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TELEPHONES PErry 0350-0351
110 ARMISTICE BLVD. -
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
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CONTRACTORS-CARPENTER
BUSINESS TELEPHONE HOpkins 3470
RESIDENCE DEXTER 8571
HARRY JACKSON
Carpenter and Builder
Office Work of Every Description SHOP 847 POTTERS AVENUE
Remodeling of Fine Residences
OFFICE 840 POTTERS AVENUE
PROVIDENCE R. I.
CONTRACTORS' SUPPLIES
R. I. SAND & GRAVEL CO., INC. State Tested Washed Sand and Gravel - Crane Service FOUNDRY SAND OUR SPECIALTY Quality and Service Telephone WIlliams 3760
Office and Pit, KILVERT STREET - - HILLSGROVE, R. I. AFTER 6 P. M. CALL HOpkins 8252 or West 1547-R
G. FRED SWANSON, INC. AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS TRUSCON STEEL COMPANY OVERHEAD DOOR SALES CO.
119 DYER STREET - - - PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 0491
SWIFT-McNUTT CO. OF R. I. A. GERARD DUNN, Manager
Our Workmen are Covered by Workmen's Compensation Act
Building Wrecking All Kinds of Building Material For Sale Office and Yards, 15-17 MARENGO ST. Telephones GAspee 6233-6234-6235
Property Owners Covered by Public Liability Insurance
Bonds Furnished
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DAIRIES
BRALEY'S CREAMERY, INC. BETTER Dairy Products WHOLESALE and RETAIL Chocolate Drink - Coffee Drink - Ice Cream Mix 1282 NORTH MAIN ST. GAspee 4748 PROVIDENCE
DEPARTMENT STORES
The DUTLET Company
RHODE ISLAND'S LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE
The
Square
Deal
Built This
Square Block
... Owners and Operators of WJAR Radio Broadcasting Station
WEYBOSSET STREET, From Eddy to Garnet Tel. GAspee 7000
DRY GOODS, WHOLESALE
Telephone GAspee 1131 Established 181i
TAYLOR, SYMONDS CO. The Oldest Wholesale Distributors of Dry Goods in America
18 PINE STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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DEPARTMENT STORES
Shepard,
1
Where You ALWAYS
Shop With Confidence
Fill Your Personal, Family and Household Needs at
THE SHEPARD STORES
Lucy Lee, "Your Personal Shopper" - Mail or Telephone Your Orders, D Exter 7500
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Save Sight with Light
LECTRIC LENA
Light-condition your home with sight-saving I. E. S. lamps
* Approved by Illuminating Engineering Society
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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIES
Largest and Best Equipped Repair Department in Rhode Island
ELECTRIC MOTORS
RENEWAL PARTS BEARINGS INDUSTRIAL WIRING and MOTOR INSTALLATIONS Established 1906 Authorized Black & Decker and Van Dorn Service Station Authorized Delco, Emerson, Leland, Master and Porter-Cable Motor Service
BROWNING PULLEYS BELTS and SHEAVES Mfrs. of D. & W. MAGNETIC CHUCKS and DEMAGNETIZERS
J. & H. ELECTRIC COMPANY
GAspee 7840
ERAL
ECTRIC C
PANY
200 RICHMOND ST. PROVIDENCE
MOTOR DEALER
ELEVATORS
BOSTON, MASS.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
FRANKLIN, MASS.
F. S. PAYNE co. ELEVATORS
47 MATHEWSON STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I. TELEPHONE DExter 9571 Foundry Division FRANKLIN, MASS. LOWELL, MASS
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
For Victory Buy U. S. War Savings Bonds and Stamps
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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIES
WALKER ELECTRIC COMPANY
Lighting Equipment for the Home, Office, Store and Factory
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
Floor, Table and Desk Lamps Fireplace Furnishings Candlesticks, Book Ends and Novelties
262-264 WEYBOSSET STREET PROVIDENCE
Telephones GAspee 8200-8201
ENAMELS
CARPENTER & WOOD CO. ENAMELS
CEDAR ST. at ABORN ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone DExter 0987
ENGINEERS
FRANK E. WATERMAN Member, American Society of Civil Engineers Residence Telephone, Plantations 5758
