Tuesday, August 1, 2017

FAIR TIME!





Get details of this year's Fair here:

http://www.thegreatpocomokefair.org/


Turning back pages in the Fair's history..

August, 1902


The Democratic Messenger (Snow Hill)



August, 1904



                                                                   The Democratic Messenger (Snow Hill)



August, 1913




The Democratic Messenger (Snow Hill)




August, 1920

The People (Snow Hill)


Sunday, July 30, 2017

TIME MACHINE: 1888, 1950's 1925, 2003.

 Our Little Corner In Space And Time    
(Reader-friendly viewing of news archives/historical archives material)

1888, August 





The Record And Gazette (Pocomoke City)


Mid 1950's


WBOC-TV'S  studio set for "Club 16" some 60 years ago. Announcer John Rahe was host of this weekday early evening program.

The same studio hosts the present day "DelmavaLife" program.



August, 1925


The Democratic Messenger (Snow Hill)


April, 2003

The Daily Times (Salisbury)



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Friday, July 28, 2017

1880's Excursion To The Beach



Undated picture from Ocean City Life Saving Museum

An 1888 Pocomoke City newspaper article tells about a fun day at the beach during a group excursion from Pocomoke to Ocean City (and it only took a few hours to get there).

Read the full article on this Sunday's Time Machine here at the Pocomoke Public Eye.

Sunday, July 23, 2017

TIME MACHINE: Marva Theater, J. Dawson Clarke.


  Our Little Corner In Space And Time    












(Reader-friendly viewing of news archives/historical archives material)

February, 1958




December, 1958






PPE Footnotes:


Word around town was that  Dawson would remove snips of film that he felt were not suitable for family viewing at the theater. 

Over the instrumental strains of his musical theme "My Happiness" the mellow voice of J. Dawson Clarke greeted his audience from WBOC's Pocomoke City radio studio located on the northeast block of Willow Street. 





His Monday through Friday mid-morning program began in 1950 and aired for more than twenty years. During Dawson's Saturday morning "Teen Town Record Club" kids from about five through early teens crowded the small studio for the live program and a chance for prize giveaways such as candy and records.

During the early days of local television Dawson accompanied Eastern Shore Of Virginia singer Brooks Russell on the piano on entertainment programs (Russell later started WESR radio in Tasley). 

Dawson moved to Pocomoke City from Dover in the 1920's and for many years did professional  photography.

He was a proud booster of Pocomoke City and was elected to nine terms as mayor serving from 1968-1986. He didn't run for a tenth term and passed away in April, 1986 less than a couple of weeks before his 81st birthday. Councilman Curt Lippoldt succeeded him as mayor.


J. Dawson Clarke

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Thursday, July 20, 2017

Deserving Title


He could have been called "Mr. Pocomoke City."  It's on this Sunday's Time Machine here at The Pocomoke Public Eye!

Sunday, July 16, 2017

TIME MACHINE: 1942, 1927, 2003.


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April, 1942 (Worcester county residents experience affects of the World War)













Above items from The Democratic Messenger (Snow Hill) 

October, 1927



The Evening Journal (Wilmington)



February, 2003


The Daily Times (Salisbury)


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Thursday, July 13, 2017

Why Sand?



In April, 1942 the Snow Hill mayor and city council voted to have dry sand hauled and distributed to the town's residents. This wasn't due to any environmental issue but in response to a very serious concern.

Read about it on this Sunday's Time Machine here at The Pocomoke Public Eye.  

Sunday, July 9, 2017

TIME MACHINE: 1995, 1934, 1904, Circa 1900.

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February, 1995











The Daily Times (Salisbury) 



September, 1934


The News Journal (Wilmington)


July, 1904

Peninsula Enterprise


Circa 1900

Worcester Democrat 75th Anniversary Edition. Photo from Roger Vincent collection.

Pictured is Pocomoke City's "Market Square" near the foot of Market Street. The building at left in the background is the approximate location of the present day Delmarva Discovery Center.


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