Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) city directory, 1948, Part 347

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CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY


Commercial-Industrial-Heavy Concrete Construction


31 BOURN STREET, PROVIDENCE 7, R. I. Tel. DExter 4898


JOSEPH BOISVERT WE st 5813


DAVID JOHNSON BL ackstone 3423-J


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CONTRACTORS


M. A. Gammino Construction Co., Inc. MICHAEL A. GAMMINO, President and Treasurer


GENERAL CONTRACTORS


Sewers, Water Works, Grading and Excavations, Plain and Reinforced Concrete Construction, Mill and Factory Construction. Construction Machinery and Steam Shovels for Rent


Sand-Stone-Colprovia and All Asphalt Paving Mixes


Main Office, 728 VALLEY STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I.


TELEPHONE DExter 4883


GENERAL ENGINEERING & CONTRACTING CO. General Contractors WATER SYSTEMS, SEWERS, ROADS, BUILDINGS, BRIDGES SEA WALLS & MISCELLANEOUS REINFORCED CONCRETE WORK


PHONE WEst 6178 12 STUKELY STREET, Opp. 195 Hartford Ave. PROVIDENCE, R. I.


FRANK N. GUSTAFSON & SON BUILDERS


ED


GENERAL


A


HE


L.OF AMERICA.


Telephones UN ion 3960-3961


251 PITMAN STREET


PROVIDENCE 6, RHODE ISLAND


RES. TEL. DExter 1310


JAMES H. LYNCH & CO. ASPHALT WALKS - DRIVES - PARKING AREAS - FLOORS CEMENT Telephone GAspee 2146


75 WESTMINSTER STREET, Room 21


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


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CONTRACTORS


KIRKE B. EVERSON, President


Telephone WIlliams 3134


NARRAGANSETT IMPROVEMENT CO. (INCORPORATED 1893)


ASPHALT and CONCRETE PAVEMENTS for Streets, Driveways and Bridges Construction of Private Roads, Driveways and Sidewalks a Specialty Telephone DExter 0051 223 ALLEN'S AVE.


PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.


JOHN J. ORR & SON OPERATING PIERCE ARROW TRUCKING CO.


Contracting Stevedores and Truckers


425 SOUTH WATER STREET · PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Telephones GA spee 6405-6406


ORGANIZED 1910


INCORPORATED 1932


O. D. PURINGTON CO., Inc.


General Contractors


Telephone GA spee 1866 171 WESTMINSTER ST., Room 402 PROVIDENCE, R. I.


T. J. QUINN & SON, Inc. General Contractors Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel Concrete, Asphalt and Macadam Road Construction Specialists in Shovel and Dredge Excavation 109 WASHINGTON ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 5526 Quarry, Berkeley, R. I., PErry 2812


EQUIPMENT FOR RENT T. J. QUINN, Mgr.


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CONTRACTORS


TELEPHONE WEst 7184


S. & M. CONSTRUCTION CO., Inc.


GENERAL CONTRACTORS TRUCKING - DRAINAGE - EXCAVATING TRAILER SERVICE - EQUIPMENT RENTAL FILL - SAND LOAM - GRAVEL


COR. KING & SALMON STREETS


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PROVIDENCE, R. I.


HENRY M. SOULE CO.


General Contractors-Heavy Construction


TELEPHONES PErry 0350-0351


110 ARMISTICE BLVD. - PAWTUCKET, R. I.


E. M. YOUNG COMPANY MANUFACTURERS - BUILDERS


WOOD, STEEL, CEMENT BLOCK GARAGES GENERAL, RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDING


Telephone GAspee 4315 959 NORTH MAIN STREET


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


CONTRACTORS' SUPPLIES


GEORGE H. DEAN, Inc. Manufacturer of Dean Cushion Top Concrete Filled Steel Columns STEEL CLOTHES POSTS Telephone Hopkins 3780 2109 ELMWOOD AVENUE NORWOOD 7, R. I.


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CONTRACTORS' SUPPLIES


R. I. SAND AND GRAVEL CO., INC.


Washed Sand and Gravel - Kiln Dried Sand FOUNDRY SAND OUR SPECIALTY GENERAL EXCAVATING and BULLDOZING


Quality and Service


Office and Pit KILVERT STREET HILLSGROVE, R. I.


TELEPHONES: WIlliams 3760 HIllsgrove 1263 AFTER 6 P. M. CALL Hopkins 8252


G. FRED SWANSON, INC.


AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS TRUSCON STEEL COMPANY STEEL BUILDING PRODUCTS OVERHEAD DOOR SALES CO.


274 WEST EXCHANGE STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 0491


SWIFT-MCNUTT CO. OF R. I.


A. GERARD DUNN, Manager


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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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COSTUMES


FLETCHER COSTUME COMPANY THEATRICAL - COSTUMES - WIGS - MASQUARADE


STEIN and MAX FACTOR MAKE-UP Costumes Fabrics, Spangles, Trimmings ARTICLES DISINFECTED AFTER USE Telephone GAspee 4685 520 WESTMINSTER STREET


PROVIDENCE 3, RHODE ISLAND


STREET FLOOR


CREDIT REPORTS


MERCHANTS REPORTING SERVICE


CREDIT REPORTS


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SURVEY INQUIRIES


-


REAL ESTATE SEARCHES


SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS and REPOSSESSION SERVICE


24 HOUR SERVICE 122 NORWOOD AVENUE


CONFIDENTIAL


CRANSTON, R. I.


Telephone HO pkins 4934


DAIRIES


BRALEY'S CREAMERY, INC. BETTER Dairy Products WHOLESALE and RETAIL


Chocolate Drink - Coffee Drink - Ice Cream Mix


8 PRINTERY ST.


GAspee 4748


PROVIDENCE


THE ONLY COMPLETE Impartial List of Business Concerns


« Without Regard to Size, Importance, Location, or Appointments, Is Your CITY DIRECTORY CLASSIFIED BUSINESS SECTION


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DEPARTMENT STORES


The Outlet Company


PROVIDENCE


RHODE ISLAND'S LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE


Serving A Population Of More Than A Million In Southern New England


Owners And Operators Of WJAR & WJAR-FM Radio Broadcasting Station NBC Network


A SQUARE BLOCK WEYBOSSET STREET, From Eddy To Garnet Street


Telephone GAspee 7000


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DEPARTMENT STORES


Shephand


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


"The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER


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DIRECTORY PUBLISHERS


H. A. MANNING COMPANY


ESTABLISHED 1905


DIRECTORIES MAPS


MEMBER ASSOCIATION NORTH AMERICAN DIRECTORY PUBLISHERS


ASSOCIATE MEMBER ADVERTISING FEDERATION OF AMERICA


A Public Service Organization Providing Information About Communities and Their Peoples


33 Lyman Street Springfield 3, Mass. Tel. 2-9288


Eastern Division 104 Hanover Street Boston 13, Mass.


227 State Street


Schenectady 5, N. Y. Tel. 4-5603


SERVING THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE


MASSACHUSETTS


MAINE


MAINE


Ashland


Alfred


Veazie


Brockton


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Warren


Brookline


Augusta


Waterville


Cambridge


Berwick


Windham


Fairhaven


Biddeford


Winslow


Framingham


Brewer


NEW HAMPSHIRE


Groveland


Camden


Berlin


Haverhill


Fairfield


Boscawen


Hopedale


Farmingdale


Concord


Hudson


Gardiner


Dover


Marlboro


Gorham


Farmington


Medford


Hallowell


Gorham


Merrimac


Hampden


Greenland


Milford


Kittery


Henniker


Natick


Lewiston


Hopkinton


New Bedford


Oakland


Hudson


Northboro


Old Orchard Beach


Milford


Oxford


Old Town


New Castle


Somerville


Rockport


Portsmouth


Southbridge


Saco


Rye


Webster


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CONNECTICUT


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Other Communities in Western Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York State


FOR INQUIRIES, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ADVERTISING RATES WRITE OR PHONE ANY OF THE OFFICES


NINETY PUBLICATIONS IN NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES


COVERING OVER


2,500,000 POPULATION


IN 300 COMMUNITIES


"FUNDAMENTAL FACTS"


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Quincy


Rockland


Penacook Village


Southboro


Rumford


Rochester


Sturbridge


Sanford


Somersworth


Suncook


Orono


Nashua


Westbrook


Bangor


Tel. CA pitol 7-0657


ADVERTISING CATALOGING


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DISPLAYS - MERCHANDISE AND COUNTER


CRAFTS, Inc. DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF


MERCHANDISE AND COUNTER DISPLAYS UTILIZING WOOD, PLASTIC and FABRICS Tel. DEXTER 4752 70 TINGLEY ST.


