Curtis Drenen took over the management of the Rutherglen Sun and Chiltern Valley Advertiser from his father Thomas Drenen in the early 1930s.
A member of the Victorian Provincial Press Association, Drenen was also involved with the Rutherglen Show Society, and local cricket and football clubs. Drenen was a Justice of the Peace, a deputy Coroner and a member of the Holy Name Society.
Source: 'Death of a Leading Rutherglen Man.' Benalla Ensign 10 Sep 1953: 2
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