Arthur Frederick Jones (1903–1988) was an American journalist and dog-show judge.

Biography

Arthur Frederick Jones was born in

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, New York on March 3, 1903. In 1926 (at 20 years of age), he became an assistant editor for ''Pure-Bred Dogs'' (now ''The American Kennel Gazette''), the official publication of the

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. In 1941, he was made editor, and in 1951, managing editor. He was also Kennel Editor of ''

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'', and was chosen as special editor of dog terms for ''

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''. He supplied much of the information for the K-9 manuals used by the

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. He served eight times as master of ceremonies for the

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. In 1956, Jones was the winner of the Kiblon Memorial Award (the top award in dog-writing, sponsored by the

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). He died in

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on May 29, 1988.

References

1903 births 1988 deaths American male journalists Dog judges The New York Times editors {{US-journalist-1900s-stub