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MARLOW
Pumps - Diaphram and Centrifugal
WOOLDRIDGE
Tractors and Scrapers
ROEBLING Wire Rope, Sockets and Clips
MALL Vibrators, Chain Saws and Tools
TIMKEN Drill-Rods and Bits
WISCONSIN
VULCAN Tools
GOODALL RUBBER Belts, Hose, Raincoats, Etc.
FERGUSON 3-5 Ton Rollers
BAUGHMAN Material Handling Equipment
LITTLE GIANT Power Sweepers
Wind - Power Generators
116 HARTFORD AVENUE Telephone GAspee 1-9020
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WORTHINGTON Compressors, Air Tools and Mixers
AEROIL Heaters and Torches
PETTIBONE-MULLIKEN Buckets, Loaders, Graders, Etc.
HAISS Clamshell Buckets and Conveyors
Motors and Parts
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CONTRACTORS' SUPPLIES
G. FRED SWANSON, INC.
Agents and Distributors
TRUSCON STEEL CO. Steel Building Products
OVERHEAD DOOR CORP.
"The" Overhead Door with the "Miracle" Wedge
ALUMINUM COMBINATION WINDOWS, DOORS AND JALOUSIES
SANYMETAL PRODUCTS CO., Inc. Metal Toilet Partitions and Shower Stalls
BUTLER MANUFACTURING CO. "Prefabricated" Steel and Aluminum Buildings
HOLCOMB & HOKE MFG. CO., Inc. Foldoors "The Door with the Cornice on the Top"
Offices - Warehouses and Display Room
Open Evenings 'Til 9 P.M. Saturdays 'Til 5 P.M.
618 CRANSTON ST.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Tel. GAspee 1-0788
R. I. SAND AND GRAVEL CO., Inc. Washed Sand and Crushed Gravel
Bulldozers Power Shovels
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL GENERAL EXCAVATING CONTRACTORS
Cranes Trucks
Quality and Service
Office and Pit KILVERT STREET HILLSGROVE, R. I.
Telephones RE gent 7-8400-7-8401 AFTER 6 P. M. CALL HO pkins 1-8252
Jansen Eleanors tehr Highland Sch G102.
London av .
Garrett W (Louise EF mach Barber-
- """-RESIDENT V
Colman . Comn DE COtake Grove By.
Lauritz. C (Elen) mach . Rehnberg
-"h"-HOUSEHOLDER
Jacobson Mig co b402 London ay -
WIFE'S NAME
Louise E clk(Urbom's Bakery :100 Cot-
OCCUPATION
Richd (Signe V) mach Woodward;,
EMPLOYER
(Simme V Mrs alz Urbom's Bakery 1124 N Court.
WIFE EMPLOYED
Valdemar E (Audrey L) teller Third Wat Bank h513 Walnut
Check the above information in your CITY DIRECTORY
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Lorena (sten Fdd Desk Co rily Lon- don av ..
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Governoraco bry N Court."
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DEPARTMENT STORES
The Outlet Company PROVIDENCE
RHODE ISLAND'S LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE
Serving A Population Of More Than A Million In Southern New England
Owners And Operators Of W JAR Radio and Television Stations
A SQUARE BLOCK WEYBOSSET STREET, From Eddy To Garnet Street
Telephone EL mhurst 1-3800
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DEPARTMENT STORES
Shepard
PROVIDENCE 2. RHODE ISLAND
Where You ALWAYS Shop With Confidence
Fill Your Personal, Family and Household Needs at
THE SHEPARD STORES
Mail or Telephone Your Orders To Lucy Lee, "Your Personal Shopper" (DE xter 1-7500)
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DRUGGISTS
OTIS CLAPP & SON, INC.
For Over One Hundred Years MANUFACTURING PHARMACISTS
FIRST AID EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS SPECIALISTS IN FITTING ELASTIC STOCKINGS - CORSETS - TRUSSES Male and Female Attendants
417 Westminster St. - GA 1-1942-1-4450 - Providence, R. I.
DRY GOODS-WHOLESALE
TAYLOR, SYMONDS CO.
