Time Machine: 1913, 1919, 1986, 1943, 1891.

June, 1913

Crisfield Times

(The sands of time at Ocean City a century ago)

June, 1919

Baltimore Sun

October, 1986

Daily Times (Salisbury)

 

June, 1943

Democratic Messenger

(Reader comment)

 Anonymous said...

I did not know that Norman Nock had been a poultry spotter during World War II but am not surprised as he went on he found and operated his own company, Nock Feed Service.

Back in those days the chicken business was VERY different than it is now. Individual farmers purchase their own chicks, feed and medication. It took an average of 16 weeks to grow a marketable bird versus 45-49 days now. When the birds were ready for market local processing companies would send out "spotters" who would estimate weights and evaluate the flock being put up for sale. The spotters would report back to their respective companies set a date for that particular lock to be auctioned. Auctions were held at the Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange in Selbyville and were considered so important that they were carried live on local radio station WBOC. The auctioneer was Carrol Long and he also had a poultry report on WBOC TV every weeknight.

July, 1891

Time Machine Preview

 This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

1913  .. (Ad) 4th Of July events in Pocomoke City-

1919  ..  The Ocean City of a century ago-

1986  ..  In Pocomoke-                                                                                                                   

1943  ..  (Ad)  A local company advertises the importance of chickens to the war effort-

1891  ..  Letter to editor- Fourth Of July event in Mappsville meets with big success.

July 1 Concert In Park postponed

(City of Pocomoke Facebook page)

DUE TO THE RISK OF STORMS, TONIGHT'S CONCERT IN THE PARK FEATURING MERCY FOR THE MOCKINGBIRD HAS NOW BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 5TH AT 7PM.

 

Fireworks on Delmarva

 (WBOC)

See listing:

Fourth of July Fireworks on Delmarva 2021 - WBOC TV

Note: The Laurel, Delaware display was rescheduled to July 10th due to unforeseen circumstances affecting the fireworks supplier; rain date July 11th. 

 

Chincoteague Oyster Festival is back!

 

(Shore Daily News) 

Ready for some good news?

The Chincoteague Island Chamber of Commerce announced Friday it will hold the 48th Oyster Festival on Saturday, October 9 at Tom’s Cove Park Campground.

The Chincoteague Oyster Festival is held to promote the seafood industry and mark the arrival of the oyster season. Come and enjoy oysters—raw, steamed, fritters, and single fried; clam fritters, clam chowder, shrimp cocktail, salad bar, hot dogs, hush puppies, and Boardwalk fries. Beverages are included in the ticket price with beer available for purchase. Island Boy, a festival favorite for over 25 years, will provide live entertainment for everyone’s enjoyment.  An Extravaganza Raffle is held with the winner receiving t-shirts, tickets, lodging, gift certificates for meals, and much more for the following year’s festival.  A favorite at the festival is the “Best Place/Space Award” which is given to the best decorated area.  There will also be a variety of souvenirs available for purchase.  This is an advance ticketed event that is typically sold out before festival day.

Purchase tickets:

Chincoteague Oyster Festival - Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce

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)

View news story:

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)

View news story:

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

 (WBOC)

View news article:

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.

View news story: 

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