Hill's Wilmington (New Hanover County, N.C.) City Directory [1952], Part 2

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1952
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 576


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Building and Development


To house all these new residents, 1942 saw the addition of 7,800 or more new dwelling units. Of these, approximately 6,500 were provided by the U. S. Government. The additional houses were provided by private agencies, and there was a continuing volume of building. This new housing now offers a fine incentive for industrial expansion.


Over $1,500.000 has been invested in an extension of the school system, it


Waterfront scene at Wilmington


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being estimated that the recent increase of population added approximately 5,000 students to the rolls. A similar sum has been spent for the extension and enlargement of hospital facilities to care for demands brought about by the addition to the population of the city and county. Approximately $1,500,000 has been applied to reconstruction and enlargement of the municipal water works plant, which work has doubled the pumpage capacity from approximately 5,125,000 gallons to 7,000,000 gallons daily.


Wilmington a Growing Port: Foreign Trade


Wilmington possesses a fresh-water harbor 30 miles from the bar. Ice is an unknown quantity in the river, which has a deep channel, through which go big ocean steamers bound for Europe, Latin America and other foreign shores. The Federal Government recently completed the deepening of the channel in the river to 30 feet at mean low water (with approval of increase to a 32-foot depth and increase of width from 300 to 400 feet), as well as the Intra-Coastal Canal from Beaufort to Wilmington and from Wilmington to Miami, Fla., affording connections with Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston.


Wilmington's exportations and importations are large and ever-growing,


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Sailing races add thrills to recreation at Wrightsville Beach


which mark a successful port, Large quantities of lumber, tobacco, cotton goods, fertilizer, railroad ties, foodstuffs, and other miscellaneous commodities are ex- ported. Its imports cover a large field in variety, and come from practically every quarter of the globe. In imports, Wilmington ranks as the second largest in petroleum and sodium nitrates on the Atlantic Seaboard. Wilmington also imports large quantities of molasses, sugar, mahogany logs, bulbs and seeds, burlap, etc. The N. C. State Ports Authority now is constructing modern, new port facilities including docks, slips, warehouses, etc., with an initial construc- tion cost of $5,000,000, Expected to be completed July 1, 1952


Wilmington is North Carolina's major seaport city and the gateway of the state's commerce and trade, North Carolina is vast in area, larger than New York or Pennsylanvia, and almost as large as New England. Wilmington is the natural distributing point for North Carolina and parts of South Carolina and Georgia Think what it would mean if all New England had only one such distributing seaport, and it will then be realized why Wilmington must grow and is growing to meet the demands of this vast territory, the bountiful natural resources of which have hardly been touched. From the Middle West the Panama Canal possibly is in more direct communication via Wilmington than


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Typical scene at the Port of Wilmington; steamer loaded with tobacco leaving for a foreign port


by any other South Atlantic seaport, and cargoes to and from Wilmington are not subject to the dangers of Cape Hatteras.


Wilmington is the nearest Atlantic port to the Ohio gateways, and nearer Cincinnati than Charleston by 15 miles, and Savannah, by 30 miles.


The city has immense terminals which can load 16 ocean-going ships at one time, providing them with over 600,000 square feet of warehouse space.


Commerce on the Cape Fear River at and below Wilmintgon amounted to 2.823,614 tons in a recent year. This shows a satisfactory and continuing in- crease in volume, and indicates the growing importance of the Port of Wilmington.


South of Hatteras, thus assuring safety to vessels from Latin-American and other countries to the south of the U. S., this port occupies a strategic position of advantage to those countries.


Wilmington has become a new and important inland waterway canal ter-


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Looking down the strand on a busy day at Wrightsville Beach


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The municipal building of the City of Wilmington is more than eighty years "young," and attracts the attention of all visitors because of its graceful design and attractive proportions.


minal since the completion, in the spring of 1932, of the extension from Beaufort to the Cape Fear River. This link provides accommodations for heavy traffic over a protected inland channel twelve feet deep and 90 feet wide, connecting up with points as far north as New York and Boston, and Miami, southward.


Industry, Transportation, Trade, Agriculture


Wilmington has two immense cotton compresses and two marine railways. The steel shipyard operated during the first World War by the George A. Fuller Co. has been converted into an industrial center. The concrete shipyard prop- erty is owned by the City and will be developed into municipal wharves and public terminals and warehouses. This has been offered the State of North Carolina as a location for state-owned terminals and warehouses, whenever such are necessary. Wilmington now has one of the finest and most efficiently operated systems of private terminals at any Southern port, and the city's prin- cipal stevedoring corporation holds the record for all South Atlantic ports for quick dispatch of cargo.


With both water and rail transportation, thus affording quick hauls and low freight rates, and near the sources of raw materials, Wilmington is a splendid spot for manufacturing industries. Two big railroad systems-the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line-place the city near the great coal fields


For disciples of old Isaak Walton, the salt and fresh waters in the Wilmington area prove sources of recreation and enjoyment, combined with catches of fish of varied species


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These pictures of the unusual program at Inversheil Farm, near Wilmington, demon - strate the ease of having year.'round pasturage for economical production of milk. Crimson clover, lespedeza, giant white Dutch clover, and crab and Johnson grasses have lush growths


and iron-producing zones.


Wilmington's outlets by rail and water are the Atlantic Coast Line and Sea- board Air Line systems; the Wilmington, Brunswick & Southern llailroad; the North Carolina Line; the Norfolk, Baltimore & Carolina Line; the Railway Ex- press Agency, and foreign service. The two boat lines mentioned, each operate two services each week over the Intra-Coastal Canal between Wilmington, Nor- folk and Baltimore.


Wlmington is the center of one of the greatest vegetable-producing districts in the U. S. It produces nearly $18,000,000 in early crops, bulbs, flowers and truck.


Comparatively few years ago no strawberries were raised except for domes- tic use; now Wilmington is the center of one of the largest strawbe: ry-growing districts in the world. It is one of the largest lettuce-producing districts also, and a very large vegetable and peanut market (250 growing days per year, and equable rainfall).


Wilmington is the headquarters of the Atlantic Coast Line syste n, employ-


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thousands of visitors each season.


Orton Mansion, in Brunswick County, sixteen miles below Wilmington, was built by "King Roger" Moore in 1725. This splendid estate has been developed into one of the most magnificent camellia and azalea gardens in the South, and attracts


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ing locally about 1,750 men and women. The monthly payroll of the Coast Line is nearly $300,000.


Wilmington is the terminus of six major highways of North Carolina's splen- did good roads system, and the city also is an important point on the Ocean Highway extending rom Portland Maine, to Miami, Fla .; the Calhoun High- way from Athens, Ga .; the Dixie Highway from Memphis, Tenn., to the ocean at Wilmington, and U. S. Routes 17, 74, 76, 117 and 421.


Regardless of conditions, the past few years have witnessed big building operations. Among recent enterprises located here are several large fertilizer factories, Gulf States Creosoting Co., Taylor-Colquitt Co., manufacturing creo- soted products; Atlantic Refining Co., American Molasses Co., Southland Mfg. Co., Nehi Bottling Co., Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Standard Oil Co., Texas Co., Gulf Refining Co., Cities Service Co., Pure Oil Co., National Oil Co., Shell Oil Co., Sinclair Oil Co., Republic Oil Co., Babbcock & Wilcox Marine Boiler Mfg. Co., Riegel-Carolina Paper Mfg. Co., Emulsified Asphalt Refining Co., Port City Hosiery Mills, France Neckwear Co., Smith-Douglas Fertilizer Co., Socony- Vacuum Oil Co., Robertson Chemical Co., Mexican Petroleum Co., shrimp- canning plant, large plush and velour textile mill, Steel Products, Inc., Cape Fear Cold Storage Co., Carolina Asphalt Co., International Paper Co., Inter- national Nickel Corp., Garver Shirt Mfg. Co., and Burt Paper Box Mfg. Co., thus supplementing the city's already large number of such industries.