F. V. WATERMAN Residence Telephone, East Prov. 0740
Waterman Engineering Un. ESTABLISHED IN 1894
Civil Engineers-Surveyors
86 WEYBOSSET ST.
GASPEE 0749-0750
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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FILE MANUFACTURERS
NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY
World's Leading Maker of
FILES, RASPS and
FILE SPECIALTIES
Leading the world in the production of files, rasps and file specialties, the Nicholson File Company manufactures a complete line of these products which are available through hardware stores and mill supply dealers every- where. Nicholson File Company, Providence, R.I., U.S.A.
A FILE FOR
NICHOLSON U.S.A. ITRADE MARKI
EVERY PURPOSE
FOUNDRIES
CHARLES T. COLVIN, Treasurer
COLVIN FOUNDRY COMPANY Iron Castings
Of All Kinds To Order
185 GLOBE STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone DExter 8352
ESTABLISHED 1847
J. S. WHITE COMPANY Iron Founders and Machinists Pulleys, Hangers and Shafting Fire Clay and Fire Brick Office and Works, 22 DEXTER STREET, PAWTUCKET, R. I. TELEPHONES PErry 0342-0343
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Established 1854 by Horace B. Knowles
HORACE B. KNOWLES' SONS INCORPORATED
Funeral Service
HORACE E. KNOWLES, Residence, 188 Benefit St.
Local and Out-of-Town Service FUNERAL CHAPEL .
187 BENEFIT STREET .. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Day and Night Telephone Dexter 9860
Over 50 Years
in Providence
ROBERT F. CARROLL SONS
677 CRANSTON ST.
Funeral Directors
ROBERT J. CARROLL Phone West 5000
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
CORBETT and QUIRK
Funeral Home 971 BRANCH AVENUE
Office 1026 BRANCH AVENUE
Telephone DExter 7390
D. F. McCARTHY and SON Funeral Home
250 CHARLES STREET
Telephone DExter 0796
Both Homes Under Same Management
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
IRVING H. DRABBLE
Funeral Director 309 BENEFIT STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I. TELEPHONE
FRANK R. GORTON and SONS FUNERAL DIRECTORS Ambulance Service
721 WASHINGTON ST.
ANTHONY, R. I.
Telephone Valley 0803-W
SECURITY with MONOSEAL METAL CASKETS AIR-TIGHT WATER-PROOF Furnished in the same price range as metal caskets. Exclusive with GRAHAM FUNERAL HOME within a radius of 20 miles and may be inspected at GRAHAM FUNERAL SERVICE 571 BROAD ST. Tel. DExter 0442
CHARLES L. JOHNSON, President and Treasurer
1770 Washington St.,
Boston, Mass.
37 Howard St.,
LEWIS & MAYCOCK, INC.
205 Whitney Ave.,
838 Main St.,
Worcester, Mass.
Springfield, Mass.
New Haven, Conn.
V. H. MARIANI, Proprietor
ESTABLISHED 1890
A. A. MARIANI & SON
Funeral Directors FUNERAL HOME, 486 BRANCH AVENUE DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE
OFFICE, 593 CHARLES STREET
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PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone DExter 5432
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T. F. MONAHAN & SON Funeral Directors
230 WATERMAN STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I. Phone DExter 4592
Telephones DExter 8094-8095 Residence Telephones
GAspee 6655 DExter 8636
MAX SUGARMAN FUNERAL SERVICE Funeral Directors and Embalmers Best Granite and Marble Monuments
458 HOPE STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
J. H. WILLIAMS & CO. Funeral Home
MILDRED L. SCOTT
EARLE W. SCOTT, JR.
ESTABLISHED
1889
210 TAUNTON AVENUE
TEL. EAst Providence 0167 EAST PROVIDENCE
FURNITURE
Interstate HOME EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Household Furniture & Specialties
Ladies' and Men's Clothing
68 FRANKLIN STREET Telephone DExter 2443 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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FURNITURE
NEW ENGLAND'S LARGEST FURNITURE INSTITUTION R. I. SUPPLY CO.