Established 1811
The Oldest Wholesale Distributors of Dry Goods in America
Telephone GAspee 1-1131
18 Pine Street
Providence 1, R. I.
City INTELLIGENTLY
SALES
Directory Information USED PDOLLARS
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ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
LIVE ELECTRICALLY
AND ENJOY THE DIFFERENCE
MY SERVICE IS
AS NEAR
AS YOUR
NEAREST OUTLET
THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY
Know Your Directory SYMBOLS
Earle Frank r1126 Monroe
= Henry r1126 Monroe
" Isabel L (wid Geo A) 15436 Steadman
" Jack lab DPW&Eng r1126 Monreo
" Jas J USA r7810 Neckel
" """- RESIDENT
" Morris fcty wkr(h1126 Monroe
" Thos fcty wkr Ford 14818 Jonathon
"h"- HOUSEHOLDER
" Willard mach opr Valor Tool & Mach Co r181 Burke (RR)
AND
vD"h"
Two important symbols are used in your City Directory. The symbol "r", before an address stands for "Resident". That person resides at that address but is not the head of the family or family head. The symbol "h" stands for "Householder"-the person in whose name the home is occupied.
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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIES
Largest and Best Equipped Repair Department in Rhode Island
ELECTRIC MOTORS
RENEWAL PARTS
BEARINGS INDUSTRIAL WIRING
Established 1906
BROWNING V-BELT DRIVES and SHEAVES
MOTOR INSTALLATIONS
AUTHORIZED SERVICE STATION FOR
GENERAL ELECTRIC MOTORS . DELCO EMERSON JACK AND HEINTZ . LELAND . MASTER · SUNLIGHT
BLACK AND DECKER . VAN DORN . PORTER CABLE
J. & H. ELECTRIC COMPANY
V-BELT BROWNING DRIVES FLAT BELT
GAspee 1-7840
GENEL
MOTOR DEALER
SCHMIDT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
Electrical Contractors and Engineers INDUSTRIAL WIRING for HEAT-LIGHT and POWER
Licensed for R. I. & Mass.
Distributors for Century
· Electric Motors
· Safe-T-Seal
ELECTRIC MOTOR Repairing and Rewinding
SSOCI
MOTORS -- GENERATORS and TRANSFORMERS
Bought - Sold - Rented - Rebuilt
137 CHESTNUT ST., PROVIDENCE 3, R. I. TEL. GA 1-3423
Our Representative will call upon request
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200 RICHMOND ST., PROVIDENCE
J.ELECT CTRIC COMP
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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIES
WALKER ELECTRIC COMPANY
Lighting Equipment FOR THE
HOME, OFFICE, STORE and FACTORY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Floor, Table and Desk Lamps Fireplace Furnishings COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC AIR CONDITIONERS Telephones GAspee 1-8200-1-8201 262-264 WEYBOSSET STREET PROVIDENCE
ENGINEERS
CHARLES A. MAGUIRE & ASSOCIATES ENGINEERS Telephone GAspee 1-2051 TURKS HEAD BUILDING PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE TO BUY IS AS IMPORTANT AS WHERE TO SELL GOODS
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EXCELSIOR
ATLANTIC EXCELSIOR CO. INC.
