cabeen John F Co 81 North st Salem See page 74
Plumbing Supplies
Delande's Supply Co 56 Lafayette st Salem See page 34 Silver's Supply Co Inc 44-48 Lafayette st Salem See head lines
Printers
Deschamps Brothers 6 New Derby st Salem See page 1054
Radiator Repairs
Witch City Auto Body Co Inc 35 Bridge st Salem See Beverly map
Radios, Sales and Service
Lee & Osborn 197-201 Washington st Salem See back cover Silver's Supply Co Inc 44-48 Lafayette st Salem See head lines
Real Estate
Frye David 126 Washington st Salem See page 46
Refrigeration Sales and Service
Cabeen John F Co 81 North st Salem See page 74
Lee & Osborn (Westinghouse) 197- 201 Washington st Salem See back cover
Silver's Supply Co Inc 44-48 Lafayette st Salem See head lines
Restaurants
Riverside House Essex See Beverly map Stromberg Charles V 2 Bridge st Sa- lem See page 1054
Riggers
Goodwin B F & Son Co Marblehead See page 21
Road Builders
Welch James J & Co 15 Front st Salem See page 24
Roofers
Trask Roofing Co Inc 36 St Peter st Salem See colored insert
Roofing Materials
Pitman & Brown Co 40 Bridge st Salem See page 23
Trask Roofing Co Inc 36 St Peter st Salem See colored insert Waters & Brown Co 57-59 Washing- ton st Salem See page 93
Rubber Stamps
Globe Stamp Works 299 Washington st Boston See page 1054
Skeffington Richard W 18 Dodge st Salem See page 88
Rug Cleaning
Parson's Laundry 72 Loring ave Salem See foot lines
Salem Laundry Co 51 Lafayette st Sa- lem See page 50
Sacro-Iliac Belts
Curtis & Spindell Co 205 Oxford st Lynn See page 33
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PATRONS CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY
Safe Deposit Vaults
Merchants National Bank 253 Essex st Salem See page 19
Savings Banks
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank 210 Essex st Salem See page 17 Salem Savings Bank 125 Washington st Salem See page 18
Sheet Metal Work
Trask Roofing Co Inc 36 St Peter st Salem See colored insert
Silverware
Low Daniel & Co Essex st cor Wash- ington st Salem See page 49
Skirts
Bixby's Inc 144 Essex st Salem See page 31
Newmark's 207 Essex st Salem See page 31
Slate Roofing
Trask Roofing Co Inc 36 St Peter st Salem See colored insert
Stationery and Office Supplies
Moody L B Co 133 Washington st Salem See page 88
Steam Laundries
Parsons Laundry 72 Loring ave Salem See foot lines.
Salem Laundry Co 51 Lafayette st Salem See page 50
Stencils
Globe Stamp Works 299 Washington st Boston See page 1054
Moody L B Co 133 Washington st Salem See page 88 Skeffington Richard W 18 Dodge st Salem See page 88
Suits and Sweaters (Ladies')
Bixby's Inc 144 Essex st Salem See page 31
Newmark's 207 Essex st Salem See page 31
Surgical Appliances
Curtis & Spindell Co 205 Oxford st Lynn See page 33
Tailor
LeBrun Harry N 260 Washington st Salem See line on back cover
Tools (Mechanics)
Goodell (Zina) Corp'n 86 Lafayette st Salem See page 52 Waters & Brown Co 57-59 Washing- ton st Salem See page 93
Toys and Dolls
Wilson's 6 Front st Salem See page 20
Trees, Shrubs, Etc.
Chebacco Nurseries off Belcher st Es- sex See page 50
Trucking, Etc.
Welch James J & Co 15 Front st Salem See page 24
Trusses and Crutches
Curtis & Spindell Co 205 Oxford st Lynn See page 33
Typewriters
Woburn Office Equipment Co 108 Gar- field ave Woburn See page 26
Upholstery Refinishing
Witch City Auto Body Co Inc 35 Bridge st Salem See Beverly map
Varnishes, Etc.
