Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) City Directory, 1962, Part 28
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Publication date: 1962
Publisher: R.L. Polk & Co. Publishers
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VACUUM CLEANERS-DEALERS and REPAIRING .
Airway Sales & Service Co 385 Westmin- ster R39
Authorized Vacuum Cleaner Service Co 474 Westminster
B & J Vacuum Sales & Service Inc 1549 Westminster
Electrolux Corp 159 Orange
Hoover Co The 509 Westminster R51 Kirby's of Rhode Island Inc 349 Huntington Rhode Island Vacuum Cleaner Co'72 Rich- mond
VALVE MANUFACTURERS
Bellows Co-Valvar Corp 1478 Broad R8
*VALVES-DIAPHRAGM
GRINNELL CO INC, 260 West Exchange, Tel TEmple 1-7000 (See Page 69 Buyers' Guide)
VARIETY STORES (See also General Merchandise)
A & R Variety 39 Spruce Ace Spa 82 Richmond Admiral Spa 856 Admiral Al's Cut Rate Store 824 Potter's av Alden's Variety Store 93 Prairie av Andy's Spa 812 Charles Anita's Variety 95 Althea Anna's Variety 516 Cranston Anthony's Spa 680 Admiral Anthony's Variety 163 Brook Anthony's Variety Store 375 Manton av Anthony's Variety Store 614 Plainfield Azzarone James 89 DePasquale av Barry's Variety Store 209 Broadway Beacon Avenue Variety 109 Beacon av Bedrosian's Variety 640 Broad Bessie's Inc 910 Broad Betty's Spa 609 Charles Bianco Mary Mrs 157 Elmdale av Bill's Variety 800 Douglas av Bill's Variety 344 Hartford av Bill's Variety Store 100 Julian
"A GREAT STORE IN A GREAT CITY"
CITY HALL HARDWARE
WASHINGTON and SNOW STS.
DISTRIBUTORS OF MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES
521-2000
Folding Boxes
Jewelry Cards
Shipping Marking and Jewelry Tags
Transparent Packaging
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. WILLIAM H. BURROWS, General Agent
ORGANIZED 1851
900 HOWARD BUILDING
TEL. GA spee 1-7020
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*TRUCKING-HEAVY HAULING
WESTON D M & CO INC, 228 S Water, Tel GAspee 1-7567, Nights and Holidays Tel Williams 1-7762 or HOpkins 7-9365 (See Page 79 Buyers' Guide)
*TRUCKS
A and F Mailing Specialists Inc.
CITIZENS TRUST CO, Main Office, 870 Westminster (Providence), Tel ELm- hurst 1-5800; Downtown Office, 63 Westminster, Mt Pleasant Office, 270 Academy av, Eight Other Convenient Community Offices in Barrington, Cranston, East Providence, Centredale, Pawtucket, Greenville and Warwick (See Page 6 Buyers' Guide) INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK OF RHODE ISLAND, 100 Westminster, Tel 521-9700 (See Page 8 Buyers' Guide) RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL TRUST CO, Hospital Trust Bldg 15 Westminster, Tel JAckson 1-6700; Corner Dorrance and Westminster, 244 Weybosset, 238 Thayer, 434 Smith and 1 Olneyville sq (See Page 12 Buyers' Guide)
TUBE and TUBING MANUFAC- TURERS-METAL
National Collapsible Tube Co Inc 362 Car- penter Wolverine Tube (Division of Calumet & Hecla Inc) 111 Westminster R417
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MAX SUGARMAN MEMORIAL CHAPEL 458 HOPE STREET
Tels. DExter 1-8094-1-8095
VARIETY STORES-Contd
