Emma Jones
Berryville woman elected vice president of the Woman's Club of Clarke County in April 1923, who in December 1923 took a position with the First Presbyterian church at Durham.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of May 10, 1923 reports that the Woman's Club of Clarke County elected Miss Emma Jones vice president, and its issue of December 6, 1923, under the headline "Berryville Woman," reports that Miss Emma Jones had accepted a position with the First Presbyterian church at Durham, announced by its pastor, Dr. D. H. Scanlon.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of May 10, 1923 reports that the Woman's Club of Clarke County elected Miss Emma Jones vice president, and its issue of December 6, 1923, under the headline "Berryville Woman," reports that Miss Emma Jones had accepted a position with the First Presbyterian church at Durham, announced by its pastor, Dr. D. H. Scanlon.
What the source supports
That Emma Jones, a Berryville woman, was vice president of the Woman's Club of Clarke County in 1923 and took a church position at Durham that December.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. Reading the club officer of May and the Berryville woman of December as one woman rests on the matching name. The quoted item does not say which Durham.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The May 10, 1923 report of the club's election.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., May 10, 1923
Clarke Courier · 1923-05-10 (publication)
Locator: Page 3, report of the Woman's Club's annual meeting and election of officers
Relevant passageTHK [THE] WOMAN’S CUB [CLUB] CONVENKS [CONVENES] ... the Woman’s Club Clarke county held its annual meeting Thursday, April 26 the election of officers for the ensuing year. The following mem. hers were elected to office: President, Miss Kate Powers. Vice President, Miss Emma Jones.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: supports. The December 6, 1923 item on her position at Durham.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., December 6, 1923
Clarke Courier · 1923-12-06 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item on a Berryville woman's new church position at Durham
Relevant passageBERRYV1LLE [BERRYVILLE] WOMAN ... Miss Emma Jones Goes To Or. [Dr.] Scanlon’s Church In Durham, Miss Emma Jones has accepted a position with the First Presbyterian church, according to an announcement made yesterday by Dr. D. H. Scanlon, the pastor.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-15. How this project checks its sources
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