Time Machine: 1993, 1882, 1931, 1924, 1947.

August, 1993

(FROG EYE LANDMARK. Virginia Bell, left, Earl Price and his wife Peggy are shown in front of what they call Frog Eye Church, the only landmark in the elusive village of Frog Eye, near Marion Station in Somerset County. )

Daily Times (Salisbury)

 

(PPE Reader comment)

 Anonymous said...

Frog Eye exists. I was friends with Earl and Peggy and three of their children. I worked with Denny at Kellam's in Pocomoke, dated Cathy and Baby Duck (Margaret) was a good friend and confidant when she worked at my doctor's office.

Frog Eye was the temporary home to a part time con man and swindler. In 1971 a man and his family came to Pocomoke and bought the old Pilchard Brothers building at Twelfth and Market and opened up a dealership for American Motors. He flashed a lot of big money around town and bought a house in Frog Eye on Cornstack Road, on the right just down from Rehobeth Road (Rt. 667). He spent a fortune on that house and Denny Price and I did a lot of installation of gas lines and appliances.

He also spent a lot of money promoting his dealership but I know of only one car that he sold, a white Gremlin to some local fellow who spent every day and night for the next six months driving it up and down Market Street. Eventually this guy ran out of money and his creditors foreclosed and everything went to rack and ruin and everybody lost lots of money. I knew from the beginning that this guy was a shyster because he always wore white patent leather shoes and a white patent leather belt.

August, 1882

Democratic Messenger

March, 1931

The Evening Sun (Baltimore)

May, 1924

Worcester Democrat

March, 1947

UPDATED- Friday afternoon Laurel Street fire

 (WBOC)

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Family Loses Pocomoke City Home, Possible Oxygen Tank Explosion - WBOC TV

Pocomoke City house fire Friday

Fire ravaged the Ayres residence at 205 Laurel Street early Friday afternoon. We hope to have an update later.

    

 

FRIDAY UPDATE: Experiments from University students across U.S. launch Thursday from Wallops

The rocket launched Friday morning shortly after 8:30. 

(Shore Daily News)

The Terrier Sounding Rocket launch scheduled for today at the Wallops Flight Facility has been postponed until Friday between 8 and 10 a.m.  Wallops cited rough seas that could prevent the payload from being recovered.

 (Shore Daily News)

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70 experiments by university students to be launched on a sounding rocket from Wallops Thursday - Shore Daily News

Time Machine Preview

 This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

1993  ..  

1882  ..  A Pocomoke Sunday School excursion takes an unexpected turn but ends well.

1931  ..  In Stockton-

1924  ..  From a Pocomoke restaurant ad-

1947  ..  Letter to the editor: A dual highway is needed between Salisbury and Pocomoke City.

New diabetes info web pages from Worcester Health

 
The Prevention Services Program of the Worcester County Health Department is excited to announce the launch of two newly designed web pages that focus on diabetes education and prevention. The web pages are easy to navigate and user friendly.

For more information and to check the web pages out, visit worcesterhealth.org/prevention-menu/83-diabetes  . 

High-speed Internet project to start near Pocomoke

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Worcester County Begins Work on Countywide Fiber-Optic Network - WBOC TV

Changes coming for some Worcester dining and alcohol regulations

 (WMDT)

Outdoor seating, to-go alcohol sales ending in Worcester Co.

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Outdoor seating, to-go alcohol sales ending in Worcester Co. - 47abc (wmdt.com)

Old Willow Street

 Remembering-

            (portrayal)

When I rode down Willow Street recently I guess it was inevitable that I couldn't help but realize how dramatically the scene had changed from what I remembered when I was growing up in Pocomoke City. Today, with the exception of the One Room Schoolhouse museum at Front & Willow and the rear of the Discovery Center building, the street is a virtual ghost town of mostly vacated buildings and empty spaces where buildings once stood.

Back in "the day" (i.e. 1950's) Willow was a bustling street where some of the active points of commerce included a large laundry/dry cleaning company, appliance store, large grocery and fresh meat market, fountain and confectionery store, radio station studio, county liquor dispensary, telephone company headquarters, two auto dealerships, hotel/restaurant, Western Auto, office supply store, electrical repair shop, and other enterprises; also a Willow Street entrance to the original J.J. Newberry's store that fronted on the west side of Market Street near County Trust Bank.  

R.I.P. good old Willow. It was pleasant to remember you and I suspect your pavements won't see resemblances of your former life again.

-tk for PPE  

(Reader comment)

 Anonymous said...

Leslie Bunting owned an electrical repair shop on Willow. He was noted for having the same panel truck his entire life. When it got rusty he just painted over it with a paintbrush and a can of silver paint.

tk for PPE says: Didn't know that about his panel truck but I remember Les. On occasion I'd take something in to his shop for repair. My dad, Bill Kleger, would call him for help if there was a problem with the refrigeration compressors at the store (Peoples Food Market on Willow Street; later renamed Bill's Foodland). 

(Reader comment)

 Anonymous said...

