Philip Kramer Succumbs at 65 in Winchester
Philip Kramer 65, wholesale and retail ice and beverage businessman, died 1 p.m. at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a three month heart illness. A Lithuanian native who came to the United States in 1900, he lived in Baltimore before settling in Winchester in 1918. He led Winchester Jewish life as Beth El president and B Naim Brith member. He is survived by his widow Gertrude Nachman Kramer four children two grandchildren and several relatives. Services scheduled for 3 p.m. at the Jack Lewis funeral home in Baltimore with interment at Greenmount Cemetery.
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Philip Kramer
Pennsylvania Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Ore
Kramer
Lithuania
United States
Baltimore
Gertrude Nachman
Winchester
Beth el
St. Morton I. Bloom Lodge
B’nai Brith
Bessie Kramer
Jack Hoffenberg
Solomon Shapiro
Albert Kramer Arlington
Beverly Lois
Richard Alan Kramer
Arlington
Gertrude Kramer
Nathan Goldberg
Rubin Rosenblatt
Benjamin Lansburg
Jack Lewis
Eutaw Place
North Ave
Aoe
Real
Three Virginia Primary Roads Flooded Forcing Closures
Virginia highway officials reported three primary routes closed due to rain in Louisa and Rockbridge counties. Route 522 at the South Anna River, Route 207 between Bowling Green and the Mattaponi River, and Route 56 at Vesuvius were blocked. Road 301 could be underwater at the Mattaponi River possibly this afternoon, with detours via Route 17 through Fredericksburg or Tappahannock advised.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Highway Department
South Anna River
Louisa County
Cuckoo
Bowling Green
Mattaponi River
Vesuvius
Rockbridge County
Louisa
Fredericksburg
Tappahannock
Auto Thrill Circus And Hell Drivers At Weekend Shows
Hollywood Thrill Circus and Hell Drivers present two performances at airport speedway 8 30 p m Saturday and 2 30 p m Sunday. Highlights include a 30 ft car leap over a transport van and a 100 ft flight to old car bodies. Bruce Hall directs the death defying acts including tunnel of fire and flaming wall crashes.
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Hollywood Thrill Circus
Hell Drivers
Airport Speedway
Bruce Hall
Saint Bernard Dogs Named for Swiss Alpine Mountain
Saint Bernard dogs take their name from the Swiss Alps area where the breed was developed. They were traditionally used to assist in rescuing travelers stranded in snow storms near mountain passes.
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Switzerland
Retired Oil Company Worker R. Page Lewis Dies
R Page Lewis 58 an American Oil Co. employee for 20 years died 5:05 p.m. yesterday at his home 410 N Kent St. He leaves wife Pearl Adams two sons A Melvin and Edward P. Lewis a daughter Mrs Margaret Croushorn five grandchildren a sister and brother. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Mt Hebron Cemetery with Rev John Oliver and Rev Carl Hiser officiating.
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R. Page Lewis
American Oil Co
N. Kent
Frederick County
Ella Lewis Emmart
Winchester
Edward Lewis
Miss Pearl Adams
Lewis
Oil Company
Pleasant Valley Eub
Margaret E. Croushorn
A. Melvin
Edward P. Lewis
Ray Lewis
Brucetown
Clara Barrett
White Hall
Cora Crim
Omps Funeral Home
John Oliver
Carl W. Hiser
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Loring Wright
John Rees
Douglas Fisher
A. C. Richardson
John Hoover
George Grimm
Firemen Parade to Highlight Strasburg Tonight
A parade in Strasburg features 47 units from Winchester, Frederick County and more. Participating departments include Friendship South End Middletown Strasburg New Market Harrisonburg Edinburg Mt. Jackson Toms Brook Gordonsville Wardensville and others with auxiliaries. Bands from Strasburg New Market Harrisonburg and Mt Jackson perform as $180 in prizes are awarded.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Strasburg
Friendship
South End
Stephens City
Middletown
New Market
Harrisonburg
Edinburg
Mt. Jackson
Toms Brook
Gordonsville
Wardensville
Luray
Funeral services for Joseph DeMayo at Sacred Heart Church
Joseph DeMayo who died Thursday will be honored with a 3 p.m. Sunday funeral at Sacred Heart Catholic Church led by Father J F Bullock. Interment will follow at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers Lewis Goode Henry Brown Edward Golightly Raymond Golightly Frank Golightly and Horace Schultz. Tag remains to rest at Jones Funeral Home until the service.
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Servces
Joseph DeMayo
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
J. F. Bullock
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Lewis Goode
Henry Brown
Edward Golightly
Raymond Golightly
Frank Golightly
Horace Schultz
Jones Funeral Home
Americans Favored in Henley Regatta Betting Scene
In Henley England Americans dominate betting for the Olympic regatta with Jack Kelly Jr from Philadelphia and UC Berkeley noted as favorites for the single sculls. Local bookmaker Sam Cowan posted odds as residents debated the impact of American money and appetites on the outcome.
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England
Henley-On-Thames
Simon
Stone Arch Bridge
Sam Cowan
Jack Kelly Jr
Philadelphia
Pop
John Guzzwell
Mervyn Wood
Australia
Boost in Clarke Tax Rate Needed to Build School
Clay Carr, former Clarke County school board chairman, told Berryville chamber members that a consolidated high school would cost about 400 000 to 500 000 dollars. He said borrowing from the Literary fund was unlikely but bonds could be floated. An increase of 40 cents in the tax rate would be necessary to service the loan over 50 years.
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Clay Carr
Clarke County School Board
Berryville Chamber of Commerce
Literary Fund
Wainwright Clears Tojo of Personal War Prisoner Abuse
Gen Jonathan Wainwright, former Bataan hero, told Tojo he does not hold him personally responsible for mistreatment of prisoners. Wainwright’s attorney said he will deliver the message at Sugamo prison after a two hour talk with the general at the Republican National convention. Tojo testified that subordinate war ministry officials carried out orders to treat captives per international covenants.
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Tokyo
Jonathan Wainwright
Bataan
Hideki Tojo
Wainwright
Tojo
George Francis Blewett
Philadelphia
International War Crimes Court
Blewett
Sugamo
War Ministry
Answers To The Daily Quiz Revealed
The page lists correct responses to the daily quiz with ten items. Topics include a famous virtue, a U S state capital, Horatio Gates, the city of Buda and Pest, Senator Barkley, a German psychiatry pioneer, a land below sea level, seaweed, Brooklyn, and Leon Henderson.
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Necessity
Virginia
Horatio Gates
Buda and
Pest
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Brooklyn
Leon Henderson
Weed Killed Used Ahead of Planting Irish Potato Crop
Norfolk reports Virginia truck experiment station finds soil treatment with 2 4 D before planting may curb weeds in Irish Cobbler potatoes but using it on six inch high plants cuts yields up to 50 percent. Post-row barring soil treatments show less impact. Potato bug damage favored treated foliage.
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Norfolk
Virginia Truck Experiment Station
L. L. Danielson
Danielson
Transcontinental South American Railroad Reaches High Peru
A trancontinental South American railroad climbs to 15,000 feet above sea level at a point near Lima Peru marking a dramatic high altitude section in the western portion of the route.
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Lima Peru
Sales Directory Aug 7 to Sept 4 auctions
Auction notices listing dates August 7 August 14 August 21 and September 1 4 with bidders Mrs Samuel A Riley Mrs Lacy Tomblin Virgil DeHaven Mrs W A Sale A M Nicodemus and Smith Janney. Items include household goods furniture farm equipment dairy cattle livestock and farm implements. Winchester Round Hill Gainesboro White Post Berryville and Loudoun County locations noted.
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Samuel A. Riley
N. Kent St
Winchester
Lacy Tomblin
White Post
Mackay Smith
Virgil DeHaven
Gainesboro
W. A. Sale
National Ave
Nicodemus
Berryville
Smith & Janney
Round = Hill
Loudoun County
When Cook’s 1778 contact met Hawaiian kings
Article notes that upon first European contact in 1778 Captain James Cook found each Hawaiian island ruled by its own king. The historical summary presents the monarchy as locally governed before later changes.
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Hawaiian Islands
James Cook
Islands
Puerto Rico Size Compared To Rhode Island
The article notes Puerto Rico is about three times the size of Rhode Island, measuring roughly 100 miles in length and 30 to 40 miles in width.
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Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
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Russia
Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Americas
Ieatest Car
Lamp Motor Coo
Smithfield Ave
Bendix
Coleman Dunn
V. V. Brewer
Frederick County Court House
Cameron St
Warren Eddy
Rosenberger’s
Rosenberger
Braddock
At Inc
J. DeMayo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Slydia E. Pinkham
Purina
N. Cameron St
Hugh
Shade Equipment CO
Martinsburg Pike
Patton
Mel Patton
Barney Ewell
London
U. S
Clarke
Carr
Snooth
Oliver
C. F. Dunlap and Sons
Kelly Tires
Duncan Bros
Millwood Ave
Shenandoah Brick & Tile Corp
Glaize & Bro
Seiberling Battery
Cammer Tire CO
Handley
Chapman Motor CO
Pine Motor Co., Inc
Dodge-Plymouth
Echaise
Winchester Furniture CO
Aberdeen Angus Cattle
Virginia Angus
Staunton
Pavilion
Kenneth Litton
Round Hill
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