This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1937
Page
2
The First United Brethren Church invites worship with Sunday activities at 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM including morning worship and evening services. Midweek prayer and Bible study occur Wednesday at 7:30 PM with choir rehearsal. Wester M. BE. Church Pastor Don C. Taylor at 10:30 AM Sunday school and 8:00 PM preaching service.
The church under Pastor Elmer Wilson lists 9:30 church school with classes for every family member led by Smith Keener, morning service at 10:30 with Rev. George Murphy of Monongah delivering the message, and evening programs including Epworth League at 6:30, prayer meeting at 7:30, Christian Endeavor at 6:30, and a Christmas program by children and young people. Helen Camp presides. Attendance invited.
A dense list of radio programs and performers across stations NBC CBS WJZ WHE WLW WGN and more detailing time slots from 6:00 P.M. to 12:00 Midnight including orchestras, dramas, comedies and musical variety with names like Harry Kogen’s Orchestra Vic Arden’s Orchestra and Francis Craig’s Orchestra and featuring acts such as Lowell Thomas Tom Mix Ruth La Motte and Betty Grable in a Christmas themed broadcast panorama.
The First Baptist Church announces a full week of activities led by President G.8 Pres ton and assistants Bertha Goodwin and G. T. Bartlett. Morning worship features Miss Elsie Ringler and sermons on Christmas All the Year and Importance of Christian Education. Special services include women’s and men’s meetings with guest speaker Dr. Joseph Maxwell of Fairmont, a watch-night service, and a Love’s Offering poem by Philip Gregory. Visitors welcomed.
St Matthias Episcopal Church lists Reverend John G Shirley as rector with a 9:30 church school and 1:30 evening prayer. Friday December 24 includes 11:30 organ recital and 12:00 midnight Christmas Eve ante-communion and candle light service. No service on Sunday December 26. January 2 1938 schedule shows 7:30 p m evening prayer and sermon.
West Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church announces Sunday school each Sunday at 9:30 a m with J Lee Evans as superintendent Morning praise and prayer meeting schedule listed. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p m and Thursday at 2 30 p m. Pastor Herbert Parks leads the congregation.
The Pruntytown M P Church lists Rev H J Mitchell as pastor. Sunday school at 10:00 led by Joe Keiner will meet with preaching on the first and third Sundays at 2 30 pm. Come and bring a friend.
The First Presbyterian Church led by Pastor Frank J. Tuf Vander offers 9:30 a.m. church school with Mrs. Earl Wilkinson and 10:30 a.m. worship featuring a sermon on Faith working through love and special music by Mrs. George Brinkman. organist and choir director are listed, plus a 7:30 p.m. church school program. Activities include Fidelis club Monday, Junior society Tuesday, Trustees Tuesday, Hand Circle Tuesday, and choir rehearsal Friday. Communion services begin Sunday, January 2 at 10:30 a.m. with Universal Week of Prayer January 3 to 9, services nightly at 7:30 p.m. The verse Let us go into the house of the Lord closes the notice.
Sunday school at 9:30 led by John Chaff and Andrew Curry with Christian teachers. 11:00 class meeting 6:30 Young People's service 7:30 prayer meeting 9:30 Sabbath school 10:30 morning worship Junior church 2:30 evangelistic service Young People's Prayer band Monday and practice Thursday mid week prayer. Church seeks growth and gospel spread in 1937 era.
Rev. M. J. Hannon pastor leads Mass at 7:00 and 10:00 with a 1:30 evening service at Church St. Augustine's.
An International Uniform Lesson analysis on Mark 1 16 20 and Philippians 1 1 30 centers on consecration as dedicating talents to Christ. Paul’s example is highlighted, with “to me to live is Christ” as the life’s keynote, and the contagious, consistent, selfless nature of a consecrated life lauded as inspiring others to courage and faith.
Sunday school begins at 9 30 led by Arnlé Leonard with Merle Bailey as assistant and Blanch Bailey heading the primary department Morning service at 10 45 Epworth league devotional at 6 30 with Lynn Faulkner as president Evening worship at 1 30 Sermon by pastor Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible study at 7 30 p m Boy Scout meeting led by James Parkhill troopmaster Thursday 7 00 p m
Assembly of God Tabernacle AM 5 9 30 Sunday school AB Knabenshue superintendent Nellie Collums assistant superintendent worship 6 30 Young People Meeting 1 45 Evangelistic service Tuesday 7 45 Cottage prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 Prayer and praise service public invited at Beech Street church
The First Church of Christ led by Rev. M. D. Swisher lists a Bible school at 9:30 with R. H. Bunner as superintendent and Mrs W A Harrison overseeing primary and intermediate. Communion at 4:30, sermon at 11, evening worship at 7:30. Street meeting Saturday night. Sunday school at 10 with Mrs Myrtle Wagner, 11 morning service. 6:15 Young People’s Legion led by Walter Poole. Open air gathering at 7 and salvation service in the citadel at 7:45.
Pastor Rev H J Mitchell leads morning and evening worship at Methodist Protestant Church with 9:30 Sunday school led by Dee Knight. Activities include 3 act play The Little Town of Bethlehem directed by Ruth Batten, choir rehearsal Monday, prayer and leadership training Wednesday, and junior choir rehearsal Friday. public invited to all services.
Pruntytown M. E. Church lists Sunday school at 10:00 AM led by Pastor Beebert Parks with Bert. annecy noted. the entry shows a fragmented schedule line for Sunday school.
St Pauls Lutheran Church led by Pastor Me Almes announces Christmas Day services with 7 30 AM text Jesus born Bethlehem 7 30 PM Sunday school program The Three Great Joys and a 9 15 AM Sunday school led by W H Shafferman Smith assistants Primary group led by Mrs Ronaldson and Mrs L W He In charge Morning worship at 10 30 AM conducted by the pastor with theme The Abundant Life Separate 2 PM service at Newbury Holy Trinity Lutheran church Vespers not listed All are invited to attend.
The Alliance Gospel Chapel lists weekly services and activities. Sunday school at 9 00 and 11 00 worships, afternoon sermon and young people's studies, cottage prayer Tuesday, Bible study Friday, with Beulah and Blue churches noted and Curtis Boyce as assistant superintendent.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Mr Atate Poe as superintendent and a Tad-Evening service planned for a Sunday. Readers see references to a preface or cure and a schedule item labeled 4p.30 but details are unclear.
The entry lists Simpson M B Church with Sunday school at 10 00 each Sunday morning. Preaching on the second Sunday night and the fourth Sunday morning monthly. Evening service at 8:00 and prayer service midweek on Wednesday at 8:00.
Fragments describe a church address and names including Warren M E Church, Arthur J Smith, 815 Thayer, with references to a pastor and a superintendent A Miles.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.