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CHARLES G. CALDER, INC. Has Served the Artists of R. I. since 1877
ARTISTS' MATERIALS
SIGN WRITERS' SUPPLIES
SCHOOL SUPPLIES PICTURE FRAMING
36 ABORN STREET Telephone GAspee 4402 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
SOLE AGENTS FOR ZIP-A-TONE
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'8
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AUCTIONEERS AND APPRAISERS
ESTABLISHED 1903
BARNETT CARTER & COMPANY
RHODE ISLAND'S LEADING
COMMERCIAL AUCTIONEERS
INDUSTRIAL
184 SUMTER STREET - - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone HOpkins 6834 BANKRUPTCY COURTS, BANKS AND COMMERCIAL HOUSES' REFERENCES
GAspee 1806 GAspee 8671 MORRIS M. LADD-Auctioneer and Appraiser LIQUIDATOR AND CASH BUYER OF COMMERCIAL AND PERSONAL STOCKS
Available For All Auction Sales
32 Garnet Street
909 Westminster Street
AUTOMOBILES
BRADBURN MOTORS COMPANY
RHODE ISLAND DISTRIBUTORS
Pontiac Motor Cars
Sales and Service
79 ELMWOODZAVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone DExter 2350
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940)
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AUTOMOBILES
THE HENLEY-KIMBALL COMPANY
DISTRIBUTORS OF
Hudson Motor Cars
HUDSON
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S-WRC SALES-SERVICE AND PARTS DEPARTMENTS 635 ELMWOOD AVE., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone HOpkins 3200 FRANK CROOK, Inc. CHEVROLET CHEVROLET SALES and SERVICE USED "with an OK that counts" CARS Telephones PErry 4900 Plantations 4900 450-490 MAIN STREET PAWTUCKET, R. I. NARRAGANSETT MOTORS, Inc. FRANK F. CROOK, Pres. Sales and Service Plymout DODGE PLYMOUTH 1128 NO. MAIN ST. Opposite R. I. Auditorium Tel. GAspee 0800 PROVIDENCE, R. I. (1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S 5 AUTOMOBILES PROVIDENCE BUICK CO. Buick 8 SALES and SERVICE UTHORIZED Buich SERVICE Emblem of Satisfaction 25 RESERVOIR AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone WIlliams 3500 SUTTELL MOTORS, Inc. PACKARD STUDEBAKER SALES and SERVICE 110 BROADWAY Telephone PErry 9200 PAWTUCKET, R. I. AUTOMOBILE FINANCE AUTO OWNERS FINANCE CO., Inc. Automobile Financing in All its Branches Loans on Automobiles and Trucks - $50 to $5000 Car Remains in Your Possession-No Endorsers-No Co-signers-No Red Tape Your Present Notes Refinanced Office Hours 9 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. Daily 9 A. M. to 1 P. M. Saturday TELEPHONES GAspee 2404-3144 Room 200, Thompson Bldg., 68 EXCHANGE PL., PROVIDENCE, R. I. AUTOMOBILE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES AUTO.LITE S ERVICE AUTO ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SPEEDOMETERS SHOCK-ABSORBERS-FUEL PUMPS-CARBURETORS DELCO BATTERIES-HEADLIGHTS UNITED SERVICE MOTORS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION Radio Service W. R. BURNS CO. Telephone DExter 1775 618-622 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940) 6 AUTOMOBILE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES CORP BROTHERS Welding, Brazing - Machine Work Distributors of Linde Oxygen and Prest-O-Lite Acetylene Distributors of Welding Equipment and Supplies 40 MATHEWSON STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I. SAVE TIME AND LOSS OF THE USE OF YOUR CAR! Duco Finish Wrecked Cars Rebuilt Upholstering and Body Repairing General Overhauling ENTIRE JOB DONE AT SAME TIME IN ONE SHOP Our Duco Finishing Is Done By The Most Modern Methods And Handled By Experts H. M. HOWE CO., Inc. 93 BUCKLIN ST. DExter 8446 CORNER PEACE ST. Truck Bodies Built, Painted and Repaired AWNINGS A. A. CAPWELL CO. ..... Awnings Decorations Venetian Blinds Canvas Products Tents Artistic Decorations for Celebrations, Fairs, Banquets, Etc. Wedding Canopies