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5014Lee Robt T AMullen Buddie H sDraughon Vernon B 5024Behrendt Alf o 5064Rodgers Melvin E 5114Weaver Minnie W Mrs 5124James Roger M . 5174Hicks Eug P o &Crockett Benj F
5184Jones Russell M o 5214Hunter Wm A 522 Munn Clara F Mrs
5254Donaldson Absolam B
5264 Best Wm H · 5314Ray Troy D 5324Ricks Susan Mrs 5354Bradley Nellie B Mrs 5364Jeffcoat Orman C · Jordan begins 6004Carson Julian H 611&Reese Morgan W 6134Boone Geo L 6204North Carolina Hide & Fur Co 6264Ward Wm F o 6294Jordan Chas H o rear Thomas Edsel
Rawls and Winstead, Inc.
Prest-o-lite Batteries
Wholesale auto Parts
243-51 S.Washington St. Tel 1230-1231
Farm Implements - Farm Supplles
Building Material - Paints
Household Goods-Kitchen Utensils
PHONE 234
J. S. GORHAM HARDWARE CO., INC.
239-241 TARBORO ST.
117
I. W. ROSE DRUG CO.
COMPLETE PRESCRIPTION SERVICE
112 N. MAIN ST.
TELEPHONES 15 and 16
WASHINGTON S-Contd
6304Waters Dorothy C Mrs . 6344Moore J Ollie 6404Purvis Jas G o E Bassett intersects
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7104James Frank W 7124Bryan Eliz Bo 717 Marshall's Fix-It Shop wldrs 7194Evans Jesse A &Denton Chas H 7224Marshall Lossie B Mrs o 722} Marshall Woodrow L O 7234Batts Mamie E Mrs o 7274Thompson Andrew J 7294Leonard Geo A 7314Highsmith Margt T Mrs 7354Jernigan Vada B Mrs Hines ends 8014Patton Jennings H 8024Booth Gladys H Mrs 8054Hill Jas A 8064Holt Jas B 8104Daniel Martha E Mrs o
811 Dew John L 814 Nichols David P o 8154Mann David E 8184Little Rayford 8224Best Edgar O o 8234Strange Eug B 8264Bryant Mamie M Mrs 8304Adams Leslie W Hendricks begins 9004Dew John C 905 Eubanks Thelton L 9064Night Geo W Dufour John J 9074Goolsby Thos W jr 9094Crocker Bernard L o 9144Parker Ed D 9164Ayscue Ita T 922 July James A Rev (c) o 926 Harden Rufus C (c) 930 Maxwell J Toney (c) Dunn intersects 1001 Fowlkes Jesse R gro 1004 Westbrook Rosa (c) 1005 Wright Annie Mrs (c) 1008 Hall Etta (c) 10114Davis Jas (c) o 1013 Davis James (c) gro
1014 Jackson Bollweevil (c) o 1016 Jackson Pap o
10224Hobbs Sadie Mrs (c) · 10234Harrington Emory H (c) gro ACLRR crosses Norfolk intersects ssls ACLRR Co (shops) AACLRR Co (store dept)
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WAVERLY (Nash) -From junction of Piedmont av and West Haven blvd west to Wildwood av in- tersecting 300 Shady Circle dr Shady Circle dr inter- sects 16004Brantley Julian C o 16044Tyler Arth L O 16084Conger Kathryn M Mrs o 16124Gorham Robt D o Wildwood av intersects
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WAYNE (Edgecombe)-North 1 block to 1100 N Raleigh 2014Pittman Annie M Mrs (c) o Pittman Jos (c) tailor 202 Walston Walter (c) o 2054Lucas Hattie J (c) o 2064Hatfield Sarah Mrs (c) 215 Battle Cicero (c) N Raleigh intersects
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WEST END (Nash) -From S Grace ¿ block south of Raleigh rd south to Center (not open be- tween Clyde and Center) 7134Battle Lucy J (c) High ends Davenport intersects (not open)
913 Johnson David (c) o Clyde intersects (es not open) (Not open between Clyde and Center) Center intersects
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WEST HAVEN BLVD (Nash) - From Walnut north to Hammond then west and north to Sunset av 1 west of Calvary
Electrical Contractoras
Standard Electric Company
125 N.MAIN PHONES 2788 - 2189
NORTH PEARL ST.
