husband of Louise Brashears
father of Andrew David Brashears Jr.
brother of Mrs. Harriet Sterling
grandfather of Colette Brashears
A.D. Brashears, Editor, Former Baltimorean, Dies
Andrew D. Brashears, assignment editor of the American Weekly and a former Baltimore newspaper man, died suddenly yesterday at his home in New York. He was 63 years old.
Mr. Brashears held executive positions on a number of Baltimore newspapers before he went to New York. He was picture editor of the Baltimore News-Post when he transferred to the Hearst national weekly publication about fourteen years ago.
Polytechnic, Law School
He began his newspaper career as a copy boy on the old Baltimore Star and was employed successively at the Baltimore American, at the Baltimore Post and at the Baltimore News-Post, after the Hearst interest bought the Post in 1934.
A native Baltimorean, he received his early education in the Baltimore public schools, including the Polytechnic Institute. Later he put in one year at the University of Maryland School of Law.
From copy boy at the Star Mr. Brashears was promoted to reporter and then to city editor. He went to the American when the Star ceased publication and in time became its day managing editor.
When the Scripps-Howard chain established the Post, he joined the new paper as city editor. He became managing editor in 1927 and editor in 1929.
Publication Despite Fire
Fire destroyed the Post building January 1, 1931, and under Mr. Brashear's direction the paper continued publication, at The Sun Building at Baltimore and Charles street, missing no editions until the Post moved to a new home.
Mr. Brashears was briefly city editor, then picture editor at the News Post.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Louise Brashears; a son, Andrew D. Brashears, Jr.; a sister, Mrs. John C. Stirling of Takoma Park, Md., and a granddaughter, Marjorie Colette Brashears.
Son Killed in Normandy
An older son, Major John C. Brashears, was killed in 1944 while fighting with the 29th Division in Normandy.
Funeral services will be held today in New York and at 1 P.M. tomorrow at the William J. Tickner & Sons funeral establishment, North and Pennsylvania avenues. Burial will be in the family plot at Lorraine Cemetery.
Published in The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) on September 10, 1957
father of Andrew David Brashears Jr.
brother of Mrs. Harriet Sterling
grandfather of Colette Brashears
A.D. Brashears, Editor, Former Baltimorean, Dies
Andrew D. Brashears, assignment editor of the American Weekly and a former Baltimore newspaper man, died suddenly yesterday at his home in New York. He was 63 years old.
Mr. Brashears held executive positions on a number of Baltimore newspapers before he went to New York. He was picture editor of the Baltimore News-Post when he transferred to the Hearst national weekly publication about fourteen years ago.
Polytechnic, Law School
He began his newspaper career as a copy boy on the old Baltimore Star and was employed successively at the Baltimore American, at the Baltimore Post and at the Baltimore News-Post, after the Hearst interest bought the Post in 1934.
A native Baltimorean, he received his early education in the Baltimore public schools, including the Polytechnic Institute. Later he put in one year at the University of Maryland School of Law.
From copy boy at the Star Mr. Brashears was promoted to reporter and then to city editor. He went to the American when the Star ceased publication and in time became its day managing editor.
When the Scripps-Howard chain established the Post, he joined the new paper as city editor. He became managing editor in 1927 and editor in 1929.
Publication Despite Fire
Fire destroyed the Post building January 1, 1931, and under Mr. Brashear's direction the paper continued publication, at The Sun Building at Baltimore and Charles street, missing no editions until the Post moved to a new home.
Mr. Brashears was briefly city editor, then picture editor at the News Post.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Louise Brashears; a son, Andrew D. Brashears, Jr.; a sister, Mrs. John C. Stirling of Takoma Park, Md., and a granddaughter, Marjorie Colette Brashears.
Son Killed in Normandy
An older son, Major John C. Brashears, was killed in 1944 while fighting with the 29th Division in Normandy.
Funeral services will be held today in New York and at 1 P.M. tomorrow at the William J. Tickner & Sons funeral establishment, North and Pennsylvania avenues. Burial will be in the family plot at Lorraine Cemetery.
Published in The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) on September 10, 1957
husband of Louise Brashears
father of Andrew David Brashears Jr.
brother of Mrs. Harriet Sterling
grandfather of Colette Brashears
A.D. Brashears, Editor, Former Baltimorean, Dies
Andrew D. Brashears, assignment editor of the American Weekly and a former Baltimore newspaper man, died suddenly yesterday at his home in New York. He was 63 years old.
Mr. Brashears held executive positions on a number of Baltimore newspapers before he went to New York. He was picture editor of the Baltimore News-Post when he transferred to the Hearst national weekly publication about fourteen years ago.
Polytechnic, Law School
He began his newspaper career as a copy boy on the old Baltimore Star and was employed successively at the Baltimore American, at the Baltimore Post and at the Baltimore News-Post, after the Hearst interest bought the Post in 1934.
A native Baltimorean, he received his early education in the Baltimore public schools, including the Polytechnic Institute. Later he put in one year at the University of Maryland School of Law.
From copy boy at the Star Mr. Brashears was promoted to reporter and then to city editor. He went to the American when the Star ceased publication and in time became its day managing editor.
When the Scripps-Howard chain established the Post, he joined the new paper as city editor. He became managing editor in 1927 and editor in 1929.
Publication Despite Fire
Fire destroyed the Post building January 1, 1931, and under Mr. Brashear's direction the paper continued publication, at The Sun Building at Baltimore and Charles street, missing no editions until the Post moved to a new home.
Mr. Brashears was briefly city editor, then picture editor at the News Post.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Louise Brashears; a son, Andrew D. Brashears, Jr.; a sister, Mrs. John C. Stirling of Takoma Park, Md., and a granddaughter, Marjorie Colette Brashears.
Son Killed in Normandy
An older son, Major John C. Brashears, was killed in 1944 while fighting with the 29th Division in Normandy.
Funeral services will be held today in New York and at 1 P.M. tomorrow at the William J. Tickner & Sons funeral establishment, North and Pennsylvania avenues. Burial will be in the family plot at Lorraine Cemetery.
Published in The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) on September 10, 1957
father of Andrew David Brashears Jr.
brother of Mrs. Harriet Sterling
grandfather of Colette Brashears
A.D. Brashears, Editor, Former Baltimorean, Dies
Andrew D. Brashears, assignment editor of the American Weekly and a former Baltimore newspaper man, died suddenly yesterday at his home in New York. He was 63 years old.
Mr. Brashears held executive positions on a number of Baltimore newspapers before he went to New York. He was picture editor of the Baltimore News-Post when he transferred to the Hearst national weekly publication about fourteen years ago.
Polytechnic, Law School
He began his newspaper career as a copy boy on the old Baltimore Star and was employed successively at the Baltimore American, at the Baltimore Post and at the Baltimore News-Post, after the Hearst interest bought the Post in 1934.
A native Baltimorean, he received his early education in the Baltimore public schools, including the Polytechnic Institute. Later he put in one year at the University of Maryland School of Law.
From copy boy at the Star Mr. Brashears was promoted to reporter and then to city editor. He went to the American when the Star ceased publication and in time became its day managing editor.
When the Scripps-Howard chain established the Post, he joined the new paper as city editor. He became managing editor in 1927 and editor in 1929.
Publication Despite Fire
Fire destroyed the Post building January 1, 1931, and under Mr. Brashear's direction the paper continued publication, at The Sun Building at Baltimore and Charles street, missing no editions until the Post moved to a new home.
Mr. Brashears was briefly city editor, then picture editor at the News Post.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Louise Brashears; a son, Andrew D. Brashears, Jr.; a sister, Mrs. John C. Stirling of Takoma Park, Md., and a granddaughter, Marjorie Colette Brashears.
Son Killed in Normandy
An older son, Major John C. Brashears, was killed in 1944 while fighting with the 29th Division in Normandy.
Funeral services will be held today in New York and at 1 P.M. tomorrow at the William J. Tickner & Sons funeral establishment, North and Pennsylvania avenues. Burial will be in the family plot at Lorraine Cemetery.
Published in The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) on September 10, 1957
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