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PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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DEPARTMENT STORES
The OUTLET 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
Sheppard
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, DExter 7500
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ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Save Sight with Light
LECTRIC LENA
Light-condition your home with sight-saving I. E. S* lamps
* Approved by Illuminating Engineering Society
WASHING MACHINES IRONERS RANGES REFRIGERATION RADIOS
RICHMOND ELECTRIC CO.
CONTRACTORS FIXTURES SUPPLIES
VACUUM CLEANERS PARTS - REPAIRS
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL
84 WEYBOSSET STREET
N. EUGENE, Prop.
PROVIDENCE, R. I. RES .: DExter 9506
OFFICE: GAspee 9591
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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
BROWNING PULLEYS BELTS and SHEAVES
Mfrs. of D. & W. MAGNETIC CHUCKS and DEMAGNETIZERS
Authorized Black & Decker and Van Dorn Service Station Authorized Delco, Emerson, Leland, Master and Porter-Cable Motor Service
J. & H. ELECTRIC COMPANY
GAspee 7840
ALELECTRIC COR
200 RICHMOND ST. PROVIDENCE
MOTOR FOR DEALER
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
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ELEVATORS
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BOSTON, MASS. CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
FRANKLIN, MASS. F. S. PAYNE co. ELEVATORS
47 MATHEWSON STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I. TELEPHONE DExter 9571 Foundry Division FRANKLIN, MASS. LOWELL, MASS.
ENAMELS
CARPENTER & WOOD CO. ENAMELS
15 CEDAR ST. at ABORN ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone DExter 0987
ENGINEERS
J. A. LATHAM & SON ARTHUR J. LATHAM ESTABLISHED 1870
Civil Engineers and Surveyors
Telephone GAspee 9093 Room 422, 87 WEYBOSSET ST., PROVIDENCE
FLOOR SURFACING
EAGLE FLOOR SURFACING CO. JOHN CIOLLI, Prop.
New and Old Floors - Resurfaced and Refinished High Speed Sanders and Polishing Equipment for a Smoother Job
REASONABLE PRICES - FREE ESTIMATES 25 HAWKINS ST. Tel. PLantations 6952
WE USE AMERICAN MACHINES
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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
ICHOLSON U.S.A. "TRADE 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
WALSH & MONAHAN Funeral Service
WILLIAM V. MONAHAN, Director
No Charge For Use of Funeral Home
MONAHAN & WALSH
WEst 0114
1570 WESTMINSTER ST.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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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
ROBERT F.
CARROLL SONS
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
ROBERT J. CARROLL
677 CRANSTON STREET PROVIDENCE . R . I . E
Phone-West 5000
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.
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ANTHONY, R. I.
Telephone Valley 0803-W
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 - - PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone DExter 5432
MENDES FUNERAL HOME
AMBROSE C. MENDES
Dependable and
Economical Service
TEL. DExter 5544
44 OLNEY STREET
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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
ESTABLISHED
1889
210 TAUNTON AVENUE
EARLE W. SCOTT, JR.
TEL. EAst Providence 0167 EAST PROVIDENCE
FURNITURE
NEW ENGLAND'S LARGEST FURNITURE INSTITUTION
R. I. SUPPLY CO. Outfitters to Home and Family Liberal Terms of Credit
755 WESTMINSTER STREET
TELEPHONE CAspee 0804
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FURRIERS
WILLIAM H. HARRIS Retail Furrier
REPAIRING AND REMODELING
CERTIFIED COLD STORAGE
400 WESTMINSTER
TEL. GAspee 0198
GAS COMPANIES
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PROVIDENCE GAS COMPANY
Conserve Your Gas Appliances Now ... Be Assured There Will Be New and Better Ones After The War Ends
GLASS
NATIONAL GLASS CO., Inc. GLASS For Every Purpose SAFETY GLASS FOR AUTOMOBILES
VITROLITE PERMANENT GLASS WALLS
Doors MIRRORS | Buffets FOR
Over Fireplaces
Home of Natcor Extruded Aluminum Store Fronts
1645 WESTMINSTER ST. TELEPHONE WEst 6667
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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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HEATING AND PLUMBING SUPPLIES
NATIONAL PLUMBING & HEATING SUPPLY CORP. Distributors of KOHLER OF KOHLER PLUMBING and HEATING SUPPLIES - OIL BURNERS BOILERS, RADIATORS, PIPE, FITTINGS and VALVES 513 ATWELLS AVENUE
Phones CAspee 4192-3-4
HOTELS
~ The ~ Crown Hotel®
Deepsea Cocktail Lounge
The Beachcomber
The Princess Restaurant
The Tap Room 208 WEYBOSSET STREET
Telephone DExter 8200
NARRAGANSETT HOTEL
Famous for Fine Food
. INDIAN ROOM
· HARBOR GRILL
EXCELLENT BANQUET FACILITIES
KING'S TAP ROOM
97 DORRANCE STREET
TELEPHONE GAspee 6320
ENTERTAINMENT 4 FAMOUS PUBLIC ROOMS SERVING FOOD and BEVERAGES
The Garden Restaurant
The Falstaff Room
The Town Room
The Bacchante
For Reservations Telephone GAspee 9200
PROVIDENCE-BILTMORE HOTEL PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
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HOUSE FURNISHINGS-WHOLESALE
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
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FORVICTORY
BUY UNITED STATES SAVINGS FONDS AND STAMPS
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INSULATION
NATIONAL ROCK WOOL INSULATION CO.
