City opens Tarrangeneanes for festival parking lot
Local authorities clear the way for a pre festival parking area named Tarrangeneanes to support crowd flow. Scout patrols assist with safety and traffic guidance during the event.
Grafton Sentinel in Grafton, West Virginia
We have 4,406,061 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!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1941
Page
8
City to open free long street parking for 100 to 120 autos
Captain Earl DeMoss announced plans to convert a rear city street area from Wehn alley to Archdeacon alley into a free municipal parking lot with space for 100 to 120 cars. The Street department will start cleanup and leveling next week, with lighting provided by three large fixtures and officers patrolling to keep cars secure day and night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl DeMoss
Police Department
Main Street
Wehn Alley
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Delmar Heck
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Helen G. Fawcett
Expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for care during illness and after the death of Mrs. Helen G. Fawcett. Special thanks to Reverend Wayne Tones, Nazarene church choir, floral givers, and those who lent cars. Signed by Mrs. W. T. Wells, Frank Fawcett and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen G. Fawcett
Wayne
The
Nazarene Church
W. T. Wells
Frank Fawcett
Pale Life Promotes Help for County Sheepmen
Pale Life outlines plans to aid county sheepmen in organizing their enterprises for greater profitability, with Mr Hawkins endorsing the initiative and emphasizing practical counsel for local flocks.
Flemington Adopts Eastern Daylight Time In Summer
Flemington joins Grafton in adopting daylight time this summer with faster time becoming effective Saturday at midnight. City officials urge residents to adjust watches. Baltimore and Ohio will stay on eastern standard time for intercity travel. Local businesses and theatres will operate on daylight time. beer sales allowed until 1 a.m. daylight time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington
Grafton
Taylor County
Baltimore and Ohio
the Sentinel
Associated Press
West Virginia Liquor Commission
John Madden
Wool Pool To Be Assembled Here June 12
Wool from Taylor county will be gathered for the Graf ton cooperative pool on Thursday afternoon June 12 at 3 o'clock. County agent C R Hawkins notes many fleeces are listed this year from local sheepmen. Emerson Gregory of the State Department of Agriculture will grade the wool and conduct a demonstration on classification and rejects. All pooled wool must be delivered in good condition for timely grading. Farmers urged to attend to learn how to improve clip quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Grafton
C. R. Hawkins
Mr. Hawkins
Emerson Gregory
State Department of Agriculture
Carl Lynch Reelected Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus
Carl Lynch was reelected grand knight of Council 713 Knights of Columbus at a lively meeting in the K of C hall. Representatives from Preston Barbour and Monongalia counties were guests. The council also chose officers including James Walter deputy grand knight and Joseph Wright chancellor. Plans for outdoor summer activities were announced after the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Carl Lynch
Knights of Columbus
K. of C. Hall
Ing
Preston
Barbour
Monongalia
James A. Walter
Joseph P. Wright
Hawesville
Wilbur R. Haislip
Frank L. Stephens
Joseph G. Mask
Harry A. Greene
Frank Campbell
Charles Palinowski
Howesville
James T. Murphy
James R. Cockrell
Howard F. Smith
Jeannie Strickling Crowned Queen at West Virginia Strawberry Festival
In Buckhannon West Virginia a pageant crowned blonde Jeanne Strickling of Clarksburg as queen of the sixth Central West Virginia Strawberry Festival. Escorted by two maids of honor and 72 princesses the ceremony resumed after rain paused events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Explorer Patrol
Grafton
Loren A. Hoffman
Buckhannon
Newton S. Anderson
Jeanne Strickling
Clarksburg
West Virginia
SevenYearOld Hit by Car Near Route 50 Intersection
Jackie Auvil seven, son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Auvil of Blueville, suffered a fractured collar bone and concussion when struck by a car driven by Kenneth Hoffman of Wilmington Delaware on route 119 near route 50. Eye witnesses said the boy darted into the road and the driver could not stop. He was taken to Grafton City hospital and remains under observation for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Auvil
Harvey Auvil
Blueville
Grafton City Hospital
C. F. Shafer
Jackie
Kenneth Hoffman
Wilmington
Delaware
Hoffman
Desertion Charged in Divorce Suit in Taylor County
Lena Mayle of Galloway sues Samuel Mayle in Taylor County circuit court for divorce charging desertion. Attorney H J Poling of Philippi filed the bill for Mrs Mayle. The couple last lived together in Michigan in 1925, according to the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Mayle
Galloway
Taylor County
Samuel Mayle
Barbour
H. J. Poling
Philippi
Mayle
Ant
Michigan
Fines Assessed In Police Court For Drunken Disturbance
Edward Brown, 29, of 231 West Boyd Street, was fined $10 and costs after being arrested for drunkenness and causing a disturbance in a Latrobe street pool room. He appeared before Meyer O. King in municipal court. Wilbur Newcome and Ray Kennedy also received $10 fines for incidents on Main Latrobe Streets late last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Brown
West Boyd Street
Latrobe Street
Meyer
O. King
Brown
Wilbur Newcome
Main
Latrobe
Ray Kennedy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lugade
Red Cross
Compton Pembroke
Manfred Shafer
Paul Sinsel
Fagle
Charles L. Hoffman
Lyle Wooddell
Curtis Marshall
E Crescent Club
Dixie
Long
Opera House
Roy Rogers
Young Bill Hickok
Sun
Deanna Durbin
Franchot Tone
Trail Blazers
Johnny Mack Brown
C. Vv. Miller
W. Va
England
Canada
America
Ace Avication
Paramount
Leb
Malone
Brore
Robinson Grand
Zensali Lor
Gap Malone
Tie Seale Mat
Towletries
yNte
Phillips’ Milk OF Magnesia
Cee Auricy
Cura
USA
Mnififirn
Iese
Alting “Ok
Griffin
Rinso Soap
Woodbury Soap
NE Pomc
Ives
Doa
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!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.