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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1955
Page
6
City Council will consider accepting or rejecting bids for seven resurfacing projects totaling about 6897 dollars at tomorrow nights final regular session before three members term expire on July 1. Mayor Homer Gatrell presides.
Funeral services scheduled in Independence Webster and surrounding areas for Warren G Davisson Stanley Lee Mayle Doris Simons Olive V Southworth Rupert Earl Thomas and Latimer L Bradley with times ranging from 2 p m to 3 30 p m service at churches and Bartlett Funeral Home interments at Woodsdale Memorial Park West Hill cemetery and Odd Fellows cemetery Friends may call at homes or funeral homes after specified evenings or days including Tuesday and Wednesday dates in local communities
Miss Olive Virginia Southworth 75 of 307 Lafayette street died yesterday afternoon at Weston after illness since January. Born May 24, 1880 in West Union she was a daughter of Edward P. and Sarah Ann Southworth. Survived by sisters Viola Harkins Baltimore Mad J H Hill Grafton and Blanche Hartman Anmore. Former Grafton Post Office clerk retired 1941 and member of First Baptist church. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday Bartlett Funeral Home burial Odd Fellows cemetery West Union. Friends may call after 1 p.m. today.
Funeral services for Stanley Lee Mayle age 2 of Webster will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at West Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church with burial in West Hill cemetery. The Rev. Fred DeCost will officiate. Friends may call at Velva Mayle's home. He was born January 19 1953 in Taylor county, son of Herbert W and Hazel Mayle, survived by five brothers Dallas Dale Willard Terry and Frederick of Michigan and two sisters Janice and Mrs. Franklin Mayle and his paternal grandmother Mrs Lucy G Mayle of Grafton.
Beall changed residence outside city limits prompting resignation and a council turnover. W W Copenhaver plans to resign with two years left, to be delivered tomorrow. Copenhaver and A A Crouser join the three outgoing members forming a five member council. No word on whether a vacancy will be filled. A spokesman for the three new candidates threatens court action if the seat is filled.
Rupert Earl Thomas 71 of Route 1 Grafton died at City hospital after a two week illness. Born February 28 1884 in Taylor county he was a farmer and Mt Pleasant Methodist member. Survived by widow Adah Current Thomas daughter Mrs W E Clarkson four grandchildren and four brothers. Services at Mt Pleasant church Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Rev Bruce Gabbert Jr and Rev Lloyd Myers officiating. Burial Woodsdale Memorial Park. Friends may call Bartlett Funeral Home after 8 p.m. today.
Latimer L Bradley 77 of Terra Alta formerly Grafton died Saturday at Weston after long illness. Born in Wales May 13 1878 he came to the United States at age two and for 15 years served as a minister in Pennsylvania towns. He was active in Terra Alta Baptist church and deacons board and earlier in Grafton First Baptist Church as Bible class teacher and deacons member. He studied at Coz ar Seminary in Chester Pa and belonged to Hiram Lodge No 103 AF and AM Westernport Md. Survived by son Latimer Bradley foster daughter Bernadine Roll Pittsburgh Pa brother Lawrence Bradley Turtle Creek Pa sisters Anna Lewis Crafton Pa Lidia Ralston Marion Ohio and Harriet Bradley Frostburg Md. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Wednesday Bartlett Funeral Home with Dr Ward Hibbs and the Rev. (continuation).
In DuBois Illinois the town bears two names Bois and DuBois. The highway sign uses DuBois while the depot name Bois confuses travelers ten miles away toward DuQuoin. Locals note drivers and passengers mix up the two forms at different sites.
Doris Lenora Simons 45 of 1500 West Railroad Street died at City Hospital at 15 a m after a year of illness and two weeks of serious condition Born June 10 1910 in Barbour County she is survived by her parents husband six children a half brother a half sister and one grandchild She was a member of West Main Street Methodist Church WSCS WCTU and lived in Grafton 23 years Services will be at 2 p m Tuesday at Bartlett Funeral Home with Rev Marvin Preed officiating Burial will be Woodsdale Memorial Park Friends may call at the funeral home.
James Smithson, English by birth, founded the Smithsonian Institution with a fortune left in trust to promote the increase of knowledge among men. He never visited the United States, yet his endowment established the museum and research complex there.
Two Harrison county men Kenneth Cordray of Nutterfort and Edward Myers of Clarksburg were charged with racing on U S Route 80 west after a police chase Saturday night. They will appear before Justice of the Peace C P Lucas. Police said the men joined a planned caravan with a third car and lost when the third vehicle joined in Morgantown.
David Calvert and the Rev. Harry T. Rowe will officiate the service. Burial is planned at Woodsdale Memorial Park. Friends may visit the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.
The Taylor County Boots and Saddle Club announced a July 4 horse show at the County Fair Grounds with sanction from the Fair Association. Beginning at 1 p.m., the program will feature judging in model class yearling colts western parade and other events including mares with colts at side.
A driver presented a traffic law treatise to the municipal judge and urged that a muffler ordinance be void. The judge, who dislikes loud exhausts, gave the man an A for effort but fined $25, with the fine stayed 100 days to allow an appeal. Two hitchhikers from Pittsburgh were stopped by a city patrolman. one returned to parental custody, the other to county jail.
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