Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 540

Polk’s Fort Wayne city directory, Post Office edition, 1939

316 lines. Read by computer on 13 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 822. See the scan on archive.org.

1WOLF & DESSAUER
2Northern Indiana's Great Store
4WASHINGTON BLVD E—Contd
51012 Born Gust M
61014 Fuller Jas I
71015 Spear Paul H
81018 Parquette Jerry
91019 Scherer Louisa C Mrs O
101020 Blake Alba C
111023 Goetz Lawrence J O
121024 McDowell Leonard A
131025 Creigh Harry E O
141026 Frahm Wilmer J O
151027 Freinstein Geo
161032 Reynolds Curtis C
171033 Sherman John A
181036 Lee Richd G
20Comparat intersects
211101 McElwaine Chas L
221102 Malone Isabel Mrs
231104 Holbrook Harold L
241105 Wagner Wm L
251106 Grabner Walter G
26O'Leary Robt E
271107 Archer Dwight M
281110 App Martin O
291111 Kessens Christian O
301112 App Mathias L
311114 Shafer G Wilbur O
321115 Hilker Geo H O
331118 Winefer Louis O
341119 Walda Emilie O
35Stahl Wayne A
361121 Kesler Arth E
371122 Halley Wm
381124 Pierce Chas E O
391126 Anderson Chas L
401127 Koenig John R O
411128 DeHaven Lester L
421129 Brintley Jas O
431131 Roos Geo J O
441132 Mills Harmon H
451133 Hubenthal Pauline B beauty shop
47University intersects
481201 Stout Geo E G
491202 Bosell Harry O
501205 Lutz Willis V O
511206 Stoll Fred H plmbr
52Meinzen Louise A O drsmkr
531207 Crismore Albert O
541208 Drummond Boniface I
551210 Parker LeRoy
561211 Starmer Ralph M
571213 Bell Jas O
581217 Franke Henry G O
591218 Meyer Mary Mrs O
601219 Boyvin Harry
611223 Thomas Thos T
621223 1/2 Evans Chas H
631224 Hollimann Chas O
64rear Simplex Tool & Mach Co
651225 Kneller Herman W O
661230 Katzenmaier Nora I Mrs
671231 Hilgemann Sophia O
681232 Dietze Richd P plmbr
691235 Freese Harry W
701237 Freese Sophia L Mrs O
711238 Wass Harry F O
721241 Kroger Gro & Bkg Co
731241 1/2 Reffelt Leo J
75Walter intersects
761302 Franke Loranna A O
771305 Vacant
781306 Weinberg David O
791308 Lehneke Anna L Mrs O
801311 Doenges Geo H O
81Fletter Rolland J
821312 Kelley Delbert R
831314 Hubartt Lawrence H
841315 Deal Thos I
851317 Vacant
861318 Vorndran John J
871319 Zuber Leo W O
881322 Henemyer M Adrian O
891323 Mueller Paul
901324 Rains Leonard
911325 Wolf Paul C O
921326 Ternet Arth J
931330 Horner Chas L O
941331 Woehnker Chas H
951336 Meyers Jos J
96Witte Henry A
98Shick intersects
991401 Spittler Lena Mrs O
1001405 Hollman Frank J O
1011407 Sherman Herman O
1021411 Walda Edwin A O
1031417 Rinaker Edna Mrs
1041419 Berghoff Gustave A O
1051503 Fells Robt
1061515 Schanz Mary U Mrs
1071529 Breuer Caroline Mrs O
1081531 Vacant
1091533 Gerberding Henry A O
1111535 Clickner Wade
1121541 Tippmann Jos G
113Howard ends
1141601 Miller Clara L Mrs
1151607 Herber Martha M Mrs O
1161613 Benoy Cliffon W
1171617 Ferguson Mercy F Mrs
1181621 Preuss Christian B Rev
1191623 Leamon Walter K O
1201625 Sullivan John J O
1211633 Vacant
1221637 Eicks Minnie E Mrs O
1231641 Lauer J Geo O
1241645 Cochran John V O
1251703 Meyers Clara Mrs O
1261711 Polston Geo M
1271713 Braun Conrad W O
1281717 Kiber Amy Mrs O
1291719 Hoffman Chas O
1301735 Allen County Girls Juvenile Home one of two readings
1311735 Allen County Girls one of two readings
132Juvenile Home one of two readings
133Rockhill Frank H
134S [address hidden] intersects
1351805 Taylor Roscoe W
1361807 Hilgeman Gustav F O
1371811 Lepper Arnold H O
1381813 Lauer Gregory A O contr
1391817 Sonnenburg Aug L O
1401823 Diederich Wm H O
1411905 Rhodes Franklin M O
1421911 Bennigan Cath C Mrs O
1431913 Pranger Leslie J O
1441917 Mace Kenneth R
1451921 Loraine Lester J
1461923 Strebig Lawrence H O
1471925 Anderson Floyd R O
1481931 Robbins Gerald G
1491935 Weber Fred J
1501937 Etzler John C O
1511941 Vallieu Louis N
153[address hidden] intersects
1542003 Lauer Henry C O barber
1552005 Luce Harry C O
1562009 Wright John P
1572011 Schaper Fred A O
1582015 Leidolf Anna C Mrs O
1592021 Parquette Ashley J
1602027 Luhmann Minnie O
1612029 Schlaudroff Louis P O