PACKING MATERIALS
EXCELSIOR WOOD WOOL SHREDDED PAPER SHREDDED TISSUE FIREPROOF STORAGE BINS
OVERISSUE NEWSPAPERS SWEEPING COMPOUND EXCELSIOR PADS GUMMED TAPE
CORRUGATED PAPER RUBBING TOW (Jute) SAWDUST SHAVINGS FURNITURE BLANKETS (Cotton)
BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERING SUPPLIES
MOSS HAIR RUBBERIZED HAIR COCOA FIBRE PALM FIBRE - SISAL FIBRE
FLAX FIBRE (Tow) COTTON BATTS PILLOW COTTON KAPOK
PROCESSED KAPOK (Silk Floss)
FOX EDGE BURLAP TACKS TWINE
WEBBING
Prompt Deliveries Out of Boston Stock TELEPHONE CHarlestown 2-4600
20 SPICE STREET Charlestown District BOSTON 29, MASS.
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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EXTERMINATING
BUGS AND RODENTS EXTERMINATED
A Service to Humanity Since 1910
Griggs & Browne Co. YOUR EXTERMINATORS Professional Pest Control
Your Exterminators Live Here GRIGGS & BROWNE CO.,Inc.
BEDBUGS
ROACHES
RATS
MOTHS
FLEAS BEETLES
SINGLE SERVICE OR YEARLY CONTRACT
HOMES - HOSPITALS - RESTAURANTS - CLUBS INSTITUTIONS - HOTELS - FACTORIES - THEATRES
All Over New England C
GRIGGS & BROWNE CO., INC.
YOUR EXTERMINATORS GAspee 1-6079
2 ALLENS AVE. PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
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MICE
ANTS
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EXTERMINATING
NEW ENGLAND PEST CONTROL CO., INC.
Our New Home
NEW ENGLAND PEST CONTROL Exterminators
NEW ENGLAND Exterminating Moth
PEST CONTROL
For Better Service
If you have an Insect or Rodent Problem CALL
GA spee 1-1981
Branch Phones
BOSTON HA ncock 6-7289
FALL RIVER 2-4811
NEW BEDFORD
3-2863
447 SOUTH WATER STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
(Near Point Street Bridge)
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FENCE MANUFACTURERS
UNITED IRON WORKS
Distributors for PAGE FENCE
Commercial
PAGE FENCE
Residential
FENCES
FIRE ESCAPES
RAILINGS
WROUGHT IRON WORK LIGHT STRUCTURALS BRIDGE RAILINGS
Telephones EL mhurst 1-1098-1-0570
1704 WESTMINSTER STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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FLORISTS
V. H. MARIANI, Proprietor
ESTABLISHED 1890
VALENTINE FLOWER SHOPPE Flowers For All Occasions WEDDING BOUQUETS - CUT FLOWERS - CORSAGES FUNERAL PIECES OUR SPECIALTY
Telephone GAspee 1-6535
595 CHARLES STREET PROVIDENCE 4, R. I.
FOUNDRIES
ESTABLISHED 1847
J. S. WHITE COMPANY
Gray Iron Castings
Office and Works, 22 DEXTER ST. PAWTUCKET, R. I. Telephone PAwtucket 2-0342
Cashiers!
Tellers!
Clerks!
Do your employers furnish you with the latest edition of the City Directory
?
You need it at your elbow at all times, to protect your company from forgers and bad-check artists. A few questions, checked against City Directory informa- tion, will trip them at once. Intelligent use of the City Directory for this purpose has saved thousands of dollars and helped make some cities "too sharp" for bad-check "operators."
