An excerpt from an article entitled "The Tipton Pedigree" available in Clay Co, IN and compiled by Elvera Lorene Piety Tipton:
"Earl changed his name from Everett Earl to Brutus Earl Tipton. With the exception of 8 years spent in the (Clay)county sheriff's office, serving both as deputy and sheriff, (elected sheriff for one term on the Democratic ticket in 1936), Earl spent his entire working life in the coal industry, first working with his father in the Tipton Coal Co (Brazil) and then with Ayrshire Coal Co (later Amax).
An excerpt from an article entitled "The Tipton Pedigree" available in Clay Co, IN and compiled by Elvera Lorene Piety Tipton:
"Earl changed his name from Everett Earl to Brutus Earl Tipton. With the exception of 8 years spent in the (Clay)county sheriff's office, serving both as deputy and sheriff, (elected sheriff for one term on the Democratic ticket in 1936), Earl spent his entire working life in the coal industry, first working with his father in the Tipton Coal Co (Brazil) and then with Ayrshire Coal Co (later Amax).
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