Smyth was also employed in the advertising and public relations industries, and as an official of the Home Owners Loan Corporation.

Thus, Smyth ended up serving as Chief Clerk for two years (1937 and 1938), under Democratic Speakers William Moseley Jones and Paul Peek.

[4] Smyth was also director of exhibits and special events of the California Commission for the Golden Gate International Exposition (also known as the 1939 World's Fair at Treasure Island).

Smyth was a member of the famous San Francisco political machine run by Democratic party boss William M.

[6] U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, John B. Dunlap, was investigating irregularities in IRS offices in San Francisco, Boston, New York, and St.