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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1934

Page

4

Grafton WV Newspaper Office and Classified Rates

Office lines provide contact details for 102 Latrobe Street Grafton West Virginia with specific phone numbers for business and editorial departments. Advertising rates are two cents per word for first insertion and one cent thereafter, with same day ads due by 9:00 a.m. and 5 cents per inch for late composition. Removal notices due by 6:00 p.m. prior day.

Associated Press Sehtinel E PLC Sentinel

Moonrise and market revival headline Gratton notes

A reader recounts timing the full moon rise and reflects on its beauty while detailing local property value shifts under county assessor notes. The piece praises rising personal property values like refrigerators and cars, signals a broader economic revival, and promotes a Kiwanis led community picnic at Grafton Park. It also notes calls for a West Virginia voter registration inquiry and a neighborly project to clear sunken logs at the park’s beach.

Kiwanis Club Grafton Park

Grafton Park work proposed and road tax funds noted

Welfare board urges real work at Grafton Park swimming beach using the ferry as a barge to lift underwater logs. Proposes oak timber salvage upstream to Black Falls for drying and planks. State tax money returned to county bonds aids road fund. Remarks on car accidents blame shifts from alcohol to more cars. 3.2 beer debate noted with skepticism.

Welfare Board Grafton Park Park Black Falls

Birth Party at West Main Street Church Welcomes Guests

Mrs Grace Frye welcomed guests as sister of Dr Brown, Rev W R Eskew led a prayer and talks by Rev Mr Meredith and Rev Dr Grose recalled the church’s past. Mrs Chambers helped obtain a bell. M C A Glee Club sang two numbers. Benediction by Dr Eskew closed the program with a social hour and refreshments. A brief church history is noted in a later Sentinel page by H W Hilkey.

Frye Grace Frye Dr. Brown W. R. Eskew St. Paul's M. E. Church Mr. Meredith Grose H. W. Hilkey Harry Flanagan West Main Street

Hitler Behind Dollfuss Death cited in Italy plans note

A London written front-page item says the German government disowned the Vienna coup after its envoy negotiated for rebels release. It argues the coup collapse marks a crushing defeat for Hitler.

Hitler Dollfuss London Vienna Germany

Beginners Classes Planned After Successful Life Saving Courses

The article notes another beginners class to be organized following the success of three life saving courses with 46 qualified participants. Ralph Kunst Jr. will again lead instruction at the park lifeguard station, with tests by a team from the Clarksburg Red Cross chapter.

Sins Ralph Kunst, Jr Park Clarksburg

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