Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) city directory, 1942, Part 383

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NATHAN M. WRIGHT, JR. President


ERNST T. VOIGT Vice-President


WILLIAM E. PARMENTER Vice-President


MILTON SULSBERGER Secretary-Treasurer


Telephone GAspee 3352


85 WESTMINSTER ST. - PROVIDENCE, R. I.


BONNET SHORES - RIO VISTA BELTON CORPORATION - OWNER AND DEVELOPER


These twin properties, extending from Narragansett Bay to Narrow River form A Restricted Summer Home Community of Merit Rhode Island's Outstanding Bathing Beach - 2} Miles below Saunderstown on the Pier Road Locations For Sale -


- Season Bathhouses Complete Construction Service-F H A Financing Available


Providence Office 17 EXCHANGE STREET Phone GAspee 5508


BONA


ET SH CHORES


· BY THE THE SEA AND ON TW


THE BAY


Entrance Field Office Phone Narragansett 1190


WILLIAM H. BERGIN


HARRY L. SLIDE


BERGIN & SLIDE


Real Estate


Mortgages


Insurance


17 EXCHANGE ST., ROOMS 121-127


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


TELEPHONE MAnning 5357


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REAL ESTATE


DUNCAN B. CAMPBELL


Successor to Mrs. Leonard H. Campbell Real Estate Since 1888


REAL ESTATE INSURANCE


MORTGAGES - SALES - RENTALS - APPRAISALS We Specialize in Fine Residential Property 155 SOUTH ANGELL ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.


PLantations 3312 After Hours EAst Providence 3906


G. L. & H. J. GROSS, INC. ESTABLISHED 1888 REAL ESTATE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES Insurance of All Kinds


170 WESTMINSTER ST.


TEL. GAspee 6040


R. A. HURLEY REALTOR


Real Estate Auctioneer Appraiser Mortgages Insurance Property Managed CAspee 7210 723 HOSPITAL TRUST BLDG., PROVIDENCE


ARTHUR B. KINNE


NORMA S. KINNE


Tel. Greenwich 598-J-4 For Appointment


KINNE


RHODE ISLAND Harma ALL LOCATIONS CARR'S POND ROAD - FRENCHTOWN


EAST GREENWICH, R. I.


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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS MORTGAGES


INSURANCE ROOM 218 TURKS HEAD BUILDING PROVIDENCE, R.I.


P. TAYLOR,


Tel. GA 8205 Res. Tel. WEst 6655-R


R. E. WALLACE


Real Estate - Insurance


HOMES, FARMS, RENTALS, ACREAGE, BUILDING LOTS CAMPS, SHORE PROPERTY


3129 Post Road Telephone Greenwood 1010-W and 1720 Apponaug, R. I.


Telephone GAspee 6386 Telephone DExter 4927


WILLIS H. WHITE (& SONS CO. INCORPORATED


Real Estate, Mortgages, Insurance Surety Bonds


49 WESTMINSTER STREET


Room 720 PROVIDENCE, R. I.


JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING


Creates a New Business, Revives a Dull Business, Enlarges an Old Business,


Rescues a Lost Business, Preserves a Large Business, Saves a Failing Business,


Secures Success in Any Business


DIRECTORY ADVERTISING


Brings SATISFACTORY Results


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REFINERS


CONLEY & STRAIGHT, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1896


Gold, Silver and Platinum Refiners Dealers in Platinum, Gold, Silver and Alloys ACIDS AND CHEMICALS Purchasers of Old Gold and Silver Telephones DExter 0704-0705 236 EDDY STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.


ESTABLISHED 1879 HORACE REMINGTON & SON COMPANY Oldest Gold and Silver Refining Company in New England Gold, Silver and Platinum Refiners Assayers and Sweep Smelters Office, 91 FRIENDSHIP ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 5481


RIGGERS


D. M. WESTON & COMPANY, INC.


Riggers and General Contractors All Kinds of Heavy Machinery Moved SPECIALIZING IN EMERGENCY BREAKDOWN WORK 228 SOUTH WATER STREET - PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND Telephones GAspee 7567-Nights WIlliams 6114


ROOFERS


MAGUIRE ROOFING COMPANY .. ROOFERS ..


