Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) city directory, 1950, Part 232

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Provex Co, Jas O'Leary rep exterminators 86 Weybos- set rm 54


Provezo Vincent (Alice) mill wkr r 16 Governor Providence Animal Rescue League, Geo H Kelley supt 34 Elbow


-Appliance and Television Co (Estill H Mitchell) 450 Manton av


-Art Club, Wm B Farnsworth sec 11 Thomas


-Art Metal Co, Edgar E Craddock sec-mgr jwlrs findings 137 Clifford


-Assembling Co (Mrs Leona Armstrong) mfg jwlrs 173 Friendship


PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM THE, Mrs Annie C Cooke librarian Clarence H Philbrick pres W Chesley Worthington sec Gurney Edwards treas 251 Bene- fit tel GAspee 1-6970


-Auction Rooms (Ilerman Silverman) 2d hand goods auction 416 S Main Auto Co Inc, Thos Michaels mgr used cars 1195 Broad


Auto Ignition Co (Edw C Langevin, Jos Cicerchia) 120 Bway


-Automobile Car Washer Co Inc, Bernard O'Reilly pres-trcas 228 Dyer


Automotive Engincering Co (J Archer Allen) auto reprs 6 Bucklin


-Baking Co Inc. Benj Najarian pres-treas 237 Charles PROVIDENCE BASE WORKS OF GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, Bradford H Kenyon manager 586 Atwells av tels GAspee 1-1610-1-1611-1-1612


-Beverage Co Inc, Albert E Carlotti pres-treas Harold Arcaro sec whol liquors 160 Narragansett av


PRUVIUCHCE


-Bible Institute, Iloward W Ferrin pres Roscoe W Phillips treas 100 State


PROVIDENCE BLUE PRINT CO INC, inc RI '37 Thomas H Benedict pres Louise L Emerson v-pres Lester C Lamb sec Winifred Tansey treas R N Finelli asst treas blue prints, photostat prints, commercial artists reproduction service 86 Wey- bosset rm 2 tels GAspee 1-5074-1-5527-See page 33 Buyers' Guide


Boiler Works (Lcon Radick) reprs 301 S Water


PROVIDENCE BOX & LUMBER CO


From "Cellar to Roof" BUILDING MATERIALS & SUPPLIES WOODEN BOX MFRS LUMBER INSULATING MATERIALS MASONS' MATERIALS


SAWDUST Location 1108 Cranston at Field (Cranston) Telephone TEmple 1-4400 See pages 35 and 108 Buyers' Guide


PROVIDENCE BOYS' CLUB, Philip B Simonds pres tel GAspee 1-4566, Jesse Rezendes supt central clubhouse 226 S Main, Thos R Tisdell supt Olney- ville clubhouse 33 Atwood, Hugh J Smith supt Wanskuck clubhouse 550 Branch av, recreational and educational


PROVIDENCE BUICK COMPANY


Officers DALE M SPARK pres MARY CRAIG sec JOHN L APPEL treas


FRANK W BLANEY genl mgr BUICK SALES AND SERVICE Location


25 Reservoir av tel Williams 1-3500


See page 5 Buyers' Guide and right bottom lines PROVIDENCE BUILDING CO inc RI 1846, DeForest


W Abel pres Leon C Breault sec-treas-supt real estate 10 Weybosset rm 235 tel GAspee 1-6800 -Building Trades Council, Christopher J Ilopkins pres Jas J Flanagan sec-treas 37 Clemence 3d fl


-Burnishing Co (Arth Vedder) jewelry burnishers 173 Friendship


Cap Co (Barrow Zisserson) 63 Wash rm 24 Carpet Cleaning Co (Abr Green) 73 Graham -Carpet Laying Co 75 Exchange pl rm 19


Casket Co ( Alfred Nazareth) 286 Brown


PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THE


Officers President


FRED C TANNER Vice Presidents


GEORGE F BLIVEN


EMIL E FACHON


WALKER MASON


HARRY PINKERSON


ROBERT F SHEPARD


HOWARD E GLADDING treas


PAUL R LADD genl mgr


HARRY HINKEL asst genl mgr Location


Chamber of Commerce Bldg 36 Exchange Place tel GASpee 1-6822


See page 4 Buyers' Guide PROVIDENCE CHARGA-PLATE. ASSOCIATES INC inc RI '35 William J Hamilton pres Harold F Ballou v-pres Frank A Orth sec William H Good- man treas 40 Fountain rm 702 tel GA 1-5741 -Cheese Co (Thos Bruzzese) 223 Atwells av and 84 Balbo av


-Chemical Co. Simon HI Geilich v-pres Roger Bogren sec Harold D Geilich treas chemical mfrs 2 Randall


-Child Guidanec Clinic, Dr Gertrude L Muller dir 100 N Main 4th fl


-Chronicle. Wm D Wiley mgr 48 Cranston -Church Goods Co, Mortyn K Zietz pres whol 100 Medway


PROVIDENCE CITY OF


Board of Canvassers and Registration, Thos A Cahir chairmn City Hall


Board of Tax Assessment Review, Jas P Murphy chairmn Arth W Drew Jas J Dugas City Hall rm 201 Boat Ilouse, Public Parks Office, Roger Williams Park


PERSONAL LOANS - NO ENDORSERS CITIZENS FINANCE COMPANY G. K. DEGNAN, Manager


Tel. CA spee 1-5642


RHODE


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ICE


CO.


Cube and Block ICE


Household Fuel Oils


Toridheet


Oil Burners


Ice Refrigerators


PHONES HO pkins 1-6000 1-1837


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373 RESERVOIR AVE


268 WESTMINSTER ST.


19


STAINLESS & CARBON STEELS


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PROVIDENCE CITY OF-Con


Building Board of Review, Achille Mangiante sec City Hall rm 106


Bureau Domestic Relations, Cbas McCann supvr 141 Fountain 1st tl Bureau of Police & Fire, Edw L Casey chairmn 209 Fountain


Central Purchasing Department, Francis X Mc- Kinnon purchasing agt City Hall


City Assessor. Albert A Gallotta, City IJall D Everett Whelan, City Hall


City Council Chambers, City Hall


City Engincer, John E Meade, City Hall City Forester, Chas J McWeeney, City Hall City 11all 25 Dorrance


City Messenger, Wm F Crowley, City Hall City Plan Commission, Frank H Malley director City Hall


City Registrar, Dr Jos Smith, City Hall City Solicitor, Wm E McCabe, City Hall


City Weigher 5 Kinsley av


City Yard, Highway and Bridge Dept, Wm V Lee supt 600 Eddy


Clerk of Committee, D Everett Whelan, City Hall Collector, John J Cashman, City Hall Controller, los C Keegan, City Hall


Dept of Health, Dr Jos Smith supt City Hall Dept of Health, Diphtheria Immunization Clinic, City Hall


Dept of Public Schools, Junior Placement Service 20 Summer rm 101


Dept of Public Welfare. Jas V McGovern dir Dist 3, 126 Bellevue av Dist 1, 421 Hope, Dist 4 151 Fountain, Dist 5, 20 Kelley


Dept of Public Works, Chas F McElroy dir City Hall


Incinerator Div, Jas W Kilmartin supt Termin- al rd, garage 236 Kinsley av


Dept of Recreation, John P Cronin dir 95 Foun- tain


Dexter Asylum, Jas V McGovern supt 235 Hope Div Public Bldgs 147 Fountain


Dog Pound, Wm II Garvin dog officer rear 373A Reservoir av


Employees Retirement System, J Sherman Mc- Gowan chief clk city controllers ofc City Hall Estate of Charles HI Smith 170 Westminster rm 1206


Executive Dept, City Hall


Family Re-location Service, Olneyville Expressway, David Joyce exec dir 1916 Westminster rm 202 Finance Department, Michl N Cardarelli revenuc administrator City Hall


Finance Director. Walter II Reynolds, City Hall Fire Alarm Station, Henry VanWestondorp supt 26 Kinsley av


Fire Department, Headquarters 209 Fountain, Fire Prevention Burcau 209 Fountain, Fire Alarm Headquarters, Kinsley av, Repair Dept 382 Dex- ter


