Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Grafton Sentinel in Grafton, West Virginia

We have 4,406,298 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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1946

Page

2

Dickey Heads Yankee Western Swing Win Mapped

Bill Dickey strengthens manager role during New York Yankees western trip as they win 7 of 10 with Bevens rising as No 2 pitcher behind Spud Chandler. Reed Huffing remains reliable, while Rizzuto Henrich and Keller drive the scoring in a 1-0 win over Cleveland. Boston ties Detroit 5-5. Brooklyn leads NL after 13 innings in 6-5 win. Ed Wright shuts out Chicago 5-0 for the Braves. Other clubs idle.

Bill Dickey New York Yankee Boston Fed Sox Yanks Robert Feller Larry MacPhail theVeaue Ployd Bill Beveris Spud Chandler Red Huffing Stright Jbevens Mid-West St. Louis Chicago Cleveland Bevens Allie Reynolds Phil Rismuto Tommy Henrich Charlie Keller New York Boston Detroit Washington al Hollingsworth White Sox Brooklyn Cincinnati Carl Furillo Dixie Walker Ed Wright Boston Braves Philadelphia

Wanted to Rent Purposed Apartment for Family of Three

Classified item notes a revived listing for a three person family seeking a furnished apartment. Includes terse ad text and a line about a bicycle and a phone number. The fragment references a box label and a few numeric identifiers.

Boxing class proposal sparks debate on 185-pound division

NAB executive secretary Col Heinie Miller cites surgeon general data showing few fighters weigh 185. only 4 percent 180-189, 24 percent 190-199, 3 percent over 200, while 141-149 pounders dominate. Miller questions junior welterweight notions and contrasts 174 against 207 for Louis versus a 186-pound fighter.

Hugh Fullerton, JR New York Heinie Miller Surgeon General's Office Miller Billy Conn Louis

How They Stand American League Scores Reported

Boston leads Detroit 6 to 5 in a tie game called at dusk. darkness halted play. New York edged Cleveland 1 to 0. Chicago defeated Washington 12 to 7 in a scheduled contest.

Boston Detroit New York Cleveland Chicago Washington Philadelphia St. Touts Wastimateh

Major League Leaders and Yesterday's Stars in Baseball

Associated Press roundup shows leaders in batting and runs batted in with St. Louis stars Musial and Slaughter atop lists. Other highlights include Vernon and Doerr leading hitters, Ruffing as top pitcher, and Tommy Holmes driving in a win for the Braves. Also notes Dwight Furillo and Dixie Walker pivotal in late innings. Political aside on Burmese law ends fragment.

Associated Press Walker Brooklyn Ruhs—Musial St. Louis Slaughter Hitch—Musial Parc Mistal ipleé—Musial Bwgh Petromereuris Mizo New York Reiser Brook al Sitchin Eee Tommy Holmes Braves Cubs Ed Wright Carl Furillo Dodgers Dixie Walker Iatie Brookliyn Cincinnati Bill Bevins Yankees Cleveland

West Virginia Open second round led by Pete Byers

Julian L. Byers, White Sulphur Springs pro, led the 14th West Virginia Open at one under par after the first round with a 70, as Cof fey posted a 71 and Coffey joined a three way tie for third. The field of 90 pro and amateur golfers began the second 18 holes in the 72 hole event worth over $2,000 in prizes.

Charles Armentrout Logan Coffey Moundsville Charleston Pete Byers White Sulphur Springs Byers al Meyers Huntington Logan Julian L Pete) Byers L. B. Vance Vance Sporting Goods Heaven Greenbrier County Larry Wiechman Rut Coffey Larry Clem Wiechman

Pennsylvania May Amend Blue Laws On Baseball

Philadelphia reports that representative Joseph A Scanlon plans to amend Pennsylvania blue laws to allow Sunday baseball past 5 45 p m at least until sunset He cited a Phillies Reds tie game in 11 innings as a catalyst noting fans opposed the curfew and urging change to permit afternoon or evening play on Sundays

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Joseph A. Scanlorf Scanlon House of Representatives Easy J Phillies Cincinnati Reds

McCarthy Rejoins Yankees As Talent Scout

Joe J McCarthy, who resigned as manager of the New York Yankees May 24, was back with the Bronx B o y s today as a talent scout. Club president McPhail witnessed the game in Cleveland and MacPhail and Webb were en route to take over their association farm club responsibilities.