Waters & Brown Co 57-59 Washing- ton st Salem See page 93
Vocal Teachers
Walker-Crowley Gertrude Mrs 18 Mt Vernon st Salem See page 117
Watch and Jewelry Repairing Low Daniel & Co Inc Essex st cor Washington st Salem See page 49
Watches
Low Daniel & Co Inc Essex st cor Washington st Salem See page 49
Women's Ready-to-Wear Clothing
Bixby's Inc 144 Essex st Salem See page 31
Clark & Friend 225 Essex st Salem See page 29 Newmark's 207 Essex st Salem See page 31
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BEVERLY CITY DIRECTORY, 1937 VALUATION AND TAX RATE Of the City of Beverly Since 1895 Copyright 1937 by Crowley & Lunt
Value of
Value of
Total
Tax Rate Amt. Raised
Year Real Estate Per. Estate Valuation on $1,000
By Tax
Polls
1895.
$10,600,775
$3,308,675 $13,909,450
$15.20
$218,273.64
3425
1896
10,946,700
3,231,800
14,172,500
14.80
216,891.00
3569
1897
11,211,075
3,066,725
14,277,800
16.00
242,596.80
3538
1898
11,427,900
3,871,875
15,299,775
15.00
236,826.62
3666
1899
11,704,600
4,495,250
16,199,850
16.00
274,209.60
3753
1900
11,964,050
4,291,425
16,255,475
16.00
265,727.60
3780
1901
12,195,550
5,049,150
17,244,700
15.75
277,051.12
3766
1902
12,663,325
4,814,675
17,478,000
16.00
295,188.00
3885
1903
13,595,700
4,697,675
18,293,275
16.50
309,362.60
3988
1904
14,394,600
4,865,300
19,259,900
16.00
325,947.89
4102
1905
15,901,725
4,915,100
20,816,825
16.80
357,943.58
4415
1906
17,747,800
5,478,125
23,225,925
18.00
428,190.65
5108
1907
18,802,750
10,252,975
29,055,725
14.40
438,279.92
5029
1908
19,183,150
10,398,000
29,581,150
17.40
524,728.01
5008
1909
19,464,225
15,779,625
35,243,850
15.40
532,367.29
5106
1910
20,552,775
15,090,700
35,643,475
15.20
552,608.82
5414
1911
21,409,700
16,646,900
38,056,600
15.00
568,924.16
6109
1912
22,476,975
16,528,365
39,005,340
15.00
596,308.82
6133
1913
23,289,300
17,020,975
40,310,275
17.70
718,133.43
6254
1914
23,986,950
20,403,675
44,390,625
15.50
706,211.84
6278
1915
24,608,875
20,390,957
44,648,832
16.20
736,921.07
6805
1916
26,177,875
21,944,623
48,122,138
15.60
764,005.35
6650
1917*
27,211,450
6,542,259
33,753,709
18.80
894,551.50
6873
1918
28,750,700
6,693,541
35,444,241
17.80
902,203.05
5961
1919
28,728,925
7,632,865
36,415,790
19.20
915,173.23
6054
1920
35,149,675
6,753,940
41,903,615
20.00
1,630,227.30
8444
1921
35,684,875
7,014,875
42,699,750
22.80
1,004,004.30
6090
1922
35,878,100
6,816,825
42,694,925
20.40
905,671.47
6939
1923
37,291,075
6,782,350
44,073,425
22.00
1,004,975.35
7072
1924
38,224,425
7,050,075
45,274,500
24.00
1,086,588.00
7256
1925
38,854,050
6,832,675
45,686,725
27.40
1,251,816.26
7288
1926
39,715,125
6,739,275
46,454,400
27.40
1,675,205.83
7190
1927
39,555,075
7,026,375
46,581,450
28.00
1,718,032.54
7367
1928
40,455,625
7,136,325
47,591,950
28.00
1,797,471.75
7579
1929
41,392,875
6,221,750
47,614,625
27.20
1,727,735.30
7607
1930
42,090,525
6,347,875
48,438,400
28.00
1,878,555.14
7782
1931
42,411,625
6,110,425
48,522,050
28.40
1,897,681.30
7921
1932
41,598,925
5,403,100
47,029,025
30.80
1,448,493.97
7949
1933
39,687,900
4,908,800
44,596,700
32.80
1,462,771.76
7866
1934
38,940,575
4,715,050
43,655,625
32.40
1,414,442.25
8035
1935
38,195,200
4,683,000
42,878,200
33.20
1,439,640.24
8042
1936
37,743,525
4,571,750
42,315,275
33.80
1,446,200.29
7972
1937
37,292,670
3.626,800
40,919,400
33.80
1,383,075.72
7414
*Reduction in Personal Estate through change in taxation laws.
