Background
Wick, James Lester was born on May 11, 1897 in Bowdle, South Dakota, United States. Son of Amund L. and Louisa (Rade) Wick.
Wick, James Lester was born on May 11, 1897 in Bowdle, South Dakota, United States. Son of Amund L. and Louisa (Rade) Wick.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Minnesota, 1925.
Reporter, Stoughton (Wisconsin) Daily Courier-Hub, 1925, Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, 1925-1926. Public Niles (O.) Daily Times, Girard (O.) News, Hubbard (O.) News, Struthers (O.) News, McDonald (O.) News, Mahoning Valley Gazette, Mineral Ridge, O., Lowellville (O.) Journal, 1926-1936. Secretary National Committee for Art Appreciation, New York City, 1937-1939.
Chief Washington bureau Research Institute American, 1940-1941.
National defense specialist Republican National Committee, 1940. Foreign correspondent Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, 1941.
Editor Prentice-Hall News-Letter, What’s Happening in Washington, Washington, 1942-1945. On Governor Dewey’s research staff, 1944.
Free lance writer, lecturer.
General manager Freeman magazine, 1953. Has appeared on radio programs, Town Meeting of Air, American Forum of Air. Court of Current Issues.
Chairman of the Board Roanoke Rapids (North Carolina) Daily Herald, Bogalusa (Louisiana) Daily News, New Iberia (Louisiana) Daily Iberian, Wick Newspapers, Rome (Italy) American, 1936-1961, executive public Human Events, since 1954.
Member American Statistical Association, American Economics Association, Academy Political Science, American Political Science Association, American Newspaper Publications Association, American Legion, American History Association, Delta Sigma Rho. Clubs: National Press, Capitol Hill, Overseas Press.
Married Dodee Eckstrom, July 11, 1925.
