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PUBLIC STENOGRAPHERS Dictation, Copying, Etc., Etc. ADDRESSOGRAPHING Name plates embossed, revised, and addressed.
MAILING LISTS FURNISHED AND CIRCULARIZED ON ANY SUBJECT (Direct-Mail Advertising)
Washington Duke Hotel Bldg., 122 N. Market L-5841
YOUR ADVERTISING AND LETTERS ARE SURE TO RECEIVE ATTENTION WIIEN PREPARED BY THE
PIEDMONT LETTER SHOP, Inc. DIRECT MAIL ADVERTISING
Phone J-3301
32112 W. Main Street (over First National Trust Co.) "'WE PUT YOU IN DIRECT TOUCH" Members of Mail Advertising Service Association and Direct Mail AAdrertising Association
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FOR
TUTTLE BETTER ADVERTISING
IF IT'S ADVERTISING-ASK US
Advertising -- Merchandise -- Sales Promotion
Art Work Folders
Illustrations Booklets
Cuts
Catalogues
Printing
House Organs
Addressing
Novelties
Multigraphing
Signs
Mailing Lists
Letters
Window Displays Counter Cards
DURHAM OFFICE:
715 First National Bank Bldg. Phone J-3801
D. C. MAY
H. A. NEWCOMB
DURHAM FURNITURE COMPANY Upholstering, Repairing and Refurnishing ANTIQUES
Corner Chapel Hill and Orange Streets Durham, North Carolina
Phone L-4751
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AUTO BATTERIES
GOLDEN RULE
SERVICE
Rochelle's Battery and Ignition Service Phone J-0961 L. S. ROCHELLE, Proprietor 325 Chapel Hill Street
USL STORAGE BATTERY SERVICE
Prest OfLite
OFFICIAL SERVICE
Auto-Lite, Basco, Bosch, Dyneto, Wagner and Prest-o-Lite Gas Prest-o-Lite and U. S. L. Batteries for Auto and Farm Lighting and Radio A. and B.
WE SPECIALIZE ON GENERATORS AND STARTERS
WE USE ONLY FACTORY WOUND ARMATURES-NOT REWOUND
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AUTO TIRES --- AUTO TOPS AND COVERS --- AUTOMOBILES
CORD
GRIGGS SALES CO., Inc. 136 EAST CHAPEL HILL
GOODYEAR TIRES
TIRES ---- BATTERIES ---- VULCANIZING
G. C. MORTON at last !
Rex Equipment for FORD cars! AUTOMOBILE TOPS, CUSHIONS AND REX ENCLOSURES 419 WEST MAIN STREET Phone J-9421 ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Studebaker
JNO. N. KOONTZ, President STUDEBAKER DEALER EXCLUSIVELY Free Inspection-Guaranteed Service
Carolina Sales Company
Incorporated
209 East Chapel Hill
Phone J-6331
DURHAM, N. C.
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AUTOMOBILES
FIVE POINTS AUTOMOBILE COMPANY Storage Capacity, 100 Cars
VALVE . IN HEAD
Buich
MOTOR CARS
AUTHORIZED SALES AND SERVICE
CARS STORED AT OWNER'S FIRE RISK
GMXC
Telephone L-1841
LYON MOTOR CAR CO.
Distributors for North Carolina
WILLS-SAINTE CLAIRE
YOU SEE IT;
YOU ADMIRE IT;
YOU BUY IT;
AND THEN NO CAR ON EARTH CAN TAKE ITS PLACE
Phone L-3821
423 West Main
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AUTOMOBILES
NASH MOTOR CARS
ADVANCED SIX SERIES-SPECIAL SIX SERIES LIGHT SIX SERIES
" Nash Leads the World in Motor Car Value"
NASH
NICHOLSON MOTOR CO., Inc.
112 South Duke Phone F-6961
THE
CHEVROLET
Jor Economical Transportation
PLENTY OF PARTS -LOTS OF SERVICE
AUTOMOBILES-TRUCKS-BUSSES
DURHAM
CARPENTER MOTOR CO.
RALEIGH
S. B. KARNES, Pres.
W. N. HOLLOWAY, Sec'y-Treas.
DURHAM MOTOR SERVICE CO.