Felt, Gravel and Slag, Slate and Metal, Asbestos and Asphalt Shingles, Mastic Asphalt Floors, Etc. and Waterproofing Cellars. Dealers in ROOFING MATERIALS 7 BEVERLY STREET, Room 7, PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 3935 118 SPRING STREET, PAWTUCKET, R. I. Telephone PErry 7447


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SCHOOLS


ELECTRIC and ACETYLENE WELDING COURSES


WELDING


PROVIDENCE SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL TRAINING


Smith Welding and Machine Shop Co. Electric and Acetylene Welders - Machinists 97 FOUNTAIN ST. TEL. MAnning 4680


COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP TRAINING


MACHINE SHOP


STUDY IN Y. M. C. A. SCHOOLS


Prepare Now For A Better Position In Business Or In Industry LEARN WHILE


YOU EARN Courses in Accounting, Management and in Mechanical Engineering CONVENIENT EVENING HOURS GAspee 6357


160 BROAD STREET


SCREW MANUFACTURERS


ESTABLISHED 1838 It costs less to use Phillips Screws


WOOD SCREWS MACHINE SCREWS - STOVE BOLTS SHEET METAL SCREWS In Both Slotted and Phillips Recessed Heads


AMERICAN SCREW CO.


21 Stevens Street


Phone DExter 1800 Providence, R. I.


Dress Up


Your Business. Put your name in bold face type under every heading that describes your product


It Pays


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LEO M. SMITH, President


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SEEDS


W. E. BARRETT COMPANY


ESTABLISHED 1843


Axes


Flower Seeds


Grindstones


Garden Tools


Bird Food


Hammers-All Types


Reed for Baskets


Boilers (Dairy)


Harness


Seed Disinfectants


Bottle Carriers


Handles


Tanks for Pumps


Bottles-Milk


Hoists


Tractors


Churns


Hose-Rubber


Tulip Bulbs


Clippers-Electric


Humus


Milk Cans


Gladioli Bulbs


Tree Surgeon Supplies


Cane for Chairs


Insecticides


Cordage and Twine


Ice Tools


Crowbars


Labels-Plant and Tree


Contractors' Supplies


Lawn Seed


Scrapers-Horse


Compost-Lawn


Lawn Fertilizer


Spawn-Mushroom


Cow Manure


Lawn Mowers-Power and Hand


Steel Traps


Dairy Supplies


Mats-Hot Bed


Rubbish Burners


Clam Diggers


Milking Machines


Sprayers-Power and Hand


Stone Drags


Motors-Electric


Water Pots


Ice Cream Freezers


Parcel Post Egg Carriers


Well Curbs


Fence Wire


Pumps


Water Supply Systems


Wheelbarrows


15-17 JACKSON ST. Tels. DExter 1812-1813


BETWEEN FOUNTAIN STREET and BROADWAY


SHEET METAL WORKERS


TICAN


ALLENSON BROTHERS


Tin Plate, Sheet Iron and Copper Workers DEALERS OF STOVES, RANGES AND FURNACES Metal Roofing and Repairing of all Kinds TELEPHONE DExter 2479


9 STEEPLE STREET PROVIDENCE


THE ANDERSON SHEET METAL COMPANY Sheet Metal Workers HEATING, VENTILATING AND SMOKE BREECHING Manufacturers of STEEL BUILDINGS Telephone GAspee 0476 168-170 CARPENTER ST.


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


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Baskets Belting


Pails-Wood and Metal Plant-Stakes and Tubs Peat Moss


Twine


Rollers-Lawn Saws-Saw Tables Shovels


Flower Pots


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SHEET METAL WORKERS


ESTABLISHED 1887 55 YEARS INCORPORATED 1904


C. G. BRUNNCKOW COMPANY Sheet Metal Work


SHEET METAL PARTS FOR INDUSTRIAL WORK · Gear Guards, Splash Pans, Belt Guards, Tanks, etc. . METAL WORK FOR THE FACTORY AND HOME Asbestos Roofing Slate Roofing PROVIDENCE, R. I.


