Waltham, Massachusetts city directory 1952-1953, Part 52

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Publication date: 1952
Publisher: R.L. Polk
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ALL PURPOSE CLUB Put away from $1.00 to $5.00 a week for Christmas, vacation, taxes.


SAFE DEPOSIT FACILITIES Protect your valuable family papers, jewelry, heirlooms against theft, loss, fire.


BUSINESS LOANS Loans to business concerns, based on assets such as mar- ketable commodities, accounts receiv- able, "installment time paper," for such purposes as financing the purchase of raw materials, supplies, merchandise; expanding facilities; etc.


CHECKING ACCOUNTS to meet every need : Regular accounts for average requirements; Special Checking Ac- counts ... 10c per check, no mini- mum balance;


REGISTER CHECKS For sale indi- vidually; no account required. 10c each in amounts up to $200.


AUTOMOBILE FINANCING Your au- to dealer can arrange all details "on the spot." Or visit any of our offices for financing at money-saving bank l'ates.


PERSONAL LOANS Cash for emer- gencies or any worthwhile purpose; on signature only, or on marketable securi- ties, cash value of life insurance, sav- ings account, etc.


HOME IMPROVEMENT LOANS Take up to 36 months to repay a loan for the repair or improvement of your home.


FOREIGN DEPARTMENT SERVICES : Travelers' Cheques in all denomina- tions;


Letters of Credit Commercial Letters of Credit Foreign Exchange


Telephone WAItham 5-2220


633 MAIN STREET - Opposite City Hall


MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


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BANKS


NEWTON-WALTHAM BANK and Trust Company


Chairman of the Board FRANK L. RICHARDSON


President and Treasurer WILLIAM M. CAHILL


Vice-President WILLIAM J. BANNAN


Vice-President and Trust Officer GEORGE L. WHITE


Secretary SEBY J. CARUSO


- SERVICES -


GENERAL BANKING Accounts subject to check are cordially invited and assured good service in every detail.


Thrifticheck accounts accepted.


Interest is allowed on Time Deposits subject to regulations of the Federal Reserve Board.


Long Term Mortgage Loans, with or without Federal Hcusing Administration Insurance, are handled promptly and efficiently, as are also Federal Housing Administration Home Renovation Loans.


Other loans consistent with sound banking principles are always available.


FAMILY LOANS When you have a financial problem, we urge you to call at the most convenient office. The officer in charge will gladly give you every assistance possible.


TIME SALES Purchases of automobiles and many other articles of usefulness are financed on reasonable terms.


G. I. LOANS We welcome opportunities to discuss any financial problems which Veterans may have.


SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Savings Accounts are welcome up to the limit of $10,000.00 prescribed by the Massa- chusetts Law. Interest on deposits starts the fifth day of January and quarterly; is free from Massachusetts Income taxes.


SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS Conveniently provided at all offices except Wheeler Square. Modern in construction and electrically protected, these safe deposit vaults offer protection against burglary and fire. Private boxes are available in these vaults at low yearly rental charges.


TRUST DEPARTMENT The Newton-Waltham Bank and Trust Company is authorized by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to act as Executor and Trustee under Wills, Administrator of Estates, and Trustee under living (or Voluntary) Instruments of Trust.


We cordially invite you to use all services offered through Banking, Savings, and Trust Departments at any of our Banking Offices.


NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICES


NEWTON (58) 282 Washington Street


AUBURNDALE (66) 319 Auburn Street


WABAN (68) 466 Woodward Street


WESTON (93) 458 Boston Post Road


WEST NEWTON (65) 1 Chestnut Street


637 Main Street 854 Main Street


NEWTON CENTRE (59) 808 Beacon Street 93 Union Street


NEWTONVILLE (60) 303 Walnut Street


NEWTON HIGHLANDS (61) 1160 Walnut Street


WALTHAM (54) 100 Maple Street 23 Moody Street 318 Moody Street


MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


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BANKS


Modern Banking Services


For WALTHAM CITIZENS by "WALTHAM CITIZENS"


* Checking Accounts


Moni-Chex


* Savings Accounts


* Business Loans


* Personal Loans


* Automobile Loans


* Mortgage Loans


Travelers Checks


F.H.A. Loans


* Life Insurance Loans


* Collateral Loans


* Safe Deposit Boxes


* Personalized Checking Accounts


* Household Appliance Loans


'THE FRIENDLY CITIZENS


Telephone


WA 5-6100


WALTHAM CITIZEN


NATIONAL BANK


Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


95 Moody Street Waltham, Mass.


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BANKS


HERE'S WHY 15,000 THRIFTY FOLKS Have Savings and Mortgage Accounts With Us


SAFE, PROFITABLE SAVINGS PLANS


· Regular Savings Account- Save any amount from $1 up any time


· Bonus account-Save a fixed amount of $1 or more per month for a certain number of months and earn a Bonus of up to 1% extra in addition to current dividend.


· Each account fully INSURED up to $10,000


LOW-COST HOME LOANS


· New financing-Refinancing-Repair Loans


. Low-Cost, Rent-Like monthly payments


· Liberal Terms


· Direct Reduction Loans


. G. I. Loans


SOUND, PROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT SINCE 1880


. A mutual thrift and home-financing institu- tion founded for the benefit of its members and as a service to the community.


· No member has ever lost a single penny or ever been refused full payment on his sav- ings account.


. Dividends paid every year since organization in 1880.


The most modern banking quarters in Greater Boston with free parking space in the rear of building for the convenience of its mem- bers.


Waltham Federal Savings and Loan Association


716 MAIN STREET RESOURCES OVER $20,000,000


Member Federal Home Loan Bank System


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BANKS


WALTHAM SAVINGS BANK


702 MAIN ST., WALTHAM


THE ONLY MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK IN WALTHAM


1853 - 100th ANNIVERSARY - 1953


SERVICES AVAILABLE


. SAVINGS and CLUB ACCOUNTS · REAL ESTATE LOANS


. REPAIRS and MODERNIZATION LOANS


SAVINGS BANK LIFE INSURANCE


. REGISTERED and TRAVELERS CHECKS · HOME OWNERSHIP COUNSEL


WALTHAM SAVINGS BANK


702 MAIN ST., WALTHAM


THE ONLY MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK IN WALTHAM


INCORPORATED 1853


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BANKS


"Union Market NATIONAL BANK


3 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS


38 WARREN ST. Tel. WA Itham 5-3887


WATERTOWN SQ. Tel. WA tertown 4-3750


COOLIDGE SQ.


Tel. WA tertown 4-4382


Complete Banking Facilities Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


ATERTOWN


CO-OPERATIVE BANK


Incorporated 1888


WILLIAM P. SAWYER President JESSE H. MASON Vice-President ANTHONY JULIAN Vice-President


SAVE A PIECE OF EVERY DOLLAR


WARREN J. REARDON Treasurer


LAWRENCE ANDERSON Asst. Treasurer


56 MAIN STREET WATERTOWN, MASS.


Telephone WA tertown 4-4030


WATERTOWN SAVINGS BANK


A. ALONZO HUSE President HARRY A. SMITH Vice President


CHARLES W. CHAMBERLAIN Clerk


ALBERT E. NORBURY Treasurer RUSSELL W. MONTO Assistant Treasurer


Deposits go on interest the 10th day of each month. Dividends are payable April and October 10th.


Prompt attention given to all applications for mortgage loans, no waiting for an answer.


Phones WA tertown 4-7463 -4-7464


60 MAIN STREET


WATERTOWN, MASS.


BUILDERS' HARDWARE


MASSACHUSETTS HARDWARE & SUPPLY CO.


Builders' Hardware and Supplies Phone WA Itham 5-6711


170 HIGH STREET


WALTHAM 54, MASS.


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BUILDING MATERIALS


Quality Quantity Quickness


Guaranteed WA Itham 5-1300


GUTHRIE LUMBER CO. BUILDING MATERIALS OF ALL KINDS


167 LEXINGTON STREET


WALTHAM LUMBER CO., INC.


Lumber - Building Materials


SASH and DOORS


BUILDERS' HARDWARE


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Telephone WAItham 5-4639


182 NEWTON STREET WALTHAM, MASS.


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CHURCHES


THE SALVATION ARMY


THE SALVATION ARMY


Senior Major, OLIVE M. COE PHONE WA Itham 5-0413


30-34 SPRUCE STREET WALTHAM, MASS.


CLOTHING


386 MOODY STREET


BYRON'S MEN'S CLOTHING "We Won't Let You Wear It Unless It Fits" PHONE WA Itham 5-7053


WALTHAM, MASS.


THOMAS P. HOLLAND CO. The Store for Men and Boys Telephone WA Itham 5-0912


647 MAIN STREET


WALTHAM, MASS.


GEO. I. KELLY, Inc. "A Good Place to Buy Good Clothes" 429 MOODY ST. - - Tel. WAltham 5-1884


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COAL


Over 80 Years Retailing Coal


Anthracite


COAL


Bituminous


COAL - OIL - COKE


OIL BURNERS - AUTOMATIC STOKERS Sales and Service


HUDSON The


COAL


Telephone WA Itham 5-0116


NEW ENGLAND COKE


WALTHAM COAL CO.


ESTABLISHED 1872


OFFICE 691 MAIN STREET (CENTRAL SQUARE) WALTHAM, MASS.


Yards, Elm Street


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CREDIT BUREAUS


WALTHAM CREDIT BUREAU


ROSS REPORTS, Inc.


681 MAIN STREET WA Itham 5-5372 - TELS. - WA tertown 4-0200


WALTHAM, MASS.


DAIRIES


H. L. STONE DAIRY


ESTABLISHED 1872


MILK and CREAM


Sealed For Your Protection


HOMOGENIZED VITAMIN "D" MILK A SPECIALTY


1295 MAIN STREET Phone WAltham 5-0227


YOU CANNOT AFFORD


T miss a full representation in the classified part of the DIRECTORY. It is a Buyers'. and Sellers' Guide and through its consultation thousands of dollars worth of goods are sold annually.


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Gilchrist's


CHARGE PLANS FOR EVERY PURSE IN OUR


Completely Air-Conditioned WALTHAM STORE 326-330 Moody Street


Gilchrist's


FREE DELIVERY ANYWHERE IN NEW ENGLAND


Parke SnowTra


Dependable Since 1882


R. H. STEARNS CO. 140 TREMONT STREET, BOSTON


Women's and Misses' Coats, Suits, Dresses, Hats, Shoes, Furs, Sportswear, Negligees, Underwear, and Accessories. Juvenile Apparel and Toys. Men's Apparel Access- ories. Yard Goods, Luggage, Gift Rooms, China, Glassware, Linens and Bedding, Curtains and Draperies. Maids' and Nurses' Uniforms. Beauty Salon. Wedding Embassy.


Branch Store, 55 BOYLSTON ST. CHESTNUT HILL, MASS.


Phone BE acon 2-8100


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DOORS AND WINDOWS 17


NEWTON SASH & DOOR CO. INC.


FRAMES - WINDOWS - DOORS STORM DOORS AND WINDOWS KITCHEN CABINETS - DETAIL MILL WORK


15 MAIN STREET


Telephones WA Itham 5-4420 and 5-4421


DRUGGISTS


T. M. R. ALLEN, Ph. G. .. DRUGGIST ..


PRESCRIPTIONS


TOILET ARTICLES .. SODA CIGARS


463 MAIN ST., Opposite NEWTON ST ..


Telephone WAltham 5-3797 WALTHAM, MASS.


LEE DRUG CO. LEO KRUTT, Ph.G., Reg. Pharm.