"Everything to Build With"
FORMERLY PEOPLES SUPPLY CO., INC.
PEOPLES BUILDING AND SUPPLY COMPANY
PHONES 2770 - 2771
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Phone 237
Building Material - Lumber
Williams Lumber Co. "We Sell Everything to Build Anything"
Citizens Savings & Loan Assn. The Home Builder
126 N. MAIN
PHONE 2364
WEST HAVEN BLVD-Contd Walnut ends 8284Hayworth Millard S @ 8324Surles Joseph G · 8334Wall Charlie L ® 836 Under Constr 8374Joyner A O @ 8404Mc Lamb Lowell E o 8414Bone Geo W @ 8454Stewart Laron C Olney ends 9004Bailey Wm H @ 9014James John P o 9044Hardee Raymond F @ 9084Tyndall Geo ( 9094Bridgers Henry C ® 9124Ballentine Joseph H @ 9134Barnes Ospy J @ 9164Ayers Joseph H · 9174Ward James Po 9204Greene Jack Wo 9214Halter Wm E
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9244Satterfield Oscar Bo 9254Alexander Herbert H 9284Hagan Bruce A @
9294Odom Henry M 9334Turner Archal E @ 9364Powell Wm T jr @ 9374Bass Russell H @
Hammond intersects
10024Drapers Edson V S o 10064Phipps Roy M @ 10104Flythe Joe S ® 10144Weeks Kenneth D o
10184Cutchin Henry Wjr 10224Crowley Richd B o 10264Sumrell Paul G ·
10344Ricks Wm Po
10384Ricks J Burton @
11184Suiter Thos B jr Lindy av intersects 12004Giddeons Godfrey @ 12164Edgerton N Hardy Glenn av intersects 14004Chipley Flake B ® 14014Toler W Henry @ 14044Wilkinson Geo W @ 14054Pearsall Leon M S Taylor intersects 15004Matthews Claude B Mrs @ 15054Groome Thos H . 15094Bradshaw Preston H 0 15124King John M
Piedmont av ends Wayerly begins ss1wAWells John J real est 2044Epstein Leon N Lafayette av intersects 17
ACLRR crosses Western av ends 1054Glenwood Hall ASkeels W Harris Rev Sunset av intersects
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WESTERN AV (Nash)-From ACL- RR (Main Line) west to West blvd intersecting 200 Main SW
Main SW intersects
119 Vacant 1234Nor Lee Notion Co whol Pirkey J Fredk lawyer Howard ends 124-324Cockrell Arth L auto repr 1294Barringer Studio Inc photogs 133 U S Commissioner 4Swain Wilbur S justice of peace ASwain Wilbur S Co tax serv ARocky Mt Township Con- stable ANorth State Realty Co 1354Cake Box The bakery 1374Suburban Cleaners (br) S Church intersects 213 Vacant 2144Suiter Alice W Mrs o 2184Williams Wilbur D 2194Farmer Carrie A · 2224Southerland Roy A AGaither Carrie Mrs 2254Meeks Wm O ® 2264 Bonner Grover C 231 Apartments AKelly James F Vacant ARose Geneva B Mrs Street continued S Franklin intersects 3
3174Whitley Wiley C
FUNERAL SERVICE
JOHNSON FUNERAL HOME, Inc.
Complete Funeral and Ambulance Service ROCKY MOUNT DIAL 5135
119
BISHOP LAUNDRY CO.