Blake's Spa 305 Branch av Bosco's Variety 88 Transit Boucher's Variety Store 420 Manton av Boulevard Spa 905 Narragansett blvd Buonanno Cath Mrs 79 Spruce Burke Mary M Mrs 384 Prairie av Burns Variety 1852 Prairie av Bus Shop Variety Store 712 Admiral Carl's Spa 666 Plainfield Carmine's Variety 85 Silver Lake av Castle Spa 1043 Chalkstone av Cavallaro Variety 142 Ocean Charlie's Variety Store 248 Dexter Chestnut Spa 135 Chestnut Clark's Store Inc 205 Prairie av Clift Variety Store 249 Manton av Community Spa 1152 Elmwood av Corner Variety 113 DePasquale av Corry James J 42 Candace Dawley's Spa 526 Smith DeConte Rosindo 63 Grove DelPizzo's Variety 59 Ledge DeLuca Anna Mrs 51 Lockwood Devine Joseph P 113 Brook Dings Variety 14 Thompson Donna's Varieties 677 Atwells av Douglas Spa 129 Douglas av Douglas Variety Store 30 Douglas av Eddie's Variety Store 410 Cranston Elaine's Variety 526 Prairie av Elmwood Spa Inc 790 Elmwood av Elton's Variety Store 1243 Elmwood av Flo's Superette 145 Laban Florina's Variety 49 Bridgham Fountain Spa 471 Fountain Frank's Variety 219 Douglas av Frank's Variety Store 685 Chalkstone av Franklin Ben 277 Atwells av Fred's Spa 772 Broad G I Joe's Variety 445 Smith Gail's Variety Store 3} Algonquin Gearin's Variety Store 1253 N Main Giordano Simone 86 Sutton Golden Knob Variety Store 295 Knight Governor Spa 97 Governor Graham Madelyn N 135 Putnam Hamelin Exilda F 202 Amherst Handy Shop 98 Academy av Harry's Variety 574 Plainfield Helen's Spa 370 Elmwood av Hospital Spa 693 Chalkstone av Hospital Variety 489 Douglas av Irons Variety Store 565 Branch av Italian Trading Co 1280 Chalkstone av Jack's Spa 1100 Broad Jackson Bryce 323 N Main Jay's Variety 57 Julian Jefferson Spa 298 Broad Jerry's Variety 1201 Westminster Jigger's Variety Store 1292 Academy av Jim's Variety 143 Cranston Jim's Variety 417 Orms Joe's Variety 102} Chester av Joe's Variety 73 Messer Joe's Variety 606 Potter's av John's Novelty 145 Spruce John's Variety 31 Elmwood av Jundanian Menas 714 Westminster Kay's Variety 213 Gano King's Family Store 1519 Broad King's Variety Store 490 Cranston Korner Spa 115 Knight Kramer's Variety 1119 Elmwood av Krikorian's Variety 50 Cranston Lane's Spa 447 Hartford av LaSalle Spa 525 Eaton Leal's Variety 247 Thurbers av Leo's Variety 643 Wickenden Letizia Sylvia Mrs 867 Chalkstone av Lilla's Variety 1623 Westminster Linda's Store 77 Whitehall Louie's Variety 106 Dudley Machado Evangelina Mrs 198 Ives Mack's Eddie Spa 686 Atwells av Marocco's Spa 302 Pocasset av Marshall's Variety 1365 Westminster Martha's Variety 8 Division
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Maxie's Variety Store 1361 Broad Mella's Variety 390 Admiral Melrose Spa 747 Elmwood av Moe's Self Service 616 Potter's av Morin Ernest W 81 Wendell Neighborhood Variety 210 Amherst Nick's Spa 149 Admiral Nick's Variety 8 Boone Nick's Variety Store 33 Jewett Ogden's Spa 396 Douglas av Olga's Variety 93 Argol Paint Brush Studio 256 Orms Pappas Variety Store 90 Orms Park Variety Store 4462 Branch av Pennacchia's Bakery 1042 Ridge Pete's Spa 381 Plainfield Peter's Variety 250 Admiral Phyl's Variety 27 Rugby Ray's Variety 636 Hartford av Rick-E Variety 300 Broadway Ricky's Spa 160 Courtland Rinaldi's 259 Smith Ring Side Spa 240 Wickenden Robert's Spa 455 Plainfield Rogers Variety 1407 Broad Rondina Chas A 83 River av Rose Bud Shop The 263 Laurel Hill av Royal's Variety Store 836 Hope