FREE DELIVERY SERVICE


ESCRI


PRES


PTION


SPEC


TS


ALI


Phone WAltham 5-6556


395 MOODY STREET


WALTHAM, MASS.


PAUL M. GOLDMAN Ph.G., Reg. Pharm.


C. EDWARD CHOBANIAN B.S., Reg. Pharm.


WALTHAM PHARMACY CO., Inc. Complete Prescription Service FREE DELIVERY PHONE WA Itham 5-7980


757 MOODY STREET


WALTHAM, MASS.


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ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES


NE 3-1526-J


WA Itham 5-1950 COLIN M. HOLMES, INC.


FRIGIDAIRE Ranges Hot Water Heaters Washers Refrigerators Dryers Ironers Freezers 965 MAIN STREET


FRIGIDAIRE


Sales and Service


AMERICAN Kitchen Sinks Dish Washers Cabinets BENDIX APPLIANCES DELCO OIL BURNERS USED REFRIGERATORS WALTHAM, MASS.


HOME EQUIPMENT CO. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES


REFRIGERATOS RANGES FREEZERS WASHERS


TELEVISION SALES and SERVICE Phone WA Itham 5-6998


e


1058 MAIN STREET


WALTHAM 54, MASS.


WATCH CITY ELECTRIC CO. "Everything Electrical"


Westinghouse - Nationally Advertised Home Appliances - Hot Point RADIOS - REFRIGERATION - WASHERS - IRONERS - VACUUM CLEANERS RANGES - TELEVISION - FANS - HEATERS - TABLE APPLIANCES CAMERAS - SILVERWARE - GIFTWARE - CLOCKS - DISHWASHERS PHONE WA Itham 5-4582 457 MOODY STREET WALTHAM, MASS.


ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS


HAWES ELECTRIC CO.


ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION


FIXTURES - REPAIRS


Phones WA tertown 4-3954 - 4-3955


23 MAIN STREET WATERTOWN, MASS.


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ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES


BAY STATE SUPPLY CO.


Plumbing Heating Electrical Supplies


Paints - Oils - Varnishes


RADIATORS - BOILERS PIPE FITTINGS - VALVES - REPAIR PARTS WIRING DEVICES


6 OAK ST. Tel. WAltham 5-0892


ELECTRONIC PRECISION FABRICATORS


MacNABB ENGINEERING CO., Inc.


MECO


ENCI GINEER


Precision Electronic Sheet Metal Fabricators PHONE WA Itham 5-7707


783 MAIN STREET WALTHAM, MASS.


MR. CITIZEN! CORRECT INFORMATION IS VALUABLE TO YOU!


Cooperate with the City Directory enumerators to see that your name and those of your family are correctly listed in each edition. Your name, listed correctly in the City Directory, is a great asset. This has been proved thousands of times, especially in cases of employment application, proof of residence, questions relating to citizenship, applications for welfare assistance, distribution of mail, etc. Be better established . .. be on record as a local citizen by seeing that your name is not missed or incorrectly listed in the Directory.


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ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT


Raytheon Manufacturing® Company


With Plants in


WALTHAM QUINCY BEDFORD


NEWTON BRIGHTON LOWELL


WATERTOWN ALLSTON BROCKTON


CHICAGO, ILL. - OELWEIN, IOWA - POINT MUGU, CAL.


Producing


. RECEIVING, TRANSMITTING, POWER AND SPECIAL PURPOSE TUBES


· TELEVISION AND RADIO RECEIVERS


· MARINE RADAR, DEPTH SOUNDING AND COMMUNI- CATIONS EQUIPMENT


· INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMERS, VOLTAGE STABIL- IZERS, WELDING


. DIATHERMY EQUIPMENT


· ELECTRONIC COOKERS -


. ELECTRONIC TUBES, SONAR, RADAR AND COM- MUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT FOR THE U. S. GOVERN- MENT


RAYTHEON


Excellence in Electronics


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ENGINEERS-CIVIL


ROWLAND H. BARNES & CO.