The Wilmington-New Hanover Airport is an exxceptionally good one, with three intersecting paved runways of 7,000 feet in length. The Government spent approximately $11,000,000 in enlarging and improving this facility during the war, and at this time it is equipped to handle practically any type of ship. A brifef description of the field follows: Area, 1,200 acres. Hangars, one of wood construction and one of metal construction. Repair shops, three, built of steel, and several operational buildings. Type of field, sod. A radio beam is now being installed at the port. The airport is located within 31/2 miles of the center of Wilmington, and is reached by paved highways from either side. Two com- mercial air lines operate from this field; one is a north-south line, and the other, east to west. The operation and management is now under the jurisdiction of the County Airport Authority.


An Ideal Place to Live


Wilmington has a wonderful climate; no extremes of heat or cold. Average summer temperature, 78 degrees; average winter temperature, 48 degrees. The normal rainfall is 53 inches; average annual clear days, 132 (New York rainfall, 44 inches; clear days, 118. New Orleans, rainfall, 57 inches; clear days, 109). The mild climate and diversified opportunities make this city and section a haven for homeseekers.


Wilmington is a city of fine streets and parks, attractive homes, beautiful churches and modern schools, in a county netted by good roads. It is a place of up-to-date amusements, with some of the best beach resorts on the South Atlantic Coast within thirty minutes' ride of the city. Wrightsville Beach, eight miles east of the city, is an island resort of fame and renown. It is connected with the mainland by excellent half-hour bus service and causeway to Harbor Island just west of the beach. Carolina, Wilmington and Fort Fisher beaches, south of the city, are mainland resorts with many delightful attractions. Wil- mington's five fine beaches are among the only mainland resorts on the North Carolina coast where one can drive directly to the ocean in an automobile. The five beaches attract approximately 100,000 visitors every summer.


The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, P. O. Box 698, welcomes the oppor- tunity of answering questions about the city, the county and the fine beaches. Write the Chamber of Commerce for any information needed. You are assured of prompt, cordial and co-operative service, geared to a program of community development.


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DIRECTORY SYMBOLS AND DESIGNATIONS


HOUSEHOLDERS SECTION


Caldwell Intersects


ALPHABETICAL SECTION


4144Anderson Victor P' O 4164Nordberg Herbert F


" Fred W (Rose A) dentist 120 3d av SW h602 2d av SW


4174Jensen Alf L


427 Bonneville John S (


Gregory (Dorothy) driver G 338 C av NE


429 Schletty Edw H O 4304Flood Victor C O 4314Drawz Siegfried W 434 Michalski Cath M Mrs O 4354Baker Lima V Mrs @Boker Roy J


Harold jan Court House r Marion


Hattie (wid John) r1432 A av NE apt A


9 Hegman Alvin E O


' Henry J (Eliz) sismn Ia Mfg h245 23d dr SE


4404Miettinen Albert 502 Slater Ralph H O 510 LaMaurea Rolland


Coleman intersects


Herman (Miriam) slsmn Seven-Up Bottling Co r1909 Williams blvd SW


114Kellett Marvin E O


Huron L (Mary D) eng custdn Har- rison Sch h112 oth SW


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Tas T (Jacqueline) sta agt h830 5th av SE


TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBER


84TH AV N (W Div)-From NPRy north to DW& PRy (Norton Pk) 3134Mostrom Beda Mrs @


ohn (Edna) trucker h829 B av NE Ester E (Violet V) formn ICSys 1007 O av NW


315 Drill Geo S O 3174Wingness Melvin


oren L wtchmn (Eddy Paper )h1041 34th NE


3184Nixon Helen M 319 Salmonson


Louella (wid Louis A) r1626 5th NW


3224 Barley


Loys E (Paulin 2925 Johnson


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TN ADDITION to names and addresses, your City Direc- tory contains much detailed information concerning the people of your community. In order to list this information certain symbols and designations have been developed which enable important statistics to be compressed into the smallest possible space. You will receive far greater benefits from your City Directory if you familiarize yourself with the symbols and what they stand for.


