C. E. Murphy
Secretary-treasurer of the Wadesville local of the Farmers' Union when it was organized in January 1922.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of January 19, 1922 reports that the Wadesville Farmers' Union, the sixth local of the Farmers' Union in Clarke County, was organized and elected C. E. Murphy its secretary-treasurer.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of January 19, 1922 reports that the Wadesville Farmers' Union, the sixth local of the Farmers' Union in Clarke County, was organized and elected C. E. Murphy its secretary-treasurer.
What the source supports
That C. E. Murphy was elected secretary-treasurer of the Wadesville local of the Farmers' Union in January 1922.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The item gives only his initials and does not say where he lived. He is not linked to any other Murphy.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The January 19, 1922 report of the new Wadesville local.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 19, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-01-19 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, County Agent's Notes, "New Local at Wadesville"
Relevant passageNew Local at Waderrille [Wadesville]. On Friday, Jan. <th, the sixth local Of Farmers’ Union of Clarke county was organized. The new local will be known as The Wadesvilla [Wadesville] Farmers’ Union. The ofllcers [officers] were elected as follows: Prest., Lewis Pigeon, vice president, A. S. Robinson, 8ec..Treaa [Sec.-Treas.], C. E. Murphy, doorkeeper, W. R. Eleyett, conductor, -H. J. McAboy
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