Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) city directory, 1942, Part 382

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ESTABLISHED 1835


INCORPORATED 1914


THE JAMES H. TOWER IRON WORKS


Engineers and Manufacturers


Plate Work Steel Structures


Ornamental Iron


ANGLE RINGS


HOPPERS


BANDS


LADDERS


BINS


PIPE RAILS


BOILER FLUES


RAILS (Step and Stair)


BOILER WALKS


RUNWAYS


BRIDGES


SPIRAL STAIRS


COAL BUNKERS


STACKS


CRANES (Jib and Traveling) DISCS


TANKS (Riveted and Welded)


FENCES


TRAVELING CRANES


FIRE ESCAPES


TRENCH COVERS


FRAMES


TROLLEYS


FURNACE SHELLS


TROLLEY TRACKS


GATES


TRUSS RODS


GRATINGS (Area and Window)


TRUSSES


GALVANIZED BUS STRUCTURES


Electric and Acetylene Welding


We Specialize in the Manufacture of Tanks and Other Welded Equipment Constructed of Stainless Steel, Stainless-Clad Steel, Nickel-Clad Steel and other Rust-Resistant Metals


LARGE STOCK


BEAMS


PLATES


CHANNELS


BARS


ANGLES


BLUE ANNEALED SHEETS


TEES


DIAMOND PATTERN PLATES


FENESTRA STEEL SASH


CEMENT FILLED COLUMNS


Telephone GAspee 4715


Address, 50 BORDEN ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.


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JEWELERS


DIAMOND MERCHANTS FOR THREE GENERATIONS


Michaels-Bauer


JEWELERS . EST. 1900


365 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. TELEPHONE GASPEE 9808 .


NATIONALLY ADVERTISED MERCHANDISE ON CREDIT AT CASH PRICES


CREDIT AT CASH PRICES


NO ADDED CHARGES


ROGERS JEWELRY STORES


Your Friendly


JEWELRY STORE


DIAMONDS BIRTHSTONE


RINGS


WATCHES NATIONALLY ADVERTISED MAKES


RADIOS NATIONALLY ADVERTISED MAKES


SILVERWARE


ROGERS 1847 COMMUNITY PLATE STERLING


OPTICIANS


WATCH


REPAIRING


248 Westminster -- 180 Union, Providence 1909 Westminster - Olneyville Sq. 17 Washington St. - W. Warwick (Arctic Center)


Telephone GAspee 7608 Telephone WEst 1348 Telephone VAlley 232


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JEWELERS - MANUFACTURERS


J. A. FOSTER CO. JEWELERS Reed and Barton, Towle, International Silver Diamonds, Platinum and Diamond Jewelry Wedding and Engagement Rings Foster, Hamilton, Omega, Zenith, Elgin, Waltham, Gruen and Bulova Watches Watch and Jewelry Repairing-Ladies Handbags-Fountain Pens and Gifts 67 DORRANCE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. "THEY REALLY KNOW WATCHES AT FOSTER'S" SINCE "1876" THE STORE OF QUALITY-VALUE-SERVICE


MAKERS OF EMBLEMS


Exclusively Since 1864


The Experience of Three Quarters of a century is built into every one


IRONS & RUSSELL CO.


MAIN OFFICE and FACTORY


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PROVIDENCE, R. I.


NEW YORK


CHICAGO


SAN FRANCISCO


ESTABLISHED 1918


VIRGIN-GOLD


INCORPORATED 1926 M. R. T. COMPANY, Inc. Manufacturing Jewelers CREATORS OF THE FAMOUS VIRGIN-GOLD WEDDING RING Telephone GAspee 1952


MAIN OFFICE AND FACTORY Sold Through Retail Jewelers Only


385 WESTMINSTER ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I.


THE WILLIAMS & ANDERSON CO., INC.


MANUFACTURERS OF


Emblematic Specialties NORTH MAIN and THIRD STREETS .. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Phones GAspee 3621-3622


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JEWELERS' FINDINGS AND SUPPLIES


The American Brass Company


ANACONDA from mine to consumer


REG. U. PAT.OFT.


