Brigadier General Herbert Slayden Clarkson

Newspapers: Brigadier General Herbert Slayden Clarkson

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**The San Antonio Light, 25 Sep 1908: Herbert (Berty) Clarkson will return to the naval academy at Annapolis this week; he received his appointment through Congressman Slayden.** 25 Sep 1908 · p. 7
Source: Library of Congress, Chronicling America (public-domain page image).
How it is shown: Article crop as saved; the crop cuts the right-hand end of the lines. No retouch.
Keep in mind: Likely: the item is cut at the right edge in the saved crop, so the wording after 'Clarkson received his ap-' is read from the folder's the library's text index notes and the findings file, not from this image.
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**The Houston Post, 25 May 1913, p. 54: "Ensign Herbert Clarkson of San Antonio .. will be graduated at the June finals."** 25 May 1913 · p. 54
Source: The Houston Post, 25 May 1913, via Newspapers.com (image 94983003).
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Confirmed as printed; the identification rests on name, rank, hometown and the Naval Academy graduation.
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The San Antonio Light, 19 September 1913, p. 6: the wedding of Lieut. Herbert Slayden Clarkson and Miss Ruth Joyce Kelso at the Laurel Heights Methodist Church, "one of the most beautiful weddings that has ever taken place in that edifice." 19 September 1913 · p. 6
Source: The San Antonio Light, 19 September 1913 (page image via NewspaperArchive).
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Confirmed as printed. The wedding hour differs between previews (8:30 p.m. versus "8 p"); the discrepancy is kept.
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**The San Antonio Light, 11 February 1917, p. 54: "Lieutenant and Mrs. Herbert Slayden Clarkson entertained a party of forty at the Menger baile y merienda."** 11 February 1917 · p. 54
Source: The San Antonio Light, 11 February 1917 (page image via NewspaperArchive).
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Confirmed as printed. It places the couple in San Antonio society in 1917 and does not show his duty, unit or any Leon Springs service (that claim stays Unconfirmed); another item on the page lists guests including General Funston, to be checked on the page before use.
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The San Antonio Light, 20 May 1917, p. 22: a society page (a D.A.R. and club guest list) on which the name Clarkson occurs in a society list; the words Leon Springs on the page belong to a different item. 20 May 1917 · p. 22
Source: The San Antonio Light, 20 May 1917 (page image via NewspaperArchive).
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Unconfirmed as a source for any claim about his service: the Leon Springs co-occurrence is the place name in another item on the same page (folder result). Kept as a page where the couple's name appears.
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**San Antonio Light, 25 Nov 1925, p. 5: W. Kelso, S. A. Civic Leader, Is Dead (widow, son, daughter Ruth Kelso-Clarkson, brother Frank Kelso).** 25 Nov 1925 · p. 5
Source: Newspapers.com page image, image 1259132091, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1259132091/ (whole page).
How it is shown: Complete image as saved; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: A newspaper page from 1925, before 1931.
Evidence for: San Antonio Light, 25 Nov 1925, p. 5: 'W. Kelso, S. A. Civic Leader Is Dead' · the original at Newspapers.com
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**Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Saturday 9 September 1933, p. 2 (Obituary Index entry naming Florence Alice Clarkson and William Banton Clarkson). Full newspaper page as saved.** 9 Sep 1933 · p. 2
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, via Newspapers.com (image 635896916); index record: Ancestry.
How it is shown: Complete newspaper page; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: The Newspapers.com index places the item on this page; that has not been checked against the article text.
Evidence for: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep 1933, p. 2: 'Retired Cotton Broker Expires' (obituary of W. B. Clarkson) · the original at Newspapers.com
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**San Antonio Express-News, 3 February 1974, p. 54, Classified Death Notices: the notice for Brig. Gen. Herbert Slayden Clarkson.** 3 February 1974 · p. 54 (Classified Death Notices, 101 - Deaths)
Source: San Antonio Express-News, 3 February 1974, via Newspapers.com (image 1272700073).
How it is shown: Complete page as saved; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Confirmed as printed. Copyright status of the 1974 page was not investigated.
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Also cited, with no image here

San Antonio Light, 25 Sep 1908: Herbert Clarkson's Naval Academy appointment through Congressman Slayden Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.
Obituary of Herbert S. Clarkson (clipping in the family tree; newspaper and date not shown on the retained page) Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.