In checking credit applications, in conducting direct mail advertising programs, in planning sales campaigns, in build- ing prospect lines, and in scores of other ways your City Directory will prove of invaluable assistance.


KNOW YOUR DIRECTORY SYMBOLS


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"r"-RESIDENT


"h"-HOUSEHOLOER


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WIFE'S NAME


83D AV N (W Div)-From NPRy north to French (Riverside)


OCCUPATION


EMPLOYER


HOME OWNER


4104Myre Vernon P


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-where a person lives.


-what his occupation is.


-who lives at a certain number on a street.


-where a street is located.


-the correct spelling of a name. -- the officers of a corporation. -the partners in a firm.


-the solution to any of scores of prob- lems that pop up unexpectedly to annoy and baffle you.


-you can quickly find the answer in the City Directory.


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POPULATION OF U. S. CITIES OF 25,000 OR MORE IN 1940 (as per final figures of the 1940 U. S. Census Report)


Alabama


Indiana


Missouri


Oregon


Anniston


25,523 267,583


36,975


Elkhart


33.434


St. Joseph


St. Louis 816.084


Montgomery


78,084


Tuscaloosa


27.493


Arizona


Phoenix


65.414


Tucson


36,818


Arkansas


Fort Smith


36,584


IAttle Rock


88.039


Texarkana


11,821


Richmond


South Bend 101.268


Terre Haute


62.693


łowa


Burlington


25,832


Cedar Rapids 62.120


Clinton


26,270


Council Bluffs


41.439


Burbank


34.337


Fresno


60.685


Glendale


82.582


Huntington Park


28.648 30,114


Long Beach


164.271


Los Angeles


1,504.277 302.163


Pasadena


81.864


Kansas


Riverside


34,696


Sacramento


105,958


Kansas City


121.458


Topeka


67.833


Wichita


114.966


Kentucky


Ashland


29,537


Covington


62.018


Lexington 49.304


319.077


Newport


30,631


Owensboro


30,245


Paducah


33.765


Colorado


Colorado Springs 36,789


Denver


322.412


Pueblo


52,162


Connecticut


Bridgeport 147,121


Bristol


30,167


Maine


Bangor


29.822


Lewiston


38.598


Portland


73,643


New Britain


68,685


New Haven


160,605


New London


30,456


Norwalk


39.849 47.938


Torrington


26,988


Waterbury


99,314


Delaware


Wilmington


112,504


Chelsea


41,259


Chicopee


41.664


Everett


46,784


Fall River


115.428


Fitchburg


41.824


Holyoke


53.750


Lawrence


84.323


Yonkers


142,598


Vermont


Burlington


27,686


Virginia


33.523


Danville


32.749


Lynchburg


44,541


Newport News


37,067


Raleigh


46,897


Norfolk


144.332


Petersburg


30.631


Portsmouth


50.745


Richmond


193.042


Roanoke


69,287


Fargo


Waltham


40,020


Savannah


95,996


Worcester


193,694


Michigan


Idaho


Bolse City


26.130


Battle Creek


