Beverly Sharpman Newspaper Clippings and Classified Ads-- Missing Since 1947

Author: Shane Lambert

Original Time of Writing: December 22nd, 2020

Beverly Sharpman has been missing since 1947. This is a case that I wrote about a few years earlier and my opinion on her disappearance has not changed. I think there was some kind of a rift in her family life that she wasn't compatible with at all, that she married, and then she left her original family situation never to look back.

Beverly SharpmanBeverly Sharpman Fri, Feb 29, 2008 – Page 7 · Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com

Of course, with many disappearances, there is plenty of room for doubt and counter-conjecture. The point of this article is not to get into that but to post the classified ads that Beverly's mother and other family members posted in newspaper outlets over the years.

Beverly Sharpman
Beverly Sharpman Tue, Aug 19, 1952 – Page 31 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com
Beverly sharpman
Beverly sharpman Sun, Sep 23, 1956 – Page 7 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com

The ads didn't generate many leads. However, if you read them all, then you'll see that they did generate some communication from someone. One reason that these advertisements may have had a limited impact on the case is that Beverly Sharpman, according to her last communication, got married. 1947 wasn't really a time when women kept their maiden names. If Beverly Sharpman got married and left her original life for a new one, then anyone that met her after her disappearance would know her only by her married name.

Beverly Sharpman missing
Beverly Sharpman missing Mon, Nov 10, 1947 – Page 32 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com

Beverly Sharpman J B
Beverly Sharpman J B Wed, Jun 16, 1948 – Page 45 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com
Beverly Sharpman
Beverly Sharpman Sat, Sep 10, 1949 – Page 1 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com
Beverly Sharpman
Beverly Sharpman Sun, Aug 31, 1952 – Page 61 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com
Beverly Sharpman
Beverly Sharpman Sun, Aug 24, 1952 – Page 93 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com
Beverly Sharpman
Beverly Sharpman Tue, Aug 19, 1952 – Page 31 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com
Beverly Sharpman
Beverly Sharpman Mon, Mar 12, 1951 – Page 29 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com
Beverly Sharpman
Beverly Sharpman Sun, Mar 11, 1951 – Page 111 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com

Beverly Sharpman
Beverly Sharpman Sun, Aug 19, 1956 – Page 93 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com
Sharpman
Sharpman Sat, Nov 12, 1949 – 14 · The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) · Newspapers.com

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