COPPER and BRASS PRODUCTS


Copper, Yellow Brass, Red Brass, Commercial Bronze, Nickel Silver and Gilding in all forms of Sheets, Wire, Rods, Tubes, Platers' Bars and Cores.


Anaconda Brass Pipe and Copper Water Tube . Sheet Copper for Roofing A complete line of Brass and Copper Materials for manufacturing Jewelry carried in stock at


200 CHESTNUT STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.


TELEPHONE GAspee 2180


General Offices, Waterbury, Conn. Boston Office, One Forty Federal Street


LAUNDRIES


TWELVE SERVICES


HENNESSE ESTABLISHED 1885


CLEANSERS


Laundry Contractors


"The Home of Miss Prim"


Telephones GAspee 9626-9627-9628 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND


THE LIBERTY LAUNDRY, INC.


49 DEXTER ST.


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


A Service For Every Need Telephone HOpkins 5300


LAUNDRY


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LAUNDRIES


MODERN LAUNDRY INCORPORATED


Complete Laundry Service


1083 CHALKSTONE AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephones WEst 2875-2876


LEATHER GOODS


C. MOULTON STONE COMPANY


Manufacturers of RUSSET, CALF AND SHEEP LEATHER Telephone GAspee 0511 456 BENEFIT STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I.


LOANS


AUTO LOANS $10 to $300 Cash on any make or model quickly. Wife's signature or cosigners not necessary. 2nd Mortgage Loans-$10 to $100.


Kwik Kash


OANS


FROM "THE FRIENDLIEST COMPANY IN TOWN"


SIGNATURE LOANS $10 to $300 on just your own signature. Any working person can qualify. cosigners necessary. Step in, phone or write.


Plenty of Free Parking Space


AETNA FINANCE CO.


206 Washington at Empire Phone GA 4511


LOANS UP TO $300 BEACON FINANCE CO.


ON YOUR OWN SIGNATURE - HUSBAND AND WIFE CO-MAKER AND AUTO 202 National Bank of Commerce Bldg., 146 Westminster St. Phone GAspee 0248 JOSEPH HOMEN, Manager


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LOANS


CITIZENS FINANCE COMPANY G. K. DEGNAN, Manager


Personal Loans - No Endorsers Required $20 to $300


Member Rhode Island Association of Personal Finance Companies Providence Chamber of Commerce


Affiliated with American Association of Personal Finance Companies Chamber of Commerce of the U. S.


Hours 9 to 5-Saturdays 9 to 1


268 WESTMINSTER STREET


Telephone GAspee 5642


OVER 75 YEARS OF HONORABLE DEALING AS PAWNBROKERS


LOANS


In any amount on


IT WILL PAY YOU TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH OUR HIGH GRADE SERVICE.


Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches, Etc.


Hours 9.30 A.M. to 5.30 P. M.


COLLATERAL LOAN CO. 103 EDDY STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 5110


LOANS ON AUTOS AND TRUCKS


Auto


Loans


Present Notes Made Smaller and Extra Cash if Desired CAR REMAINS IN YOUR POSSESSION Terms Arranged Convenient to Yourself LINCOLN FINANCE CORP.


· Immediate Service


· No Investigation


· No Co-makers


1228 Industrial Trust Bldg. 111 Westminster Street Phone GAspee 2288


· No Red Tape


WHEN YOU NEED MONEY CONSULT


SERVICE "Where Your Credit is Good"


307 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. PHONE GAspee 5360


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LOANS


LOANS


FOR EVERY WORTHY PURPOSE


$30 to $1,000 LOANED ON FAMOUS M-A-C PLAN THRIFTerms


Single Signature Loans * Co-maker Loans * Man-and-Wife Loans * Auto Financ- ing and Refinancing * Installment Sales Financing. * Debt-cancelling Loans a Spe- cialty.


* See M-A-C, soon!