CRANKSHAFT GRINDING, CYLINDER GRINDING ACCESSORIES, REPLACEMENT PARTS AUTO REBUILDING
SERVICE ON ALL CARS AND TRUCKS
107 East Chapel Hill Street Phone J-6951
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AUTOMOBILES --- AWNINGS
J. D. HUNT, President-Treasurer
J. D. HUNT, Inc.
125 MORGAN
Phone J-S341 EXCLUSIVE PACKARD DEALERS
PACKARD SERVICE IS OUR MOTTO TRY US
SWIFT MOTOR CO., Inc.
HUDSON-ESSEX DEALERS SALES AND SERVICE PARTS, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES
226 MORGAN
PHONE F-0341
Phone J-0461
428 West Main
VICKERS MOTOR CO.
OLDSMOBILE SALES AND SERVICE REPAIRING-ROAD SERVICE-AUTO LAUNDRY CALL US FOR SERVICE
Phone J-0461
428 West Main
AWNINGS ADD 100% MORE BEAUTY TO YOUR HOME AT AN AMAZINGLY REASONABLE COST JUST CALL
Durham Awning & Tent Co., Inc.
MANUFACTURERS OF AWNINGS, TENTS, FLAGS AND TARPAULINS Cor. Mangum and Holloway Sts Telephone F-2301 DURHAM, N. C.
M. W. BOYLES, Manager
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AWNINGS --- BANKS
Awnings, Awning Frames, Tents, Canopies
Awnings for Private Residence, Ofice and Factory Buildings ALL DESIGNS -ALL COLORS BEST FABRICS
Our 30 years' experience insures the best workmanship, design and quality.
MRS. W. D. SEPARK
1206 N. Elizabeth P. O. Box 12
Phone J-1311
Down-Town Address: Paschall Bros .- Phone J-6321
THE MERCHANTS BANK
DURHAM, N. C.
We cordially invite the accounts of the public, whether small or large, which shall receive every courtesy and consideration consistent with sound banking. Come in to see us.
We pay 4% on savings, compounded quarterly.
OFFICERS:
W. P. CLEMENTS
President
D. C. BARBEE. Cashier
C. B. MASON Asst. Cashier
1000
1000
THE MERCHANTS BANK DURHAM. N. C
THE MERCHANTS BANK
"The Bank of Good Service"
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.
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BANKS
THE FIDELITY BANK
Durham and West Durham, N. C.
Total Resources, Eight Million Dollars
AUTHORIZED BY ITS CHARTER TO ACT AS ADMINISTRATOR, GUARDIAN, TRUSTEE, AGENT EXECUTOR, ETC.
Some of the most valuable associations of a life-time are formed as a result of your banking connections. Such con- nections should be made with the greatest care and with the consideration of the record and standing of the institu- tion which invites your business.
DIRECTORS
J. S. COBB JONES FULLER J. F. WILY
S. W. MINOR E. K. POWE
K. P. LEWIS
L. D. : KIRKLAND
H. C. SATTERFIELD J. S. HILL
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BANKS
W. F. CARR, President R. L. BALDWIN, Vice-President
D. W. HORTON, Vice-President N. C. CARLTON, Cashier and Manager
Morris Plan Industrial Bank
Capital, $100,000.00
Surplus, $50,000.00
WE PROVIDE FIVE PER CENT AND SAFETY FOR YOUR SAVINGS
Interest Compounded Quarterly
Morris Plan Industrial Bank
Capital, $100,000.00 Surplus, $50,000.00
A State Bank under supervision of State Banking Department
DIRECTORS:
JOHN SPRUNT HILL
S. T. ROGERS
R. A. KNIGHT
DR. N. ROSENSTEIN
H. G. HEDRICK
N. C. CARLTON
DR. M. T. ADKINS N. E. FAUCETTE T. M. GORMAN
R. L. BALDWIN
DR. S. D. McPHERSON
K. U. BRYAN
D. W. HORTON
V. C. GARRARD
DR. W. H. GLASSON
W. F. CARR
W. C. LYON
H. G. HEDRICK, Atty.
SAVINGS LOANS
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BANKS --- BICYCLES
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
"THE FRIENDLY BANK"
We Pay 4 Per Cent on Savings, Compounded Quarterly
R. H. RIGSBEE, President
J. T. SALMON, Vice-President
J. B. MASON, Vice-President T. E. CHEEK, Cashier
D. B. CAMPBELL, Asst. Cashier
102 EAST MAIN Phone J-8851
DURHAM LOAN AND TRUST CO.
BANKING AND TRUST BUSINESS
We solicit the accounts of individuals and corporations, large and small. Every accommodation consistent with sound banking practice is extended patrons of this institution.
An invitation to call and discuss your financial requirements is cordially extended. C. P. NORRIS, Vice-Pres.
JOHN SPRUNT HILL, President
HAL W. BORING. Sec'y and Treas. I. F. HILL, Vice-Pres. (Active) B. W. ROGERS. Asst. Sec'y-Treas.
JAMES B. COLE, Manager Savings Department
If You Need Money
To pay debts, to pay insurance premiums, to buy furniture or furnish your home, to pay for dental work, to pay taxes. to buy necessary clothes, to help a needy relative, to meet expenses caused by birth, illness or death, to use for educational pur- poses, to extend your business, to discount your bills, or for any other economic purpose, we shall be glad to serve you.
THE HOOD SYSTEM INDUSTRIAL
207 West Main Street Phone J-3441
BANK
Opposite Post Office
S. E. ROCHELLE
Motorcycles, Bicycles and Radios REPAIRS OF ALL KINDS
WE REPAIR LAWN MOWERS, PHONOGRAPHS, ETC., FIT KEYS, REPAIR LOCKS, GUNS, REVOLVERS, ETC.
208 North Mangum Street Phone J-3421
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BRICK MFRS .--- BUILDING AND LOAN ASSNS .--- BUILDING MATERIAL
T. H. LAWRENCE W. H. LAWRENCE
ORANGE BRICK COMPANY MANUFACTURERS OF BUILDING BRICK
Plant: Hillsboro, N. C.
Office: 515 Loan & Trust Bldg. Phone F-7951 DURHAM, N. C.
Did You Ever Stop to Figure THAT 6% INTEREST IS 100% MORE THAN 3% AND 50% MORE THAN 4%? (TAX FREE) WHY NOT GET IT?
Home Building and Loan Association "SAVE AND OWN YOUR HOME" First National Co. Building
BRICK
TAPESTRY BRICK PRESSED BRICK FIRE BRICK COMMON BRICK
Hollow Building Tile, Flue Lining, Cement, Plaster, Lime, Terra Cotta Pipe-Any Quantity; Immediate Delivery
Borden Brick and Tile Co.
"A Full Line of Clay Products"
606 RAMSEUR STREET Phone L-3341
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BUILDING MATERIAL
D.B. CAMERON, Inc. DEALERS IN
High Grade Lumber and Building Material
Yard and Office: East Durham, Raleigh Rd., Nr. "Y"
Telephone J-2331
DURHAM, N. C.
CHEEK-HOLTON MFG. CO.
Incorporated
DURHAM, N. C.
FURNISHES ESTIMATES ON Building Materials and Other Requirements in Wood
SHIPPING CASES OUR SPECIALTY
We show our appreciation by our effort to please you
CALL J-5811
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BUS LINES --- BUSINESS SCHOOLS --- CLEANERS
J. W. DANIEL, General Manager
Chapel Hill and Durham Bus Line HOURLY BUSES FROM. DURHAM TO CHAPEL HILL
7:30 A. M.
1:15 P. M.
8:15
2:15
9:15
3:15
10:15
4:15
11:15
5:15 66
12:15
6:15
Buses Leave Every Hour and Half from 6 P. M. to 7 A. M. Saturday and Sunday, Hourly from 7:30 A. M. to 1:30 A. M. Schedule Subject to Change
113 East Chapel Hill
Phone Dial J-8981
DURHAM BUSINESS SCHOOL
103 West Parrish Street
MRS. WALTER LEE LEDNUM, President
Day and Night Sessions. Open All the Year.
A Good Position for Every Graduate. Catalog Free.