and Aisle Cloths for Hire CAMPES FOR OFFICE, 526 POWER ROAD Phone PErry 0666 PAWTUCKET, R. I. "The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER Nº 1192 (1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'8 7 BANKS THE BLACKSTONE CANAL NATIONAL BANK OF PROVIDENCE 20 MARKET SQUARE ESTABLISHED 1831 Banking Department - Checking Accounts of Corporations, Firms and Individuals. Trust Department - This Bank acts as Executor, Administra- tor and Trustee and in other fiduciary ca- pacities. Capital $500,000 Surplus and Profits over $1,000,000 ALBERT R. PLANT, President and Trust Officer GARRY C. HOUSE, Vice-President CHARLES B. McGOWAN, Vice-Pres. and Asst. Trust Officer DELOS A. HOWLAND, Cashier RALPH N. BATTEY, Asst. Trust Officer DIRECTORS Albert R. Plant Henry S. Chafee Frank L. Hinckley Garry C. House Charles B. Mackinney Charles W. Eastwood Frederick B. Luce Harris H. Bucklin Fletcher P. Burton Dwight T. Colley Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940) 8 BANKS Main Office in Providence Branches throughout the State Board of Directors JAMES M. PENDLETON Treasurer Town of Westerly Manager Westerly Branch EDWARD B. ALDRICH Vice-President FLORRIMON M. HOWE President HARRY PARSONS CROSS Greenough, Lyman & Cross PAUL C. NICHOLSON Pres. Nicholson File Co. BYRON S. WATSON Chairman Rhode Island Insurance Company Merchants Insurance Company HAROLD T. MERRIMAN Treas. Lippitt Woolen Co. ERVIN S. DUNN Treasurer Dunn Worsted Mills FREDERICK S. PECK Treas. Asa Peck & Co., Inc. E. TUDOR GROSS G. L. & H. J. Gross, Inc. EDMUND C. MAYO President Gorham Mfg. Co. ROBERT B. DRESSER Edwards & Angel' WILLIAM B. MacCOLL Treasurer Lorraine Mfg. Co. SINCLAIR RICHARDSON Trustee Est. of Frank A. Sayles HOVEY T. FREEMAN Pres. Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. GEORGE H. HUDDY, JR. First Vice-President PERCIVAL DE ST. AUBIN Treasurer, Vesta Underwear Co. GEORGE F. SAWYER Pres .- Treas. Improved Seamless Wire Co. W. EASTON LOUTTIT, JR. Treasurer Louttit Laundry Co. EDWIN H. ARNOLD Pres .- Treas. Arnold, Hoffman & Co., Inc. MORTIMER L. BURBANK Pres .- Treas. The Outlet Co. HARVEY A. BAKER Attorney at Law Officers FLORRIMON M. HOWE, President GEORGE H. HUDDY, JR. Ist V-Pres. EARL S. CRAWFORD V-Pres. EDWARD B. ALDRICH V-Pres. CHESTER R. MARTIN V-Pres. FREDERICK S. PECK V-Pres. NICHOLAS E. CARR Asst. Sec. CLARENCE B. COLEMAN Asst. Sec. WARD E. SMITH V-Pres. ELMER F. SEABURY V-Pres. GEORGE E. GALE Asst. Sec. ROBERT J. CONNERY Asst. Sec. ALBERT R. UNDERWOOD Asst. Sec. THERON S. CURTIS Asst. Sec. Treasurer's Department ERNEST CLAYTON Vice-Pres .- Treas. T. DAWSON BROWN Asst. Treas. ELLERY HOLBROOK Asst. Treas. HERBERT F. GRAMSTORFF Assistant Treasurer Trust Department J. CUNLIFFE BULLOCK V-Pres. CLAYTON D. SHELDON Trust Officer MALCOLM E. READ EVERETT S. HARTWELL V-Pres. ROBERT S. GRANT Trust Officer Assistant Trust Officer EDMUND J. BENNETT Assistant Trust Officer Loan Department CLYDE A. RINES ELMER D. NICKERSON Assistant Secretary W. GRANVILLE MEADER, Vice-President FELIX FERRARIS, Assistant Secretary Auditor HAROLD T. THOMPSON INDUSTRIAL TRUST COMPANY Member of Federal Reserve System Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Five PROVIDENCE Offices 111 Westminster St .- 63 Westminster Street 1473 Broad Street - 220 Atwells Avenue 602 Elmwood Avenue BRANCHES E. Providence Pawtucket(2) Newport Woonsocket Bristol Westerly Pascoag Warren Wickford (1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'8 HARRY C. OWEN Vice-President and Secretary Assistant Secretary Foreign Department HOWARD H. WILKINSON Asst. Sec. CHARLES W. BISHOP Asst. Sec. GEORGE E. PORRITT Asst. Treas. 9 BANKS THE MECHANICS NATIONAL BANK OF PROVIDENCE Offers you Modern Banking Service with speed, accuracy and courtesy whether your account is small or large. 