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INTRODUCTION
Probably no city in the Commonwealth blends the old and new as well as does Beverly. Founded in 1626, Beverly has handed down to its present gen- eration a worthy heritage of tradition and history. Not until 1900, however, did Beverly begin to show a rapid growth. Since then it has doubled in population. The recent census places Beverly slightly over the 29,000 population class. It may be truthfully said that Beverly today presents the characteristics of a modern city, while retaining the best from the customs and traditions of the past. Let us in brief enumerate the reasons why Beverly is one of the best cities in our Commonwealth.
BEVERLY
"THE GARDEN CITY" "A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE AND DO BUSINESS" Founded 1626-Incorporated as a town 1668-As a city in 1894 DANIEL E. McLEAN, (Present Mayor)
1. LOCATION
Beverly, one of the New England's oldest communities, is located on the North side of Massachusetts Bay, on the picturesque North Shore and possesses nine miles of the most charming ocean frontage to be found anywhere; 18 miles from Boston, 261 miles from New York, 90 miles from Portland, Maine, on the Portland Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad and on one of the most popular motor routes between Boston, Portland and the White Mountains. Beverly is located at a point well above the average sea-level height which affords us to boast a healthful atmosphere.
2. POPULATION
Slightly over 29,000 population, and please note: over three-fourths native born. Beverly's beauty attracts from all over, the type of persons who enjoy the finer things of life.
3. AREA: Approximately 15 square miles.
4. ASSESSED VALUATION: $42,878,200. NOTE: (Second among Massa- chusetts cities from point of view of valuation compared with popu- lation.)
5. TAX RATE: $33.80 per $1000.
6. STREETS: 82 miles of improved streets and highways.
(a) "White Way" post lighting system.
7. WATER SUPPLY: Pure water supply, new filter plant, 90 miles of water main. Public sewerage system 61 miles.
8. PUBLICATIONS
(a) Daily newspaper -- Beverly Evening Times.
(b) The Beverly Directory-Published yearly by Crowley & Lunt, Directory Publishers, 'located in Beverly.
9. TRANSPORTATION
On Boston and Maine Railroad main line to Portland, and Gloucester Branch line; 61 passenger trains to and from Boston each week-day; 30 on Sundays, (31 minute running time). Railroad sidings accommo-
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Beverly 1091
Salem 1290
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dating 13 industries, with capacity for 135 cars. There are five railroad stations. The main station is on both the Portland Division and the Gloucester Branch. The other four: Montserrat, Prides Crossing and Beverly Farms are on the Gloucester Branch, while North Beverly is on the main line. Also local and suburban Bus service.
10. LIGHT AND POWER: Furnished by the Beverly Gas & Electric Com- pany, a unit of the New England Power.
Beverly High School
11. INDUSTRY AND EMPLOYMENT
A thriving city with some 35 different manufactured products, including:
(a) Largest shoe machinery factory in the world. Manufacturers of shoes, confectionery, modern and rustic furniture, and antique re- productions, lumber, mattresses and bed springs, organs, awnings, grinders, and machine tools, also, one oil base, gas and electric light company, commercial printing shops, bakery products, beverages, potato chips, ice cream, season greeting cards and a large fish industry, oil clothing, pop corn, typesetting machine parts.
(b) Mercantile Division-Over 600 places of business, including depart- ment stores, hardware stores, drug stores, grocers, shoe stores, jewelers, auto dealers, chain stores, furniture stores, and miscel- laneous.
· (c) Employment-7,500 (approximately).
(d) Average weekly payroll $187,000 (approximately).
12. BANKS: National Bank, Savings Bank, Trust Company, Cooperative Bank, Industrial Bank and two Credit Unions.
13. CHURCHES: Twenty churches of practically every denomination.
14. $250,000 Modern Y. M. C. A. Building, containing swimming pool, gymna- sium, recreational facilities and dormitory.
15. EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
(a) Twelve Grammar Schools.
(b) Junior High School.
(c) Two Trade Schools.
(d) Comprehensive High School (built in 1926), $1,100,000 valuation, generous elective privileges extended the students. The latest available figures of the State Department of Education rate Beverly as first in the State of Massachusetts in the number of high school
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pupils in proportion to the population of the city, and also first in the percentage of high school pupils in the proportion to all pupils in school.