WARNING
High class cleansing is a complicated process. It can be done PROPERLY only by highly skilled people with costly machinery and equipment. Be careful in the selection of your cleanser.
DURHAM DRY CLEANING CO., Inc.
422 West Main Telephone J-0451
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CLEANERS
OLDEST-LARGEST-BEST
SANITARY DRY CLEANING CO. J. W. HUDGINS, Proprietor
CLEANERS, DYERS, PRESSERS
Special Attention to Ladies' Garments
Altering, Pleating
WE PRESS WHILE YOU WAIT
Altering and Repairing of All Kinds
Cleaners of Druggets and Rugs Phone J-0341 Office: 112-114 North Church Street Plant: May and Roxboro Streets DURHAM, N. C.
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CLEANERS --- CLOTHIERS
Johnson - Prevost Dry Cleaning Co. Successors to CHEEK DRY CLEANING COMPANY Cleaners and Pressers
Office: 417 West Main Phones F-6451 and F-5451 "HAPPY-SNAPPY SERVICE"
Plant: 1106 Broad
PRITCHARD, BRIGHT & CO.
WE FEATURE
Hart Schaffner & Marx and Hickey Freeman Clothes
Manhattan Shirts Knox and Stetson Hats French Shriner and Urner Shoes
122 West Main Street, DURHAM, N. C.
You Can
Make a trip to almost any city in the country in a few minutes by consulting the City Directory of that city, which is on file in
HILL'S DIRECTORY LIBRARY FREE TO YOU
Chamber of Commerce, 10012 West Main
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CLOTHIERS --- COAL
THE OLD RELIABLE CLOTHING STORE
SNEED - MARKHAM - TAYLOR COMPANY
Clothiers, Gents' Furnishers and Hats
101 WEST MAIN STREET Phone F-3891
M. O. COLE COAL CO. STEAM AND DOMESTIC COAL
One Ton to Carload Lots
Office and Yard: 115 Milton Avenue
Phone F-8391 DURHAM, N. C.
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COAL --- CONTRACTORS
MILES COAL AND COKE CO.
Dial J-0831
Domestic Coals, Tennessee Lump, Cabin Creek Lump, Red Raven Ash Lump, Virginia Blue Gem Lump, Smokeless Coals, Pocahontas Lump, New River Egg, Mine Run, Coke
The fact that we do not buy and sell coal of unknown quality is a protection to you.
GEO. H. BEALL COAL, WOOD and COKE
Telephone F-7341
518 MORGAN
Consolidated Construction & Building Co. GENERAL CONTRACTORS
712 First National Bank Building DURHAM, N. C.
Phone F-8891
C. H. SHIPP, President C. H. WOODS, Sec'y-Treas.
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CONTRACTORS
WM. MUIRHEAD CONSTRUCTION CO.
RESIDENCE, FACTORY AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
First National Company Building
Phone J-3091
32112 West Main
M. W. THOMPSON
J. R. CANNADY
THOMPSON & CANNADY
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS
OUR SPECIALTY
FRAME, BRICK, STONE AND RE-INFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS
207 GEER BUILDING PHONE J-8601
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CONTRACTORS --- DRUGGISTS
NORMAN UNDERWOOD BUILDER
710 First National Bank Building
Phones: Office, L-1311; Residence, F-8111 DURHAM, N. C.
W. H. & T. H. LAWRENCE
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Office: 515 Trust Building Phone No. F-7951 ESTIMATES AND DESIGNS FURNISHED ON APPLICATION DURHAM, N. C.
BLACKNALL'S DRUG STORE
DURHAM, N. C.
Geer Building, Opposite Post Office, TELEPHONE YOUR WANTS PHONE L-945 OUR MESSENGERS ARE AT YOUR SERVICE AT ALL TIMES
PROMPTNESS AND QUALITY FIRST, LAST AND ALWAYS
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DRUGGISTS --- FLORISTS
COURT SQUARE DRUG CO.
