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Biographies
History of Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley, Ohio
Vols. 1 & 2
By Jos. G. Butler, Jr. -Publ. American Historical Society -
Chicago & New York
1921
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Transcribed by Sharon Wick
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CALVIN C.
LANCE. As secretary and treasurer of the Youngstown
Candy Company, Calvin C. Lance is officially connected with
one of the best patronized manufacturing and mercantile
establishments of the city, no class of trade being more attractive
to the general public than that associated with the making and
selling of toothsome dainties and delicacies, an art and science of
which he is past master. A Pennsylvanian by birth he was
born, May 25, 1879, in Beaver County, on the farm of his parents,
David M. and Mary L. (Beatty) Lance.
Left fatherless in infancy, Calvin
C. Lance was graduated from the Beaver Falls High School, after
which he began work as a clerk in the retail grocery of Allen
Brothers. Becoming somewhat familiar with the business he
had charge of Christopher Schwab's grocery for eight years,
being successful in his undertakings. Subsequently entering
the employ of the Beaver Falls branch of its Youngstown branch.
That company disposed of all its branches in June, 1906, and Mr.
Lance, in company with Mr. Clark, purchased the interests
of the D. L. Clark Company, and in 1912 had it incorporated
under its present name, the Youngstown Candy Company, Mr. Clark
being made president, and Mr. Lance secretary and treasurer,
as above mentioned.
Energetic, enterprising and ambitious, Mr. Lance
has been a hard and faithful worker from his youth up, having first
worked for wages in a glass factory when but twelve years old, and
having been busy ever since as a school boy working during his
vacations. The firm of which he is now a member erected the
building which it now occupies, at 26-28 East Front Street, and also
built the establishment in which it was originally located, and
which is now occupied by the Ohio Gas Company, at the corner of
Champion and Boardman streets. Especially particular that all
of their productions shall be pure, wholesome, and health-giving,
this company has built up an extensive and remunerative trade, their
business, which is done locally and through truck delivery,
requiring the services of fifteen employees, six of whom are
salesmen. Mr. Lance is also connected with the D. L.
Clark Candy Company of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, being a member
of its board of directors.
In 1908 Mr. Lance was united in marriage with
Miss Ella Houston, a daughter of John M. and Annie
(Smith) Houston, natives of Washington County, Pennsylvania, and
they have one child, David M., born in 1910.
Politically Mr. Lance supports the principles of the
republican party by voice and vote. Fraternally he belongs to
Western Star Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Youngstown;
to the local Chapter, Commandery and Consistory; and to the
Cleveland Shrine, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
Source: History of Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley, Ohio -
By Jos. G. Butler, Jr. -
Vols. I & 2 -
Publ. American Historical Society - Chicago & New York 1921 - page
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