NO RED TAPE


108 Westminster St., Providence, R. I. (PAWTUCKET M-A-C: 301 MAIN ST., AT BROAD)


LOAN$ made in ONE DAY


M-A-C PLAN


DExter 5520


UNION FINANCE COMPANY


LOANS UP


TO $300


FURNITURE - AUTOMOBILE NOTES Prompt, Efficient Service - Completely Confidential


Phone GAspee 3434 405 Woolworth Building - 187 WESTMINSTER ST., Corner DORRANCE


LUMBER


THE DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY LUMBER


Largest Distributors of Building Materials in New England


434 CENTRAL AVE., PAWTUCKET Telephone PErry 1218


1 WASHINGTON AVE. (Riverside) EAST PROVIDENCE 34 WATER STREET, APPONAUG, R. I. KINGSTOWN ROAD, WAKEFIELD, R. I. BROADWAY, NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASS.


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LUMBER


CHASE LUMBER COMPANY


Construction Lumber Industrial Lumber - Millwork


WASHINGTON and DEAN STREETS


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Telephone GAspee 5230


CHARLES C. GARDINER LUMBER CO.


AIR-DRIED AND KILN-DRIED HARDWOODS


PACIFIC COAST WOODS Custom Saw and Planing Mill TELEPHONES GAspee 0741-0742 258 EDDY STREET


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


ROGER LAUDATI, Inc.


BRICK


Lumber


LIME


PAINT and HARDWARE


CEMENT


WINDOWS DOORS


PLASTER


BUILDING MATERIALS


SEWER PIPE


FLUE LINING


143-147 PLAINFIELD STREET


ASPHALT ROOFING


WALLBOARD


PAINT


Providence, R. I. WEst 5100-5101


NAILS


LINCOLN LUMBER COMPANY INCORPORATED Barber Genasco Roofings "EVERYTHING TO BUILD ANYTHING"


Lumber Brick Lime Cement Millwork Paints and Varnishes Masons' Materials Roofing Materials


OFFICE AND YARD


21 LOMBARDI STREET - - PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Telephones DExter 9850-9851


FRAMING BOARDING SHINGLES FLOORING MOULDING FINISH


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LUMBER


McDUFF COAL & LUMBER CO.


COAL ... FUEL OIL


OIL BURNERS


COKE ... Lumber - Masons' Materials - Paints


11 HIGH STREET


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PAWTUCKET, R. I.


Telephones PErry 2400-GAspee 4148


F. D. McKENDALL LUMBER CO. BUILDING MATERIALS "From Foundation to Finish"


LUMBER


BRICK


LIME


CEMENT


PAINTS


VARNISHES


HARDWARE


Offices and Yards


735 ELMWOOD AVENUE


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519 CHARLES STREET


DExter 4496-4497


Hopkins 7100-7101


PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND


ESTABLISHED 1857


INCORPORATED 1888


NEWELL COAL AND LUMBER COMPANY COAL - LUMBER - FUEL OIL MASONS' SUPPLIES Complete Building Service PErry 7900 - TELEPHONES - GAspee 3392 Connecting All Departments 28 HIGH STREET


PAWTUCKET, R. I.


"When it's LUMBER, Call our NUMBER" - PErry 0147 ROSCOE W. PHILLIPS


PAWTUCKET, R. I. LUMBER FOR Mill Repairs - Foundry Purposes - Pattern Work - Manual Arts Office and Yard: TURNER ST. at Pawtucket and S. Attleboro State Line


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LUMBER


E. E. SMITH COMPANY


MILL WORK LUMBER Kiln Dried Oak Flooring


BUILDERS' FINISH


Cabinet Work Wood Turning Phone GAspee 3217


136 RHODES STREET


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PROVIDENCE, R. I.


L. SWEET & COMPANY LUMBER


Window and Door Frames, Doors, Sash, Blinds and Inside Finish ASPHALT SHINGLES and ROOFING PAPER PLASTERBOARD-INSULATION WALLBOARD BEAVER WALLBOARD NAILS - GARAGE DOORS Low Prices Telephone WEst 4680 Prompt Delivery PROVIDENCE, R. I.


