[T1S1] his parents and siblings; early years in Dayton, Ohio; the flood of 1913 in Dayton; education at Parker Junior High School; becomes a volunteer sports writer for the "Dayton Daily News"; early career influences; home life and religious observance; a sports writer for the "Columbus Dispatch" during college; degree in journalism; moves to California after college; works as an extra in movies; finds employment in a department store in advertising from 1933-35; employment in the Home Store until 1937; covers University of Dayton sports for the "Dayton Herald" from 1937-1940,