(e) One Deaf Mute School.
(f) Three Parochial Schools.
(g) Two private schools.
(h) Modern and up to date central library with a total of 60,974 vol- umes and average daily circulation of over 644 volumes-three branch libraries.
16. RECREATION
(a) Municipal-4 Public Parks, 7 Public Playgrounds, Beach and Bath- house, and Athletic Field with first class club house and cement grandstand.
(b) One fine · golf course with five others located in suburban area. Indoor tennis court as well as the splendid golf and tennis courts of the United Shoe Machinery Club House.
(c) Tourists' paradise with its miles of scenic beauty, including nine miles of sea coast.
(d) Two modern theatres.
17. The only Government-recognized airport in Essex County.
(a) Municipally owned.
(b) Listed as an intermediate field on United States Air Charts and also under Government Airways as a class "D" airport, now pos- sessing a Night Directional Beacon.
18. One hundred and four clubs, associations and organizations, representing practically every type of organization in the country.
19. Summer homes, second to none, for many of the world's wealthiest families who have provided much to the scenic beauty of Beverly and the North Shore with their beautiful homes and surrounding estates and have also benefited the community as a whole by their increased purchasing power.
20. PUBLIC PROTECTION
(a) Fire Department-all motorized with a permanent force on a two platoon system.
(b) Police Department-permanent, motorized and foot patrol.
(c) Efficient postal, telephone and telegraph service.
(d) Health-Central clinics, including up-to-date Red Cross unit, and a modern hospital, second to none, rated as Class A by the Ameri- can College of Surgeons and Physicians.
21. INFORMATION SERVICE
Beverly Chamber of Commerce-Organization of industrial, commer- cial and civic interests, dedicated to the welfare and progress of Beverly and its environs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL-
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Beverly 1450
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BEVERLY MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTORY, 1937
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Civil Government State of Massachusetts
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QVIETEM
PLACIDAM
LIBERTATE
SVB
For the Political Year
1937
State Election Held the First Tues- day After First Monday in Nov- ember bi-ennially on the even year. Legislature meets First Wednesday in Jan- uary each year.
GOVERNOR
His excellency, Charles F. Hurley, (Cambridge'), $10,000.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Francis E. Kelly, Boston, $4,000.
OFFICERS
Frederic W. Cook, Somerville, Secre- tary of State, $7,000; William E. Hurley, of Boston, Treasurer and Re- ceiver General, $6,000; Paul A. Dever of Cambridge, Attorney General, $8,000; Thomas H. Buckley of Abington, Au- ditor, $6,000; Brig-Gen. Charles H. Cole, Adjutant General, $4,100; Secre- tary to the Governor, John V. Ma- honey, of Boston; Sergeant at Arms, Charles O. Holt, of Somerville; State Librarian, Dennis A. Dooley.
COUNCILLORS
The Lieutenant-Governor and Dis- trict No. 1, Edgar S. Lindsay of Brock- ton; district No. 2, Joseph B. Gross-
man of Quincy; district No. 3, Frank A. Brooks of Watertown; district No. 4, Daniel H. Coakley of Boston; dis- trict No. 5, Bayard Tuckerman jr of Hamilton; district No. 6, Eugene A. F. Burtnett of Somerville; district No. 7, Charles J. O'Connor of Worcester; dis- trict No. 8, Edward T. Collins of Springfield; salary $1,000 each.
Administration and Finance: Com- mission on, Charles P. Howard, chair- man.
Agriculture, Department of: William Casey of Spencer, commissioner.
Americanization and Immigration, Department of: Mary A. Barr of Bos- ton.
Bank Incorporation, Board of, Treasurer and Receiver General, Com- missioner of Banks and the Com- missioner of Corporations.
Banking and Insurance, Department of: William P. Husband jr of Bel- mont, Commissioner of Banks.
Blind, Commission for the: William H. McCarthy, Arthur F. Sullivan, Ed- ward E. Allen, Mabel K. Gage, Edward J. Wall, Florence A. Johnson.
Buildings, Superintendent of: Fred H. Kimball, of Haverhill, $4,500.
Conservation and Forestry, Depart- ment of: Ernest J. Dean, commissioner.
