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We Wire Flowers
Day Phone 381 - Night Phone 1726-M 125 WEST INNES ST.
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FLORISTS
HINTON A. PLYLER
EVELYN H. PLYLER
PLYLER
FLORIST
FUNERAL FLOWERS Corsages
WEDDING DECORATIONS AND DIRECTING
TELEGRAPH
FLORISTS
LIVERY
923 RICHARD ST.
PHONE
"Steelworth" 802
FLOWERS WIRED ANYWHERE
FLORISTS
Bonded F.T.D. Member
WE WIRE FLOWERS . .. Anywhere Anytime
When It's Flowers Say It With Ours
FLOWERS for All Occasions .
Eller-Wood Florist & Gift Shop 9180 - PHONES - 3962 Night Phone 250 109 W. INNES STREET
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FLORISTS
"SAY IT WITH FLOWERS"
CLANCY MILLER - Florist
THE BEAUTY OF OUR BUSINESS IS FLOWERS We Grow Our Own Orchids Phone 727 day or night 300 Maupin Ave.
FUEL OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
SUPERIOR OIL CO.
DISTRIBUTOR Crown Petroleum Products
GASOLINE MOTOR OIL FUEL OIL - KEROSENE ---
Phone 99-4557 End of Roy St.
FUEL OIL
QUALITY OIL CO. OF SALISBURY, INC.
DISTRIBUTOR
SHELL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Premium Gasoline With TCP
SHELL
FUEL OIL Metered Delivery
DEALER IN SHELL PRODUCTS
PHONE
1025
Hedrick Street Near V. A. Hospital
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FUEL OIL
Amana UPRIGHT FOOD ·· FREEZER
BEST BY TESTS!
Guaranteed by Good Housekeeping
FREEZES MORE . FASTER · BETTER
THE MOST MODERN ELECTRIC
FOOD FREEZER .
COAL FUEL OIL
GAS APPLIANCES
----
BOTTLED GAS If It's Heat You Want, We Have It PHONES 1334 and 1888
Home Oil & Coal Co., Inc.
304 E. KERR ST.
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FUNERAL HOMES
FOR A FINER FUNERAL CALL
Geo. C. Pecler Funeral Home
Chapel, Family Room With Private Entrance Lady Attendant
PHONE 108 THE RED AMBULANCE FOR DELUXE SERVICE
Geo. C. Peeler Funeral Home
414 S. MAIN ST.
SALISBURY, N. C.
FUNERAL HOMES
SUMMERSETT FUNERAL HOME
"WHERE EXPENSE IS A MATTER OF YOUR CHOICE"
Superior Ambulance Service
PHONE 70
125 W. COUNCIL
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FUNERAL HOMES
WRIGHT'S FUNERAL HOME
Established 1882
SERVING THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER SEVENTY YEARS LADY ATTENDANT
Ambulance Service
PHONES 55 & 54
415 S. FULTON ST.
FURNITURE
FURNITURE
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Coleman
Maytag AUTHORIZED DEALER
FRIGIDAIRE We Furnish The Entire Home Hardiman & Son. Inc.
PHONE 1042 131-33 E. INNES ST.
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FURNITURE
Kester-Stewart Furniture Co., Inc.
LET US FURNISH YOUR HOME
WESTINGHOUSE APPLIANCES
SIEGLER OIL HEATERS
Terms to Suit
Terms to Suit
COMPLETE HOME FURNISHINGS
124 E. INNES ST.
PHONE 5383
FURNITURE
"FURNISH YOUR HOME AT NORMAN'S"
The Home of
GOOD FURNITURE
R. WV.
ZONEAZ.º
NORMAN S
GOOD
NORMAN
COMPANY
225-227 North Main St.