709 HARRIS AVE. Near Broadway and Olneyville Sq.


WALLACE & TUCKER LUMBER CO. Lumber Treated with "Celcure" Will not rot PROMPT DELIVERY FROM OUR OWN PLANT


Long Leaf Yellow Pine, Timber and Plank, Fir, Hardwoods, Maple Flooring, Spruce, Cypress, Lime and Cement, Creosoted Lumber and Ties


Telephones Hopkins 1720-1721-1722 434 ALLEN'S AVENUE


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS


NEW ENGLAND BUTT COMPANY MANUFACTURERS OF BRAIDING MACHINERY


of every description for Silk, Worsted and Cotton Braid, Wire Rope Machinery also Machinery for Insulating Electrical Wires, Braiding, Taping, Winding, Twining, Cabling, Stranding, Polishing and Measuring Machines, Cable Covering Braiders. Textile Finishing Machinery


304 PEARL STREET -


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Fine Casting a Specialty


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


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MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS


THE McWILLIAMS MFG. CO., Inc. Established 1870


ROLLING MILLS


Jewelers, Wire and Reed Manufacturers' Machinery Special Machinery and General Jobbing


Rolling Mills Corey Straighteners Foot and Screw Presses


Draw Benches Rotary Shears Coilers


Hot Air Dryers Polishing Heads Glass Presses


237 EDDY STREET


Telephone DExter 7092


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


MACHINISTS


HENRY OWENS & CO.


Machinists and Toolmakers


MAKERS OF SPECIAL MACHINERY - TEXTILE SPECIALTIES TILLOTSON STEAM TRAP PROVIDENCE GAS SOLDERING FURNACE TELEPHONE WEst 5562 1734-1738 WESTMINSTER STREET


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


MASONS' MATERIALS


CONTRACTORS' SUPPLY CO.


MICHAEL A. GAMMINO, Prop. and Gen. Mgr.


Masons' Materials


Cement, Brick, Lime, Drain Pipe, Hair, Etc.


TELEPHONE DExter 1280 728 VALLEY and AYRAULT STREETS


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


JAMES C. GOFF COMPANY Building Materials JOHNS-MANVILLE PRODUCTS


Asbestos Shingles


Asphalt Shingles


Refractory Cements


WALL BOARDS Fireproof Asbestos Wainscoting and Decorative Flexboard for Kitchens, Bathrooms, etc.


BUILDING MAINTENANCE SPECIALTIES


CAULKING Vulcatex and Kaukit.


FIREPLACES Heatilators for increased radiation.


INSULATION Insulating Board-Rock Wool FACE BRICK, FIRE BRICK and FIRE TILE CEMENT-WATERPROOFED and QUICK SETTING


90 RESERVOIR AVE.


Tel. Hopkins 5800 PROVIDENCE, R. I.


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H. R. HORTON CO.


Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Lime, Cement, Brick, Calcined Plaster, Hair, Metal Lath, Etc. DISTRIBUTORS OF Master Builders Products and J. H. France Refractories Celotex Shingles


Gypsum Products of all Kinds Rock Wall Gypsum Lath


Telephones GAspee 3569-9653


459 SOUTH WATER STREET


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


MERCANTILE AGENCIES


Established 1841


Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. The Mercantile Agency


1103 Union Trust Bldg., 170 WESTMINSTER ST. Phone GAspee 8370


MILK DEALERS


E. S. CRANDALL Fresh Rhode Island Milk


Baby First


PASTEURIZED


Baby First


GRADE A MILK From Own Guernsey Tested Herd


Cream and Buttermilk


Wholesale and Retail


12 LOWELL AVENUE - PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephones WEst 4358 Try Our Pure Tomato Juice and Mission Orange Drink


HOOD'S MILK


MILK AND CREAM DAIRY PRODUCTS


H. P. HOOD & SONS 135 HARRIS AVE., PROV., R. I.


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MILL SUPPLIES


JAMES HILL MANUFACTURING CO.