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
V. H. MARIANI, Proprietor
Established 1890
A. A. MARIANI & SON
Funeral Directors
FUNERAL HOME BRANCH AVENUE at HAWKINS STREET
Day and Night Service
PHONE DE xter 1-5432
Office: 593 CHARLES STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
EST. 1899
A. RAYMOND PEARSON, Prop.
JUHLIN-PEARSON
Funeral Directors A Professional Service that Assures Peace of Mind
OFFICE: Hopkins 1-1213
754-756 BROAD STREET
MAX SUGARMAN FUNERAL SERVICE
FUNERAL DIRECTORS and EMBALMERS
Best Granite and Marble Monuments
Telephones: DExter 1-8094-1-8095
458 HOPE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Residence Telephones: GAspee 1-6655 - DExter 1-8636
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
IVA W. SHIPPEE
JOHN D. FOX, Jr., Reg. Embalmer
BAILEY-SHIPPEE FUNERAL HOME
Funeral Directors Telephone ELmhurst 1-1149 417 PLAINFIELD STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
CORBETT and QUIRK Funeral Home Telephone DExter 1-7390
Funeral Home 971 BRANCH AVENUE
Office
1026 BRANCH AVENUE
DRABBLE-SHERMAN FUNERAL HOME
KENNETH B. SHERMAN, Manager
309 BENEFIT STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone GAspee 1-9887
WHEN YOU BUILD
YOU BUILD TO LAST- IF YOU ARE WISE
An Advertisement in this Directory lasts a whole year, and it is worth as much the last day as on the first, for it is the only place people can be sure to find out some- thing about you.
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GAS COMPANIES
"NEW FREEDOM
GAS KITCHENS"
You Will Find Them To Be The Finest Kitchens Of All Time
Plan to use
GAS SERVICE
for
COOKING REFRIGERATION WATER HEATING HOME HEATING
PROVIDENCE GAS COMPANY
100 Weybosset Street Phone TEmple 1-8800
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HARDWARE
BARKER-CHADSEY COMPANY
Hardware - Mill-Industrial Supplies- Fishing Supplies -
WHOLESALE
Telephone JA ckson 1-2704
243 DYER STREET
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
"A GREAT STORE IN A GREAT CITY"
CITY HALL HARDWARE
Builders Hardware Lighting Fixtures
Mill Supplies Tools
Electrical Equipment
Janitor Supplies
Plumbing Supplies
Paints
PRICED THE CITY HALL HARDWARE WAY TO SAVE YOU MONEY
FREE 30 MINUTE PARKING
WASHINGTON AND SNOW STREETS
-
TEL. JA ckson 1-2000
HEAT TREATING
HAYES "CERTAIN CURTAIN" ELECTRIC FURNACES FOR
HIGH SPEED HARDENING . CONVEYOR HARDENING
· COPPER BRAZING
SOLDERING . TEMPERING . CARBO-NITRIDING . BRIGHT ANNEALING
BRIGHT HARDENING OF STAINLESS STEELS . SINTERING
C. I. HAYES INC.
Oldest Manufacturers of Controlled-atmosphere Furnaces ESTABLISHED 1905
800 WELLINGTON AVE.
CRANSTON, R. I.
HEATING APPARATUS
ALLEN & REED COMPANY
INCORPORATED 1902 PIPE . VALVES . FITTINGS . STEAM and INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES
WORTHINGTON PUMPS
"PACKAGE" STEAM BOILERS
· AIR COMPRESSORS STAINLESS STEEL PIPE, VALVES and FITTINGS IN STOCK
COMPLETE INDUSTRIAL HEATING SYSTEMS
COMPLETE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
Engineering Services by Registered Professional Engineers Available
178 DORRANCE STREET Telephone GAspee 1-2120
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HEATING CONTRACTORS
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Established 1870
Incorporated 1915
THE SMITH-GIBBS CO. HEATING
201 SOUTH MAIN ST.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone JAckson 1-6008 ENGINEERING and CONTRACTING Successors to the Providence Office of The H. B. Smith Co
HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT
ALBERT W. CLAFLIN, Pres .- Treas. PASQUALE FARUOLO, V .- Pres. GEORGE H. DUGGAN, Sec. TELEPHONE GA spee 1-5800
THE CLAFLIN COMPANY SURGICAL, MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL SUPPLIES WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS - MANUFACTURING PHARMACISTS LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND CHEMICALS HOSPITAL BEDS AND WHEEL CHAIRS Sold - - Rented
40 MATHEWSON STREET PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
KNOW YOUR DIRECTORY
OCCUPATION
Fina Dorothy M r7657 Ternes " Martha D (wid John) h7657 Ternes " Michl (Eva I)(auto mech Plymouth h 7639 Ternes Finch Douglas B (Evelyn) coml artist Natl Det Publishers h24915 Chicago " Elsie E h2836 Geneva Findley Aubrey J (Beatrice O) cable splicer Det Edison 77501 Yinger Finedell Alvin form Ford h7017 Freda apt 15
NAME OF EMPLOYER
Fineman Saml (Leona) h22192 Michigan
HOW TO LEARN OCCUPATION AND NAME OF EMPLOYER
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HOTELS
208 WEYBOSSET STREET
IN DOWNTOWN Providence
Completely redecorated . Local Ownership and Management
· Large, Quiet, Clean Rooms
25 Rooms with Television
· Free Radio in every Room
· Automatic Sprinkler System
Send for our New Brochure.