DRUG AND DRINK SPECIALISTS
NORRIS AND HUYLER'S CANDIES
GUARANTEED FRESH
Corner Main and Church Streets
Opposite Court House Phone F-5831
YOU'LL FIND IT AT HAYWOOD & BOONE'S
3 Registered Druggists and Licensed Pharmacists Corner Main and Mangum Streets Phones L-911 and 912
THE DRUG AND SEED STORE WHERE QUALITY COUNTS The Penslar Drug Store
Agents NUNNALLY'S FINE CANDIES AND EASTMAN'S KODAKS AND FILMS
FREDERICK ROLL FLORIST "Flowers for All Occasions"
1911 Lakewood Avenue, Corner Chapel Hill Road Phone F-7261
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FOUNDRIES --- FUNERAL DIRECTORS
SEPARK FOUNDRY W. D. SEPARK, Proprietor FOUNDERS
Specialties Made of Municipal Castings, Manholes, Catch Basins, Cast Iron Curbs, Dust Pans and Factory Repair Work
ESTIMATES MADE ON ALL BUILDING CASTINGS
Office and Plant: 904 East Pettigrew Street, on Southern Railway Long Distance Phone J-1311
BRASS, BRONZE AND ALUMINUM CASTINGS
Manufacturers of Absolute Fire-Proof Flue Base and Hanger Complies with all Building Inspectors' Requirements
GEO. V. WYNNE, Pres .- Treas. J. H. BARNES, Vice-Pres. J. M. WHITE, Sec'y and Mgr.
Hall-Wine & Whitem THE HOME OF SERVICE
Incorporated
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
FUNERAL CHAPEL PRIVATE PARLORS
1113 WEST MAIN PHONE F-2441
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS --- FURNITURE
R. T. HOWERTON & SONS
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
ESTABLISHED 1874 Funeral Home and Chapel: 320 North Mangum Street "COURTESY THE KEYNOTE OF OUR SERVICE" DAY OR NIGHT Phone F-4311
See CHRISTIAN & HARWARD 106 WEST MAIN, FOR
EVERYTHING IN HOME FURNISHING From the humblest home to the grandest mansion BRUNSWICK PHONOGRAPHS AND RECORDS WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS-CASH OR CREDIT MASCOT STOVES AND RANGES AUTO TRUCK DELIVERY
FORD-BALLENTINE COMPANY FURNITURE MANTELS-TILES-GRATES
"We Sell to Sell Again"
106 WEST PARRISH STREET, DURHAM, N. C.
MORE GOODS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS
OF THE DIRECTORY THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM ON EARTH
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE --- GROCERS (RETAIL)
J. C. MARKHAM, President
W. C. JONES, Vice-President V. C. JONES, Secretary and Treasurer
Markham & Jones Company, Inc.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCERIES AND FEED
HIGH-GRADE FERTILIZERS, CORN AND FEED MILLS BUGGIES, HARNESS, WAGONS, FARM IMPLEMENTS, ENGINES AND TRACTORS
DURO WATER SYSTEMS AND ROOFING MATERIALS
We carry a complete stock and are in position to meet the requirements of both city and country trade. We cordially invite the trade of the public, whether large or small, which shall receive every courtesy and consideration. Our twenty-three years of success is based on service and the quality of our merchandise, and we invite you to come to sec us.
121 Orange Street DURHAM, N. C. Phone F-3801
M. P. HARRELL
FRESH MEATS AND GROCERIES 1117 WEST MAIN STREET
PHONE L-979
S. M. HILL "THE LITTLE HIGH-GRADE GROCER" STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES "QUALITY AND SERVICE"-OUR MOTTO
AUTO DELIVERY SERVICE Phones L-901 and L-902 1103 West Main
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HARDWARE --- HEATING CONTRACTORS --- HOTELS
E. S. NOELL
C. W. NOELL
NOELL BROTHERS HARDWARE COMPANY
Hardware, Building Material, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, House Furnishings and Kitchenware, Cement, Lime and Plaster, Stoves and Ranges
Main Street at Five Points Phone L-5441
DERMOTT HEATING COMPANY
HEATING ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS
Office and Warehouse: 314 MORGAN DURHAM, N. C.
CHURCH STREET HOTEL
H. A. HALL, Manager DURHAM, N. C.
JUST A STEP FROM UNION STATION
ROOMS $1.00 UP
ATTRACTIVE WEEKLY RATES
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Directories of About 150 Cities
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HOTELS
. .