Russo Guiseppe 39 Swiss Ruth's Variety 127 Ives Sabra Inc 747 Elmwood av Sampson Mary E 324 Cranston Scorpio Thos 66 Knight Sherman's Spa 328 Broad Silvestri Variety Store 129 Spruce Sonny's Spa 166 Almy Sterling Spa 83 Prairie av Steve's Variety 55 Putnam Sullivan's Spa 570 Cranston Superior The 384 Cranston Tom's Spa 616 Charles
Tony-Lou's Spa 294 Prairie av Tony's Spa 103 Prairie av Tony's Variety Store 157 Spruce
Turley's Variety 1308 Eddy Up & Up Variety Store 89 Laurel Hill av Valley Variety 26 Ridge Vi's Variety 200 Harrison Vick's Variety Store 113 Acorn Walt's Spa 243 Webster av Williams Roger Variety 690 Prairie av Willy's Spa 115 Valley Zambarano's 1455 Westminster
*VARNISH DEALERS
JOHNSON OLIVER & CO INC, 169 Rich- mond, Tel GAspee 1-6242 (See Page 66 Buyers' Guide)
VENDING MACHINES
A B C Distributing Co Inc 970 Westmin- ster
Atlas Vending Service 970 Westminster Coin-O-Matic Distributors 168 Atwells av Cole Distributors Inc 312 Prairie av Conte John 12 Cactus
E & J Vending Co 669 Charles Fountain Dispensers Co 35 Greenwich Ken-Mor Cigarette Vending Machine Co 221 4th
Langione Ralph 145 Leah New England Vending Co (tobacco) 118 Em- pire R8
Rhode Island Dispensers Co 35 Greenwich Servo Matic Co 231 Douglas av Twin Vending Service Co 111 Overhill rd
VENETIAN BLIND CLEANERS and REPAIRERS
Pilgrim Venetian Blind Laundry Co 176 Gallup
Reliable Venetian Blind Co Inc 1366 Broad
VENETIAN BLINDS-DEALERS
Aborn Shade Co 144 Broadway
Mount Pleasant Aluminum Products & Venetian Blind Co 292 Academy av Prete Venetian Blind Co 622 Charles Sunlight Venetian Blind Co 87 Weybosset R418
VENETIAN BLINDS-MANUFAC- TURERS
Blind King The 425 Atwells av Rhode Island Venetian Blind Co 162 N Main
*VENTILATING SYSTEMS
ANDERSON SHEET METAL CO THE, 168 Carpenter, Tels GAspee 1-0476 and GAspee 1-7376 (See Page 79 Buyers' Guide)
VENTILATOR MANUFACTURERS
Providence Ventilating Co 530 Kinsley av
*VERMIN CONTROL
GRIGGS & BROWNE CO INC, 2 Allen's av, Tel GAspee 1-6006 (See Page 31 Buyers' Guide)
NEW ENGLAND PEST CONTROL CO INC, 17 Randall, Tel GAspee 1-1981 (See Page 32 Buyers' Guide)
VETERINARIANS
Belinsky Joseph V 1177 Elmwood av Bennett Ralph P 1177 Elmwood av Hoffman Seymour 1338 Broad
VINEGAR MANUFACTURERS
Carbon Products Co 518 Chalkstone av
VOCATION COUNSELORS
Aptitude Testing Service 721 Chalkstone
WALL PAPER-RETAIL
Ace Wallwaper & Paint Co 1500 Broad Colonial Wall Paper Co Inc 128 Empire Morrison's Inc 842 Westminster Olneyville Wallpaper & Paint Co 1936 Westminster
PROVIDENCE WALL PAPER HOUSE INC (and Wholesale), 479 Westminster cor Greene, Tels GAspee 1-1934, GAspee 1-1935 (See Page 82 Buyers' Guide) Worth While Wall Paper Store 27 Broad
WALL PAPER-WHOLESALE
Berren E S Wallpaper Co 92 Narragansett Higgins E G Co 34 Broadway
JOHNSON OLIVER & CO INC, 169 Rich- mond, Tel GAspee 1-6242 (See Page 66 Buyers' Guide)
*WALLBOARD-MASONITE and HOMASOTE
CARTIER M N & SONS COMPANY INC, 65 Bath, Tel DExter 1-0400 (See Page 18 Buyers' Guide)
*WAREHOUSES
ARPIN GEORGE & SONS INC, 85 Carlsbad (Cranston), Tel Williams 2-6151 (See Page 56 Buyers' Guide)
WAREHOUSES-MERCHANDISE
Marcello's Freezing Storage & Warehouse Co 105 Harris av Providence Warehouse Inc 50 Aleppo United Warehouse 1 Washington av
ARMAND'S OFFICE SUPPLY CO. COMPLETE OFFICE OUTFITTERS STATIONERS - PRINTERS
OFFICE FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT
Tel. 831-5050
ALMY BOILERS
24 HOUR SERVICE
Superior Heating, Inc.