Fire and Police Ileadquarters 209 Fountain Fire Prevention Bureau, Leo E Gormar battalion chief 209 Fountain


Harbor Master 10 Point


Incinerating Plant Garage, Jos L Costigan supt 236 Kinsley av Inspector of Buildings, Alex A Addco, City Hall Inventory Removable Property 141 Fountain Law Dept, City Solicitor, Wm E McCabe, City Ilall


North Burial Ground, Oliver D Edwards jr, supt Branch av cor N Main


Park Commissioners, ofe Roger Williams Park Park Museum, Maribelle Cormack dir and curator 900 Elmwood av


Point St Bridge, Point st


Police Court, Frank J Conley clk of the court 209 Fountain


Police Dept, Headquarters 209 Fountain. Garage LaSalle sq, Precinet No 1, 209 Fountain, Pre- cinct No 2, 200 Chad Brown, Precinct No 3, 45 Hamilton


Detective Div, John J Deary chief of detectives 209 Fountain


Div of Personnel & Training, Capt Wm T Holt dir 45 Hamilton


285 PITMAN STREET


PROVIDENCE CITY OF-Con


License Bureau 209 Fountain Radio Division 209 Fountain


Traffic Div, Jos L Burns capt 209 Fountain


Probate Court, J Ilenry A Griffin elk City Hall Public Bath Houses & Comfort Stations, Thos DiSano dir 141 Fountain


Public Buildings Dept, Wm J Maguire supt City Hall, 147 Fountain and 74 Henderson


Public Service Engineer, Peter J Hicks, City Hall Public Works Office, Chas F McElroy dir acct div John V Davidson chief acct City Hall Recorder of Deeds, Edw M Flanagan, City Hall Recreation Center 111 Plain


Rescue Squad, Fred L Badger, Chas F Potter lieuts, LaSalle sq


Sanitary, Engineer of Plumbing and Drainage, Edw F Drumm, City Hall 1


School Committee 20 Summer rin 302


School Dept 20 Summer rm 207


Art supvr, Lillian R Field 20 Summer rm 202 Dir Music, Edw J Grand 20 Summer rm 203 Census and Records 20 Summer rm 103


Dept of Curriculum Research & Professional Library 20 Summer


Dept of Guidance research and junior placement office 20 Summer rm 101


Dept of Measurement and Research 20 Summer Elementary, Junior and Senior High 20 Summer Elementary, Junior and Senior High School Dept rm 209, 20 Summer


Field Auditing Dept, Wm J O'Brien field aud 20 Summer rm 109


Health Dept 20 Summer rm 204


Inspectors and Custodians Offices 20 Summer rm 105


Office of Research and Guidance 20 Summer rm 109


Physological Dept, Marguerite Tully supvr 20 Summer rm 110


Purchasing Dept, Roy E Ilartman purch agt 20 Summer rm 104


Research Guidance and Attendnce Dept, Direc- tor of Attendance 20 Summer rm 107


School Clinic for Children's Problems 20 Sum- mer rm 107


School Property Dept, John J McCarthy custo- dian 20 Summer rm 105


Superintendent of Schools, Jas L Hanley 20 Summer rm 301


Visual Education Dept 20 Summer rm 205


Sealer of Weights & Measures, Edw F Moran supt 141 Fountain


Secretary of School Committee, Jas II Foley 20 Summer rm 303


Sewage Disposal Works Office, Howard F Car- penter chief of sanitation 2 Ernest


Sewage Pumping Station, Markham FF Jones chief eng 37 Ernest


Sewer Dept, John Barone supt 37 Ernest Treasurer, John B Dunn, City Hall


Warehouses & Inventory 141 Fountain


Water Dept, Arth W Mowry supt 74 Henderson


Water Supply Board, Philip J Holton jr, chf eng 161 Fountain


Zoning Board of Review, Achille Mangiante sec City Hall


PROVIDENCE CLOTHING MARKET, Theodore Berko- witz mgr retail clothing men's top coats, over- coats, hats, shirts, ties, slacks and trousers 95 Washington tel GAspee 1-5180


-- Coat & Apron Supply Co Inc, Saml Spatt pres Manford Meltzer treas 19 Marvin


PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, Very Rev Robert J Slavin. OP pres Rev Vincent C Dore, OP dean Eaton st cor River tel UNion 1-1500


--- College of Music, Lorette F Gagnon in charge music tchrs 509 Westminster rm 67


PROVIDENCE COMBING COMPANY inc RI '47, P H Southwell pres J T Ryan sec Theodore W Jenks treas 68 Dike tel Elmhurst 1-0400


PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY FUND INC, Carl Warm- Ington executive sec 100 N Main 2d fl tel JAck- son 1-8800


PROVIDENCE CONCRETE CORP inc RI '37, Doris C Yerrington pres Clarke P Yerrington treas and genl mgr, ready and mixed concrete, building materials, fire brick and glass blocks 85 Mauran av, East Providence tels EA 1-4921-1-4922-See page 46 Buyers' Guide


-Construction Co (Jos Taraborelli) 47 Wood h do -Contract Dress Stitching Co Inc, Mayer Smith pres Mrs Doris Smith treas 45 Richmond 5th fl -Coppersmithing Co (Louis J Schwab) 511 Eddy PROVIDENCE CORNICE CO (Peter J Woolf) sheet metal workers and roofers 311 Canal tels JAckson 1-1203-1-1204-1-1205


-Council of Social Ageneics. Carl Warmington exec sec 100 N Main


PROVIDENCE, R. I.


PROVIDENCE


-County Chapter National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Mrs Edna M Rider exec sec 170 West- minster rm 503


-County Court House 30 S Main -County of


Court of Domestic Relations 101 Prov County Court House


Sheriff's Office, Michl F Costello sheriff Provi- dence Court House


-Crane Co, Dominick D'Agostino 164 Branch av


-Credit Bureau, Clinton W Briggs mgr 40 Fountain rm 701


-Custom Trousers Co (Nathanicl Lorang, Angelo Di- Dippo) 15 Snow rm 204 --- Cutlery Co (Nicholas Amoroso) 153 Point


PROVIDENCE CYCLE SHOP (Kenneth E Caster and Ernest Caster) bicycles repaired and sold, dis- tributor for Raleigh and Columbia bicycles and Whizzer motors, Cushman motor scooters 314 Broad tel GAspee 1-2537-See page 33 Buyers' Guide


PROVIDENCE DAILY JOURNAL, Providence Journal Co publishers Journal bidg 75 Fountain tel DExter 1-0600-See page 115 Buyers' Guide and back cover


PROVIDENCE DIRECTORY OFFICE, R I Polk & Co 509 Westminster rm 43 District Office 179 Lin- coln, Boston, Mass tel HAncock 6-6309


PROVIDENCE DISTRICT NURSING ASSN, Miss Nellie R Dillon director 157 Waterman tel DExter 1-8842 -Doughnut Sbop, Ernest J LaLumiere sec-treas restr 173 Union


PROVIDENCE DYEING, BLEACHING & CALENDER- ING CO, Wilfred Ward pres Richard W Ward v-pres David C Hardman v-pres Adolph N Anderson sec . and asst treas Frank H Swan treas bleachers, dyers and finishers, cotton piece goods 52 Valley tel UNion 1-3200


-Electric Co Inc, inc RI '24 Saml I Cohen prse-treas Murray A Cohen sec electrical equipment and supplies 110 Empire


-Electrotyping & Plating Works (Cecil J Scott, Marion J Cooney, Carl E Skogsberg) 78 Friendship


-- Encrusting Co (Thos Wise) lapidarists 51 Empire rm 318


-Engineer Society 195 Angell


PROVIDENCE ENGINEERING WORKS CORP Inc RI '30 Henry E Judd pres Robt H Dunbar v-pres Chas S Walker treas engineers and machinists 521 S Main tel GAspee 1-9683


-Flower Exchange (Arth Pressman) whol florists 1395 Westminster


-Free Public Baths 201 Pocasset av and 175 Black- stone


-Fruit & Produce Bldg Inc 2-58} Harris av -Fur Store ( Abr Tolchinsky) 860 Broad


PROVIDENCE GAS COMPANY


Officers


R L FLETCHER pres L E KNOWLTON exec v-pres


J L JOHNSON v-pres DANA M SWAN treas-asst sec A E ERICKSON sec-asst treas Location