INCORPORATED


Manufacturers of


Vulcan Fibre ( ROVING


CANS AND Hercules " SPRINGS


THE VULCAN VULCANIZED FIBRE CAN -----


GALVANIZED Ash and Garbage Cans Pails, &c.


Stove Pipe-Elbows Fittings in Blk .- Galv.


TIN PIPE AND ELBOWS


Job Galvanizing


20 GORDON AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I.


PRODUCTION IN EVERY MILL DEPENDS UPON THE SPINNING ROOM


Wentworth Double Duty and Gravity Travelers Endure Higher Speeds Make Stronger Yarn Preserve the Ring


AMERICAN, HICKS, WILSON UNITED STATES STANDARD


Manufactured only by the


NATIONAL RING TRAVELER CO.


PHILIP C. WENTWORTH, Treasurer


354 PINE STREET PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND


P. O. Box 1565 P. O. Box 1028 - Pawtucket, R. I.


Providence, R. I.


131 WEST FIRST STREET - CHARLOTTE, N. C.


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"A TRAVELER FOR EVERY FIBRE"


FOR SPINNING "U.S."- RING TRAVELERS FOR COTTON WOOL WORSTED SILK RAYON JUTE ASBESTOS UNIVERSAL STANDARD TRAVELERS


FOR TWISTING """U.S."


THE BOWEN PATENTED BEVEL EDGE TRAVELER The traveler without angular edges Sole manufacturers


THE U. S. RING TRAVELER COMPANY TRADE


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


AMOS M. BOWEN President and Treasurer


U.S. RING TRAVELER CO


GREENVILLE, S. C.


WILLIAM M. P. BOWEN Vice-Pres. and Secretary


MARK


AMERICAN EMERY WHEEL WORKS Makers of Grinding Wheels and Abrasive Grain Stones, Bricks, Sticks and Grinding Wheel Dressers Office and Grinding Wheel Works Waterman, East River and Pitman Sts. Richmond Square, Providence, R. I. NG W VEEL? Telephones Plantations 2260-2261 Abrasive Grain Plant, 169 South Angell Street


INCORPORATED 1900


ESTABLISHED 1834 THE J. A. GOWDEY REED & HARNESS MFG. CO. JAMES A. WILSON, Pres. and Treas. The Pioneer Reed Works of America


REEDS HARNESS SHUTTLES


MILL SUPPLIES SERVICE AND SATISFACTION 1226 NORTH MAIN ST. Tel. PErry 1874 PROVIDENCE, R. I.


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MONUMENTS


MAX SUGARMAN


Monuments OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Marble, Granite and Bronze Headstones, Markers


146-150 RANDALL ST., PROVIDENCE Telephones DExter 8094-8095 Residence Telephones GAspee 6655 DExter 8636


MOVERS


J. A. CREAMER, President Established 1874


CADY MOVING & STORAGE CO.


RHODE ISLAND'S OLDEST MOVING CONCERN Fireproof Storage Warehouse, Local and Long Distance Moving, Crating and Shipping Agent for Allied Van Lines, Inc. The World's Largest Long-Distance Movers


80-90 DUDLEY STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Telephone DExter 7860


Member of National Furniture Warehousemen's Association


NEWSPAPERS


The Providence Journal Daily and Sunday The Evening Bulletin


The advertising combination of Journal and Bulletin blankets Greater Providence and covers 3 out of 4 of all Rhode Island homes.


Only newspapers in the State combining full news and feature service of metropolitan scope, with State-wide staff news coverage.


PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO., Publishers, 75 Fountain St.


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"The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN. BUYER AND SELLER


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OFFICE BUILDINGS


"The Heart of Providence"


BILTMORE HOTEL


UNION STATION


EXCHANGE PLACE


CITY HALL


DORRANCE STREET


MALL


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WESTMINSTER 171 STREET


Do You Know-


(1) That Eighteen Transportation Lines Terminate at the Howard Building


(2) That 90,000 People pass its corners daily


(3) That any part of this building can be reached quickly and easily


(4) That its Offices are Light and Rents are Reasonable


(5) That Your business will prosper in such a Location


Other Properties under the same Ownership-Management


(1) WARWICK BUILDING Cor. Weybosset and Richmond Sts.