Call HOpkins 1-5680
BEECROFT CHEVROLET COMPANY
CHEVROLET
NEW & USED PASSENGER CARS & TRUCKS
Service Parts Accessories
DExter 1-6600
206
Elmwood Ave.
48 Custom House
BOILER REPAIRS and RETUBING
ENGINEERED HEATING for HOME and INDUSTRY 69 NARRAGANSETT AVE.
RICHARD A. HURLEY
REALTOR
ALL KINDS OF REAL PROPERTY
Selling Advising Leasing Insuring Auctioneering Appraising Property Managing
TEL. GA spee 1-7210 723 HOSPITAL TRUST BLDG.
NEW ENGLAND FLOORS
FLOOR COVERINGS and FLOOR SURFACING
Formica *
Broadloom Rugs
* Tel. 421-6311
163 Friendship St.
Citizens
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK CITIZENS TRUST COMPANY
Complete Banking Service Eleven Offices in Rhode Island
Members Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
80
WASHING COMPOUNDS-MANU- FACTURERS (See also Soap Manufacturers)
Capabianco Silvio 40 Longmont
WASHING MACHINE REPAIRERS (See also Household Appliances- Repairers)
Edray Bendix Service Inc 557 Public *WASHING MACHINES
OUTLET CO THE, 176 Weybosset, Tel ELmhurst 1-3800 (See Page 26 Buyers' Guide)
*WASHING MACHINES-DEALERS
NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC CO THE, 2 Weybosset, Tel STuart 1-0100 (See Page 29 Buyers' Guide)
WASHING MACHINES-RENTAL
Washing Machine Exchange 109 Plainfield
WASTE DEALERS-COTTON, SILK and WOOL
Eagle Manufacturing Co 64 Eagle General Fabrics Co 670 Eddy Klein Corp 108 Chalkstone av Lubin Textile Co rear 189 Charles Odessa David & Son Inc 670 Eddy Podrat Bros 24 Stevens Universal Textile Co Inc 93 Stewart Winograd Maurice W 241 Charles
WATCH CASE MANUFACTURERS
BULOVA WATCH CO INC (American Stan- dard Division), 425 Dexter, Tel WII- liams 1-6900
WATCH, CLOCK and JEWELRY REPAIRING
Armory Watch & Jewelry Co 259 Cranston Bartigian Chas S 7 Dyer R2 Blaivise Isaac F 709 Hope and 465 Smith Brock Carl W 290 Westminster R904 Buzzell H T 76 Dorrance R509
Carcone Domenico 357 Westminster R411 Chertoff Irving 236 Westminster R201 D'Agostino Cosmo 76 Dorrance R317 DiPanni Frank jr 284 Grove
DiPippo Angelo & Sons 345 Atwells av DiPippo Silvio & Sons 259 Atwells av Freton Watch Co 203 Westminster Gazerro Jack 677-679 Broadway Gilligan Joseph L 109 Washington R202 Gordon Ralph 118 Empire R7 Grande's Watch & Jewelry Co 300} Pocas- set av
Gray Thos B 294 N Main Jacobson Bernard 76 Dorrance R505 Kopech David P 187 Westminster R402 Kopech Saml 187 Westminster R402 Labbe Archille J 44 Washington R511 Mansfield's 130 Westminster R3 Manton Watch Hospital 454 Manton av Micarelli Bros Co 98 Washington Olson Edwin 7 Dyer R2 Ouellette J Norman 77 Washington R215 Paul Richd F 44 Washington R307 Pease Hamilton E 51 Empire R503 Providence Watch Hospital 78 Dorrance Querze Joseph J 259 Westminster R & R Mfg Co 93 Eddy R303-4 Radoccia Hugh 110 N Main Rebe Morris 341 Weybosset R4 Reliable Watch Repair Co 71 Empire Ritch & Ritch 271 Weybosset Rose's Jewelry 55 Eddy R401 Sargent Myron 110 N Main Superior Watch Repairing Co 691 Atwells
