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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1950
Page
4
The item outlines a historic weekly founding in 1870 later publishing daily except Sundays since 1903, notes AP affiliation, and lists subscription prices and mailing details to various regions. It references The Associated Press and a New York address for the publisher, with rate cards for domestic and West Virginia or inland notices.
Ellsworth McVicker funeral service Saturday at 2 00 p m Bartlett Funeral Home officiated by Reverend C V Tate Interment Webster Cemetery Friends may call Bartlett Funeral Home Bartlett Frank Henton Bartlett funeral service Friday at 2 00 p m Bartlett Funeral Home officiated by Reverend Clyde Ash Interment Mount Vernon Cemetery Barbour County. Birds may call at Bartlett Home after 3 00 p m Bartlett Funeral Homes.
Frank Hanton Bartlett of Pittsburgh died Monday evening at a city hospital. He was son of the late Salathiel J. Bartlett and Eliza Limbers Bartlett and is survived by his wife Icle Virginia Kisamore Bartlett, four children, three stepchildren, two brothers, one sister, and three grandchildren. He was a merchant and a Methodist, with prior residences in Pittsburgh and Clarksburg. The obituary notes his service in Korea.
Allied fighters and bombers strive to spoil Chinese Communist buildups on the northeast and north fronts. The report notes persistent air activity and strategic patrols as Allied forces seek to degrade enemy infrastructure and supply lines amid ongoing tensions.
Chicago officials Gil McDonald of Madison Wisconsin and Carl Johnson of Batavia Illinois enter their twelfth season as Big Ten basketball referees. Both bring long service and local ties to the conference crews.
A pamphlet from Local Knights of Columbus asserts the Catholic Church authored the Bible, guarding its inspiration and history. It contrasts Catholic teaching with other views, claims the 73-book canon was set by the Church, and offers a free pamphlet on request through Grafton Council No. 713.
Classified ad terms show first insertion four cents per word with discounts for three or more consecutive insertions at three cents per word, rising to two cents for twenty six or more. A nine minium charge applies to all ads, cash in advance, errors reported immediately, and ads restricted to proper classifications. Telephone numbers count as words and certain items like sleeping rooms and sewing machines by month are listed.
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