Frederick George Braue

Birth	9 Mar 1906 Alameda, Alameda County, California, USA
Death	3 Jul 1962 (aged 56) Alameda, Alameda County, California, USA
Burial	Chapel of the Chimes Columbarium and Mausoleum Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA

Frederick George Braue, a newspaperman for practically his entire working career, is dead. He died yesterday (July 3, 1962) after several months illness at the age of 56. Mr. Braue was a native of Alameda as were his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. Braue. His grandfather, Hartwig Traube, settled in Alameda in the early 1870's.

Mr. Braue was educated in the Alameda public schools.

After his graduation from Alameda High School, he went to work on Rob Wagner's Script Magazine in Los Angeles. He also worked on the Alameda Times Star and the Oakland Post Enquirer, for which he conducted the "Pete Post" column.

VERSATILE CAREER
Ten years ago he came to The Tribune. His assignments here have been varied, including several years as the "Daily Knave," as editor of real estate news and lately as financial editor.

Mr. Braue was winner of a Joseph R. Knowland award and edited an award-winning special section put out by The Tribune on the opening of the Kaiser Center. He also wrote a series of widely-read feature stories on the origins of Eastbay cities.

His hobby was magic, and he was a member and past president of the Oakland Magic Circle. At the time of his death, he was editor of Hugard's Magic Monthly.

He was co-author with Jean Hugard of two books, "Espert Card Technique" and "The Royal Road to Card Magic." He also wrote a number of magazine articles on magic.

Mr. Braue was also interested in music and drama and was one of the early members of the Alameda Little Theatre. He also was well known as a master of ceremonies at public events.

WIDELY KNOWN
Scores of business and civic leaders were numbered among his personal friends.

Mr. Braue is survived by his widow, Annette; two children, Eugenia Anne, 14 and Frederick Gilbert, 11, two sisters, Mrs. William Bender of Los Gatos and Mrs. Jonathan Tibbitts of Central Valley, and an aunt, Mrs. Robert S. La Motte of San Anselmo.

The family home is at 2990 Northwood Drive, Alameda.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the George W. Murphy Mortuary, 1421 High St. in Alameda.

Mr. Braue's family has requested that contributions be sent to the Alameda County Cancer Society in his name in lieu of flowers.

Published in the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, Wednesday, 4 July 1962, page 12, columns 1-2.
Accessed via Newspapers.com, clipped and transcribed by Eileen Lentz 18 November 2017.

His daughter says, "Most of the family was cremated. Mom and Dad are at Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland, CA. Others are at Chapel of Memories in Oakland. Edward Traube is buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland."