Carl P. Miller Sr., 92; Editor With Wall St. Journal

Carl P. Miller Sr., who set up the Wall Street Journal’s Pacific Coast edition in 1929 and was a former president of Rotary International, has died in Hawaii. He was 92.

Miller, who had also served as national president of Sigma Delta Chi, the professional journalism society, died Thursday at his retirement home in Honolulu.

The lifelong journalist had headed the start-up of the financial newspaper’s West Coast edition and served as its executive director until the mid-1960s.

Miller was born in Riley, Kan., and worked his way through Kansas State University as a reporter. He began his career in the 1920s working in the financial section of the Los Angeles Times.

At different times he owned, managed, edited and published more than 30 newspapers. He founded the San Gabriel Valley Tribune chain and was president of Palos Verdes Newspapers until 1967.

Miller headed the Rotarians in 1963-64 and earned three honorary awards and decorations from 10 nations for his work with the service club. He was a major contributor to the Rotary Foundation, which provides funds for service projects around the world.

He also served as president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce in 1955.

Miller, who had lived in Honolulu for the past 17 years, is survived by his wife, Ruth; a son, Carl P. Miller Jr.; a daughter, Martha Miller, and seven grandchildren.

Local services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Sept. 12 at the Little Church of the Flowers in Glendale, with inurnment to follow at Forest Lawn in Glendale.