Corporations and Taxation, Depart- ment of: Henry F. Long of Topsfield, Commissioner.
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Correction, Department of: Arthur T. Lyman of Westwood, Commis- sioner; Walter S. Ryan and Edward C. R. Bagley, deputies.
Dental Examiners, Department of : Frederick A. Keyes, Francis M. Cahill, William H. Canavan, Frank J. Fitz- gibbon, M. Francis Hinds.
Education, Division of: Commis- sioner, James G. Reardon of Adams, exp. Dec. 1, 1940.
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Embalming, Board of Registration of: Vincent De P. Reade, William Jacobs, Daniel F. O'Brien.
Fish, State inspection of: William D. Desmond, (Stoneham), director; Law- rence N. Mackenzie, William H. Sulli- van, William H. Brogan, Jerry E. Cook, deputies.
Fisheries and Game, Director of : Patrick W. Hehir.
Free Public Library Commission: Golda M. Walters, Dennis A. Dooley, Hiller C. Wellman, John A. Butler, William T. O'Rourke
Insurance, Commissioner of: Francis J. De Celles of Belmont.
Labor And Industries, Department of: James T. Moriarty of Boston
Livestock Disease Control, Director of: Charles F. Riordan of Sharon.
Medicine, Division of Registration of Board of: Stephen Rushmore, (New- ton), (secretary), Francis R. Mahony, (Lowell), chairman.
Mental Diseases, Department of: David L. Williams, Commissioner.
Motor Vehicles, Division of Regis- tration of: Frank A. Goodwin, regis- trar.
Nurses, Board of Registration of : Josephine E. Thurlow, chairman; Mary Paul Fitzgerald, Mabel Booth, William A. Bryan and Stephen Rushmore, sec- retary.
Optometry, Registration in: Charles J. Collins, 1936; John E. Corbett, 1937; John J. O'Neil, Sept. 3, 1939; John B. O'Shea, Sept 3, 1940; Walter I. Brown, Sept. 3, 1938.
Pharmacy, Board of Registration in: Augustine J. Lawlor, John F. Walsh, Charles W. King, Timothy S. Shea, secretary, John R. Sawyer.
Public Health, Department of: Henry Dexter Chadwick, of Newton, Commissioner.
Public Health Council: Francis H. Lally, Charles F. Lynch, George D. Dalton, James L. Tighe, Richard P. Strong, Richard M. Smith.
Public Safety, Department of: Com- missioner, Paul G. Kirk, of Newton, exp. Dec. 1, 1935.
Public Utilities, Department of: Abraham C. Webber of Newton, Chair- man.
Public Welfare, Department of: Walter V. McCarthy, Commissioner. 1 Public Works, Department of: William F. Callahan, of Newton, Com- missioner; Assoc. Commissioners, Richard K. Hale, of Brookline and Frank L. Kane, of Boston.
State Aid and Pensions, Commis- sioner of: Richard R. Flynn of Win- throp.
State Library, Trustees of: The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Charles T. Copeland, Margaret Shea and James F. Ballard.
Taxation and Corporations, Depart- ment of: Henry F. Long of Topsfield.
Veterinary Medicine, Division of Registration in: Elmer W. Babson, B. S. Killian, John B. Lentz, William J. Hennessey, Dennis S. Shannon.
Vital Statistics, Registrar of: Arthur J. Hassett.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, office at 242 Cabot St., Beverly, with jurisdiction over Suffolk and Essex Counties.
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ESSEX COUNTY
County of Essex, Incorporated 1643. Shire towns, Salem, Lawrence, New- buryport.
County Commissioners. Robert H. Mitchell of Haverhill, term expires 1937; Frederick Butler, Andover, term expires 1937; Charles M. Boyle, Pea- body, terms expires 1939.
Associate Commissioners. Chandler Bigelow, of Beverly, term expires 1939;
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ESSEX COUNTY
County of Essex, Incorporated 1643. Shire towns, Salem, Lawrence, New- buryport.
County Commissioners. Robert H. Mitchell of Haverhill, term expires 1941; Frederick Butler, Andover, term expires 1941; Charles M. Boyle, Pea- body, term expires 1939.
Associate Commissioners. Chandler Bigelow, of Beverly, term expires 1939; Louis J. Dion of Lynn, term expires 1939.
