Background
Hall, Frank A. was born on September 30, 1894 in Ora, Indiana, United States. Son of Doctor S. Jerome Hall and Marie Madeline (Keller) Hall.
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Frank A. Hall
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Bachelor of Arts, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1920. Student at Catholic University of America, 1921-1922.
Career
Member staff Indianapolis News, 1920. Staff of Washington Post, 1921-1924, city editor, 1923-1924. With National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service since 1924, successively staff reporter, feature editor and assistant director, 1924-1932, director, 1932-1964.
Directed organization of Noticias Catolicas, Catholic News Service in Spanish and Portuguese, 1941.
Membership
Member staff Indianapolis News, 1920. Served as sergeant 2d Indiana Infantry, Mexican Border Campaign, 1916-1917. Member International Federation Catholic Press Agilysys (president 1960-1963), International Bureau Catholic Journalists (member board directors, 1935-1950), International Union of Catholic Press (vice president, 1950-1957)., Delta Tau Delta, Pi Delta Epsilon.
Clubs: National Press, Overseas Writers (Washington, District of Columbia).
Connections
Married Helen Mary Gainer, April. Children: Barbara Jean (Mistress Edward T. Walford), Janet Gainer (Mistress Frank Fallowfield).
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American -
Religion
Roman Catholic