TIME MACHINE PREVIEW

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..

1847.. A visitor complements the lower Eastern Shore and especially Newtown (Pocomoke City's former name).

1977..  Pocomoke City officials point to 1976 as one of the most active and productive 12 months since the town was incorporated in 1878.

1939.. (Ad) Lankford's ESSO is opening at the corner of Second and Market Streets in Pocomoke.

1924..  Somerset revival event is marred by home robberies and thefts from automobiles that occur during the two weeks of services.

Public Forum In Pocomoke

STATE SENATOR MARYBETH CAROZZA TO HOLD PUBLIC FORUM AT POCOMOKE CITY HALL

Pocomoke City Mayor & Council announce that Maryland State Senator, Marybeth Carozza, will hold a 2-hour session prior to the Mayor & Council meeting on Monday, November 4, 2019 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Pocomoke City Council Chambers to meet and speak with the public regarding issues and changes they would like to see in and around Pocomoke City and Worcester County. She will also be on the Agenda to speak at the Mayor & Council meeting that will take place at 6:30 PM also in Pocomoke City Council Chambers.

https://cityofpocomoke.com/news/mission-clean-pocomoke-city-saturday-october-26-2019-10am-2pm

Urgent need for blood.

(WMDT)

Mid-Atlantic blood supply extremely low, Blood Bank of Delmarva urgently calling for donors

View article:
https://www.wmdt.com/2019/10/mid-atlantic-blood-supply-extremely-low-blood-bank-of-delmarva-urgently-calling-for-donors/

TIME MACHINE: 1893, 1899, 2000, 1937, 1941.

January, 1893

St. Mary's Beacon (Leonardtown, Md.)

February, 1899

The Evening Times (Washington, D.C.)

November, 2000
(excerpt)

 Daily Times (Salisbury)

Footnote: The absentee ballots count was 1023 in favor and 447 against. 

June, 1937

Democratic Messenger

March, 1941

Worcester Democrat

Footnote: The Peninsula Building was located at the northeast corner of Market and Front Streets.

                                                    

1962..  

1979..  Partial meltdown of a reactor is the cause of a major nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania.


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.

Clean Up Project

Pocomoke City's newly created Revitalization/Beautification Commission will kick off its first official City project "Mission Clean Up" on Saturday, October 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  If there is a particular area in the City that needs beautification or clearing of trash, please call Council member Esther Troast at 443-735-6243 or 410-952-0900 or email her at etroast@pocomokemd.gov .  Volunteers for the Commission and for the clean-up are needed.  Saturday, November 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. is the rain date. 

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..

1893 & 1899..  Extreme cold plaguing the lower Eastern Shore.

2000..  The procedure for determining who will serve on the Worcester County School Board is about to change. 

1937..  War Admiral, a native horse of Worcester County, shatters a turf record.

1941..  Take a view of the newly remodeled and enlarged Bayly Soda Parlor in Pocomoke City.

Pocomoke Fire Company Looking For Pictures

Genealogy And Heritage

More about it here:

http://www.wicomicociviccenter.org/events-listings/delmarva-genealogy-heritage-conference

TIME MACHINE: The Eastern Shore During The Civil War

This special Time Machine edition features an article, rich in conveying a fascinating knowledge of Eastern Shore history during the Civil War era, written by the late Professor LesCallette of  Salisbury State College (now Salisbury University) and published in July, 1961.  

(Some font size changes occurred during duplication process for publishing here.)

Salisbury Times

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 a special Time Machine edition features an article, rich in conveying a fascinating knowledge of Eastern Shore history during the Civil War era, written by the late professor LesCallette of Salisbury State College (now Salisbury University) and published in July, 1961.

Old Deal Island Home Now Gone

(View WBOC article)
http://www.wboc.com/story/41161866/historic-deal-island-home-demolished

TIME MACHINE: 1931, 1924, 1964, 1900.

July, 1931

 The Evening Sun (Baltimore)

May, 1924

Worcester Democrat

March, 1964

Salisbury Times

March, 1900

Virginian Pilot (Norfolk)

                                                                                                                                                                 

1956..  Pocomoke City's Stephen Long Elementary School, a part of the Eastern Shore's African American heritage, was swept by fire on a cold Sunday afternoon in January.

1980..  It's a nationwide buzz among fans of the popular TV show Dallas.. Who Shot JR? 

  
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.