Edgar Chesnutt of A.P. and L.
Dies In Capital
Little Rock-Edgar Burks Chestnutt, 45, advertising manager of the Arkansas Power & Light Company, died at his home here last night of a heart attack. Chestnutt had been suffering from a heart ailment for several months, and had been confined to his home for the past several days.
He joined the utility company in 1938 after serving as editor of the old Pine Bluff Ark. Graphic; state editor of the Montgomery, Ala. Advertiser, and editor of the Arkansas Gazette’s Sunday magazine section. Appointed advertising manager of AP&L in 1942, and stationed in Pine Bluff, he was transferred to Little Rock in 1948.
Chesnutt broke into newspaper work as a cub reporter while attending high school in Pine Bluff. After he left the newspaper business, he continued to tip newspapers and news services on stories. He was the first “reporter” on the scene of the Pine Bluff tornado in 1947. While at Pine Bluff, Chesnutt was active in civic affairs.
He was at one time an officer of the Arkansas Tuberculosis association, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and the Jefferson County Boy Scouts.
He was active in Masonry and was a member of the Episcopal Church.
Survivors include his widow, the former Frances A. Marshall of Pine Bluff, and two sons, Edgar F. Chesnutt, news editor of Radio Station KARK in Little Rock, and Chambless Chesnutt; and a brother, Jack Chesnutt of Pine Bluff.
Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville, Ark.
December 18, 1951
Page 13
APL AD HEAD
DIES AT HOME
E. B. Chestnutt
Dies in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK-Edgar Burks Chesnutt, 45 year-old advertising manager of the Arkansas Power & Light Co., died at his home here last night of a heart attack.
Chesnutt had been suffering from a heart ailment for several months, and been confined to his home for the past several days.
A former newspaperman, he joined the utility company in 1938 after serving as editor of the old Pine Bluff ark. Graphic, state editor of the Montgomery, Ala., advertiser and editor of the Arkansas Gazette’s Sunday magazine section.
Appointed advertising manager of AP&L in 1942 and stationed in Pine Bluff he was transferred to Little Rock in 1048.
Chesnutt was a native of Fort Worth, Tex., but his parents Edgar C. and Lonnie May Burks Chesnutt, were born in Monticello, ark.
He broke into newspaper work as a cub reporter while attending high school in Pine Bluff.
The Courier News
Blytheville, Ark.
December 18, 1951
Page 5
Dies In Capital
Little Rock-Edgar Burks Chestnutt, 45, advertising manager of the Arkansas Power & Light Company, died at his home here last night of a heart attack. Chestnutt had been suffering from a heart ailment for several months, and had been confined to his home for the past several days.
He joined the utility company in 1938 after serving as editor of the old Pine Bluff Ark. Graphic; state editor of the Montgomery, Ala. Advertiser, and editor of the Arkansas Gazette’s Sunday magazine section. Appointed advertising manager of AP&L in 1942, and stationed in Pine Bluff, he was transferred to Little Rock in 1948.
Chesnutt broke into newspaper work as a cub reporter while attending high school in Pine Bluff. After he left the newspaper business, he continued to tip newspapers and news services on stories. He was the first “reporter” on the scene of the Pine Bluff tornado in 1947. While at Pine Bluff, Chesnutt was active in civic affairs.
He was at one time an officer of the Arkansas Tuberculosis association, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and the Jefferson County Boy Scouts.
He was active in Masonry and was a member of the Episcopal Church.
Survivors include his widow, the former Frances A. Marshall of Pine Bluff, and two sons, Edgar F. Chesnutt, news editor of Radio Station KARK in Little Rock, and Chambless Chesnutt; and a brother, Jack Chesnutt of Pine Bluff.
Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville, Ark.
December 18, 1951
Page 13
APL AD HEAD
DIES AT HOME
E. B. Chestnutt
Dies in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK-Edgar Burks Chesnutt, 45 year-old advertising manager of the Arkansas Power & Light Co., died at his home here last night of a heart attack.
Chesnutt had been suffering from a heart ailment for several months, and been confined to his home for the past several days.
A former newspaperman, he joined the utility company in 1938 after serving as editor of the old Pine Bluff ark. Graphic, state editor of the Montgomery, Ala., advertiser and editor of the Arkansas Gazette’s Sunday magazine section.
Appointed advertising manager of AP&L in 1942 and stationed in Pine Bluff he was transferred to Little Rock in 1048.
Chesnutt was a native of Fort Worth, Tex., but his parents Edgar C. and Lonnie May Burks Chesnutt, were born in Monticello, ark.
He broke into newspaper work as a cub reporter while attending high school in Pine Bluff.
The Courier News
Blytheville, Ark.
