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Phone HO pkins 1-3200
635 ELMWOOD AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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AUTOMOBILES
GAGNIER NASH COMPANY
IO POINT SELECT Hash DEALER
Hash
EL mhurst 1-5513
910 PLAINFIELD STREET
PROVIDENCE 9, R. I.
LUNNIE'S MOTORS DE SOTO & PLYMOUTH
PLYMOUTH
Sales - Service
DeSoto
USED CARS
Complete Automotive Repairing - Wheel Aligning - Body and Fender Work
290 Smith St., Providence
AAA
Phone DExter 1-4605
SERVICE
H. T. MULRY CHEVROLET CO.
CHEVROLET
Sales and Service
USED with an OK that counts" CARS
126 to 130 BROADWAY
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephones GAspee 1-0346-1-0347-1-2430-1-4731
SILVERTOWN CHEVROLET CO., Inc.
New Cars Trucks
Good Used Cars and Trucks
CHEVROLET
Repairing Body & Fender Work Painting Upholstering
56 PLAINFIELD ST., PROVIDENCE Tels. ELmburst 1-4900 - 1-2-3
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AUTOMOBILES
Telephone Williams 1-5420
Parts: Williams 1-7405 WHITE PONTIAC CO.
PONTIAC MOTOR CARS
Sales & Service
Rhode Island's Largest Pontiac Dealer
776 ELMWOOD AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES AND PARTS
REPLACEMENT PARTS COMPANY, INC.
Reboring - KOETHERIZING - Rod Aligning
Service Station Equipment
Parts for All Cars and Trucks
Brakes Relined
Clutch Rebuilding
Cylinder Head Regrinding
Complete Motor Reconditioning Pin Fittings
Flywheel Gears Installed
Brake Drums Turned
Crankshaft Grinding
Telephone GA spee 1-4710-1-2
314 WASHINGTON STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES
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-For- TRUCKS, BUSSES DIESEL ENGINES MARINE SERVICE AUTO RADIOS, ETC.
. One Quality Only .
MULE
Battery
IT HAS THE KICK TRADE MARK REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.
-Made By- MULE BATTERY MFG. CO.
Factory at 45 RIVER AVE.
Proven Since 1923
THE STORAGE BATTERY THAT "Can't Corrode Cables" Sales and Service
59-61 BROADWAY
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I. Telephone GAspee 1-0610
AWNINGS
A. A. CAPWELL CO.
Awnings - Decorations Venetian Blinds-Canvas Products Flags Artistic Decorations for Celebrations, Fairs, Banquets, Etc. Wedding Canopies and Aisle Cloths for Hire
OFFICE, 526 POWER ROAD PA wtucket 2-3386
CANYES FOR WEDDINGS SACCEP TIONS
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
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BANKS
Citizens !
Nine convenient community offices in Rhode Island providing complete business and personal banking services
Officers CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK
President
CHARLES A. POST
Vice-President
LOUIS E. GROVER, Jr.
Vice-President LEROY B. LUNDBLAD
Vice-President E. CLINTON NICKERSON
Asst. Vice-President FRANK A. STROM
Secretary
PHILLIPS R. WEATHERBEE
Treasurer HOWARD A. JEPSON
Comptroller
. FLORENCE C. OTTEN
Asst. Treasurer
WALTER A. HAVEN
Asst. Secretary .
. ALFRED J. SPENCER
Officers CITIZENS TRUST COMPANY
Chairman of the Board
CHARLES A. POST
President .
LOVETT C. RAY
Vice-Pres. & Trust Officer LOUIS E. GROVER, Jr.
Vice-President
E. CLINTON NICKERSON
Asst. Vice-President
FRANK A. STROM
Treasurer .
HOWARD A. JEPSON
Comptroller
FLORENCE C. OTTEN
Asst. Treasurer ALMON P. DOUGLAS
Asst. Treasurer
CHARLES L. DANSARD
Asst. Trust Officer
WALTER W. GICHAN
Citizens Complete Banking Service
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK CITIZENS TRUST COMPANY
MAIN OFFICE 870 Westminster St. CRANSTON 56 Rolfe Street BARRINGTON 184 County Road
DOWNTOWN 20 Westminster St. DARLINGTON 841 Newport Ave. CENTREDALE 1991 Smith Street
MT. PLEASANT 1082 Chalkstone Av. FAIRLAWN 539 Smithfield Ave. GREENVILLE Putnam Ave.