(2) WINSLOW BUILDING Cor. Weybosset and Mathewson Sts. (3) TESTE BUILDING Cor. Weybosset and Dorrance Sts.


171 WESTMINSTER ST.


HOWARD BUILDING "The Heart of Providence" HOWARD REALTY CO. GAspee 5443


81 EXCHANGE PLACE


OFFICE EQUIPMENT


THE OFFICE APPLIANCE CO.


OFFICE FURNITURE


Desks Chairs Steel Shelving Filing Cabinets


Mechanical Office DEVICES


Typewriters Adding Machines Mimeograph Machines Calculating Machines


Telephones GAspee 3817-3818


60 PINE ST. Corner ORANGE - - PROVIDENCE, R. I.


· TO REACH THE GREATEST NUMBER OF BUYERS OVER THE LONGEST PERIOD OF TIME, ADVERTISE IN THIS MEDIUM:


THE CITY DIRECTORY THE LASTING MEDIUM


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OIL BURNERS


PETROLEUM HEAT & POWER CO. MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS


MISER


PETRO Req U S Pal Off


AND


ParRe


COAL Nokől Automatic Oil Heating for Homes


Domestic - OIL BURNERS - Industrial Distributors of All Grades of FUEL OIL


Automatic Heating Boilers Winter Air Conditioners


Instantaneous Water Heaters


"Every Petro Burner is an Oil Miser that Squeezes Every Drop of Oil Heat-Dry"


32 FRANKLIN STREET


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PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Telephone GAspee 9166


OIL BURNERS - FUEL OIL


OIL BURNERS FUEL OILS


BUCKLEY & SCOTT


AIR CONDITIONING


Air Conditioning - Rock Wool Insulation Refrigeration BUCKLEY & SCOTT, GILBARCO, ELECTROL AND RAY BURNERS Gilbarco Air Conditioning Boiler-Burner Units Ray Burners for Industrial Use Units WESTINGHOUSE Electric Refrigeration


BUCKLEY & SCOTT, INC.


137 BROAD STREET


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GAspee 4541


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PROVIDENCE, R. I.


CRANSTON OIL SERVICE Range and Furnace Oil SILENT GLOW, REIF-REXOIL and ACME OIL BURNERS Sales and Service Tel. WEst 4889 Terminal 34 DIKE ST. Providence, R. I. Day or Night Res. Tel. WEst 2215-R


Office and Terminal 644 DYER AVE. Cranston, R. I.


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OIL BURNERS


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PETROLEUM SERVICE CO., Inc.


Distributors of High Grade Heating Oils for All Makes of Burners PENN TUBELESS STEEL BOILER BURNER UNITS


LENNOX Air Conditioning


ELECTROL


Oil Burners


271 FOX POINT BOULEVARD


Phones: DExter 2440-2441


OPTICIANS AND OPTOMETRISTS


ESTABLISHED 1860 J. PUTNEY & CO.


OPTICIANS


209-210 TURKS HEAD BUILDING -


PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 2129


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M. CURTIS SILVA


Optician Optometrist


236 WESTMINSTER STREET


Telephone GAspee 0666


PAINTERS


CHAS. MILLER CO.


General Painting Contractors


44 POND STREET - GASPEE 2048 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND


JOSEPH B. MILLER


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SIMPLEX Industrial Oil Burner Systems


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OLIVER JOHNSON & CO., Inc. Paint Makers


TRADE


OJACO MARK


PAINTS . STAINS . ENAMELS


169 RICHMOND STREET PROVIDENCE


Telephone GAspee 6242


M. N. CARTIER & SONS COMPANY


Wholesale Distributors of


Roofing Materials Sheet Metals


Building Materials Plumbers' Supplies


Paints, Varnishes, Enamels, Window Glass


Distributors of Genasco Asphalt Shingles and Roofings


INSULATING MATERIALS Quick Service at Wholesale Prices Telephone DExter 0400


Office and Salesroom - 275 CANAL STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I. Warehouses, West Park and Bath Streets


OU POND Paints REG. U.S. PAT, OFF.


VARNISHES


· DUCO G. U.S. ..


DULUX


CAT. OPP


We are Ready to Serve You-Complete Stocks-Direct Shipments-Prompt Service Paints Automotive Finishes


Wallpapers Paint Sundries


E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY, INC. 355 WEYBOSSET STREET TELEPHONES GASPEE 9457-8


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


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W. E. S. TANNER - CONTRACTING -


PAINTER and DECORATOR


138 FOUNTAIN STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.


TEL. GAspee 3757 RES. PLantations 2735


Barreled Sunlight


BARRELED SUNLIGHT


Barreled Sunlight Paint Products


Now available in white and all colors-in exterior and all interior finishes-for Home, Institutional, Commercial and Industrial use. Manufactured by


U. S. GUTTA PERCHA PAINT COMPANY


12 Dudley Street, Providence, R. I.


PAPER


THE NATIONAL PAPER CO. H. J. KAUFFMAN JORDAN J. KAUFFMAN, Mgr.


Wholesale and Distributors of Paper Bags, Grocers' Supplies A Full Line of Toys and Novelties Woodenware and Specialties


61 PINE STREET AND 82 ORANGE ST.


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Tels. GAspee 2980, MAnning 9077


"Representing the Country's Foremost Manufacturers of Quality Products"


Providence Paper Company


Printing Papers - Twine - Cordage Office Equipment - Filing Supplies Textile Papers -


- Drinking Cups Paper Towels Telephone GAspee 7600 PROVIDENCE, R. I.


76-78 WEYBOSSET STREET


160 DORRANCE STREET


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PEN REPAIRERS ROYAL PEN SHOP


FOUNTAIN


PENS


SALES


SHEAFFER - PARKER


WATERMAN - MOORE


$1 00 up


ROYAL PEN SHOP -


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


SERVICE


A NEW SAC - CLEAN - ADJUST -


MAIL - WHILE YOU WAIT


45 WEYBOSSET ST. GAspee 6069


PLUMBING AND HEATING SUPPLIES


Established 1898


Heating


Plumbing


FRANK DUPUIS COMPANY


Telephone DExter 1818


Engineers


Supplies


Rhode Island Distributors for Gar Wood Oil Burner and Air Conditioner .


Oil Burner Service 24 Hours a Day


599 MAIN STREET - -


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PLUMBING AND HEATING SUPPLIES


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EXCLUSIVE SALES COMPANY FOR GENERAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPANY


Manufacturers and Jobbers of Cast Iron and Malleable Fittings, Hangers, Nipples, Unit Heaters, Convectors, Grey Iron Castings and Galvanizing.


Engineers and Contractors for


Grinnell Automatic Sprinkler Systems, Moistening, Air Conditioning; Pipe Bending and Flanging a Specialty.


Supplies for Heating, Industrial Piping and Power Plants.


Distributors of National Steel and A. M. Byers Wrought Iron Pipe.


260 WEST EXCHANGE ST.


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Rhode Island Supply & Engineering Co. Steam and Plumbing Supplies Boilers and Radiators Refrigeration and Oil Burner Dealers' Supplies OF ALL SIZES-PUMP S-FOR ALL SERVICES PULLEYS, SHAFTING, HANGERS AND TRANSMISSION MACHINERY Automatic Sprinkler Systems Phone GA 7333 156 WEST EXCHANGE ST., PROVIDENCE


PLUMBING, HEATING AND SUPPLIES


ALLEN & REED, INC. STEAM SUPPLIES


Pipe, Fittings, Valves, Packings and Specialties for Steam, Gas, Water, Oil and Air


ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS


Steam and Hot Water Heating Apparatus Boilers and Unit Heaters 178 DORRANCE STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I.