34 Dorrance St., Opposite City Hall Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940) . ... 10 BANKS C THE NATIONAL BANK "OFF COMMERCE! OFFICERS President HENRY L. WILCOX Vice President and Trust Officer WILLIAM P. CHAPIN, JR. Vice President and Cashier FRANK J. RYAN Assistant Cashiers ALBERT F. NEWMAN STUART K. TUTTLE Assistant Trust Officer VERRANO C. HART DIRECTORS HENRY L. WILCOX, President WILLIAM P. CHAPIN, JR. Vice President and Trust Officer C. PRESCOTT KNIGHT, JR. LLEWELLYN W. JONES Vice President and Treasurer, General Fire Extinguisher Co. EDGAR M. DOCHERTY Treasurer, William C. Greene Co. ARTHUR W. NEWELL President, Hazard Cotton Co. WILLIAM E. MAYNARD Vice President Providence Washington Insurance Company Anchor Insurance Company JOHN FRANCIS LENNON FRANK N. PHILLIPS President, Washburn Wire Company CLARKE F. FREEMAN Vice President Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company DeFOREST W. ABEL President Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. of America and Factory Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of America You are invited to open an account here, and to make this Bank, "Your Bank" Reasons .. . why you will find a banking connection here distinctly worth- while Modern Banking Services The National Bank of Commerce and Trust Company of Providence offers every modern facility, and prompt, accurate handling of any financial requirements of customers who desire Checking, Loan, Trust, Mortgage, Foreign and Savings Account Services. Old and Reliable For more than eighty-nine years this strong, conservative, independent Bank has maintained its enviable record of successful banking, and proven its sound qualities and reliability. Security Assured Depositors and customers are assured of ample protection for their funds through the Bank's capitalization and by its total resources. Convenient Location Our Building at 146 Westminster Street, just above the Arcade, is conveniently located to save time and steps for anyone in the Providence busi- ness district, and is quickly and easily accessible from all transportation lines. NKO BANK 1851 1940 OF PROVIDENCE The National Bank of Commerce and Trust Company of Providence MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S 11 BANKS A Mutual Bank in which the Depositors Share the Profits a PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK CU P Banking Hours 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. Saturdays-9 A. M. to 12 Wednesday Eve .- 5 to 8.30 Conveniently Located at 27 Market Square, Providence, R. I. President, CHARLES C. MARSHALL Vice Presidents HERBERT W. RICE G. MAURICE CONGDON GARRY C. HOUSE Board of Trustees HERBERT W. RICE WILLIAM DAVIS MILLER G. MAURICE CONGDON A. LIVINGSTON KELLEY FREDERICK C. FREEMAN RICHMOND VIALL WILLIAM H. EDWARDS THOMAS E. STEERE ROBERT W. UPHAM, Treasurer and Secretary RAYMOND H. BLAKE, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary WILLIAM P. DODGE, Assistant Secretary RALPH L. SMITH, Assistant Secretary Money deposited at this Mutual Bank on or before the 16th of any month draws interest from the first of that month unless it is withdrawn before the next semi- annual dividend is payable. PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK $1.00 Opens an Account Interest is compounded semi-annually HOVEY T. FREEMAN DONALD S. BABCOCK WILLIAM B. MacCOLL CHARLES C. MARSHALL CLAUDE R. BRANCH GARRY C. HOUSE Established in 1851 Eighty-nine Years On Market Square PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940) 12 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 ST. PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND Resources over $69,000,000 Guaranty and Surplus Fund over $2,000,000 Deposits over $66,000,000 OFFICERS WILSON