hiː wˈɜːkt æz ɐ nˈuːzpeɪpɚ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚɹ ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ænd ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪnðɪ ɪnʃˈʊɹɹəns bˈɪznəs.
He worked as a newspaper reporter in New York and Chicago from 1931 to 1933 and also engaged in the insurance business.