Swiss American Watch Repair Co 107 Washington Williams Watch Repairing 145 Atwells av
WATCH MANUFACTURERS
Bulova Watch Co Inc 425 Dexter
WATCHMAN SERVICE
INTERNATIONAL DETECTIVE SERVICE INC, 415-421 National Exchange Bank Bldg 17 Exchange, Tel GAspee 1-1860 (See right top lines)
WATER HEATERS-DEALERS
Bernstrom C R Inc 183 Hartford av
*WATER HEATERS-ELECTRIC
NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC CO THE, 2 Weybosset, Tel STuart 1-0100 (See Page 29 Buyers' Guide)
*WATER WORKS CONSTRUCTION
CAPALDI BROS CORPORATION, 278 Sil- ver Spring, Tel UNion 1-1350
*WATERPROOFING CONTRACTORS
MAGUIRE ROOFING CO, 118 Spring (Paw- tucket), Tel 725-3394 (See Page 79 Buyers' Guide)
WEATHER STRIP MANUFAC- TURERS
Chamberlin Co of Rhode Island Inc 513 Atwells av Visco Products Inc 77 Unit
WEAVERS and REWEAVERS GARMENT
Barnstead Rhea Mrs 55 Eddy R308 French Weaving & Mending Co 44 Washing- ton R513 Mend It Shop The 23 Aborn R4 Pocasset Reweaving 96 Pocasset av
WELDERS and BRAZERS
Acme Tank & Welding Works Inc 168 Public
Broad Street Welding Co 331 Rugby Capitol Welding Co 246 Aborn Damiano Bros Welding Co Inc 53 Ashbur- ton
Modern Welding Co 415 Richmond New England Welding Co 56 Charles Rhode Island Welding & Fabricating Co 43 Turner
State Welding Co 421 Harris av.
WELDING and CUTTING APPARA- TUS
Corp Bros Inc 1 Brook Industrial Welders Supply Co 450 Manton Rhode Island Welding Supply Co Inc 125 Corliss
*WELDMENTS
UNIVERSAL SHEET METAL & ROOFING CO, 45 Anthony av, Tel Williams 1-2240 (See Page 79 Buyers' Guide)
*WHEEL CHAIRS-SOLD and RENTED
CLAFLIN CO THE, 1 Acorn, Tel GAspee 1-5800 (See Page 37 Buyers' Guide)
WINDOW CLEANERS
A & B Window Cleaning Co 1013 Atwells
A-One Window Cleaning Co 118 Empire R8 Abbott Window Cleaning Co 36 Fairview Better View Window Cleaning Co 525 Dexter
Boston Window & Building Cleaning Co Inc 48 Acorn
Broadway Window & House Cleaning Co 131 Washington R213
Capital Window Cleaning Co 100 Detroit Central Window Cleaning Co 36 Fairview East Side Window Cleaning Co 213 Gano Holodniuk Stanley 306 Sayles
Modern Window Cleaning Co 36a Fallon av Narragansett Window Cleaning Co 93 Eddy R310 and 87 Weybosset R418 Nu-Way Window Cleaning Service 82 Page
. Panzarella Wm N 234 Gray Paramount Window Cleaners 114 Hazael Post Window Cleaning Co 42 Gloucester Providence Window Cleaning Co 81 Rich- mond
Wayland Square Window Cleaning Co 23 Nisbet
WINDOW DISPLAYS
O'Dessky Lewis 23 Aborn R12
*WINDOW MANUFACTURERS
CUSTOM BUILT ALUMINUM MFG CO INC 14 Cedar, Tel 331-3553 (See Page 2 Buyers' Guide)
WINDOW SHADE DEALERS
Bennett Window Shade Co 74 Mathewson WINDOW SHADE MANUFACTURERS
Acme Shade Shoppe Inc 45 Snow
*WINDOWS-ALUMINUM and STEEL
SWANSON G FRED INC, 618 Cranston, Tel GAspee 1-0788 (See Page 19 Buyers' Guide)
WINES and LIQUORS-WHOLE- SALE
GASBARRO A & SONS INC, 483 Atwells av, Tel GAspee 1-2349 (See Page 51 Buyers' Guide)
WIRE GOODS MANUFACTURERS
