Holmes J. Hardesty
A member of the Clarke County School Board in 1925. The Clarke Courier places him on the rostrum at the exercises at the new high school building in March, and names him as the board's secretary when two members spoke on the county's school situation in June.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of March 19, 1925, under the headline "Many Present at Presentation," names Mr. Holmes Hardesty, of the board, after Dr. C. O. Dearmont, of the County school board, among those on the rostrum at the exercises at the new high school building, and the Courier of June 4, 1925 names Mr. Holmes J. Hardesty, secretary of the Board, as one of two School Board members who gave talks on the school situation in the county, introducing the chairman, Dr. C. O. Dearmont.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of March 19, 1925, under the headline "Many Present at Presentation," names Mr. Holmes Hardesty, of the board, after Dr. C. O. Dearmont, of the County school board, among those on the rostrum at the exercises at the new high school building, and the Courier of June 4, 1925 names Mr. Holmes J. Hardesty, secretary of the Board, as one of two School Board members who gave talks on the school situation in the county, introducing the chairman, Dr. C. O. Dearmont.
What the source supports
That Holmes J. Hardesty was a member of the Clarke County School Board in March 1925 and its secretary in June.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The March item prints his name without the middle initial and says only "of the board"; it is read as the County school board named just before it, of which the June item makes him secretary. The June OCR prints the chairman's name as "Deprmont".
Source
Evidence role: supports. The March 19, 1925 list of those on the rostrum.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 19, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-03-19 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item headed Many Present at Presentation: those on the rostrum
Relevant passageMANY PRESENT AT PRESENTATION. ... About four hundred were present at the exercises at the new high school building ... Those who occupied places of prominence on the rostrum at the school were ... Dr. C. O. Dearmont, of the County school board. Mr. Holmes Hardesty, of the board, Mr. Hugh Pierce, chairman of the County board of Supervisors, and Lieut. Scheuer.
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 June 4, 1925 report of the board members' talks.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 4, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-06-04 (publication)
Locator: Page 2, report of a King's Daughters convention, paragraph headed School Board Members
Relevant passageSchool Board Members. Two school board members were present and gave talks on the school situation in the County. Mr. Holmes J. Hardesty, secretary of the Board, stated that they had been invited by Mrs. Smith to tell of the matter, and he introduced the chairman, Dr C O. Deprmont [Dearmont].
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) · 2026-09-14. How this project checks its sources
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