Members Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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BANKS
The COLUMBUS NATIONAL BANK
"The Bank of Friendly Service"
We are small enough to know our customers and to give them friendly, individual attention. We are. large enough to give you the kind of complete banking service you want and need. No matter what your problem may be, if you think we can help you, please feel free to drop in at our downtown office or our branch offices and talk your problem over with one of our officers. You'll find we are always ready and anx- ious to render service - friendly, understanding service. Come in soon. You're always welcome.
VISIT OUR MAIN OFFICE
33 WEYBOSSET STREET
(In the center of the financial district) TELEPHONE: GASPEE 1-2700
VISIT OUR BRANCH OFFICES
280 ATWELLS AVENUE TELEPHONE: GASPEE 1-3244 591 CHARLES STREET TELEPHONE: GASPEE 1-2700
Ample parking space and ultra convenience of the Drive-In Teller's Window.
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CHECKING AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
Our checking accounts are conven- ient. Savings accounts pay regular interest and are insured up to $10,000 by the Federal Deposit In- surance Corporation.
MORTGAGES
A Columbus National Bank mort- gage is the easy, inexpensive way to finance your home or other real es- tate. Convenient plans are available.
AUTO LOANS
Finance your car with an auto loan from Columbus National Bank. Costs less than many other ways of auto financing.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Protect your home by making neces- sary repairs and improvements. We will arrange a home improvement loan quickly and at low cost.
PERSONAL LOANS
Our personal loans will help you obtain the money you need for many necessary personal needs. The cost is low . . . there's no red tape.
TRAVELERS CHECKS
The safe way to carry funds when you travel is through our travelers checks. They're accepted everywhere.
The COLUMBUS NATIONAL BANK
of Providence
MAIN OFFICE 33 WEYBOSSET ST.
BRANCHES
280 ATWELLS AVE. - 591 CHARLES ST.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation · Member Federal Reserve System
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BANKS
FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF PROVIDENCE
SAVINGS SAFETY OF YOUR SAVINGS
MEMBER
FEDERAL AND LOAN
INSURED
INSI
UP TO $10.000
VATION
RANCE CORPOR
OFFICERS
T. RUSSELL MCGRATH President
WILLIAM A. SHAWCROSS Vice-President
SAMUEL O. SHORE Vice-President
JOSEPH L. CLAIR Secretary
F. REGINALD DIMOND Treasurer
DIRECTORS
HAROLD C. PAULL, Chairman
MICHAEL N. CARDARELLI
GEORGE P. CLARK
HENRY B. CONGDON
JOHN T. CORLEY
F. REGINALD DIMOND
EARL S. LADD
J. HOWARD MCGRATH
T. RUSSELL MCGRATH
WILLIAM A. SHAWCROSS
SAMUEL O. SHORE
JAMES SINCLAIR
MAX WINOGRAD
Chartered and Supervised by the United States Government
UNion 1-5400
110 WESTMINSTER ST. PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
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"Everybody's Bank" for EVERY BANKING NEED
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CHECKING ACCOUNTS INDUSTRIAL'S MONEY ORDERS BANKING BY MAIL INSTALLMENT LOANS
33 OFFICES SERVING RHODE ISLAND
Welcome to"Everybody's Bank"
BUSINESS LOANS HOME LOANS FARM LOANS SAFE DEPOSIT FOREIGN BANKING TRUST SERVICE
Industrial NATIONAL BANK
Member Federal Reserve System . Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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BANKS
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A GOOD RULE - SEE OLD COLONY FIRST
For Saving and Home Financing
SAVINGS
ND
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SAFETY OF YOUR SAVINGS
LOAN
INSURED
NO
UP TO $10,000.
Liberal-Dividend Savings Plans For All Your Needs
MONTHLY SAVINGS help you save systematically for any long-range purpose - college expenses, travel, retirement, the down- payment on a home, and so on.