The Store of Home Outfits Liberal Terms of Credit
755 WESTMINSTER STREET
TELEPHONE GAspee 0804
FURRIERS
WILLIAM H. HARRIS
Retail Furrier
REPAIRING AND REMODELING
CERTIFIED COLD STORAGE
400 WESTMINSTER
TEL. GAspee 0198
GAS COMPANIES
PROVIDENCE GAS COMPANY
Conserve Your Gas Appliances Now ... Be Assured There Will Be New and Better Ones After The War Ends
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HARDWARE
BARKER, CHADSEY & CO. MILL - FACTORY - CONTRACTORS - MARINE - SUPPLIES HARDWARE Telephones GAspee 4710-4711-4712
38 WESTMINSTER ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
CITY HALL HARDWARE CO.
Mill Supplies Tools
Electrical Appliances Janitor Supplies
PRICED THE CITY HALL HARDWARE WAY TO SAVE YOU MONEY
COR. WASHINGTON AND SNOW TEL. GAspee 4100
J. T. O'CONNELL CO., Inc. Wholesale and Retail
Paints, Varnishes, Enamels, Stains, Brushes Fishing Tackle, Ladders, Hardware Window Glass, Barrett's Asphalt Shingles, Roofing Paper Marine Supplies, Sporting Goods, Industrial Machinery 150-152 DORRANCE STREET
TEL. GAspee 6682-3
HEATING CONTRACTORS
Established 1870
Incorporated 1915
THE SMITH-GIBBS CO. HEATING
201 SOUTH MAIN STREET - - PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 1322-1323
ENGINEERING and CONTRACTING Successors to the Providence Office of The H. B. Smith Co.
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HOSE MANUFACTURERS
AMERICAN MULTIPLE FABRIC CO. MANUFACTURERS OF
Patent Multiple and Tubular Woven Fabrics
Calico Printers' Blankets, Original Baker Printers' Blankets sold direct and only by the company. Dryer Felts, Drawing and Pre- paring Aprons for Worsted, Webbing for Loom Banding, Etc., Baker's Tubular Fabrics, Hydraulic and Fire Hose and Multiple Woven Fabrics for Special Purposes.
183 HARTFORD AVENUE - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
HOTELS
~ The ~ Croron Hotel®
Deepsea Cocktail Lounge
The Beachcomber The Tap Room 208 WEYBOSSET STREET
The Princess Restaurant
Telephone DExter 8200
NARRAGANSETT HOTEL "Where the GUEST Is King"
. INDIAN ROOM
· HARBOR GRILL
EXCELLENT BANQUET FACILITIES
. KING'S TAP ROOM
97 DORRANCE STREET
TELEPHONE GAspee 6320
BANQUETS
Dances - Suppers - Meetings - Exhibits Parties - Luncheons - Bridges - Teas
and Every Other Type of Social Function Expertly Arranged - Skillfully Handled in Every Detail At Prices to Suit Every Requirement Telephone GAspee 9200 PROVIDENCE-BILTMORE HOTEL PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
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BALLOU, JOHNSON & NICHOLS CO. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
House Furnishings Electrical Appliances Floor Coverings
128 DORRANCE STREET Telephone DExter 8320
ICE
Ice and Oil HOLMES ICE
Telephone GAspee 2517
43 to 53 LIVINGSTON STREET - - PROVIDENCE
OLNEYVILLE ICE COMPANY 100% PURE MANUFACTURED ICE
Air Conditioned Refrigerators Oil Stoves and Burners Wholesale Cash and Carry
55 DeSOTO STREET - - - PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone WEst 6370
INSULATION
ROCK WOOL INSULATION CO. OF RHODE ISLAND Licensed Applicators of
Eagle Moisture-Proof Home Insulation * Help the U. S. A. Save Fuel INSULATE YOUR HOME WITH EAGLE ROCK WOOL!