100 Weybosset


tel TEmple 1-8800


See page 71 Buyers' Guide, right top and right side lines


-Gas Co Service Dept 477 Dexter Glass & Sash Co (Mariano Rebello) 13 Ridge


--- Governmental Research Burcau, Hovey T Freeman pres Ernest I Kilcup v-pres Raymond H Trott treas John- G Watson exec dir 22 Westminster 5th fl


PROVIDENCE GRANITE CO INC, E Bernardo pres- treas granite dealers and mausoleums 210 Kinsley av tel DExter 1-3784


--- Hardware & Supply Co inc RI '20, Burton L Doris pres-treas Mary E McGough sec hdw and mill sup- plies 207 W Exchange


-Ilat Mfg Co (Francis J Gorman) 103 Empire


--- Hearing Bureau, Walter J Collins mgr hearing aids 236 Westminster rm 610


-Ilebrew Day School, Rabbi Jas I Gordon prin 151 Waterman


-llebrew Sheltering Society, Aaron Suchovolsky supt 86 Jefferson


-Housing Authority, Jos II Lyons exec dir Wm R Doyle mgr 263 Chad Brown


PROVIDENCE ICE CREAM CO, Inc RI '23 Carmelo DeMarco pres Silvio DeMarco v-pres Arthur De- Marco sec Peter DeMarco treas ice cream mfrs 183 Hartford av tel EL 1-7820


Rhode Island


For every modern banking service :


HOSPITAL TRUST COMPANY


HOSPITAL NATIONAL BANK*


*Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


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INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES


METALS


TOOLS


405 Promenade St.


DE xter 1-4200 583 Bedford St. Fall River, Mass. Tel. 5-7403


ELHATTON


THE HAIRDRESSERS SUPPLY CO., Inc.


Largest Beauty Shop Supply House in R. I. 236 WESTMINSTER ST. - DE 1-6090 Room 704, Alice Bldg., Opp. Boston Store


542


PLUMBING


HEATING


OIL BURNER INSTALLATION PHONE JA ckson 1-6000


543


G. L. & H. J. GROSS, INC.


ESTABLISHED 1888


170 WESTMINSTER ST.


REALTORS - - INSURANCE


GAspee 1-6040


PROVIDENCE INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS


"The Old Stone Bank"


Incorporated 1819 Location Main Office


86 S Main


Telephone GAspee 1-4058


Branches Empire-Aborn sts 87-93 Empire


Telephone


GAspee 1-3810 Olneyville


1917-21 Westminster Telephone


Elmhurst 1-9830 Elmwood


520 Elmwood av Telephone STuart 1-2050


See page 26 Buyers' Guide and left top Ilnes


-Iron & Metal Co (David H Orleck) junk 480 W Exchange


-Jewish Fraternal Assn, Sidney Hoffman sec meets 3d Tuesday of month 830 Westminster


PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO inc RI 1884 Officers


GEORGE PIERCE METCALF pres


HENRY D SHARPE v-pres WILLIAM C ELLIS sec-treas JOHN L MCELROY asst sec-asst treas SEVELLON BROWN editor & publisher JAMES B STICKLEY genl mgr for adminis- tration WILLIAM R DENNY gent mgr for adv & sales SEVELLON BROWN 3d, associate editor JOHN C A WATKINS asst publisher Publishers DAILY JOURNAL EVENING BULLETIN SUNDAY JOURNAL Location Journal bldg 75 Fountain


Telephone DExter 1-0600


See page 115 Buyers' Guide and back cover


-Journeymen Plumbers Local No 28, Jas E Birming- ham business agt 85 Bway 2d fl rm 6


-Laundry Co (Nicholas Denellio) 1237 Elmwood av -League for the Hard of Hearing, Mrs Mary G Fuller exec sec Edwin J Tetlow treas 42 Weybosset rm 11


-Liquor Shop ( Ralplı Vanovertveldt, Ralph Vermeersch) 759 N Main


-Lithograph Co The, Randolph T Ode pres-sec Milton E Kingsley treas prntrs 335 Prairie av