. THE .
Washington Duke
"CAROLINA'S FINEST"
Hotel Washington IDuke DURHAM , N.C.
EUROPEAN PLAN
300 ROOMS
300 BATHS
RATES:
$2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00
MAIN DINING ROOM
COFFEE SHOP
SERVICE UNEXCELLED
"A William Foor Hotel"'
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ICE CREAM MFRS .--- INSURANCE AGENTS
WAVERLY ICE CREAM
IS TRULY A PURE FOOD PRODUCT
It is made in one of the most modern and best equipped factories in the South. Everybody likes Heathized Waverly Ice Cream. "Made it's way by the way it's made."
Holland Street, Opposite City Market Phone L-941
Phone F-4841 Suite 204-5-6 First Nat'l Bank Bldg.
ESTABLISHED 1872
J. SOUTHGATE & SON
THOS. F. SOUTHGATE
INSURANCE SPECIALISTS
Insurance-Southgate-The one has suggested the other for fifty-four years-three generations! Why experiment?
FIRE HAIL RAIN TORNADO and AUTOMOBILE
JAMES Q. DAVIS, Jr. GENERAL INSURANCE
200 Geer Building Telephone J-0601
DURHAM, N. C.
LIFE, ACCIDENT, LIABILITY, BURGLARY, PLATE GLASS AND SURETY BONDS
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INSURANCE AGENTS --- INSURANCE COMPANIES
MICHAUX & COMPANY
INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS
REALTY RENTALS
Bankers Fire Ins. Co. Bldg., 70712 Fayetteville Street
Telephone J-6521
DURHAM, N. C.
"Some Wives and All Widows Believe in Life Insurance"
OLD LINE LEGAL RESERVE LIFE INSURANCE JOHN MERRICK, FOUNDER
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Home Office: Durham, N. C.
The Largest and Strongest Negro Life Insurance Company in the World
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INSURANCE COMPANIES --- INVESTMENTS --- MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS --- NEWSPAPERS
COMPLETE PROTECTION A $5,000.00 POLICY IN THE IMPERIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PAYS:
$5,000.00 for death from natural causes. $10,000.00 for death from accidental causes.
$50.00 monthly during the life time of the insured if he suffers total and permanent disability before attaining age 60; and in addition pays his beneficiary $5,000.00 at his death. E. A. WILLIAMSON, District Manager 502-3 Geer Building Phone L-3811
COTTON MILL STOCKS BANK STOCKS MUNICIPAL BONDS BOUGHT AND SOLD
DEALER IN ALL SOUTHERN SECURITIES
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED
E.K.POWE, Jr., Investment Securities
Norton-Powe Offices, 114 Corcoran Street Phone F-0931
JAS. BAIN, Finances R. S. MILAM, Mgr.
W. W. KIMBALL, Sales Mgr.
BAIN-KIMBALL - MILAM CO. ART MEMORIALS
DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS COPING, IRON FENCE, CEMETERY REQUISITES MARBLES-GRANITES-BRONZE
810 West Peabody Street DURHAM, N. C.
THE CAROLINA TIMES
A Weekly Newspaper (Colored) E. G. HARRIS, Editor
Office: 20312 East Chapel Hill
Phone J-3861
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PAINTERS --- PAINTS --- PHOTOGRAPHERS
D. C. MAY
PAINTING, PAPERING, SIGNS AND DECORATING
Phone J-5321
316 Morgan
DURHAM, N. C.
DURHAM PAINT COMPANY
DISTRIBUTORS PATTERSON-SARGENT PAINTS
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL PAINT AND VARNISH DEALERS 401-403 East Chapel Hill Street Phone L-2291
"WE CAN SUIT YOU BEST" McDonald Paint & Specialty Company (Incorporated)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL PAINT MERCHANTS BUILDERS' SPECIALISTS
Homer Warm Air Furnaces-Kleen Heet Oil Burners 117 NORTH MANGUM Phone J-1241
CAMERA CRAFT SHOP
PHOTOGRAPHERS OF CHILDREN PORTRAITS and COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
"Photographs Anywhere-Any Time"
11712 West Main Street Phone F-0131
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PLUMBERS
S. G. HARRIS
F. P. HARRIS
HARRIS BROTHERS Plumbing Contractors
REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY
SERVICE PROMPT
11312 West Chapel Hill Street
Phone L-8951
DURHAM, N. C.
