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CHARLES S. ABELL
Thursday, January 15, 1953
Age 76, a former owner of the old Norfolk Landmark and part owner of the Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot and the Baltimore Sun papers, died Tuesday night, January 13, 1953 at his home
in suburban Chevy Chase, Maryland. His death was attributed to a heart attack. He was at one
time, general manager of the Sun and a grandson of ARUNAH S. ABELL, founder of the
newspaper, began working for the Sun in 1894 and remained until 1910. In June 1910, he came
to Norfolk and purchased the old Norfolk Landmark from S.S. NOTTINGHAM, whom he
retained as secretary and treasurer. On August 1, 1910, he published the first Monday morning
newspaper in Norfolk. On January 1, 1912, the Landmark merged with the Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot under the control of the Virginian-Pilot officers and staff. In the mid-1920's, he
went to Washington, where he became business manager of the Washington Post. Later he
returned to Norfolk and was in the business office of the Virginian-Pilot for several years before
retiring to his Chevy Chase home. He became a stockholder in Norfolk Newspapers Inc., when
the Ledger-Dispatch and the Virginian-Pilot merged on January 1, 1933. In recent years, his
stock in the Norfolk Newspapers Inc. has been represented by his son, WILLIAM S. ABELL.
He also had been connected with the new defunct Philadelphia Public Ledger. Survivors include
his wife, Mrs. MARGARET ABELL and 5 children, GEORGE W. ABELL of Paris, FRANCIS
ABELL of Riderwood, Maryland, WILLIAM S. ABELL of Chevy Chase, Mrs. ELIZABETH
REBER of Baltimore, Maryland and Miss MARGARET JANE ABELL of Washington. A
requiem mass will be said Thursday, January 15, 1953 at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of the
Annunciation, Washington. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore.
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