CONVENIENCE SAVINGS enable you to save any amount at any time to meet periodic needs for "ready cash" - vacations, taxes, insurance, emergencies, etc.
INCOME SHARES are a profitable "income investment" for lump sums, available in multiples of $100. Dividend checks are mailed to you every 6 months.
PRE-PAID SHARES are a safe "growth investment" for reserve funds. Semi-annual dividends automatically added to your account build each $75 up to $ 100.
IN ALL PLANS, your savings earn gener- ous semi-annual dividends, and are insured up to $10,000.
OLD
COLON
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MORT
Point
PLAN
A
G AGE
Low-Cost Financing To Buy, Build, or Repair Your Home
THE 12-POINT MORTGAGE PLAN
When you buy a home, you make a reason- able down-payment, then repay your mortgage loan monthly, like rent. Liberal loan periods are from 10 to 20 years. The low interest rate is further lowered by reductions of 1/2% each at stated intervals.
When you build, Old Colony advances funds as construction progresses. No monthly pay- ment on principal is required until you move in, if this is within 6 months of the date of the mortgage.
A 12-Point Mortgage cannot be called while your monthly payments are up to date.
F.H.A. HOME REPAIR LOANS
These loans for home repair and improve- ment are repaid in regular monthly install- ments over a 12-to-36-month period.
Give Convenient Offices to Serve you Now
LD COLONY CO-OPERATIVE BANK
58 WEYBOSSET ST .. PROVIDENCE PAWTUCKET ·WOONSOCKET.WEST WARWICK.NORTH PROVIDENCE MEMBER. FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM
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BANKS
PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK IN PROVIDENCE
145 WESTMINSTER STREET 70 EXCHANGE PLACE PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK
OVER 100 YEARS of SAVINGS BANK SERVICE
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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BANKS
Providence Institution for Savings
HOME OFFICE 86 SOUTH MAIN STREET
BRANCHES EMPIRE - ABORN STREETS, BETWEEN WESTMINSTER AND WASHINGTON STREETS OLNEYVILLE BRANCH, 1917-1921 WESTMINSTER STREET ELMWOOD BRANCH, 520 ELMWOOD AVENUE NORTH MAIN BRANCH, 1340 NORTH MAIN STREET WASHINGTON PARK BRANCH, 1477 BROAD STREET PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Resources over $135,000,000 Guaranty and Surplus Fund over $10,000,000 Deposits over $125,000,000
OFFICERS
A. LIVINGSTON KELLEY, President
THOMAS F. BLACK, Jr., First Vice-President EZRA W. MASON, Vice-President WILLIS C. POST, Vice-President GEORGE E. LEVINE, Vice-President
BOARD OF INVESTMENT
A. LIVINGSTON KELLEY WILLIAM GAMMELL, JR. ROBERT H. I. GODDARD
EVERITTE St.J. CHAFFEE THOMAS F. BLACK, JR. EZRA W. MASON
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ROBERT H. I. GODDARD
WILLIAM GAMMELL, JR.
HENRY S. CHAFEE
EVERITTE St.J. CHAFFEE JOHN NICHOLAS BROWN BENJAMIN R. STURGES ROBERT H. I. GODDARD, JR.
THOMAS F. BLACK, JR. CURTIS B. BROOKS A. LIVINGSTON KELLEY ELLIOTT M. GORDON EZRA W. MASON WILLIS C. POST GEORGE E. LEVINE
BERNARD H. INESON, Treasurer ERNEST S. STONE, Secretary
ANTHONY W. RZEPIELA, Assistant Treasurer STANLEY J. DALEY, Assistant Secretary
CHARLES S. SHERMAN, Assistant Secretary J. HERBERT DAWSON, Assistant Secretary GEORGE A. ARCHER, Assistant Secretary FREDERICK N. PALMER, Assistant Secretary
Interest paid from day of deposit to day of withdrawal. Your money starts working for you immediately.
Withdrawals may be made without forfeiting interest.
Dividends will be credited March 31st and September 30.
$1.00 will open a new account; $5.00 draws interest. Deposits will be received by mail. Addressed envelopes, etc., will be supplied upon request.
This is a MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK; all earnings belong to depositors; there are no stock-holders.
THE OLD STONE BANK Incorporated 1819
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BANKS
ISLAND
RHODE HOSPITAL TRUST COMPANY
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Bank for ALL your Banking
At Hospital Trust you can-
Cash a pay check Make a deposit in your checking account Add to your savings account Make payments in your Christmas Club
Arrange for an auto loan, mortgage loan, home repair loan, or a personal loan of any kind
Visit your Safe Deposit Box Arrange for a business loan Purchase Register Checks, Travelers Checks, or Letter of Credit
Send money abroad Arrange for any type of trust service for yourself and your family Buy U. S. Savings Bonds
In short - it's sensible, time-saving, more convenient to do all your banking at Hospital Trust.
SEVEN CONVENIENT OFFICES IN PROVIDENCE
15 Westminster St. - 63 Westminster St. - 146 Westminster St. - 244 Weybosset St. - 238 Thayer St. - 434 Smith St. 1 Olneyville Square
Branches in . . . Cranston ... East Providence ... Newport ... Pawtucket ... Woonsocket
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BANKS
OFFICERS
EDWARD A. WHITE, President EDGAR M. DOCHERTY, Vice-President RICHMOND P. WHITE, Vice-President VERNA C. HARRIS, Vice-President
HENRY J. BECKER, Treasurer RANDALL H. YOUNG, Secretary HELEN M. LEE, Assistant Treasurer ELVA H. PETTENGILL, Assistant Secretary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ARTHUR L. PHILBRICK EDWARD A. WHITE EDGAR M. DOCHERTY ZENAS W. BLISS
A. BRINTNALL TINGLEY HARRY B. FREEMAN JOHN S. ANGELL
DENISON W. GREENE WILLIAM H. GOODMAN ARTHUR B. TINGLEY, Jr. NORRIS G. ABBOTT, Jr.
ROGER WILLIAMS avinga Fund & Loan Association-
Main Office 270 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Pawtucket Office 200 MAIN STREET PAWTUCKET, R. I.
Home Financing Specialists
MORTGAGES CAREFULLY FITTED TO YOUR NEEDS SAVINGS INSURED LIBERAL DIVIDENDS
"A MUTUAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE THRIFTY"
Member FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF BOSTON FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN INSURANCE CORP.
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BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
"Not For PROFIT!" but for Your Protection
SEE US
1. When you need reliable information concerning your contemplated investments-large or small.
2. If you feel you have been seriously misled by an advertisement.
3. If you feel sure you have been the victim of a fraudulent transaction.
4. If you believe you have definite evidence of a scheme to swindle the public.
WE CANNOT
1. Give legal advice.
2. Help you to break legally made contracts.
3. Ask merchants for refunds because you have changed your mind about the merchandise.
4. Give credit rating on companies or individuals.
HOWEVER
Consult us When in Doubt
THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF PROVIDENCE
248 WEYBOSSET STREET
OF
TRUTH
RETTER BUSIN
INC ..
EMBER
Telephone GAspee 1-8390
The appearance of this advertisement in these columns is evidence that this publication subscribes whole-heartedly to the principles of the Better Business Bureau and co-operates in protecting you.
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BLUE PRINTS
BLUE PRINTS .. PHOTOSTAT PRINTS
DRAFTING and ENGINEERING SUPPLIES Keuffel & Esser - Eugene Dietzgen - T. A. Alteneder HAMILTON DRAFTING ROOM FURNITURE PROVIDENCE BLUE PRINT CO., INC. 86 WEYBOSSET STREET, PROVIDENCE 3, R. I. Telephones GA spee 1-5074 and GA spee 1-5527
BOX MANUFACTURERS
THE C. J. FOX COMPANY
Over Fifty Years of Service
236 ABORN STREET PROVIDENCE 1, R. I.
Phone - DExter 1-1000
Manufacturers of FOLDING PAPER BOXES
Shipping, Marking and Jewelry TAGS JEWELRY CARDS
SHAW PAPER BOX CO. Creators and Manufacturers of PAPER BOXES AND
RIGID ACETATE BOXES
TEL. PAwtucket 2-0410-2-0411 37 SABIN ST., PAWTUCKET, R. I.