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


DRUGGISTS


OTIS CLAPP & SON, INC.


For Over One Hundred Years


MANUFACTURING PHARMACISTS


FIRST AID EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS SPECIALISTS IN FITTING ELASTIC STOCKINGS - CORSETS - TRUSSES Male and Female Attendants 417 Westminster St. GA 1942-4450


Providence, R. I.


DRY GOODS - WHOLESALE


TAYLOR, SYMONDS CO.


Established 1811


The Oldest Wholesale Distributors of Dry Goods in America


Telephone GAspee 1131


18 Pine Street


Providence, R. I.


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ELECTRIC APPLIANCES


LIVE ELECTRICALLY AND ENJOY THE DIFFERENCE


MY SERVICE IS


AS NEAR


AS YOUR


NEAREST OUTLET


THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY


E. PULVER COOK, Inc.


DISTRIBUTORS


GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES


1 SABIN STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I.


TELEPHONE GAspee 5500


RICHMOND ELECTRIC CO.


N. EUGENE, Prop.


Everything Electrical WASHING MACHINES - IRONERS - RANGES - REFRIGERATION - RADIOS CONTRACTORS - FIXTURES - SUPPLIES - VACUUM CLEANERS - PARTS - REPAIRS


50 WEYBOSSET STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Office: GAspee 9591 Residence: DExter 9506


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ELECTRIC APPLIANCES-WHOLESALE


TRACY & CO., INC.


DISTRIBUTORS Wholesale Exclusively


Universal Major Electrical and Household Appliances


Coleman Home Heating Equipment


.


Coolerator Refrigerators - Domestic Sewing Machines - Stewart-Warner Radios and Home Freezers and Television


Telephones GAspee 6424-2335


76-86 WEST EXCHANGE ST. PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.


ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION


HOME REFRIGERATION SERVICE


AUTHORIZED CROSLEY SERVICE


ALL MAKES OF HOUSEHOLD


ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS REPAIRED


629 North Main St.


Call SGAspee 8389 PLantations 4151 Providence, R. I.


NEW ENGLAND SALES CORPORATION


- FRIGIDAIRE -- Telephone DExter 5200


Sales Office 249 WASHINGTON STREET


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Service Department 37 WILSON STREET


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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS


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RELIABILITY DEPENDABILITY RESULTS


BROADMAN ELECTRIC CO.


MOTOR AND ARMATURE SERVICE


Motor Rewinding


Industrial Wiring


Electrical Construction


Maintenance


· Fans


· Motors


· Blowers


24-HOUR SERVICE


PHONE GAspee 8653


99 CHARLES STREET


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


CROSSLEY ELECTRIC, INC. Electrical Construction


SINCE 1933


· INDUSTRIAL


COMMERCIAL


. MAINTENANCE


1282 NO. MAIN STREET


Telephone UN ion 9497


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


MR. CITIZEN!


Correct Information Is Valuable To You!


Cooperate with the City Directory enumera- tors to see that your name and those of your family are correctly listed in each edition. Your name, listed correctly in the City Directory, is a great asset. This has been proved thou- sands of times, especially in cases of employ- ment application, proof of residence, questions relating to citizenship, applications for welfare assistance, distribution of mail, etc. Be better established ... be on record as a local citizen by seeing that your name is not missed or incorrectly listed in the Directory.


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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIES


Largest and Best Equipped Repair Department in Rhode Island


ELECTRIC MOTORS


RENEWAL PARTS


BEARINGS


INDUSTRIAL WIRING


Established 1906


BROWNING V-BELT DRIVES and SHEAVES


MOTOR INSTALLATIONS


AUTHORIZED SERVICE STATION FOR


GENERAL ELECTRIC MOTORS . DELCO · EMERSON


JACK AND HEINTZ . LELAND MASTER SUNLIGHT


BLACK AND DECKER VAN DORN · PORTER CABLE


J. & H. ELECTRIC COMPANY


V-BELT BROWNING DRIVES FLAT BELT


GAspee 7840


RAL, ELECTRIC COM APA


200 RICHMOND ST., PROVIDENCE


MOTOR DEALER


LIBERTY ELECTRIC COMPANY


Electrical Contractors


New - Used


and Rebuilt Motors


Electrical Equipment and Supplies


COMPLETE MOTOR REWINDING AND REPAIR SERVICE


24 Hour Service


MOTOR INSTALLATION INDUSTRIAL WIRING RENEWAL PARTS


PULLEYS BELTS AND SHEEVES INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT


Telephone DExter 6608


366 FOUNTAIN STREET


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


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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


SCHMIDT ELECTRIC COMPANY


Electrical Contractors and Engineers


INDUSTRIAL WIRING for HEAT-LIGHT and POWER Licensed for R. I. & Mass.


