Frank B. Whiting
Judge of the Circuit Court of Clarke County in 1925. In February the Clarke Courier reports him hearing an appeal and a complaint over drink permits, and in September it names him as ordering the town's water bond election.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of February 5, 1925 reports that a decision of Magistrate John T. Crow, in a suit over repairs to an automobile after an accident, was appealed to the County Court, where a jury annulled the verdict won in the lower court at a hearing before Judge Frank B. Whiting.
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The Clarke Courier of February 5, 1925 reports that a decision of Magistrate John T. Crow, in a suit over repairs to an automobile after an accident, was appealed to the County Court, where a jury annulled the verdict won in the lower court at a hearing before Judge Frank B. Whiting.
What the source supports
That John T. Crow was a magistrate, and Frank B. Whiting a judge, in Clarke County in 1925.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The OCR prints "same" for came. The item does not say which district Crow served or when he decided the case. The parties to the suit are not recorded here.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The Courier's report of the appeal.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 5, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-02-05 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item on an appeal from a magistrate's decision to the County Court
Relevant passage... who appealed the decision of Magistrate John T. Crow in the case which ... brought against her for repairs to his automobile necessary following an accident last July, was awarded a verdict by a jury in the County Court, annulling the verdict the plaintiff won in the lower court. The case same [came] up for hearing last Saturday before Judge Frank B. Whiting.
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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
The Clarke Courier of February 5, 1925 reports that Judge Frank B. Whiting pointed out that it was unlawful to sell any kind of drinks without a permit from the Circuit Court when a complaint was made, and that those complained against were ordered by the court to suspend their sales until they had a permit.
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The Clarke Courier of February 5, 1925 reports that Judge Frank B. Whiting pointed out that it was unlawful to sell any kind of drinks without a permit from the Circuit Court when a complaint was made, and that those complained against were ordered by the court to suspend their sales until they had a permit.
What the source supports
That Frank B. Whiting sat as judge in Clarke County in February 1925.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The part of the item that names the people complained against is not quoted, and they are not recorded here.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The Courier's report of the permit ruling.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 5, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-02-05 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item headed Cannot Sell Drinks Without a Permit
Relevant passageCANNOT SELL DRINKS WITHOUT A PERMIT. It is unlawful to sell any kind of drinks without a permit from the Circuit Court, as Judge Frank B. Whiting pointed out last Saturday when complaint was made ... They were ordered by the Court to suspend such sale pending the securing of a permit.
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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
An article in the Clarke Courier of September 17, 1925 on $55,000 in bonds that the town council favored says that a copy of the order entered by the Hon F. B. Whiting, Judge of the Circuit Court of Clarke County, had also appeared, calling an election of the town's qualified voters, set for September 24, on whether the bonds should be issued.
See the source and its limits
An article in the Clarke Courier of September 17, 1925 on $55,000 in bonds that the town council favored says that a copy of the order entered by the Hon F. B. Whiting, Judge of the Circuit Court of Clarke County, had also appeared, calling an election of the town's qualified voters, set for September 24, on whether the bonds should be issued.
What the source supports
That F. B. Whiting, read as Frank B. Whiting, was judge of the Circuit Court of Clarke County in September 1925.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The article gives only his initials; reading him as the Judge Frank B. Whiting of the February reports rests on the initials and the title. The order itself is not quoted, and the election's result is not recorded here.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The article's account of the court order.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., September 17, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-09-17 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, article on the proposed town water bonds
Relevant passage... the Council favored the issuance of bonds by the Town in the amount of $55,000.00 ... There likewise appeared a copy of the Order entered by the Hon F. B. Whiting, Judge of the Circuit Court of Clarke County, calling an election of the qualified voters of the Town to determine whether or not Buch [such] bonds shall be issued, the date of such election being fixed for Thursday, September the 24th, next.
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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
Also indexed as: Judge Frank B. Whiting; Hon. F. B. Whiting. Life dates that aren't known aren't guessed at here.
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