William Henry Steckel, 1954

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August 17 1954

The Record American, Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, August 17, 1954

DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
William H. Steckel, a native of Allentown died Sunday in a Minot, N. D., hospital after a long illness.
He was formerly employed in the Call-Chronicle Newspapers circulation department. An accountant with the Bethlehem Steel Company, he was transferred to Los Angeles, California, about 1943. Steckel then moved to Minot where he made his residence.
He was well known throughout the Lehigh Valley area and the state for his prowess in chess. He held the Allentown City chess championship in 1937 and was Lehigh Valley open chess champion in 1942.
In 1939 he tied Herman Hesse for the Pennsylvania State chess championship and took the title in 1942. This year he was the North Dakota state chess champion.
He is survived by his wife one sister and a niece.

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