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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1928
Page
2
Eastern time schedule of radio programs across multiple stations listing show titles, orchestras, bands, and dance music. Contains station call letters and times for WEAF WJZ WOR WEET WPG WGK WABC WELW WGY WBZ WRC WS B WKDKA and WHAS with orchestras, bands, and talk.
A scanned page lists Sunday school sessions, worship times, and musical programs from multiple churches in Chicago Cleveland Cincinnati Detroit and other cities. Notices include prayers, choir practices, youth activities, and special services, with dates and leaders named for ongoing church events and a planned move to a school auditorium during reconstruction.
Pastor KE L Arnold leads Sunday school with 10:0 Children’s Day baptisms and a 6:30 Christian Endeavor led by Nellie Williams. 7:30 evening worship with sermon. Wednesday prayer 7:20. Thursday luncheon 11 to 1.2:20 Ladies Aid. Friday Junior Endeavor 4. Choir practice 6:45. Fisher Sunday school class meets Tuesday 8. Union Sunday school workers meeting at Andrews Methodist Tuesday 7:45. State Sunday schools convention at Fairmont June 15.
Wet grounds forced cancellation of the county league game between Carr China and the local Independent, with a make up date unspecified. A game at Wendel between Garr China Tossler and the miners aggregation was set for this evening if weather allows. Three games postponed and expected to be carded later this month or early July amid continued rain and strong fan turnout at multiple sites. A separate note mentions a bargain sale offering women the chance to run it and buy another.
Wits M E Church South led by Pastor L L Casto. Sunday School 10:00 a m with Tucker as superintendent. Morning worship first Sunday of each month 11:00 a m. Evening worship first and third Sundays at 7:20 p m. Sermon by pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:20 p m. Young Peoples Meeting each Sunday 7:30 p m when no preaching. All welcome.
Morning worship at 10 with sermon on the Lord s prayer and Sunday school at 11 20 led by R W Cuppett superintendent Epworth League at 6 20 officers installed Children s day program at 7 20 with a Taylor County rally to be held at Andrews M E church Tuesday at 7 45 midweek meeting Wednesday at 7 0 announcements on the state Sunday school convention in Fairmont W Va. Choir rehearsal Friday 30. Pastor Dennis W Foreman invites all to attend. Sunday school at 10 00 am.
Sunday school at 9 30 am with Guy F E Bennett supervising classes for all. Morning worship at 10 30 am sermon by the pastor on Brooks That Jail. Evening service at 8 pm lasting forty minutes concludes Loyalty week with Is Youth in Revolt. Prayer Wednesday at 8 pm led by D O Reed. Choir rehearsal Thursday at 8. Teachers urged to attend Andrews M A church meeting Tuesday June 12 at 8.
The notice outlines Sunday School at First Baptist Church led by George Newcome, with morning services at 10 20 a m and public worship at 7 20 p m. It also lists events for Grafton Sunday school workers union meeting at Andrews M E B church, midweek prayer, choir rehearsal, and a children’s day program with speaker J B Shaffer, inviting broad public participation.
The Andrews Church AM led by Pastor Barlow announces Sunday School at 9:30 with service at 10:30, a family themed morning worship, Epworth League meeting led by Miss Metler at 7:30, and Annual Children's Day exercises directed by Mrs. Lear. Monday at 2:00 the W H M S meets at Miss Mattie Jace's home. Tuesday 7:30 Ladies Aid lecture, 7:45 city wide Sunday school workers union. Public invited.
The First Christian Church marks its seventy year celebration with 9:20 Sunday school and 10:30 morning worship including an anniversary sermon by Dr. D T Puritan emeritus of WV University. The program features singing, solos, a children’s service, and a pageant titled Aspiration with special music and scripture readings. An Andrews M E Church meeting notice and choir rehearsal are also listed. St Pauls Lutheran is mentioned with Rev Theo Crickenberger.
A local church schedules a morning service with a 125 lunch in the Barned room for visitors. The service includes a Beening worship and a sermon Facing Our Task by Rey John Brown. The choir performs three anthems with solo parts by Elsie Ringler Mildred Bartlett and others, plus a duet. The church is decorated, and long-time members seated together.
A Sunday school lesson recalls Jesus despised and rejected by religious leaders and betrayed by Judas and Peter. It traces his trials before Annas Caiaphas Pilate and Herod, Pilate’s attempt to avoid judgment, the crowd’s demand for Barabbas, and Jesus’ crucifixion as the verdict.
Huntington leaders were chosen for the West Virginia district of Lions International at the sixth annual convention. In Clarksburg Jesse Lee Paylor, 14, died after a fall at the Pittsburgh Plate Glass plant in Norwood. At Richland mine a roof collapse injured three men and trapped 147 others, while Newton Barnette of Gillispie survived a fall from a pole during wire work near Jane Lew.
The week's forecast covers the North and Mid Atlantic states with fair skies at the start, showers on Thursday and Friday, and a cooling first half then warmer latter half. Ohio Valley and Tennessee expect showers Monday and again Thursday, with a warming trend midweek and into the weekend. A stray movie note ends the fragment.
The church invites worshippers to a series of services led by the pastor at Trinity Church burg at 3:00 p.m. Sunday school workers are urged to attend a union meeting at Andrews M. & church on Tuesday June 12 at 7:45 p.m. Sunday School meets at 9:30 with Marie Ellington as Supt and Hattie Beaner as Asst. Supt. At 10:45 the sermon is on Vital Importance of Repentance. Epworth League meets at 6:40 led by Homer Howell. Evening service at 7:00 features a sermon Have Ye Received the Holy Ghost since ye believed followed by a junior choir program. Trustees debt is to be paid.
The Department of Agriculture announced winter wheat production figures for the principal producing states. Pennsylvania led with 17,661,000 bushels, while Ohio reached 8,501,000 bushels. The report outlines regional outputs and overall trends for the season.
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