Branch Office, High Street, Meriden, Conn.
MR. CITIZEN!
Correct Information Is Valuable To You!
Cooperate with the City -Directory enumera- tors to see that your name and those of your family are correctly listed in each edition. Your name, listed correctly in the City Directory, is a great asset. This has been proved thou- sands of times, especially in cases of employ- ment application, proof of residence, questions relating to citizenship, applications for welfare assistance, distribution of mail, etc. Be better established ... be on record as a local citizen by seeing that your name is not missed or -incorrectly listed in the Directory.
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BROKERS-INVESTMENT
BROWN, LISLE & MARSHALL Investment Securities
SINCE 1912
Telephone GAspee 1-8900
201 TURKS HEAD BUILDING .. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
MILLER GEORGE
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
330 HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephones GA spee 1-6070, 1-6071, 1-6072
RICHARDSON & CLARK
(ESTABLISHED 1893)
MEMBERS OF BOSTON STOCK EXCHANGE
Investment Securities
Telephone GA spee 1-6202
340 HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING
PROVIDENCE, R. f.
ST. LOUIS NEW YORK HARTFORD BRIDGEPORT WHITE PLAINS
Tel. UN ion 1-4000 Cable: "Walkerian"
G. H. WALKER & CO. ESTABLISHED 1900
Investment Bankers
Members NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE and Associate Member AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
15 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Partners CLARKE SIMONDS W. RONALD GILL GILBERT M MEARS
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BUILDERS' SUPPLIES
ESTABLISHED 1875
H. R. HORTON CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in BUILDING MATERIALS
Distributors of Master Builders Products and J. H. France Refractories
R & I REFRACTORIES AND INSULATION GYPSUM PRODUCTS OF ALL KINDS INSULATING MATERIALS ROCK WALL GYPSUM LATH INSULATION WALL BOARD AND TILE ROOFING MATERIALS CEMENT COLORS
Exclusive Distributors in Rhode Island For BONAFIDE GENASCO ASPHALT SHINGLES
Telephones GAspee 1-3569-1-9653
459 SOUTH WATER ST. PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
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BUILDERS' SUPPLIES
M. N. CARTIER & SONS COMPANY
Wholesale Distributors of
ROOFING MATERIALS SHEET METALS
BUILDING MATERIALS PLUMBERS' SUPPLIES
Paints, Varnishes, Enamels, Window Glass
Distributors of Barrett's Asphalt Shingles and Roofings INSULATING MATERIALS
Quick Service at Wholesale Prices
Telephone DExter 1-0400
Office and Salesroom
275 CANAL STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Warehouses, West Park and Bath Streets
MANCHESTER & HUDSON CO.
Distributors for
Richmond Snap Tys & Accessories
Pittsburgh Corning Glass Blocks North American Refractories
Babcock & Wilcox Refractories
Gold Bond Rock Wool Insulation
Rawl Plug Expansion Bolts, Screw Anchors and Masonry Drills
A. C. Horn's Waterproofing Materials Flintkote Asphalt Roofing Expansion Joint Asphalt, Fibre, Cork Felt-Sheathing Paper
Refractories and Building Materials
Telephone JA ckson 1-6762
573 EDDY STREET
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
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CALCULATING MACHINES
MANKET
Operators who know prefer Monroe
MONROE MACHINES FOR BUSINESS
SALES . SERVICE . INSTRUCTION
UNion 1-1226
Monroe Calculating Machine Company, Inc.
32 Franklin Street Providence
CALCULATING ADDING-LISTING BOOKKEEPING CHECK WRITING MACHINES
CHEMICALS
ALFRED HARRISON, Pres .- Treas.
D. L. MULLIN, Secretary
A. HARRISON & CO., Inc. ESTABLISHED 1883
Manufacturing Chemists Sulphonated Oils and Tallows - Softeners, Scouring Compounds, Dyestuffs, Resins, Acetate of Chrome Special Products for Textile Finishing PAWTUCKET, R. I.
Office and Works: HURDIS ST. off Charles
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NO. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
P. O. BOX 494, PAWTUCKET, R. I.
Telephones PAwtucket 5-7450-5-7451
SESSIONS-GIFFORD CO., Inc.
