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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1926

Page

2

Grafton Bond Election Proclamation for Hospital Bonds

A proclamation notes the City of Grafton may issue bonds totaling 125000 dollars to fund a new hospital building and equipment. It sets March 16 1926 as the general election date to approve bonds and a 10 cent property tax levy, with details of voting precincts and election officers.

Graf Commission Grafton Thomas H. Cather City of Ausuussocus City of Grafton Taylor County West Virginia Oral Jenkins Graton Friends of Towit Hance Geld West Vija the of winIery W. J. Yates William Lyman J. A. Findley MeVarling's H. C. Fauley D. Shuttlesworth Margaret McVarling Fifth Ward West Grafton School House W. N. Malone T. M. Grifith A. A. Powell Starcher's W. J. Curry Spies W. B. Cruise Grafton Sentinel

Drive for Presbyterian Pension Fund Launches Campaign

Start drive for a 14 100 000 campaign to fund a Service Pension for aged Presbyterian ministers missionaries and educators. The Laymen’s Committee led by Will Hays announces a broad national effort with Andrew W Mellon treasurer and a 4669 Fifth Avenue campaign HQ to raise 15 million dollars within a year.

Will H. Hays The Presbyterian Church In United States Andrew W. Mellon Washington, D. C John Willis Baer Pasadena California George C. Barber New York City James N. Jarvie Wiliam M. Kingsley Robert Lansing Washington, D William B. McKinley Champaign Illinois Richard D. Mellon Pitburgh Nathan Moore Chicago Fred E Weyerhaeuser St. Paul Minn Hays Sal Presbyterian Church Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury Fifth Avenue Mellon Pittsburgh W. M. Kingsley New York William Cowan Poston Mann George Woodrum Charles F. Johnson Columbus

Presbyterian Pension Plan Aimed at Clergy

A Presbyterian Church campaign outlines a Service Pension Fund to provide retirement and disability support for ministers missionaries and teachers. Local churches contribute seven and a half percent while the minister adds two and a half percent. The plan expects self service within fifteen years, with continued care for orphans and widows. The proposal has General Assembly approval and aims to mobilize lay leaders nationwide.

Stuabins Rochester Presbyterian Church Army United States The America

Plan boycott of war toys sparks clash at manufacturers' meeting

A delegation from the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom threatens a boycott of war toys. spokesperson Mrs. Johmn Jay White accuses toys of fostering military spirit in children. Pratt Manufacturing chair Aa long as we can sell war toys we are going to do it.

New York Women's International League For Peace and Freedom Toy Manufacturers’ Convention Johmn Jay White Ligue Shei Kinna Pratt

Wisconsin Wins Boundary Dispute With Michigan

Washington dispatch reports Supreme Court today upheld Wisconsin’s claim to the boundary from Lake Superior to Lake Michigan. Justice Sutherland delivered the opening, stating Michigan failed to prove its case and that the boundary had long been established with Michigan’s acquiescence, remaining undisturbed.

Isconsin Washington Mehigan Supreme Court Wisconsin Lake Superior Lake Michigan Sutherland Michigan

Fragmentary verse prompts amid a poetic miscellany

A garbled dialogue fragment references love and aging with phrases about money and spending. The text shows mis-typed names and scattered lines, suggesting a scratched or partial archival poem or note rather than a completed narrative or article.

The Loving Service of Jesus in John Chapter Twelve

A Moody Bible Institute study outlines Jesus loving his own amid looming crucifixion, washing disciples feet as sacred service. It explains spiritual cleansing, brotherly love, humility, and equality, urging disciples to imitate Christ’s servant leadership.

John Ban Jesus Christ Stepa Tila Peter

God’s Way Hidden in Grace and Nature

The quote reflects Fenelon’s view that God operates through unseen events, guiding grace and natural processes in ways beyond human perception, leaving people in faith’s quiet darkness yet trusting His revealed design.

God Fenelon

Unites and Stills the Soul Quote by Alexander Maclaren

A reflective line from Alexander Maclaren urges aligning with God to calm and fill life with a single miaster passion that unites and stills the soul. The aphorism emphasizes spiritual focus over worldly distraction.

Alexander Maclaren

Morrow of Meadland visits Grafton for business

Morrow of Meadlandwas in Grafton today attending to business matters and calling on friends.

Morrow Meadland Grafton

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Walton Second Ward Court House C.F. Guard Alf Shaw Belle Moran Mayor's Office D. G. Kunst Rev. P. T. Dhickenberger Bessie Powell Third Ward Colored School House Commissioners D. B. Barrett Stanton Demoss Alberta Hade A. C. Love A. &. Love Thomas M. Cather Will Hays Presbyterian Service Fund Danny Unfors PA Fitzwator Moody Bible Institute of Citesco WES Western Newspaper Union the Sentinel
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