Pearl Harbor Attack Remembrance by Pearl Harbor Survivor
Veteran Sidney Sherwin recalls the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor from the Oklahoma and Maryland as he remembers the morning flash, the oil slicks, and the scramble to battle stations aboard Battleship Row. The story details Sherwin’s near-drowning escape and wartime memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Barr
Pearl Harbor
Oklahoma
Beasia
Naval Academy
Sidney Sherwitt
Arizona
Sherwin
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Honolulu
Jane Blow
Newport News
Ford Island
Shervin
Maryland
Stock Market Rebounds In Heavy Trading
The stock market rebounded from a recent selloff, with Zenith Douglas Aircraft and United Aircraft rising about 2 percent. Boeing United Air Lines and Eastern Airlines gained over 1 percent, while IBM Xerox and Polaroid advanced by two percent or more. Chrysler, Eastman Kodak, and U S Smelting saw heavy trading and a one-point rise, with other majors like U S Steel Jersey Standard New York Central International Telephone Kennecott American Airlines Raytheon Control Data and Caterpillar also higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Zenith
Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft
Boeing
United Air Lines
Eastern Airlines
IBM
Xerox
Polaroid
Chrysler
Eastman Kodak
U.S
U.S. Steel
Jersey Standard
New York Central
International Telephone
Kennecott
American Airlines
Raytheon
Control Data
Caterpillar
Factor That Caused Debacle Believed To Be Eliminated
The Defense Department believes a factor contributing to the military debacle has been eliminated. The report notes that 14 of 15 parts of a critical Japanese cipher message were deciphered, shedding light on tensions before Pearl Harbor. Officials say contact gaps were reduced, yet exact timing of an attack remained unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Tokyo
Defense Department
Pearl Harbor
Am- Ang
United
Marshall
Oth
Japan
Stark
Ft. Myer
Potomac River
Dee
Local Obituaries Highlight Strother Mills Summers Summers
Obituary notices list Mrs Mary E Strother 29 of 403 Suman Avenue died Monday and Mrs William F Mills 43 of 1023 Potomac Avenue died Monday at Washington County Hospital. Veniah E Summers 63 of Boonsboro also dies. Survived by spouses children and multiple relatives. Funeral arrangements unconfirmed. services planned in Plainfield and Boonsboro area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Strother
Suman Avenue
S Pin
Robert H. Strother Jr
Roseoa S. Clark
Hagerstown
Second Christian Church
Alves E
Dorothy J
Rosemarie V
Robert H
John J
Julie Ann
Edith Mae Snirley
Waynesboro
Dorothy Edwards
Hage Town
Watson Funeral Home
Clothing Drive For Family After Downsville Fire
The Downsville Ruritan Club collects clothing and house hold articles for a Downsville area family hit by a Saturday night fire. Mr and Mrs Mills and their three children lost most belongings and are staying with relatives in Keedysville. Clothing sizes listed for each family member. Contact Lawrence Izer Peter Gaylor or Warren Miller to contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downsville
Temperatures Drop Overnight Across County
Washington County weather observers report a chilly night with temperatures dipping from the upper forties to near freezing. D. Paul Oswald of Bridgeport notes a Monday high of 47 degrees while J. Howard Beckenbaugh of Boonsboro records a 46 degree high. Bath reports a low of 28 degrees persisting through 7 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
D. Paul Oswald
Bridgeport
J. Howard Beckenbaugh
Boonsboro
Bath
Edison Widson Stolipher Dies at 56 in Martinsburg Area
Edison Widson Stolipher 56 formerly of Martinsburg died Monday at Newton D Baker Veterans Center where he had been a patient since May He was a World War I veteran with a service connected disability and served in the U S Army 1942 1945 receiving the Purple Heart for wounds in the Normandy invasion He also earned the Bronze Star He resided in Hanover McSherrystown Pa about 20 years and was a member of VFW American Legion and Loyal Order of Moose Survivors include a sister and nieces and nephews Funeral services Thursday at 11 a m from Brown Funeral Home with Veterans Center chaplain officiating Burial with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery Thursday at 2 30 p m Friends may visit Tuesday and Wednesday 7 to 9 p m
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Edison Widson Stolipher
Martinsburg
W. Va
Newton
D. Baker Veteran Center
Here
Calvin
Nettie (Elliott) Stolpher
U.S
Normandy
Hanover-McSherrystown
Legion and the Loyal Order of
Brown Funeral Home
Edward T. Pliot
Veterans Ceenter
Arlington National Cemetery
Prayer for world peace and neighborly understanding
A prayer by John W. Shackford of Waynesville NC urges divine mercy on a troubled world. It asks guidance as nations move toward interdependence, seeking the common good, and inspiring trust to help others toward a fuller life in the name of the Prince of Peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Shackford
Waynesville, N.C
Gemini 7 Astronauts Calmly Whirl Toward Destination In Orbit
Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell race toward a planned rendezvous with Gemini 6 as NASA weighs an earlier launch. Gemini 4’s crew may blast off Monday to pursue the same target. Mission officials discuss possible Sunday liftoff and adjustments to achieve a 185 mile circular orbit for the rendezvous.