Phones 222-223
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FURNITURE
ROWAN FURNITURE COMPANY
THE DEPENDABLE STORE
"WHERE QUALITY IS HIGHER THAN PRICE "
Furniture - Electrical Appliances
Home Furnishings
909 S. MAIN ST.
PHONE 3221
FURNITURE
RUSTIN'S-Furniture® It's a Fact -"You can Save Money at RUSTIn's"
Terms
Terms
to
to
Suit
Suit
IT'S A FACT
YOU CAN SAVE MONEY AT RUSTIN'S
Phone 1738 115 W. Innes St.
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FURNITURE
The House of Better Values SPARKS FURNITURE CO., INC.
EASY TERMS
Electrical Appliances
PHONE 639
Radios
@ Furniture
Floor Covering 121 N. MAIN STREET
FURNITURE
Let Us Furnish Your Home . with QUALITY FURNITURE and UNIVERSAL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES Youngstown Kitchens STOUDEMIRE FURNITURE STORE 308-12 S. SALISBURY AVENUE SPENCER, N. C.
Terms to Suit Phone 1106
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FURNITURE
You Can Afford The Best At
Wayside ide Furniture House
STATESVILLE ROAD
SALISBURY. N.C.
OF
QUALITY - BEAUTY - DIGNITY
LAMPS
GIFTS
FLOOR COVERINGS
By Mohawk
By Firth
1930 Statesville Rd.
Phone 4944-J
FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES
FURNITURE
ELECTRIC
F
FRIGIDAIRE
APPLIANCES
E WES W V
S
TELEVISION
RCA
Our Low Overhead Saves You Money Colonial Furniture &
A lianres
Incorporated
310 N. Main St. Phone 5230
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GAS
Bottled and Tank Gas Installations DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
Complete Line of RANGES - WATER HEATERS GAS REFRIGERATORS AND GAS HEATING EQUIPMENT GAS FOR COOKING, HEATING AND REFRIGERATION
PHONE
Crescent 9615
Gemdas
PHONE Crescent 9615
GEM AUTOMATIC GAS CO .. INC.
HIGHWAY 52 GRANITE QUARRY
Member of State and National L. P. Gas Association
GROCERS-WHOLESALE
SIMPSON - PEACOCK COMPANY, INC.
WHOLESALE GROCERS
305-307 N. LEE ST.
PHONE 526
HARDWARE AND FURNITURE
Selling. Hardware Sina 1897
Jatisbury/ HARDWARE AND FURNITURE COMPANY
120 S. Main St.
Phone 81 - 82
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INSURANCE
Freeman Insurance agency INCORPORATED
THE MUTUAL INSURANCE AGENCY
JAS. W. FREEMAN JOHN M. RILEY
Fire - Casualty - Automobile - Bonds
Dividends paid to our policyholders since 1931 amount to over $550.000 Dividends paid in 1953. $70,000
C
Why Not Place Your Insurance With Us and Get Your Share of This Savings.
Phones 392 and 393
201 W. Innes St.
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.
M. M. MURPHY - R. L. MURPHY - R. C. MILLS
COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE Insurance - Real Estate - Bonds
133 West Innes St. Phones: 891 - 5072
Upstairs - Across from Post Office
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INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
ISENHOUR - FREEMAN Insurance & Realty Co., Inc.
122 N. MAIN ST.
5
Real Estate
Insurance
Mortgage Loans
PHONES 8 AND 5614
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
J. P. MATTOX INSURANCE AGENCY REALTOR
REAL ESTATE
INSURANCE
SURETY BONDS
O. F. MATTOX, Manager Telephone 427
217- 18 WALLACE BUILDING
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INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE INSURANCE SPECIALISTS
Insurance - All Forms Fire Casualty Automobile Bonds
Real Estate Loans Property Management Sales Rentals
Ramsey Realty & Insurance Co. 205 N. MAIN ST. PHONES 1968 - 3530
JEWELERS
newsom JEWELERS
" WHERE DISTINCTION PREVAILS "
Watch and Jewelry Repairing
PHONE 185
104 S. MAIN ST,
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JEWELERS
norman's Jewelers
REGISTERED JEWELER AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY
"Jewelers of Integrity" 211 S. MAIN ST. Phone 660
JUNK DEALERS
SWARTZ CO.
