Sunday, April 10, 2022

Time Machine: 1961, 1830, 1899, 2012, & local history author TV segment

 


NEXT SUNDAY'S TIME MACHINE WILL BE A SPECIAL EDITION COMMEMORATING THE ONE HUNDRETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRE WHICH DESTROYED MUCH OF POCOMOKE CITY'S BUSINESS DISTRICT AND DOZENS OF RESIDENCES. 


August, 1961


News Journal (Wilmington)


August, 1961


Salisbury Times

(PPE reader comment)

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I remember well this cast of characters. Luther Parsons was always, well, different. Leroy Conant I never could figure out how he became mayor as he wasn't the friendliest fellow in town. This led to an interesting progression of short-term mayors including the aforementioned Klein Leister, Jack Killmon and even Evelyn Parsons! Evelyn was a real novelty as it was very unusual to have a female official of any sort, much less mayor, in the 1960s. J. Dawson Clarke finally stepped up to rescue Pocomoke City from its follies.


November, 1830

Snow Hill Messenger


September, 1899

Evening Journal (Wilmington)



November, 2012




Chincoteague Beacon


The Bay Bridge







1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I remember well this cast of characters. Luther Parsons was always, well, different. Leroy Conant I never could figure out how he became mayor as he wasn't the friendliest fellow in town. This led to an interesting progression of short-term mayors including the aforementioned Klein Leister, Jack Killmon and even Evelyn Parsons! Evelyn was a real novelty as it was very unusual to have a female official of any sort, much less mayor, in the 1960s. J. Dawson Clarke finally stepped up to rescue Pocomoke City from its follies.