Sunday, July 28, 2019

TIME MACHINE: 1935, 1970, 2001, 1902.




February, 1935

The Denton Journal


January, 1970



 Sunday Times (Salisbury)



June, 2001

The Star Democrat (Easton)

November, 1902

Baltimore Sun



1979..  ESPN arrives on cable television.

1958..  #1 records include Tom Dooley (The Kingston Trio), To Know Him Is To Love Him (Teddy Bears), The Chipmunk Song (David Seville & The Chipmunks). 

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.







Friday, July 26, 2019

Cowger files lawsuit.


https://www.wmdt.com/2019/07/former-city-manager-sues-town-of-pocomoke/

http://www.wboc.com/story/40843283/former-pocomoke-city-manager-files-lawsuit-against-town

TIME MACHINE PREVIEW

Read about it this Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..

1935.. Upper Chincoteague Bay is frozen up with thick ice from near Ocean City to the Maryland/Virginia line.

1970.. Pocomoke has a new library.

2001.. An event packed weekend celebrates the 53rd Delmarva Chicken Festival with Pocomoke City the host.

1902.. Improvements are in progress to upgrade telephone service on the lower Eastern Shore.

Sunday, July 21, 2019

TIME MACHINE: 1899, 1973, 2002.




(The Weather Channel has ranked the Blizzard Of 1899 as the worst winter storm in U.S. history.) 

February, 1899



 Democratic Messenger

February, 1899
(Accomac)


Peninsula Enterprise 

February, 1959









Salisbury Times

March, 1973



  Worcester County Messenger

January, 2002 




The News Journal (Wilmington)




                                                             


1964.. The Beatles are making their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan TV show.

1980.. A 24-hour news channel, CNN, is launched on cable television.



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.














Friday, July 19, 2019

TIME MACHINE PREVIEW

This Sunday on The Pocomoke Public Eye..


       (The Weather Channel ranks this winter storm as the worst in U.S. history.)

1973.. Three new businesses open in Pocomoke City.

2002.. Fire claims a popular Ocean City restaurant.