"See Us Before You Sell - Our Prices Are Right"
WE BUY Scrap Iron, Metals of All Kinds, Rags, Rubber, Auto Batteries, Radiators, Hides
428 N. LEE STREET TELEPHONE 1289
NELSONS' BALDWIN DIRECTORY CO., INC. A.B.C. DIRECTORY PUBLISHERS
125 Meeting St. Charleston, S.C.
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LAUNDRIES
COMPLETE LAUNDRY SERVICE
DAMP WASH FINISHED LAUNDRY Dry Cleaning - Bachelor Service Thrift - T - Service
STAR LAUNDRY
"THE GOOD ONE"
PHONE 24 AND 248
111 W. BANK ST.
LOAN AND FINANCE COMPANIES
Locally Owned and Operated
NEED MONEY?
PERSONAL - FURNITURE - SIGNATURE
AUTO LOANS
DIXIE LOAN & FINANCE CO.
PHONES: 5165 - 5406 205 S. MAIN ST.
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MATTRESS MANUFACTURERS
MATTRESS
MANUFACTURING AND REBUILDING
GUARANTEED WORKMANSHIP PROMPT PICK UP AND DELIVERY SERVICE
CHOICE SELECTION OF TICKING FREE ESTIMATES
AWNINGS AND VENETIAN BLINDS Cotton Batting Manufacturers
TAYLOR MATTRESS CO.
Phone 6 1039 S. MAIN ST. "One of Carolina's Oldest"
MEMORIALS
Salisbury Marble & Granite Co., Inc.
LAMSON
Builders of Memorials That "Last Till Everlasting"
The Sweetness of Low Prices Never Equals the Bitterness of Poor Quality
1305 S. MAIN ST. PHONE 359
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MEN'S CLOTHING
TREXLER BROS., INC.
"SALISBURY'S STORE FOR MEN" 221 S. MAIN ST.
B. Kuppenheimer Clothes Hammonton Park Clothes
Jantzen Sportswear Hickok Belts
Stetson Hats Freeman Shoes Freeman Shoes PHONE 1495
FREE PARKING
AIR-CONDITIONED
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
PIANOS - ORGANS - CHIMES
Kimball Weaver York Jesse French
Band Instruments
Conn - Selmer - Holton
MAAS CATHEDRAL CHIMES
CONNSONATA America's Finest Electronic Organ
Kluttz Music Co. Inc.
The Complete Music House
Home Office: Granite Quarry DIAL CRESCENT 2525
Salisbury Showroom: Church at Fisher St. PHONE 5902
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Half Century of Service to the Good People of This and Adjoining States PIANOS - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - ORGANS Band Instruments and Supplies
· Piano Tuning and Refinishing and Repairs
Maynard Music Company
One of the Oldest Music Houses in the South
PHONE 464
PHONE Mason & Hamlin Chickering & Sons - Weber Wurlitzer COMPLETE SELECTION OF SHEET MUSIC 108 W. INNES ST.
464
NELSONS' BALDWIN DIRECTORY COMPANY, INC.
SERVING HUNDREDS OF SOUTHERN COMMUNITIES WITH AMERICA'S FINEST CITY DIRECTORY SERVICE
HOME OFFICE: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
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NEWSPAPERS
STRONGEST AND CHEAPEST SELLING FORCE IN ROWAN COUNTY
More than 18,500 families depend upon The POST for news of home. State, Nation and the world. They want de- tailed, understandable information ... they GET IT IN THE POST!
People want, also news of what you have to sell. They expect, and look for it in The Evening and Sunday POST.
The POST provides GUARANTEED, audited HOME COVERAGE . . . No Guess-work ... No Hoping People are Tuned in. YOU KNOW they will get your message in The POST . . . the medium they pay for because they want it.