109 WATERMAN ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Tel. PLantations 2234 Tel. Williams 3773
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INSURANCE
BLANCHARD ORGANIZATION
INCOME PROTECTION INSURANCE
MODERNIZED SYSTEMATIC SAVINGS
UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY COMMERCIAL CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
405 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING TELEPHONE GASPEE 2059
111 WESTMINSTER STREET
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INSURANCE
SINCE JULY 1, 1904
GAMWELL & INGRAHAM
CITY - STATE - NATION - WORLD WIDE
INSURANCE PROTECTION
For Life and Property ON LAND - ON WATER - IN THE AIR
ENGINEERING - INSPECTION - CLAIM SERVICE
FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS
COMPLETE REAL ESTATE SERVICE
CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES - INDUSTRIAL LOCATIONS MORTGAGES - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - APPRAISALS
Contract Management and Sales Brokers for
HOME OWNERS' LOAN CORPORATION
HOMELAND REALTY COMPANY
Home Builders
GAMWELL & INGRAHAM
1612 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. Tels. GAspee 9800-9801-9802-9803 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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INSURANCE
JOSEPH G. HENSHAW, President CHARLES G. MORGAN, Secretary
BEACH & SWEET, Inc. INSURANCE Since 1868 HOSPITAL TRUST BLDG., PROVIDENCE, R. I. TELEPHONE GAspee 9870
Fire, Liability, Accident, Fly Wheel, Boiler, Marine, Plate Glass, Surety Bonds, Sprinkler Leakage, Automobile, Yacht, Live Stock, Use & Occupancy, Travellers' Baggage
Representing the Following Companies:
Agricultural, Continental, Equitable F. & M., Fidelity-Phenix, Great American, Home Insurance Co. of North America, National, North British & Mercantile, Phoenix of London, Phoenix of Hartford, Providence, Washing- ton, Rhode Island, Providence Mutual, Pawtucket Mutual, Union Mutual, Dorchester Mutual, Shelby Mutual, Accident and Casualty Insurance Co., Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd., Preferred Accident Insurance Co., Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co.
SYLVESTER M. BUDLONG AGENCY
ACCIDENT
HEALTH
AUTOMOBILE
"Nothing
JEWELRY
BOILER
LIABILITY
BONDS-FIDELITY
But Insurance"
MACHINERY
BONDS-SURETY
MARINE
BURGLARY
Telephone
SPRINKLER
COMPENSATION
DExter 0500
LEAKAGE
FIRE
WINDSTORM
ROOM 401, 146 WESTMINSTER STREET
PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND
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INSURANCE
C. D. PAIGE & COMPANY
GASPEE 7810
INSURANCE
Fire - Marine - Casualty - Life Fidelity and Surety Bonds Suite 302 Union Trust Bldg., 170 WESTMINSTER ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Offering to You Greatly Improved Facilities at Our New Location
Our Broad Facilities are Built on Fifty Years of Experience in Servicing Reliable Insurance Contracts. We Offer, For Those Who Desire to Pay Premiums On a Small Monthly Basis, A Plan of Proven Convenience.
PURITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF RHODE ISLAND Home Offices: Fourth Floor, TURKS HEAD BUILDING
Only Life Insurance Company of this State
OFFICERS
HENRY D. SHARPE, President
HAROLD C. FIELD, Vice-President CLINTON C. WHITE, Secretary and Treasurer HENRY S. REDSTONE, Actuary and Asst. Secretary EDMUND D. CHESEBRO, M.D., Medical Director EARL M. PEARCE, Assistant Secretary JAMES R. O'DONNELL, Assistant Secretary
DIRECTORS
EDMUND D. CHESEBRO, Providence HAROLD C. FIELD, Providence FREDERICK C. FREEMAN, Providence CLINTON PRESCOTT KNIGHT, JR., Providence STEPHEN O. METCALF, Providence
ARTHUR L. PERRY, Westerly HENRY D. SHARPE, Providence WILLIAM P. SHEFFIELD, Newport HENRY G. THRESHER, Pawtucket CLINTON C. WHITE, Providence FREDERICK B. WILcox, Providence
