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Samuel Bamber, secretary of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., will go to Chattanooga, Tenn., in the early part of June to attend the National Convention of the Travelers’ Protective Association.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st June 1910

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George J. Hess, president of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., has gone to Hannibal, Mo., on a steamboat excursion to attend the annual convention of the Knights Templar, of which he is a Past Commander.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st June 1910

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The sterling silver loving cup presented by the citizens of St. Louis to Edmond Creecy, retiring Chief of Police, was made by the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., and was a very handsome piece of workmanship. This firm also provided the second and third prizes for the annual marathon race of the Missouri Athletic Club.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st June 1910

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The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., provided 50 cups to be awarded at the annual snow of the St. Louis Pigeon Fanciers' Society at the Coliseum during the past week.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 6th December 1916

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The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. supplied 12 medals and one sterling silver cup for the champions of the Junior Base Ball league of the Municipal Athletic Association for the past season.

J C O'Brian, formerly with the concern but who has been in the shoe business for the past five years, has again taken employment with the Hess firm.


Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 6th December 1916

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Lynn Culbertson, of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., at 9th and Olive Sts., is back on duty again, after enjoying a vacation of several weeks out of the city.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 3rd August 1927

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Leo J. Vogt, president of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., 9th and Olive Sts., is leaving next week to join his family in Estes Park, Colo. They left this week to tour and he will follow by rail and plans to spend about three weeks in the Rocky Mountain region, seeing all the principal points of interest.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 3rd August 1927

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Michael Opperman, of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., was at home during the past week on furlough from the navy.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 11th December 1918

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Leo J. Vogt, president of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., 9th and Olive Sts., left last week for his vacation. It will be spent motoring to Colorado with his family and spending about three weeks at Estes Park, returning about Sept. 1.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 17th August 1927

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Oliver Selle, head of the Selle Jewelry Co., in the Arcade building, St. Louis, Mo., has bought out the interests of his former partner, E. A. Wehmueller and will continue the business at the old location. It is planned to incorporate the concern in the near future. Mr. Wehmueller has taken a position with the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th March 1929

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LEO J. VOGT

An image of Leo J. Vogt. president of Hess & Culbertson:

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This image was published in 1930.

Leo J. Vogt started with Hess & Culbertson as an errand-boy. He became president of the company in 1926 and continued in that role until his retirement in 1958. He died in 1963 having spent 56 years with the company. He was aged 79 years.

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George J. Hess, of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., will leave here in about a week for a three weeks’ trip through the south, including Florida and Cuba. On his way home he will visit New York.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 8th February 1905

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A. A. Harper, of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., and his family have returned from a three weeks’ tour of Michigan.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st August 1923

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Jim Behen, with the Hess & Culbertson Company, returned last month from a month's trip to the Pacific Northwest, where he visited Seattle, Portland and Spokane. Mr. Behen reports a delightful outing and says that the northwest coast country is enjoying a wonderful expansion and that times are quite prosperous in that section.

Source: The Keystone - September 1906

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L. J. Vogt, of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., and his family have returned from Montgomery City, Mo., where they spent three weeks. Mr. Vogt was recently added to the board of directors of the company, the number of directors being increased from four to five.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 16th August 1911

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Hess & Culbertson of St. Louis, Mo., in an advertisement of six inches, double column, recently featured a special in the shape of a mantel clock at $11.50. The announcement is strengthened by the line—“Backed by Our Clock Service Department,” for every clock buyer likes to realize that the jeweler sells not only merchandise but backs that sale by responsibility.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 15th December 1927

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David Hyman, formerly superintendent of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., has taken charge of the factory of the Gutfreund-Arnold Jewelry Co. as superintendent.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th March 1917

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George J. Hess, president of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., left Sunday for New York on a buying trip, to be gone about two weeks. The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. has made a contract with the Simpson & Fox Advertising Co. to handle the firm’s advertising. Leonard Woods, who has been the firm’s advertising manager, will remain in another capacity.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th March 1917

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