Sunday, February 17, 2019

TIME MACHINE: 1997, 1966, 1888, 1935.

August, 1997

A Pocomoke landmark building, originally the U.S. 13 Restaurant, was heavily damaged by fire in August, 1997. At that time it was known as The Eastern Shoreman Restaurant & Crab House Lounge. The newspaper picture below shows the interior of the restaurant in the early 1950's. Photo courtesy Frances Twyford.

Article excerpt:

The Daily Times (Salisbury)

December, 1966

The Democratic Messenger And The Pocomoke City Messenger

December, 1888

Peninsula Enterprise

October, 1935

Worcester Democrat

1955.. "Autumn Leaves" (Roger Williams), "Sixteen Tons" (Tennessee Ernie Ford), and "Memories Are Made Of This" (Dean Martin) were #1 records.

1976.. Jimmy Carter defeated the incumbent Gerald Ford in the presidential election.

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.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

A Positive Read On Our Worcester County Schools

(The Dispatch)

Commissioners, Education Officials Talk State Of Worcester Schools

Feb 12,2019 by Charlene Sharpe

SNOW HILL – County leaders and school system officials reaffirmed their commitment to working together as they met last week for a “State of our Schools” address from the superintendent.

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https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2019/02/12/commissioners-education-officials-talk-state-of-worcester-schools/

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Calendar Alerts!

http://downtownpocomoke.com/2019%20Spring%20Fest/Vendor%20Form.docx

Sunday, February 10, 2019

TIME MACHINE: 1938, 1897, 1915, 1949, 2005.

September, 1938

Worcester Democrat

July, 1897

Baltimore Sun

Footnote: Contrary to popular belief it wasn't the ocean that created the current inlet. The infamous storm of 1933 brought copious amounts of rainfall resulting in flood waters of Sinepuxent Bay cutting a channel through the beach out to the ocean.

November, 1915

The News (Fredeick, Md.)

January, 1949

Salisbury Times

October, 2005

The Star Democrat (Easton)

1969.. The New York Mets defeated the Baltimore Orioles in five games to become World Series champions.

(Our "friend Slim" reminds us of the Orioles historic 1966 world championship. See his comment.)

1977.. A 25-hour July blackout plagued New York City.

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.