Bornside H B Co 63 Willard av Cranston Fancy Wire Co 70 Tingley Eastern Wire Products Co 40 Dike Mueller Otto H Inc 93 Sabin Universal Mfg Co 158 Pine What Cheer Wire Works Inc 87 Willard av
WIRE MANUFACTURERS
Elastic Knitted Wire Co Inc 204 West- minster Ferguson Perforating & Wire Co 130 Ernest
General Insulated Wire Works-Div of General Cable Corp 69 Gordon av Millard Wire Co Inc 47 Culver
*WIRE MANUFACTURERS FOR JEWELRY
MILLARD WIRE CO INC (Rolled Gold), 47 Culver, Tels GAspee 1-4946 and 521-0917 (See Page 82 Buyers' Guide) *WOMEN'S APPAREL
PEERLESS CO OF PROVIDENCE, 239 Westminster, Tel TEmple 1-7070 and 231 Main (Pawtucket, R I), Tel 725-2100 (See Page 28 Buyers' Guide)
Get To Know
Grading
The Friendly Store
THE PROVIDENCE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
MUTUAL PLACE
Telephone GAspee 1-1091
*WOMEN'S APPAREL-RETAIL
GLADDING'S INC, 291-97 Westminster, Tel JAckson 1-9800; Branch, 475 An- gell, Garden City Branch, 80 Hillside rd (Cranston) (See Page 28 Buyers' Guide)
SHEPARD COMPANY THE, 259 Westmin- ster, Tel TEmple 1-7500 (See Page 27 Buyers' Guide)
*WOMEN'S SUITS and COATS- RETAIL
CHERRY AND WEBB COMPANY, 275 Westminster, Tel TEmple 1-6900 (See Page 28 Buyers' Guide)
WOOD PRODUCTS MANUFAC- TURERS
Buffum Wm H 6 Lenox av
WOOL COMBERS
Damar Wool Combing Co 30 Curtis
WOOL DEALERS
Brown Clifford W 180 Brown
81
Caslowitz Aaron N 17 Lorimer av Freedman Abr D 314 N Main
WOOLEN GOODS-MANUFAC- TURERS
A & C Woolen Mills Inc 725 Branch av
YARNS-MANUFACTURERS
American Enka Corp 111 Westminster R1012
Atlantic Yarn Corp 86 Crary Craig-Harper Co Inc 111 Westminster R1709
Crown Worsted Mills Inc 43 Troy Eastern Yarn Co 241 Charles M & F Worsted Mills Inc rear 25 Manton Metallic Yarns Inc 1117 Douglas av Muller L P & Co 111 Westminster R1126 National Textile Co Inc 191 N Main . North American Rayon Corp 15 West- minster R625
Priscilla Yarn Co Inc 725 Branch av Rocky Mount Mills 111 Westminster R915 Samdperil Gabriel Co 50 Sprague
Synthetic Yarns Division D W Rich Co Inc 15 Westminster R607
Tillinghast-Stiles Co The 111 Westminster R1908
YARNS-RETAIL
Ben-Tex Yarn Co 241 Charles
Flying Fingers Yarn Shop 201 Wayland av
Kouble Frank Co 725 Branch av Lyn's Knit Studio 385 Westminster R49 Margy's Yarn Shop 1367 Broad Schloss Betty Handicraft Studio 187 West- minster R304
Ye Yarn Shoppe 690 Public
YARNS-WHOLESALE
Cooper-Kenworthy Inc 1 Pomfret Dalglish & Co 111 Westminster R1411 Dwares Saml & Son 10 Ambrose Moore James R 111 Westminster R801 Nutman Joseph 250 Camp
Scott Yarns 111 Westminster R401 Street John F Co 195 Angell
.Waterman G H & Co Inc 15 Westminster R1040
Waterman Largen & Co Inc 15 Westmin- ster R1 040
YEAST MANUFACTURERS
Anheuser Busch Inc 170 Silver Lake av Fleischmann Co 387 Charles National Yeast Corp 120 Gesler
Phone Hopkins 7-8800
Why don't YOU visit the
MOTOR HOTEL
Colony
E. Howard Manuel General Manager
574 South Water St.
SPECIAL MACHINERY and METAL PRODUCTS DESIGNING -ENGINEERING - FABRICATING
RHODE ISLAND ENGINEERING &
MANUFACTURING CORP.
Providence 3, R. I.