SINCE 1899


REGISTERED Civil Engineers


LAND


Surveyors


WALTHAM AND NEWTON


681 MAIN STREET ELTON 0. STEARNS PHONE WAltham 5-0584


815 WASHINGTON ST.


WILLIAM N. PARSONS


PHONE


LA sell 7-4755


FLORISTS


HARVEY F. WHITTEMORE


Hirty Corner Greenhouses Phone WAltham 5-1484


47 WORCESTER LANE WALTHAM, MASS.


FOUNDRIES


WALTHAM


ESTABLISHED 1870 FOUNDRY COMPANY Manufacturers of


Fine Grey Iron -High Test Iron CASTINGS


71 FELTON STREET WALTHAM, MASS.


Telephone WA Itham 5-0710


FUNERAL DIRECTORS


BRASCO FUNERAL HOME


LEO BRASCO, JR.


Service Any Distance


Phone WA Itham 5-6260


773 MOODY STREET


WALTHAM, MASS.


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FUNERAL DIRECTORS


FREEDOM WENTWORTH & SONS Funeral Service


RUSSELL P. WENTWORTH WAltham 5-6444


PAUL D. WENTWORTH WAltham 5-5004


WENTWORTH MEMORIAL CHAPEL


An Institution of Quiet, Efficient Service Modern Chapel and Equipment "Air Conditioning - Hammond Organ


30 Prospect Street Waltham, Mass.


WAltham 5-0566


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FUNERAL DIRECTORS


FRANCIS J. JOYCE & SON


Funeral Directors and Embalmers


552 MAIN STREET - WALTHAM, MASS


Telephone WAltham 5-2895


WILLIAM R. MILLER


Funeral Service


27 SPRUCE STREET - WALTHAM, MASS.


Telephones WAltham 5-2500-5-0155-5-2126


BERNARD E. MULLIN Funeral Service


Services Anywhere, Anytime - Charges Reasonable


16 PROSPECT STREET WALTHAM, MASS.


Telephone WA Itham 5-0327


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FURNITURE


CLARKSON'S


Quality


Furniture


For


Generations


CLARKSON'S


CLARKSON'S


Leads in Quality! Value! Service!


CLARKSON FURNITURE CO., 600 Main St. WA 5-0148


GRAY'S FURNITURE CO., INC.


"WHERE YOU SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE" ESTABLISHED 1925


QUALITY - MODERN - MAHOGANY AND MAPLE FURNITURE BIGELOW & MOHAWK RUGS HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD - LANE - SIMMONS OPEN MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINGS 399 MOODY STREET Telephone WA Itham 5-1177


HARDWARE


MENDELSOHNS CALL WAltham 5-3210


Everything for the Maintenance and Repair of your Home Hardware Carmote Paint . Wall Paper . Window Shades


Mill Supplies Electrical and Plumbing Supplies Builders Hardware 469-473 MOODY STREET


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HARDWARE


RICHARDSONS HARDWARE Waltham's Oldest Hardware Store


ESTABLISHED 1871 Builders' Hardware, DuPont Paints, Tools, Cutlery Varnishes, Garden Supplies, Etc. SERVING WALTHAM FOR OVER 80 YEARS 698 MAIN STREET


WA Itham 5-0421


HEATING


BREWSTER OIL COMPANY, INC. EST. 1934


GENERAL MOTORS DELCO-HEAT


FUEL OILS - OIL BURNERS SALES and SERVICE Wholesale Distributor For RICHFIELD GASOLINES


RICH-HEAT Fuel Oils


56 WILLIAMS STREET Telephone WA Itham 5-0940


GENERAL ELECTRIC Automatic Heating


DREELAN HEATING COMPANY COMPLETE HEATING SERVICE Telephone WA Itham 5-6049


34 HOWARD STREET


WALTHAM 54, MASS.


