Ward S. Hubbard

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Description:	One typed page including photograph; biography of Ward Hubbard, civic and industrial advancement advocate. other individuals mentioned include Frank L. Hubbard, Edith (Kent) Hubbard, Janet Turner, Charles M. Turner, Marshall Turner Hubbard, Ann Harriott, Melissa Ann Hubbard, Charles H. Hutchins, Walter C. Ely, William M. Myers. ABASH VALLEY WP R O F I L E SA series of tributes to hometown heroes who have made a difference.Ward S. Hubbardti in Hubbard d o d himself to advancing civic and LsoecesavfortnegmoreVigo County in 1919, Ward S.industrial cau than four decades. Born May 19, 1883, in Wautoma, Wis., the son of Frank L. and Edith (Kent) Hubbard attended high schools in Wautoma and in Richland Center, Wis. Upon earning a diploma, Hubbard landed a job in the city engineers office in Muncie, Ind. Between 1904 and 1910, he was division engineer for Union Traction Company of Indiana, an important interurban company with headquarters in Anderson. He then became chief engineer of the Rockford & Interurban Railway Co. of Rockford, Ill. On Dec. 2, 1911, Ward wed Janet Turner of Terre Haute, daughter of Charles M. Turner, president of Modes-Turner Glass Co. The couple raised two children: Marshall Turner Hubbard, who married Ann Harriott of Terre Haute, and Melissa Ann Hubbard, who wed Charles H. Hutchins, a Wiley High School graduate. In 1916, while still working in Rockford, Ward organized Hubbard Construction Co. but, after building a few concrete roads near Rockford, accepted a position as superintendent of roadways and buildings for The Bay Street Railway Co. of Boston, then the largest street railway firm in the U.S. Upon relocating his family to Terre Haute, Ward became vice president and general manager of Turner Brothers Glass Co. In 1924 he united with Walter C. Ely and William M. Myers to found Wabash Fibre Box Co. Hubbard was an officer and director of the new company, serving in several capacities before becoming president and general manager in 1939. In 1946--when Wabash Fibre Box became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Weston Paper & Manufacturing Co.--he was also elected president of Weston Paper and became chairman of the board in 1958. In 1961 the Wabash Fibre Box division of Weston Paper opened a new plant in Fort Wayne. From the time he arrived in Terre Haute, Hubbard was active in civic affairs. For many years he was an officer and director of the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce and served in the board of trustees of both the YMCA and YWCA. During World War II, Hubbard was chairman of the industrial committee of the American Red Cross during a major fund-raising effort. He also served as president of the Country Club of Terre Haute. Hubbard died at age 80 on June 26, 1963. Son Marshall, who was extremely active in the business, succeeded him as president of Weston Paper. Son-in-law Charles Hutchins, a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, was vice president of Weston Paper until retiring in 1978. As captain of the Destroyer USS Borie (DD-215) during the war, Lt. Commander Hutchins was awarded the Navy Cross for courage, bravery and leadership after sinking German submarine U-415 during an hour-long nighttime surface battle in the Atlantic on Nov. 1, 1943.Always Close to Home812-238-6000EQUAL HOUSING LENDER MEMBER FDICSign up now for FREE* online banking atwww.first-online.comEQUAL HOUSING LENDER MEMBER FDIC*One-time sign-up fee is $5.95File name: Ward S. Hubbard profileDate Published: April 14, 2005
Origin:	2005-05-22
Created By:	McCormick, Mike
Publisher:	Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/vchs/id/545
Collection:	Vigo County Historical Society
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Copyright:	Copyright Undetermined
Subjects:	Hubbard, Ward S., 1883-1963 Electric railroads Railroads Business people Business & Industry Transportation People

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