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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1949
Page
4
A church editorial from the Christian Science Group of Grafton is presented, credited as reprinting from The Christian Science Monitor with permission. The note emphasizes the publication as a student or community editorial piece reflecting group perspectives on faith and community issues.
The Christian Science Monitor essay reflects on Revelation chapter twenty one and Luke's gospel, stating man is inseparable from God and wholly spiritual. It cites Eddy's Science and Health to define immortality as spiritual existence and notes Jesus’ resurrection proves God’s unchanging goodness. The piece asserts divine law outlasts time, guiding healing and provision.
The obituary chronicles Anna Reeves Jarvis of Grafton who championed Mother’s Day as a national observance. It notes her Civil War era efforts to heal a divided state, following her father Granville E Jarvis, and the long fight that culminated in nationwide recognition.
West Virginia Tech sits atop the state college baseball standings as it visits Buckhannon to face West Virginia Wesleyan. Tech extended its winning streak to five with a 17-7 win over Alderson Broaddus, while Wesleyan owns two wins in six starts after a 22-10 drubbing of Glenville State. The game is one of six on today’s slate.
In White Sulpher Springs 45 amateurs joined a $10,000 Greenbrier event as Dr Cary Middlecoff led after 36 holes while 18 pros compete. The event combines with the second annual 36-hole Greenbrier Pro Amateur featuring several top social figures. Spike Gartland of the Navy is noted as first cox to captain a Midshipmen crew since 1934.
In the Beechcroft Center murder inquiry, Tim Grant faces tough questions about his loyalty while Professor Romney and others recount alibis. McGregor pushes for facts as the group gathers in the library to review suspects and the dead Judge Lander’s ties to the center and Beechcroft home.
The article reflects on Theodore Dreiser’s editing career at The Delineator and references Ringler’s 1916 diary satire “You asked Me, Al.” It also covers Irvin Cobb interviews and a local hydroplane boat race plan for Scab Hollow with two prizes per race, declared attitudes of spectators, and plans for facilities, programs, and emergency services.
The notice outlines all classif ied advertising rates for single and multiple insertions with per word pricing and minimum charges. It specifies cash in advance only and proper classification, with errors to be reported promptly. Sample ads include For Sale listings with addresses and phone references from 140 Rt 119 and Plymouth sedan details.
Thomas A. Young Love from St Louis testified at a conspiracy trial of 11 top Communists in New York. He said he joined the Communist party in 1945 as an FBI undercover man and learned of railroader plans at a Missouri meeting.
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