HOSPITALS


THE WALTHAM HOSPITAL


Blue Cross Member Hospital


DOMINUS THUS


Telephone WAItham 5-1630


HOPE AVENUE WALTHAM


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Instrument Parts Manufacturers


Waltham City Hall "Howard" Four-Dial Tower Clock Kilham, Hopkins & Greeley, Architects


HOWARD CLOCK PRODUCTS, INC. (Formerly Howard Watch Co. and E. Howard Clock Co.)


256 CHARLES STREET, WALTHAM Telephone WAltham 5-0620


Makers of Tower Clocks Since 1842.


Any Tower Clock in Service can be Motorized and made Fully Automatic in Operation.


We are Specialists in making very small precise parts in quantity production for manufacturers of precision gauges, instruments and cameras and also make all the genuine Howard Watch material.


Clocks of all makes expertly repaired.


CLOCK SALES AND SERVICE OFFICE


141 MILK STREET, BOSTON Telephone HU bbard 2-0840


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Instrument Parts Manufacturers


THE WILDER MICRO PROJECTOR


An Optical Method of Solving Those Difficult Inspection Problems


Also Manufacturers of


Precision Gears


Pinions


Staffs


Instrument Materials


R. S. WILDER, Inc.


26 BEDFORD ST. WALTHAM, MASS.


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INSURANCE


HAROLD B. BOWERS, Pres. C. F. BOWERS, Treas.


BOWERS INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. Formerly WOODWARD & TYLER a corporation


INSURANCE


C Commercial Building


4 GORDON STREET


WALTHAM


Telephone WAltham 5-4064


FRANK J. MOONEY


All Forms of INSURANCE HAVE YOU HAD A RECENT SURVEY OF YOUR INSURANCE COVERAGE IN RELATION TO TODAY'S VALUES? OUR SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU


REAL ESTATE


MAY WE ASSIST YOU IN THE PURCHASE OF A NEW HOME OR PROPERTIES FOR INVESTMENT


WA 5-0543 - Telephones - WA 5-6005


695 MAIN STREET WALTHAM, MASS.


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INSURANCE


INSURANCE


In Waltham for over 120 years


DANIEL F. VILES & CO., Inc.


C. F. BOWERS, Treas.


611A MAIN STREET Phone WAItham 5-5151


OSCAR F. FALLING, Jr.


ION


REALTORS


BOARDS


ATHIYE MEMBERS OF CONSTITOLNY BOABUS


ESTATE


921 MAIN STREET


Insurance ... Real Estate


FIDELITY and SURETY BONDS


Phone WA Itham 5-2189


WALTHAM, MASS.


FINN INSURANCE AGENCY SECURITY THRU INSURANCE


LIFE - CASUALTY - AUTOMOBILE - FIRE MARINE - SURETY BONDS


3 Lawrence Bldg., 681 MAIN STREET WALTHAM, MASS.


Office: WA Itham 5-5998 RESIDENCE: WA Itham 5-2933-W


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INSURANCE


J. F. & F. I. ROBINSON, Inc. Established 1884 INSURANCE


55 MOODY STREET


Phone WA Itham 5-0890


Warren Sinclair Insurance Agency INSURANCE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION


Fire - Casualty - Automobile - Life Surety Bonds


53 MOODY ST. Phone WAltham 5-1312


BRENTON E. TYLER


General Insurance REAL ESTATE


682 MAIN STREET Telephone WA Itham 5-4808


Out of Sight · Out of Mind · Out of Business


The importance of keeping firm and product names in the public eye is recognized by all business men. It is astonish- ing to see how a firm or product, however meritorious, will slip into the limbo of the forgotten if not persistently advertised.


The Cily Directory is the natural medium for keeping a business or product name in the spotlight. Insist on being well represented in its pages


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JEWEL BEARINGS


RICHARD H. BIRD & CO., INC.


