After graduating from Stanford, Drury went to work for the Tulare Bee in Porterville in 1940, where he won the Sigma Delta Chi Award for editorial writing from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Setelah lulus dari Stanford, Drury bekerja untuk Tulare Bee di Porterville pada 1940, dimana ia memenangkan Sigma Delta Chi Award untuk penulisan editorial dari Society of Professional Journalists.