Proum hotel Norman Boucher, Gen. Mgr.
Telephone DE xter 1-8200
HOTEL
NARRAGANSETT
· INDIAN ROOM
. COFFEE SHOP
. KING'S TAP
· GOLDEN GLOW COCKTAIL LOUNGE
Traditionally Famous for Fine Food Outstanding Banquet Facilities for Business Meetings, Conventions and Functions of All Kinds in a Newly Redecorated Distinguished Atmosphere
· PARK-AND-SLEEP PLAN
. FAMILY PLAN
. AIR CONDITIONED
GA spee 1-6320
97 Dorrance St.
SHERATON-BILTMORE HOTEL
Turn to page 116 Buyers' Guide
HOUSE FURNISHINGS-WHOLESALE
BALLOU, JOHNSON & NICHOLS CO. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
House Furnishings Electrical and Gas Appliances Floor Coverings
128 DORRANCE STREET Telephone DExter 1-8320
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INSURANCE
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Organized 1851
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
RODERICK PIRNIE General Agent
Telephone GA spee 1-2672
TURKS HEAD BUILDING
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INSURANCE
ELMER R. SHIPPEE, Vice-President
HAROLD R. SHIPPEE, President-Treasurer
E. W. SHIPPEE & SONS INC.
Automobile
-
Liability
Accident
-
Fire
INSURANCE
FIDELITY and SURETY BONDS
.
Telephones GAspee 1-5746 and 1-8432-1-8433
36 EXCHANGE PLACE
-
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
"On the Mall"
- -
Pawtucket Office, 24 SPRING STREET
Telephone PAwtucket 2-4872
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INSURANCE
WILLIAM H. GARRAHAN & CO., INC.
Insurance
Surety Bonds
Real Estate
Fire - Marine - Automobile Liability - Accident
Telephones DExter 1-8313-1-8314
7 DYER ST. cor. WESTMINSTER
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
EARL M. IRONS
INSURANCE Of Every Description
FIDELITY and SURETY BONDS
Telephones GA spee 1-7345 and 1-7346
1119 INDUSTRIAL BANK BLDG. PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
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INSURANCE
KAGAN AND SHAWCROSS
INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE For Every Need
SERVICE X COURTESY KS &SECURITY
Telephone JAckson 1-3900
805 INDUSTRIAL BANK BUILDING PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Service Office in Lobby
THE PROVIDENCE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
INCORPORATED 1800
Over
One Hundred and Fifty Years' Experience With All Losses Paid in Full
THE
JAL FIA
OMPA
INC.1800.
The Oldest Agency
Mutual Fire
Insurance
Company in New England
MUTUAL PLACE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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INSURANCE
PURITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF RHODE ISLAND
Home Offices: TURKS HEAD BUILDING
Rhode Island's Home Company
OFFICERS
ARTHUR L. PERRY, President
THOMAS M. BRUCE, JR., Vice-President-General Manager
WILLIAM P. SHEFFIELD, Vice-President
JAMES R. O'DONNELL, Secretary
EARL M. PEARCE, Treasurer-Assistant Secretary
EDMUND D. CHESEBRO, M.D., Medical Director Emeritus
JAMES B. BROWN, Actuary
GEORGE C. CAPEN, Superintendent of Agencies
DIRECTORS
THOMAS M. BRUCE, JR. EDMUND D. CHESEBRO EARL C. HENDERSON CLINTON PRESCOTT KNIGHT, JR.
