Background
Watts, Roderick John was born on March 18, 1904 in Dodge, Texas, United States. Son of John Henry and Dohris Wilhelmina (Clark) Watts.
Watts, Roderick John was born on March 18, 1904 in Dodge, Texas, United States. Son of John Henry and Dohris Wilhelmina (Clark) Watts.
Student Sam Houston State Teachers College 1921-1922, University Texas, 1923-1924, summers 1924, 25. M, Annie Elsbeth Giese, August 16, 1930.
Reporter Houston Press, 1926-1927. With Houston Chronicle, since 1927, reporter, political writer, staff correspondent, 1927-1937, assistant city editor, 1937-1945, city editor, 1945-1948, managing editor, since 1948. Member board directors Fairbanks State Bank, Houston.
Judge national picture contest Associate Press, 1950. Newsphoto chairman Associate Press Managing Editors, 1951, national director, 1953-1956, newsfeatures chairman, 1954, chairman membership participation committee, 1955, national treasurer and Texas president, 1956, chairman domestic news committee, 1957, vice chairman continuing study coms. 1958, general chairman, 1959).
Participated in American Press Institute seminar for managing editors Columbia, 1950. Director Texas Election Bureau, since 1949, Houston-Harris County Tuberculosis. Association, since 1952, Harris County Polio Association, since 1952, Houston Youth Symphony, 1952-1958.
Houston advisory board member Salvation Army, since 1955. President Sam Houston Memorial Association, 1956-1958, director, since 1956.
Member board directors Fairbanks State Bank, Houston. Judge national picture contest Associate Press, 1950. Member Chamber of Commerce, Sons Republic Texas.
Clubs: Variety, Press, Houston Yacht, Old Capitol, Cork, Tidelands (Houston).
Children: Roderick Kent, Anne Elsbeth.