-Loan Co (Clarence I Wood) pawn brokers 354 Wey- bosset


-Lock & Key Service (Louis Hl Lowe) 100 Wash


-Lubricating Oil Co (Martin Cborney, Ernest Chorney) oil producers 466 S Water


-Lunch Room ( Union News Co) Union Station


PROVIDENCE LYING-IN HOSPITAL, Harmon P B Jordon supt Harmon P B Jordon jr, asst supt 50 Maude tel JAckson 1-1000


-Malt Co (Saul Abrams) 15 Westminster rm 539


-Mfg Co, Morris Summer pres-treas Simon J Summer v-pres-sec nifg jwlrs 100 Stewart


-Marble & Slate Works (Michl Santosuosso) 470 W Exchange


-Marine Corps Armory, Francis Galligan caretaker 176 Benefit


-Medical Assn, Danl V Troppoli MD sec Jobn E Farrell exec sec 106 Francis


-Metal Spinning Co (Geo F and Frank Culf) silver- smiths 185 Eddy 4th fl


-Mill Supply Co, Wilfred C Murphy pres-treas Geo Main v-pres Lucy M DelDeo sec L Jas Ruthowski asst treas mill supplies 389 Charles


-Monumental Works Inc, John Conti pres-treas 314 Branch av


-Mortgage Corporation inc RI '24, Wm W Dempster pres-treas Mrs Emily G Isaacson sec second mort- gages 76 Westminster rm 818


-Multigraphing Co (Benj F jr and Mrs M Eliz Harley) 59 Peck


-Municipal Golf Course,, Triggs Memorial Park 1501 Chalkstone av


PROVIDENCE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO THE


Incorporated 1800


PERCY W GARDNER pres E HARRIS HOWARD Jr, v-pres FRANCIS S GOFF Jr, sec RAYMOND T ALLEN asst sec-treas WILLARD E RETALLICK asst sec


29 Weybosset rm 14


tel GAspee 1-0909


See page 85 Buyers' Guide and left top lines


PROVIDENCE NATIONAL BANK


Incorporated 1791 Second Oldest Bank In America RUPERT C THOMPSON jr, pres Location 100 Westminster tel UNion 1-1400


Branch Offices Narragansett, RI Wayland Square Wakefield, RI


See page 27 Buyers' Guide


-National Bank Bldg 100 Westminster


-New Church 386 Broad, John H Jordan pastor


-New Thought Centre Reading Room, Rev Paul LaPrade pres 72 Westminster rm 309


-Nut Shop (Wm T and Rose M Taylor) 44 Snow -Ornamental Iron Works (G Saml Lundgren) 74 Dud- ley


PROVIDENCE PAPER CO Inc RI 1906 Officers


BERNARD J HOGUE pres-geni mgr WARREN E TILLINGHAST comptroller


ALFRED W LOGAN v-pres A B HOGUE sec-treas V B BARNES asst treas


PAPER DEALERS


STATIONERS OFFICE FURNITURE


OFFICE EQUIPMENT Locations


160 Dorrance and


91 Weybosset Telephone


GAspee 1-7600 See page 124 Buyers' Guide and right bottom lines


-Parking Co Inc, Wm W Meyers sec David Meyers treas 111 Westminster rm 1107


-& Pawtucket Bartenders' Union Local 285, Wm J Guest bus agt 281 Weybosset


PROVIDENCE, PAWTUCKET & CENTRAL FALLS CARPENTERS DISTRICT COUNCIL, Jerome J Kearney, Fred Young business agents hours 8:30- 9:30 AM, 4-5 PM 89 Broadway tel DExter 1-3580 -Pearl Co (Alice Person) pearls 40 Clifford


-Pen Shop ( Emilio Tagliatela) 7 Arcade bldg - - Phila Despatch 160 Canal


-Photo Engraving Co, Harry P Harwich pres 131 Wash rm 411


-Piano Repair Co (Wm J Madancy) 149 Valley


-Picking Co (Lionel N Forcier) pickle mfrs 70 Put- namı


-Picture Frame Co (Harold Nuttall) 61 Arcade bldg -Pipe & Sprinkler Co, Eug A Buckley pres-treas steam supplies and automatic sprinkler 169 Dorrance and warchouse 242 Allen's av