JAMES R. O'DONNELL EARL M. PEARCE ARTHUR L. PERRY HENRY S. REDSTONE
WILLIAM P. SHEFFIELD
Starkweather & Shepley, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1871
INSURANCE
Fidelity Bonds - Surety Bonds
Telephone GA spee 1-6900
17 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET PROVIDENCE 2, R. I.
120 BROADWAY NEW YORK 5, N. Y.
175 W. JACKSON BLVD. CHICAGO 4, ILL.
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INSURANCE
AMERICAN
UNIVERSAL
Underwriting All Classes of Insurance (Except Life)
INSURANCE
· 9.
COMPANY
CHARTERED
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Head Office 144 WAYLAND AVE. PROVIDENCE 6, R. I.
. MAURICE H. SAVAL, President Hon. GUILLAUME MYETTE, Secretary
CHARLES G. MORGAN, Pres .- Treas. STANLEY HENSHAW, Jr., Vice-Pres .- Sec.
BEACH & SWEET, INC. SINCE 1868
General Insurance Agents
HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING
PROVIDENCE
Telephone GA spee 1-9870
EQUITABLE
Fire and Marine Insurance Company
CAPITAL $2,000,000
THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
T. E. HOPKINS, State Agent
JOHN F. BERRY, Special Agent
Telephones GA spee 1-8666-1-8667
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
JOHN A. GAMMONS ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE
"Behind the Clock"
JOHN A. GAMMONS, Inc.
ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE
FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS REAL ESTATE
PHONE GA spee 1-5330
171 Westminster St., Cor. Dorrance St.
Providence, R. I.
(1954) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
Providence, R. I.
ASSETS $16,017,404.07
Connecticut
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
515 Hospital Trust Building
AND
PLANTATIONS .
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INSURANCE
THE HOLM AGENCY
THE CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIFE INSURANCE and ANNUITIES Estate Planning - Pensions - Estate Taxes Telephone GA spee 1-5401 732 INDUSTRIAL BANK BLDG. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. LIFE - ACCIDENT & HEALTH - GROUP INSURANCE - FAMILY PROGRAMING
MICHAEL A. D'ORLANDO General Agent Telephone GAspee 1-4984 812 INDUSTRIAL BANK BLDG. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
THE MUTUAL LIFE Insurance Company of New York E. Herbert Peirce, Manager
640 HOSPITAL TRUST BLDG. Tels. GAspee 1-6964-65
O'DONNELL & CO., INC. JOHN F. O'DONNELL, Treasurer INSURANCE OFALL KINDS 1419 INDUSTRIAL BANK BUILDING 111 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. Established by Thomas E. O'Donnell in 1894
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1954)
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INSURANCE
ANTHONY C. PAOLINO, Inc.
ASS
IN OF
REALTORS ABC ACTIVE CONSTITUENT
BOARDS NO
ESTATE
INSURANCE REAL ESTATE - MORTGAGES
MEMBERS OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AGENTS
TELEPHONE GA spee 1-2588
357 WESTMINSTER ST., Room 201
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
.
You Don't Have To Be Rich
. .. to retire at 60 on an income of $200 a month - through the Phoenix Mutual Retirement Income Plan. Send for the illustrated booklet giving the facts. No cost - no obligation. Just write or phone -
LLOYD E. CRANDALL Manager PHOENIX MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONN. WATERMAN AVE., EAST PROVIDENCE (at Six Corners)
@ 1937 PMLICO
Tel. EA st Providence 1-6700
D. R. PITASSI AGENCY VINCENT E. PITASSI, Manager
General Insurance
HARRY PONTARELLI - GUY RIZZO - JOSEPH IANNELLI - JOHN DiBIASE - JOHN DeCESARE, Jr. Insurance Representatives
Telephone GA spee 1-9092 57 EDDY STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