Manufacturers - Distributors HEAVY CHEMICALS
Acetic Acid Borax-Boric Acid Calcium Chloride Carbon Tetrachloride Castor and Coconut Oils
Caustic Soda
Denatured Alcohol
Detergents
Linseed Oil
Red Oil and Stearic Acid Soda Ash Soy Bean Oil Trisodium and Disodium Phosphate Turpentine
TELEPHONES HO pkins 1-0770-1-0771
255-261 ALLEN'S AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
BOSTON OFFICE, 7 Charlton Street, Everett, Mass., Telephones EV erett 9-0076 - 9-0077
J. U. STARKWEATHER COMPANY, INC.
Caustic Soda Soda Ash Bicarbonate of Soda Calcium Chloride
Alcohol Acetone Amyl Acetate Ethyl Acetate
Chemicals for the Textile and Allied Industries
Telephone WIlliams 1-0812
241 ALLEN'S AVENUE
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PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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CHEMICALS
RUMFORD CHEMICAL WORKS
AND THE RUMFORD COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS and SELLERS
Rumford Baking Powder
Hearth Club Baking Powder
Noctil (Water Softener)
Rumford Potato Pancake Mix
Krilium (Soil Conditioner)
Folium (Fertilizer)
Quadrafos* (Sodium Tetraphosphate)
Textile Printing Gums
Kalye* (Heavy Duty Metal Cleaner)
Sulphuric Acid
Muriatic Acid
Nitric Acid
General Offices and Factory RUMFORD 16, RHODE ISLAND * Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.
COAL
ATLANTIC COAL CO.
COAL - COKE - OIL EL mhurst 1-7000
CURRAN & BURTON, Inc.
COAL - OIL INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC GENERAL MOTORS DELCO HEATING EQUIPMENT OIL BURNERS
Office and Terminal : 500 Allen's Ave.
Providence, R. I. ST uart 1-2700
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1954)
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COAL
EASTERN COAL & OIL CO.
COAL - FUEL OIL - COKE
WINKLER OIL BURNERS Phone STuart 1-2500
Main Office : 470 ALLEN'S AVENUE
Downtown Office: 36 WEYBOSSET STREET
CONCRETE
CAMPANELLA & CARDI READY MIXED CONCRETE CO.
CONCRETE - READY MIXED
Ready Mixed Plant Tel. CHestnut 1-1800 780 Jefferson Blvd. Tel. REgent 7-1300 Hillsgrove, R. I.
CONTRACTORS
HOWARD C. FISHER Pres. and Treas.
CENTRAL ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO.
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AL.OF AMERICA
SKILL . INTEGRITY . RESPONSIBILITY
TELEPHONE PA wtucket 5-5400
155 Main Street
Pawtucket, R. I.
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CONTRACTORS
EASTERN CONSTRUCTION CO.
Industrial Contractors
Waterproofing Contractors - - Sand Blasting Structural Repairs - Exterior Building Cleaning Chimney Repairs
.
Telephone STuart 1-5050
121 WALDO STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Gillane
BUILDING
1973
COMPANY
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY
General Construction Engineers and Builders
TELEPHONE JAckson 1-5400
90 CALVERLEY STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1954)
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CONTRACTORS
THE HOPE BUILDING COMPANY
Incorporated GENERAL CONTRACTORS
HOPE BUILDING CINCO COMPANY
PROVIDENCE
GISLAND
RHODE
12 SILVER SPRING ST. P. O. Box 358 PROVIDENCE 4, R. I.
Telephone GAspee 1-4483
5 Kaytonne Ave. Cor. Cooke St. Waterbury, Conn.
Waterbury 3-8417 JOSEPH A. FAMIGLIETTI, President and Treasurer
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ROWLEY CONSTRUCTION CO.
- Builders Since 1900 -
ALVAN B. CONWAY, President and Treasurer
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BUILDERS
Commercial - Industrial
Telephone PAwtucket 5-4600
260 CENTRAL AVE.
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
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CONTRACTORS
E. TURGEON CONSTRUCTION co., Inc.
General Contractors
GENERA
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OFFALINTEGRITY
Telephone GAspee 1-0528
42 WEYBOSSET ST.
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
BOWERMAN BROS., INC. General Contractors COMPLETE BUILDING SERVICE
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION ALTERATIONS, Etc. Prompt Service - Personal Supervision Telephone JA ckson 1-2670 PROVIDENCE 8, R. I.