1622035 Beekner Frank C
1632037 Weber Martin F O
165[address hidden] begins
1662101 Treiner Nicholas O
1672105 Grabner Bert C O
1682109 Franke Plating Wks
170[address hidden] intersects
172WASHINGTON BLVD W—From [address hidden] to Swinney Park
173110 Hughes Harold A men's furngs
174[address hidden]
175Pollos Jas K hat clnr
176Meo Felix shoe repr
177Rooms:
1782d fl Hollis & Walters signs
179Cleary & Bailey printers
180202-03 Vacant
181204-05 Thimlar J Wiley phys
182206-07 Hoosier Institute
183Ft Wayne Correspondence Sch
184208 Vacant
185209 Heath Oren V violin mkr
186210-11 Cruse Annetta beauty shop
187212-13 Vacant
188214 McAdams Irene R Mrs mus tchr
1893d fl Vacant
1904th fl Vacant
191215 Vacant
192Street continued
193113 Eiser Jack F liquors
194115 Western Union Teleg Co
195116-18 Warehouse Furn Co
196119 Colony Shop The interior dec
197120 Oriental Garden restr
198120 1/2 Knights of Pythias Bldg
199Knights of Pythias Hall
200Tribe of Ben Hur Court No 15
201Typographical Union No 78
202Order of Railway Conductors
203No 119 and Ladies Auxiliary No 51
204Ft Wayne Lodge No 116
205Phoenix Lodge No [address hidden]
206Wayne Temple No 432 and Rathbone Temple No 31 (Pythian Sisters)
207Spiritualist Friendship Ch
208Women's Benefit Assn
209Review Lodge No 6
210121 Postal Teleg-Cable Co
211121 1/2 Colony Shop (sewing dept)
212122 Millers Lunch
213123 Fox Clem Gowns
214124-28 Gaskins Fred Motors autos
215Gaskins Realty Corp
216Washington Garage
217125 Kern's Jewelry Store
218129 Fox Garage (side ent)
219130 Checker Cab Co (call sta)
220133 Vacant
221134 Tango Studio photog
222135 Vacant
223136-38 Roxy Grill restr
224137 Vacant
225S Harrison intersects
226203 Vacant
227205 Lincoln Trailways bus sta
228211 Schell Ogden G auto parking
229212 Bishop Edson phys
230213 Hibbs Arth E radio repr
231Hibbs Herbert G
232215 VanDyke Frank D chiro
233217 Beauty Nook beauty shop
234Bevington Frank
235218 Preble Nettie R Mrs
236Abraham Grace M mus tchr
237219 Olfather A Edwin
238220 Wagner Lenora Mrs
239222 Shurtz Fred A
240224 Mitchell Jas I
241226-34 Engine Co No 3
242236 Willson Clint & Jim Agency ins
243236 1/2 Eikenberry Marguerite
244241 StJohn's Evangelical and Reformed Church
246Webster intersects
247302 Mulles Clarence L filling sta
248303 Allen Hotel (side ent)
249308 Reinhart Albert F
250309-11 Schanz Studio photogs
251311 Lock Frances
252312 Byrd Max
253Harnish V Frank
254313 Braithwaite Wm H
255Swan Della K Mrs
256317 McDonald Grace M
257318 Chapin Myron E
258rear Vacant
259322 Lau Agatha O
260323 Peltier-Ashley Funeral Home
261Ashley Harry A
262324 Bradley Collier S
263325 Mommer J Franklin O
264330 Kane Julia M O
265331 Kinder Margt Mrs O
266332 App Anne M O
267332 1/2 Smith Virginia A
268336 Reece Cath C Mrs
269337 Kern Charlotte C W Mrs O
270343 Poulson Della M Mrs
271347 Seaman Kent L phys
272348 Havens Standard Products filling sta
274Ewing intersects
275401 Schick Martin F O
276402 Lau Thos O
277405 Schick Mary K Mrs
278405 1/2 Vacant
279407 Sunny Schick Natl Brokers photo supplies
280411 Meyer Lawrence F
281416 Nadolny John F Rev
282417 Ranker Herman G O
283420 Sisters of Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ
284421-23 Martin Brake & Elec Serv
285427-29 Vacant
287[address hidden] intersects
288501 Trier Geo F O
289503 Wetzel Othalia F Mrs
290504 Thompson Arth H
291508 Tresselt Herman C O one of two readings
292508 Tressett Herman C O one of two readings
293509 Keegan Edwin A O
294Brigham Mildred J
295510 Hoogle Harold
296511 Weldy John H
297512 Leeth Oscar R
298513 Scott Everett L
299515 App Clement P
300516 Rothschild Chas J O
301517 Vacant
302519 Laramore Chester E
303519 1/2 Keegan Abigail C
304521 Sheyer Minnie Mrs O
305522 Chapin Mildred Mrs
306525 Remmert Marie M O
307Crowder Al G
308528 Epstein Saml H O
309529 Cartwright Margt Mrs
310533 Bostick Mary J Mrs O
311534 Lee Chas S
312[address hidden]
314Fulton intersects
315601 Tillman H A Super Service filling sta

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