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Speed cameras will be functioning in Pocomoke City on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. There is a forgiveness period of 30 days until August 28, 2021. For more information, please click on the attachment link below:
Microsoft Word - Pocomole City Speed FAQs (cityofpocomoke.com)
November, 1959
(PPE reader comment)
In 1959 the Orioles charged $3.00 for box seats and mezzanine box, $2.75 for upper reserved and as low as 75 cents for outfield bleachers and some upper deck seats.
August, 1921
The Daily Banner (Cambridge)
February, 1883
The Morning News (Wilmington)
April, 1993
(ONCE A BUSY PLACE. Eddie McFord, who was raised in Miona, stands at Pitts Wharf, the site of the old steamboat wharf that was one of the busiest spots in the rural community for years after the turn of the century.)
Daily Times (Salisbury)
This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:
1959 .. The big Navy vs. Maryland game is being held at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium but will the 5-dollar ticket price for best seats cut down on attendance?
1921 .. A record breaking one day attendance of 20,000 takes place at The Great Pocomoke Fair.
1883 ..
4th Friday Street Festivals continue in Downtown Pocomoke with Christmas in July!
Scootin' Santa will make a special appearance as well as Christmas crafts & goodies for the kiddos! A bounce house too!
TV Comes to Pocomoke, and I get Fired from my First Job,
When I was in junior high one of our teachers arranged for us to walk a short distance up Market Street from the old Pocomoke High school to Johnny's TV shop (east side of Market) to watch Eisenhower's inauguration for a second term.
"...one of our teachers arranged for us to walk a short distance up Market Street..."
Now the Board of Education would charter a fleet of buses to take the students the 10 blocks. Can't have vulnerable children being exposed to all the dangers out there!
I remember that the early television sets were made to receive only channels 2 to 13. So if you had one of these sets when channel 16 came on you had to have a converter box hooked up to your television to receive it. In the first half of the 1950's most homes in Pocomoke didn't have a television and you could tell that by the number of antennas you saw. In later years cable came along and for those who were willing or able to pay for it they could count on seeing a good picture from the Baltimore and Washington stations. But if you lived away from town cable wasn't available.
Yes, the TV sets back then received channels 2 through 13 but Captain Kangaroo occasionally had a fellow on his show who lived at (in?) Channel One!
Go figure.
tk for PPE says: Originally there was a VHF Channel One but the FCC dropped it in 1948 due to technical issues with reception. The Captain Kangaroo show referenced it anyway in their storyline according to our reader's comment.
**P R E V I E W**
For the second year in a row, The Chincoteague Pony Auction will be held as an online only event. The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company had to make the difficult decision in the spring, when restrictions were still high. The auction will again be hosted by SportHorseAuctions.com, the same company that held the auction in 2020.
July, 1922
The Daily Banner (Cambridge)
March, 1975
Daily Times (Salisbury)
January, 1984
Crisfield Times
January, 2010
Daily Times (Salisbury)
This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:
1922 .. Getting the baseball scores from Pocomoke-
1975 .. Two sections of Cedar Hall Road near Pocomoke are permanently closed.
1984 .. Water transportation possible when Coast Guard breaks thick ice between Crisfield and Smith Island.
2010 ..
(City of Pocomoke website)
A fair summary of the proposed Resolutions is as follows:
The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comment on the proposed Resolution
No. 540, Council Approval for Application for Armory Demolition
A Resolution of The Mayor & Council of Pocomoke City Council Approval for Application for funding for demolition of the Armory building.
This hearing will be held on Monday, July 19, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 101 Clarke Ave. Pocomoke City, MD. A complete copy of the proposed legislative bill is available in CITY HALL at 101 Clarke Ave. Pocomoke City MD, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on the City’s website at cityofpocomoke.com . If the meeting is FB Livestream/Zoom, information will be posted on the City website before the meeting.