SALISBURY SUNDAY POST U. S. Korean Agreement Is Reported Only Flaw In Pact Appears To Be An Carth Variar domination 1
Toramygunner Threatens Adlaï In East Germany Sensowny, party homephone
SALISBURY EVENING POST Allies Retreat Before Red Onslaught
Ten Hew Poko Cases Repeded bittesitt
Eu. Rete Food Veres Fas! Berla Hungry
Thousands Of Enemy Forces Endangering Much Of UN Detense
Folt Nom
Inkt Palaver Progress Stew
Dog Sespastel Bitmy Fire & Hold For Study
Pythians Buy Reformed Church Here N C Luther Leoque Coment:sa .. ... > Ser h Chorgod To Somstrany
Member : Audit Bureau of Circulations Associated Press United Press International News Service Newspaper Enterprise Assn. Southern Newspaper Pub. Assn. North Carolina Press Assn. Bureau of Advertising
THE SALISBURY POST Salisbury, North Carolina
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OFFICE SUPPLIES
MAKE OUR STORE HEADQUARTERS FOR YOUR OFFICE NEEDS
EARLE'S OFFICE SUPPLIES
119 W. INNES ST.
PHONE 1909
OFFICE SUPPLIES
Sales - -
OFFICE MACHINES
- Service Exclusive Representatives
ROYAL
NATIONAL
ADDING MACHINES
SUPPLIES - RENTALS SMOOT TYPEWRITER CO.
110 W. BANK ST. PHONE 2988
PAINTS AND HOME DECORATIONS
Free!
Home Decoration Consulting Service
Perhaps you're not just sure how you want to decorate your rooms. Maybe you'd like to have some new ideos on wallpapers . . . and paint fin- ishes . .. That's where we come in.
We'd like to visit your home and tolk over your decorating problems and needs. We're as near as your telephone . . . just give us a ring . . . no cost or obligation. PHONE 5360 . . . And we have four convenient pay plans so that you can pay as you enjoy your newly decoroted rooms.
Call today -for home beauty the easy wayl
SHERWIN - WILLIAMS CO.
We Deliver - Charge Accounts
Phone 5380 112 E. Innes St.
COVER THE EARTH
SALISBURY CITY DIRECTORY
PHOTOGRAPHERS
TORRENCE STUDIO
Portrait and Commercial Photographers 1927 W. INNES ST.
PHONE 2825
PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS
Plumbing Alterations & repair service
C
CHARLES T. KLUTTZ
PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS
Need a Plumber ?
Sales - Installations - Service Authorized Dealers OIL-O-MATIC FURNACES and OIL BURNERS
COMBUSTIONEER
PHONE 282
STOKERS - OIL and GAS BURNERS 114 W. FISHER ST.
NELSONS' BALDWIN DIRECTORY CO., INC.
A.B.C. DIRECTORY PUBLISHERS
125 Meeting St.
Charleston, S.C.
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PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS
PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS
Modern Installations Repairs
O
COHEN PLUMBING & HEATING CO., INC.
GAS AND OIL-FIRED BOILERS WET HEATING
BASEBOARD AND RADIANT or anything pertaining to PIPE FABRICATIONS
Day Phone 4395-J Night Phone 4395-W
LINCOLNTON RD. EXTD.
"At Your Service Day or Night"
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PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS
Natural Gas Boilers and Furnaces Oil - Fired Equipment
WE INSTALL COMPLETE
Plumbing and Heating Contractors ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY GIVEN
BOILERS FURNACES
Every call for repairs handled. Emergency : Next time you need Oil Burner or Boiler Work, eall
OWEN - LEONARD Heating & Plumbing Co., Inc.
