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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1949

Page

2

Webster News Society Notes and Local Visits Report

Mrs. George Gower visited Fairmont this week with family, while Betty Kinsey of Grafton spent time with relatives. Several residents and visitors, including Jack Kintwlch from Ohio State and Okey Blackwood, were seen in town, with updates on travel, hospital visits, and local social rounds.

George Gower Fairmont Mary Tomlinson Audra, Wright Betty Kinsey Grafton Rebecca Ware

First Church of Christ Services and Activities

Corner of Beech Street and McGraw Avenue Pastor O J Howearth leads Bible School at 9 30 morning worship and Lord's Supper at 10 30 the sermon The Claim of Christ On Or Lifette Evening programs include moving pictures on Congo missionary work and Congo life at 7 30 with devotion and Bible study and choir rehearsal follows at the same time on Wednesday evening.

First Church of Christ J. Howearth Beech Street McGraw Avenue Karl Hinkins ChristOn Lifette Congo Africa The

First Baptist Church Chien Weekly Schedule

Morning worship at 10 30 theme Fountains of Cisterns anthem Great and Marvelous special music at 7 30 evening service sermon subject But Special music by R T class Tue 7 30 Young Adult class meeting Thurs 6 30 Junior Choir rehearsal Thurs 7 30 Choir rehearsal March 21 31 Visitation Evangelism April 3 10 Evangelistic services Wed 1 30 Baptist youth Fellowship prayer Wed 7 30 fellow ship service In The Inner Circle March 27 April 10 Visitation Evangelistic Services Rev S G Blackburn of Lumberport Evangelist

R. T Visitation Evangelism Visitation S. G. Blackburn Lumberport

First Presbyterian Church Chimes Service and Choir Schedule

The First Presbyterian Church announces its Church with the Chimes program led by Rev. F Cartnavis Marotster. Sunday School at 10 with Mrs Florence Wilkinson as superintendent and Mr Everett McDaniel as assistant. Morning worship at 11 with sermon I Sit Down With Life. Evening Westminster Fellowship at 7:15. Tuesday junior choir rehearsal at 1:15 and 7:30 Brotherhood meets first Tuesday monthly at 7. Trustees meet Thursday at 7. Choir rehearsal Thursday evening.

Florence ‘Wilkinson Everett McDaniel Westminister Brotherhood Tursday

St Pauls Lutheran Church Soro Roof Service Notice

St Pauls Lutheran Church Soro Roof announces Sunday 10:30 morning worship conducted by the pastor. Theme Walk As Children of Light. 7:30 p m Workers Conference on Evangelism. Wednesday 7:30 p m Evening service subject Honor Thy Father and Mother. W. H. Shafferman listed for Sunday school.

W. H. Shafferman Children of Light Workers' Conference On Iri Genten

Christ Methodist Church Service and School Schedule

Christ Methodist Church announces church school led by Minor Abel as superintendent at 10:00 am. Preaching is held on the second and fourth Sundays at 7:30 pm.

Chub ‘Road Abel

St Augustine Church Weekly Services and Activities

St Augustine Catholic Church lists Sunday masses at 7 10 and 9 30 with evening service at 7 30 p m and morning worship on Saturday 6m Entertainment film visitors and various church groups meet across the week including Sunday School 11 00 a m Holiness meeting 6 15 p m Young People 7 00 p m Street Service 8 00 p m Salvation Meeting 4 30 p m Junior Legion 8 00 p m Senior S0fiers meeting and Life Saving Girl Guards 7 00 p m Ladies Home League ongoing at 127 Main St Captain Lynn Wiseman leads multiple services and activities.

BE. Main ST Lynn Wiseman Young People's Salvation Meeting Junior Legion Corps Sofiers Life Saving Girl Guards

Flemington Methodist Church Calendar and Events

Flemington congregation schedules include Sunday worship at 10 69 A M and 7 00 P M with preaching on first and third Sundays. midweek prayer services and choir practice. Impson and Wraeter churches list Sunday schools, fourth Sunday services, and prayer gatherings. Week of Dedication March 20 27 and visitation March 27 to April 13.

Flemington Methodist Church WM. Nicholson Bayley Rosemont

Haymond and Blueville Methodists Weekly Schedule

Haymond Methodist Morgantown Road E minister L Arnold conducts 10:00 p.m church school Ed Marquess supt 7:30 p.m evangelistic service public invited Blueville Methodist Blueville Addition 10:00 a m church school Newcome Sept 10:30 morning worship and sermon 7:30 p.m youth meeting 7:30 Monday choir rehearsal 7:30 p.m Thursday prayer and Bible study

Morgantown Road L. Arnold Ed Marquess Blueville Newcome

Fetterman Methodist Church Evening Schedule

Minister E. L. Arnold leads morning worship at 9 30. Sunday school in Hall at 10. Evangelistic service at 7 30. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30. Friday choir practice at 7 30. Location Main Street.

E. L. Arnold Main Street Chuheh Chas Wednesier

Evangelical United Brethren Church Services and Events

Sunday schedule includes church school at 9 3 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m with the sermon A Witnessing Church. Afternoon worship at Wendel at 2 30 p m. Evening services begin 7 30 p m with evangelistic program. Midweek class meeting and Bible study follow. Pre Easter revival starts April 3 led by Rev Harry Miller. Women’s World Service convention set for April 19 20 21 at Middlebourne church.

John B. Jenkins Wendel Philip Otterbein Ephesians Harry Miller Women's Society of World Service Middlebourne

West Main Street Methodist Church Service Schedule

West Main Street Methodist Church presents a full Sunday program with church school at 9 30 am led by George Coulson and morning worship at 10 45 am featuring a sermon titled He Could Not Be Hig. Youth Fellowship at 6 30 pm led by Beth Courtney, and 7 30 pm evening worship with a slide series Life of Christ. Midweek events include Chan cel choir rehearsal at 7 30 pm Wednesday at 625 W Main St, Council of Prophets Thursday sanctuary meeting with lunch, and a Friday Brotherhood dinner in the church hall.

George Coulson Beth Courtney Life of Christ

St John’s Methodist Church Weekly Activities

St John’s Methodist Church on St John and Boyd Streets lists 9:30 a.m. church school led by Mrs Freda Shroyer and Mrs Alma Shingleton as superintendent assistants. 10:39 a.m. public worship features a sermon by Pastor L G Robinson. 7:00 p.m. Methodist Youth Fellowship. Methodist Ministers Association meets Monday at 10:00 a.m.

St. John and Boyd Streets L. G. Robinson Freda Shroyer Alma Shingleton Methodek Youth Fellowship Methodist Ministers Association

McConkey Free Methodist Cherry Run Meeting Progress

Cezap meeting underway at Black Hills on Route 119 between Grafton and Meergan town. Services daily and yesterday through July 25. Missionary Rally on Run day at 2 30 p m. All services on Daylight Saving Time.

Black Hills Grafton Meergantown

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand In Mark Chapter Six

Newman Campbell explains Jesus sending the twelve apostles two by two and giving them power over unclean spirits. They face a crowd without food, and Jesus feeds about five thousand with five loaves and two fishes after blessing them.

Jess Jesus Newman Campbell Mark

Rose Hill and Valley Falls Methodist and Assembly notices

Local church notices list Rose Hill Methodist led by Pastor L. G. Rosinson with Sunday events at 1:30 pm Sunday School at 9 45 am public worship at 2 30 pm and sermon by the pastor Also listing Assembly of God Taverncle Batch street address and phone 1231 0 with Sunday School 9 45 am morning worship 10 45 am evangelistic service 1 30 pm and prayer service Tuesday at 7 30 pm Rev David Ingram of Fairmont to speak

David Ingram Fairmont

Substantive Faith Echoes at Local Churches

The Beulah Baptist and Christian Science churches at 537 West Main St host services led by Pastor D L Waitener and Lena Saffer. Sunday schools meet at 10:30 a.m. with evening worship and prayer gatherings. scripture focus centers on Hebrews 11:1. All welcome to attend services and activities in Pruntytown and surrounding areas.

The Invisible Church Bible Teacher at 524 Gay St

Mrs Della Karbensnot leads Bible teaching at The Invisible Church 524 Gay St with weekly Sunday 7 45 pm services and all day Saturday worship invitations including biblical references Acts 17 26 18 for national attendance Bring your Bible to service and gather for worship at this local church hosting sessions on Sundays and Saturdays

the Invisible Church Gay St Della Karbensnot Acts

St Pauls Methodist Church Thayer Street Program

St Pauls Methodist Church on Thayer Street schedules a church school at 9 30 a m divine worship at 10 30 a m youth fellowship at 3 30 p m and evening service at 7 30 p m Senior Choir rehearsal Thursday at 7 p m Junior Choir Friday at 1 00 p m Lenten service Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Thayer Street congregation led by Minister GEO W Twynham.

Geo. W. Twynham

Second Baptist Choir Rev T Peoples Ast Pastor 9:30 Sunday School

The notice invites members to Second Baptist Church with Rev T Peoples as associate pastor for 9:30 Sunday school and 11:30 preaching on the second and fourth Sundays. Merry Kidd is mentioned in connection with the service.

T. J. Peoples Merry Kidd

Blueville Church of Christ Service Times

Blueville Church of Christ announces Sunday School at 9 45 a m Worship at 10 30 a m and Bible Study on Wednesdays at 7 30 led by Reverend J Norvis Taylor with minister duties ongoing at the Blueville location.

Ineville J. Norvis Taylor

Calvary Tabernacle Services in Wendel West Virginia

Calvary Tabernacle in Wendel West Virginia lists Sunday School at 2 30 pm church activities from 6 30 to 7 30 pm including child and youth meetings led by Louise Ryan 7 45 pm evening worship and Friday 6 30 pm young people sessions 7 45 pm prayer services and sermon by Rev Ruby G Foley state overseer of the Church of God In risen Christ.

