Time Machine: 1983, 1849, 1924, 1960.

April, 1983

Daily Times (Salisbury)

 Anonymous said...

Mayor Clarke's piano talents were legendary, he was even a piano player for silent movies back in the day. He once told me he never learned to read music and just looked at the screen and tried to anticipate what was going to happen and moved his fingers to match. Does anyone actually know if he could read music or not?

8:26:00 AM

 

This 1950's photo shows the WBOC Pocomoke radio studio from which Dawson Clarke hosted programs. He often played the piano pictured. Did he use sheet music? The second picture is from a film of a 1963 Rotary Club gathering in Pocomoke where Dawson provided music. -tk

October, 1849

Baltimore Sun

Footnote: Sandy Hill was the former name of Stockton.


July, 1924
(Do you know the way to...Crisfield?)

Philadelphia Inquirer

January, 1960
Pocomoke firemen-

 Pocomoke Fire Company photo

If you lived on the Eastern Shore during the early years of NASA at Wallops you might recall hearing telephoned news reports on radio by spokesperson Joyce Milliner when there was launch activity.  Mrs. Milliner passed away recently.  She was 85.

1967  .. Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the first heart transplant operation.

1978  ..  Space Invaders sparks interest in video games.

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..

1983  ..  

1849  ..  The most disastrous hurricane in memory sweeps through Worcester County.

1924  ..  Travelers who need directions to Crisfield are advised to ask Pocomoke City residents.

1957  ..  It's a snowy April 13th on the Eastern Shore.

Maryland Historical Society documents pandemic

While much of society focuses on the public health safety measures being considered and imposed during the covid-19 pandemic, the Maryland Historical Society is pursuing its “Collecting in Quarantine” initiative to capture in words and images the experiences of residents statewide.


View article:
https://baysideoc.com/maryland-historical-society-documents-pandemic/

Inside the front lines of the Covid-19 fight at PRMC

(Salisbury Independent)


In the battle against Covid-19, an elite few are on the front lines at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

View article:
https://salisburyindependent.net/coronavirus/inside-the-front-lines-of-the-covid-19-fight-at-prmc/?utm_source=Salisbury&utm_campaign=c54a7a7878-sby-mc+weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_48b606ed7c-c54a7a7878-359976609&mc_cid=c54a7a7878&mc_eid=884ce5b26e

Governor Hogan Credits Pocomoke Company

(Governor Larry Hogan speaks at Tuesday, 4/7, press conference addressing the COVID-19 situation in Maryland.)

...AND HARDWIRE INC., WHICH IS AN ARMOR MANUFACTURER IN POCOMOKE CITY ON THE EASTERN SHORE WHICH IN THE SPAN OF ONE WEEK WENT FROM BUILDING ARMOR TO PROTECT SOLDIERS TO MAKING FACE SHIELDS TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINES OF A DIFFERENT KIND OF BATTLE.

COVID-19 Communithy Transmission Reported On Eastern Shore Of Virginia..

(WESR/Shore Daily News)

 "The COVID-19 virus is circulating in all our communities right now, and the number of infected people is increasing rapidly."

View full statement from The Eastern Shore Health District:
https://shoredailynews.com/headlines/eastern-shore-health-district-announces-community-transmission-of-covid-19/

Time Machine: 1926, 2006,1901, 2008, 1998.

January, 1926

 Worcester Democrat

March, 2006

The Daily Times (Salisbury)

March, 1901

Peninsula Enterprise

February, 2008

The Star Democrat (Easton)

October, 1998

The Baltimore Sun

1983  ..  One of Pocomoke City's most popular seniors is mayor J. Dawson Clarke, shown below at a 1983 "roast" in his honor. (article next Sunday)

1956  ..  Elvis makes his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. 

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.