Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Texas) City Directory, 1951 Page: XXX
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Features and Departments
of a City Directory
Your new, improved City Directory is the most complete
and comprehensive catalog ever published of the inhabit-
ants, business concerns and institutions of your city. It is
much more than just an alphabetical list of names and
addresses.
Your City Directory Contains:
An Alphabetical list of names and addresses
of every resident, business concern and insti-
tution, plus wife's name and if a widow the
deceased . husband's initial, and the occupa-
tions of all. Principal officers or owners and a
description of businesses are included as well.
A Householders' Directory including a Street
and Avenue Guide. This section lists every
street and where intersecting streets appear.
It lists numerically every location on each
street, naming the householder or business at
each number and whether the person is a
homeowner or renter and if he has a telephone.
Similar information is provided on office and
public buildings and their occupants.
A Classified Business Directory -listing every
business, classified as to type, and showing
names and addresses. It also lists every pro-
fession, club, society and association, hospital
and cemetery, labor organization, library,
park and playground and school.
A "Yellow Section" or Buyers' Guide, where
the advertiser may explain in greater detail
the services or products he has to offer.
A Statistical and Historical Story of your city;
plus miscellaneous other information.
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John F. Worley Directory Co. Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Texas) City Directory, 1951, book, 1951; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth160215/m1/34/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.