Cleveland Joe J .McCarthy New York Yankees Bronx Boiivers Tarry McPhail McCarthy Yankees MacPhail Webb Aoipase City Snethen Association Aaa Eee

Byers Surprises Open Field With West Virginia Round

Pete Byers of White Sulphur Springs fired the only par round in the West Virginia Open’s first 18 holes in Logan. He posted 33 on the front nine and 67 practice round chatter from Johnny Javins and betting among pros highlighted Byers as a rising talent.

Charles Armentrout Logan Pete Byers Byers Johnny Javins Charleston Javins J. Jarvis

Riggs and Van Horn Capture Pro Doubles Title

Bobby Riggs and Welby Van Horn won the professional doubles crown at the Country Club of Virginia, defeating Budge and Sabin in five sets 6-3, 1-6, 11-13, 6-2, 6-3. The match took place in Richmond, Virginia, with notable mentions of the players' origins.

Richmond Tittle Bobby Riggs Chicago Welby van Horn Atlanta California jPon Budge Wayne Sabin Portland Ore Virginia

Famed Wimbledon Sees Post-War Action Today

Wimbledon opens its second day with 80 matches on the program as Paulie Betz of Los Angeles makes her debut in the women’s field and top players like Jack Kramer progress in doubles. Men’s singles were light after rain, with scheduled seeds awaiting doubles play. Betz, No. 1 seed, seeks an All American final following the United States Wightman Cup victory.

Bill Macklin London Paulie Betz Los Angeles Jack Kramer Hope Miss Betz Josane de Meulemeester-Zigart

Classified Rates and Rules for Sentinel Ads

Sentinel classifieds outline pricing: 21 2 cents per word for the first insertion and 11 2 cents per word for each additional insertion. Insertion must be consecutive and in column style. Minimum charge is 55 cents. Each initial and each figure count as a word. Ads restricted to proper classifications. Errors reported immediately. Sentinel not responsible for more than one inch.

Sentinel

Also Mentioned on This Page

Hankees RED Sox Jack Hand AP Sports Doolittle Godwin J Shaffer Bby James Crouser Fari Seal Office Latrobe Street Wayne School of Nursing Grafton Grafton Sentinel Kalabazoo Fairmont Avenue Fairmont W. We Circuit Court Taylor County West Virginia Ruth Compton Rogers Charles C. Whitescarver de Bonis Irichidihe Circuit Court of Sie Houston Tex Jimmy Doolittle Maj. R. W. Schroeder International Soundphoto Sox Jack Lords Williams Boston Red Sox Dave Gillespie Gastonia N. C Pacific Roosevelt Raceway Galax Bile “Ridge Sam Dyer Pete Dyer Paul McCoy Kansas Paul Peta Gee Vernon Doerr Berardino Pesky Spence Edwards Case Ruffing Barbour Ie Eye Counties 19Th Judicial Circuit Barbour Taylor George M. Kittle Political Elogan Country Club Joe McCarthy Ivory Riggs van Horn Budge Sabin Cole Royal Typewriters Adams Office Supplies Adams Street Fairmont, W.va Gine Uge Army Navy Clair Clerk Wimbledon Mendelson Junk Co Crown Ggeb H. L. Little Main Street Christiana Street Grafton Shoe Hospital West Main Cath Clarksburg Finance CO Grafton, W.va Grafton Banking & Trust Victor Halbritter Mer Basa. Com W. Main Strees 2Atoihe Sont. Ee
Search Courier

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!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication