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In 1904, Frantz received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, at which in 1904 he joined the staff of ''The Clarion-Ledger'' at Jackson, of which his father, Judge E. E. Frantz, of Jackson, was an editor. Frantz migrated to Shreveport, where initially he was roommate in a boarding house with [[Douglas Attaway]], later the publisher of ''The Shreveport Journal''. Frantz's grandfather, Col. A. J. Frantz, was also a newspaperman, the owner ad editor of ''The Brandon Republican'' in Mississippi.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/caddo/bios/frantzdolph.txt|title=Dolph Frantz|publisher=Files.usgwarchives.net|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref>

In 1904, Frantz received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, at which in 1904 he joined the staff of ''The Clarion-Ledger'' at Jackson, of which his father, Judge E. E. Frantz, of Jackson, was an editor. Frantz migrated to Shreveport, where initially he was roommate in a boarding house with [[Douglas Attaway]], later the publisher of ''The Shreveport Journal''. Frantz's grandfather, Col. A. J. Frantz, was also a newspaperman, the owner ad editor of ''The Brandon Republican'' in Mississippi.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/caddo/bios/frantzdolph.txt|title=Dolph Frantz|publisher=Files.usgwarchives.net|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref>

From 1905 to 1907, Frantz was employed by ''The Shreveport Times,'' the only daily newspaper still in publication in Shreveport. Thereafter, Frantz became in 1907 the Shreveport city auditor and subsequently secretary to the city council as well as secretary to [[Mayor]] Ernest R. Bernstein.<ref name=bio/> Within a year, however, Frantz left the municipal positions to become the city editor of ''The Shreveport Journal.''<ref name=bio/> Two years later, his uncle, Andrew Jackson "A. J." Frantz, Jr. (1877-1947), became the president of the Journal Publishing Company and was thereafter an editorial writer for the paper.<ref name=ajfrantz>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55065913|title=Andrew Jackson Frantz, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>

From 1905 to 1907, Frantz was employed by ''The Shreveport Times,'' the only daily newspaper still in publication in Shreveport. Thereafter, Frantz became in 1907 the Shreveport city auditor and subsequently secretary to the city council as well as secretary to [[Mayor]] Ernest R. Bernstein.<ref name=bio/> Within a year, however, Frantz left the municipal positions to become the city editor of ''The Shreveport Journal.''<ref name=bio/> Two years later, his uncle, Andrew Jackson "A. J." Frantz, Jr. (1877-1947), became the president of the Journal Publishing Company and was thereafter an editorial writer for ''The Journal.'' In 1942, Frantz came within 211 votes in a Democratic runoff with Mayor [[Sam Caldwell]], who won his third term in the office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mooringsportmemories.blogspot.com/p/notable-people.html|title=Sam Caldwell|publisher=Mooringsportmemories.blogspot.com|accessdate=September 28, 2020}}</ref>

Frantz worked in the unsuccessful mayoral campaign of J. Claiborne Foster and as assistant secretary for the Shreveport-based Louisiana State Fair from 1916 to 1918, when he returned full-time to ''The Shreveport Journal.'' He was ''The Journal'' managing editor from 1919 to 1942 and editor from 1947 until 1953.<ref name=dict>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-f/|title=Frantz, Dolph|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (F), publication of the Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 23, 2019}}</ref> After 1925, he worked under his former roommate, the Journal president and publisher, the senior Douglas Attaway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Attaway&GSfn=Douglas&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1957&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=53534190&df=all&|title=Douglas Fisher Attaway, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>

Frantz worked in the unsuccessful mayoral campaign of J. Claiborne Foster and as assistant secretary for the Shreveport-based Louisiana State Fair from 1916 to 1918, when he returned full-time to ''The Shreveport Journal.'' He was ''The Journal'' managing editor from 1919 to 1942 and editor from 1947 until 1953.<ref name=dict>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-f/|title=Frantz, Dolph|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (F), publication of the Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=April 23, 2019}}</ref> After 1925, he worked under his former roommate, the Journal president and publisher, the senior Douglas Attaway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Attaway&GSfn=Douglas&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1957&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=53534190&df=all&|title=Douglas Fisher Attaway, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>