Death notice fragment for Mari and family
Fragmentary obituary mentions Mari and family survivors including wife and son. Partial lines reference Saint Luke's and a March date, but details are unreadable.
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 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1957
Page
3
Fragmentary obituary mentions Mari and family survivors including wife and son. Partial lines reference Saint Luke's and a March date, but details are unreadable.
Calendar notes June schedule listing meetings for Naomi Sunday Glass, White Fawn Council, Tau Phi Lambda Sorority, Forest Woodmen Circle, Daughters of the American Revolution, W T A, Evangelism mission committee, St Pauls Lutheran, American Legion Auxiliary, Garden Club, Golden Age Group, VFW Auxiliary, Alpha Mu Beta Sigma Phi outing, Loyal Class barbecue, Oak Grove Woman's Club auction, Haymond Farm Woman's Club, and Nathan Plum Cyrene Musgrove descendants reunion with dates, locations, and event details in Blueville Rock Lake Weston Mt Nebo area.
Mrs Clyde Gilbert of Walnut Street travels to Lagrande Alabama to attend the wedding of her niece Helen Avery daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Avery once residents of Grafton. Other news notes move Mr and Mrs John Packman from Sutton to Holt apartments and the Browns of Miami visit family in Grafton before returning home. Floyd Pol of Knottsville Road is a patient at Letson Broaddus Hospital in Phil?
Hospital admissions list includes Richard Nester Thornton Beverly Weese E Knotts Ave Guy Stevens Rt Earl Getz Walter St Ralph Moore Barrett St Thelma Rogers Leonard St Virginia King W Wilford St Discharges feature Laura Mathews E Wilford St John Bishop Tunnelton Margaret Gawthrop Rt 2 Laura Williams Thornton Richard Nester Thornton Iris Wolfe Rt 1
United Press reports a booming market for cook books and related foods with publishers noting ongoing appetite for guides from Fannie Farmer to specialized titles. Editors say women buy for ideas and reading, seeking shortcuts, budget stretching, and personal specialties, while frozen foods grow in popularity.
Mr and Mrs W R Simmons of 135 E Knotts Ave announce the betrothal of daughter Sherry Simmons to James Isner son of Mr and Mrs Charles Isner of 112 Beech St The wedding is set for June 16 at 2 pm in the First Baptist Church Rev Harry T Rowe will officiate in an open church ceremony.
Randy and Skippy McCartney, sons of Mr and Mrs Randall McCartney, represented West Virginia at the South Carolina Baton Twirl a ram in Hartsville on June 5. Skippy earned third place and Randy fourth. Skippy also performed on January 4 for a televised variety show with Don Sertelle of Janesville and Robin Galor of South Carolina.
A Parkview Bible School picnic is set for Friday June 14 with 60 members participating. The Rev Noah Sullivan and a group of volunteers including Grace Orth James R Fawcett Evelyn Lake Gay Reed Anna Boyles Thelma Apperson Roberta Glover Lillian Clovis Helen Duckworth Helen White Palestine Poole and Howard Lee Breedlove lead sessions June 3 to 14 producing plaques animals booklets books mangers and other crafts. A display of these projects will be shown Friday evening at 7 30.
Funeral attendance by relatives and friends from multiple states and towns including Geneva Higgins Parkersboro Dorsey Sturm Vienna W Va Okey Sturm Vienna W Va C F Philips Forest Philips Parsons Herchell Sturm Sr Herbell Sturm Jr Huntington Bedford Johnston Norton Paul B Frazier Newbury Carl Sturm Baltimore Everett Gough Robert Gough Bedford Ohio Mrs Charles Collins Washington DC Elwood Boyard U S N Bainbridge Me Arnold Lease Morgantown.
The funeral for Charles Bud Marquess drew many mourners from across towns including Philippi Clarksburg Newburg Brookville Ohio and Washington Pa among the attendees were Mr and Mrs Rny Shanabarger Audra Murphy Ruth Murphy Glenn Murphy Burl Haller Raymond Beegett Buckhanan James Richards Thelma Harrison Wilbur Lambert Russie Sinclair Mildred Hinkston Chester A Dye William Amstead Charles Bennett Harold Metzner and Budd McCullough
The Sentinel Homemakers offer tips for leftover biscuits. Split cold biscuits, top with shredded cheddar, reheat until cheese melts for salads or soups. Also suggests low calorie milk beverages using milk shake mix to make a creamy chocolate shake under 90 calories per eight ounce glass.
The Thursday Evening Bridge Club met June 6 at Mrs. W. C. Lawson’s home with three tables in play. Mrs. C. G. Crawford won first prize, Miss Margaret Moran second, guest prize to Mrs. Harry Friedman. Attendees included Frank Shaw, Mrs. William Star, and many others. guests named Mrs. Friedman, Mrs. J. R. Frease, Miss Ann Lawson, Barbara Toweles.
Grafton Elks with the American Federation of Musicians open their ball room Friday night from 8 30 to 11 30 for a benefit dance supporting the youth baseball programs of the Grafton Little League and Babe Ruth League. Funds help the late league players fund hampered by operating capital shortages. Ralph Shahan leads the local orchestra in an informal program with specialty numbers.
A Sentinel report notes a link between fluorine in drinking water and stronger teeth. Communities without fluoride add it to water to protect children from tooth decay, with early applications reducing decay in later years.
In Brookings South Dakota State College announces its experiment station provides 38 publications free to request. The notice highlights free access to research papers and informats on local agricultural developments.
Historical piece discusses silver nitrate eye treatment as standard to prevent gonorrheal infection in newborns, noting irritation rates near 49 percent and comparing penicillin ointment as alternative. It mentions laws in some states mandating nitrate use and ongoing questions about minimizing eye irritation.
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.