Distributors for Century


Electric Motors


ELECTRIC MOTOR Repairing and Rewinding


MOTORS GENERATORS and TRANSFORMERS Bought - Sold - Rented - Rebuilt


137 CHESTNUT ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I. TEL. GA. 3423


Our Representative will call upon request


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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIES


DUGAS ELECTRIC CO.


Electrical Contractors Phones Blackstone 3824 - 3825


604 PAWTUCKET AVE.


PAWTUCKET, R. I.


MOTORS AND CONTROLS Telephone GAspee 3466


COMPLETE MOTORIZING


MONT ELECTRIC CO., INC.


ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS


INDUSTRIAL WIRING


46 SHIP STREET


PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.


Vital Information AT YOUR FINGER-TIPS!


Tens of thousands of people who were formerly strangers to the City Directory are consulting it on questions of citizenship, employment, sources of supply, communication, etc. Also, Directory usage is up among regular subscribers.


More People Are Seeing City Directory Ads


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ELEVATORS


CAMBRIDGE


FRANKLIN NEW HAVEN


F. S. PAYNE CO.


ELEVATORS


NEW ENGLAND'S CHOICE


F


A New England product representing over Forty Years of development


BOSTON


47 MATHEWSON STREET PROVIDENCE Telephone DExter 9571


LOWELL


PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)


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EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES


ADVERTISING PERSONNEL


EXECUTIVES


ENGINEERS


SALES MANAGERS


STORE PERSONNEL


ACCOUNTANTS


BOOKKEEPERS


TECHNICAL & INDUSTRIAL


COMMERCIAL ARTISTS


PRIVATE SECRETARIES


STENOGRAPHERS . TYPISTS


LEGAL & MEDICAL


SECRETARIES


MODELS HOSTESSES


PBX OPERATORS


BILLERS - CASHIERS


(In fact all job classification


under Office - Sales Execu


tive - Technical & industrials


A PERSONALIZED PERSONNEL SERVICE


FOR THAT PARTICULAR PERSON


FOR THAT PARTICULAR BOSS


FOR THAT PARTICULAR JOB


hoymed EMPLOYMENT SERVICE


SUITE 305-307 O'GORMAN BLDG 93 EDDY ST. CORNER" WESTMINSTER


JA. 4666


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EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES


MRS. L. F. GARDNER


ARCADE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY Established 1869


Situations and Help Furnished All Lines


GAspee 1739-1740 - Phones - Eve. & Sun .: Plantations 0130 42 ARCADE BUILDING, Second Floor


130 WESTMINSTER STREET


PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.


Opposite New Industrial Trust Building


Executive Service Employment Agency


DOROTHY C. COOKE, Licensee Positions for Men and Women COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL - EXECUTIVE


171 WESTMINSTER STREET Room 529 Telephone DE xter 2136


RUTH W. FISHER EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Specializing in Office, Sales, Executive Positions FOR MEN AND WOMEN GAspee 0566 1014 UNION TRUST BLDG. PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.


170 WESTMINSTER ST.


STERLING EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE


Technical - Office - Sales - Executive - Mechanical FOR MEN and WOMEN


268 WESTMINSTER STREET JAMES E. BATTY, Manager


UNion 0221


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


NIGHTS, SUNDAYS and HOLIDAYS CALL BLackstone 1018


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ENAMELS


CARPENTER & WOOD CO. ENAMELS


15 CEDAR ST. at ABORN ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Telephone DExter 0987


ENGINEERS


CHARLES A. MAGUIRE & ASSOCIATES ENGINEERS Telephone GAspee 2051


TURKS HEAD BUILDING PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.


ENGRAVERS - JEWELRY


YORK ENGRAVING CO. GEORGE J. BEATTIE


. Jewelry and Letter Engraving ... Telephone UN ion 1574


111 EMPIRE STREET Room 308 PROVIDENCE, R. I.


CITY DIRECTORY ADVERTISING Is National ADVERTISING!


