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Columbus Story Mostly History Of 3 Families

Industrial City Is Monument

To Irwins, Reeves and Donners By HAROLD HARTLEY, Times Business Editor COLUMBUS, Ind., Mar. 26—Drivers who burn up the Sis country roads feel quickly for the brake pedal when they skim across the city line of Columbus. There is no gradual step-down in speed. The signs say flatly: 20 miles an hour,

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That's Columbus, too, Conservative, law-abiding and This is the Irwin Union Trust Co. which grew from Joseph I. General offices of Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Ine, with 11 plavis in Indiana and-five in Colum- Qin 5. Nott x [I . gr . . . . ...bo . deliberate. This town has'my pouch the three Reeves Irwin's first safe. } bus. Headed by Quintin S. Noblitt, it makes radios, heaters and television. ei

been reared from its cradle to brothers to Columbus. ¥ 405) Washington Bled Avg An Magazine Racket Hits Small Towns Boys’ Club Director Japanese Holdouts Dig In on ‘Island

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live and think that way. | 0m H Donner got together runs a farm in Rush County. CHICAGO. Mar." 26 (UP)—|stores. or supply anything else To Address Realtors: MANILA. Mar. 26 (UP)—Some| few Japanese women who escaped and Approximate This Gibralter of Hoosier in-iwith Joseph I, Irwin early in his, You have to skim through Co. Small copanunities - are warned the community happens to need, .Harry G. Gorman, executive di- 200 former Japanese soldiers who from Davao Juring the was alse mem! “ dustry is the three-generation career and went into tin-plating lumbus quickly, for e jam Y by the Prairie Farmer magazine the magazine says. : rector of the Indianapolis Boys’ escaped capture have established were reported n » av gi Methodist Char x hree original families, at Elwood and started a tremen- lines run deep, but they ave o bew: . | 4 ' | . "a self-sufficient community in a| The police patrol heeded a warne product . istian Church dous fortune. Later Mr. Irwin turned out untold wealth and | are of a new flood of Subscribe for the magazine Clubs Association, will be speak- thick Mindanao forest, according ing that it was of inadequate size became pastor in and the Christian the sold out and Mr. Donner went wages for three generations. magazine agent racketeers. you want through dealers you er at a luncheon of the Indian- fy word received from the south. nl ratio and capture the Jape i Dr, Haan G. The three families are Ihe oo ©" establish the fabulous| Columbus is not all peaches The agents, often posing as know and trust, but don't fall for ,n01is Real Estate Board Thurs- is] 0 ’ pur: ’ } 8 Methodist bishop Irwins, the Reeves and the Don- oo Fo Co. in Philadelphia. and cream. It has its problems. veterans, promise that if they sell the point rackets” the article , te ching >-ern Island. anese. Preached ners. And the Christian cen, Mr. Donner has poured much For instance, East Columbus has enough magazines to get “500 concludes. day in the Washington Hotel, First word of the community . Th h 1 Dr. Foote previ much in evidence with its $1 mil. his wealth back into Columbus. been fighting two years for its'points,” or some other number, - - enn, Mr. Gorman will speak on near Mount Apo’ in Bukidnon 6 Minds—1 oug t torates in Amar lion edifice, is as much a part of He gave a 30-acre park to the independence. It was voted into they will be able to complete Begin Rifle Match | “Citizens of Tomorrow.” He will Province came from a captured NEWPORT, Wales, Mar. 28 homa City, Okl Columbus as the sky overhead. city with a $400,000 community the city by the council and fought their GI schooling. . Co loutline the Association's program Japanese straggler., * (UP)—Wilfred, Joseph and John Ark. ‘and Montg $16 Million Payroll house and a swimming pool, not the annexation all the way Then the solicitors say they Won Iwoday, rifle match for indi- in training youth. The organiza- A police patrol lated discovered White, 24, *riplets, were married has filled summe For years upon years these to mention his almost countless through the State Supreme Court, will come back to the community ual an eam s ooters, spon- tion is in charge of the E rah 10-acre plot under cultivation A tod t in large churche ry oe have stood at the helm other charities. ) and lost. Today the second round as doctors, veterinarians. nurses sored by the Indiana State Rifle > 8 “nglish jn the middle of the jungle. The in a single ceremony today to R. I; Springfield of industry. turning energy and; Marshall Reeves sold his of court battles is starting. of detectives Py Bes Association, began at 9 a. m. to- Avenue Boys’ Club and the Lau- gardens were well arranged and three local girls. The brothers, and Washington, money into wealth and pouring threshing machine company and No Cocktail Bars Others promise to build drive-in day and will continue until to- ter Memorial Boys’ Club. Howard planted with cabbages, radishes, who served overseas in the Royal He spent the much 6f it right back into the soon after gave more than $1| The social life of Columbus is restaurants, start newsstands and morrow evening Jn the National Fieber, board president, will pre- lettuce and carrots. Air Force, never have been parted preaching in Bel; town. There are some 20,000 peo- million to Butler University. And Circumspec t — no cocktail bars, soda fountains erect rocery 3uard qhrmory. 711 N. Pennsyl- side. John Lookabill, vice presi- The Japanese were said to have for long. Today they left on British churches ple here, if you don't count East the Irwins have given substan- but there is some kitchen drink- ___7 ~~~" "77" = _.Brocery vania St. ee dent, will present Mr. Gorman. 'ntermarried with the natiyes. A'their honeymoons—separately. World Conferen

Columbus which doesn’t want to tjajly to the monumental, yet ing. The lodges and non-schol- Youth in Oslo, N

belong, and they collect an an- functional, Christian Church with astic sororities, of which there L : Entire Store Open Every “Monday ‘and Friday Night Until 9 0’Clock In 1948, he

nual pay roll of about $16 million jts reflecting pool, amplifying are eight, provide most of the =o- - Methodist delega

| tower for ' chimes, and choir cial life. The dances are at the rT 0 Council of Chur a year. 35 an Tr —— pens Monday at 12 Noon dam, The Nether! Miami Universit

, \ Armory where young couples fs s remarkable town music. TO He Bgl * ; aa summer he studi GA ee ow force University.

) , bring ‘their nm’ d d together you go back to Joseph One of the biggest companies DU am alan tag several displaced . » . _y List M Let him choose his own .,. he won't go wrong Members of th

. 7 +. cracked ice and seltzer water i , p the north- today in Columbus is Noblitt- , I. Irwin who came from and visited F mittee for the mi

ern part of the county, the Reeves Sparks Industries, Inc. (Arvin cokes and ginger ale. Switzerland and at this price for fine shape-holding all-wool § Rev. Mr. Holmes

Quintin G. Noblitt and B. F. Ham- a shop worker for the Reeves # 20-mile speed limit is without Th - “ y T flton, but these have followed the Pulley Co. Last year University of D

Noblitt- its touch of scarlet > " sl * , 1 families Sparks grossed more than $35 A ¢ Mrs. Tobert Coling wha original fa 8. million. Mr. Noblitt is chairman uns 1 tourist cabin and trailer

y y rer ‘ \ Bel "te a pore of the board. The Sparks part of PAM) 3s miles north of town, ROEBUCK DCO » in town. Citizens brought their the name is Frank Sparks, now “U0 et the other ight two you AN raluables and money to be put president of Wabash College. COUPIES Cato Co Londo g int . safe. He evolved naturally Glenn W. Thompson is president. | U0 pot RL re og wanted ish the town's banker. The Irwin 6 Freight Cars Daily our cabins. all 2 Sot in one of Union Trust Co. presides today at One of the fastest-moving in- threw them out.” 3.90, e In i ect : dustries in Columbus is a wonder tH Bh } the maln intenstelion ‘a Irwin, to behold. It is the Hamilton Man tM es | who developed the Union Corn- Manufacturing Co. which makes agemen eet 2 starch Co. at Edenburg (Pennant Costco kitchen stools, baby high Speakers Scheduled TE syrup) and became GOP state chairs, tables of all kinds. Last| "y “seven .star program of Fu treasurer. He had a hand in the year it grossed $5,700,000 and 18/g,.,. 1g wil] be the feature of the ¥a tf } |

. Don’t think for a moment that y H. Donner. radios, heaters, television, etc.) brothers and William Dr. Foote, who granted hono are Francis Hu

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's sis ho 2 day. lagers Association Apr. 28-30 in re ly Audit bs B. F. Hamilton for 3 years a French Lick. ’ Will Irwin's chauffeur, Clessie production manager for | Speakers will include C. Vivian rwin's 4 the Cum- Sparks. His sons, Clarence, sales Anderson, National Association Ca with, manager; Wiliam 8. production of Life Underwriters past presiofcourse, Mr. Irwin's backing. |TAnRABSY and Earl Wa engineer, dent; O. Sam Cummings, past Tod: Irwin Miller is president are in the plant wit Sim. NALU president; Charley Campoc ay a ' ic The Hamilton Co. has an in- bell, Robert N. Waddell, James M. of the Cummins Engine Co. which... system which uprates Royer, V. V. Van Leuven and just introduced a powerful new workers wages, based on indi-|{Paul Speicher. 550-h.p. diesel for heavy duty...) production, about 25 per|

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