from DePauw University and taught school for two years upon graduation.
He began his newspaper career with his father, Wilford Ash Woodring (d. December 9, 1913), in Peru, Indiana, in 1909.
[1] Woodring was also a showman, and was part owner of the Alderfer Circus, which summered in Peru and wintered in Denver.
He also farmed west of Edmonton in the Hattonford area, where he produced a number of local shows for the community.
Woodring married Grace Juanita Rockwood (1913–2009), and had one daughter, Elizabeth Joan (1934-2012).