Article, Harry S. Truman, U.S. Senator and Foreman of the Senate's War Grand Jury by Leighton Shields
Images (14)
Document
| id |
id
125960880
|
|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
document
|
| source |
source
import
|
Source image fields (6)
Extracted text
OCR Page 1 of 14HARRY S. TRUMAN, U. S. SENATOR AND
FOREMAN OF THE SENATE'S WAR GRAND JURY
By Leighton Shields
Harry S. Truman, soldier, Democrat, Baptist, Masonic Past Grand
Master, and native Missourian, was born in Lamar, county seat of Barton
County, Mo., on May 8, 1884. The Trumans believed in the Bible, the
eternal vigor of American ideals and institutions, and a substantial edu-
cation for their children. Harry received his common school education by
work and by will in the public schools of Independence, Mo., sometimes
interrupted by labor on the farm where all members of his family had to
TRUMAN
do their part. The Noland and Columbian Grade Schools and the Indepen-
dence High School honored him and he has honored them.
S. ARCHIVES **NATIONAL SERVICE" RECOROS AND LIG First
Later on, with the idea of making the law a career, he attended
Es COVERNER
the Kansas City Law School for awhile, but as he had received his early
education the hard way, the demands of the time made him turn to business
and led him from a scholarly early training. He had to meet necessity
and consider a practical course to maintain himself. So in 1901 he was
filling a subordinate job in the mail room of one of the local newspapers,
the Kansas City Star. When boys of his age who had started from the top
were attending college, Truman turned to earn a living by working for a
practical railroad man who was building new railroads. Young Truman then
tried his hand at banking, -- that is, he was one of scores of bank
employees used in 1903 through 1905 by the National Bank of Commerce and
the Union National Bank, of Kansas City. But a business career could not
be easily won by a boy beginning from the very bottom. There was too
much competition from money and from monied families who could start
their boys near the top.
So Harry Truman returned to the farm to win his living a slower
Terms
Subject
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Relations
belongs_to