Background
Brauff, Herbert Davenport was born on May 31, 1890 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Son of William S. and Minnie (Papineaux) Brauff.
Brauff, Herbert Davenport was born on May 31, 1890 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Son of William S. and Minnie (Papineaux) Brauff.
Student McCallie School, Chattanooga, 1907-1909, Baylor University School, Chattanooga, 1909-1911.
Reporter Indianapolis Star, 1912-1913. Reporter and copy reader, Detroit Free Press and Detroit Tribune, 1913-1915, New York Press, New York Evening Post, 1915-1916. Copy reader, Pittsburgh Gazette Times, 1916-1920.
Editor Johnstown Leader, 1920-1921.
Editorial writer, Philadelphia Public Ledger, 1921-1923. Editor, Reading (Pennsylvania) Tribune, 1923-1925.
Manager Altoona (Pennsylvania) Tribune, 1925-1928. Publisher Vandergrift (Pennsylvania) News since 1928, Wilson (North Carolina) Daily Times since 1947, Washington Daily News since 1949 and of The Havelock (North Carolina) Progress. since 1952.
Director WNCT-television, Greenville, North Carolina.
Owner of Nanticoke (Pennsylvania) News, 1930-1933.
Served as private, 1st class, Sanitary Detach., 107th Artillery, Pennsylvania National Guard, 1917-1919. Clubs: Kiwanis (past president, Vandergrift), Country (Wilson, North Carolina).
Married Laura F. Ellis, July 26, 1924. Children: Mary Frances (Mistress Howard West. Grimes), Dorothy Ann (Mistress Philip K. Eckman), In newspaper work, Chattanooga Times, 1907-1912.