Background
Scripps, Robert Paine was born on October 27, 1895 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Edward Wyllis and Nackey (Holtsinger) Scripps.
Scripps, Robert Paine was born on October 27, 1895 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Edward Wyllis and Nackey (Holtsinger) Scripps.
Educated under private tutors and at Pomona (California) College.
At age of 16; editorial director, since 1917, of Scripps-Howard and Scripps-McRae Newspapers, including Times-Press (Akron, O.), Cleveland Press, Cincinnati Post, Kentucky Post (Covington, Kentucky), Columbus Citizen, Toledo News-Bee, Telegram (Youngstown, O.), Pittsburgh Press, Evansville Press, Indianapolis Times, Oklahoma City News, Rocky Mountain News, Houston Press, Fort Worth Press, El Paso Herald-Post, New Mexico State Tribune (Albuquerque, New Mexico), Memphis Press-Scimitar, Birmingham Post, Knoxville News-Sentinel, Buffalo Times, Daily News (Washington, District of Columbia), San Diego Sun, Daily News (San Francisco), World-Telegram (New York). President and treasurer East. West. Scripps Company. Director National Education Association Service, Newspaper Information Service, United Press Association Trustee Miami University (Oxford, O.), Science Service (Washington, District of Columbia).
Home: West Chester, O.
Married Margaret Lou Culbertson, March 21, 1917. Children: Robert Paine, Charles Edward, Margaret Ellen, Nackey Elizabeth, Samuel Holtsinger, Edward Wyllis III. Reporter and newspaper correspondent.