Person

H. C. Barthel

President of the Gaylord School community league. The Clarke Courier names him its president when the league was organized in November 1923 and reports him explaining its purpose at a meeting in February 1924.

What the sources support

The Clarke Courier of November 22, 1923 names Mr. H. C. Barthel president of the community league newly organized at the Gaylord School, and its issue of March 27, 1924 reports that at the Gaylord Community League's last meeting, in February, Mr. H. C. Barthel, the president, explained the purpose of the league.

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What the source supports

That H. C. Barthel, president of the Gaylord School's community league, appeared in the Clarke Courier in 1923 and 1924.

Uncertainty

Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. Neither item says where he lived. Reading the two items as one man rests on the matching name and office. The league's other officers are not recorded here.

Source

Reporting

Evidence role: supports. The November 22, 1923 item on the new leagues.

Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., November 22, 1923

Clarke Courier · 1923-11-22 (publication)

Locator: Page 4, item on the new leagues of the Gaylord School

Relevant passage

GAYLORD SCHOOL * COMMUNITY AND JR. LEAGUES The Gaylord School has organized Community aud [and] Junior leagues. The officers for the community league are: Mr. H. C. Barthel, president.

Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.

Open source

Source family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.

Reporting

Evidence role: supports. The March 27, 1924 item on the league meeting.

Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 27, 1924

Clarke Courier · 1924-03-27 (publication)

Locator: Page 6, item on a meeting of the Gaylord Community League

Relevant passage

GAYLORD SCHOOL The Gaylord Community league held its last meeting in February. Mr. H. C. Barthel, the president, explained the purpose of the league

Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.

Open source

Source 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: Mr. H. C. Barthel. Life dates that aren't known aren't guessed at here.

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