Zoric Dry Cleaning System PHONES 72 - 73
WESTERN AV-Contd
3204Brooks Lula M Mrs o AAllen Jap C 3214Snell Holt o
3244 Butler Ruth T Mrs o rear Under Constr 3254 Patseavouras Geo L o 3314Green Herbert E o 3324Cooper Thọs A ®
Wright Florence E Mrs S Pearl intersects 4044Kornegay Robt D 4124Jenkins Zebulon V o 4164Lassiter Evelyn E Mrs o 416 Clark Edith F nurse 4184Farmer Mattie M Mrs o 4194Watson Robt T 4254Modlin Grover D o 4284Thomas Hallie R Mrs o S Grace intersects 5144Griffin John A 0 5154Haywood Wm E 51524Johnson Carl A 5164Tucker Kenneth E o AShearin Edw W 5194Harmon Maude S Mrs 51924Witte Louis F 5214Barnes J Kelly jr ASumner John T 5224Johnson Wm S o 5254Wells Edgar J 5264Ivey Myers Wo 5304Scott Harry Bo 5314Surratt A Dewey o 5374 Williams Odelle B Mrs o ARoberts Jas M 5394Dunning Carson So 5504Murrill J Kinsey o rear4Murrill J Kinsey clo clnr Villa begins 6224Coley Harvey To 6264Smith Paul J o 6304 Wester Willis M o 6364Yost Frank L o S Howell intersects 7024Anderson Mary R Mrs o 7054Strum Geo L o 7064Cuthrell Jos M 7104Birney Francis A 7144Andrews Wm o 7184Cox's Florist ACox Zeber To 7344Strickland Ellice A Mrs
S Tillery intersects 17
8084 Fountain W Diggs o 8124Brown John F jr o 8134Brake W Edw o 8174 Barnes Needie C o 8184Tharrington Geo D 8204Perry Steph C 8234Benson Ruth W Mrs o 8274Hollings Walter B 8284Carter Edgar S o 8304Swain Wilbur S o 8314Rawls Robt Teele o 8344 Landen Sherrod N o 8354Brock H T o 8374Shaw Lee Y o 8394Swain Wilbur S 8404 Wiggs John H o 8414Cooper Dalton C S Pine intersects 9004Harris Dell G Mrs 9014 Bulluck E Selma o 9054Fisher Dolphus C o 9084Runnion Edw o AWilliams Victor B 911 Western Av Playground 9124Walters Jos 9164Brown Vernell A 9204Pitts Walter W S Vyne intersects 10034Kelley Leon C jr o 10054Hicks Steph Wo 10094Harrison Cushing B o 10194Hicks Minnie J Mrs o
S Harris intersects (ss not open) S Mayo ends 11124Wilkinson Geo A jr o 12014Bryan Claude T
12054Hooper Francis G
12094Taylor Haze
12134Harsey Mills R 12174Taylor Wm Lo S Lee intersects
13064 Young Annie S o 13124Andrews Roger W o 13314Gardner Jas C o 13324Corbett Harlan D o S Land ends 14124Mayo Robt E o 14304Lawson Wm G o A Poole Pierre P 14314Brewer Henry E o S Taylor intersects
DILLON SUPPLY CO. Machinery-Industrial and Mill Supplies
338-48 S. Washington
Tels. 1716, 1717 and 2400
CAOAOw
Plymouth
MOTOR CO.
Dodge and Plymouth Passenger Cars
Dodge Trucks
607 S. Church St.
PHONE 1201
120
- Service
Ford
PHONES 1460 - 1461
Sales -
ALLAN MIMS, INC.
225-227 TARBORO ST.
GAY'S FUNERAL HOME Oldest Funeral Director and Embalmer in the City
120 S. Howard St.
Phone 180
WESTERN AV-Contd
West Haven blvd inter- sects
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WESTOVER COURT (Nash)-From Evergreen rd south 1 block, 1 west of Hammond
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WESTWOOD AV (Nash)-From 1508 Hammond north to Mar- velle av, 1 west of Piedmont av
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WILDWOOD AV (Nash)-From 200 Shady Circle dr southwest, southeast and east to Shady Circle dr, 1 block west of 1600 Lafayette av 1014Works Raymond J o 1084Kincheloe Hatcher B o Lafayette rd ends 2004Smith John G · 2084Comer Macon C ® 2124Pearsall Eleanor R · es1s&Woodard Benj Bo 3004Thorpe Alex P jr @ Waverly ends Riviera dr ends 4044Easley H Alex @ 4084Wilkinson Frank S o Evergreen rd begins 5084Stevens Ronald E o Shady Circle dr inter- sects
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WILKINSON (Nash)-From 600 Falls rd southwest to Keen (not open between Mill and Keen) 1264 Battle Hugh H ® 1314High John T @ Peachtree intersects 2124Pullen Lester L · grading contr Mill intersects (Not open between Mill and Keen) Keen ends (not open)
WILLIFORD (Nash)-From 1400 13
Raleigh rd west beyond Burton (not open beyond Burton) 704 Evans W Rufus o 708 Burnette Linwood P o 7124Shearin Ernest L o Calvary intersects (not open) sslw Williford School Russell intersects (ss not open) Aycock intersects
1015 Winstead Lancey H · 1016 Steiner Rene E 1017 Turner S T 1018 Proctor Russell H Burton intersects sslw Faircloth Wm Jo
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WILLOWBY (Nash)-From 1217 Boone rd west 1 block 610 Stallings Willie W 618 Brock Wm R
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WILSON ROAD (Edgecombe)- From Cokey rd rd at ACLRR (Norfolk Branch) south beyond city limits, 3 east of Branch Norfolk ends 11144Perry Coley L ® 4Manning Garland I 11184Bryan Saml W 11224Wildermuth James o Rex ends 1200 Second Presbyterian Ch Burt begins (not open) Mitchell ends 13024Clark Edw So 1309. Hassell Wilbert M · 13104Bennett Noah R O
13134Ford Broadus M · 13174Taylor Lloyd L ® .
13184Skinner John T o 13204Etheridge Wilbur H o Midway ends 14114Sullivan G Marshall · 14154Ruffin Jas So Daughtridge ends
1502 Wells Asa G o 15094Merritt Otto C 15104Wells Jesse R · 15174Henry David L
DAVIS REFRIGERATION SERVICE COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION-Sales and Service CURTIS AIR CONDITIONING FROZEN FOOD LOCKER EQUIPMENT 1034 S. Church St. Phone 1365
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SAVINGS
INSURED
NOI
M. TO
GEO. A. BURTON, President WM. R. COLEMAN. Vice-Pres. H. H. STRANDBERG, Executive Vice-Pres.
HOME SAVINGS and LOAN ASSOCIATION
125 TARBORO ST.
PHONE 207
WILSON ROAD-Contd Proctor begins (not open) Lancaster ends 16004Rowe Benj R jr · 16054Harper Wm B o 16064McMahan Leroy · 1613 Bell Wm H o es1s Under Constr es2s Under Constr
16184Bryant Edw o
Johnson begins (not open)
es1s Under Constr Tyan intersects City limits
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WIMBERLY (Nash)-From 1426 S Main west to S Church 103 Cunningham Arthelia W (c) 107 Baker Gus (c) 108 Vick Leroy (c) o.