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Outer Space
Howard Benedict
Aerosapce Wiiter Space Center
Houston
Tex
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Navy
Walter M. Schirrai Jr
Air Force
Thomas’ P. Stafford
Space Agency
Cape Kennedy
Gemi
Rous
Kraft
Borman
Lavell
Gemini
Christo Deg
Pher C. Kraft Jr
Lovell
Hell
Hane
William Schneider
Fire Burns One Acre on Leitersburg Farm
A brush fire burned about one acre on the Clarence Cook farm on Leitersburg Pike about ten miles away Monday evening. Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company fought the blaze from 9:45 to 10:39 p.m. The cause is unknown and the extent of damage could not be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iClarence Cook
Leitersburg Pike
Leitersburg
Two Plead Guilty in Fatal Frederick Beating Case
In Baltimore AP report two men James J McGone Sier and Stephen G Murphy pleaded guilty to assault after a fatal beating of 16 year old Ronald Lee in Frederick Maryland last Christmas. They faced more serious charges of assault with intent to kill andmaim and were awaiting a pre sentence investigation ordered by Judge John Grason Turn at Baltimore County Circuit Court Towson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Frederick
Ster
Hagerstown
James J. McGone Sier
Wilmington
Del
Stephen. G. Murphy
Iisland City
N. Y
Frederick Fair
Ronald Lee
Sier
Monrovia
Baltimore County
John Grason
Turn
Towson
Bull
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Ano
Sel
Curtis
Battleship Row
Daily Mail
Summit Ave
Hagerstown M4
Cartier
Pet
D.C. Va
Penns
V. Va
Mont
Seria al
Republ
Mary E. ‘Strother
William F. Mills Sr
Potomac Ave
Washington County Hospital
Plainfield
N.J
Mack Trucks, Inc
Elsie Mills
van Nuys
Calif
William F. Mills
Nancy Mills
Edward Mills
Prederick Mills
South Plainfield
Donald Mills
Avon
Kenneth Mills
Irving Gunderson
Watching
George Morris
North Ridge
California
Orial Funeral Home
Franklin Place
Clover Leaf Park Cemetery
Woodbridge
Veniah E. Summers
Pauline C.reeder Summers
Rt. 2
Gertie Houpti Summers
Ezra D. Summers
Summers
Trinity Lutheran Church
Leonard E. Summers
Leonard Baker
George Ambrose
Milton Bloom
Frances Summers
Paul Semler
Russell H. Robert R
James L
East Funeral Home
Neil, Newton
Richard Batman
Buria
Rosan’s
Hagerstows End
Hancock
LE. Kl
Robert T. Bensberg
Colorado Springs
Cola
Vo Dat
Saigon
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Jay
Gemini & Tauner
Ing
Qniddohs
Boy
Christ
Sonotone
Roy B. Farr
S. Potomac St
Federal Loan Ass'n
W. Wash, St
Pentain
Hagerstown, Md
Rheadha Ntt
Dinnar
Ion
Wpson
A Jewelers
Hamilton
Long Meadow
Cosco
Lester’s Home Furnishings
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