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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1949

Page

4

Post Office Second Class Matter Notice at Grafton

The notice records second class matter status for mail at the Grafton West Virginia post office under the act dated March 3 1979.

Grafton W. Va

Former Resident Harold Sapp Dies in Clarksburg

Harold Sapp aged 47 of Toronto Ohio formerly Grafton died at 4 50 Monday in St Marys hospital Clarksburg Born April 1902 in Taylor county son of Eldora Sapp of Paden City and Estella McDaniel Sapp of Clarksburg Survived by one son Robert Har

Harold Sapp Toronto Ohio Grafton St. Mary’s Hospital Clarksburg Mr. Sapp Taylor County Eldora Sapp Paden City Estella McDaniel Sapp Robert Har

Old Sapp of Akron Ohio Dies Surrounded by Family

The obituary notes four brothers C R Sapp of Paden City Warden Sapp of East Liverpool William Sapp and Joseph Sapp of Route 1 Grafton and three sisters Miss Pearse Sapp of East Liverpool Mrs Madeline Stanley of Wheeling and Mrs Kathryn Thompson of Clarburg. He was a potter employed at Steubenville Pottery and a member of N B O P Fraternal Order of Eagles Toronto and an honorary member of the American Legion of Toronto. The article adds a separate Weather Bureau fact about the record 136 degrees Fahrenheit in Azizia Libya on Sept 13 1922.

Old Sapp Akron Ohio C. R. Sapp Paden City Warden Sapp East Liverpool William Sapp Joseph Sapp Route 1 Grafton Pearse Sapp Madeline Stanley Wheeling Kathryn Thompson Clarburg Sapp Steubenville Pottery Steubenville Order of Eagles Toronto American Legion of Toronto

Miss Pearl Felton Webster Briefs

Miss Mary Susan Williams has gone to Clarkin where she has accepted employment as a nurse's aide in the clinical rooms at Union Hospital. Protest at hospitals 19are. Among those from a distance who were here for the funeral services for John Thomas Preston on Friday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. George Fox and Mrs. Julita Siggerstaff of Cleveland Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hall ard daughters of Fairmont, Mrs. Pansy Cornwell of Morgantown, Leslie Graves, Mr. and Mrs. George Romine and family of

Pearl Felton Ebster Mary Susan Williams Clarking Hospitales Leslie Graves George Romine

Nightmarish strain tests loyalties in Proctor household

Marvell endures a crushing scene as Proctor refuses to keep Katherine's child Elizabeth's money stays with him and vows to remove her from the house. Ben and Fanny worry over Marvell's disappearance while Katherine's play and past ties haunt the family in this tense chapter ending with Marvell's return.

Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Highlights

A mixed page features a dense cryptic crossword with clues across many numbers and a cryptoquote puzzle. The cryptogram explains letter substitution basics and provides an example. Also printed are local notices about visitors and guests from Bridgeport, Grafton, and Fairmont, plus health updates.

Evening Radio and TV Schedule Across Networks

Tonight television and radio listings show NBC programs including Frank Sinatra Show and Cavalcade Drama with Bob Hope and Fibber McGee, plus As We See It and Town Meeting on atomic questions. CBS, ABC, NBC and DuMont carry dramas, comedies, Forum debates, boxing, and serials with Milton Berle and Life of Riley featured.

NBC Frank Sinatra Milton Berle Riley CBS ABC Chicago Dumont the O'Neills

In Memoriam Johnnie Standsbury Killed 1944 World War II

In loving memory of Johnnie Standsbury who died in World War II on October 25, 1944. Five sad years have passed since the great sorrow fell. The shock remains with me. Do not ask if I miss him, for there is a vacant place. I hear his footsteps and see his smiling face. At night my thoughts drift to the lonely ocean where my darling lies, sadly missed by his mother Nettie Sandsbury.

Elizabeth Marvell Fanny Ben New York You Emily Katherine Parker House Mr. Spies Ae Rae Herine Anny Fijild Ber Johnnie Standsbury Darling Nettie Sandsbury

Harold Sapp obituary service details announced

Harold Sapp will be honored with a Wednesday funeral service at Nazarene Church at 2 p.m. Ministers Rev H O Johnson and Rev T J Boshell will officiate. Interment follows at Woodsdale Memorial Park. Friends may call at Bartlett Funeral Home. Bartlet Funeral Home shows in listing for Wilda Sue Willis with service at 2 p.m. and Rev G W Twn Drim officiating.

Harold Sapp Nazarene Church H. O. Johnson T. J. Boshell Woodsdale Memorial Park Bartlett Funeral Home

Classified Advertising Rates And Local Listings

Classified ads outline rates per word with multi insertion discounts and a 75 cent minimum. Listings include sale items like furnaces heaters coal and refrigerators, plus rentals and contact details. Notable names include Sayre’s Market and Willie Nestor with dates and street references such as Barrett street Walter Street and 1335-R. The notice lists Clerk of Circuit Court Richard B. Bord and W Merle Bailey Laya in the concluding line.

The Sentinel Natire Sayre's Naw Barrett Street Telephone Willie Nestor

Special Election Sought for Taylor County School Levy Increases

West Virginia Taylor County Board of Education orders a special election to authorize additional levies for 1950 1951 and 1952 to fund playgrounds school health cannery library books and repairs. Levy rates proposed are 10 20 and 40 cents on property classes I II III IV respectively with total annual need of 66142 dollars after tax and shrinkage. The move follows an August 2 1949 board meeting and cites 49th WV Legislature act Article Nine C for state aid. Names and places referenced include Taylor County and West Virginia.

Taylor County West Virginia Board OF Education Taylor County of Said Grafeton Sentinel Grafton News Tayor County Board of Education of

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