Walter Curtis Darst 1858-1931

Walter Curtis Darst (1858-1931), a younger half-brother to Elizabeth Catherine Darst (1846-1883) at the time of his death was survived by sisters Marion Curtis Darst (1860-1957) and half-sister Margaret (Darst) Murphy (1852-1937).

The Three Editors of Circleville

The consolidation of the three newspaper plants over at Circleville --- the Daily Herald, the Daily Union Herald and the Weekly Watchman, has placed into retirement three unique characters in Ohio Journalism --- Mr. Walter Darst, Mr. C. C. Chappelear and Mr. J. W. Johnson.

Of the first, Mr. Darst, there isn't another like him on earth. He had a system all his own and he believed in his writings of calling a spade a spade and a man by his right name. He has been in business for forty years and performed the work of two or three men, and maybe more. He would get up early and stay up late and seldom took a day off. He is entitled to a good long rest, and he told his successor after his retirement that he had been making arrangements for the last forty years to go fishin' but he could never find the time.

Let all of his catches be of the "Sunny" variety. That species is game and will furnish plenty of excitement and thrills, a tonic such as his body needs. It will bring back the smile that evaporated when he got well into the newspaper game --- when the press would break down and on a Saturday night when the pay roll amounted to a hundred dollars and he only had a five dollar bill in the cash drawer to liquidate the score.

He was a pioneer in the daily newspaper field of Circleville and when he counts up the cash he will find a good balance on the right side of the ledger. He has been a figure in the development of Circleville, and is entitled to all the glory of the halo of good as it plays around his manly brow.

Tuesday 29 NOV 1927 - The Lancaster Daily Eagle, Lancaster, Ohio

EX-PUBLISHER DIES

CIRCLEVILLE, O., Oct. 7 --- Walter C. Darst, 73, former well-known publisher of Circleville, died at Berger hospital here early today from complications after a serious illness of nine days.

A native of Pickaway co., Darst published the Circleville Herald from 1883 until 1927 when he retired.

Darst is survived by his wife and two sisters. Funeral arrangements were being made today.

Wednesday 7 OCT 1931 - The Coshocton Tribune, Coshocton, Ohio