J. BENJAMIN NEVIN COMPANY REALTOR SERVICE
Including Auctioneering · Appraising
2006 Industrial Bank Building
Tel. DExter 1-2740
UNion 1-1700
1150 Narragansett Boulevard . Cranston, Rhode Island
Route 1A, Cranston . Providence City Line
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INCORPORATED 1800
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GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS
acct
accountant
drsmkr
dressmaker mfg
manufacturing | s or 8.
. South
adj . adjuster
e or E
East
mfr
manufacturer san
sanitary
mgr
manager Sar
Savings
mkr
maker sch
school
&dv
advertising
agcy
agency
agrl
agriculture
electro elev
elevator
al
agent alley American
emp
employee
msngr messenger als
sales
appr
apprentice
engr
engraver
apts
apartments
equip
equipment
mtge mortgage
solr
solicitor
asmblr
assembler
exam
examiner
assoc
associate
exch
exchange
asst
assistant
exp
express
atndt
attendant
atty
attorney
aud
auditor
Fed
Federal
floor
nw
northwest
stat
statistician or
bkbndr
bookbinder
formn
foreman
opp
opposite
bldr
builder
frt
freight
optn optician
stge
storage
blksmith blacksmith
ftr
fitter
birmkr
boilermaker
blvd
boulevard
bmo. . business machine
br
branch
gds
goods
pass
passenger
brklyr
bricklayer
genl
general
pharm pharmacist
8W
southwest
bur
bureau
govt
government
phys physician
sys
system
CSP
Christian
h
householder
pkr
packer
tchr teacher
cabtmkr
. cabinetmaker
hdw
hardware
place tel
telephone
cash
cashier
hndlr
handler
chauf
chauffeur
chem
chemist or
ter terrace
tmkpr
timekeeper
chf
chief
tndr
tender
chkr
checker
Hts
Heights
proofreader
trans transportation
civ
civil
implta
implements
principal
trav
traveling
clk
clerk
insp
inspector or
prntr
printer
trimmer
collr
collector
coml
commercial
comn
commission
comnr
commissioner
USA U S Army
comp
compositor
jan
janitor
pub
public
constn
construction
kpr
keeper
publishing
contr
contractor
la
lane
purch purchasing
. US Marine Corps
ct
court
Ibr
lumber
RC Roman Catholic
Univ University
ctr
cutter
libre
librarian RD
Rural Delivery
uphol upholsterer
custdn
custodian
lino
linotype rd
road
vet veterinary
del
delivery
dep
deputy
Indrs
laundress
real est .real estate
w or W
. West
dietn
dietitian
Indry
laundry rec
receiving
whol
wholesale
dispr
dispatcher
Iwyr
lawyer
refgr
refrigeration or
dist
district
mach
machinist or
refrigerator
distr
distributor
machine rep
representative
wks
. works
dlr
dealer
mech
mechanic
or mechanical
restr
do.
ditto or same
med
medical ret
dr
drive
Met Metropolitan
Rev
Reverend
ydmn
. yardman
dritsmn
draftsman
meter rdr. . meter reader rm
room
y dmstr
yardmaster
ABBREVIATIONS OF GIVEN NAMES
Bichard
Abraham
Chas
Charles Jas
James
Robt
Robert
Alexander
Danl
Daniel
Jos
Joseph
Saml
Alfred
Edw
Edward
Kath
Katherine
Sol
Solomon
Arth
Arthur
Eliz
Elizabeth
Margt
Margaret
Steph
Stephen
Aug
August
Eug
Eugene
Michl
Michael
Theo
Theodore
Benj
Benjamin
Fredk
Frederick
Nathl
Nathaniel
Thos
Thomas
Cath
Catherine
Geo
George
Patk
Patrick | Wm
William
8-1-50
admn administrator
or administration
elec electrical or
mkt
market
southeast
electn electrician mldr
mlnr
milliner
serv
service shipping
mono
monotype sht mtl
sheet metal
Am
eng
engineer
mstr
master
mtce maintenance
soc
society
archt
architect es
east side
mtr.motorman or motor mus music
mut
mutual North
National
sta
station
sta ong
AV
bgemn
baggageman
fnshr
finisher
ofc
office
statistica1
bkpr
bookkeeper
forwn
forewoman
opr operator
blk
block ft
foot
optom optometrist
osteo osteopath
str
studt
student
stvdr
stevedore
gdnr
gardener
Transportation Service
supt superintendent
brkmn
brakeman
geol
geologist
photog photographer
swtchmn switchman
gro
grocer
pk
park
Science Practitioner
hairdrar
hairdresser
pkwy
parkway tech .technician
carp
carpenter
hlpr
helper
plmb
plumber or
teleg
telegraph
hosp
hospital
plshr
headquarters
hsekpr
housekeeper
htg
heating
president
tob
tobacco
cir
circle
ins
insurance
priv
private
treas
treasurer
cln. . cleaning or cleaner clo
clothing
instr
instructor
prof
interior
prsfdr
decorator
prsmn
pressman typ
prar
presser
condr
conductor
jwlr
jeweler
publ publisher or
U 8 Coast Guard
USMC
cor
corner Iab
laborer r
resides or rooms USN US Navy
corres
correspondent laby
laboratory R
room
undwrtr underwriter
dir
director Itd
limited
recpt
receptionist
whsemn warehouseman wid
widow
wkr
worker
div
division
mdse
merchandise
repr
repairman or repair
widr welder
dmnstr .. demonstrator
restaurant W8 west side
watchman
retail wtchmn
Richd
Abr
Alex
Samuel
litho
lithographer rdr reader vulc vulcanizer
trnmn
trainman
tester
.press feeder twp
township typist
int rev.internal revenue inv
investment
ptrnmkr . . patternmaker
USAF ... US Air Force USCG
confr confectioner
plstr
plasterer
pntr
painter
pres
prfrdr
prin
inspection
prod
plumbing polisher
telev television
furn
furniture
furngs
furnishings
PS Public School
PTS
Postal
sup supply
operator
fcty
factory
fdry
foundry ne
northeast
na
north side
.stationary engineer
avenue fl
electric
molder
sec
secretary
agt
mn
man ship
smstrs seamstress
spl
special
square
srtr sorter
n or N
south side
Natl
sten stenographer
stereo stereotyper
stmftr steamfitter setter
supvr supervisor
pl
chemical hq
trmr
produce professor tstr
int dec
electrotyper
educ education
Alf
ION
REALTORS ARE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF CONST TUEYT BOARDS ESTATE
HOARDS
1612 INDUSTRIAL BANK BUILDING
GAMWELL & INGRAHAM Inc.
SINCE JULY 1, 1904
REAL ESTATE
- INSURANCE
Tels. GAspee 1-4263 GAspee 1-9800
YOUR Insurance
AGENT
POLK'S PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY 1962
Copyright, 1962, by R. L. Polk & Co.
For List of General Abbreviations see opposite page
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
CF E Prov.
. . Central Falls
N Prov
. North Providence
Prov
. Providence
Pawt
Pawtucket
FIRM ABBREVIATIONS
INB . Industrial National Bank
RIDPW Rhode Island Dept
. Public Works
AMICA.
Automobile Mutual Insurance
Co of America
JHL John Hay Library (Brown
. Social Welfare
AT&TCo. American Telephone &
. Telegraph Co NECo
· Narragansett Electric Co
RIHT Rhode Island Hospital
Atl Ref
Atlantic Refining Co
NET&T
New England Telephone &
. Trust Co
B&S .
. Brown & Sharpe
RWS&L
Roger Williams Savings &
BU
.
Brown University
. Hartford Railroad
UTC.
. United Transit Co
CPW.
.Cranston Print Works
PFD.
Providence Fire Department
Calart
. California Artificial
PGCo .Providence Gas Company
PPD
Providence Police Department
RIDES
Rhode Island Dept of
.Corp
.Employment Security
EXPLANATION
Wives names are listed with husbands, the name of the wife is shown in parenthesis following the husband's as follows: Gregory Richd M (Mary L).
In case of a widow by death, wherever possible the name of the deceased husband is shown in parenthesis as follows: Gregory Mary L (wid Richd M).
The occupation and place of employment is listed as follows: Gregory Richd M (Mary L) slsmn Starr Clothing Co.
Names in heavy type denote advertisers in this City Directory.
Ownership or co-ownership of a firm is indicated by showing the individual's name in parenthesis following the firm name, as follows: Carson Grocery Co (Geo B and Paul N Carson).
A firm name enclosed by parenthesis indicates ownership or co-ownership by the individual whose name precedes, as follows: Carson Geo B (Carson Grocery Co).
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