Background
Jones, Walter Parker was born on July 4, 1894 in Sacramento. Son of William Edmund and Phoebe (Parker) Jones.
Jones, Walter Parker was born on July 4, 1894 in Sacramento. Son of William Edmund and Phoebe (Parker) Jones.
Educational public schools, Sacramento.
Reporter, Sacramento Star, 1912-1916, Marysville (California) Democrat and Appeal. 1916-1917; state capital correspondent Scripps papers California, 1917-1918, San Francisco and Los Angeles Examiners, 1918-1919. Political reporter Sacramento Bee, 1919-1933, McClatchy Newspapers California, 1922-1933.
News editor, managing editor Sacramento Bee, 1933-1934.
Editorial director McClatchy Newspapers California, 1934-1936, editor, 1936-1974.
Member Chamber of Commerce, American Society Newspaper. Rotarian.; Clubs: Sutter, Delegate Paso Country (Sacramento).
Married Kathleen Adelle Jones, August 12, 1916. Children: Mary Elizabeth, Walter Parker.