G. W. (Bill) LEONARD, General Manager
1701 S. 1ST STREET PHONE 318
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PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS
GEO. E. WEANT & SONS Plumbing and Heating Contractors
Let Us Give You Our Estimate
CONTRACTING - APPLIANCES - REPAIRS OIL BURNERS
VISIT OUR SHOWROOM AT
123-125 E. COUNCIL ST. PHONE 365
PRINTERS-LITHOGRAPHERS
ROWAN PRINTING CO. SALISBURY, N. C.
120 N. MAIN STREET
SHAW-WALKER UNDERWOOD-SUNSTRAND
Steel Furniture
Office Machines
NATIONAL BUSINESS FORMS PRINTERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS
ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES
SAFETY INCENTIVES
DIRECT MAIL HELPS
"Your Partner in Business" Phones: 532 - 533 - 534 - 3560
SALISBURY CITY DIRECTORY
RADIATOR REPAIRING AND REBUILDING
RADIATOR SERVICE
Authorized
Let us doctor yourradiator
Harrison Radiator Service ALL TYPES CARS AND TRUCKS We Call for and Deliver
Distributors for UNITED MOTOR RADIATORS AND CORES BEACON CORES
Piedmont Radiator Works PHONE 3408 1216 S. SALISBURY AVE. (SPENCER)
RADIO STATIONS
The City's Best Advertising Value
WSAT The Family Station
1280
1000 WATTS
ON YOUR DIAL
DRAWER 99 Salisbury, n.C.
Telephones 276 - 277
STUDIOS AND OFFICES
Milford Hills Road
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RADIO STATIONS
Rowan's PREFERRED Stations WSTP
AM - FM
· ADVERTISING
· RECORDING
· PUBLIC SERVICE
STUDIOS: CENTER THEATRE BLDG. PHONE 2121 Where Service Tops Prices
NELSONS' BALDWIN DIRECTORY COMPANY INC.
SERVING HUNDREDS OF SOUTHERN
COMMUNITIES WITH AMERICA'S
FINEST CITY DIRECTORY SERVICE
HOME OFFICE: .. CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
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REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
FRANK S. CLINE
Realtor - Loans
REAL ESTATE
INSURANCE
MORTGAGE LOANS
RENTALS
-
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
211-14 Arcade Bldg.
Telephone 490
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
REALTORS ARDS
HOBSON-REYNOLDS CO.
REALTORS Insurance - Real Estate - Property Management LOANS
133 W. Innes St. Phone 200
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
PILOT INSURANCE & REALTY CO.
Established 1901 by E. H. Harrison, President
Insurance - Real Estate
COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE INCLUDING LIFE Fire - Casualty - Automobile Life & Surety Bonds
PILOT BUILDING
PHONE 116 101 S. MAIN ST.
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REFRIGERATION
W. A. BROWN & SON, INC.
Since 1910 Distributor and Manufacturer
COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION S. Main St. Extd. Phones 111 - 112
REFRIGERATION AND HEATING CONTRACTORS
GAMEWELL
SALES SERVICE
Refrigeration
OIL BURNERS WELL PUMPS AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS HEATING CONTRACTORS Sales - Service
510 S. SALISBURY AVE. TRADING FORD RD. (SPENCER)
Phone 4673
Phone 1104
NELSONS' BALDWIN DIRECTORY CO., INC.
A.B.C. DIRECTORY PUBLISHERS
125 Meeting St.
Charleston, S. C.
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ROOFING AND SHEET METAL CONTRACTOR
K. W. ARTHUR & SON Roofing & Sheet Metal Company AUTHORIZED DEALERS SALES and SERVICE Lennox Furnaces OIL - COAL - GAS Chrysler Temp HEATING AND VENTILATION
Barrett Roofing
1315 S. MAIN ST.
PHONE 976
ROOFING AND SHEET METAL CONTRACTOR
SAVINGS AND LOANS
JAMES F. HURLEY, President W. H. HOBSON, Exec. Vice-Pres. PAUL B. REYNOLDS, Sec .- Treas.