Bay City


47.956


Columbus


306,087


Dayton


East Cleveland


39.495


Elyria


25.120


Belleville


28,405


Berwyn


48.451


Bloomington


32.868


Chicago


3,396.808


Cicero


64,712


Danville


36.919


Decatur


59,305


East St. Louis


75.609


Elgin


38.333


Evanston


65,389


Galesburg


28.876


Joliet


42.365


Maywood


26.648


Minnesota


Warren


42.837


67.195


Oak Park


66.015


Peorla


105,087


Rochester


26.312


Quincy


40,469


Rockford


84.637


Rock Island


42,775


Mississippi


Muskogee


32.332


Territory of Hawail


Waukegan


34.241


75.503 Jackson Meridian


62.107 35,481


Tuisa


37,144 399,178 75.711


Portland Salem


305.394 30,908


Pennsylvania


Aliquippa


Allentown


27.023 96,904 80.214 58,490


Hanmond Indianapolis


70.184 386,972


Montana


Butte


37.081


33.795 Great Falls


28.798


Marion


26.767


Michigan City


26.476


Mishawaka


28.298


Muncle


49,720


New Hampshire


Concord


27,171


Lebanon


27,206


Mckeesport


55.355


Nashua


32,927


New Jersey


Atlantic City 64.094


Bayonne


79,198


Reading


671.659 110.568


Bakersfield


29,252


Berkeley


85,547


Beverly Hills


26.823


Davenport


66.039


Des Moines


159.819


Dubuque


43.892


Mason City


27,080


Hackensack


Hoboken


50.115


Irvington


55,328


Central Falls


25,248


Cranston


47.085


Newport


Pawtucket


Providence


Warwick


28.757


Woonsocket


49.303


Passaic


61,394


Paterson


139,656


Charleston


71,275 62.396 34,734 32,249


South Dakota


West Orange 25.662 Sioux Falls 40,832


New Mexico


Albuquerque 35,449


New York


Albany


130,577


Amsterdam


33.329


Auburn


35.753


Binghamton


78,309


Texas


Abllene


26.612


Amarilio


51.686


Austin


87.930


Beaumont


59.061


67.362 Corpus Christi


57.301


Dallas


294.734


El Paso


96.810


Fort Worth


177,662


Galveston Houston


384,514


Laredo


39.274 31.853


Port Arthur


46,140


San Angelo


25,802


Brockton


62.343


Poughkeepsie 40,478 San Antonio


253.854


Cambridge


110,879


324.975


Rome


34.214 87,549


Waco


55.982


Wichita Falls


45,112


Troy


70,304


Utica


100.518


Ogden


43.688 Salt Lake City 149.934


Jacksonville 173.065


Miami


172.172


Miami Beach


28.012


Orlando 36.736


Malden


Medford


St. Petersburg


60,812


Tampa


108.391


West Palm Beach 33,693 Newton


Georgla


Atlanta


302.288


Augusta


65,919


Somerville


102.177


Columbus Macon


53,280


Springfield


149,554


Taunton


37.395


Rome


Everett


30,224


Canton


108.401


Cincinnati


455,610


Tacoma


109.408


Yakima


27.221


West Virginia


210.718 Charleston


67,914


Alton


31,255


Flint


151,543


Grand Rapids


164.292


Hamtramck


49.839


69.160


Wheeling


Wisconsin


Appleton


28.436


Beloit


25.365


Eau Claire


30,745


Fond du Lac.