Each edition of your City Directory is widely distributed to free-reference City Directory Libraries located at the Chambers of Commerce of hundreds of other cities.


THEREFORE YOUR AD IN THE CITY DIRECTORY IS SEEN BY BUYERS FROM COAST-TO-COAST


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EXTERMINATING


BUGS AND RODENTS EXTERMINATED


A Service to Humanity Since 1910


ROACHES


BEDBUGS


RATS


MICE


MOTHS


SINGLE SERVICE OR YEARLY CONTRACT


FLEAS


ANTS


HOMES - HOSPITALS


BEETLES


RESTAURANTS - CLUBS INSTITUTIONS - HOTELS FACTORIES - THEATRES


ALL OVER NEW ENGLAND


GRIGGS & BROWNE CO., INC.


Your Exterminators


GAspee 6079


87 GLOBE STREET


PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.


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FENCE MANUFACTURERS


COSTANTINO BROS., INC.


RHODE ISLAND EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR OF 'REALOCK"


CHAIN LINK FENCES


Manufactured by WICKWIRE SPENCER STEEL


ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCES AND RAILINGS INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL FIRE ESCAPES STEEL SASH, WIRE PARTITIONS & IRON OR WIRE WINDOW GUARDS ROAD GUARD


Telephone WEst 5590


335 HARTFORD AVE. PROVIDENCE, R. I.


FIRE EXTINGUISHERS


FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - Sold, Repaired and Recharged FIRE, POLICE AND AMBULANCE EQUIPMENT MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES


Fire Hose Electric Sirens FIRETOX Extinguishers Adapters


Flashing Red Lights Nozzles


Gas Masks Fire Alarms Fire Axes


FIRETO


Emergency and Portable Lights Neoprene Latex Clothing for Marine and Industrial


PRESCOTT H. PEIRCE COMPANY


200-202 SOUTH MAIN STREET


GAspee 3628 PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.


FLOOR COVERINGS


FLOORCRAFT CO.


Floorcraft "FOR A FLOOR THAT'S SMART" "LAID TO LAST"


ASPHALT TILE - LINOLEUM "LINOWALL" RUGS AND CARPETS TEL. UNion 0893


1077 Westminster St.


Providence, R. I.


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FLOOR SURFACING


79


WE AMERICAN MACHINES


EAGLE FLOOR SURFACING CO. JOHN CIOLLI AND SON, Props.


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 0952


FLOOR SURFACING AND COVERING


NEW ENGLAND FLOOR SURFACING & COVERING CO.


FLOOR


Sanding Finishing Waxing Rentals


LINOLEUM


ASPHALT TILE RUBBER TILE LINOWALL


163 FRIENDSHIP ST. GAspee 1304


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


FLORISTS


WILLIAM A. BOWERS, Inc.


When you think of FLOWERS think of BOWERS


Telephones GA spee 2526-2527


113 MATHEWSON STREET


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


EMBASSY FLOWER SHOP (JOSEPH J. SOUSA)


TELEGRAPH FLORISTS


Tels.


DE xter 1857


Nights WE st 0581-W


452 CRANSTON STREET


PROVIDENCE 7, R. I.


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FLORISTS


PAGE POTTER, Inc.


Fine Flowers TELEGRAPHED ANYWHERE


135 THAYER STREET


Telephone PL antations 6633


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


FOUNDRIES


ESTABLISHED 1847


J. S. WHITE COMPANY


Iron Founders and Machinists Pulleys, Hangers and Shafting - Fire Clay and Fire Brick Office and Works, 22 DEXTER ST. PAWTUCKET, R. I. Telephones PErry 0342-0343


FROZEN FOODS


QUICK FROZEN FOODS DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME Complete Line Including Ice Cream PHONE HO 1837 RHODE ISLAND ICE COMPANY 373 RESERVOIR AVENUE


Out of Sight! . Out of Mind! . Out of Business!


The importance of keeping firm and product names in the public eye is recognized by all business men. It is astonishing to see how a firm or product, however meritorious, will slip into the limbo of the forgotten if not persistently advertised.


The City Directory is the natural medium for keeping a business or pro- duct name in the spotlight. Insist on being well represented in its pages.


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FUNERAL DIRECTORS


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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


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FUNERAL DIRECTORS


MAX SUGARMAN FUNERAL SERVICE


FUNERAL DIRECTORS and EMBALMERS


Best Granite and Marble Monuments


Telephones: DExter 8094-8095


458 HOPE STREET


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Residence Telephones: GAspee 6655 - DExter 8636


NEWELL C. SHIPPEE


ROBERT P. BAILEY


BAILEY FUNERAL HOME


Funeral Directors TELEPHONE WEst 1149 417 PLAINFIELD STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.