223-231 GLOBE STREET,


ROBERT BURTON McLEOD Sheet Metal Workers and Roofers


Skylights Conductors Ventilators Cornices Gutters, Etc. Telephone Williams 2240


Shop, 45 ANTHONY AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I. Residence Phone Hopkins 8860


SHIP AGENTS


GOFF & PAGE CO.


Custom Brokers and Ship Agents Order Your Goods Shipped "In Bond to Providence" Telephones GAspee 9856-9857 FOURTH FLOOR 54 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET .. PROVIDENCE, R. I.


SIGNS


HERBERT A. KERWIN


Sell it signs !.


- SHOW CARDS - - LETTERING - OFFICE DOOR - WINDOW TRUCK - BOAT - SIGNS BRASS - GLASS - METAL -WOOD


108 EDDY STREET


TELEPHONE GAspee 6948


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STAMPS AND STENCILS


A. A. WHITE CO., Inc.


ESTABLISHED 1860


RUBBER STAMPS, STENCILS, SEALS


Numbering Machines, Stencil Inks and Brushes, Branding Irons, House Numbers and Plates, Sign Markers, Doctors and Office Signs, Auto Emblems, Time Stamps, Inks, Stamp Pads, Ribbons, Dating Stamps, Pattern and Window Letters, Etc.


BADGES For Firemen, Police, Peddlers


157 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Telephone DExter 2253


STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLIES


CENTRAL FALLS


PROVIDENCE


PAWTUCKET


WOONSOCKET


.L. Freeman Company


Built Like a Skyscraper"


Stationers and Printers


Office Supplies-Engraving-Loose Leaf Systems


EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR SHAW-WALKER FILING EQUIPMENT


OFFICE FURNITURE


79 WESTMINSTER STREET -


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- PROVIDENCE, R. I.


STORAGE


PEOPLES STORAGE WAREHOUSE CO.


Sanitary Sun Dry Storage. Household Goods secured in iron compartments, free from moisture (dampness causes furniture to fall apart). PACKING AND CRATING


RHODES ST. AND ALLEN'S AVE. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Connected by Rail TELEPHONES DEXTER 1382-1383 Eddy Street Busses every 10 minutes


TERMITE CONTROL


TERMITES Are Prevalent Throughout Rhode Island


An unsuspected and concealed destruction of wooden timbers in the understructures of a large number of houses and other buildings is taking place. Large expense for future repairs may be avoided by finding the infestations promptly and taking steps to apply TERMINIX BONDED INSULATION to stop the attacks. We make FREE INSPECTIONS AND REPORTS on request. No obligation. Phone GAspee 5676


TERMINIX CO. of NEW ENGLAND


441 RICHMOND STREET


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


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TEXTILES


This Directory Is Covered With


INTERLAKEN BOOK CLOTH


The Standard since 1883


MADE BY


INTERLAKEN MILLS


FISKEVILLE, R. I.


Telephones VALLEY 480-481 J. FRANK MORRISSEY, Treasurer


New York Sales Office


21 EAST 40th STREET


Telephone CALEDONIA 5-8945


PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1942)


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TEXTILES


LeBon Bleach & Dye Works, Inc. BLEACHERS, DYERS AND MERCERIZERS


Cotton Yarns, Tapes, Braids, Threads, Hosiery, Rubber Lining and Silk Bindings. Custom Windings on Cones or Tubes Rayon Dyeing a Specialty 1115 CENTRAL AVENUE PAWTUCKET, R. I., U. S. A. Telephone PErry 0966


TOOLS


THURCO MARK


TRADE Designers and Manufacturers of All Types of Standard and Special Milling Cutters for the Machine Tool Industry


THURSTON MFG. CO.


