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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1950

Page

4

Grafton Sentinel Newspaper Details and Rates

The Grafton Sentinel is printed weekdays by Grafton Publishing Company at 102 Latrobe Street Grafton WV. Established 1870 as a weekly, now a daily except Sunday since 1903. Managers and editors named. Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail in and outside WV. Associated Press rights noted.

Grafton Publishing Company, Inc Latrobe Street Grafton W. Va Guriday Associated Press Virginia West Virginia National Representatives Inland’ Newspaper Representatives, Inc New York East 42Nd Street Eee

Did The Sentinel Enter the Weekly Field

The Sentinel explains adding a Friday morning weekly called the Weekly Sentinel to its six daily papers. It serves Taylor county, noting agriculture, railroading, mining, and manufacturing while highlighting many farmers as a key audience. The weekly focuses on rural news for farmers in a partly agricultural county.

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Weekly Sentinel to Reach Every Family in Taylor County

The Sentinel and the newly issued Weekly Sentinel will expand reach to all Taylor County homes. The papers will carry farm, rural, club and social news, with full livestock market reports in Friday editions. Citizens are invited to become correspondents to extend local coverage further.

Taylor County Weekly Sentinel Future Farmers of America The Sentinel Grafton Thursday Weekly Isopen

Haymond Ladies Club Holds All Day Meeting

Haymond The Haymond Community Club met at the church for an all day session with quilting and socializing. A noon covered dish luncheon honored Miss Emily Poe and birthdays of Mrs Bertha Montgomery. Plans were set for a May 19 social at Haymond school and the next meeting will be at Mrs Agnes Browns home in June. Fifteen members and two guests attended. Also noted is William H Henderson’s return from three years in the Army Air Force with guest James Seymore of Albany New York.

Haymond Katherine Lemmon Haymond School Agnes Brown William H. Henderson Grafton-Morgantown Army Air Force James Seymore Albany New York Mr. Henderson Mr. Seymore U. S. Air Force New Mexico

May Meetings and civic groups listed for Grafton area

The page lists numerous May events in Grafton and surrounding areas including church meetings at Andrews church and West Main Street Methodist, W C T U tea at 2 p m, Beta Sigma Phi at American Legion home, Delta Nu Tau Phi Lambda initiation at McGraw avenue, A T S class at First Baptist, and joint Student's League of Associated Arts at Presbyterian church. Also notes observations by Grand Army of the Republic Reno Post numbers and related civic bodies with marching bands, Scouts, and Four H clubs as part of district divisions.

Nancy Wagner Andrews Church The Oddfellows and Rebekahs West Main Street I.O.C. F Latrobe Street Beta Sigma Phi American Legion First Baptist Church Melba Stilwell Mildred Courtney Mayme Shahan Delta Nu Tau Phi Lambda McGraw Avenue Thelma DeMoss Elien Tingder Gloria Poling Betty Linn Helen Cross Kathryn Hamilton Grand Army of the Republic Reno Sons of Union Veterans of Harold ‘A. Cross Burl McVicker Sons of the American Legion Robert L. Ramsay James C. Parkhill West Virginia Highlanders Legion D. Brown Boy Scouts Girl Scouts John .L. Proctor Joseph V. Gamslager Salem High School Grafton Volunteer Fire Department West Virginia Industrial School For West Virginia Industrial School For Boys Melvin I. Islander Grafton High Grafton High School Kenneth Daugh Torry Newburg Blueville

Greenbrier Glimpses of Celebrities and Golf Giants

A visitor at the Greenbrier in Sulphur Springs West Virginia describes duchesses and dukes roaming the halls and lists personalized glimpses of Dorothy Draper interiors Gene Sarazen and Sam Snead. The piece notes the lavish decor the celebrated guests and the laid back pace of resort life with a hint of financial vanity among the pros.

School and division commanders with band listings and notes

The fragment lists Augustine Park East Grafton Pruntytown and Shinnston Grafton areas, with divisions overseen by commanders and bands from Roosevelt Wilson High School and Salvation Army units. It references marching units, junior high bands, and school groups alongside stray historical notes on meat consumption, Panatha Indians, Japanese sheep counts, and Louisville’s naming origin.

Lynn Wiseman Salvation Army Victor Farmer

Relief from rheumatism and nerve pains remedy

An advertised cure claims relief from rheumatism arthritis neuritis and sciatica with a single trip advertised from 188 Fayette Street Uniontown Pennsylvania near the senior school. The notice lists officer hours daily and notes permanent location.

E. Fayette St Uniontown

Third Hole Tales and New York Visitors at Open

A golf course description sketches a tough 20 yard-long trap and a tricky tee shot near the green. The piece notes celebrities in New York, including Dan Topping and Tex and Jinx, plus Charlie Ventura and John Lima Kelly, with Jimmy Thompson highlighted for top drive antics.

Snead Hogan Picard Jon Jdrive Nc Ae Dan Topping Jankee Tex Jinx Charlie Ventura New York Society John Lima Kelly el Morocco Nassau Royal Hawaiian Hotel Honolulu Jimmy Thompson Sammy Kaye Georgia Kay Kyser

Foronto frog singer viral photo prompts party hat tale

A fragmented OCR style item mentions a creature named Foronto with a singing frog and asks if it is photogenic for a picture book. It touches on novelty pets and a Canadian mayor resigning after insult, noting a newcomer to politics. The text is garbled with stray quotes and obsolete phrases.

Foronto

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