Sunday, November 12, 2017

TIME MACHINE: 1924, 2000, 1938, 1956.

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October, 1924



 
The Evening Times (Salisbury)
Footnote regarding The Hargis Department Store in Pocomoke City:  Mr. Veasey retired from the business in 1928 and the "Veasey Building" at the northeast corner of Market Street and Clarke Avenue was leased to J.C. Penny (Market Street entrance) and Montgomery Ward (Clarke Avenue entrance).  Miss Alice Young was advertising manager and interior designer for the Hargis store. When the store closed she went on to a long career with Pocomoke's Worcester Democrat newspaper. 


March, 2000
(Letter to the editor)

 
 
 The Salisbury Times


September, 1938



The July, 1939 60th anniversary edition of the Worcester Democrat & The Ledger Enterprise displayed this picture of when the President Of The United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, visited Pocomoke City. The newspaper noted the progress that had been accomplished since the 1922 fire that had destroyed much of downtown Pocomoke.



ACROSS THE USA

September, 1956


The Oakland Tribune (Oakland, Ca.)



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Thursday, November 9, 2017

The Nelons Appearing At Crisfield Church

(From The County Times, Crisfield)



CRISFIELD — Multi-Dove Award winning and Grammy nominated recording artist, The Nelons will be featured on Saturday, November 11 during the 6 p.m. service at the Crisfield Wesleyan Church, located at 3065 Lawsonia Road in Crisfield.

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http://www.csctimes.com/church/recording-artists-nelons-coming-crisfield-wesleyan-church-nov-11/


Sunday, November 5, 2017

Click on "Read more" (at bottom of Newberry ad below) to view all the items included in 11/5 Time Machine posting.-tk


TIME MACHINE 1954, 1955, 2006, 2012

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January, 1954


The Morning News (Wilmington) 


June, 1955

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Cool Mention For Satterfield




A Washington Post article names WBOC's Dan Satterfield as one of the nation's 7 coolest TV meteorologists.

Article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/11/01/standing-out-in-the-crowd-here-are-7-of-the-nations-coolest-tv-meteorologists/

Have You Heard?


The former Riverside Grill location will soon have a new tenant.. Mallards On The River. A lease agreement with Pocomoke City has been signed and the new owner anticipates opening the restaurant within the next month or so. 


Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Monday, October 30, 2017

HALLOWEEN



TUESDAY,  OCT. 31 TRICK OR TREAT TIMES

POCOMOKE 5-7P.M.

SNOW HILL 5-8P.M. (ages 12 and under)


CRISFIELD 430-730P.M. (ages 12 and under)


PRINCESS ANNE  4-8P.M. (ages 13 and under)


BERLIN 5-7P.M.


CHINCOTEAGE 4-7P.M.


Sunday, October 29, 2017

TIME MACHINE: 1933, 1943, 1861, 2002.

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September, 1933 (Editorial)



The Worcester Democrat And Democratic Messenger


June, 1943 









November, 1861


Reading Times (Reading, Pa.)


September, 2002


This picture from The Baltimore Sun shows the scene in Snow Hill following a heavy weekend rain that dumped up to 14 inches of rain on the lower Eastern Shore between 10p.m. Saturday and 3p.m. Sunday.


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Sunday, October 22, 2017

TIME MACHINE: 1938, 1905, 1927, Circa early 1900's, 1928.

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May, 1938


The News (Frederick, Md.)



February, 1905



The Washington Post



April, 1927



The Evening Journal (Wilmington)



Early 1900's

(Photo from a 1967 Salisbury Times feature article)
Footnote:
In the era before automobiles the BC&A train brought visitors into Ocean City. When the automobile era arrived the train's passenger business began to decline. The train bridge was washed out by the hurricane of 1933 and wasn't rebuilt.



ACROSS THE USA 

April, 1928













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Sunday, October 15, 2017

TIME MACHINE: 1897, 2006, 1939, 1884.

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November, 1897


Peninsula Enterprise



January, 2006


The Daily Times (Salisbury)

July, 1939

The Worcester Democrat


ACROSS THE USA

December, 1884





The New York Times



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