
Person Info
John Lewis Wiard: Birth: 1 JUN 1897 in Washington Twp., Carroll Co., OH. Death: 29 AUG 1964 in Of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA
Bessie Marie (Teacher) Wiard: Birth: 19 JUL 1898 in Carrollton, Carroll Co., OH. Death: 17 DEC 1970 in Carrollton, Carroll Co., OH (heart attack)
Dwight Lyman Wiard: Birth: 10 FEB 1902 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD. Death: 8 NOV 1926 in Carrollton, Carroll Co., OH (of brain concussion)
Eugene H. Wiard: Birth: 6 SEP 1906 in Pennsylvania. Death: 17 JUN 1990 in Of Lansing, MI
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Note: N18 WRITER, NEWSPAPERMAN, PRINTER ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OF THE CARROLL JOURNAL AVID AMATEUR BASEBALL PLAYER REFEREE FOR THE FIRST FOOTBALL GAME PLAYED IN CARROLLTON CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLER, PITTSBURGH, PA ARTICLE FROM FREE PRESS STANDARD, 2 JAN 1919 Burton E. Wiard, who left last week to take the superintendence of the mechanical department of an afternoon daily in Wisconsin, will be back at the big desk in the front office of the Standard on Monday morning, ready to greet the patrons with the uniform courtesy and the broad smile that marked his work here. It is welcome news to the publishers, and will also be good tidings to the public. After leaving affairs developed that were unexpected, and Mr. Wiard concluded to return to the "good old town." His coming back will be welcomed. The fact is, the Standard never appreciated his full worth until he was gone a few days. With sickness in the Standard force, Mr. Wiard will have a busy time in looking after the work that accumulated during his absence of little over a week. Welcome back, Burt. OBITUARY OF BURTON E. WIARD, CARROLL JOURNAL, CARROLLTON, OH, THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 1940 "Burton E. Wiard, retired Carrollton printer, died in his home on Fifth Street NW at 5:20 a.m. Tuesday, December 10, after an illness of six weeks. He was 67. "Mr. Wiard was associated in the printing business for 52 years, during which he witnessed its evolution from the tedious hand type-setting days to the streamlined mechanized efficiency of present-day Linotype. He was the first Linotype operator on the Pittsburgh Post-Dispatch, having been assigned to operate the first machine installed by that newspaper in 1893. His mastery of the complicated mechanical workings of the machine soon won for him a wide recognition in the trade and a few years later he established and held for two years a world record for type-setting speed. "A native of Loudon Township, Mr. Wiard was born at Kilgore on February 1, 1873, the son of Lewis and Drucilla (Simmons) Wiard. [NOTE -- His mother maiden name was misprinted, should read Harding] "He attended the common schools, first at Dellroy and later at Malvern, and came to Carrollton with his parents when a young man. His first newspaper job was on the old Carroll Free Press under the editorship of John H. Tripp. "On December 22, 1892, Mr. Wiard was married to Miss Melvina C. Beadle, daughter of John and Linnie Beadle, of Washington Twp. He was then employed in Pittsburgh. In 1900 Mr. and Mrs. Wiard moved to Baltimore where Mr. Wiard had accepted a position with The Baltimore Sun. After four years they returned to Pittsburgh where he rejoined the personnel of the Post-Dispatch as copy-cutter, a position he filled for eight years. In 1913 Mr. Wiard returned to Carrollton to take a place as "ad man" on The Free Press-Standard, then owned by Harry R. and Paul H. Kemerer. Fifteen years later, while serving as foreman, he resigned his position to go to Detroit where he resumed his Linotype work for R. L. Polk & Co., publishers of city directories and advertising and business mailing lists. In 1932 Mr. and Mrs. Wiard returned to Carrollton to live in retirement. In 1935 Mr. Wiard assisted in organizing The Carroll Journal and served in an advisory capacity and as a member of the editorial staff until June, 1939 when he retired from active service. "Mr. Wiard was a member of the Carrollton Methodist Church and was affiliated with the Detroit Typographical Union. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Melvina Wiard; one daughter, Mrs. Bessie Brackin of Carrollton; two sons, J. Lewis Wiard of Pittsburgh and Eugene H. Wiard of Detroit; a sister, Mrs. Emma Kelly of Inglewood California; a brother, John Wiard of Cleveland and three grandchildren, Mrs. Joyce Graham of Cleveland, Noel Wiard of Pittsburgh and Miss Millicent Myers of Canton. A son, Dwight L. Wiard, and two brothers, William and Homer Wiard, preceded him in death. "Mr. Wiard took a keen interest in sports, and as a young man played amateur baseball both here and at Pittsburgh. He introduced duck pins to Pittsburgh bowlers in 1904, a sport in which he held several city championships. Mr. Wiard was referee for the first football game ever played in Carrollton. "As a writer, Mr. Wiard was clever and original and his style was peculiarly his own. Many earlier feature stories appearing in this newspaper, including his column 'Facts and Fancies in the News,' attracted a wide recognition and a deserved commendation. He had a retentive memory and a resourceful fund of knowledge and his recollections of the town's earlier days were accurate and entertaining. "As a man, Mr. Wiard was kindly and thoughtful; slow to censure, quick to praise. He appreciated good in others and never darkened his perspective with a shadow of envy or covetousness. He was contented in his work, happy in his home. He made good use of common sense and sound judgment and his sincerity of purpose set a fitting example for his friends of whom there were many. "Services will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Arbaugh Funeral Home with Rev. D. A. Morris, pastor of the Carrollton Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery." Sources: 1) 1880 census, Monroe, Carroll, Ohio, Family History Library Film 1254997, NA Film Number T9-0997, Page Number 122A 2) K. William Bailey Database, 2 Aug 2003 http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET &db=kwbailey&id=I14339 3) Ancestry.com Message Boards, posting by Chris Ramsey, 12 Feb 2004 4) Obituary of Burton E. Wiard, CARROLL JOURNAL, CARROLLTON, OH, THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 1940, courtesy of Chris Ramsey 5) Article, Free Press Standard, Carrollton, Ohio, Thursday, January 2, 1919. 6) E-mail from Chris Ramsey, [email protected]@aol.com, 5 Sep 2007, work was compiled by Rick Culler, with permission. |
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