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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
.
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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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
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.
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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.
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NEWSPAPERS
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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
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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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PRECISION INSTRUMENTS
B. C. AMIES
CO.
0001
B. C. AMES CO. WALTHAM, MASS
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