-Plantations Club The, Madeline Baxter rec sec Mrs Robt C Moeller jr, cor sec 8 Abbott Park pl


-Plastics Co (Hugo DiClemente) 41 Aborn -Players The club 400 Benefit


-Plumbing Supply Co Inc, inc RI '38, Stephen E Kindelan jr, pres Ellen C Kindelan treas plumbing supplies 315 W Exchange


-Post Office see United State Post Office


-Printing Co (Joseph M Pearl) 385 Westminster rm 12


PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Clarence E Sherman librarian 229 Washington zone 3 tel JAckson 1-7722


PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Business Branch, Dorothy G Bell librarian 95 Fountain tel JAckson 1-7722


-Public Library, Esek Hopkins Branch 488 Charles PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, MtPleasant Branch, Mrs Jeanne M Brittan librarian 315 Academy av Zone 8 tel TEmple 1-5239


PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Olneyville Branch, Mrs Marguerita Francis librarian 12 Olneyville sq zone 9 tel TEmple 1-2703


Rowley Construction Co.


1900 - 50 YEARS Builders


1950


260 Central Ave., Pawtucket, R. I. Telephone PA wtucket 5-4600


PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Rochambeau Branch, Mildred F Chase libarian 708 Hope zone 6 tel GAspee 1-1499


PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Smith HIII Branch, Edna Thayer librarian 31 Candace zone 8 tel GAS- pee 1-6974


PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, South Providence Branch, Mary V O'Neil librarian 443 Prairie av zone 5 tel Williams 1-2660


PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Tockwotton Branch, West DeRocco librarian 121 Hope zone 6 tel GAspee 1-1436


PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY Wanskuck Branch, Ruby Horwood librarian 233 Veazie zone 4 tel DExter 1-4887


PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Washington Park Branch, Marion F Holt librarian 1450 Broad tel Hopkins 1-7348


-Public Market Co, Wm Britton pres Martin J Cava- naugh supt 380 Westminster, branches 1890 do and 93 Weybossct


-Real Estate Board, Rita Marks sec-treas 139 Elm- grove av


-Realty Co, Milton Leand pres-treas 50 Aleppo -Redevelopment Agency, Louis B Wetmore exec dir City Hall


--- Republican City Committee, Walter E O'Neil chair- man 59 Jackson


-Saw & Knife Co, Warren P Tobey pres-treas Jonathan S Tobey v-pres Joshua A Tobey sec 303 Eddy -School of Lip Reading, Marie L Slack prin 221 Doyle


-Sea Food Co Inc, Alton Mattison mgr fish whol 121 S Water


-Sheet Metal Co (Herman B Silverman) 123 Charles -Soldering Co (Rose Sherman) 281 Weybosset 2d fl


-Sporting News Inc, Wm F HIasney pres-treas 69 Rich- mond rms 203-204


- - Springfield Despatch (Philip A Wheeler) trucking 540 Huntington av


-- Steam Trap Co Inc, Frank Newton pres-sec Fredk G Hutchinson treas plumbing supplies 16 Diamond -Steamboat Co, Frank Mauran pres Clarence T Arnold v-pres-treas Florence A McCabe sec ft of Crary st


PROVIDENCE STEEL & IRON CO inc RI '05 Frank L Toof pres-treas Donald H Cady sec structural steel and ornamental iron 27 Sims av tel GAspee 1-0173 -See page 93 Buyers' Guide


-Stock Co, Edw B Lederer pres-treas mfg jwlrs 100 Stewart 7th fl


PROVIDENCE STREET DIRECTORY, R L Polk & Co publishers 509 Westminster rm 43 District Office 179 Lincoln, Boston, Mass tel HAncock 6-6309


PROVIDENCE SUNDAY JOURNAL, Providence Journal Co publishers Journal bldg 75 Fountain tel DEx- tel 1-0600-See page 115 Buyers' Guide and back cover


-Teacher Co-operative, Hazel R Shurtleff mgr 49 West- minster rm 735


-Teachers Credit Union, School Dept 20 Summer rm 206


. - Temple School (Seventh Day Adventist) 93 Stanwood -Terminal Produce Market 2-583 Harris av


-Textile Co (Alf J Goldberg) dry goods 243 N Main


-Textile Mending Co (Nettie R largraves, Dora C Staples) clothes repairers 55 Eddy rm 308


-Tile Co, Ernest DiBiasio pres-treas Pasco M Di- Biasio v-pres Ralph J Rotondo sec tile contrs 166 Roosevelt


-Tool Co Inc, Ivar Il Rosenquist pres-treas Maxwell Millar sec 189 Charles


-Towel Supply Co (W Ralph King) 142 Atlantic av PROVIDENCE TUBERCULOSIS LEAGUE, U E Zam- barano MD exec sec 100 N Maln tels DExter 1-0562-1-0563 The LakesIde Home at Hoxsie -Typographical Union No 3, 86 Weybosset rm 26


PROVIDENCE URBAN LEAGUE, James N Willlams exec sec social service 433 Westminster tels GAS- pee 1-5978-1-9010


-Ventilating Co (Herbert S P'ke) 530 Kinsley av -Visitor (Visitor Printing Co) 25 Fenner


Rhode Island's Oldest and Largest Buick Dealer


PROVIDENCE BUICK COMPANY


25 Reservoir Avenue, Providence 7, Rhode Island Williams 1-3500


New Buicks Used Cars


Complete Service PARTS Wholesale - Retail


2 ALLEN'S AVE.


GRIGGS & BROWNE CO., INC.


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PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INDEMNITY COMPANY Incorporated RI 1947


GARRY C HOUSE chairman of the board


STEPHEN W CAREY 3d, president


WILLIAM B FROELICH v-pres


R STOCKTON RUSH v-pres


J AUSTIN CARROLL v-pres-sec


F G BUTLER sec


J R THWING sec Location


20 Washington pl


tel TEmple 1-4000


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PROVOST


-Geo O (Rosemond E) USMS h 52 Landor


-Gloria M tel opr Walco Electric Products Co r 52 Landor


-Jacqueline L Mrs sten NE Co r 146 Wilson


-Jean clk Automobile Mut Ins Co of America r Paw- tucket


-John E clk Int Rev r Taunton, Mass


-Loretta slswn Boston Store r Esmond


-John E clk Int Rev 49 Westminster r Taunton, Mass


-Louis J h 146 Wilson


-Louis M elk r 52 Landor


-Peter finemn-tel dept NYNH&H r Pawtucket


-Regis A baggage chkr Union Sta r E Providence


-Rosemond E bench wkr Sealol Corp r 52 Landor


-Wm 11 mtec mn Butler Hosp r 305 Blackstone blvd


-Yvonne Mrs lodging house 11 Wilson h do


Provoyeur Lucien J (Dorothy E) watch mkr Tilden- Thurber h 109 Fairview av


Prueker Mary G Mrs h 656 Smith


-Miriam E mgr RISES r 656 Smith


Prudden Norman P (Frances) ins r 66 Cole av


Prudence Hall h 93 Prudence


Prudente Amadio fdry wkr r 142 Bridgham


-Ann M clk B&S r 142 Bridgham


-Dolores E genl Gorham's r 142 Bridgham


-Flora jwlr r 142 Bridgham


-Pia jwlry wkr r 142 Bridgham


-Sisto (Luisa) h 142 Bridgham


Prudenti Mario (Mario's Barber Shop) h Cranston Prudential Insurance Co of America, John H Hartle mgr ordinary dept 15 Westminster rm 940


-Insurance Co of America, John F Muchalight dist mgr ordinary and industrial dept 15 Westminster rm 814


-Insurance Co of America, Richd G Angus supt ordin- ary and industrial 111 Westminster rm 1112 Prudhom - h 567 Cranston


Prudhomme Albert H (Mary E) clk h 12 Swiss


-Raymond R (Helen H M) rubber wkr h 150 River av Prue Florence L Mrs forwn h 107 Alverson av




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