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INSURANCE
E. W. SHIPPEE & SONS, INC.
Automobile - Liability - Accident - Fire
INSURANCE
FIDELITY and SURETY BONDS
Telephones GAspee 5746 and 8432
85 WESTMINSTER STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I. FOURTH FLOOR
PAWTUCKET OFFICE, 24 SPRING STREET Telephone PErry 0033
AMERICAN SURETY COMPANY OF NEW YORK and NEW YORK CASUALTY COMPANY
RAYMOND BUSS, Manager
538 HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING GAspee 1197-1198
Both Companies Write Fidelity, Forgery and Surety Bonds and Casualty Insurance
FUTURE DELIVERY OF MONEY For Families - Education - Business - Taxes - Employee Pensions WALTER C. BARNEY AGENCY Bankers National Life Insurance Company of Montclair, New Jersey
1129 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
TELEPHONE
GAspee 3038
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INSURANCE
CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY W. K. R. HOLM, Jr. and ASSOCIATES
1814 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING
111 WESTMINSTER ST. Tel. GAspee 5336
AQUITABLE Fire & Marine Insurance Company
CAPITAL $1,000,000
PROVIDENCE. R.I.
ASSETS $7,700,758.18
JOSEPH L. PRICE, Secretary
THE PHOENIX
Connecticut
INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
JOSEPH L. PRICE, General Agent
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD JOSEPH L. PRICE, General Agent
Suite 515, Hospital Trust Building, Telephone GAspee 8666-8667 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
THE EQUITABLE
J. D. E. Jones Jr., General Agent
FAIR - JUST
LIFE ASSURANCE
SECURITY - PEACE OF MIND
SOCIETY
MUTUAL - COOPERATIVE
OF THE U.S.
NATION-WIDE SERVICE
1601 Industrial Trust Bldg., 111 Westminster St. Telephone GAspee 1274
WINFIELD FULLER COMPANY
INCORPORATED G. E. RAY, Pres .- Treas.
INSURANCE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
49 WESTMINSTER STREET
SUITE 313 PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 7400
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LIFE INSURANCE ANNUITIES GROUP INSURANCE
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INSURANCE
INSURANCE
GALLIVAN & CO. INC. 503 Turks Head Building Telephones GAspee 8381-8382 Providence, R. I.
JOHN A. GAMMONS, Inc. All Kinds of Insurance
JOHN A. GAMMONS INC ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE
"Behind the Clock"
Fidelity and Surety Bonds Real Estate Phone GAspee 5330 171 WESTMINSTER ST., COR. DORRANCE ST. PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
WILLIAM H. GARRAHAN & CO. Insurance - Surety Bonds - Real Estate
Fire .. Marine ..
Automobile
. .
Liability
..
Accident
7 DYER ST. cor. WESTMINSTER
PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephones DExter 8313-8314
G. L. & H. J. GROSS, INC. ESTABLISHED 1888 INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS Real Estate in All Its Branches 170 WESTMINSTER ST. TEL. GAspee 6040
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INSURANCE
ROBERT G. HOLT AND ASSOCIATES FIRE, MARINE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS 58 WEYBOSSET ST .. PROVIDENCE
SPECIALISTS IN USE AND OCCUPANCY INSURANCE -- ALL FORMS Telephone GAspee 6077
JohnHancock
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
WILLIAM L. KELAGHAN, District Manager
603 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING 111 WESTMINSTER STREET
TELEPHONE GAspee 9125 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF FT. WAYNE, IND. It's Name Indicates It's Character MORE THAN A BILLION OF LIFE INSURANCE IN FORCE PAUL HOEFFLER, General Agent
1104 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. Telephone GAspee 4984 Your Brokerage or Surplus Line Business Solicited
Partnership Insurance Business Insurance Pension Trusts
Personal Insurance Tax Liquidation Insurance Bonus or Profit Sharing Trusts
EUGENE T. LOTHGREN Chartered Life Underwriter
3rd Floor 146 WESTMINSTER STREET
PHONE DExter 1230
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INSURANCE
FIRE MARINE CASUALTY SURETY LOYALTY GROUP
INSURANCE
Firemen's Insurance Company of Newark, N. J. The Girard Fire & Marine Insurance Company National-Ben Franklin Fire Insurance Company
931 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. 111 WESTMINSTER STREET
Milwaukee Mechanics' Insurance Company The Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co. of N. Y. Commercial Casualty Insurance Company
Telephone GAspee 1681
MASSACHUSETTS INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY JOHN T. McDONOUGH, Manager
Non-Cancellable and Incontestable Disability Insurance
919 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG.
