Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 July 1951 — Page 27
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1951. Hobby Is ‘Hard Work'—
(E. 0.) Lane can’t explain, the company failed... “and, honest, manage genial manager of the Goodyear Mr. Lane says in his. own huService Stores gave up the chance morous way, “it wasn't because to be the head of a successful law!I was credit manager.” Omaha,
firm. That situation started him on Mr. Lane started toward that a career with the Goodyear Tire though goal when he was a student at and Rubber Co. | because Indiana University. He took a pre-law course, but didn't con-|
School—where he is a graduate— enough for me.’ Altho
working as a messenger boy for division of Goodyear at the dis- Hoosier the Fletcher Trust Co. trict office here. He was what family
Worked During Vacation
self to the Fletcher Trust sav- companies .s known as office and fat
ings department when he worked manager. west. during his summer vacation from In 1939 Mr. Lane was offered That Indiana University. the opportunity to display his back in
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For some reason that even Ed position of credit manager. The jonly three years later--he became In 1948 Mr. Lane went to
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tinue toward that profession. | “I was just shopping around ‘was sent to Omaba because an “I don’t know why I quit,” Mr. for a job,” Mr. Lane said, “when eXecutive of his progressive type Lane ‘said. “I just did, that's|I got a.job with Goodyear. I was needed there, all.” ldidn't have any particular line] “Homesick” for Indiana, Mr. It couldn't be because Ed Lane, of work in mind, except that I Lane returned to Indianapolis in didn't want to work. He always!decided to go_to work for a big/1950 and again was assigned to was an ambitious young man. company so that I would have this present position as store manWhile attending Shortridge High security. One firm- that-failed was|ager. That was in January, 1950.
Ed spent his summer vacations] He started in the wholesale Dakota,
was known as an ‘inside sales- grandfather's family settled in man” .. . . but he didn't have to Indiana in 1840 as farmers near Always having a knack for get-'sell. Five vears later he was op- Bainbridge. He came to Indianting ahead, he had advanced him- erating manager, which in many apolis in 1923 when his mother
After leaving school, Mr. Lane's ‘salesmanship and executive quali- when the small building supplies sun 101 Was with B small whole- fications when he was made as-|/firm went out of business has ¥ sale uilders’ supply company. sistant manager of the Goodyear paid dividends. He will complete He was with the firm four years|Services Stores that he now heads|18 Vears service with go HEADS GOODYEAR STORE—E. O. Lane, the manager . . . {omer to select a replacement unit at frequent intervals at Goodyear Service Stores avoids costly
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