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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1949

Page

4

Grafton Sentinel Subscription Rates and Masthead Notice

Grafton Sentinel lists Miss Eldora M. Bolyard as general manager and Miss Eldora M. Bolyard as news editor. The Associated Press is entitled to reproduce local and SAP dispatches. Subscription rates: 30 cents per week by carrier. by mail in advance: one year 9.00, six months 7.80, three months 3.90. outside Virginia and West Virginia 15.60 per year. Entered as second class matter in the post office at Iva under act 9.

Associated Press SAP Virgoinia West Virginia

Evening Radio Schedule Featuring NBC CBS ABC Listings

Tonight’s radio lineup across NBC CBS and ABC includes Hor gan’s Daughter at 8:30 and Me And Janie at 9 on NBC-8, followed by Big Town Drama at 10 and A Life in Your Hands at 10:30. CBS-8 offers Mystery Theatre at 8:30 and Mr and Mrs North at 9:30, It Pays To Be Ignorant at 10, and Hit The Jackpot. ABC-17 features Pointer Spying at 5:30, Town Meeting Recorder from Paris at 8:30 with Eve Curie, Rex Malipin at 9:45, and As We See It at 10:30. MBS-8 presents Gregory Hood Casebook at 8, John Steele Adventuring at 9, Mysterious Traveler at 9:30, and Korn's A Krackin at 10.

NBC Horgan ABC Pointer Paris Eve Curie Rex Malipin MBS Gregory Hood John Steele Korn

Baseball Briefs From AL Matchups And Standouts

American League games featured Washington at Detroit with Hittle 2-2 facing Newhouser 10-7, Boston at Chicago pitting Dobson 7-8 against Kuzava 5-1, New York at Cleveland matching Reynolds 10-1 with Temon 10-4, and Philadelphia at St. Louis with Coleaign 7-8 opposing Fowler 9-5 while Drews 3-7 and Garver 5-48 also noted.

Washington Detroit Hittle Newhouser Boston Chicago Dobson Kuzava New York Cleveland Reynolds Temon Philadelphia St. Louis Coleiagzn Wid Fowler Drews Garver

Baseball Tonight Wrap With Daily Scores and Schedules

National League games feature Cincinnati at New York and Chicago at Philadelphia while Pittsburgh visits Brooklyn and St. Louis plays Boston. Phillies beat Detroit 13-8. Cleveland tops Boston 1-0. Chicago over New York 6-5 in 10 innings. Afternoon results list Pittsburgh 7 Philadelphia 2 and New York 7 St. Louis 4. Other NL games: Cincinnati 6 Boston 1 and Brooklyn 3 Chicago 0. AL shows Boston at Chicago, Washington at Detroit, New York at Cleveland, Philadelphia at St. Louis with National League counterparts noted.

Cincinnati New York Fox Jansen Pittsburgh Brooklyn Werel Newcombe Chicago Philadelphia Leonard Heintzelman St. Louis Boston Lanier Spahn

Standings by The Associated Pros Batting and Pitching Highlights

Batting: George Metkovich drove in two with a bases loaded single to lift the White Sox 6-5 in 10 over the Yankees. Pitching: Indians rookie right hander defeated Dickey McDermott 1-0 over the Red Sox, allowing six hits and four strikeouts. Menu note lists chicken souffle, green peas, onion rings, peach and cottage cheese salad, chocolate brownies, and a beverage for dessert.

Associated Pros George Metkovich White Sox New York Yankees Mike Garcia Indians Dickey McDermott Boston Red Sox

Daily Crossword Puzzle and Cryptogram Fragment

A reader shows a dense crossword grid with across and down clues and a cryptogram quotation. The page includes numbered entries from 1 to 32 across and 20 to 31 down, plus a quoted proverb, with a note about one-letter substitution and the quote by Seneca.

McKinney Announces Horseshoe Results

Coach Randall McKinney Tay lor County Playground supervisor releases the inner-play ground horseshoe results. Midget division winner James Ward with Charles Costolo as runner up. Junior singles winner Charles Wolfe with John Vegon as runner up. Doubles winners John Ellington and Bob Wolfe with John Veyon and Junior Rogers as runners up.

Randall McKinney Taylor County James Ward Charles ‘Costolo John Vegon Charles Wolfe John Ellington Bob Wolfe John Veyon Junior Rogers

Criminal Court Cases Continued in KINGWOOD Session

Court recessed until Monday with cases continued or completed. John Piper pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and was sentenced to a year in jail. Earl T. Miller admitted guilt in robbing a service station and received a year in jail plus $10 fine. Melvin Shaffer was acquitted for destruction of property after a verdict of not guilty due to unpaid taxes on the animal. Russell Witcon arson case quashed. Lizzie Jolson forgery case continued. A special meeting was announced.

Kingwood Blanche Waston John Piper Cpwilhelm Earl T. Miller O'Bryen Manowa Melvin Shaffer Lawrence Myrtle Taylor Masontown Russell Witcon Lizzie Jolson

Preston County Sportsmen Club to Elect Officers

The Preston County Sportsmen Club plans a July 19 meeting at 8 o'clock in the courthouse to elect officers for the year. Mr and Mrs RE Lake and family are vacationing in Canada. Mr and Mrs Joseph Gerardie and children of New Rochelle NY visit their parents Mr and Mrs Anthony Carson near Hawesville. Mr and Mrs Walter Hornbeck and daughter Maureen of Donora PA visit in the home of Mr and Mrs George Watson.

