Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Grafton Sentinel in Grafton, West Virginia

We have 4,406,501 pages in West Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1949

Page

4

Sunday School Convention Held At Oak Grove Church

Grafton report notes Sextine tended the Sunday School Convention at Oak Grove church Sunday. Mr and Mrs Pred McDaniel and son Douglas of Morgantown visited A J Jennings. Lot Ridgeway and sister Nettle Ridgeway visited Mrs Jennie Reed. Watson Criss returned home after visiting his son Howard and George and families of Akron Ohio. Mr and Mrs Dennis White and children of Kingwood accompanied them.

Oak Grove Pred McDaniel Douglas Morgantown A. J. Jennings Lot Ridgeway Nettle Ridgeway Jennie Reed Watson Criss Howard George Akron Ohio Dennis White Kingwood

Evansville social notes from July with travel visits

Mr and Mrs Leroy Wagoner have returned to Baltimore after visiting friends in Wheeling Fairmont Grafton and Newbur g Mark Rollins of Fairmont visits Ira Yost Archie Jennings visits Harold Matlick near Kass and Albert Sinsel with others in town

Evansville Leroy Wagoner Baltimore Maryland Henry Wagoner Wheeling Fairmont Grafton Newbure Mark Rollins Ira Yost Archie Jennings Harold Matlick Near Kass Albert Sinsel

Seed care caution for herbaceous perennials and late bloomers

Garden guidance warns: avoid letting seeds of herbaceous plants mature to prevent spillage by rain or wind. Taller, later blooming perennials, though large and stiff, should still be managed to control seeding and maintain bed structure.

Kentucky reports 132 infantile paralysis cases

Kentucky's infantile paralysis tally rose to 132, up 11 in 24 hours, with 15 fatalities including three year old Darlene Hunt of Dayton. New cases appeared in Fulton, Owsley, Clay, Daviess, Payette, Graves, Jefferson, Kenton, and Nelson counties, while Daviess and Graves reported their first cases of the year and Lee and Cumberland counties were flagged as epidemic areas.

Louisville Kentucky State Board of Health Darlene Hunt Dayton Campbell County Fulton Owsley Clay Daviess Payette Graves Jefferson Kenton Nelson Lee County Cumberland Tracy Jones

Beatrice and David confront a fading love in fiction chapter

Beatrice and David share a tense farewell in New York as a complex modern marriage tests their emotions. Beatrice contemplates returning home to Porter and their child while confronting Cecily's hard earned acceptance of sorrow and change. The scene ends with Beatrice finding Porter absent at home, deepening the ache of departure.

Beatrice Garden of Eden Khusa Andyead Dave Porter America Margaret Gormas Nic New York Ceily Cecily Tod Ord Meage Marianne India Old City Bettries Bram Elimeie Cary Dax Neag Frances

State Police Release Semi-Annual Report

State Police report 14 285 arrests in first half of 1949 including 1 614 felonies and 12 669 misdemeanors. 96 083 man hours spent on investigations covering 209 737 miles in cruisers. 280 stolen cars recovered. 27 fewer highway fatalities than a year earlier. Also notes Hambletonian trot at Goshen New York on August 10, the richest since 1926.

Charleston W.B. Burchett West Virginia

Drawn out custody fight at Dedham probate court

In Dedham Massachusetts a probate judge weighs a custody dispute involving 13 year old Lance son of Barbara Woolworth heiress now Princess Troubet Kol. The court grants a six week extension of summer access amid the lengthy probate proceedings. The Venice Italy based recovery stay and unrelated international gossip surround the case.

Danisac Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow Dedham Mass Lance Woolworth Barbara Troubet Italy Lingus International

Saturday Night Radio Schedule Summary

NBC offers Vic Damone at 8 pm followed by Sad ay Dante Date and 9 pm Hit Parade. CBS airs Vaughn Monroe Show at 8, Gene Autry at 9, Tales of Adventure at 9:30, and a 10:30 Grand Ole Opry. ABC features Let's Listen To Music at 1:30, Tom Dorsey Show at 10:30, and Tommy Dorsey, while MBS broadcasts Hawaii Calls and Twenty Questions at 8:30. Chicago Thea lee signals program blocks and 10 pm finale.