MORTON SMITH, INC. General Insurance Agents
FIRE BUSINESS INTERRUPTION - CASUALTY INLAND and OCEAN MARINE BID PERFORMANCE PROBATE - SURETY and FIDELITY BONDS
Telephone UNion 1-1117
100 MEDWAY ST., at Wayland Sq. PROVIDENCE 6, R. I.
(1954) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
INSURANCE
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SPENCER & PRESTON, Inc. Formerly Spencer & Boss INSURANCE for 3 generations 49 Westminster Street Telephone GAspee 1-7276 Providence, Rhode Island offering you desirable and economical protection against Fire, Casualty, and Inland Marine Hazards
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA RICHARD R. CALDWELL, Manager
Life -- Annuities Group Insurance 1019 Industrial Bank Building 111 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone DE xter 1-2422
Compare Our Rates with Any Other Company
We Solicit Your Surplus Business
FRANK F. SWARTZ
Compare Our Non-cancellable Sickness and Accident Insurance and Guaranteed Renewable to Age 65 Non-aggregate
GENERAL AGENT UNITED LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO.
54 CUSTOM HOUSE ST.
Telephone DExter 1-2244
WE ARE NOTED FOR GUARANTEED LOW COST
APPRAISALS - REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE
THE
GA spee 1-0824
Wm. R. WARBURTON AGENCY
GA spee 1-8234
1215-1216 UNION TRUST BLDG. PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
"The Family Agency Built on Personal Service"
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INSURANCE
Partnership Insurance Business Insurance Pension Trusts
Personal Insurance Tax Liquidation Insurance Bonus or Profit Sharing Trusts
EUGENE T. LOTHGREN
Chartered Life Underwriter
3rd Floor 146 WESTMINSTER STREET
PHONE DE xter 1-1230
IRON AND STEEL
TOWER IRON WORKS
Structural Steel and Plate Fabricators
Beams, Channels, Angles, Plates IN STOCK! SWIMMING POOLS Stairs, Fire Escapes, Railings
HEAVY MACHINE WORK
WELDED PLATE WORK Smoke Stacks, Flues, Tanks Flame Cut Plates - Welded Machine Bases
STAINLESS STEEL
Dye tubs, dye jigs, complete line of Stainless Steel Agers for finishing plants, Stainless Steel equip- ment for Textile, Chemical and other industries.
WE SPECIALIZE IN FABRICATING TO YOUR SPECIAL NEEDS AND WILL HAVE ONE OF OUR ENGINEERS CALL TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
Prompt Service Two Plants in Providence, R. I. - One Plant in North Dighton, Mass. TOWER IRON WORKS 50 BORDEN ST., PROVIDENCE
Tel. GAspee 1-8123
"The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER
(1954) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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IRON AND STEEL
UNITED IRON WORKS
WROUGHT IRON WORK - LIGHT STRUCTURALS FIRE ESCAPES
Miscellaneous Iron, Aluminum, Bronze and Brass Work of All Types
ARTISTIC WROUGHT
IRON WORK
IRON FENCES
IRON GUARDS
ORNAMENTAL RAILING
HAND FORGING
BRIDGE RAILING
PIPE RAILINGS
STAIR TREADS
TEL. EL mhurst 1-1098
ALUMINUM RAILINGS
BRONZE LETTERING BLACKSMITHING WELDING AND BRAZING
BRACKET LANTERNS
WIRE FENCES GATES OF ALL KINDS ANDIRONS
1704 WESTMINSTER STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
NIGHTINGALE, BAKER & SALISBURY IRON and STEEL TOOL STEEL COLD ROLLED STEEL for all purposes - Rounds, Squares, Hexagons and Flats COLD DRAWN, SEAMLESS STEEL TUBING HOT ROLLED STEEL BARS Machinery Steel - Bands and Hoops Drill Rod - Cold Rolled Strip Steel Telephone DExter 1-4750 180 WEST EXCHANGE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PROVIDENCE STEEL & IRON CO.
