TIME MACHINE: 1970, 1930, 1951, 1942.

June, 1970

The Sunday Times (Salisbury)

December, 1930

The Evening Sun (Baltimore)

Footnote: The (outdoor) boxing arena was located at the Pocomoke Fair Grounds. Home movie film of stock car racing at the Fair Grounds circa 1950 shows no evidence of the arena by that time.

July, 1951

 Democratic Messenger

October, 1942

The News Journal (Wilmington)

1954.. DIY? A new trend around the home.. "Do It Yourself" is catching on.

1973.. There's a Triple Crown winner! It's "Secretariat."

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.

TIME MACHINE: 1895, 1966, 2008, 1921, 1958, 1881.

                                                           



April, 1895
(Modestown, Va.)

Peninsula Enterprise

November, 1966

  The Daily Times (Salisbury)

November, 2008

                                                    

                                                                                             Baltimore Sun

January, 1921

                                                                                        Washington Post

December, 1958

                                                                                          Worcester Democrat

June, 1881

 Democratic Messenger

                                                               

                                                                         
1957.. "All Shook Up" (Elvis) and "Love Letters In The Sand" (Pat Boone) are two of the year's top charting records.

1977..  Elvis dies suddenly at his Graceland mansion. The Atari 2600 is becoming the first popular major video game console in the U.S. 

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.

TIME MACHINE:1936, 1942, 1994, 1916

June, 1936

Worcester Democrat

October, 1942

 The Salisbury Times

September, 1994

The Somerset Herald

May, 1916

 (1916)

 Baltimore Sun

 Maryland Historical Trust

(More information on Beckford:)

https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Somerset/S-1.pdf

Beckford - U.S. National Register Of Historic Places

1968.. Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley P.T.A. and The Beatles "Hey Jude" are two of the year's most popular records.  

1978.. What a year for blockbuster movies.. Grease, Saturday Night Fever,  and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.

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.