Gold Bond Gimco Applicator Licensed by National Gypsum Co. Home and Industrial Insulation 844 BROAD ST.
TEL. Hopkins 2400
For Year 'Round Comfort Insulate Your Home! . CONSULT THE OLD RELIABLE
ROCK WOOL INSULATION CO. OF RHODE ISLAND
Oldest Licensed Applicators of Moisture Proof Eagle Rock Wool in New England 109 WATERMAN ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Plantations 2234
WHO SELLS IT?
The Classified Business head- ings in the City Directory will tell you. The City Directory is the most complete local Buyers' Guide available to residents of any city. Consult The City Directory.
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INSURANCE
BLANCHARD ORGANIZATION
HENRY J. BLANCHARD President-General Manager
RAYMOND H. MORIN Agency Director
H. W. TEWGOOD
R. M. O'BRIEN J. J. SHERRY
C. H. FERNALD
B. L. PETERS
HENRY W. MALLOY Vice-President
M. A. HARKINS Cashier
E. A. BARNES
D. COURNOYER
J. APPLEBAUM
E. HARRY HAGEN CLAUDE MICHAUD
INCOME PROTECTION INSURANCE
MODERNIZED SYSTEMATIC SAVINGS
UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY COMMERCIAL CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
405 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING
Telephone GAspee 2059
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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
HOMELAND REALTY COMPANY
Home Builders
GAMWELL & INGRAHAM
1612 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. 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 INSURANCE
SUITE 302 UNION TRUST BUILDING 170 WESTMINSTER STREET GAspee 7810
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
HOUITABLE
Fire & Marine Insurance Company
CAPITAL $1,000,000
PROVIDENCE. R.I.
ASSETS $8,323,640.22
JOSEPH L. PRICE, Secretary
THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD JOSEPH L. PRICE, General Agent Suite 515, Hospital Trust Building
"Connecticut
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD JOSEPH L. PRICE, General Agent Telephones 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
LIFE INSURANCE ANNUITIES GROUP INSURANCE
1601 Industrial Trust Bldg., 111 Westminster St. Telephone GAspee 1274
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 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
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INSURANCE
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
ROBERT G. HOLT AND ASSOCIATES FIRE. MARINE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS 58 WEYBOSSET ST .. PROVIDENCE
WE KNOW OUR BUSINESS AND ATTEND TO IT .- WHAT ARE YOU GETTING? Telephone GAspee 6077
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
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
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ORGANIZED 1845 CHARTER PERPETUAL
MODERN LIFE INSURANCE SINCE 1845
MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE CO. of NEWARK, N. J. ROBERT E. OLMSTED: General Agent
1414 TURKS HEAD BLDG. 76 WESTMINSTER ST.
Telephone GAspee 7850
THE MUTUAL LIFE Insurance Company of New York E. Herbert Peirce, Manager
640 HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING Tel. GAspee 6964 - 65
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INSURANCE
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
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
20 1937 PMLICO
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
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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 FREDERICK T. MOSES, President and Treasurer
CARL A. MOSES. Vice-Pres.
MAX H. MATTHES, Vice-Pres.
ROBERT P. SWAN, Asst. Vice-Pres. and Asst. Secy. EMERSON P. HEMPSTEAD, Asst. Vice-Pres.
BURR F. GONGWER, Vice-Pres.
ERIC WILLIAMSON, Asst. Vice-Pres.
HARLAN T. MOSES. Vice-Pres.