STRUCTURAL STEEL AND LIGHT IRON WORK
27 SIMS AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone GA spee 1-0173
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1954)
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JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING
FRED ABRAMS President
LEONARD R. ABRAMS Vice-President and Secretary
MOLLIE ABRAMS Treasurer
JEWELRY ARDEN
MANUFACTURING COMPANY
CREATORS OF PEARL AND METAL COSTUME JEWELRY
The Facilities and Products of one of the World's Largest and Best Equipped Pearl Manufacturers are at the disposal of the Nation's wholesalers.
We are also known today as one of the Leading and Largest Producers of Popular Priced Metal Costume Jewelry with a reputation for value, quality, originality of design and service.
Complete Line of
NECKLACES BRACELETS
EARRINGS BROOCHES
TELEPHONES
GA spee 1-3158 GAspee 1-0060
GAspee 1-3159
GAspee 1-1884
169 SOUTH ANGELL ST.
PROVIDENCE 6, R. I.
(1954) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING
FULFORD MANUFACTURING COMPANY
ESTABLISHED 1891
Jewelry Findings
SMALL STAMPINGS
Metal Specialties and Ornaments of All Kinds
General Office and Plant
107 STEWART ST., PROVIDENCE 1, R. I.
GAspee 1-7825
NEW YORK
-
CHICAGO
FRED A. OTIS President
SAMUEL A. OTIS Secretary
H. MORGENSTERN Treasurer
HARVEY & OTIS, Inc.
ORGANIZED 1884
INCORPORATED 1942
Emblems For Fraternal Orders
RINGS . CROSSES
· JEWELRY
GAspee 1-4416
46 CHESTNUT STREET
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
NEW YORK - LOS ANGELES .
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JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING
New York Office: 303 FIFTH AVENUE - Philadelphia Office: 701 CHESTNUT STREET Chicago Office: 29 E. MADISON STREET - Los Angeles Office: 448 SOUTH HILL STREET
AURORA JEWELRY COMPANY
Division of UNCAS MANUFACTURING COMPANY Telephone GAspee 1-0680 623-633 ATWELLS AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I.
CONCORD MFG. CORP. Manufacturers of CHAINS FOR JEWELRY, HANDBAGS, DRESS ORNAMENTS, NECK CHAINS All types In All Metals Telephone HO pkins 1-1329
100 BAKER STREET New York Office: 15 WEST 38th ST.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
WI sconsin 7-9863
MAKERS OF EMBLEMS SINCE 1861
The Experience of Nearly A Century Is Built Into Every One
IRONS & RUSSELL COMPANY
Telephone DE xter 1-4903
PROVIDENCE
CHICAGO
SAN FRANCISCO
NATIONAL TOOL AND FINDING CO., Inc. JEWELERS' FINDINGS Metal Belts - Buttons - Ornamental Wire Phone UNion 1-2816 387 CHARLES STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
(1954) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING
NEW YORK DALLAS CHICAGO ATLANTA
LOS ANGELES
SPEIDEL CORPORATION
Manufacturing
Speidel
Jewelers
Telephones GA spee 1-6840-41-42-43-44-45-1-6105-1-6355-1-6327-1-7951
SEVENTY SHIP STREET
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
New York Office: 303 FIFTH AVENUE - Philadelphia Office: 701 CHESTNUT STREET Los Angeles Office: 448 SOUTH HILL STREET - Chicago Office: 29 E. MADISON STREET
UNCAS MANUFACTURING "America's Largest Ring House" 623-633 ATWELLS AVENUE
CO.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone GA spee 1-0680
D. M. WATKINS CO.
Manufacturers of Jewelry Findings and Screw Machine Products
METAL ORNAMENTS
GALLERIES
PINS, JOINTS and CATCHES, ETC.
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