JOHNSTON, REMINGTON ALLEN: 1875-1946.
Remington Allen Johnston was born in Ossian, Ind., on Sept. 18, 1875, the youngest son of James and Mary Ann Glass Johnston, who were pioneers from Ohio . He graduated from Ossian High School and attended Wabash College for two years, a member of the class of 1901.
While in college he was a roommate of Edwin Meade Robinson, famous among Wabash men f or having written the words to the college song and known nationally as a newspaperman, author, and critic of long service on the CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; and the friendship begun then between the two men lasted throughout their lifetimes. Both died in 1946.
On Nov. 24, 1903, Mr. Johnston married May Hamilton of Beaver, Pa., and in 1905 he went to Chicago to become associate editor of RED BOOK under Trumbull White. When ill health forced his retirement from this work, he returned to Indiana .
He was best known for his short stories, many of them published in RED BOOK and GREEN BOOK magazines. From May, 1917, to September, 1922, he conducted a humorous column, "The Transfer Corner," in a Fort Wayne newspaper. In addition to his literary and editorial work Mr. Johnston spent many years as an instructor in short story writing.
He died on Mar. 24, 1946.
page: 172[View Page 172]Information from Mrs. Remington Johnston.
- Starshine and Dew, and Other Poems. Ossian.
Ind., 1900.
- Whispers from the Vast. 1907.
- Practical Points on Short Story Writing and Selling.
Ossian, Ind., 1924.
