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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1950
Page
2
Church listings show Rev George E Manson rector at St Matthias Episcopal on West Main and 81 Marys Streets with Sunday School at 9:30, Holy Communion and sermon at 11:00. Knottsville Circuit lists services on first and third Sundays with 11:00 a.m. and evening prayers, plus weekly prayer meetings and youth fellowship.
The Second Baptist Church announces services led by Pastor T J Peoples with youth fellowship at 6 45 p m on the 2nd and 4th Sundays visitors welcome Feather in charge Evening and mid week services are canceled this week Choir rehearsal at 7 00 p m Thursday Boy Scout troop 6 meets James O Parkhill Scoutmaster
The fragment outlines a Sunday schedule at West Main Street church with 9:30 am worship, 10:30 am church school led by Walter HL Wolfe, and 3 pm Baptist Youth Fellowship. A West Virginia Industrial School for Boys speaker is slated for morning services, plus evening worship and midweek events.
A notice for Andrews Methodist Church announces a Mother’s Day service at the church. The brief item lists the church name and event focus without additional details.
The Golden Cert Salvation Army at 127 B Main Street led by Captain Lynn Wiseman lists services and meetings. Nursery and children's activities, Sunday school at 9:45, morning worship at 11, junior soldiers, young people, prayer and open air services, Salvation meeting at 8, and weekday clubs and cadet classes with officers Mrs Myrtle Wagner Miss Pearl Bennett Captain Wiseman and others. Psalm 86 5 is quoted.
The little church near Curve Bridge invites worship with Sunday school at 2 30 a m Young people's service at 7 00 p m Preaching by the pastor at 8 00 p m Wednesday mid week prayer service at 7 30 p m You are invited to worship in the little church near Curve Bridge.
Oak Grove Baptist Church led by Minister M Malcom announces Sunday school at 10 04 and worship at 11 00 with monthly morning services and evening gatherings. St Pauls Lutheran Church Pastor E F Roof shares 9 30 Sunday school and 10 45 Morning Worship, inviting all to attend every service.
The Rose Hill Methodist Church led by Pastor L. G. Robinson hosts the Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting on the third Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Public worship is on the first and third Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Activities include a church school and various circle and class gatherings with listed times.
Church services and activities listed with Bible school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Brethren Youth Fellowship at 7:00 p.m. led by Elaine Hauser, evening program at 8:00 p.m. Reverend J. Pal Dowdy to show pictures of South America. Midweek study at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Doctrines study. Pens Fhanita Boys Club weekly at 7:00 p.m. Vacation Bible School opens Monday at 9 a.m. inviting all community children.
A short notice lists Church of Christ (Colored) located at 1a East Main, with additional fragmentary address details Biter A.
The First Church of Christ holds 9:30 Bible School with Kari Hinkins as superintendent. Morning service at 10:30 includes prayer and communion. Evening worship at 8:00 features a sermon titled The Mind of Christ.
At 10:80 a.m. service on God the Preserver of Man, with golden text from Psalm 40:11. Theme emphasizes divine loving kindness and truth preserving man. All are welcome to attend.
A brief item notes a church in Richardson involving evangelical services and an unspecified event. Names and details are unclear, with damaged OCR text leaving core facts tentative. Further readable elements indicate church activities and location without clear outcomes or dates.
Church of Jesus Christ holds Bible study at 2:45 PM and worship at 6:30 PM with evangelistic service and Wednesday Bible study listed, all at the Little School House in Berryburg.
Blueville Methodist Church announces a church choir rehearsal titled Feat Tribetibe at 8:00 p.m. The note emphasizes preparing a furs-choir piece and invites members and guests to attend.
Haymond Methodist and Assembly of God tabernacles at 109 Beech Street list ministers E L Arnold and Rev David Ingram. Sunday school at 10 to 10:45, morning worship at 11, youth or evangelistic services, prayer meetings, and a clerked church-school superintendent Charles Holt at Last Run Free.
The church led by Rev F Carl Davis offers 10 am Sunday school with Mrs F Wilkinson as superintendent and 11 am morning worship on the theme Our Life. An 7 pm Westminster Fellowship meets, choir rehearsal at 7:15 pm, trustees at 7 pm on the second Tuesday monthly. strangers welcome.
The article discusses Zephaniah the prophet delivering dire warnings to Judah in 627 B C. It highlights his critique of the wealthy and unbelieving, the day of reckoning, and a call to repentance amid social and spiritual neglect.
Arnold minister leads services at Fetterman Methodist on Main Street including church school at 9:30 with Howard Carr as superintendent, evening worship at 1:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. prayer meeting 7:30 p.m. Thursday choir rehearsal follows.
Warren Methodist Church timetable lists Church School at 9 30 a m. and Monday Homemaker group at 8 00 am. Bible Study and midweek prayer service at 7 30 pm. Chorus rehearsal at 8 00 pm on Thursday and NAACP meeting on Friday. The text spans Wednesday and other weekly events with multiple mis-typed words.
A church notice lists Bible classes at 10:30 am with sermon and communion, 6:30 am Young People's Meeting, and 1:30 pm Evening Service under the theme Come Let Us Reason Together. Donal d Jarrett is mentioned in the context of the Munster area.
Flemington Assembly of God Church invites worshippers with a 10:00 am Bible class 11:00 am and 7:00 pm evening service. Prayer and praise welcome all during services led by Pastor Rey Hazel at the Flemington campus.
The West Main Street Methodist Church lists services at 10:30 a.m. worship and 7:30 p.m. evening service with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school led by George Coulson. A Wes-Midweek service is planned at 7:30, with Youth Choir rehearing at 6:30 on Friday. Parsonage contact and church phone are provided.
The Church of the Nazarene Parkview announces Sunday services with T JAMES BOSHELL pastor and Ruth Knotts superintendent. 10:00 a.m. Sunday school. 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship with sermon by the pastor. 7:30 p.m. Evangelistic service with sermon by the pastor.
Beulah Baptist Church in Harmony Grove and St Augustine Catholic list Sunday masses at 6 50 and 9 30 am with an evening service at 7 30 pm Sunday school at 10 00. On second and fourth Sundays there is a 7 00 pm meeting while Tuesday evenings feature senior choir practice and Bible study.
Fragment from a religious reflection citing Zephaniah on divine judgment, repentance, and the power of faith to overcome fear of atom bombs. It contrasts doom with a call to seek Jehovah, righteousness, and meekness, ending on a note of God’s steadfast love and joy in the faithful.
The Evangelical United Brethren Church lists Sunday activities beginning with 9:30 a.m. church school led by John B. Jenkins, followed by morning worship at 1 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. services. A Union Hall community service includes Holy Communion at 7:00 p.m. and evening worship for all ages at 8:00 p.m. The text repeats fragmented notes about a school and other items.
A church notices schedule lists Christian Builders Class cutting at the dam at 7 00 p m Monday and prayer and Bible study at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Choir at 9 00 p m Wednesday. Sunday schools at Boothsville Eldora Janes Memorial and Simpson with worship services led by Rev Elmer Wilson Rev L Boyd and Rev N G Sansome at specified times. All times use Eastern Standard Time.
Lee Smith, president of the New York Real Estate Board, proposed a device that stops auto horns unless a car is moving to curb the city’s racket. Editors praised the idea while recalling late King Lardner’s plan to remove rubber door bumpers to speed subway schedules.
The article explains selecting rock garden sites and plant choices for partial shade and sun. It covers using available space, rock depth, and temperature needs, with examples like Primulas and mountain plants, plus careful placement for natural look and moisture retention.
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