Manufacturers of SAPPHIRE and GLASS JEWEL BEARINGS


For


Electrical Instruments, Compass and Clock Movements


Telephone WAltham 5-0160


1 SPRUCE ST. WALTHAM


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JEWELERS


COAST


KAY


TO COAST


America's Largest Jewelry Organization


Phone WA Itham 5-2260


389 MOODY ST. WALTHAM 54, MASS.


H. E. WESTON JEWELRY COMPANY


DIAMONDS WATCHES JEWELRY SILVERWARE RADIOS


Cash or Friendly Credit


PAY ONLY $1.00 WEEKLY


Telephone WA Itham 5-2880


353 MOODY STREET, 2nd Floor WALTHAM, 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, communica- tion, etc. Also, Directory usage is up among regular subscribers.


More People Are SEEING CITY DIRECTORY ADS


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LUMBER


Established 1888


GEORGE J. BARKER COMPANY


No order too large for us to execute or too small for us to appreciate


Lumber and Building Materials


Kiln Dried Flooring of All Kinds Continuously Under Heat


Main Office & Yard, 118 BACON ST. WALTHAM, MASS.


Telephone WAltham 5-0074


Everything You Need for Building and Jobbing


Quality Quantity Quickness Guaranteed WA Itham 5-1300


GUTHRIE LUMBER CO. BUILDING MATERIALS OF ALL KINDS 167 LEXINGTON STREET


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LUMBER


WALTHAM LUMBER CO., INC.


Lumber - Building Materials


SASH AND DOORS


BUILDERS' HARDWARE


. Telephone WAItham 5-4639


182 NEWTON ST.


WALTHAM, MASS.


HYDE'S, INCORPORATED Wholesale Lumber Distribution Friendly, Courteous Service Phone WA Itham 5-6780 56 FELTON STREET WALTHAM 54, MASS. "At the Sign of the Chickadee"


NONANTUM LUMBER CO. ESTABLISHED 1932


HONEST VALUES in Good Lumber Telephones WA tertown 4-4498 4-4499 430 PLEASANT STREET WATERTOWN, MASS.


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MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS


Waltham Machine Works


Makers of


WALTHAM MACHINES


TRADE MARK REGISTERED U.S. PAT. OFF.


For


Gear Cutting and Thread Milling


AND


Cutters for Gears and Threads


ALSO


Cylindrical Sub-Presses


296 NEWTON ST. WALTHAM, MASS.


Telephone WA ltham 5-0508


Proprietor-EDMUND L. SANDERSON


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MASONS' SUPPLIES


IDEAL CONCRETE BLOCK CO. Masons' Supplies


Manufacturers CONCRETE BLOCKS CEMENT BLOCKS


Sand, Gravel and Cement


232 LEXINGTON STREET WALTHAM, MASS.


Telephones WAltham 5-3206 and 5-3207


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MICA MANUFACTURERS


MICA


COMPOSITE BONDED


A COMPLETE LINE FOR EVERY ELECTRICAL INSULATING USE


NEMCOITE BUILT-UP MICA PLATE


In sheets, punched pieces, molded forms, tape and tubes for Every Electrical Insulation Requirement


India Molding Plate India Segment Plate Amber Segment Plate Flexible Mica Plate Mica Cloth Mica and Paper Mica and Cellophane


India Heater Plate Amber Heater Plate India Plate for Flat Work


Fish Paper and Mica Red Rope Paper and Mica Pressboard and Mica Mica Tubing


.


SUPER-NEMCOITE BONDED MICA INSULATION


for Electrical Equipment and Machinery


Super-Nemcoite Molding Plate Super-Nemcoite Flexible Plate Super-Nemcoite Heater Plate Super-Nemcoite Tubing Super-Nemcoite Fiberglas and Mica


.


Y-26 HIGH HEAT MICA PLATE


Composite, Bonded, High Temperature Mica Insulation for Domestic Electric Heater Appli- ances and other High Temperature Applica- tions.


