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Sylvester Brand, who has been incapacitated for seven or eight months with a sprained ankle, is again on duty in the china and glass department of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 4th December 1912

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Miss Mildred Hess, daughter of George J. Hess, president of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., was given a dinner by class-mates at Lenox Hall in recognition of having had the highest average for scholarship and deportment at the December examinations.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 24th December 1913

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In order that several old employees of the company might be rewarded for their faithfulness, the stockholders of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Company recently voted to increase the capital stock from $65,000 to $140,000. Among the employees who will benefit by this change are E. K. Helmerich, Arnold Apple and Leo Bogt.

Source: The Keystone - June 1908

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Samuel E. Bamber, secretary of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Company enjoyed a weeks’ vacation during the past month.

Source: The Keystone - June 1908

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The employes of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. gave a banquet to George J. Hess and Stephen D. Culbertson at the Mercantile Club, Friday night, in honor of the celebration of the firm’s 25th anniversary. Large bouquets of chrysanthemums were presented Mr. Hess and Mr. Culbertson, and a silver souvenir menu card was given each guest. Covers were laid for 30. B. A. Rainwater, the toastmaster, called on Mr. Hess, Mr. Culbertson, Emil Niehaus, A. Littleson, C. L. Harris and S. E. Bamber, secretary of the firm, for remarks. In his speech Mr. Hess called attention to the record of the firm, and the fact that they had never had a clearance sale, a fire sale or a removal sale. The firm recently took three of its old employes into the firm by increasing the stock and allowing each to come in.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 18th November 1908

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The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. gave a dinner Saturday night at the Mercantile Club to the sales force. Officials of the firm announced that the year 1917 was one of the best in its history. Plans were discussed for making 1918 greater.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 30th January 1918

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A plate glass window in the establishment of Hess & Culbertson was broken Friday night by Charles King, 40 years old, an ex-convict. King, who broke the window by kicking through it, was arrested by police who saw him run after they heard the noise of breaking glass. He appeared to have been drinking, and offered no reason for breaking the window. Nothing had been taken from the display of eyeglasses and silverware in the window display.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 30th July 1924

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A meeting of the selling organization of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. was held last Thursday night at Bevo Mill. Problems of selling were discussed followed by open forum discussions. Leo. J. Vogt, president, and C. D. Henry, secretary of Hess & Culbertson, will attend the meeting of the Jewelers' Research Group of which they are members. This organization will meet in Detroit the week of April 8.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 20th March 1930

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The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. held its store banquet at Bevo Mill Friday night, March 21 , where 30 members of the selling staff participated in the discussions on store problems. L. J. Vogt, president of the firm, reported pewter ware as showing a betterment in the demand.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 27th March 1930

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E. G. Quade has taken a position with the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 19th June 1912

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H. W. Sippel, formerly with the J. Bolland Jewelry Co. and other leading firms, and Fred Hyke, formerly with the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., have formed a partnership under the firm style of the Sippel-Hyke Jewelry Co., and have opened for business at rooms 203 and 204 Victoria building, where they will handle diamonds, watches and jewelry at retail. They have installed a high-grade stock and have done a good business from the start. Mr. Hyke has had 23 years’ experience and Mr. Sippel 16 years, and both have a large following of good customers.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 19th June 1912

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When the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. store closed a few nights ago a $435 diamond ring was inadvertently left on the finger of a “dummy” in one of the show windows, it sparkled so brightly in the electric light that it feared a smasher might get it, and the District Telegraph Co., which protects the store against burglars, was notified. The company called up the police department and four detectives were sent to the store. The telegraph company officials called up officials of the store, who ordered the inside watchman to remove place it to a place of greater safety.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd August 1916

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Samuel E. Bamber, secretary of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., St. Louis, and Park Morris, Savannah, Ga., were among the out-of-town visitors here last week.


Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 13th April 1910

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Roy Culbertson, treasurer of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., has returned from a visit with his family at some of the Ozark region resorts.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 5th August 1925

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J. Con O’Brien, salesman in the diamond department of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., 9th and Olive Sts., is away on a pleasure trip.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 5th August 1925

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A special exhibition of diamonds is being given this week by the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., at their store, 7th and St. Charles Sts. Some weigh 7½ carats and are cut in rare forms.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 13th April 1910

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The annual picnic and outing of the employes of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., at 9th and Olive Sts., was held Saturday, July 25. This was the sixth annual event of its kind, and was enjoyed by a crowd of several hundred, which included employes, heads of departments and company executives, their families and friends. As has been the custom for the past few years the store of the firm was closed all day Saturday, so that the employes and heads could enjoy an all-day holiday. Various forms of entertainment were provided and contests of different kinds for the women and children added to the interest of the occasion. Refreshments also were provided, and the day being fair and the weather pleasant a generally good time was reported by those who attended.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 5th August 1925

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B. A. Rainwater, window artist of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., secretary of the St. Louis Display Men’s Club, is assisting in the preparations for the annual convention of the International Association of Display Men, to be held in St. Louis August 6 to 9.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 25th July 1917

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F. Demongat, formerly with the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., and B. Jirauch, formerly with Doriot & Hennken, 3d and Olive Sts., have embarked in the gold and silver plating and general polishing business under the name of the St. Louis Watch Case Repairing Co, in room 312, Globe-Democrat building.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 3rd May 1911

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