Louise Ryan Ruby G. Foley Churcn F of God In Risen Christ

Church Event Notices in Colored Community Addressed

Fragmented OCR shows church events for Chiigé Colored Church and Harmony Grove Baptist. Details include preaching, worship, Bible study times, morning services on Sundays, senior choir practices, and visitor choir rehearsals, though fragments misalign dates and locations. Entities include Harmony Grove Baptist and Chiigé Colored Church.

Free Methodist Church Near Curve Bridge

Postcard style listing for Free Methodist Church near Curve Bridge with times for Sunday School at 10 a m and 2 p m, evening worship at 7 45 p m, midweek prayer and Bible study, revival and services led by various pastors and church officials, inviting all to attend.

Free Methodist Church

First Brethren Church on the Hill Top

The Friendly Church on The Hill Top at Charles Street and U S 56 invites worshipers with a 5:30 a m Bible school under A D Camp and Anna Miller, a 10:30 a m Morning Worship with guest Dr Herman A Hoyt of Grace Theological Seminary delivering Why Salvation Must Be By Grace, an 8 p m Evening Worship on Why Men Hate the Cross of Calvary. Brethren Youth Fellows gather Sundays at 7 p m, and midweek services include prayer and Bible study in the church auditorium.

Bible School A. D. Camp Anna Miller Herman A. Hoyt Grace Theological Seminary Winona Lake Indiana Mes Calvary Brethren Chure Audi

Church Services Held at Berryburo Parish

The Church of Jesus Christ conducted services at Berryburo with arrangements noted for a gathering. Participants and dates are unclear due to fragmented OCR but the event covered standard worship and community attendance.

Osk Gtevs Baptist Church Service Notice

Osk Gtevs Baptist Church announces monthly services on the second Sunday each month led by Minister Malcolm. Local congregation, time and exact venue not specified in the fragment.

Osk Gtevs Baptist Church

Memory Verse Reflection on Missionary Service and Prayer

A compact devotional excerpt discusses Jesus sending the twelve with minimal provisions and relying on hospitable homes, the call to repentance, and their return to report. It cites Luke and Mark, emphasizes prayer taught by Jesus, and advocates daily sincere prayer for personal and societal ideals. The piece credits a King Features Syndicate education outline.

St Mark Jesus Ubed Earth God International Council of Religious King Synateste

Lost Run Frey Methodist Church Service Schedule

The notice lists church services at Lost Run Frey Methodist Church with 9 30 a m church school 11 00 a m morning worship and 7 00 p m evangelistic services both morning and evening Led by Superintendent Mr Charles Holt The turkey remark alongside mentions Native American Pleasant family history without clear link to the church item

Charles Holt

Pruntytown Methodist Church Service Schedule

The Pruntytown Methodist Church led by Pastor J Hillyer with James J Flesher holds Sunday School at 10:00 am and Youth Fellowship at 6:45 pm. Worship services are the First Sunday at 11:00 am and the Third Sunday at 7:30 pm. Alabama Civil War note mentions 120,000 men sent to the Confederate Army and Birmingham's coastal waterway to Mobile.

Alabama

Local Nazarene Church Services and Youth Program

Morning worship at 7 00 p m with a Young Peoples program led by Lillian Boshell president Sue age group class and teacher Ruth Knotts Supt 1 30 p m Wednesday midweek prayer and praise service Rev George E Manson rector welcomes all to Main and St Marys Streets for worship and fellowship

Bunlay Erb Ruth’Knotts Nazarene “Young Peoples Lillian Boshell George £. Manson Main and St. Mary's Sts

Tunnelton Veteran dies after illness in Martinsburg hospital

Percy Dayton Stevenson age 56 of Tunnelton died Thursday March 17 at New Town D. Baker hospital for Vetrans in Martinsburg West Virginia. He was World War I veteran longtime Preston County resident in ill health eighteen months. Survived by widow Etta Fortney Stevenson three sons Raymond of York PA Melvin of Lorain OH and John at home three daughters Mrs Charles Koch Philippi Misses Janette Bonnie Stevenson at home two brothers Lee and Bert Stevenson Shinnston WV two sisters Mrs Marie Bradford Shinnston WV and Mrs Arona Ketterman Browntown WV one half brother Okey McCrobie Brargustowne three grandchildren Burial in Tun elton with military rites to be conducted further arrangements incomplete

Percy Dayton Stevenson Tunnelton Newton D. Baker Hospital Jens Martinsburg W. Va Preston Etta (Fortney) Stevenson Raymond Stevenson York Melvin Stevenson Lorain Ohio John Stevenson Charles Koch Philippi Janette Bonnie Stevenson Lee Bert Stevenson Norton Marié Bradford Shinnston Arona Ketterman Browntown W.va Okey McCrobie Brbrgustownt Cvs Tunmelton

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