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ACROSS THE USA
November, 1966
(Press Telegram- Long Beach, Calif.)
Pro Grid Meets On Merger
New York (AP)- A joint committee of the American and National Football Leagues went into a closed session today to work out details of their merger- particularly the Super Bowl and a common draft.
President Johnson signed into law a bill giving the merger limited immunity from antitrust laws Tuesday.
Under the merger plans the leagues will play a Super Bowl in January pitting the AFL champion against the NFL champions. The leagues will also have a common player draft and will plan a schedule of inter league, pre-season games next season.
Those were among the items the committee was scheduled to discuss today, but a league spokesmen said no announcement would be made.
NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle will preside at the meeting.
ACROSS THE USA
November, 1966
(Press Telegram- Long Beach, Calif.)
Pro Grid Meets On Merger
New York (AP)- A joint committee of the American and National Football Leagues went into a closed session today to work out details of their merger- particularly the Super Bowl and a common draft.
President Johnson signed into law a bill giving the merger limited immunity from antitrust laws Tuesday.
Under the merger plans the leagues will play a Super Bowl in January pitting the AFL champion against the NFL champions. The leagues will also have a common player draft and will plan a schedule of inter league, pre-season games next season.
Those were among the items the committee was scheduled to discuss today, but a league spokesmen said no announcement would be made.
NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle will preside at the meeting.
Super Bowl Scores
*Source: superbowlhistory.net
Footnote: Longtime Salisbury resident Tom Brown played for the Green Bay Packers in the 1967 and 1968 Super Bowls. Brown had starred at the University Of Maryland in baseball and football and then signed with the Washington Senators as a first baseman and outfielder. After a year and a half in pro-baseball he signed with the Green Bay Packers, playing under coach Vince Lombardi. A shoulder injury curtailed his football career. Since moving to the Eastern Shore in the early 1970's Brown has devoted his time to instructing and coaching youngsters in sports, and founded the Tom Brown League in Salisbury.
June, 1976
(The Salisbury Times)
(Excerpt)
'Cypress Festival' Is Planned In Pocomoke
POCOMOKE CITY- Backers of this town's First Annual Cypress Festival, to be held July 9-10-11 in the municipal park on the Pocomoke River, are busy this week putting final touches on preparations for the three-day event.
Attractions include something for everyone's taste. There will be singing, a hand bell concert, teen costume ball, street and boat parades, art show, water-related sporting events, horse show and tours of the historic Costen House.
Unless otherwise specified, all events will take place at Cypress Park which is currently getting a road, a bike path and parking space- hard surfaced under a $60,000 Open Space city funded project.
(The Salisbury Times)
(Excerpt)
'Cypress Festival' Is Planned In Pocomoke
POCOMOKE CITY- Backers of this town's First Annual Cypress Festival, to be held July 9-10-11 in the municipal park on the Pocomoke River, are busy this week putting final touches on preparations for the three-day event.
Attractions include something for everyone's taste. There will be singing, a hand bell concert, teen costume ball, street and boat parades, art show, water-related sporting events, horse show and tours of the historic Costen House.
Unless otherwise specified, all events will take place at Cypress Park which is currently getting a road, a bike path and parking space- hard surfaced under a $60,000 Open Space city funded project.
June, 2001 (Time Machine Archive)
Cypress Park was the site for the Delmarva Chicken Festival as Pocomoke City and The Pocomoke City Chamber Of Commerce hosted the 53rd annual event. Despite some showers from the remnants of Tropical Storm Allison, the festival drew an attendance of more than 20,000 visitors. Festival features included The Chicken Capers games, a chicken splash, tug of war, arts and crafts, an antique and classic car show, a home and trade show, and the traditional giant fry pan serving Delmarvalous chicken.
Cypress Park was the site for the Delmarva Chicken Festival as Pocomoke City and The Pocomoke City Chamber Of Commerce hosted the 53rd annual event. Despite some showers from the remnants of Tropical Storm Allison, the festival drew an attendance of more than 20,000 visitors. Festival features included The Chicken Capers games, a chicken splash, tug of war, arts and crafts, an antique and classic car show, a home and trade show, and the traditional giant fry pan serving Delmarvalous chicken.
May, 1901
(The Atlanta Constitution- Atlanta, Ga.)
(Excerpts)
COSTAL EXTENDS IT WIRES
New York, May 22.- The Postal Telegraph headquarters here has announced the opening of the following new offices on the Delaware peninsula.
Birds Nest, Va., Bloomtown, Va., Cape Charles, Va., Cheriton, Va., Cobbs, Va., Eastville, Va., Exmore, Va., Hallwood, Va., Keller, Va., Kings Creek, Md., Machipongo, Va., Nasawadox, Va., New Church, Va., Oak Hall, Va., Onley, Va., Parksley, Va., Pocomoke, Md., Tasley, Va.
Wires will also soon be completed to the following stations:
Crisfield, Md., Delmar, Del, Dover, Del, Eden, Md., Fruitland, Md., Loretto, Md., Princess Anne, Md., Salisbury, Md., Seaford, Del., Williams, Md.
(The Atlanta Constitution- Atlanta, Ga.)
(Excerpts)
COSTAL EXTENDS IT WIRES
New York, May 22.- The Postal Telegraph headquarters here has announced the opening of the following new offices on the Delaware peninsula.
Birds Nest, Va., Bloomtown, Va., Cape Charles, Va., Cheriton, Va., Cobbs, Va., Eastville, Va., Exmore, Va., Hallwood, Va., Keller, Va., Kings Creek, Md., Machipongo, Va., Nasawadox, Va., New Church, Va., Oak Hall, Va., Onley, Va., Parksley, Va., Pocomoke, Md., Tasley, Va.
Wires will also soon be completed to the following stations:
Crisfield, Md., Delmar, Del, Dover, Del, Eden, Md., Fruitland, Md., Loretto, Md., Princess Anne, Md., Salisbury, Md., Seaford, Del., Williams, Md.
Memories of Accomac, 1890 John S. Wise Jr.. "Memories of Accomac, 1890" Peninsula Enterprise (Accomac, Va.: August 21, 1937)
A friend recently said to me that after all, our memories remain with us and with many are all they get out of life. Certainly I cherish nothing more than my memories of old Drummondtown and Accomack County in 1890, now nearly half a century ago, when I spent a summer with my dear old cousin, Dr. John J. Wise, at his old home "Woodburn," about a mile north of Drummondtown.
I was then a lad of fourteen and full of youthful vitality and activity and interest and curiosity about all things of the Eastern Shore new to a boy who had spent most of his time in the inland country mountains.
(PART 6)
A friend recently said to me that after all, our memories remain with us and with many are all they get out of life. Certainly I cherish nothing more than my memories of old Drummondtown and Accomack County in 1890, now nearly half a century ago, when I spent a summer with my dear old cousin, Dr. John J. Wise, at his old home "Woodburn," about a mile north of Drummondtown.
I was then a lad of fourteen and full of youthful vitality and activity and interest and curiosity about all things of the Eastern Shore new to a boy who had spent most of his time in the inland country mountains.
(PART 6)
Duff Savage was proprietor of the old hotel. There was bar there so I was not allowed to hang around. Those were the days when dinner cost a quarter and he served everything the country provided. Here gathered the farmers, drummers and travelers.
Jimmy Scott, with about two feet of white beard, would often drive in and by the time he had a few drams, he's expatiate on the size of his apples.
Nat Lang had a bar in the house up at the corner of the open on Jail Road, next to the Debtor's Prison. The patronage there was largely fishermen and country people. Some wild parties broke out over there at times. The rough crowds fought it out there.
In those days we had the County Court, which met monthly, with Judge John W. Gillet on the bench. Then we had the Circuit Court with Judge Ben T. Gunter on the bench.
Judge Gillet was a very studious, reserved and dignified man. He was not much seen around the town. He lived in the old house just below the tavern, afterwards occupied by Judge Ross.
That by the way is the highest point on the Eastern Shore, thirty-six feet above sea level.
The Circuit Court handled the more important civil cases. The County Court was the big time. Everybody came to town.
Then was when the folks swapped horses and jack-knives and made up the boat-races.
Everything was transacted and settled at County Court. It's abandonment is a community misfortune.
In those days the Langs and the Milliners were a legion.
I spent all the time I could with "Polk" Lang, fishing out of Folly Creek, from Garrison's and Black Stump Landings, and the day never passes when I do not look back to it all as one of the most interesting times in my life.
Mrs. Etta A. Wise and her daughter Miss Etta were teaching school and music at the old Woodburn farm where they had twenty or thirty pupils from whom they collected from $5 to $10 a year each, if they could pay it.
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