Pleasant Reminders!

 Or mark your calendar..

Pocomoke Firemen circa 1960's

Thanks to Monna Van Ess for sending this picture. Monna says she's been told the picture may have been taken in the 1960's.

 (L-R Back Row) Frank Shockley, Marion Butler, Sr., Dwight Hoffman, Joe Byrd, Marion Butler, Jr., Tom Lankford, Mike Dean, Skip Dize. (Front Row) John Hall, Hunter Lankford (Tom's son).

TIME MACHINE: 1958, Undated, 2004, 2006.

Our Little Corner In Space And Time    

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JULY, 1958

In the news..

-To celebrate its third anniversary on the air WDVM radio was bringing the nationally popular Buddy Murrow orchestra to the Pocomoke armory with proceeds to benefit local civic organizations.

-Concern was being voiced regarding a housing shortage in the area due in part to an increase in personnel at the Chincoteague Naval Air Station. (Ironically, the base unexpectedly closed the next year and the housing shortage vanished.)

-School integration was the topic of publisher Elmer M. Jackson Jr.'s column chiding Democrats who were speaking out against a judge's ruling that desegregation should take place gradually.

-The 33rd annual Chicoteague Firemen's Carnival was ready to open with three finalists vying for carnival queen.

-An open house was to be held at the new Pocomoke High School where classes were scheduled to begin in September.

-J.J. Newberry's was celebrating the third anniversary of their new store on the corner of Second and Market Streets.

-The State Roads Commission was offering $15,000 to acquire five Pocomoke properties on Snow Hill Road but the property owners were not expected to accept the offer. 

-The large four-faced clock in front of Citizens National Bank was damaged when struck by a truck but the clock continued to function okay. 

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This is one of the photos from the Virginia Eastern Shore Public Library old picture collection that's available for viewing on line.



To view the collection, click here:
http://www.espl-genealogy.org/mearscol/pixfrompast/pixfrompast.html


August, 2004 

 

 

 

 

 

News Journal (Wilmington)

December, 2006

Daily Times (Salisbury)

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Downtown Trees Are Gone

(From WBOC video)

Pocomoke City's former tree lined Market Street.

THEN

THIS WEEK

View TV news story:

http://www.wboc.com/story/37247824/pocomoke-city-rids-downtown-trees

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Wintertime Diversions!

Step 1. Think Spring weather!  

Step 2. Think Spring flowers, Spring events, Spring travel!

Step 3. If you need a further diversion from mother nature's wintertime shenanigans see Step 4!

Step 4. It's reported scientists have found proof of a fourth dimension.  So click on the site below and see if you can figure it out (by the time you do it might be Spring!).  

https://www.outerplaces.com/science/item/17464-scientists-found-proof-fourth-dimension

Step 5.  If  Step 4 doesn't sink in go back to Steps 1 & 2.  Also circle March 20th on your calendar and view it often!

TIME MACHINE: 1949, 2003, 1912, 2008.

Our Little Corner In Space And Time    

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March, 1949

The Baltimore Sun

Footnote:  The old school building was located at 5th Street between Walnut Street and Cedar Street, and faced Walnut Street.  The new school that was under construction is the current MAC Senior Center.  When the new school opened it was home to the first through third grades.


March, 2003

Somerset Herald (Princess Anne)

January, 1912

Ads from The Democratic Messenger (Snow Hill) 

January, 2008

The Daily Times (Salisbury)

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RED CROSS WINTER WEATHER TIPS

1. Layer up! Wear layers of lightweight clothing to stay warm. Gloves and a hat will help prevent losing your body heat.

2. Don’t forget your furry friends. Bring pets indoors. If they can’t come inside, make sure they have enough shelter to keep them warm and that they can get to unfrozen water.

3. Remember the three feet rule. If you are using a space heater, place it on a level, hard surface and keep anything flammable at least three feet away – things such as paper, clothing, bedding, curtains or rugs.

4. Requires supervision – Turn off space heaters and make sure fireplace embers are out before leaving the room or going to bed.

5. Don’t catch fire! If you are using a fireplace, use a glass or metal fire screen large enough to catch sparks and rolling logs.

6. Protect your pipes. Run water, even at a trickle, to help prevent your pipes from freezing. Open the kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing. Be sure to move any harmful cleaners and household chemicals out of the reach of children. Keep the garage doors closed if there are water lines in the garage.

7. Better safe than sorry. Keep the thermostat at the same temperature day and night. Your heating bill may be a little higher, but you could avoid a more costly repair job if your pipes freeze and burst.

8. The kitchen is for cooking. Never use a stove or oven to heat your home.

9. Use generators outside. Never operate a generator inside the home, including in the basement or garage.

10. Knowledge is power. Don’t hook a generator up to the home’s wiring. The safest thing to do is to connect the equipment you want to power directly to the outlets on the generator.

WINTER STORM TIPS HERE:

http://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/winter-storm#About

TIME MACHINE: Worcester County 1973 Year In Review, And A Look At How The New Year Was Observed In 1873.

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December, 1973

ACROSS THE USA
(really just "up the road" a bit)
January, 1873 

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