110 Vick Hallie G Mrs (c) confr
111 Cooper Betty Mrs (c) 113 Hinton Josephine (c)
115 Braswell Chas (c)
119 Fitzgerald Emmitt (c) S Church intersects
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WOODLAND AV (Edgecombe)- From 800 Shearin north to E Virginia av 3044Dancy Vedia L Mrs (c) o Argus pl ends 3084Pittman Ernest L (c) 3094Dickens Matthew (c) 310 Thomas P Mrs (c) 3134Batts Lena S Mrs (c) 315 Hinton Norman (c) 317 Clemmons Henry (c) 319 Bryant Chas (c)
321 Bulluck Katie B Mrs (c)
323 Lyons Henry (c)
325 Parker Cecil (c) 327 .Wright Annie W Mrs (c) 331 Robertson Alex (c) o 335 Gardener Mary V Mrs (c) 3394 Wilson Brown (c) o gro E Holly intersects 404 Joyner W'm (c) 406 Sharp Wm (c) 408 Blount Manilla (c) ·
413 Braswell Mozella C Mrs
415 Floyd James (c)
416 Horne Mary D Mrs (c) ·
417 Roberson Kelly (c)
418 Lloyd Aaron (c)
419 Tann Wm (c) Jones Jos (c)
420 O'Neal Jas (c)
421 Dowd Gray (c) E Highland av intersects
508 Arrington Nathan (c) o
509 Mayo David L (c)
511 Williams Lillian (c) 512 Bulluck Wm
513 Joyner Thos (c) Knight Saml (c)
516 Williams Thos (c)
518 Mercer Mary S Mrs (c)
519 Lawrence Lizzie H Mrs (c) a 520 Daniel Jas H (c) 521 Worrell Jos (c) o
522 Nelson Levy (c) E Grand av intersects
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614 Cox Abram (c) o 615 Watson Martha W Mrs (c)
616
McDonald Bertha Mrs (c)
620 Williams Wm (c)
622 Parker Sylvia G Mrs (c)
624 Whitfield Horace L (c)
625 Worsley Saml M (c)
626 Camp Henry (c) 627 James Essie (c)
628 Dasher John (c)
629 Sledge Raymond (c) o
630 Hatfield Geo A (c) 631 Edwards Wm H (c) 632 Dickens Morris (c) 633 Cooper Wm F (c) 634 Smith Jas (c) o 635 Thompson Vivian (c) o
636 Graham David (c) o 639 Roberson David J (c)
E Virginia av intersects
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YORK (Nash)-From Avera south beyond Edwards, 5 west of Ra- leigh rd (not open) Cleveland intersects (not open) Parham intersects (not open)
HEATING
AIRTEMP
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
AIR CONDITIONING - REFRIGERATION
343 S. WASHINGTON ST.
PHONE 2881
P. O. Battleboro, N. C.
COTTON GINNING
LUMBER CO.
H. M. WALKER
Mill, Gold Rock, N. C.
LUMBER
PHONE 3531
Groove Roofers
Siding-Tongue and
MFRS. ROUGH and DRESSED
Celling -- Flooring
PEMBERTON INC.
122
PHONE 960
CAROLINA AWNING & TENT MFG. CO. 25 Years in Rocky Mount Selling CAROLINA BETTER-BILT AWNINGS
"The 48-Hour Service Awning House"
804 N. CHURCH ST.
DISCUSS WITH OUR OFFICERS YOUR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS INTERVIEWS SOLICITED
The Planters National Bank & Trust Co.
"The Bank of Personal Service"
Member F. D. I. C.
YORK-Contd Beaman intersects (not open) Edwards intersects (not open)
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Z (Nash)-From - block east of Boone rd west 1 block, 4 south of Nashville rd
537 Melvin Wm A o 543(523) Wood John R 547 Melvin Ralph C o Boone rd intersects
610 Duncan Frank T o 614 Turner John L O 618 Parrish J Wm'o City Limits 621 Owens H Bruce 622 Crocker Chester L
ALMAND'S ROCKY MOUNT'S EXCLUSIVE
CUT RATE DRUG STORE
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KNOW YOUR DIRECTORY
ostes Dorothy L Mrs bkpr Kresge h3409
EMPLOYEO
Jas B (Dorothy L -mech Ford h3409
HUSBAND'S NAME
Esveldt Virgil D (Elsie I) widr Dearborn Mach Movers h3220 Lincoln
Etchells Harry B (Kath L) div supt Free Press h16041 Middebury Etherdy John W whsemn Warm Air Heating Sup r3723 Hamilton (Det) Etner Bertha B Mrs nursing atndt St Joseph's Retreat 123328 Nona
HOW TO KNOW WHETHER A WIFE IS EMPLOYED ... AND WHERE SHE WORKS
This vital information may be secured instantly from your City Directory. Every person of Directory listing age (18 years and over) is listed, including both men and women. The wife is .listed with her husband, and also is listed separately if steadily employed.