CITIZENS Savings & Loan Association
:
"The American Home The Safeguard of American Liberty"
133 West Innes St.
.
Telephone 200
Invest Your Savings in This Insured Institution
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SERVICE STATIONS
BANKETT TIRE & BATTERY CO.
Road Service
PHONE 102
Washing - Polishing Lubrication
Dunlop Tires
Willard Batteries
201 E. INNES STREET
SERVICE STATIONS
WASHING - WAXING - LUBRICATION
BATTERIES - TIRES - ACCESSORIES
'er Up
Fill It's Sensitized Gasoline
Be SURE with PURE
PEELER'S PURE OIL SERVICE
PURE
1605 S. MAIN ST. We Give S & H Green Stamps
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SEWING MACHINES
GUARANTEED SALES AND SERVICE
R. T. ODOM SEWING MACHINE CO.
PFAFF 130
Guaranteed by Good Housekeeping W WOT AS ADVERTISTO THETTIM
see the fabulous
PFAFF
Free Demonstration Without Obligation Parts and Service on All Makes
PHONE 6125 120 EAST COUNCIL ST.
SHEET METAL AND HEATING CONTRACTORS
JOHNSON METAL COMPANY CONTRACTORS
Sheet Metal Work
HEATING
SYSTEMS
Ventilating Systems
Warm Air Heating Systems Air-Conditioning Systems Furnace Dealers
Phone 4117 1017 W. Innes St.
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SPORTING GOODS & EQUIPMENT
MODEL PLANES
MAC GREGOR SPORTS EQUIPMENT
Hobby Supplies Guns - Pistols - Ammunition Power Lawn Mowers
Martin Outboard Motors Sales and Service
SALISBURY
PHONE 690 SPORTING GOODS "WHERE SPORTSMEN SERVE SPORTSMEN"
PHONE 690
117 E. Innes Street
Columbia®
Exclusive Dealers
BICYCLES
SALES - SERVICE - REPAIRS
Basketball Shoes - U. S. Keds
Fishing Tackle Coleman Camp Stoves Locksmiths
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TAILOR, AND FABRIC SHOP
TAILORING - ALTERATIONS
TAILOR
AND
FABRIC SHOP Featuring
WOOLENS
For Ladies and Gentlemen You Can Depend on Our Work
PAUL PROPST
1191/2 East Innes Street - Victor Bldg., Upstairs
TIRES
CAROLINA TIRE COMPANY
AUTO ACCESSORIES
GOOD YEAR TIRES
SPORTING
GOODS
Specializing in OFF-THE-ROAD Tire Recapping
Hotpoint
Electrical Appliances
PHONE 5200
229 N. MAIN ST.
"Let Us Recap Your Tires"
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LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED
NEED MONEY? LOANS
DIXIE LOAN & FINANCE CO.
PERSONAL - FURNITURE
AUTO
SIGNATURE
5165
PHONES
5406
1
205 S. MAIN ST.
WALTER CARTER, INC.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Installations and Service
Phone 242
126 N. Main St.
Phone
116
HOME BUILDING & LOAN ASSN.
SAVINGS AND HOME LOANS
101 S. MAIN STREET
Phone 911
The Friendly Bank
SECURITY BANK & TRUST CO.
COR. MAIN and FISHER in SALISBURY 115 FIFTH STREET in SPENCER Hours: 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. and 4 to 5 P.M.
SPARKS FURNITURE CO. Incorporated COMPLETE HOME FURNISHINGS Floor Covering - Terms 121 N. Main St. Phone 639
THE HOME OF BETTER VALUES for Over 50 Years
PHONE 4060 Belk-Harry Co. We Deliver
Salisbury Lumber & Supply Company TELEPHONES 2280 & 167 For Any Lumber and Building Material SOUTH RR ST., just beyond the Rubber Plant
FOR ENERGY Sunbeam
BAMBY BAKERS - Phone 3321 BREAD
232 N. MAIN ST.
TIRES
GOOD - YEAR
Tires
Auto Accessories
Specializing in OFF-THE-ROAD Tire Recapping
CAROLINA TIRE CO.