45 BORDEN STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.


TELEPHONES DEXTER 0243-0244


"Comparison by Official Test Shows Thurston's are the Best"'


TRANSPORTATION


Economical - Dependable - Comfortable YELLOW CABS GAspee 5000


TRUCKING


HOLLEY'S INC. OPERATING


HOLLEY'S SOUTH COUNTY EXPRESS


Daily Trucking Service Between Providence, Wakefield, Westerly, New London and Norwich "Serving All South County"


Main Office WAKEFIELD Tel. Narragansett 350 WEsterly 2184


Providence Terminal 565 Atwells Ave. & 75 Eagle St. Tel. GAspee 0541


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VENTILATORS


99


GLASS WINDOW VENTILATORS Made to order for Homes, Offices, and Institutions


In use for many years in City Hall - State House - Court House - R. I. Hospital - St. Joseph's Hospital - Public Schools, Providence. Rockefeller Inst. Med. Research and Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. State House, Boston. Government Buildings.


IDEAL VENTILATOR COMPANY


ESTABLISHED 1894 Originators and Patentees of Glass Window Ventilators and Brackets 160 ATLANTIC AVENUE Tel. HOpkins 5740


Branches: Boston, New York, Baltimore


PROVIDENCE, R. I. Agents in Principal Cities


WALLPAPER DEALERS


BETTER HOMES WALL PAPER CO.


VISIT OUR ECONOMY WALL PAPER DEPT. Formerly Economy Wallpaper Co. Serving Rhode Island For Over One-Quarter Century 322-324 WEYBOSSET ST. - PROVIDENCE, R. I. - Tel. GASPEE 4431-4432 Payson Paints - Free Parking Across the Street


GLASS SHELLACS VARNISHES PAPER HANGER SUPPLIES ETC. FREE SAMPLE BOOKS ON REQUEST


ONE COAT COVERS NU-ENAMEL NO BRUSH MARKS


PAINTS


PAYSON'S


PITTSBURGH


VENETIAN BLINDS


WE DELIVER


WEATHER STRIPS


WEATHER STRIPS


"ROLUP" SCREENS The Screen Like a Window Shade


CHAMBERLIN METAL WEATHER STRIPS SINCE 1893-THE STANDARD Window and Door Screens Wood, Metal, Bronze, Regular and Non-Erosive bronze wire screening Rock Wool Insulation Insulate-Windows Chamberlin's 50 Years of Experience Insures Satisfaction. Chamberlin's Financial Responsibility is Your Dependable Guarantee of Getting Your Money's Worth.


CHAMBERLIN METAL WEATHER STRIP CO., Inc. Telephone GAspee 5013


51 GLOBE STREET


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


WELDING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES


CORP BROTHERS


Distributors of Linde Oxygen and Prest-O-Lite Acetylene


Distributors of Welding Equipment and Supplies


28 MASON STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Belcher & Loomis Bldg.


PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1942)


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Patent No. 1660972


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WINDOW SHADES


WINDOW SHADES


VENETIAN BLINDS


SCREENS AWNINGS


BENNETT WINDOW SHADE CO.


TELEPHONE GAspee 7892


ESTABLISHED 1920


We Specialize in Guaranteed Absolutely Waterproof, Sunproof and Washable WINDOW SHADES Rhode Island's Largest Manufacturers of Custom Made Window Shades of Every Kind for Home, Office and Factory WHOLESALE and RETAIL 70 MATHEWSON ST., Opposite Carlton Theatre PROVIDENCE, R. I.


WIRE MANUFACTURERS


KENNECOTT WIRE AND CABLE COMPANY


COPPER RODS BARE AND TINNED COPPER WIRE AND CABLE WEATHERPROOF WIRE AND CABLE MAGNET WIRE (Silk, Cotton, Enamel, Paper and Glass Insulated) PAPER INSULATED LEAD ENCASED TELEPHONE CABLE PAPER INSULATED LEAD ENCASED POWER CABLE VARNISHED CAMBRIC CABLES (Braided or Lead Covered)


PHILLIPSDALE, R. I.


Telephone EAst Providence 2800


LOANS


INDUSTRIAL FINANCE CO.


AUTOMOBILE FURNITURE LOANS $300


UP TO


PERSONAL


Prompt - Friendly - Confidential Service


187 WESTMINSTER ST. Phone GAspee 3223


INVESTIGATE


the possibilities of this book as an advertising medium.


IT PAYS


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When You Want to Know:


-where a person lives.


-what his occupation is.


-who lives at a certain number on a street.


-where a street is located.


-the correct spelling of a name.


-the officers of a corporation.


-the partners in a firm.


-the solution to any of scores of prob- lems that pop up unexpectedly to annoy and baffle you.


-you can quickly find the answer in the City Directory.


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MORE GOODS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS OF THE DIRECTORY THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM ON EARTH


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Tel. GAspee 3352


MORTGAGE GUARANTEE & TITLE CO.


SEE PAGE 89 Buyers' Guide


POLK'S PROVIDENCE Classified Business Directory 1942


INCLUDING


Associations and Clubs-Commercial, Buildings-Office and Public, Cemeteries, Churches, Clergymen, Clubs, Hospitals and Dispensaries, Labor Organizations, Libraries, Schools, Colleges and Academies and Societies.


Copyright, 1942, by R. L. Polk & Co.


Names appearing under headings marked thus (*) are inserted only when specially contracted for.


*Abrasives-Grain & Wheels AMERICAN EMERY WHEEL WORKS 325 Waterman at Richmond sq tel PL 2260-2261-For further informa- tion see page 75 Buyers' Guide


Abrasives Mfrs


American Emery Wheel Works 325 Waterman at Richmond sq


Abstracts of Title


MORTGAGE GUARANTEE & TITLE Co 85 Westminster tel Gaspee 3352 -For further information see page 89 Buyers' Guide, bottom edge and right top lines


REAL ESTATE TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PROVIDENCE 2010 Industrial Trust bldg 111 Westmin- ster tel GAspee 9555-For further in- formation see page 87 Buyers' Guide back bone and right top lines


*Academies (See Schools, Colleges & Academies)


Accident Insurance


BUDLONG SYLVESTER M Inc 146 Westminster rm 401 tel DExter 0500 -For further information see page 51 Buyers' Guide and front cover


GARRAHAN WILLIAM H & CO 4


Westminster cor Dyer tels Dexter 8313 and 8314-For further informa- tion see page 55 Buyers' Guide and right top lines


NEWCOMB C F Inc 29 Weybosset rm 20 tel GA 7521-For further informa- tion see page 58 Buyers' Guide


PAIGE C D & CO 302 Union Trust bldg 170 Westminster tel Gaspee 7810- -For further information see page 52 Buyers' Guide and right bottom lines


Accountants-Certified Public WARD, FISHER & CO 2400 Industrial · Trust bldg 111 Westminster, tel Gas- pee 5768


"Accountants-Chartered OVER SPENCER H 836 Hospital Trust bldg 15 Westminster tel GA 5232


Accountants & Auditors *Denotes Certified Public Ac- countants


Adler Louis 17 Exchange rm 309


Andelman Murray M 146 Westminster rm 209


Arnold Howard B 32 Westminster rm 44 Berkowitz Saml M 29 Weybosset rm 33 Bernstein-Pliner Co 15 Westminster rm 909


Best System The 111 Westminster rm 1230


Billings Ivanhoe D 109 Wash rm 201


*Blackman Abraham 111 Westminster rm 1208


*Blackman Edw 111 Westminster rm 1208


*Blackman & Blackman 111 Westmin- ster rm 1208


Borod Audit Co 51 Empire rm 605 *Chafee Walter B 247 Smith


Christiansen & Co 170 Westminster rm 1210


Clegg Geo B 49 Westminster rm 617 Clegg Geo B jr 49 Westminster rm 617 Comery Davison & Jacobson 49 West- minster rm 726


Cowan and Elwell 236 Westminster rm 407


DelSesto Christopher 15 Westminster rm 1142


*Ermin Adele M 157 Jewett


Ernst & Ernst 111 Westminster rm 1702


Feiner Philip A 111 Westminster rm 929


Forman Jerome S 56 Wash rm 401 Gereboff Saml 111' Westminster rm 1221a


*Goodman Ernest L 111 Westminster rm 2400


Goodman Max M 15 Westminster rm 803


*Harris & Gifford 15 Westminster rm 742


*Haskins & Sells 111 Westminster rm 2504


Jillson Frank A 56 Wash rm 406a King Alfred E 15 Westminster rm 11'22 Kirk Jas P 109 Wash rm 503 Lee & Taylor 146 Westminster rm 309


STATIONERY GIFT STORE


76-78 WEYBOSSET


PROVIDENCE PAPER CO. WRAPPING PAPERS . PRINTING PAPERS


OFFICE and WAREHOUSE - 160 DORRANCE ST.


OFFICE FURNITURE


CORDAGE


TWINE


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GENS


HOTO - OFFSET RINTING GROSVENOR BLDG. TEL. GASPEE 4436


Accountants & Auditors-Con


"LEES, BAER & HANOVER, Certified Public Accountants 533 Industrial Trust bldg 111 Westminster tel GAspee 5935


Lipson Louis 111 Westminster rm 419 Millman Myer 10 Weybosset rm 443


Mitchell John A jr 111' Westminster. rm 415


Moulton Edw S 76 Westminster rm 1317


OVER, ORMISTON & COMPANY 836 Hospital Trust bldg 15 Westminster tel GAspee 5232


*Picchione Nicholas 111 Westminster rm 1230


*Picchione Nicholas & Co 111 Westmin- ster rm 1230


Potter & Hill 76 Westminster rm 1201 PRICE, WATERHOUSE & CO Chester R Union CPA resident mgr account- ants 508 Hospital Trust bldg 15 West- minster tel GAspee 0501


Pritsker & Block 76 Westminster rm 905


Ratcliffe Jas A 49 Westminster rm 634 *Raymond F Murphy & Co 170. West- minster rm 417


Reitman Benj 87 Weybosset rm 320 Rex & Co 15 Westminster rm 1041 Robinson Ben I 111 Westminster rm 909


Sayer & Company 111 Westminster rm 1203


*Scott C Watson 111 Westminster rm 2400


Shea Quinlan J 49 Westminster rm 735 Sheer Lillian 318 Weybosset


Sherman Saml 68 Exchange pl rm 305 *Union Chester R 15 Westminster rm 508


Urquhart Duncan L 49 Westminster rm 100


*Wale & Co 15 Westminster rm 623 Ward Fisher & Co 111 Westminster rm 2400


Welch F E & Co 111 Westminster rm 2008


Wooddell Henry F 18 Stokes


#Acetylene CORP BROTHERS 28 Mason tel DEx- ter 8020-For further information see page 99 Buyers' 'Guide


Acetylene and Electric Welding SMITH WELDING AND MACHINE


SHOP CO 97 Fountain tel MAnning 4680-For further information see page 93 Buyers' Guide and right bot- tom lines


Acetylene and Electric Welding School PROVIDENCE SCHOOL OF PRACTI- CAL TRAINING 97 Fountain tel MAnning 4680-For further informa- tion see page 93 Buyers' Guide and right bottom lines


*Acids


MANN GEORGE & CO INC 251 Fox Point blvd tels GAspee 8466-67-68- For further information see page 26 Buyers' Guide


"Acids & Heavy Chemicals SESSIONS-GIFFORD CO Inc 255-261 Allen's av tels Hopkins 0770-0771 Boston office 47 McGrath Highway Somerville, Mass tel PROspect 3070 -For further information see page 26 Buyers' Guide


Acoustic Apparatus & Devices Acousticon Institute of Providence 15 Westminster rm 510


Audiphone Co 76 Westminster rm 211 Better Hearing 236 Westminster rm 610


Maico 58 Weybosset rm 303


Radioear of RI 171 Westminster rm 537 Sonotone of Rhode Island 290 Westmin- ster rm 910


Sound Recorders Co 111 Westminster rm 1110


Telex Hearing Aid Service 111 West- minster rm 1023


Trimm-New England Company 56 Wash rm 209


Adding, Calculating & Tabulat- ing Machines


Adding Machine Service Co 405 Wey- bosset (repairers)


Allen Wales Adding Machine Corp 552 Westminster rm 201


Burroughs Adding Machine Co 693 Westminster


Coin Meters Inc 204 Westminster rm 12


Comptometer Company Machines 49 Westminster rm 323 (adding ma- chines)


Felt & Tarrant Mfg Co 49 Westminster rm 323


Money Meters Inc 17 Warren


Monroe Calculating Machine Co Inc 44 Franklin rm 106


OFFICE APPLIANCE CO The 60 Pine cor Orange tels GAspee 3817-3818 --- For further information see page 77 Buyers' Guide


Underwood-Elliott-Fisher Co 15 West- minster rm 404


Wales Adding Machine Co 552 West- minster rm 201


* Addressing-Mail


COGENS Inc 10 Weybosset rm 2 tel GAspee 4436-For further informa- tion see page 2 Buyers' Guide and left top lines


*Addressing & Mailing


POLK R L & CO Eastern District Office 179 Lincoln, Boston, Mass tel Han- cock 6309


SWAN ETHEL T 171 Westminster rm 325 tel DExter 7429


Adjusters


Bromage Edw jr 170 Westminster rm 1013 (ins)


Fire Companies Adjustment Bureau Inc 76 Westminster rm 1004 (fire losses) Gray Geo V 76 Dorrance rm 305 (ins) McPherson Geo W 171 Westminster rm 403 (ins)


Smith Ronald J 76 Westminster rm 1402 (ins)


Advertising Agencies Bixby Geo R 51 Empire rm 322


Hammond Alden M 26 Custom House st rm 307


KNIGHT & GILBERT Inc 42 Pine tel GAspee 6111-For further informa- tion see page 2 Buyers' Guide


Lanpher & Schonfarber Inc 58 Weybos- set rm 603


Pierik Herman T 4 Weybosset rm 204 Standish Inc 170 Westminster rm 507 Thorndike Richd 58 Weybosset rm 504 Transportation Advertising Co 76 West- minster rm 908 (car cards)


"Advertising Analysis


KNIGHT & GILBERT Inc 42 Pine tel GAspee 6111-For further informa- tion see page 2 Buyers' Guide


"Advertising-Campaigns


KNIGHT & GILBERT Inc 42 Pine tel GAspee 6111-For further informa- tion see page 2 Buyers' Guide


Advertising Counsel & Service Bernstein Bo & Co Inc 26 Custom House st rm 506


Braitsch Arthur 15 Westminster rm 1017


Campbell F H Co The 56 Wash rm 406A Cherry & Webb Broadcasting Co 15 Chestnut


COGENS Inc 10 Weybosset rm 2 tel GAspee 4436-For further informa- tion see page 2 Buyers' Guide and left top lines


Dodge Frank E & Co Inc 111 West- minster rm 723


Friendly Fred 58 Weybosset rm 302 Horton-Noyes Co 111' Westminster 23d fl


Johnson Paul H Co. 385 Westminster rm 27


Kiernan Advertising Service 17 Ex- change rm 406


KNIGHT & GILBERT Inc 42 Pine tel GAspee 6111-For further informa- tion see page 2 Buyers' Guide


Lorimer John A 15 Westminster rm 1017


Maxfield Jos & Co 36 Exchange pl rm 301


Metcalf Geo T Co 68 S Main


Modern Talking Picture Service 56 Wash rm 407


Shires Percy Advertising Service 19 Holly


Tolman Maybelle E 111' Westminster rm 917


Baby First


E. S. CRANDALL DAIRY GRADE "A" GUERNSEY MILK From Our Own R. I. Herd WHOLESALE and RETAIL


Baby First


12 LOWELL AVE.


TELEPHONE WEst 4358


1083


SINCE JULY 1, 1904.


GAMWELL & INGRAHAM 1612 Industrial Trust Bldg. Providence, R.


INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE - MORTGAGES


Telephones GAspee 9800 - 9801 - 9802


Weston Franklin S, Providence Bilt- more rm 133 Young Geo F 51 Empire rm 322


*Advertising-Direct Mail COGENS Inc 10 Weybosset rm 2 tel GAspee 4436-For further informa- tion see page 2 Buyers' Guide and left top lines


Advertising Novelties Crafts Inc 70 Tingley (wooden dis- plays)


Advertising-Outdoor Advertising Distributors of America Inc 82 N Main B & B Advertising Co 67 Ocean McMahon J M Co 82 N Main Newport Poster Advertising Co 170 Westminster rm 507 Old Colony Advertising Co 450 Potter's av Standish-Barnes Co 170 Westminster rm 507 and 59 Carrington av Weybosset Sign Co 17 Transit


Advertising Signs-Display KERWIN HERBERT A 108 Eddy tel GAspee 6948-For further informa- tion see page 95 Buyers' Guide and left bottom lines


*Air Conditioned Refrigerators OLNEYVILLE ICE COMPANY 55 De- Soto tel WEst 6370- For further in- formation see page 49 Buyers' Guide and right bottom lines


Air Conditioning COOK E PULVER Inc (General Elec- tric distributors) 1 Sabin tel GAspee 5500-For further information see page 39 Buyers' Guide Lutz Engineering Co Inc 1611 West- minster


PETROLEUM SERVICE CO Inc 271' Fox Point blvd tels DExter 2440- 2441-For further information see page 79 Buyers' Guide


*Air Conditioning Equipment BUCKLEY & SCOTT Inc 137 Broad tel GAspee 4541-For further informa- tion see page 78 Buyers' Guide and left bottom lines


PETROLEUM HEAT & POWER CO 32 Franklin tel GAspee 9166-For fur- ther information see page 78 Buyers' Guide


Air Transportation American Airlines Inc 76 Westminster lobby


Airplane Financing MORRIS PLAN COMPANY OF RHODE ISLAND The 25 Canal and 26 North Main tel DExter 9800-For further information see page 17 Buyers' Guide and right top lines


* Alcohol


SESSIONS-GIFFORD CO Inc 255-261 Allen's av tels HOpkins 0770-0771 Boston office 47 McGrath Highway, Somerville, Mass tel PROspect 3070 For further information see page 26 Buyers' Guide


Ales HANLEY JAMES CO The 35 Jackson tel DExter 6100


* Alkali ARNOLD, HOFFMAN & CO Inc 55-61 Canal tel GAspee 2935-For further information see page 27 Buyers' Guide


Ambulance Service Magee Richd T 53 Jackson


Amusement Companies Castle Amusements Inc 1039 Chalk- stone av Simplex Amusement Corp 67 Brayton av


Amusement Devices Banner Electric Service Inc 195 Broad


Amusements-Places of (See also Parks and Playgrounds in Index to Contents) Arcadia Ball Room The 109 Wash Arcadia Inc 109 Wash


Cinderella Ball Room 36 Olneyville sq Fionte Antonio jr 157 Westminster rm 1


R I Auditorium Inc 1111 N Main


"Analytical Chemists (See Chemists)


"Annealing NATIONAL RING TRAVELER CO 354 Pine and PO Box 1028, Pawtucket, R I and P O Box 1565, Providence tel GAspee 4528-For further infor- mation see page 74 Buyers' Guide


*Annuities EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SO- CIETY OF THE U S 1601 Industrial Trust bldg 111 Westminster tel GAS- pee 1274-For further information see page 54 Buyers' Guide


PHOENIX MUTUAL LIFE INSUR- ANCE CO 707 Turks Head bldg 76 Westminster tel GAspee 9715-For further information see page 59 Buyers' Guide


UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE CO 1027-1028 Industrial Trust bldg 111 Westminster tel GAspee 7558- For further information see page 59 Buyers' Guide


Annuities-Life HOME LIFE INSURANCE CO OF NEW YORK 914-915 Industrial Trust bldg 111 Westminster tel GAspee 1777-For further information see page 56 Buyers' Guide




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