G. WING, President WILLIAM GAMMELL, JR., 1st Vice-President ROBERT H. I. GODDARD, 2nd Vice-President PAUL C. DeWOLF, 3rd Vice-President BOARD OF INVESTMENT WILSON G. WING ROBERT H. I. GODDARD PAUL C. DeWOLF WILLIAM GAMMELL, Jr. BOARD OF TRUSTEES HENRY D. SHARPE EVERITTE St.J. CHAFFEE ROBERT H. I. GODDARD WILLIAM L. SWEET WILLIAM GAMMELL, Jr. JOHN NICHOLAS BROWN HENRY S. CHAFEE RICHARD S. ALDRICH PAUL C. DeWOLF JOHN B. LEWIS FRANK E. RICHMOND BENJAMIN R. STURGES WILSON G. WING ROBERT H. I. GODDARD, JR. EZRA W. MASON, Treasurer PARDON R. KENNEY, Assistant Treasurer HARRY V. MAYO, Assistant Treasurer FRANK M. MASON, Secretary and Clerk of the Corporation FRANK G. HOWARD, 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 semi-annually, January 16 and July 16. $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 (1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S BANKS 13 ESTABLISHED 1791 PROVIDENCE NATIONAL BANK 100 WESTMINSTER STREET Oldest Bank in America under National Charter Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Capital - $1,500,000 Surplus . $2,000,000 OFFICERS MOSES J. BARBER, Chairman of the Board THOMAS L. PIERCE, President EARL G. BATTY, Vice-Pres. and Cashier CHARLES L. EDDY, Asst. Cashier HENRY H. EDDY, Asst. Cashier CHARLES E. MUNYAN, Asst. Cashier IDA M. FRYER, Asst. Cashier BENJAMIN H. CATE, Asst. Cashier RUPERT C. THOMPSON, Jr., Asst. Cashier CHARLES M. SMITH, III, Trust Officer B. H. LILLIBRIDGE, Asst. Trust Officer DIRECTORS WILLIAM GAMMELL, JR. MOSES J. BARBER FRANK E. RICHMOND RICHARD S. ALDRICH EDWARD P. JASTRAM EARL G. BATTY A. LIVINGSTON KELLEY WILSON G. WING THOMAS L. PIERCE WILLIAM L. SWEET FREDERICK T. MOSES JOHN B. LEWIS CHARLES C. MARSHALL RICHMOND VIALL MAXWELL C. HUNTOON CHARLES E. RIGBY BENJAMIN R. STURGES WILLIAM SLATER ALLEN PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940) - -- 14 BANKS GEARED TO AID INDUSTRY . . . Sound loans help the gears of business run smoothly. You doubtless find it necessary in your business to borrow from time to time. The Hospital National Bank is always ready to make loans to meet the needs of progressive manufacturers and merchants. Rhode Island Hospital National Bank (1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S 15 BANKS CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK JUNCTION WESTMINSTER AND CRANSTON STREETS President, CHARLES A. POST Vice Presidents EDWIN O. CHASE WILLIAM A. HATHAWAY TRUSTEES CHARLES A. POST EDWIN O. CHASE ARTHUR O. OSTBY ARTHUR S. VAUGHN ARCHIE W. MERCHANT WILLIAM A. HATHAWAY HENRY A. GRIMWOOD JOSEPH H. GAINER ROGER W. COOKE RUSSELL W. KNIGHT NORRIS G. ABBOTT FREDERICK B. WILCOX CLARKE F. FREEMAN Treasurer-ROGER W. COOKE Assistant Treasurer-CHARLES H. JACKSON Assistant Treasurer-PHILLIPS R. WEATHERBEE Assistant Treasurer-LEROY B. LUNDBLAD Statistician-LOUIS E. GROVER, Jr. Dividends January and July. Deposits made on or before the sixteenth of any month draw interest from the first. The Sturdy Oak of Upper Westminster Street HIGH STREET & TRUST COMPANY 846 WESTMINSTER STREET INCORPORATED JUNE 1828 CAPITAL SURPLUS - - - . $120,000 $170,000 OFFICERS HENRY A. GRIMWOOD Chairman of the Board WILLIAM A. HATHAWAY VICTOR H. FRAZIER President Vice President and Treasurer Vice President SAMUEL J. GREENE LOVETT C. RAY Secretary and Trust Officer HOWARD A. JEPSON - Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary DIRECTORS HENRY A. GRIMWOOD WILLIAM A. HATHAWAY SAMUEL J. GREENE HOWARD F. BARKER VICTOR H. FRAZIER CHARLES A. POST EDWIN O. CHASE GEORGE W. HALLIWELL RUSSELL W. KNIGHT This Institution Invites Accounts of Firms, Corporations and Individuals PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940) ----- - 1 İ 1 BANK 16 BANKS LINCOLN TRUST COMPANY 61 WEYBOSSET ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Business and Personal Accounts Invited MAX BERRY CHARLES BROWN EMILIO N. CAPPELLI DIRECTORS GEORGE W. HOLT, JR. JESSE L. JOHNSON JOHN E. MARTIN FRANK D. McKENDALL ACHIBALD SILVERMAN EVANGELISTE TURGEON OFFICERS FRANK D. McKENDALL Chairman of the Board ARCHIBALD SILVERMAN, President EMILIO N. CAPPELLI, Secretary J. WILLARD BECK, Auditor JOHN E. MARTIN, Vice-President GEORGE W. HOLT, Jr., Treasurer F. ARTHUR DeBLASIO, Asst. Treasurer LINCOLN TRUST COMPANY SOUND BANKING SERVICE COURTEOUSLY RENDERED Incorporated 1835 Reorganized as a National Bank 1865 THE PHENIX NATIONAL BANK OF PROVIDENCE 85-89 WESTMINSTER STREET Capital Surplus and Profits over $450,000 $900,000 FREDERICK B. WILCOX, President BENJAMIN P. MOULTON Vice-President FREDERICK W. YORK Vice-President CHARLES W. HERRMANN Cashier WALTER C. JOHNSON Asst. Cashier Directors MALCOLM G. CHACE ARTHUR M. ALLEN ROBERT L. KNIGHT BENJAMIN P. MOULTON FREDERICK B. WILCOX CARROLL HARRINGTON ERNEST I. KILCUP PHILIP C. WENTWORTH Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Discount, Monday, 11:30 A.M. Dividends, May 20th and November 20th (1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'8 17 BANKS PHENIX TRUST COMPANY 710 MAIN ST., WEST WARWICK, R. I. Branch Office at Apponaug Capital - - Surplus - $100,000 $100,000 DANIEL A. CLARKE, President HAROLD A. CAMPBELL, Vice-President EARL R. HANDY, Secretary and Treasurer DIRECTORS Nathan E. Kendall Harold A. Campbell Daniel A. Clarke Frederick G. Brown Earl R. Handy Edwin H. Arnold Peirce H. Brereton Patrick H. Quinn "PROMPT and SATISFACTORY BANKING SERVICE" USE OUR MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN OF Personal Loans It solves many a financial problem for the individual, family and small business. The charge is only $6.00 for every $100 borrowed and the loan is repaid in twelve equal monthly payments. As protection to the estate of the borrower, his life is insured without charge and without examination. Call for full details of this simple, convenient plan. UNION TRUST COMPANY Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940) B 18 BANKS CENTREVILLE NATIONAL BANK 1218 Main Street, West Warwick, Rhode Island Established 1828 Chartered as a National Bank 1865 Capital $100,000 Surplus $175,000 EVERETT W. WHITFORD President Everett W. Whitford ANDREW YORSTON Vice President DIRECTORS Charles S. Christie J. ROBERT ABRAMSON Cashier George B. Parker Charles H. Sprague Andrew Yorston A General Banking Business Transacted For Over a Century THE COLUMBUS NATIONAL BANK OF PROVIDENCE MEMBER OF FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION COMPLETE BANKING SERVICE MAIN OFFICE 20 WESTMINSTER ST. Telephone GAspee 3241 SPECIAL FOREIGN DEPT. BRANCH 361 ATWELLS AVE. Telephone GAspee 3244 Financial Service for the Individual Morris Plan's many loan and finance plans are the result of nearly a quarter century of experience in helping the individual to help himself out of debt . . not further into debt. We can help you, too! Special Loans for School Teachers Policemen Firemen Postmen and others The MORRIS PLAN COMPANY of RHODE ISLAND TWENTY-FIVE CANAL STREET . THIRTY OLNEYVILLE SQUARE DExter 9800 PROVIDENCE WEst 3350 Auto Finance Tax Pay't Loans Collateral Loans Business Loans Travel Loans Loans for any worthy purpose LD COLONY CO-OPERATIVE BANK 58 WEYBOSSET ST., PROVIDENCE WOONSOCKET -WEST WARWICK . GREYSTONE - PAWTUCKET MEMBER, FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM MEMBER, U. S. BUILDING & LOAN LEAGUE A mutual savings-and-loan association which encourages long-term, systematic saving by its members-investing funds in sound first mortgages on Rhode Island homes. TOTAL RESOURCES OVER $25,000,000.00 (1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'R 19 BANKS WILLIAM