The Archive · 1940

Early Friendship with Il Duce Mr. Webb Miller knew Signor

Benito Mussolini well, their acquaint: ance ship having lasted since N Dues "was a working newspaper man eóvering conferences to which Miller also was assigned. He spent weeks. in Russia and in Scandinavia and was in Spain during part of the civil war.

Miller is one of the first correspondents to visit the Maginot Line after the outbreak of war this spring, "was in Finland during most of the campaign there and returned to London just prior to the Norwegian invasion, Webb Miller was born in 1892 on a small tenant farm near the tiny hamlet of Pokagon, Michigan. After graduating from high school he served as a rural teacher in a small school, but was dismissed from his position by irate farmer-fathers, wno would not have their children "corrupted by a cigarette-smoking fel. low. In 1912, Mr. Miller worked as à cub reporter on the "Chicago American" and served nis apprenticeship in Chicago along with other row famous newspapermen and authors.

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