hiː wˈɜːkt æz sˈiːnjɚ hˈaɪskˈuːl ɪnstɹˈʌktɚɹ æt kˌɔːɹeɪˈɑːpəlˌɪs, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, ænd æz ɐn ɪnstɹˈʌktɚɹ ɪnðə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ ɐkˈædəmi ˈiːvnɪŋ skˈuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt.
He worked as senior high-school instructor at Coraopolis, Pennsylvania from 1929 to 1938, and as an instructor in the Pittsburgh Academy Evening School in 1938.