Donald Marvin Cramer

August 11, 1935

- a treasury of memories, accomplishments,

and curious components in the life of a man
this family historian is proud to call her brother -
J an i c e R C r a me r 2 0 1 7
 Don's birthday news for 2016 from 11-17th August 1935:

The Not-So-Great Escape of 1935:

This week in 1935 a prisoner escaped from Pentonville Gaol in London. He had hacked at
the brickwork surrounding the barred window of his cell with a steel-tipped stick and
climbed through the hole. Since his cell was on the second floor he then made an
ingenious contraption involving a plank of wood and a rope pulley-system to lower himself
to the ground. From there he managed to cross the yard and climb the outer wall of the
prison. He was captured just ten minutes later. Warders found him utterly exhausted
from his daring escape, hiding behind a door in a nearby shop.

Woman Saved from Cow by Sheepdog:

Occasionally the stories found in The Times in 1935 are so random that the only way to
give them justice is to quote them in full
A sheepdog saved the life of Mrs. David Thomas, of Tyddyndu Farm, near Barmouth, on
Saturday, when she was attacked and seriously injured by a cow. Mrs. Thomas was
driving cattle to a field after milking when a cow suddenly attacked her, and after goring
her several times held her trapped between a gate and a wall. She cried for help and her
favourite sheepdog immediately ran from the farmhouse. By this time the woman was
badly injured and helpless on the ground, and the cow again in the act of attacking. The
sheepdog barked loudly, and managed by jumping in front of the cow to draw its
attention. The womans husband then came to the scene and managed to drive the cow
away. After medical attention Mrs. Thomas was taken to the Dolgelley and Barmouth
Hospital, where her injuries were found to include a fractured arm and serious leg
injuries.
Hurrah to all the trusty sheepdogs out there!

The Mechanical Informer:

This week in 1935 a new machine was installed at the Charing Cross Post Office that
sought to provide customers with push-button information. Post Office clerks were
frequently bogged-down by the inquiries of their customers and it was hoped that this
machine would free-up some of their time. Subjects regarding mail, telegrams, express
services, and the regulations of stamps were allocated a number. An inquirer would then
press the button printed with the number of the question they wanted answered and a
card appeared in a lighted aperture. This card included information printed in the Post
Office Guide. Installed as an experiment at Charing Cross it was hoped that similar self-
service machines would appear in other Post Offices around the country.

Birth of Aeronautical Engineer in Black River 'Hospital':

From the book: Carleton Gonya Cramer: an Uncommon Common Man
Paperback February 27, 2014 by Donald M Cramer
Chapter 4. Marriage and Child-Rearing (1931 1959)
On June 21, 1930, Carleton married Margaret Marvin who was living in Tylerville with the
Reverends Eunice and Leslie Potter. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Potters in
the parlor of their home in Dexter. Carletons wedding suit lasted him his lifetime and well
beyond.
Their first home was located at Hamptons Gardens in Watertown, on the State Street
extension toward Rodman.
Honeymoon Cottage at Hamptons Gardens, Watertown NY
In 1931, Carleton and Margaret moved to the village of Burrville, a few miles closer to
Tylerville. On June 12, 1932 their first son Robert Frank Cramer, named for his
grandfathers, was born in the front room of an old store.
About that time during the early days of the Great Depression, Margaret baked bread, which
Carleton sold as a source of cash.

Three years after Bob, their second son Donald Marvin Cramer (his mother's maiden name)
arrived in August 11 1935 in a small maternity hospital in Black River. Shortly thereafter the
now family of four moved again to "the little green house" across Rte 12 and then to the
family farm in South Champion.
This biography of Carleton Gonya Cramer is an attempt by his children to describe the man and reconstruct
the environment and major events in his life,as remembered by his descendants nearly 30 years after his
death in 1986 at age 85. He was a common man in terms of education and social standing, but quite
uncommon in terms of his creativity, humility and basic decency. This biography relies heavily on second
generation anecdotes which in some cases are inconsistent and may or may not be true to fact. However,
they represent the events as recalled by the tellers and, together, paint a true picture

Book available at http://www.lulu.com/shop/donald-m-cramer/carleton-gonya-cramer-an-

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The Woods available here: https://www.scribd.com/document/355470189/Don-

Cramer-s-the-Woods-Illus and here:
https://www.scribd.com/user/48010927/Janice-R-Cramer

Woodcarving Slideshow here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I8XK6KzIx8 (sound

on)

AND, after much creative researh, sister Jan today found this by Googling: Re CRAMER,
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1LoDP42dliJSEMtbHlPa2pSbUU/view?usp=sharing