PASCHALL BROTHERS
L. P. and J. W. PASCHALL, Proprietors
PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS
OIL-O-MATIC OIL BURNERS
GAS RANGES-HOOSIER WATER SYSTEMS FOR COUNTRY HOMES
Shops and Salesrooms: 319 East Chapel Street Telephone J-6321
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PLUMBERS
O. R. BLACKLEY PLUMBING CO. PLUMBING AND HEATING 316 MANGUM STREET Phone J-8861
J. MARVIN MANGUM PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTOR REPAIR WORK GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
907 Park Avenue Phone J-8661
J. C. PARRISH, President
M. R. HOOKER, Vice-President
C. E. HOOKER, Secretary and Treasurer
Parrish Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. Heating and Sanitary Engineers MODERN BATH ROOM AND KITCHEN FIXTURES INSTALLED GAS WATER HEATERS AND SEPTIC TANKS Telephone L-1891 119 Morgan Street
S. N. SLADE'S WAY OF PLUMPING SAVES YOUR MONEY AND YOUR HEALTH Ask Us About It Office and Show Rooms: 111 East Chapel Hill Street
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REAL ESTATE
OSCAR BOWDEN
REAL ESTATE
I. W. BINGHAM INSURANCE
Phone J-7981
PHOENIX MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD, CONN. I. W. BINGHAM, Local Representative Norton-Powe Offices, 133 West Parrish Street
CITY REAL ESTATE COMPANY REALTORS
CITY AND SUBURBAN PROPERTY 306 and 307 Geer Building Telephones: Office, L-7791; Residence, L-4011 W. T. PENDERGRAPH, Manager
JAMES Q. DAVIS, Jr. REAL ESTATE IN ALL OF ITS DEPARTMENTS
200 Geer Building
Telephone J-0601
DURHAM, N. C.
Durham Realty & Insurance Co. First Floor Trust Building Phone F-5941 REAL ESTATE -- INSURANCE -- INVESTMENTS
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REAL ESTATE --- RESTAURANTS
A Home
is more than a roof over your head. It means part of your life, labor and love, and one you put your own money into. Let us make it possible for you.
FIRST NATIONAL CO.
OF DURHAM, INC. "REALTORS" 321 West Main Street
Gregory Sales Company
Incorporated REALTORS
TIMBER PROPERTY, CITY PROPERTY, FARM PROPERTY OFFICE: FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING DURHAM, N. C.
Directors-W. J. Brogden, John A. Buchanan, J. M. M. Gregory 502 First National Bank Building Phone J-0311
DOLIAN HARRIS
ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE
CITY
SUBURBAN
REAL ESTATE
FARMS AND
TIMBER LANDS
P. O. Box 246
Office: 213-214 Geer Building Phone J-1891
DURHAM, N. C.
I1. H. WILLIAMS, Manager THE PLACE OF HOLSOME FOOD
REEVES' AMERICAN INN
"Another Success" 117 East Chapel Hill Street Phone L-4851
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ROOFERS
E. J. LATTA ROOFING CO.
(Incorporated) WE ARE APPROVED ROOFERS FOR
BARRETT'S BONDED ROOFS
(Bonded 20 and 10 Years)
GALVANIZED ROOFING, ROLL ROOFING SHEET METAL WORK CORNICES, SKYLIGHTS AND BLOWPIPE VENTILATING
407 East Chapel Hill Street
Dial F-2401
DURHAM, N. C.
FOR ROOFING
DIAL F-2121
BUDD-PIPER ROOFING CO.
115-117 West Chapel Hill Street
LASATER ROOFING CO.
WE DO ALL KINDS OF ROOFING AND SHEET METAL WORK SKY-LIGHT, CORNICE, FURNACE, SLATE AND VENTILATING WORK OFFICE: 309 GEER BUILDING-Phone J-9921; Night Phone F-6651 SHOP: 816 PEABODY-Phone F-7301
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SHOE REPAIRERS --- STONE
MEDLIN'S ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP
SHOE BUILDERS AND NOT COBBLERS
204 North Mangum Street
Next to First Baptist Church DURHAM, N. C.
