Herman Bell
Berryville man who graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1923 to take up teaching at Hampden-Sydney, where by December he taught French and had spoken before the State Teachers' Association.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of May 17, 1923 reports that Herman Bell, son of Minnie Bell, would graduate from Johns Hopkins University the next month and visit his people in Berryville before taking up new duties as a professor at Hampden-Sydney College. Its issue of December 6, 1923 reports that Herman Bell of Berryville, teaching French at Hampden-Sydney, had given a talk before the recent meeting of the State Teachers' Association at Richmond.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of May 17, 1923 reports that Herman Bell, son of Minnie Bell, would graduate from Johns Hopkins University the next month and visit his people in Berryville before taking up new duties as a professor at Hampden-Sydney College. Its issue of December 6, 1923 reports that Herman Bell of Berryville, teaching French at Hampden-Sydney, had given a talk before the recent meeting of the State Teachers' Association at Richmond.
What the source supports
That Herman Bell of Berryville graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1923 and taught French at Hampden-Sydney.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The May item gives his graduation as expected the next month, and prints "Mr. Minnie Bell" and "Hampton Sidney." His mother has no record here, so no kinship record is made.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The May 17, 1923 personal item.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., May 17, 1923
Clarke Courier · 1923-05-17 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, personal items
Relevant passageMr. Herman Bell, son of Mr. Min nie Bell, who graduates at John Hopkins University in Baltimore next month, will return to Berryville for a visit to his people before tak ing up his new duties as a professor Hampton Sidney College.
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 personal item.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., December 6, 1923
Clarke Courier · 1923-12-06 (publication)
Locator: Page 3, personal items
Relevant passageMr. Herman Bell, of Berryville, who is teaching French at Hampden Sydney. gave a talk before the re cent meeting of the State Teachers’ Association at Richmond.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
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