Courts held at Ipswich on the sec- ond Tuesday in April; at Salem on the second Tuesday in July; at Law- rence, on the last Tuesday in August; at Newburyport, on the second Tues- day in October; on the fourth Tues- day in December at Salem, Ipswich, or Newburyport, as the Commissioners determine.
Clerk of the Commissioners, Archie N. Frost.
Sheriff, Frank E. Raymond.
Jailers and Keepers of the House of Correction. Frank E. Raymond, Sa- lem; George Bunting, Lawrence.
Probation Officers. Charles A. Sal- isbury, Andover; Ellen de S. Barrett, Newburyport; Fred E. Barr, of Law- rence; Clarence L. Huntress of Law- ience. Office, Court House, Salem.
County Treasurer. Harold E. Thurs- ton, Lynn.
Register of Deeds, Southern District (office at Salem) Moody Kimball of Newburyport; Assistant Registers, Rob- ert W. Osgood, Arthur C. Martinson of Salem. Northern district (office at Lawrence), Jennie M. Marston, of Methuen.
Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public. (See Business Directory).
COURTS Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice. Arthur P. Rugg, of Worcester.
Associate Justices. John C. Crosby, of Pittsfield; Edward P. Pierce, of
Brookline; Fred T. Field, of Newton; Charles H. Donahue, of Boston; Hen- ry T. Lummus, of Lynn; Stanley E. Qua, of Lowell.
Attorney General, Paul A. Dever of Cambridge.
Superior Court
Chief Justice. Walter Perley Hall, of Fitchburg.
Associate Justices. Marcus Morton, of Boston; James H. Sisk, of Lynn; Nelson P. Brown, of Everett; Louis S. Cox, of Lawrence; Franklin T. Hammond of Cambridge; Frederick W. Fosdick, of Medford; William A. Burns, of Pittsfield; Joseph Walsh, of New Bedford; Winfred H. Whiting, of Worcester; Edward T. Broadhurst, of Springfield Wilford D. Gray, of Bel- mont; David F. Dillon, of Palmer; Harold P. Williams, of Brookline; Walter L. Collins, of Boston; Daniel T. O'Connell, of Newton; Thomas J. Hammond, of Northampton; John M. Gibbs, of Waltham; Raoul H. Beaud- reau, of Marlboro; Edward F. Hanify, of Fall River; Abraham E. Pinanski, of Brookline; Frank J. Donahue, of Bos- ton; Lewis Goldberg, of Brookline; john E. Swift, of Milford; Vincent Brogna, of Boston; George F. Leary, of Springfield; Joseph A. Sheehan, of Boston; Thomas H. Dowd, of Brook- line; J. Arthur Baker, of Pittsfield; Jos- eph L. Hurley, of Fall River.
District Attorney. Hugh A. Cregg, Methuen; Assistants, John J. Ryan, Haverhill; Randall T. Cox, Marblehead; A. John Ganem, Lawrence; E. Randall Jackson, Danvers.
Clerk of the Courts. Archie N. Frost, of Andover. Assistant Clerks, Hollis L. Cameron, of Beverly; Charles H. Metcalf, of Beverly; Melville Row- and, of Salem; Jeremiah J. Twomey, of Andover; E. Philip Littlefield of Mar- biehead.
LAND COURT
Judge. John E. Fenton, of Lawrence. Associate Judges, Joseph J. Corbett, of Boston; Clarence C. Smith, of Newton; Recorder, Charles A. Southworth, of Swampscott; Assistant Recorders, the Registers of Deeds in the various coun- ties. Sittings appointed by the court.
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BEVERLY MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTORY, 1937
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF ESSEX
Court held at Salem, in District Court Building, Central, corner Char- ter St. For Criminal business, daily at 9 A. M .; for civil business, 10 A. M. Writs returnable every Saturday in each month.
District includes Beverly, Danvers, Hamilton, Manchester, Middleton, Sa- lem, Topsfield and Wenham. Justice, George B. Sears, of Danvers. Asso- ciate Justices, Robert W. Hill, of Sa- lem; Charles A. Murphy, of Salem; Clerk, Leo H. Tracy, of Salem; Assis- tant Clerk, Blanche O. Safford of Sa- lem; Officer of the Court and Proba- tion Officer, Samuel A. Campbell, of Salem.
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