NEW ENGLAND MICA COMPANY WALTHAM MASSACHUSETTS


Boston - New York - Chicago - Detroit - Cleveland Pittsburgh - Baltimore - San Francisco Portland, Oregon - Mexico City - Toronto


NEMCOITE MICA PRODUCTS


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MOVERS


CENTRAL


MOTOR - TRUCKING, Inc.


BONDED CARRIERS - WOOL AND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION Local and Long Distance Moving Packing-Crating-Shipping DUMP TRUCKING - SAND - GRAVEL


WAItham 5-1539


85 CENTRAL STREET WALTHAM, MASS.


Your City Directory


Actively Represents YOU .


The CITY DIRECTORY


ERHARD


DISTRIBUTED TO 1500 CITIES


VER a million times a year-active, qualified buyers use the City Directory for vital information. Your advertisement places you before this enormous market-locally and nationally-at the time they are ready to buy. Cash in on this "sales producing" and "prestige building" adver- tising. Place your order when the City Directory representative calls.


Tells Who's Who, What and Where


R. L. POLK & CO. PUBLISHERS MERCHANTS, BANKS AND STORES, EVERYWHERE


Invite You To Use Their City Directories


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NEWSPAPERS


WANT THE MOST FOR YOUR ADVERTISING DOLLAR?


Then use the columns of the Daily News- paper that all the people in Waltham and its surrounding communities read for its Newsy News and the Advertising of Up-to- Date Stores.


THE


Nrus -Orilume


Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation


THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN A TRADE CENTER FOR OVER 150,000 PEOPLE


PUBLISHED BY THE WALTHAM PUBLISHING CO.


18 PINE STREET Tel. WA Itham 5-1670


PUBLISHERS OF


CIRCULARS


STORE NEWS


and


Commercial Printing of


Any Description


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OPTOMETRISTS


TELEPHONE WA Itham 5-2444


EXAMINATION BY APPOINTMENT


JOSEPH H. O'NEIL, O. D. Optometrist


Office Hours 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M. Wed. and Fri. Eve. 7 to 8


FLYNN BLDG., 657 MAIN ST.


WALTHAM, MASS.


PAINT DEALERS


NICKERSON & HILLS


"Paint Service Center" PAINTS - ART SUPPLIES - WALLPAPERS VENETIAN BLINDS - WINDOW SHADES Phone WA Itham 5-1952


917 MAIN STREET


WALTHAM, MASS.


PHOTOGRAPHERS


E. M. LOGAN STUDIO Portrait and Commercial Photography COMPLETE CANDID WEDDING SERVICE Phone WA Itham 5-6516-W


28 VERNON STREET WALTHAM 54, MASS. THE HOUSE WITH THE STUDIO WINDOW


PLUMBERS


IPILUMIIBIEIRIS


16 WHITNEY AVE.


MITCHELL & CORCORAN


L. F. CORCORAN


Plumbing and Heating


Phone WA Itham 5-3725


WALTHAM


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PLUMBERS


CONRAD O. BEAUDOIN


RESPONSIBI


Plumbing


We


SELL INSTALL SERVICE GUARANTEE


MEMBER


IONAL ASSOCI


OF


Heating


"Standard"


MODERNIZING . . .


Repairing - - Gas Fitting


PLUMBING SUPPLIES


Telephone WAItham 5-6606


22 COMMON ST. WALTHAM, MASS.


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PLUMBERS


THOMAS F. NOLAN


PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTOR


PAINTS, OILS and VARNISHES


COMPLETE REPAIR SERVICE


6 OAK ST.


Phone WAItham 5-0893


ASA W. WALLS


. Plumbing


. Heating


ICAN


AME


andard


HEATING . PLUMBING


Plumbing & Heating Equipment


Youngstown KITCHENS PLANNED and INSTALLED


ELECTRICAL


W


M


APPLIANCES


33-35 LEXINGTON ST.


Phone WA Itham 5-7199


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CO.


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B. C. AMES CO. WALTHAM, MASS




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