I don't recall Bill's Foodland but I do remember John Lee Taylor had a little market around the corner on Second Street.

Every spring Jeff Trader and I would catch bullfrogs, cut the legs off and skin them and put 5 pounds in plastic bags which we sold to John for $5.00 per bag. That was big money for high school boys in those days. Of course, that was before health department and USDA food regulations. We also caught shad during the spring shad run and sold the roe sacks to Billy Hudson at US 13 Restaurant for his famous shad roe sandwiches. I bet there's not 10 people left in Pocomoke who have ever eaten shad roe or local frog legs.

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 Anonymous said...

Whoops, John Lee Taylor's market was on Clarke, not Second. Old age strikes again.

tk for PPE says: I believe that's the store I remember as Merrill's grocery in the 1950's.  My dad's store on Willow was in operation from the mid 1940's until his passing in 1964 and then new owners ran it a few more years. 

He rounded the bases from Snow Hill to The Baseball Hall Of Fame

(From this past weekend) 

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Snow Hill celebrates hometown hero baseball player Judy Johnson - 47abc (wmdt.com)

TIME MACHINE: 2010, 1921, 1896, 1890, 1994.

 

April, 2010

Daily Times (Salisbury)

PPE Footnote: Mr. Cane passed away May 4, 2010, just one week after this newspaper article was published.

February, 1921 (Pocomoke City)

Worcester Democrat

May, 1896

Peninsula Enterprise

PPE Footnote: About 25 years after this fire an ultimately even greater detriment to Franklin City came with the opening of the Chincoteague causeway and then the infamous storm of 1933 imposed severe destruction of property from which the once booming community did not recover. Rail service between Snow Hill and Franklin City came to an end in the mid 1950's and the spring storm of 1962 took away most of what had remained of the town.  

See following article for more about the early days of Franklin City.

May, 1890

The Sun (New York)

           August, 1994      

(PPE reader comments)

 Anonymous said...

MY mother started work at Moore Business Forms in the mid-1950s for the princely salary of $70 per week. The employees were paid on Thursdays and she would stop by the Acme store at 5th and Walnut and purchased the whole weeks supply of groceries for the family for approximately $20. One week she complained that she had gone way over budget because her purchases had totaled $22.

 grammy said...

The Acme was 5th and Market. Stuff like this happens when one gets old.

tk for PPE says: grammy- I've been getting "old" then since I was about 20!  By the way, before that new Acme was built where were they located?  I recall A&P on the west side of Market Street near County Trust Bank.  

Commemorating June 19th, 1865

 

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris signed into law a bill establishing Juneteenth National Independence Day, a celebration designating the end of slavery in the United States, as a federal holiday.

“By making Juneteenth a federal holiday, all Americans can feel the power of this day and learn from our history, and celebrate progress, and grapple with the distance we’ve come but the distance we have to travel to,” Biden said during remarks Thursday in the East Room of the White House. 

(Yahoo News)

Tidal Health expanding hospital visitation

 

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Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye: 

2010  ..  

1921  ..  What was the topic of the Pocomoke City newspaper article that asked the question: "What would our residents of fifty years ago think if they could come back and witness such a spectacle?"

1896  ..  

1890  .. The earlier years of Franklin City-

1994  ..  Editorial- Reflecting on what's needed after the loss of Snow Hill's major employer.. Moore Business Forms.

MD, DEL, VA, Covid-19 Mandates to be ending

 

State Of Emergency mandates brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic will soon be ending on Delmarva. Mandates from state government will no longer be in effect beginning July 1st in Maryland and Virginia, and July 13th in Delaware.   

 

(Reader comment)

 Anonymous said...

I find it strange that public officials can predict that the pandemic will suddenly stop being a threat 14 days in the future in Maryland but it will rage on for another two weeks in Delaware.

4th Fridays return to Downtown Pocomoke

The 4th Friday Street Festivals return to Downtown Pocomoke on Friday, June 25, 2021, beginning at 5:00pm and ending at 8:00pm. 

This block party style event will take place within the two blocks of Market Street between Front Street and Second Street. 

Local artists and vendors will fill the sidewalks of Market Street to sell their work, including: paintings, photography, jewelry, bath and body products, home decor, fashion, plants and much more. Local businesses are encouraged to stay open during event hours. 

Children are encouraged to wear their favorite superhero costume and meet Captain America! 

Kids can also enjoy crafts, a bounce house, snow cones, giveaways, and more.

Play a round of corn hole while listening to live music by local favorite, Neal Hooks.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase, including beer and wine for the adults.

In the event of rain, 4th Friday will be canceled and will resume on Friday, July 23, 2021.

For more information or to register as a vendor, please visit downtownpocomoke.com  or our Facebook pages “Downtown Pocomoke Association” and “City of Pocomoke”.

This event is sponsored by the Downtown Pocomoke Association & Simply Sublime Massage and Bodywork. 

Successful Wallops launch after delay

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Minotaur 1 launch scheduled from Wallops Tuesday

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Rocket to launch from NASA Wallops Island Tuesday morning - 47abc (wmdt.com)