Ing Preston County Sportsmen Club Court House RE. Lake Canada Joseph Gerardie New Rochelle N. Y George Miller Vernon Anthony Carson Hawesville Walter Hornbeck Maureen Donora, Pa George Watson

Tunnelton WSCS Chooses Campers For Mt Lake Park

The Woman Society of Christian Service of Tunnelton Church met with acting president Mrs. Marie Davis presiding as Mrs. Mary Hartiman remains ill. Devotions by Mrs. Carrie Taylor set plans to send two intermediates from Junior Fellowship to a camp at Mt Lake Park Md. Five members from Camp Chapel Methodist attended. Mr. and Mrs. John Bonafield announce birth of a seven and a half pound son born Friday July 8 in Morgantown Hospital. This is their first child.

W. R. Mankins Tunnelton Woman Society of Christian Service Tunnelton Church Marie Davis Mary J. Hartiman Carrie Taylor Mt. Lake Park Maxine Plum Sylvia Reader Sylvia Reeder Anna Long Nora Wiles The Camp Chapel John Bonafield Morgantown Hospital

G. G. OF THE GEEGEES Named Gregory Arnold

Alan Maver reports the newborn Gregory Arnold with mother Tillie Sterling. Grandparents are Addie Sterling and the late Earl Sterling. paternal grandparents Arnold J. Bonafield and Anne Bonafield.

G.G. OF THE Geegees Alan Maver Gregory Arnold Tillie Sterling Addie Sterling Earl Sterling Arnold J. Bonafield

Miller Birth in Washington D C and Wilson Sliger Reunion

A son named William Lowe Jr was born to Mr and Mrs William Miller in a Washington DC hospital on Sunday July 10 weighing seven pounds twelve ounces. Gloria LaRue mother and Lowe Miller father are longtime Tunnelton residents. The article also notes the Wilson Sliger reunion at Theodore Wilson home with a basket meal and officer elections for the coming year listing attendees from Accident Hutton Reading Uniontown and Tunnelton.

William Miller Washington, D.C William Lowe, Jr Gloria LaRue Faye LaRue George LaRue Tunnelton Georgia Miller Lowe Miller National Airport Millers Wilson Sliger Theodore Wilson Camp Ground Luther Wilson Clarence Shirley Pearl Evelyn Lawrence Wilson Bob Janet Accident Edward Swords Gladys DeWitt Charles Arthur DeWitt Hutton, Md Paul Beltz Betty Reading Roy Vansicle Lloyd Vansicle Uniontown V. C. Wilson Goldie Theodore ‘Wilson Eleanor Carl Orval Wilson Carolyn Sue Paul Menear Shirley Shriver Rodney Phillips David Wayne Charles Arbogast Charles Williams Russell Martin Glenn, Tunnelton

Legal Notice of Personal Debt Responsibility

Legal notice stating the author will not be responsible for debts contracted by others. Dated or published notices reference Route 1 Flemington and specific dates 7-12, 19, 26, with page notation ts. 9.

Thurman Flemington W. D. Clingan East Main Street Tony Suppa

Beatrice Faces Love Triangle in Museum Visit

In a museum Beatrice confronts a crisis of loyalty as Porter’s presence stirs questions of who truly owns his heart. Beatrice recalls shared memories while Bonnie navigates jealousy and a fragile friendship amid looming change.

Fairmont Soldier To Be Buried Here

Military burial services will be held at the Grafton National Cemetery at 1 p.m. Thursday for Governor D. Merrill USA a Fairmont soldier who drowned on July 9 while on duty in Alaska. Honor guards from the American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and the West Virginia Honor Guard will participate. Merrill, 26, formerly of Fairmont, had served in the Army for several years and rejoined after World War II, living in Alaska the past few years. He was the son of Richard Merrill and Anna Richards Merrill of 931 Courtland Street East Fairmont.

Grafton National Cemetery D. Merrill USA Fairmont Alaska American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars W. Va Merrill

Scott’s quits committee chair to force meeting

Scott resigns as committee leader prompting a forced meeting after a deadline passed. Howard emerges as a widely acceptable successor candidate to outsiders of the Spangler Reece faction, with Spangler denying candidacy and Reece viewed as eyeing the post amid intra-group contest.

Scott Howard Spangler-Reece Spangler Reece

New Jersey Committeeman Quotes On Party Rebuilding

Guy Gabrielson, New Jersey national committeeman, said in a statement that progress has been made toward rebuilding a United party while certain dissensions continue. He added that he shall not assign blame as it would serve no useful purpose, stressing that composing these differences remains the party's immediate duty.

Guy Gabrielson New Jersey Scott United’ Party

Classified Advertising Rates and Sample Notices

Classified ad policy outlines charges from 4 cents per word for first insertion, 3 cents per word for three or more consecutive insertions, 2.4 cents per word for six or more, minimum 75 cents, cash in advance, no phone ads, errors limited to one insertion. Includes sample WANTED TO RENT and SALES MAN WANTED notices with names, addresses, and contact details, such as Skaggs Jewelers and J. L. Blackwell, plus stray names and addresses.

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