27,209


Green Bay


46.235


Kenosha 48.765


La Crosse


42.707


Madison


67.447


Milwaukce


587.472


Toledo


252,349


39.089


Moline


34.608 Duluth 101.065


Minneapolis 492,370


Sheboygan


40.638


Superior


35,136


Wausau


27.268


Wauwatosa 27.769


West Allis


36.364


142,157 Honolulu 179.358


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30.532 75.797 253.504


Newark


429.760


San Bernardino


43.646


San Diego


203,341 634.536


San Francisco


San Jose


68.457


Santa Ana 31.921


Santa Barbara 34,958


Santa Monica 53.500


South Gate


26.945


Stockton 54.714


Louislana


Alexandria 27.066


Monroe


28,309


New Orleans


494.537


Shreveport


98.167


Buffalo 575,901


Elmira


Jamestown


Kingston


Mount Vernon


Newburgh


31.883


New Rochelle


New York 7.454.995


Bronx Boro 1.394,711


Brooklyn Boro 2.698,285


Manhattan Boro Queens Boro


1.889.924


1.297.634


Beverly 25.537


Boston


770.816


Niagara Falls 78,029


Rochester


Schenectady Syracuse


205.967


Utah


Watertown


33.385


White Plains


40,327


North Carolina


Asheville


51,310


Charlotte


100,899


Durham


60.195


Pittsfield


49.684


Quincy


75.810


Rocky Mount 25.558


Wilmington


33,407


Winston-Salem


79.815


North Dakota


32,580


Washington


Bellingham


29.314


Seattle Spokane


368.302 122.001


Cleveland


878.336


Cleveland Heights


54.992


Parkersburg


78.836 30.103


Highland Park


50,810


Jackson


49.656


Kalamazoo


54.097


Lansing


78.753


Marion


30.817


Massillon


Middletown


Newark


31,487


Norwood


34.010


Portsmouth


Springfield


Steubenville


37.651


Youngstown


167.720


Zanesville 37.500


Oklahoma


Enid


28,081


Springfield


Anderson


41,572 Joplin


Birmingham


East Chicago


54.637


Mobile


78.720


Evansville


97.062


Fort Wayne


118,410


Gary


111,719


University City 33.023


Altoona


Bethlehem


Chester


Easton


33.589


Erie


Harrisburg


Lincoln


81,984


Omaha


223,844


Johnstown


66,668 61.345


New Albany


25,414


35.147 Manchester


77,685


47.638


California


Alameda


36,256 38,935


Alhambra


Belleville


28.167 41,623


Scranton Sharon


Washington


Wilkes-Barre


86,236


Wilkinsburg


29.853


Williamsport


44,355


York


56.712


Rhode Island


Sioux City


82,364


Waterloo


51.743


Jersey City


Kearny


Montclair


39,807


New Brunswick Orange


35,717


South Carolina


Columbia


Greenville


Trenton


124.697


Union City


56.173


West New York


39.439


Tennessee


Chattanooga 128.163


Johnson City 25,332


Knoxville


111.580


Memphis 292,942


Nashville 167.402


Hartford


166.267


Meriden


39.494


Middletown


26.495


Maryland


Baltimore


859.100


Cumberland


39.483


Hagerstown


32.491


Massachusetts


Richmond Boro 174,441


Texarkana Tyler


28,279


District of Columbia


Washington


663.091 Haverhill


101.389 98,123 58.010 63.083


Melrose


New Bedford


25.333 110,341 69.873


Greensboro 59,319


High Point


38.495


Revere


34.405 41,213


29.815 43.453


Dearborn


63,584


Detroit


1.623.452


Aurora


47,170


Hamilton


50,593


Lakewood


Lima


44.711


Mansfield


47,697


66.626


Port Huron


32,759


Royal Oak


25.087


Saginaw


82.794


Wyandotte


30.618


Akron Ohio


244.791


Ann Arbor


Illinois


Clarksburg


30,579


Huntington


61,099


Lorain


44,125 37.154


Muskegon


Pontiac


26.664 31.220


Florida


46.752


Lowell


Lynn


Pensacola 37.449


Perth Amboy Plainfield


41,242


37,469


25.622 26.166


Camden


Clifton


East Orange


Elizabeth Garfield


117.536 48,827 68,945 109.912 28,044 26,279


Inglewood


Ottumwa


31.570


Oakland


301,173 39.467


Hutchinson 30.013


33.180


New Castle Norristown Philadelphia Pittsburgh


38.181


1,931,334


140.404


Bloomfield


29.928


Nebraska


Hazelton


116.955 83.893 38.009


Lancaster


59.285


Kokomo Lafayette


Kansas City


Gadsden


Baton Rouge 34.719


45.106 42,638 28.589


58,408


60.862


Stamford


Lubbock


Alexandria


Salem


57.865


26,282


St. Paul 287.736


Oklahoma City 204.424


40.465 70,662


Oshkosh Racine


17,019


Spartanburg


Louisville


Springfield 61.238


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ABBREVIATIONS


arct


accountant | drsmkr


dressmaker [ mfg


manufacturing [ s or S. South


adi


adjuster


e or E


East


mfr


manufacturer


san


sanitary


admn


administrator


educ


education mgr


manager


Sav


Savings


or administration


elec


. electrical or


mkr


maker sch


school


adv


advertising


agey


agency


electn


electrician


mlnr


milliner


serv service


agt


agent


elev


elevator


mono


. monotype


sht mtl. . sheet metal


Am


American


eng


engineer


mstr


master


øpts


apartments


equip


equipment


mtge


mortgage


solr


solicitor


asmblr


assembler exam


assoc


associate


exch


exchange


express


n or N


Natl


National


sta


station


and


auditor


Fed


Federal


ns


north side


stationary engineer


ogemn . .


baggageman


bkbndr


bookbinder


formn


foreman


opp


opposite


sten


stenographer


bldr


builder


frt


freight


opr


operator


stereo


stereotyper


blk


block


ft


foot


optn


optician


optometrist osteopath


str


setter


hlvd


boulevard


bmo business


machine


gdnr


operator


gds


goods


geni


bricklayer


geol


hrakeman


bur


bureau


CSP


Christian


h


householder


pl


heating


plmb


plumber or plumbing


tech


technician


carp


carpenter


cash


cashier


hndlr


chauffeur


chem


chemist or


hq


headquarters


pres


prfrdr


proofreader


tndr


tender


chkr


checker


Hts


Helghts


pile


private


trans


trav


traveling


clk


clerk


insp


Inspector or


prof


professor


treas


treasurer


clo


clothing


collr


collector


coml


commercial


comn


commission


comnr


commissioner


in


investment


publ


publisher or publishing


condr


conductor


jwlr


jeweler | purch


purchasing


constn


construction


la


lane


R


Roman Catholic


cor


corner


laby


lahoratory RD


Rural Dellvery


USN US Navy


et


court


custdn


custodian


ctr


cutter


del


delivery


dep


deputy


Indry


laundry


refgr refrigeration or


w or W


West


dietn dir


dietitian director


ltd


limited


refrigerator


whol


wholesale


dispr


dispatcher


dist


district


mach


machinist or


repr


repairman or


wid


widow


distr


distributor


machine


repalr


wkr


worker


div


division


mdse


merchandise


restr


restaurant


wks


works


dlr


dealer


mech


mechanic


re


retall


widr


welder


dmnstr


demonstrator


or mechanical


Rev


Reverend WS west side


do


ditto or same


med


medical


room


wtchmn


watchman


dr


drive


Met


Metropolitan


RyMS


ydmn


yardman


drftsmn


draftsman


meter rdr meter reader


Railway Mail Service


ydmstr


yardmaster


ABBREVIATIONS OF GIVEN NAMES


Abr


Abraham


Chas


Charles | Jas


Joseph


Robt


Robert


Alex


Alexander


Danl


Daniel .Jos


Edward


Kath


Katherine


Sol


Solomon


Arth


Arthur


Eliz


Elizabeth


Margt


Margaret


Steph


Stephen


Aug


August


Eug


Eugene


Mich!


Michael


Theo


Theodore


Benj


Benjamin


Fredk


Frederick


Nathl


Nathaniel


Thos


Thomas


Cath


Catherine | Geo


George Patk


Patrick


Wm William


1-1-50


clr


ciril


ins


Insurance


prod


produce


trnmn


trainman


cln. cleaning or cleaner


Instr


instructor


prsmn


pressman


tatr tester


twp


tvn typist


TTSA


U S Army


comp


compositor


ian


janitor


confr


confectioner


kpr


keeper


ľ


Tesides or rooms room


TSMC


US Marine Corps


corres


correspondent


1hr


lumher rd


road


undwrtr


underwriter


librn


lihrarlan rdr


reader


Unlv


University


lino


linotype


real est


real estate


uphol upholsterer


litho


lithographer


rec


recelving


vet veterinary


Indrs


laundress


recpt receptionist


vulc vulcanizer


IWyr


lawyer


гер


representative


whsemn warehouseman


chf


chief


htg


heating


prin


principal


toh


tobacco


clr


circle


implts


Implements


prntr


printer


teacher


cabtmkr


cabinetmaker


hdw


hardware


helper


plshr


handler


plstr


plasterer


teleg


telegraph


chanf


hosp


hospital


pntr


painter


ter terrace


chemical


hsekpr


housekeeper


tmkpr


timekeeper


blrmkr


boilermaker




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