Sporting Goods
Appliances
Hotpoint
"Let Us Recap Your Tires"
PHONE 5200
RUSTIN'S FURNITURE It's a fact -- "You can Save Money at RUSTIN'S" 115 W. INNES ST. PHONE 1738
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Salisbury North Carolina
Resident Directory
1953
QUALITY DIRECTORIES
PROMPT
ACCURATE
CONSERVATIVE BALDWIN
Contoining the full nome, husband ond wife's name, number of children under 16, designation of home ownership, position ond employer and home address of all persons over 16 years of oge residing in this city ond environs.
The publishers wish to express their oppreciation to the business and professionol establishments for the splendid cooperation ond voluable assistonce given them in preparation of this volume.
A list of obbreviotions in this directory will be found on the following page and a general index on poge 3. The information herein contoined was taken by troined enumerators in o house-to- house canvass of the city ond adjacent territory, and checked with data supplied by employers. The publishers offer it as the most relioble infor- mation available but do not assume ony responsibility for errors.
Number of dependents under 16 is indicated after name
PUBLISHED BY NELSONS' BALDWIN DIRECTORY CO., INC. CHARLESTON, S. C.
ABBREVIATIONS
accnt _accountant dispr dispatcher med
Railway Mail Service U S Postal Trans
Admn Administration dist
district
mechanic
Service
s-S
- south
agri agricultural demstn demonstration merc
al
alley dom
domestic Met
agt agent dr drive, driver mfg
Am American,
manufacturer ship shipping
America drsmkr _ dressmaker mgr
manager sls . sales
appr apprentice dstbtr
- distributor mkr
maker
mldr
electrical mlnr
milliner smstrs seamstress
atndt
attendant electn electrician mn
man Soc society
aud auditor elev elevator msngr
messenger solr solicitor
auto automobile emp employee mstr
special
av
avenue eng - engineer, mtr
engine mus
music sta
station
bet
bey beyond exch exchange n-N
north
sten stenographer
bgemn - baggageman exp
express Natl
National
stmftr steamfitter
number str setter
bkbndr bookbinder fcty
factory nr
near sup supply
bkpr bookkeeper fdry
foundry @ Home Owner
flagmanofc
office
bldr
builder flr
floor opp
blk
block fnshr
operator finisher opr foreman osteo osteopath
forewoman P O Post Office
blvd
boulevard frt
freight pdlr Peddler
foot plmbr plumber
fitter pharm - pharmacy,
furniture
pharmacist
Bros brothers furn rms
btlg
bottling
C
- colored gdnr
cabtmkr
gds
cabinetmaker genl
place
grocer, grocery plmbg
plumbing
householder plshr polisher
hand plstr
plasterer trav traveling
hardware pntr
painter treas treasurer
chem - chemical,
hlpr
helper pres
president
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dep deputy mach
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PROPER NAMES
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Charles |Jos
Joseph | Saml
Samuel
Alex
Alexander Danl
Daniel Kath
Katherine Sol
Solomon
Arch
Archibald Edw
Edward Margt
Margaret Steph
Stephen
Arth
Arthur Eliz
Elizabeth Michl
Michael
Theo
Theodore
Aug
August Eug
Eugene Nathl
Nathaniel Thos
Thomas
Benj
Benjamin Fredk
Frederick Richd Richard
Wm William
Alf
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George Patk
Patrick
Cath
Catherine Jas
James Robt
Robert
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branch ft
technical, technician ter
- terrace tex wkr
textile worker
photog _ photographer
furnished rooms phys
physician tel telephone
gardner pk
park teleg telegraph
goods pkr
packer tndr tender
general pl
tob tobacco trans - transfer,
carp carpenter gro
cash
cashier h
transportation
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chauf chauffeur hdw
hanger prin
principal trkr - trucker
chf
U S _ _ United States USA
United States Army USAF.
