Scan 3
Newton (Middlesex County, Mass.) city directory, 1949
47 lines. Read by computer on 13 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1Typical Questions
2Your City Directory Will Answer
4ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL
5How does he spell his name?
6What is his middle initial?
7Is he married? What is his wife's name?
8Where does he live?
9Does he own his home or rent?
10Has he a telephone?
11Who are his neighbors?
12What does he do for a living?
13Where does he work?
14Is he the "head of the house" or a resident?
15Does he own a business? Is he a member or officer?
16Who else is in the same business or profession?
17Is the woman single, married or a widow?
19ABOUT YOUR CITY
20What is the city's history?
21What are the latest population figures?
22What is the latest statistical and general civic information?
23What are the leading industries and activities of the city?
24What are the names and locations of the schools?
25What are the churches and where located?
26Who are the pastors of the churches?
27What are the locations of the hospitals, homes and asylums?
29ABOUT A LOCALITY
30How is the quickest way to get there?
31Who lives at a given address?
32Is there a telephone at the address or nearby?
33What is the character of the neighborhood?
34Is it a "home-owners" section?
35What is the nearest street corner?
36What is the nearest store, church, school, garage, shopping center, parking lot, etc.?
37Where are the public and office buildings?
38If it is a business location, what business?
39If an office building, what firms or professional people are in what rooms?
41ABOUT A BUSINESS CONCERN
42What is the nature of the business?
43What is the correct name and address?
44Is it a Proprietorship, Partnership or Corporation?
45Who are the partners, owners, or officers?
46Who else in same or similar lines?
The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.