Hess & Culbertson of St. Louis

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In the suit of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. against the St. Louis Transfer Co., in which damages were claimed for the smashing of a window and the breaking of a lamp post by a wagon of the transfer company, a judgment for the jewelry company for $175 has been entered in Judge Williams’ division of the Circuit Court by stipulation.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 30th November 1910

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About Dec. 1 A. O. Grimes, of Mermod, Jaccard & King, will leave the employ of that firm to take service with the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., 7th and Locusts Sts.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 30th November 1910

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The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. has just completed 25 diamond-studded past eminent commander jewels for Ascalon Commandery, Knights Templar.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 13th April 1910

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The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. has received the contract for making over 1,000 bronze medals and a number of gold medals to be awarded to Liberty Loan workers.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 22nd May 1918

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Leo J. Vogt, treasurer of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., was elected a director of the Associated Retailers of St. Louis at the annual meeting of the St. Louis Club, Thursday night. F. W. Drosten, president of the Frederick W. Drosten Jewelry Co., is also a director of the organization.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 22nd May 1918

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Roy Culbertson, of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., is visiting friends at Evanston, Ill, accompanied by his family. William L. Shumaker, of the Hess & Culbertson firm, is spending his vacation at Walloon Lake, Mich.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 16th July 1919

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B. A. Rainwater, display manager of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., and 15 other St. Louis window display men have gone to Chicago to attend the annual convention of the National Window Dressers’ Association. He will compete for prizes in window decorating and in pen work.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 16th July 1919

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J. C. O’Brien, of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., has gone to New York in the interest of the Rosary bracelet designed by him, which is being manufactured by the Eisenstadt Mfg. Co. He will be in the east about two weeks and will confer with distributors.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 16th July 1919

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The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. furnished a hall clock which was presented at a banquet at the Mercantile Club to Capt. Robert McCulloch, president of the United Railways Co. George J. Hess, president of the Hess & Culbertson company, and Herman Mauch were among the guests at the banquet.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 12th February 1913

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George J. Hess, president of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., has returned from a business trip to New York.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 12th February 1913

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L. D. Culbertson, of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., left Friday, accompanied by his family, for Walloon Lake, Mich., where they will spend the warm weather. George J. Hess, president of the company, left Saturday for Asbury Park, N. J., accompanied by his family, where they will spend six weeks.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd July 1913

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The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. has just completed a fine lot of gold badges for the Executive Commissioners’ Association of the World’s Fair. They are made of solid gold. The bar at the top bears the name of the state of the executive commissioner. Suspended from this by a white silk ribbon is the coat of arms of the United States, enameled in colors and surrounded by a gold circle on which appear the words “Universal Exposition, St. Louis, 1904.’’ Tastefully caught in the eagle’s beak is a gold streamer with the words “Executive Commissioner.” The completed badges reflect the highest skill of the jeweler's art.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 13th July 1904

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Extensive improvements have been made on the store room at the corner of Sixth and Locust Streets, which was formerly used for banking purposes, and it is now one of the most modern and elegant rooms in St. Louis. It has been fitted up for Hess & Culbertson, our well-known retailers, and they are now nicely located in their new establishment. They are to be congratulated upon having one of the really fine and high-grade stores of the town.

Source: The Keystone - November 1899

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The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. is displaying the Aviation Country Club of Detroit Trophy in one of its show windows.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 3rd October 1923

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The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. has inaugurated the plan of augmenting their usual sales conferences with addresses from economic experts. Saturday evening, Sept. 22, the sales force met for a 6 o’clock dinner at the American Annex. Professor Lippincott of the Washington University School of Economics spoke to the assembly on “Making the Sale.” The usual conference followed the address, Professor Lippincott taking part in the Round Table discussion.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 3rd October 1923

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W. L. Schumaker, formerly with the Mermod, Jaccard & King Jewelry Co., has taken a position with the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 28th October 1914

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Hess and Culbertson Trophy—The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Company of St. Louis has presented to the Association a handsome trophy cup. The cup will be awarded permanently to the County in the State which has for two years the highest per cent of members of the Association. In determining the per cent the number of members in the county is to be divided by the number of teachers teaching in the county. What county will win this handsome trophy in 1918?

Source: Bulletin - Missouri State Teachers' Association - July 1918

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The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. was closed all day Saturday, July 28, on account of the employes’ outing at Carondelet Park. A baseball game, athletic contests and “eats” kept all busy.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 8th August 1923

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L. J. Vogt, of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co., is in New York on a buying trip. He will return in a few days. Mr. Hess, president of the company, attended the meeting of the National Jewelers’ Publicity Association which was held recently in Atlantic City. Mr. Hess is treasurer of the association. The Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. has opened a new repair factory in the Benoist building at 9th and Pine Sts. Complete new equipment has been installed.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 19th March 1924

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St. Louis jewelers are co-operating in a dress up and cheer up campaign this week. Roy S. Culbertson of the Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. is a member of the plan and executive committee.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 9th April 1919

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