70 BATH STREET
CAMPANELLA & CARDI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
EXCAVATING CONTRACTORS - ROAD BUILDERS -
ASPHALT
PAVEMENTS
STREETS - HIGHWAYS DAMS - BRIDGES
SEWERS - WATER LINES EQUIPMENT RENTAL
780 JEFFERSON BLVD., HILLSGROVE, R. I.
TELEPHONE RE gent 7-1300
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1954)
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
30
CONTRACTORS
CAPALDI BROS. CONSTRUCTION CO. Public Works Contractors
WATER WORKS - SEWERS - DOMESTIC GAS SYSTEMS
278 SILVER SPRING STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephones GA spee 1-2880- 1-2887 - CE ntredale 1-7488
H. V. COLLINS COMPANY
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GA spee 1-4079
Contractors
7 DYER STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
FANNING & DOORLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. General Contractors
274 KINSLEY AVENUE PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
Telephones GAspee 1-5065 - 1-5066
CRUSHED STONE Quarry Division
FOR ALL PURPOSES
FIRST STREET, BERKELEY, R. I.
Phone PA wtucket 3-3300
Rental - Cranes - Shovels - Backhoes - Graders - Compressors - Pumps
M. A. GAMMINO CONSTRUCTION CO., Inc. FRANK A. GAMMINO, President and Treasurer
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Sewers, Water Works, Grading and Excavations, Plain and Reinforced Concrete Construction, Mill and Factory Construction. Construction Machinery and Steam Shovels for Rent
Sand-Stone-Colprovia and All Asphalt Paving Mixes
Main Office, 728 VALLEY STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
TELEPHONE DE xter 1-4883
(1954) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
CONTRACTORS
31
GENERAL ENGINEERING & CONTRACTING CO. General Contractors WATER SYSTEMS, SEWERS, ROADS, BUILDINGS, BRIDGES SEA WALLS & MISCELLANEOUS REINFORCED CONCRETE WORK
PHONE EL mhurst 1-0811
12 STUKELY STREET, Opp. 195 Hartford Ave. PROVIDENCE 9, R. I.
FRANK N. GUSTAFSON & SONS, INC. BUILDERS
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Telephones UN ion 1-3960 - 1-3961
251 PITMAN STREET
PROVIDENCE 6, RHODE ISLAND
BYRON C. JORDAN
General Contractor
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
WATER WORK
1244 ELMWOOD AVENUE at CITY LINE
Telephone WI Iliams 1-7674
ORGANIZED 1910
INCORPORATED 1932
O. D. PURINGTON CO., Inc.
General Contractors
Telephone GA 1-1866
171 WESTMINSTER STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1954)
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CONTRACTORS
HENRY M. SOULE CO. General Contractors - Heavy Construction
D GENEA
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SKILLN INTEGRITY
·OF AMERICAS RAEG: U.S. PAT, O RESPONSIBILI
TELEPHONE PAwtucket 2-2110
421 WALCOTT STREET
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
FACTS !!
ABOUT CITY DIRECTORY CIRCULATION
The true value of advertising circulation is circulation consulted - "User Circulation."
To be exact by actual survey in twenty-four average American cities, by actual count, each City Directory averaged three and one-half consultations for each business day.
To be conservative we will eliminate the sixty Sundays and Holi- days when no tests were made.
For every thousand Directories sold there is an average of three and one-half daily consultations for each book for three hundred and five days, therefore -
1000 x 32 x 305=1.067.500
Consultations or "User Circulation"
The City Directory offers the most Specific Point of Contact Advertising Known
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INCORPORATED
BMG
R.
Contractors' Equipment Industrial Equipment
Sales - Rentals -
Service - Parts
Distributors of
MICHIGAN Shovels, Cranes and Backhoes
AMERICAN TRACTOR
Tractors, Bulldozers and Loaders
DIETZ
Bomb-Torches, Lanterns
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