Background
Powers, Hugh William was born on December 20, 1926 in Slaton, Texas, United States. Son of James Jerome and Myrtle (Black) Powers.
Powers, Hugh William was born on December 20, 1926 in Slaton, Texas, United States. Son of James Jerome and Myrtle (Black) Powers.
Student, West Virginia University, 1943-1947.
Managing editor, automatic generation control News Svc., Houston, 1949-1956; city editor, Houston Press, 1956-1964; assistant city editor, Houston Chronicle, 1964-1965; business editor, Houston Chronicle, 1965-1967; feature editor, Houston Chronicle, 1967-1973; associate editor, Houston Chronicle, 1973-1995; director, Taping for the Blind, since 1995; vice president, Taping for the Blind, 1997.
Member Press Club of Houston (president, director 1968-1972), Ducks Unlimited (director Houston chapter since 1989, chairman 1995, Texas State trustee National Delaware, since 1996, zone chairman since 1997), Phi Kappa Psi. M C.
Married Constance Margaret Cornwall, August 30, 1952. Children: Nan Margaret, Sarah Annual.