CLARENCE H. CADY, Secy.
RICHARD R. NELSON, Vice-Pres.
JEAN M. LEGRIS, Asst. Secy.
DAVID W. PATTERSON, Asst. Treas. and Controller
HARRY C. WOLF, JR . Asst. Vice-Pres.
BARTON F. CURIT, Asst. Secy. FRANKLIN N. FOLSOM, Asst. Secy.
DIRECTORS
J. Arthur Atwood Charles G. Easton
Frederick T. Moses
Thomas L. Pierce Max H. Matthes E. B. Hough Charles E. Rigby
Robert R. Jenks
Carl A. Moses John L. Wilds
Charles D. Owen, Jr. Harlan T. Moses
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
(1944) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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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
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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 HOT ROLLED STEEL BARS
Norway Iron Machinery Steel
Bands and Hoops
Drill Rod
Cold Rolled Strip- Steel
Telephone DExter 4750
180 WEST EXCHANGE STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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IRON AND STEEL
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
STAIRS
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.
(1944) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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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
DIVIDED PAYMENTS IF YOU PREFER AT NO EXTRA COST
NATIONALLY ADVERTISED WATCHES
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JEWELERS
GERBER'S 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
Since 1861
The Experience of Three Quarters of a century is built into every one
IRONS & RUSSELL CO.
MAIN OFFICE and FACTORY -
CHICAGO
- PROVIDENCE, R. I. SAN FRANCISCO
NEW YORK
(1944) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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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
FRED A. OTIS President
SAMUEL A. OTIS Secretary
H. MORGENSTERN Treasurer
HARVEY & OTIS, Inc.
ORGANIZED 1884 INCORPORATED 1942
Emblems For Fraternal Orders
JEWELS
CROSSES
JEWELRY
46 CHESTNUT STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
LOS ANGELES, METROPOLITAN BLDG.
THE WILLIAMS & ANDERSON CO., INC. MANUFACTURERS OF
Emblematic Specialties
NORTH MAIN and THIRD STREETS .. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Phones GAspee 3621-3622
This Book is a Silent Salesman
Advertise and Put It To Work
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JEWELERS' FINDINGS AND SUPPLIES
The American Brass Company
ANACONDA from mine to consumer
ARGUS 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 .
200 CHESTNUT STREET - PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
TELEPHONE GAspee 2180
General Offices, Waterbury, Conn. Boston Office, One Forty Federal Street
LAUNDRIES
TWELVE SERVICES
HENNESSEY ESTABLISHED 1885
CLEANSERS
Laundry Contractors
"The Home of Miss Prim"
Telephones GAspee 9626-9627-9628 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
LEATHER GOODS
RESPRO INC. TELEPHONE WILLIAMS 1602
Manufacturers and Distributors of Tufsta-Reinforcing and Plumping Materials Durakalf-The Quality Substitute for Leather Voltape-Electrical Insulation Plastics-Calendered and Extruded
WELLINGTON AVENUE
CRANSTON, R. I.
(1944) B. L. POLK & CO.'8
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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
SIGNATURE LOANS
$10 to $300 on just your own signature. Any working person can qualify. No cosigners necessary. Step in, phone or write.
FROM "THE FRIENDLIEST COMPANY IN TOWN"
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Plenty of Free Parking Space
AETNA FINANCE CO.
206 Washington at Empire Phone GA 4511
LOANS UP TO $600 BEACON FINANCE CO.
ON YOUR OWN SIGNATURE - HUSBAND AND WIFE CO-MAKER AND AUTO
PROVIDENCE :
146 WESTMINSTER ST.
J. HOMEN, Mgr.
GAspee 0248
WEST WARWICK: 6 WASHINGTON ST., Majestic Bldg. J. A. DOYLE, Mgr. VAlley 1600
CITIZENS FINANCE COMPANY G. K. DEGNAN, Manager Personal Loans - No Endorsers Required $20 to $300
Member Rhode Island Association of Small Loan Companies Providence Chamber of Commerce
Affiliated with American Association of Small Loan Companies Chamber of Commerce of the U. S.
Hours 9 to 5-Saturdays 9 to 1
268 WESTMINSTER STREET
Telephone GAspee 5642 1
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LOANS
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
COLONIAL FINANCE CORPORATION LOANS (A Rhode Island Corporation)
Personal Loans on Automobiles, Furniture and Co-maker Notes Phones GAspee 0296-0297 74 WEYBOSSET STREET (Opposite The Arcade) PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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