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1943
Marcy Hanft
C. C. N. Y. School of Technology. Civil Engineer. Pres. Chess Club, Senior Council, Capt. Chess Team. A lady killer—One look at him and they die of fright.
1943, Thomas Jefferson High School Yearbook, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
October 25 1940
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Friday, October 25, 1940
Young.—Oct. 23, 1940, John Welsh Young. Funeral services at St. Thomas' Church, Whitemarsh, Pa., on Fri., Oct. 25th, 3 P. M. Int. private. Please omit flowers.
November 24 1940
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, November 24, 1940
By Walter Penn Shipley
We announce with deepest sorrow and regret the death of John Welsh Young, of this city, in the 74th year of his age. For over 50 years he was one of the Editor's warmest friends. He died suddenly and unexpectedly in his sleep, the result probably of a blood clot. He was the grandson of the late John Welsh, United States Minister to Great Britain, who was the moving spirit in the great Continental Exposition held in this city in 1876.
John Welsh Young was well known as a grower of roses at Enfield, Pa., and also was an expert chess player, having participated in many championship matches. He was also one of the active members of a coterie of strong young chess players formed about 40 years ago, known as the Junior Chess Club. Nearly all its members were then also members of the Franklin Chess Club.
When we were called out of the city Mr. Young on two or three occasions wrote the leading chess article of this column.
August 17 1953
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Monday, August 17, 1953
FRANCIS BURKES FETED ON ARRIVAL FROM EAST
Some 200 guests assembled on the stone patio of Mrs. Oliver Glenn's home in Burbank yesterday to greet Mr. and Mrs. Francis Leandro Wolfskill Burke who arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday. The young couple, who were married at St. Agnes Temple, Cooperstown, N.Y., have been honeymooning in Canada and Sun Valley. They will make their home here.
Cohosting at the reception with Mrs. Glenn were the bridegroom's cousin, Mrs. Duncan Puett, and his half sister, Mrs. Vincent Swackenberg. A sixth-generation Californian, his great-great-great-grandparents were on the first boat to arrive in San Francisco from Spain and his great-great-grandparents were one of the first couples to have their marriages recorded in Santa Barbara.
He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burke of this city, a grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Pablo DeAyala of Montecito and the late Mr. and Mrs. Francis Burke of Dublin, Ireland.
His bride is the former Miss Alberta Baldwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duane L. Baldwin of Cooperstown. They met when he was stationed with the Army in Washington, D.C. This is her first visit here.
September 21 1994
Dead People 21 Sep 1994, Wed The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, September 21, 1994
Dead People
How is it that the most interesting people I read about anymore are in the obituaries?
Frank L. Burke
Los Angeles
March 30 2012
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Friday, March 30, 2012
BURKE, Frank L. (Francis Leandro)
May 7, 1926 - Feb. 28, 2012
Born, raised and a life-long resident of Los Angeles, Frank attended UCLA and Berkeley, served in the Army and enjoyed a successful career as a structural engineer. His passions included classical music, basketball, chess, golf and his many long-time friends. He was generous, kind and always quick to laugh.
He is survived by his wife Alberta Burke, his sister Victoria Swackenberg, his daughter Candida League and two grandsons. Memorial services were held privately.
'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains: Tweets by swilkinsonbc |
 “What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy. |
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace. Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws -- https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks. |
This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.
March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.