L. SWEET, Pres. WILLIS H. WHITE, Vice-Pres. CHAS. H. S. BROWN, Treas. ROGER WILLIAMS Savings Fund & Loan Association Main Floor 10 WEYBOSSET ST. Grosvenor Building QAspee 5112 Direct Reduction Mortgages at 5% or 6%, according to Value of Property and Amount of Loan, to help you build or buy a home or refinance your present mortgage. BLUE PRINTS BLUE PRINTS .. PHOTOSTAT PRINTS 35 Years of Service WE CARRY THE LARGEST STOCK OF DRAWING MATERIALS IN RHODE ISLAND Supplies for Commercial Artists PROVIDENCE BLUE PRINT CO., INC. 86 WEYBOSSET STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephones GAspee 5074 and GAspee 5527 BOILER MAKERS ALMY WATER-TUBE BOILER CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Almy's Patent Water-Tube Boiler For Marine, Stationary and Heating Boilers Telephone DExter 0433 178-184 ALLEN'S AVENUE .. PROVIDENCE, R. I. IT PAYS TO BE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED To let people know WHO you are, WHERE you are and WHAT you have to sell. The Providence City Directory keeps your name before the public 365 days in the year. DISPLAYS demand recognition and impress upon the buying public your standing in the community. R. L. POLK & CO. Publishers 509 WESTMINSTER ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I. PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940) 20 BOX MANUFACTURERS Lumber AND Building Materials FROM WHY WAIT BUILD "Cellar to Roof" NOW GOOD WOOD BOXES Manufacturers of Boxes and Packing Cases of All Kinds PROVIDENCE BOX & LUMBER CO. 1108 Cranston St .- WEST 6300-6301 - Cranston, R.I. (1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S 21 BOX MANUFACTURERS F. H. BUFFINTON CO. PAPER BOXES Made-Rite Mailing Boxes Stiff Boxes Brightwood Specialties Telephone DExter 4230 363 EDDY STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I. THE C. J. FOX COMPANY MANUFACTURERS OF Folding Boxes CFJ Jewelry Cards SHIPPING - TAGS - MARKING 236 ABORN STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. TELEPHONE DExter 1000 A. A. PRESBREY & SON CO., Inc. Manufacturers of PACKING BOXES General Woodworkers Telephone GAspee 4681 125 SUMMER ST., COR. MEADOW ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I. CHAS. K. SHAW, Treasurer SHAW PAPER BOX CO. Manufacturers of PAPER BOXES TEL. PErry 0410-0411 37 SABIN ST., PAWTUCKET, R. I. 1 Branch Factory, Charles St., Meriden, Conn. PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940) 22 BOX MANUFACTURERS PLAIN and FANCY BOXES and DISPLAYS Taylor Box Co. TAYLOR - MADE For JEWELRY, COSMETICS and PERFUMES PAPER BOXES HOWARD S. SCHOLES 73 EAGLE STREET Telephones GAspee 1700-2112 PROVIDENCE, R. I. ENTRANCE THROUGH EAGLE STREET OR GILES PLACE AT 557 ATWELLS AVENUE BROKERS, INVESTMENT BODELL && CO. Associate Members New York Curb Exchange Investment Securities NEW YORK 111 Broadway 32 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET, PROVIDENCE NEW HAVEN 205 Church Street HARTFORD 15 Lewis Street BROWN, LISLE & MARSHALL Investment Securities Telephone GAspee 8900 201 TURKS HEAD BUILDING .. PROVIDENCE, R. I. FOSTER B. DAVIS EDWARD S. WHITE EARL R. DAVIS ERNEST B. ARMSTRONG DAVIS & DAVIS MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE BOSTON STOCK EXCHANGE 212 Grosvenor Building 10 WEYBOSSET STREET - - PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 7100 (1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S 23 BROKERS, INVESTMENT KIDDER, PEABODY & CO. Members of the New York and Boston Stock Exchanges 100 GROSVENOR BUILDING Telephone GAspee 3500 PROVIDENCE, R. I. 115 Devonshire Street, Boston 17 Wall Street, New York LITTLEFIELD & CO. Investment Securities Telephones DExter 1144-1145 724 HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING, 15 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. MILLER & GEORGE INVESTMENT SECURITIES 330 HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING - PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephones GAspee 6070, 6071, 6072 PAINE, WEBBER & COMPANY ESTABLISHED 1880 Investment Securities Members New York and Boston Stock Exchanges 638 HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING . . PROVIDENCE, R. I. BOSTON CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA Telephone GAspee 2193 NEW YORK PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940) 24 BROKERS, INVESTMENT WADDINGTON & COMPANY INVESTMENT BONDS PREFERRED STOCKS AND LOCAL SECURITIES 1021 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephones GAspee 4033-4034 BUILDERS' FINISH ESTABLISHED 1847 L. VAUGHN CO. Sash, Doors and Builders' Finish SPECIAL DETAILED MILLWORK OF ALL KINDS Distributors of UPSON WALLBOARD, PLYWOOD AND "LUCAS PAINTS" WINDOW GLASS 1143-1155 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephones GAspee 1141-1142-1143 BUILDERS' SUPPLIES MANCHESTER & HUDSON CO. Mason Materials - Refractories PAINTS and VARNISHES RUST INHIBITIVES and COATINGS ASPHALT MATERIALS SHINGLES-ROLL ROOFING JOINT and PLANK EMULSIONS-FABRIC, ETC. SHEATHING PAPER and FELT Fire Resisting BUILDING MATERIALS Of All Kinds Telephones DExter 1975-1976 573 EDDY STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I. (1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S 25 CEMETERIES ESTABLISHED 1847 TELEPHONE HO. 8182 OAKLAND CEMETERY Burial Lots For Sale at Reasonable Prices Terms if desired. Cemetery Equipment for Rental Office and Cemetery located on Broad St., at City Line, Edgewood Broad Street Cars Pass Grounds Appointments may be made at any time. Resident Telephone HO. 2806 SWAN POINT CEMETERY City Office, 535 Hospital Trust Building 15 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I. Burial Lots sold with the provision for care of grass can be selected at the Cemetery, where persons are in constant attendance to wait upon visitors. Electric cars run direct to the Cemetery. For further information apply to Noel T. McCarthy, Superintendent, at the Cemetery, or to the undersigned. TELEPHONES GAspee 9541 and GAspee 6331 HENRY F. HARBACH, Treasurer CHEMICALS Business Established 1773 Marble-Nye Company (FRANK H. LEONARD, Res. Mgr .- Tel. HOpkins 5613) WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS Heavy Chemicals, Caustic Soda, Liquid Chlorine, Gums, Chemical Lime, Acids, Bleaching Powder, Dextrines, Sodas, Soda Ash, Lubricating Oils, Potato, Wheat and Corn Starches, Lard and Neatsfoot Oil, Saponified Red Oil, Borax, Boracic Acids, Paints, Varnishes, Enamels, Linseed Oil, Turpentine TELEPHONE Hopkins 1151 336 ALLEN'S AVENUE, PROVIDENCE, R. I. 49 Stillings St., Boston - - - 18 Foster St., Worcester PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940) 26 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS RUMFORD CHEMICAL WORKS Established 1854 MANUFACTURERS Rumford Baking Powder Rumford Yeast Powder Health Club Baking Powder Rumford Special Yeast Food Horsford's Bread Preparation Cal-a-phos Sodium Tetraphosphate Sulphuric Acid General Offices and Factory RUMFORD, R. I. CHEMICALS AND DYESTUFFS JOHN D. LEWIS INCORPORATED Manufacturers, Importers and Exporters Chemicals and Resins Tannic Acid, Commercial, Tannic Acid, U. S. P. and C. P., Tartar Emetic, Antimony Salts, Crude and Half Refined Tartar, Antimony Lactate, Acetate of Chrome, Fluoride of Chrome, Acetate of Iron, Nitrate of Iron, Gallic Acid, Dyewood Extracts, Tanning Extracts, Ester Gum. CHEMICALS STARCHES RESINS Office and Warehouses: 68 TRAVERSE STREET - FOX POINT, PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 0262 Works MANSFIELD, MASS. Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.