U S Air Force U S M C - United
States Marine Corps USN
United States Navy undtkr _ _ undertaker uphol upholsterer
coml
commercial int rev
purch purchasing
comn
commission
internal revenue r _
v-pres _ vice-president vulc vulcanizer
corp
corporation lbr
lumber repr
repairer
civ
civil hwy
printing
clk
clerk ins
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blksmith _ blacksmith formn
blrmkr _ boilermaker forwn
brklyr
bricklayer ftr
brkmn brakeman furn
tmkpr timekeeper
archt
market
slsmn salesman
assn - architecte-E
association elec - electric,
moulder slswn saleswoman
asst
assistant
manufacturing sec secretary
drftsmn _ draftsman mfr
slsmgr _salesmanager
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medical, medicine
adv . advertising div division mech
agcy agency'dir dealer mdse
merchandise
mercantile sav savings
Metropolitan sch school
motor sq
square
bdg boarding betweenjengvr engraver Mut
Mutual std standard
bank extd
extended no
supt - superintendent supvr supervisor
bldg building flgmn
master spl
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church hd
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A & A Cafe (C P and R L Alexander ) 518 S Salisbury av (Spen)
A & E Beauty Shop @ (L J Moore) 1504 W Horah
A & P Food Stores Robt M Harris mgr gro 312-18 S Main R D Wright mgr 121 5th (Spen)
Aaron Billy ambulance dr Summersett Fu- neral Home Inc r 202 N Merritt av
Aaron F Glenn (Virginia C) @ inspr State Capital Life Ins Co h 202 Merritt av
Aaron Lorena P r 201 N Yadkin av (Spen) Aaron Walter A h 201 N Yadkin av (Spen) Aaron Wm F student r 202 Merritt av
Abel Edw @ (Robbie G) 6 @ pkr Sou Ry Trans Shed h Harrel (Fairview hts) RD 3
Abel Robt E @ student r Harrell ( Fair- view hts) RD 3
Abercrombie Stanley E (Nancy) mgr Met Life Ins Co h 200 Link av
Abernathy Carrie M @ elev opr Wachovia Bk & Trust Co r 4 Long (E S)
Abernathy Gordon L (Marjorie C) @ supt Home Beneficial Life Ins Co Inc h 632 Gregory av
Abernathy Lewis T r 632 Gregory
Abernathy Mack @ (Lela G) 4 @ h 159 Miller av (E S)
Abernathy Yvonne Mrs slswn Mclellan Stores Co r RD 7
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co Thos O Kepley rep 412 Wallace Bldg
Acey Jessie @ maid r 802 W Monroe
Acey Joe G @ (Jessie N) cook Sou Ry Sys- tem h 802 W Monroe
ACME FINANCE CORP E Linwood Foil Pres Mrs Ila Belle P Foil V-Pres Jas H Foil Sec-Treas Loans Automobile Financ- ing 211 E Innes-Tel 2217
Acme Five Star Coal & Oil Co (Mose L Jackson) S Railroad (Klumac Crossing) Adams Annie (Mrs W A) slswn Purcell's- Richd Dobkin r 1317 Parkview cir
Adams Caralena @ maid 521 Mitchell av r Ree Fairview hts RD 3
Adams Earl (Stella) trkr Sou Ry Trans Shed h 420 E Cemetery
Adams Edith C (Mrs S C) (Reed & Adams) r 1200 N Church
Adams Eliza @ 1 h Ree (Fairview hts) RD 3
Adams Evelyn r 1312 Bell
Adams Guy F (Matilda C) 3 @ (Fifth Street Barber Shop) h 305 S Yadkin av (Spen)
Adams Hubert @ jan SBT & T Co r 612 N Church
Adams Jas (Polly R) 2 @ emp Sou Ry Shops h 8001/2 N Salisbury av (Spen)
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