Sunday, November 18, 2012

TIME MACHINE ... The Year With Two Thanksgivings!


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November, 1941 
(The Salisbury Times)

Delmar Likes Turkey But Can't Decide Day To Eat It

Delmar, Nov. 18- Both halves of this bi-state town of 2,200 like turkey, but the trouble is they can't quite decide which day to eat it. When they can get their haircuts and how they can take in two holidays if they have only one day off are also worries.

Governor Herbert R. O'Conor has proclaimed November 20 the Thanksgiving Day for Maryland, in accordance with the president's date, and Governor Walter Bacon of Delaware has kept Delaware's holiday on the traditional date a week later.

For weeks merchants and churches have been trying to agree on Thanksgiving activities, but the two dates have resulted in the following jumble:

The Maryland school and the Delaware school will close on their respective holidays, but the Delaware school will play its annual Thanksgiving Day football game with Salisbury on the Maryland holiday. The Delaware P.T.A. will also meet on Thursday evening.

The local merchants, both Maryland and Delaware, have decided to remain open on the Maryland holiday and close on the 27th, except one of the five Maryland merchants will close on the Maryland holiday and stay open on the 27th.

The post office will observe the Maryland date although it is located in Delaware and a majority of its employees are Delawareans.

The churches will hold their annual Thanksgiving services on the Delaware holiday. The churches are in Delaware and their parsonages are in Maryland. Despite this the Men's Bible Class of the Mt. Olive (Church) will serve its annual Thanksgiving dinner on the Maryland holiday.

The three barber shops, two of them in Delaware, will close for the Maryland date. All the barbers are residents of Maryland.

The Bank Of Delmar, the only bank, being on the Maryland side will close on Thursday.

The two local garment factories. both on the Maryland side, with employees from both sides, will observe the Maryland holiday.

The Delmar Cotillion Club, with members from both sides, will hold its annual Thanksgiving eve dance tomorrow night. The Glen Rayne Post No. 15 American Legion, although a Delaware post, has postponed its installation of officers Thursday night until a later date.

The Pennsylvania Railroad which employees a majority of the men in Delmar, will celebrate the holiday this Thursday when extra trains will be operated on the Delmarva Division.
 


 December, 1887
(Peninsula Enterprise- Accomac)

Thanksgiving day, for the first time in the history of Chincoteague was generally observed by our people. According to arrangements previously made every business place was closed until 5 p. m., but strange to say, not a sermon was delivered on the occasion by either of the three ministers stationed here.


 
December, 1891
(Peninsula Enterprise- Accomac)

Chincoteague.

Thanksgiving day was observed here by the suspension of all business. The stores, schools and all the churches even were closed. It was enjoyed though in feasting, if not in prayers, big dinners being the order of the day in every household.


November, 1902 
(Peninsula Enterprise- Accomac)

Thanksgiving Dinner.

Big dinner and supper "Thanksgiving" at Hotel Wachapreague. Bill of fare — roast turkey and cranberry sauce, goose, oysters in every style, roast beef, chicken salad, venison pastry, mince, pumpkin and potato pies, cakes, chocolate, etc. Special dishes to order. Everybody invited, bring your girls, wives, brothers, sisters and friends. Music on Victor talking machine, piano, Ice cream and oyster(s), served every Saturday afternoon for benefit of the new church.

A. H. G. Mears, Prop.
 
 

November, 1962
 
(The Evening Capital- Annapolis, Md)

Cafeteria- Harundale Mall Open All Day 11A.M.-8P.M. Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Special- Roast Young Turkey with Celery Dressing, Giblet Gravy, Green Peas, Candied Yams, Cranberry Sauce, Roll & Butter. Generous Portions. 75-Cents. 

 
 
November, 1914

(The Frederick News-Post, Frederick, Md)

A number of the men of Princess Anne have organized a fire company with the following officers: Chief, Earl B Jolk; foreman, W.C. Messick; chief nozzleman, Robert S. Jones; chief hoseman, J.A. Dougherty. 


 
January, 1977 
Pocomoke City residents were remembering their former mayor and city councilman Clayton F. Lambertson who passed away at age 71. He was Chief Judge of the Worcester County Orphans Court and a former long time owner of the C.F. Lambertson Electrical Contracting firm.


 
November, 1892 
(The Denton Journal)

ANOTHER THANKSGIVING! The youngsters have grown a little older and the boys of a larger growth and a former generation have a deeper snowdrift on their heads. A good many of us are getting ready to hang our harps on the willows and are watching the disk of the afternoon sun as he approaches the western horizon. There are plenty to take our place, however, and the world will jog along at the old gait whether we are here or there. To the optimist, and no one has a right to be anything else, this is a pleasant thought. A little more turkey and cranberry sauce, a few more jovial reunions of long-separated families and we shall dip our colors in the honor of the brave and athletic youth who will unstrap the burden from our shoulders and bend his own to receive it. 



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