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Born to be a Newspaper Man

Table of Contents

Dedication

Introduction

My Arrival

Grandmother Sarah and Her Family

My Early Days

St. James Hotel

Pets

Media Memories

Notre Dame

Student Athletic Manager

Campus Politics

A Cheap Way Home

The Suit Caper

Becoming a Catholic

University of Missouri

Starting With the Linotype

Betty

The War Years

The Good Years

The Dawson Story

Memorial Highway Signs

Polio Strikes

Gertrude Dies

Memorable Incidents at Appleton

Freedom of the Press

A Summer With the Navy

A Return Surprise

The JCOC Trip

My Father Dies

Politics

Elmer A. Benson

The Monitor and News

Changing Careers

Anniversary Trip to Europe

Back to Newspapers

The New Richmond News

On to Blue Earth

Three Towns Three Newspapers

How Press Photography Changed

Cable TV System

College of St. Benedict

Volkmuth Printing

The Retirement Years

Ham Radio

Highlights

The Final Word

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