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Know Your Directory SYMBOLS
means TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBER
PARK PLACE (Highland Park)-From 21 8 Ist av east 110 Hayter Jennle A Mrs 4 10 1114Cortelyou Wm E 2 @ 1124Shepard Robt L 3 @ 1154Redneld Benj F 3 0 116 Whitmer Chas A 1174McCrells Cornelius B 3 1184Ring Lawrence L 3
11gs Clapp Harry W 2 O
means HOME OWNER
AND
If you wish to know whether a man owns his home or has a telephone, refer to the Householders and Street Guide Section of your City Directory. The symbols shown above enable you to learn if the occupant owns the home and is a telephone sub- scriber.
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CITY DIRECTORY USAGE SOARS TO New High!
Post-war relocation of millions in their perma- nent homes; readjustment of business to nor- mal conditions; the great new developments in civilian life just over the horizon of the future -these and other things make City Directory listing a "must" for all business people. Remem- ber the huge upswing in City Directory usage.
MORE PEOPLE EOPLE Lee CITY DIRECTORY ADS!
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CITY DIRECTORY ADVERTISING IS National ADVERTISING
Each edition of your City Directory is widely distributed to free-reference City Directory Libraries located at the Chambers of Commerce of hundreds of other cities.
Therefore your ad in the City Directory is seen by buyers from coast-to-coast
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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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MORE GOODS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD THROUGH THE
CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS OF THE DIRECTORY THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM ON EARTH
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THE CITY DIRECTORY
represents the City and its institutions in every corner of these United States
ARE YOU PROPERLY REPRESENTED IN IT?
The Classified portion catalogues the professions and goods handled here
ARE YOU LISTED UNDER YOUR PROPER HEADING SO THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER CAN FIND YOU?
"Think It Over"
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E. E. WATERS GORDON WATERS
W. E. WATERS W. D. WATERS
WATERS BROS.
All Kinds Roofing and Sheet Metal Contracting
Blow Pipe Systems Attic Fans - Ventilators Skylights - Metal Cornice Slate - Asbestos - Tin - Tile Asphalt Shingle and Built-Up Roofing
210-12 Rose St. Phone 349
HILL DIRECTORY CO.'S
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GEO. W. WILKINSON
General Agent for State of North Carolina
Commerce Insurance Co. Glone Call. IL .. ] ..
ROCKY MOUNT
THIS VOLUME DOES NOT CIRCULATE OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY BUILDING
This Directory Is Incorrect,
See Page 66 of Buyers' Guide
FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION of Rocky Mount
Organized 1902
Mortage Loans
Insured Savings
Telephone 42
123 Sunset Ave.
STANDARD INSURANCE and REALTY CORP.
REAL ESTATE - RENTALS INSURANCE
125 TARBORO ST. PHONE 207
H. H. Strandberg, Pres. - M. W. Ivey, Sec'y .- Treas.
H. M. WALKER LUMBER CO.
MFRS. ROUGH AND DRESSED
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CEILING -FLOORING -SIDING - TONGUE AND GROOVE ROOFERS - COTTON GINNING
P. O. Battleboro, N. C. Phone 3531 Mill: Gold Rock, N. C.
DAUGHTRIDGE BUILDERS
GENERAL
CURTIS WOODWORK
CONTRACTORS
1100 S. CHURCH ST.
PHONE 2643-J-X
GRIMES - MORGAN PLUMBING & HEATING CO. TIMKEN OIL BURNERS AND BOILERS 211 Atlantic Ave.
Phone 732
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INSURANCE RENTALS
REAL ESTATE
Phone 68
& HARRIS, Inc.
SIMMONS 109 Tarboro St.
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