Background
Yust, Walter was born on May 16, 1894 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert and Rose Dorothy (Bauer) Yust.
Yust, Walter was born on May 16, 1894 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert and Rose Dorothy (Bauer) Yust.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Pennsylvania, 1917.
Secretary in charge, Young Men’s Christian Association, Camp Hill, Newport News, Virginia, 1917-1918. With Philadelphia Evening Ledger, 1917, Philadelphia Press, 1918-1920, Memphis Press, 1921, New Orleans Item, 1922. Managing editor Double Dealer, 1923.
Associate editor Literary Review, editor Literary Lobby, New York Evening Post, 1923-1926. Literary editor Philadelphia Public Ledger, 1926-1930. Advertising manager Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 1930-1932.
Associate editor Encyclopedia Britannica and Britannica Junior, 1932-1938, editor-in-chief of all Britannica publications, since 1938.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chi Rho. Club: Caxton (Chicago).
Married Ruth McClintock Barker, February 15, 1923. Children: Jane Ann, Larry Barker.