"If We Repair -- You Can Wear"
DURHAM GRANITE COMPANY
MOSE O. COLE, Proprietor
MANUFACTURERS OF MARBLE AND GRANITE
BUILDING STONE OF ALL KINDS
West Durham, Opposite City Water Works Telephone J-7111
It will pay you to be prominently displayed in your City Directory.
BECAUSE-It will let people know who you are, where you are, and what you have to sell.
Are you prominently displayed ?
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TRANSFER COMPANIES
CITY TRANSFER CO.
T. L. WARD
HAULING CONTRACTORS
Freight, Express, Furniture, Safes carefully and promptly moved.
Motor Trucks. Careful drivers for your safety.
OUR SERVICE WILL PLEASE YOU
Corner Mangum and Chapel Hill Streets Phone F-6831
Residence Phone F-2141
Jourdan Transfer Co. Hauling Contractors BY RAIL OR TRUCK ANYWHERE
"NOTHING TOO LARGE OR SMALL"
100 PER CENT SERVICE
HEAVY HAULING AND STORAGE A SPECIALTY Furniture Packed, Shipped and Stored
Office: 132 East Chapel Hill Street Phones: Office, L-2311; Residence, F-6121
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VETERINARIANS --- WELDERS
Durham Veterinary Hospital DR. CAREY L. BELL
SPECIALIZING IN SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE
GRADUATE:
Alabama Polytechnic Institute. College of Veterinary Medicine. A. E. State College in Animal Hus- bandry. Post-Graduate University of Bor- deaux, France.
LICENSED TO PRACTICE: North Carolina. Tennessee. Mississippi. Georgia. Three years as Veterinary Surgeon in U. S. Army.
122 Morgan Street-Office Phone L-1291
Residence: 411 Trinity Avenue Residence Phone L-1292
Durham, North Carolina
DURHAM BRAZING & WELDING WORKS
OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING-ELECTRIC ARC WELDING EQUIPPED FOR HEAVY WORK-REPAIRING A SPECIALTY
THE BEST EQUIPPED SHOP IN THE STATE ALL FARM MACHINERY AND SAW MILL WORK GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
121 East Chapel Hill Street Phone J-9S21
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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS WORK
corp-corporation
ct-court
ctr-cutter
D F D-Durham Fire Department D P S Co-Durham Public Service Co dep-deputy
dept-department
mech-mechanic
mechl-mechanical
mkr-maker
mkt-market
mldr-moulder
mfg-manufacturing
mfr-manufacturer
soltg-soliciting
bet-between
bkbndr-bookbinder bkkpr-bookkeeper
engnr-engineer
extd-extended
N-North
N S R R-Norfolk Southern R R N & W Ry-Norfolk & Western Railway natl-National
nr-near
tpk-turnpike
carp-carpenter cashr-cashier
chf-chief
civ engnr-civil engi- neer
U S A-United States Army
clnr-cleaner
hdwe-hardware
clk-clerk
hts-heights
co-county
ins-insurance
pl-place
colr-collector
inspr-inspector
plstr-plasterer
police-policeman
PO-post office
pres-president
whol-wholesale
condr-conductor confr-confectioner
la-lane lab-laborer
prin-principal propr-proprietor
wkr-worker
contr-contractor
lieut-lieutenant
lino-linotype
litho-lithographer Imbr-lumber lwyr-lawyer lyr-layer
mchst-machinist
mch opr-machine op- erator
mdse-merchandise
Am-American
appr-apprentice apts-apartments assn-association asst-assistant attdt-attendant atty-attorney av-avenue bds-boards
dom-domestic dr-drive E-East
electn-electrician
elev opr-elevator op- erator
emp-employee
msgr-messenger mstr-master
sp-space spl-special sq-square sta-station steno-stenographer
bldg-building bldr-builder
blksmith-blacksmith
flr-floor
frt-freight
ft-foot
ftr-fitter
furn rms-furnished rooms
furngs-furnishings
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