TIME MACHINE: 2006, 1877, 1948, 1935, 1919.

(Note: Last week's postings featured a story about a visit by a Pocomoke church youth group to Juarez, Mexico in August, 2006 to help the poor there. The following month a group from another church traveled to Peru to help.)

September, 2006

 The Daily Times (Salisbury)

March, 1877

Baltimore Sun

August, 1948

  The Democratic Messenger

February, 1935

Worcester Democrat

May, 1919

The Morning News (Wilmington)

1963.. The U.S. Postal Service implements a "Zoning Improvement Plan" to become known as ZIP Codes.

1975..  The beginning of an unsolved mystery.. ex-teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa disappears.

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.

Should A Health Disability Be An Issue For Serving As Mayor?

Pocomoke City Mayor Bruce Morrison

See TV news story video:
http://www.wboc.com/story/40957660/pocomoke-city-mayor-determined-to-lead-despite-disability

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..

2006.. Their destination is Peru.. another church group from Pocomoke is traveling south of the border to help.

1877..  Making news in Worcester County is a busy month for oyster shippers in Stockton, and a fox hunt.

1948..  


1935.. (Ad) The new Pontiac Standard Six is at Gladding Brothers in Pocomoke.

1919.. Area schools participate in a big athletic event in Pocomoke, preceded by an enthusiastic  parade viewed by thousands.

Bye Bye 90's...At Least For A While!

        (WBOC forecast 8/22/19 a.m.)

Big 4th Friday Plus Boat Docking Challenge This Weekend!

This year our 2019 Boat Docking and Captain's Concert will be held on the weekend of Aug 23 & 24 in downtown Pocomoke behind Dockside. This years concert on Friday night after the 4th Friday event will feature Front Page News w/ guest Emily Guemple along with a Cornhole tournament and with fireworks later that evening There will be a $5 donation charge at the gate. Friday night gates will open at 6 pm with the fireworks at about 930 pm. The the gates open on Saturday at 11 am for our main event the 2019 Boat Docking Competition. Our entrance fee for this years event is $10 for adults, $5 for kids 12 -3 and kids under 3 are free. Plan on a great weekend in Pocomoke City and at the all new Dockside Restaurant.

TELEHEALTH Coming To Pocomoke High School

See WMDT News video:
https://www.wmdt.com/2019/08/worcester-launching-telehealth-program-at-pocomoke-high/

TIME MACHINE: 2006, 1930, 1934, 1947.

August, 2006

Daily Times (Salisbury)

May, 1930

The Evening Sun (Baltimore)

October, 1934

Worcester Democrat

August, 1947

                                                                                   The Cumberland News

Footnote: (An actual "Time Machine" experience.) There was a time when the state of Virginia remained on Eastern Standard Time all year long. I was living in Pocomoke and had to be to work at 530 a.m. about 30 miles away at WESR radio on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. So while Maryland was on Daylight Savings Time (one hour ahead of Virginia) I could leave Pocomoke at 6 a.m. and arrive at work at 530 a.m.  But payback for that convenience came on my return trip home.
When I arrived back in Pocomoke after the half-hour drive the time was an hour and a half later then when I left work in Virginia. -tk 

                                                                                              

1956..  It seems there's endless press coverage of actress Grace Kelly's upcoming marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco.

1977..  14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci becomes known to the world as she wins three gold medals at the Montreal Olympics with seven perfect scores. 

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 PREVIEW

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..

2006..  A Pocomoke City youth group travels across the border from El Paso, Texas into Mexico to help the poor.

1930..  A forest fire claims over 3,500 acres in Worcester County.

1934..  (Ad) Prices start at $64.50 for a new electric or gasoline Maytag Washer at Harry B. Shaw's in Pocomoke.

1947..  Pocomoke City, Snow Hill, and Berlin have had enough of Daylight Savings Time and are returning to Standard Time before the rest of the state.

Pocomoke Safe Place Initiative

(WBOC)

POCOMOKE CITY, Md--Pocomoke City leaders are working to develop safe spaces for its community. It's all a part of the city's goal in making neighbors feel comfortable while reporting a crime. 

(See video news story)
http://www.wboc.com/story/40924394/pocomoke-city-launching-safe-place-initiative

Sign Of The Times

Wallops Launch

(shoredailynews.com)

There was another successful launch from Wallops this morning. The Rock Sat-X launch from the NASA Wallops Flight facility went off successfully at 5:45. The launch contained experiments from colleges around the country. The payload was launched aboard a Terrier-Improved Malemute rocket. It splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean 20 minutes later and has been recovered.