Background
Witwer, Harry Charles was born on March 11, 1890 in Athens, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Charles and Margaret (Nealon) Witwer.
Witwer, Harry Charles was born on March 11, 1890 in Athens, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Charles and Margaret (Nealon) Witwer.
Attended St. Joseph’s College, Philadelphia, 1906.
1 son, Allan Henry. Began as errand boy in butcher shop, later “Bellhop,” manager prize fighters. Reporter with St. Cloud (Florida) Tribune, 1911. With New York American, 1912, Brooklyn Eagle, Elizabeth (New Jersey) Times, New York Mail, Atlanta Georgian, Newark (New Jersey) News, New York Sun.
1913-1915; war correspondent Collier’s Weekly.
Member.; Mason.
Married Sonia Schagrin, December 9, 1912.