The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-11-28
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JAMES WILLIAM BLOOM

Dewey avenue, following a long i'll
ness.
Mr. Bloom was born in Allegheny
county, son Of John Bloom and Anna
McClurg Bloom. He has resided here
for 46 years and last was employed
as handler by the Homer Laughlin
China Co. He was a member Of the
Protected Home circle, No. &c, and
Local Union No. 10, National Broth
erhood of Operative Potters.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Clara
Betteridge Bloom; two daughters, Mrs.
Walter Galloway and Mrs. William
Wolfe Of East Liverpool; son, James
Bloom Jr., of East Liverpool, and one
grandchild.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day at 2 p. m in the home with Rev.
M. Rudolph Miller, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, officiating. Burial
was III Spring Grove cemetery.
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OTTA SMITH
Otta Smith, 4S, died Sunday at
I-.-c y. iil' III Iile lloiiiC VI MlSo OiO
Pounds at 234 West Fifth street, fol-
lowing three-month illness.
He was born in Cottageville, w.
Va, a son of George H. Smith and
Hannah Douglass Smith. He came to
East Liverpool 26 years ago. A pot
ter by trade Mr.. Smith last was en-
ployed as a batter-out at plant 8 Of
the Homer Laughlin China Co. Mr..
Smith was a member of Local Union
131, National Brotherhood of Oper-
ative Potters.
He leaves three brothers, Taylor
Smith of East Liverpool, Rubin Smith
of Pughtown, and Harrison Smith Of
Chester, and a sister, Mrs. w. W..
johnson of Chester.
Services were held Tuesday at p.
m. in the Martin funeral home with
Rev. D. Park Chapman, pastor of the
First Christian church, officiating.
Burial was in Locust Hill cemetery.
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U. GRANT SPRATLEY
U. Grant Spratley died Sunday in
his home at 513 East Sixth street,
following several weeks illness. He
was 76 years old.
Mr.. Spratley was born in Allegheny
county, Pa, and lived in Rochester,
Pa, until about % years ago when
he came to East Liverpool. He last
was employed as a kiln fireman at the
former Knowles, Taylor and Knowles
Pottery Co. He was a member of ST..
Johns Lutheran church.
Mr. Spratley leaves a daughter,
Mrs. Roy Felt Of East Liverpool; three
sons, William H. E. Spratley of New
Brighton, Pa, Charles J. Spratley of
Rochester, and George w. Spratley of
East LiverpoolsSse grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren. His wife,
Mrs. Mary A. Spratley, died four
weeks ago.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day at p. m. in the home with Rev.
John Kindsvatter, pastor of St. Johns
Lutheran church, officiating. Burial
was in the Beaver cemetery.
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MRS. ANNA MOORE
Mrs. Anna Moore, so, widow of
Jacob Moore, died Sunday at II a.
m. in the home of her daughter, Mrs.
David Mcllvane at 1914 Pennsylvania
avenue, following brief illness.
Mrs. Moore resided in East Liver
pool for the last 3S years. She was
a member of the Pennsylvania avenue
Methodist church.
She leaves another daughter, Mrs.
C. f. Marriman of Mt Morris, ILL.,;
two sons, w. r. Moore and Charles
Fl. Moore, both of East Liverpool; one
sister, Mrs. William Hill of Butler,
Pa; Is grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
at 10 a. m. in the McIlvane home with
Rev. Norman r. Somerville, pastor of
the Pennsylvania avenue Methodist
church, officiating. The body was taken
to Freeport, Pa, for burial.
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w. H. TRITT
William II. Tritt, retired pottery
executive and former resident Of
East Liverpool died Monday at his
home in Niles.
Mr.. Trtt was connected with the
Sebring brothers, who began their
pottery manufacturing business in
East Liverpool more than so years
ago. From East Liverpool, he went
to Scbring, then to Niles where he re-
NAMED active in the ceramic business
until he retired few years ago.
He was the founder of the Tritt
China Co. at Niles, which later was
merged with company now the Uni
versal Potteries at Cambridge. The
Niles pottery was destroyed by fire
and never was rebuilt.
Funeral services were held in Niles