PHONE GAspee 1391
ORGANIZED 1851 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company RODERICK PIRNIE, General Agent 12th FLOOR, TURKS HEAD BUILDING
TEL. GAspee 2672
THE MASSACHUSETTS PROTECTIVE COMPANIES THE PAUL REVERE LIFE INSURANCE CO. FRANK LAZARUS, District Manager
907 TURKS HEAD BLDG.
PROVIDENCE, R. I. GAspee 3812
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INSURANCE
THE MUTUAL LIFE Insurance Company of New York
E. Herbert Peirce, Manager
640 HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING Tel. GAspee 6964 - 65
MUTUAL TRUST LIFE INSURANCE CO. WILLIAM E. GROF, General Agent
YES YOU CAN NOW OBTAIN LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES FOR YOUR CHILDREN - $1000.00 OR MORE IN FULL BENEFIT BY AGE 5-MORE THAN 20 DIFFERENT PLANS - NO WAR OR AVIATION CLAUSE THRU AGE 14
1109 Industrial Trust Building 111 Westminster Street
Telephone GAspee 4165
NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
WINTHROP WINSLOW, General Agent 816 TURKS HEAD BUILDING Telephone GAspee 7076
NEW ENGL
LIFE INS. CO. SE
CHA ARTERED
S. G. SPARHAWK President
E. M. SPARHAWK Vice-President & Treasurer
C. F. NEWCOMB, Inc.
INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS
29 WEYBOSSET ST., PROVIDENCE Opposite Custom House St. Telephone GAspee 7521
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INSURANCE
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company OF PHILADELPHIA
THE CARR R. PURSER AGENCY 1004 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING Phones GAspee 0643-0644
0 1937PMLICO
You Don't Have To Be Rich
. . . to retire at 60 on an income of $200 a month - through the Phoenix Mutual Retirement Income Plan. Send for the illustrated booklet giving the facts. No cost - no obligation. Just write or phone -
OTIS L. DICKINSON, MANAGER AND ASSOCIATES
PHOENIX MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONN.
707-710 Turks Head Building, Providence, R. I. Telephone GAspee 9715
SPENCER & PRESTON Formerly Spencer & Boss INSURANCE for 3 generations 29 WEYBOSSET STREET TELEPHONE GASPEE 7276 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND offering you desirable and economical protection against Fire, Casualty, and Inland Marine Hazards
Established 1860
STATE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF WORCESTER, MASS. INCORPORATED 1844 To Guarantee Financial Security for Your Family and Yourself See-
EDMUND F. CAREY, General Agent 2104 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. Tel. GAspee 5034
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INSURANCE
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA EARL K. RICKER, MANAGER
Annuities Group Insurance
1405 Industrial Trust Building
111 WESTMINSTER STREET
Telephone DExter 2422 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
UNION MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. 9th Floor Grosvenor Building, Providence Incorporated 1863 Insures Mercantile and Dwelling Risks Liberal Dividends on Expiring Policies Cash Assets Over $1,900,000
DIRECTORS
Charles E. Rigby Charles G. Easton
Charles D. Owen, Jr.
Robert R. Jenks
Thomas L. Pierce
Max H. Matthes
J. Arthur Atwood
Frederick T. Moses Harlan T. Moses E. B. Hough
Carl A. Moses
John L. Wilds
FREDERICK T. MOSES, President and Treasurer
RICHARD R. NELSON, Vice-Pres.
HARRY C. WOLF, JR. Asst. Vice-Pres.
CARL A. MOSES, Vice-Pres.
EMERSON P. HEMPSTEAD, Asst. Vice-Pres.
MAX H. MATTHES, Vice-Pres.