WILLIAM J. CHISHOLM


Funeral Director Air Conditioned Funeral Home


331 SMITH STREET


Telephone DExter 1952


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FUNERAL DIRECTORS


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


IRVING H. DRABBLE


Funeral Director


309 BENEFIT STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 9887


J. JOSEPH FLYNN FUNERAL HOME Established 1905


JOHN RAYMOND FLYNN


70 CAMP STREET GAspee 3100


FRANK R. GORTON and SONS FUNERAL DIRECTORS


721 WASHINGTON STREET ANTHONY, R. I.


Telephone Valley 0803-W


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FUNERAL DIRECTORS


GRAHAM FUNERAL SERVICE


571 BROAD ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Dexter 0442


FENNER FUNERAL HOME


1986 SMITH ST. CENTREDALE, R. I.


Centredale 0108 SELECTIVE PRICE RANGE - TIME PAYMENT PLAN NON-SECTARIAN Information and Estimates


JUHLIN-PEARSON Funeral Directors A Professional Service that Assures Peace of Mind


754-756 BROAD STREET


Office Telephone Hopkins 1213


A. RAYMOND PEARSON Prop.


EST. 1899


V. H. MARIANI, Proprietor


ESTABLISHED 1890


A. A. MARIANI & SON


Funeral Directors FUNERAL HOME, 846 BRANCH AVENUE DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE


OFFICE, 593 CHARLES STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Telephone DExter 5432


T. F. MONAHAN & SON Funeral Directors 230 WATERMAN STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I. Phone DExter 4592


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J. FRANK


JOHN M. JAMES F. SKEFFINGTON


Funeral Homes


925 CHALKSTONE AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I. DExter 0561


1903 SMITH STREET CENTREDALE, R. I. CENT. 0315


J. H. WILLIAMS & CO. Funeral Home


MILDRED L. SCOTT


ESTABLISHED


1889


210 TAUNTON AVENUE


EARLE W. SCOTT, JR.


TEL. EAst Providence 0167 EAST PROVIDENCE


FUNERAL TRANSFER SERVICE


FUNERAL TRANSFER SERVICE


Devoted Exclusively to the Funeral Profession LAYOUTS - TRANSFERS - REMOVALS


LATEST MODEL CADILLAC HEARSES


Limousine Service 24-Hour Service Conducted Promptly and Efficiently by Qualified Personnel


Flower Delivery


Telephones EA st Providence 5050 - GA spee 1500


156 WARREN AVENUE


EAST PROVIDENCE, R. I.


FURNITURE


LEWIS-WILLIAMS STORES


Quality Furniture and Home Appliances On Our Budget Plan


148-150 WICKENDEN STREET PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.


TELEPHONE GAspee 0120


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FURNITURE


JOSEPH MARCUS & CO., Inc. Fine Furniture "OUR ONLY STORE" SINCE 1906


184-194 NORTH MAIN ST.


GAspee 0102


A. T. SCATTERGOOD CO.


QUALITY FURNITURE


210 WEYBOSSET ST.


Tel. GAspee 1847


FURNITURE-CHROME


CHROME FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of Chrome Furniture


Showrooms at 116 ELMWOOD AVE., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone DE xter 0502


1164 NO. MAIN ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Telephone DE xter 9012


Factory


471 WEST AVENUE., PAWTUCKET, R. I.


Telephone BL ackstone 2655


FURRIERS


WILLIAM H. HARRIS


Retail Furrier


REPAIRING, CLEANING & REMODELING


CERTIFIED COLD STORAGE


400 WESTMINSTER


TEL. GAspee 0198


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GAS COMPANIES


"NEW FREEDOM


GAS KITCHENS"


You Will Find Them To Be The Finest Kitchens Of All Time


Plan to use


GAS SERVICE


for


COOKING


REFRIGERATION WATER HEATING


PROVIDENCE GAS COMPANY


100 Weybosset Street Phone DExter 4000


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GLASS


NATIONAL GLASS CO., Inc.


GLASS For Every Purpose


VITROLITE PERMANENT GLASS WALLS


THERMOPANE The Windowpane With Built-in Insulation


MIRRORS Doors FOR Buffets Over Fireplaces


Home of Natcor Extruded Aluminum Store Fronts 1645 WESTMINSTER ST. Telephone UNion 3400


HARDWARE


BARKER-CHADSEY COMPANY


MILL - FACTORY - CONTRACTORS - MARINE - SUPPLIES


HARDWARE


Telephones GAspee 4710-4711-4712


243 DYER ST.


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


A GREAT STORE IN A GREAT CITY


CITY HALL HARDWARE CO.


Builders Hardware Marine Hardware


Mill Supplies Tools


Electrical Equipment Janitor Supplies


Plumbing Supplies Paints


PRICED THE CITY HALL HARDWARE WAY TO SAVE YOU MONEY


WASHINGTON AND SNOW STREETS


TEL. JA ckson 2000


ENTERPRISE HARDWARE CO.


Wallpaper


Waterproof 100% Pure Paint


Gifts


Venetian Blinds


Hardware


Electric Appliances


Roofing O Kitchenware


365 ATWELLS AVENUE


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Telephone MA nning 3199


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HARDWARE


J. T. O'CONNELL CO., Inc.


Wholesale and Retail


HARDWARE - MARINE SUPPLIES - PAINTS - VARNISHES - PAINTERS' SUPPLIES INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY - MILL SUPPLIES SPORTING GOODS and FISHING TACKLE - JOHNSON OUTBOARD MOTORS AUTHORIZED DEALER


150-152 DORRANCE STREET


Telephone GA spee 6682-3 PROVIDENCE, R. I.


HEAT TREATING AND EQUIPMENT


SARGEANT and WILBUR, Inc.


Bright Annealing of Metals and Alloys INCLUDING STAINLESS STEEL Production Silver and Copper Brazing Sintering Powdered Metal Compacts MANUFACTURERS OF Heat Treating Equipment PAWTUCKET Telephone BLACKSTONE 2370


180 WEEDEN STREET


HEATING CONTRACTORS


Established 1870


Incorporated 1915


THE SMITH-GIBBS CO. HEATING


201 SOUTH MAIN ST. -


-


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


Telephone JAckson 6008


ENGINEERING and CONTRACTING Successors to the Providence Office of The H. B. Smith Co.


HEATING EQUIPMENT


OLNEY & PAYNE BROS., Inc.


COAL - OIL - COKE


Distributors Of


GENERAL


ELECTRIC


AUTOMATIC HEATING EQUIPMENT


80 BROAD STREET, PAWTUCKET, R. I.


TELEPHONE GAspee 0821 or PErry 0860


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HEATING AND PLUMBING SUPPLIES


NATIONAL PLUMBING & HEATING SUPPLY CORP. Distributors of KOHLER OF KOHLER PLUMBING and HEATING SUPPLIES BOILERS, RADIATORS, PIPE, FITTINGS and VALVES 513 ATWELLS AVENUE Phones GAspee 4192-3-4


HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT


EASTERN SCIENTIFIC CO.


SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY AND HOSPITAL APPARATUS AND CHEMICALS 45-51 BASSETT STREET


TEL. GAspee 4600


KNOW YOUR DIRECTORY


4Estes Dorothy L Mrs bkpr Kresge h3409


EMPLOYED


Jas B (Dorothy L mech Ford h3409


HUSBAND'S NAME


Esveldt Virgil D (Elsie I) wldr Dearborn Mach Movers h3220 Lincoln Etchells Harry B (Kath L) div supt Free Press h16041 Middebury Etherdy John W whsemn Warm Air Heating Sup r3723 Hamilton (Det) Etner Bertha B Mrs nursing atndt St Joseph's Retreat r23328 Nona


HOW TO KNOW WHETHER A WIFE IS EMPLOYED ... AND WHERE SHE WORKS


This vital information may be secured instantly from your City Directory. Every person of Directory listing age (18 years and over) is listed, including both men and women. The wife is listed with her husband, and also is listed separately if steadily employed.


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ILILIUL


Center of Community


Life in Rhode Island


THIS hotel, located in the heart of downtown Providence and convenient to everything, offers a wide variety of service to the community itself as well as to those who visit our state. Ban- quets, entertainments, business meetings ... every type of func- tion can be accommodated here. And it is, too, a popular meet- ing place for everyone at luncheon, cocktail time, dinner and sup- per. Four famous rooms for your enjoyment.




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