April, 1983
Daily Times (Salisbury)
Mayor Clarke's piano talents were legendary, he was even a piano player for silent movies back in the day. He once told me he never learned to read music and just looked at the screen and tried to anticipate what was going to happen and moved his fingers to match. Does anyone actually know if he could read music or not?
October, 1849
Baltimore Sun
Footnote: Sandy Hill was the former name of Stockton.July, 1924
(Do you know the way to...Crisfield?)
Philadelphia Inquirer
January, 1960
Pocomoke firemen-
Pocomoke Fire Company photo
If you lived on the Eastern Shore during the early years of NASA at Wallops you might recall hearing telephoned news reports on radio by spokesperson Joyce Milliner when there was launch activity. Mrs. Milliner passed away recently. She was 85.
1967 .. Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the first heart transplant operation.
1978 .. Space Invaders sparks interest in video games.
The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011. I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.