NBC Vic Damone Saday Dante CBS Vaughn. Monroe Gene Autry ABC Tommy Dorsey Henry King Hawaii Guy Lombardo Music Chicago Thea Lee

DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE AND CRYPTOQUOTE CLUES

A fill in the crossword grid lists many across and down clues with numbered hints and a cryptoquote puzzle. It includes references to geography, common nouns, names, and a coded substitution. The page also notes a daily cryptogram and a tip about letter substitution.

Roosevelt Jr Engaged To New York Socialite

Representative Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. of New York announced engagement to Matry Suzanne Perrin a 24 year old New York socialite. Perrin a Westover School Middlebury graduate served two years in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve. It will be his second marriage and her first.

New York Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr D-Ny Mmatry Suzanne Perrin Roosevelt Miss Perrin Westover School Middlebury Conn Marine Corps Women’s Peserve

Nellie L Shuttlesworth McDade 71 dies at home

Mrs Nellie L Shuttlesworth McDade age 71 of 459 Maple Avenue died this morning at 3 AM after illness since Sunday Born in Bellaire Ohio June 11 1878 she was active in the Republican party and on the State Executive Committee She came to Grafton fifty years ago and belonged to Andrews Methodist Church Survived by husband Richard C Dadé and several nieces and nephews

Nellie L. Shuttlesworth McDade Maple Avenue Andrews, Methodist Church Richard Mr. Dadé

Runaways Bulbs and Notre Dame North Carolina Meet

Fragmented text notes autumn bulbs and early planting instructions. It mentions the football game Notre Dame versus North Carolina at Yankee Stadium on November 12 and Sam Snead at 37 becoming the oldest PGA champion, though wording is garbled and incomplete.

New York Notre Dame North Carolina Yankee Stadium Sam Snead

Mrs Nenlie L Shutiles Worth McDade Services Listed

Mrs Nenlie L Shutiles Worth McDade funeral services set for Monday at 2 30 p m Bartlett Funeral Home with Reverend Arta F Shomo officiating Interment at BlueMeat Cemetery Friends may call at Bartlett Funeral Home after noon Sunday

Nenlie L. Shutiles Worth McDade Bartlett Funeral Home Arta’f. Shomo Meat Cemetery

Classified Advertising Rates and Notices Summary

Classified section shows rate structure for multiple insertions, per-word charges, minimums, and note on cash payment. It lists sample ads for sale items, rentals, services, and lost jewelry, with phone numbers and dates. The page includes warnings about classification errors and newsroom procedures for corrections.

Davante the ‘Sentinel

West Virginia Estates Face Creditors Claims Notice

Legal advertising lists multiple estates in Taylor and Grafton counties. Notices require creditors and beneficiaries to file claims by January 1990 or risk forfeiture. includes references to Willlega G Ross Bobela Thomas Anegan and ongoing chancery action for divorce custody and relief.

Willlega Gi, Ross William G Ross Lemily Parrish Grafton West Virginia Panea John K. Burdett A. Taylor County West Bobela Virginia Thomas A. ‘Anegan Thomas Anegan Richard B. Bord Taylor County Circuit Court Charles F. Hildreth Margaret E. Hildreth Theo Dreh Aftiduvit Saif Margeret E. Yen Notrésidént Richa Boad

Also Mentioned on This Page

Associated Press National, Representatives Inland. Newspaper Representatives, Inc East 42Nd Street W. Va Fane Babe Ruth Mel Ott Tuns Alaska Faimpanya Navy Ahiiofices Point Barrow PY Margaret Nichols Me ” Ty Ming Peaturg Syndicate David William Tell Goshen N.Y CROSS Hebrides Arabia Bendin Judah Patie London Pole Weary Maxim Israel Vitality Greedy Public Colombia Music Slamen Wuak LA J Hing Features Syndicate Franklin Roosevelt, Jr St. Louis Cardinals Sternal Sti Horowitz Bartlets Sewing Machine Sales Joe's Sewing Wilford Worbmer Keener Bros. Rt Main Street Assembly OF God Church Beech Street Eyang Ethel Huber Tiree Christiana Streety Peéte Price Cage Ort Knotts Avenue East Main Street West Wilford Callaham East Main St Clarksburg Ane Cala WM Sranel Newburg
Search Courier

Search the Grafton Sentinel Today with a Free Trial

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.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Grafton Sentinel?

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!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication