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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1949
Page
4
The Grafton Sentinel, founded 1870 and published daily except Sunday since 1903, lists its address at 102 Latrobe Street Grafton West Virginia. Key staff include M. B. MacLEOD General Manager and Eldora M. Bolyard News Editor.
NBC Eight thirty Paul Lavalle Band and Jimmy Durante plus Lou Gehrig in Sports Time headline the NBC slate. CBS offers Club Crosby and Jack Carson Comedy with Douglas Fairbanks Jr in Haunted Honeymoon and Friday Playhouse with Cathy Lewis. ABC presents Lone Ranger This Is FBI Break the Bank The Sheriff and Sports Interviews. MBS features Carmen Cavallaro Band Opera Concert U.S. Army Band and Meet the Press.
Deb confronts Tim aboard a storm battered island house. A hidden revolver, a threatening gun, and a looming rescue converge as a planned tea table standoff delays a dangerous escape. Deb improvises tea and shelter while plotting to end the threat before help arrives.
Funeral services were held at Hopewell Church near Newburg for Dr Ashford Ervin 78 found dead in bed Tuesday morning. A life long Preston county resident born August 6 1871 he is survived by a daughter a brother and a nephew. Burial was at Hopewell cemetery with Rev E S Alberts leading services. Ten Preston county towns vote June 7 with few contests. Tunnelton lists three tickets and Newbury two. Also notes travel of Captain and Mrs Sherren and relatives, and local medical and social updates.
Elizabeth Sue Feather, child of Russell V. and Mary Gray Feather, Tunnelton, died June 1 at 4 30 p m in Montefiore hospital Pittsburgh after a two and a half month illness. Born June 12 1945 Morgantown she leaves her parents a grandmother Mrs Blanche Feather Terra Alta. Funeral services set for Saturday June 4 at 2 p m at Tunnelton Methodist church with Rev W J Kerr officiating. Interment in Terra Alta cemetery.
Evansville social notes recap weekend visits and relatives. Reverend James Nottingham and family traveled to Marion ton to visit the Nottinghams and Moses families. Akron Ohio guests Howard Criss and family stayed with Watson Criss and relatives. Additional visits include Lull family returning to Baltimore after seeing Wagoner. Wilsons, Jennings, and Matlick households hosting. Esther Stewart visiting Ruth Jennings. Hovatter and White families visiting kin. Yost family hosting. Mary Ann Jennings visiting Geneva Garlow in Clarksburg.
Across Americas Georgia and Nebraska decontrol moves trigger sharp rent increases. Amarillo and Meÿlester report 20 to 25 percent boosts, with a house rising from 35 to 50 dollars monthly. Florida bills pass but await governor action as Texas lawmakers debate the issue. four states reject decontrol. Decontrol tends to sweep southern and southwestern areas.
Mrs Perry Bucklew of Blueville visits Mr and Mrs Harold Sinsel while Betty Mae Wagoner returns from Grafton City hospital. Measles cases recoveries and revivals noted. several Grafton residents visit relatives. Council stories warn of mismanaged finances, unpaid bills, and nonfunctional city services before a new government took over on July 1 1947. New talk covers fire protection, street cleaning, sewer work, parking chaos, and street improvement plans. Some states consider 10 percent cattle control. hearings shape decontrol in Oceans View and other towns as Expediter Woods reviews legality.
A non Communist provision was expected to be proposed at the Democratic conference but not by Humphrey. The leadership planned to sound out Democrats and draft a new bill to capture as many votes as possible without binding the party.
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.