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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1949
Page
3
Mrs Naomi Lawson reports on club and society activities with notes on gatherings and events. Telephone reference indicates a contact line for members seeking information.
Marriage of Harold Knotts and Audrey Janes announced with double ring ceremony at Evangelers United Brethren church on April 21. Audrey is daughter of John and Mrs. Janes. Harold is son of Clarence Knotts. They reside with Audrey’s parents as newlyweds. Wilma Jean Bolling, former Grafton resident, engaged to Paul W. McConnell of Weirton, WV. Wilma is active in Beta Sigma Phi and local clubs. Paul works for Weirton Steel and plans college studies next fall. No wedding date set.
The W S C S of the Prunty town Methodist church held its regular monthly gathering at the home of Mrs. H E Flesher. Devotions were led by Mrs. C O Laren Jr with the theme By His Light.
Classifieds feature multiple Maple Ave and local properties with prices from 2100 to 6500 plus loan options. Community items include a Christian America lesson study, Pruntytown 4-H meeting notes, and Mother's Day cablegram, plus weekend visits and band festival attendance.
The Barrette family from Richmond Virginia visited Mrs Barrette’s parents Mr and Mrs H E Flesher Sr over the weekend. Mrs Birdle Moyer and daughter Patty visited Mr and Mrs George Hendrickson of Fetterman Sunday. Stella Maxwell visited son Porter Maxwell and family in Grafton Sunday. Reverend Matthew to lead Pruntytown Methodist service at 7 20 PM on Sunday as Boothesville charge’s new minister. Mrs John Klepfel’s family visited her at her daughter’s home in Pruntytown for Mother's Day with numerous relatives listed.
Mr and Mrs R M Thorn, Mr and Mrs James Turner and their son James Roy, Mr and Mrs Carl McKinney, Mrs Jessie Whiteman, C R Davis, and Mr and Mrs Edward Dougher are listed in this society column snippet.
Ada Jacobs of the County Agent’s office has returned home to Blueville after a two week vacation in Albia Iowa hosted by Mr and Mrs Lloyd Reid. Hospital news lists admissions to the city hospital including Eva Lee Freeze Matilda Ware Rita Durham and Lawrence DeMoss with dismissals for Jessie Reed and Robert Carder.
The Grafton Business Girls plan a May gathering at the Hotel Gore with a 6 p m assembly at the post office for transportation. For reservations or cancellations, call Mary Jean Grinen at 615 W.
A series of May gatherings including VPW auxiliary at VFW hall at 8 p m and Taylor County Garden club at Mrs Arthur W Wilson's Knottsville at 7 30 p m with guest speaker Mrs Fred G Ballard on Daffodils followed by a garden clinic. Additional events include Mountaineer Council 44 J O U M at VEW Hall 8 p m May 14 and several church seva and socials May 15 19 with times and hostesses listed and contact for reservations.
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.