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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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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
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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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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.
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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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