TIME MACHINE: 1952, 1968, 1922.

December, 1952

Baltimore Sun

December, 1968

Daily Times (Salisbury)

Footnote: 1968 was the last year for the Fruitland holly auction. 

December, 1922
(It was in April of 1922 that a conflagration swept many dozens of buildings in Pocomoke City including residence and business structures, and understandably left citizens on edge when subsequent fires occurred.) 

 

 

Worcester Democrat

Footnote: The building housing the Empire Theater escaped the April fire. The theater was located on the southwest corner of Market and Front Streets as seen at the right in this picture.

(Pocomoke Fire Department picture)

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Late November..then and now.

 

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November 22, 1963

55 Years Later.. November 22, 2018

*AND ALWAYS OUR USA DEMOCRACY*

IT'S ON THE WAY!

More info:  http://pocomokechristmasparade.com/

High Fives for TV Performance!

The Pocomoke High School Chorus performed on television Monday on WBOC's DelmarvaLife program.

Paper Poppy Flowers Tradition

We heard from a former Pocomoke City resident who mentioned that reading recently about the World War I hundred year anniversary triggered his recollections of poppy day here in the 1950's and early 1960's.  The paper poppy observance started nationwide after the war and was widely observed for many decades.  In many instances the paper poppies, honoring our veterans, were made by disabled veterans who would benefit from their sale.

"There were of course many articles and stories about the 100th anniversary of the end of WW1. They talked about how hundreds of millions of red poppies  - both real and artificial - are being distributed across the UK and in fact all of Europe.  The article said that tradition is now fading in America but is still very strong in Europe.  Remember when they used to give those out in Pocomoke?  I think it was the VFW - the poppies were red paper with a wire "stem."  Every year before Armistice Day - as we then called it - someone would bring a big basket of them to (my parents') store and they could give them to anyone who came in.  I wonder if any of these VFW posts are still doing that.

One of the articles I read explained the origin of the tradition.  Apparently the seeds of the corn poppy flower are virtually indestructible.  They can lie dormant underground for many years.  As the battle raged across Europe, many entire villages were destroyed.  Bombs and artillery excavated massive amounts of soil replacing what had been homes, farms and commercial buildings.  As armies moved in to pick up the wounded and remove the dead, they often found the fields overrun with these red poppies which had sprouted from the unearthed seeds."

Pocomoke City's Worcester Democrat

May, 1956

TIME MACHINE: 1962, 1973, 1941, 1898.

January 19, 1962 

Salisbury Times

December, 1973 

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Worcester County Messenger

January, 1941

Salisbury Times

Footnote: This was the original English Grill located on East Main Street in Salisbury about a block from the Rt. 13 Boulevard. Later English Grills/English's Family Restaurants populated numerous Delmarva locations as well as on the western shore but none remain today.

A bit of early English Grill history at below link:

https://dinerhunter.com/tag/english-grill/

November, 1898

Peninsula Enterprise

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ANTARES ON ITS WAY!

SEE STORY AND VIDEO:
http://www.wboc.com/story/39499188/successful-antares-launch-from-wallops-island

Weather Postpones Antares Launch

UPDATED NOV 15 PM:
A CONTINUING ADVERSE WEATHER OUTLOOK HAS FORCED POSTPONEMENT OF THE ANTARES ROCKET LAUNCH AGAIN. THE LAUNCH HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY AT 401 A.M.

Unfavorable weather predictions have forced postponement of Thursday morning's Antares rocket launch from Wallops to the International Space Station. The launch is currently rescheduled to Friday at 423 A.M.

Stay abreast of the launch status at:
 https://sites.wff.nasa.gov/wmsc/#/home

Mark Your Calendar..

More info at downtownpocomoke.com .

TIME MACHINE: 2006, 1944, 1915, 1917.

July, 2006

 

 

Daily Times (Salisbury)

May, 1944

 (Some former lower Eastern Shore movie theaters.)

(Salisbury Theaters)

Democratic Messenger

October, 1915

Baltimore Sun

October, 1917

Marylander And Herald (Princess Anne)

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