December 18, 1951
Page 5
Edgar Chesnutt of A.P. and L.
Dies In Capital
Little Rock-Edgar Burks Chestnutt, 45, advertising manager of the Arkansas Power & Light Company, died at his home here last night of a heart attack. Chestnutt had been suffering from a heart ailment for several months, and had been confined to his home for the past several days.
He joined the utility company in 1938 after serving as editor of the old Pine Bluff Ark. Graphic; state editor of the Montgomery, Ala. Advertiser, and editor of the Arkansas Gazette’s Sunday magazine section. Appointed advertising manager of AP&L in 1942, and stationed in Pine Bluff, he was transferred to Little Rock in 1948.
Chesnutt broke into newspaper work as a cub reporter while attending high school in Pine Bluff. After he left the newspaper business, he continued to tip newspapers and news services on stories. He was the first “reporter” on the scene of the Pine Bluff tornado in 1947. While at Pine Bluff, Chesnutt was active in civic affairs.
He was at one time an officer of the Arkansas Tuberculosis association, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and the Jefferson County Boy Scouts.
He was active in Masonry and was a member of the Episcopal Church.
Survivors include his widow, the former Frances A. Marshall of Pine Bluff, and two sons, Edgar F. Chesnutt, news editor of Radio Station KARK in Little Rock, and Chambless Chesnutt; and a brother, Jack Chesnutt of Pine Bluff.
Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville, Ark.
December 18, 1951
Page 13
APL AD HEAD
DIES AT HOME
E. B. Chestnutt
Dies in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK-Edgar Burks Chesnutt, 45 year-old advertising manager of the Arkansas Power & Light Co., died at his home here last night of a heart attack.
Chesnutt had been suffering from a heart ailment for several months, and been confined to his home for the past several days.
A former newspaperman, he joined the utility company in 1938 after serving as editor of the old Pine Bluff ark. Graphic, state editor of the Montgomery, Ala., advertiser and editor of the Arkansas Gazette’s Sunday magazine section.
Appointed advertising manager of AP&L in 1942 and stationed in Pine Bluff he was transferred to Little Rock in 1048.
Chesnutt was a native of Fort Worth, Tex., but his parents Edgar C. and Lonnie May Burks Chesnutt, were born in Monticello, ark.
He broke into newspaper work as a cub reporter while attending high school in Pine Bluff.
The Courier News
Blytheville, Ark.
December 18, 1951
Page 5
Dies In Capital
Little Rock-Edgar Burks Chestnutt, 45, advertising manager of the Arkansas Power & Light Company, died at his home here last night of a heart attack. Chestnutt had been suffering from a heart ailment for several months, and had been confined to his home for the past several days.
He joined the utility company in 1938 after serving as editor of the old Pine Bluff Ark. Graphic; state editor of the Montgomery, Ala. Advertiser, and editor of the Arkansas Gazette’s Sunday magazine section. Appointed advertising manager of AP&L in 1942, and stationed in Pine Bluff, he was transferred to Little Rock in 1948.
Chesnutt broke into newspaper work as a cub reporter while attending high school in Pine Bluff. After he left the newspaper business, he continued to tip newspapers and news services on stories. He was the first “reporter” on the scene of the Pine Bluff tornado in 1947. While at Pine Bluff, Chesnutt was active in civic affairs.
He was at one time an officer of the Arkansas Tuberculosis association, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and the Jefferson County Boy Scouts.
He was active in Masonry and was a member of the Episcopal Church.
Survivors include his widow, the former Frances A. Marshall of Pine Bluff, and two sons, Edgar F. Chesnutt, news editor of Radio Station KARK in Little Rock, and Chambless Chesnutt; and a brother, Jack Chesnutt of Pine Bluff.
Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville, Ark.
December 18, 1951
Page 13
APL AD HEAD
DIES AT HOME
E. B. Chestnutt
Dies in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK-Edgar Burks Chesnutt, 45 year-old advertising manager of the Arkansas Power & Light Co., died at his home here last night of a heart attack.
Chesnutt had been suffering from a heart ailment for several months, and been confined to his home for the past several days.
A former newspaperman, he joined the utility company in 1938 after serving as editor of the old Pine Bluff ark. Graphic, state editor of the Montgomery, Ala., advertiser and editor of the Arkansas Gazette’s Sunday magazine section.
Appointed advertising manager of AP&L in 1942 and stationed in Pine Bluff he was transferred to Little Rock in 1048.
Chesnutt was a native of Fort Worth, Tex., but his parents Edgar C. and Lonnie May Burks Chesnutt, were born in Monticello, ark.
He broke into newspaper work as a cub reporter while attending high school in Pine Bluff.
The Courier News
Blytheville, Ark.
December 18, 1951
Page 5
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