ROBERT P. SWAN, Asst. Vice-Pres. and Asst. Secy.
DAVID W. PATTERSON, Asst. Treas. and Controller
ERIC WILLIAMSON, Asst. Secy.
HARLAN T. MOSES, Vice-Pres.
JEAN M. LEGRIS, Asst. Secy. BARTON F. CURIT, Asst. Secy.
BURR GONGWER, Vice-Pres.
CLARENCE H. CADY, Secy.
FRANKLIN N. FOLSOM, Asst. Secy.
E. L. WATSON CO., Inc. Insurance of Every Description FIDELITY and SURETY BONDS Telephone GAspee 0909 29 Weybosset Street Providence, R. I.
INSURANCE REPORTS
Insurance Reports - Market Research - Credit Reports
THE HOOPER-HOLMES BUREAU, INC. HOME OFFICE, NEW YORK
111 WESTMINSTER STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I.
GAspee 1373
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INTERIOR DECORATORS
JOHNSON BROTHERS
5 THOMAS STREET Telephone GAspee 7369
Painters, Decorators and Paper Hangers JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO
PROVIDENCE, R. I. Residence Phone, HOpkins 1890
NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE SERVICE
REAL ESTATE Sales and Rentals Management of Estates and Upkeep Rent Collecting Low Rates Property Listed 23 ABORN STREET
FRED G. W. BENSON, Proprietor GENERAL REPAIRING and Painting
Papering
Kalsomining
White Washing
INSURANCE
Accident and Health Life Casualty Hospitalization TELEPHONE GAspee 2931
IRON AND STEEL
NIGHTINGALE, BAKER & SALISBURY IRON and STEEL
Agents for WM. JESSOP & SONS, Ltd., Sheffield, England TOOL STEEL IN BARS AND SHEETS COLD ROLLED STEEL for all purposes - Rounds, Squares, Hexagons and Flats COLD DRAWN, SEAMLESS STEEL TUBING SHELBY SEAMLESS STEEL BOILER TUBES Norway Iron Machinery Steel Bands and Hoops
Drill Rod Cold Rolled Strip Steel
Telephone DExter 4750 180 WEST EXCHANGE STREET - 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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IRON AND STEEL WORKS
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
COAL BUNKERS
CRANES (Jib and Traveling) DISCS
STAIRS
FENCES
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.
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1943)
SPIRAL STAIRS
STACKS
TANKS (Riveted and Welded)
TRAVELING CRANES
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JEWELERS
J. A. FOSTER CO. JEWELERS
Reed and Barton, Towle, International Silver Diamonds, Platinum and Diamond Jewelry Wedding and Engagement Rings
Foster, Hamilton, Omego, 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
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
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JEWELERS
ERBER
JEWELERS . OPTICIANS
240 WESTMINSTER STREET Telephone GAspee 9282 PAY THE GERBER WAY - NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR CREDIT
Established 1903 KAPLAN'S
Jewelers · Opticians
199 WEYBOSSET STREET
TELEPHONE GAspee 1665
CREDIT AT CASH PRICES - NO ADDED CHARGES
ROGERS JEWELRY STORES Your Friendly Jewelry Store
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
DIAMONDS BIRTHSTONE RINGS
WATCHES NATIONALLY ADVERTISED MAKES
RADIOS NATIONALLY ADVERTISED MAKES
SILVERWARE ROGERS 1847 COMMUNITY PLATE STERLING
OPTICIANS
WATCH REPAIRING
JEWELERS-MANUFACTURERS
MAKERS OF EMBLEMS
Exclusively Since 1861
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. SAN FRANCISCO
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
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JEWELERS-MANUFACTURERS
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 385 WESTMINSTER ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Jewelers Only
THE WILLIAMS & ANDERSON CO., INC. MANUFACTURERS OF
Emblematic Specialties NORTH MAIN and THIRD STREETS .. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Phones GAspee 3621-3622
JEWELERS' FINDINGS AND SUPPLIES
The American Brass Company
ANACONDA from mine to consumer
REG. U.S. PAT.OFF.
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.
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