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PRINTERS


ESTABLISHED 1866


INCORPORATED 1879


THE PROVIDENCE LITHOGRAPH COMPANY


All Kinds of Color and Commercial Lithography


LABELS, SHOW CARDS, POSTERS AND HIGH GRADE ADVERTISING, INCLUDING WINDOW TRIMS AND CUT OUTS


TELEPHONE WIlliams 1200


353 PRAIRIE AVENUE


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


EUGENE A. CLAUSS, President E. STANLEY CLAUSS, Treasurer DONALD H. CLAUSS, Secretary


The Akerman-Standard Co. Established 1836 Typographers . Printers . Bookbinders 56 Pine Street, Providence, R. I.


The J. C. Hall Company


Bank Stationers


LITHOGRAPHERS - BINDERS - PRINTERS


PHONES: PErry 9512, DExter 1124


PAWTUCKET, R. I.


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PRINTERS


F. L. TITSWORTH TELEPHONES GAspee 4800-4801 R. H. CHRISTOPHER


E. A. JOHNSON COMPANY - SINCE 1870


BOOKS, CATALOGS, PAMPHLETS and COLOR PRINTING Manufacturers of DECALCOMANIA


71 PECK STREET


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


GAspee 6111


LIVERMORE & KNIGHT COMPANY Established 1875 42 Pine Street, PROVIDENCE, R. I.


PRINTERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS


LOOSE LEAF MANUFACTURING CO. INCORPORATED 1907


PRINTERS - BINDERS - STATIONERY


DISTINCTIVE BOOKLETS - ADVERTISING LITERATURE FAC-SIMILE LETTERS - LOOSE LEAF FORMS AND DEVICES INDEX CARDS STATIONERY BOUND BOOKS AND SYSTEM FORMS TELEPHONE GAspee 2406


257 WEST EXCHANGE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.


THE OXFORD PRESS


JOHN F. O'HARA, Proprietor


100 SOUTH STREET


General Printers


Briefs and Publications School Annuals Press Work for the Trade


Phone DExter 5463


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RHODE ISLAND LABEL WORKS


INCORPORATED


Label Printers Gummed and Ungummed Labels In Rolls or Separate also Strip Gumming TALCOTT BUILDING, 91 SABIN STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I. TELEPHONE GAspee 0170


RAW HIDE PRODUCTS


AMERICAN RAW HIDE PRODUCTS CO.


INCORPORATED Successors to HOLBROOK RAW HIDE COMPANY ESTABLISHED 1822 Manufacturers of RAW HIDE GOODS


CABLE ADDRESS: "RAWHIDE" PROVIDENCE, R. I. TEL. DExter 2009 PROVIDENCE, R. I.


748 NO. MAIN STREET


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REAL ESTATE


Real Estate Title Insurance Company of Providence


Real Estate Titles Examined and Insured


An Adequate Trained Staff of Title Experts to meet Your Requirements Courteously and Promptly


-OFFICERS-


CLAUDE C. BALL President


O. HARRY LARSON Vice-President


M. E. ROOT Treasurer


DONALD T. McCALL Vice-President


PATRICK H. QUINN General Counsel


SAM S. TOURTELLOT First Vice-President and Secretary


ADOLPH GORMAN Associate Counsel


J. BENJAMIN NEVIN Vice-President


PHILIP A. GORY Title Counsel


Telephones GAspee 9555-9556


2010 Industrial Trust Building - Providence, R. I.


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JOHN B. CARPENTER, Inc. - REAL ESTATE -


Sales - Appraisals - Mortgages Property Management


58 WEYBOSSET ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Phone GAspee 6989-6990-0745


HENRY W. COOKE O


Real Estate


Residential, Industrial and Commercial Brokerage Auctions Appraisals


Insurance of All Kinds


Offices, 615 Hospital Trust Building Telephone GAspee 5350


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TITLE INSURANCE MORTGAGE GUARANTEE & TITLE CO.


YOUR TITLE PROBLEM IS OUR BUSINESS PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT WITH TITLE INSURANCE




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