Sunday, August 18, 2019

TIME MACHINE: 2006, 1930, 1934, 1947.




August, 2006







Daily Times (Salisbury)



May, 1930

The Evening Sun (Baltimore)


October, 1934

Worcester Democrat

August, 1947

                                                                                   The Cumberland News
Footnote: (An actual "Time Machine" experience.) There was a time when the state of Virginia remained on Eastern Standard Time all year long. I was living in Pocomoke and had to be to work at 530 a.m. about 30 miles away at WESR radio on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. So while Maryland was on Daylight Savings Time (one hour ahead of Virginia) I could leave Pocomoke at 6 a.m. and arrive at work at 530 a.m.  But payback for that convenience came on my return trip home.
When I arrived back in Pocomoke after the half-hour drive the time was an hour and a half later then when I left work in Virginia. -tk 
                                                                                              




1956..  It seems there's endless press coverage of actress Grace Kelly's upcoming marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco.

1977..  14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci becomes known to the world as she wins three gold medals at the Montreal Olympics with seven perfect scores. 


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, August 16, 2019

TIME MACHINE PREVIEW

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..

2006..  A Pocomoke City youth group travels across the border from El Paso, Texas into Mexico to help the poor.

1930..  A forest fire claims over 3,500 acres in Worcester County.

1934..  (Ad) Prices start at $64.50 for a new electric or gasoline Maytag Washer at Harry B. Shaw's in Pocomoke.

1947..  Pocomoke City, Snow Hill, and Berlin have had enough of Daylight Savings Time and are returning to Standard Time before the rest of the state.

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Pocomoke Safe Place Initiative

(WBOC)

POCOMOKE CITY, Md--Pocomoke City leaders are working to develop safe spaces for its community. It's all a part of the city's goal in making neighbors feel comfortable while reporting a crime. 

(See video news story)
http://www.wboc.com/story/40924394/pocomoke-city-launching-safe-place-initiative


Monday, August 12, 2019

Wallops Launch

(shoredailynews.com)






There was another successful launch from Wallops this morning. The Rock Sat-X launch from the NASA Wallops Flight facility went off successfully at 5:45. The launch contained experiments from colleges around the country. The payload was launched aboard a Terrier-Improved Malemute rocket. It splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean 20 minutes later and has been recovered.

Sunday, August 11, 2019

TIME MACHINE: 1906, 2007, 1937, 1940.



November, 1906

 The Morning News (Wilmington)


October, 2007

 Daily Times (Salisbury)



February, 1937

 Worcester Democrat


September, 1940
Salisbury Times





1965..  It's the debut of "Days Of Our Lives" on NBC.

1977..  A wicked Delmarva winter.



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, August 9, 2019

TIME MACHINE PREVIEW

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

1906..  

2007.. (Picture) Youngsters enjoy the Pocomoke City Block Party.

1937.. Pocomoke's new Munipal Building is nearing completion.

1940.. (Ad) The fish are biting at Greenbackville.

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Make A Note On Your Calendar..

Concert In The Park Thursday the 15th at 7 o'clock at Cypress Park featuring Irie Tree Band and Roots Rock Reggae. It's free. 

4th Friday Downtown festivities on the 23rd starting at 5 o'clock kicking off Boat Docking Weekend, lots of activities, live music, and fireworks!  See downtownpocomoke.com  .

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Former Pocomoke Coach Gladding Has Died.

(Indy Star)


Pocomoke Girls Basketball Coach, Gail Gladding, poses for a photo at Pocomoke High School on Thursday, July 14, 2016.  (Photo: Staff photo by Ralph Musthaler)

"Sad news today for Pocomoke High School families, staff, students, and alumni," read a post Monday from the school's Facebook page. "Legendary Pocomoke girls basketball coach, and recently retired educator, Gail Tatterson Gladding, has passed away." 
Through Gladding’s 25 seasons on the Pocomoke sidelines, the Warriors won 447 games, including 11 region titles, five Bayside Conference titles and one state championship in 2008. She left coaching in 2016, having spent her last season undergoing cancer treatments, though she stayed on as a teacher for a few years after that.
While she spent more than two decades on the sidelines in Pocomoke, Gladding had a lifelong connection with basketball on the Lower Shore.
Known then as Gail Tatterson, she learned the game as a player for Snow Hill, where she was on team that won a state title in 1979.
From there, she played at then-Salisbury State College and received her masters degree from Eastern Kentucky University, where she served as a graduate assistant.
She then joined the Women’s Professional Basketball League, and after that league folded, she came back to Snow Hill.
After a three-year stint as Salisbury State's women's basketball coach, she left to take care of her children. But by the early 1990s, she was back in the fold as Pocomoke's girls basketball coach.
Pocomoke school officials said Gladding's impact on students will endure.
"Mrs. Gladding coached students not only on the court but also in the game of life," said Pocomoke High School's statement. "She will be greatly missed, but her legacy will live on."


Sunday, August 4, 2019

TIME MACHINE: 1938, 2009, 1970, 1917.





May, 1938


 Baltimore Sun


July, 2009


 Daily Times (Salisbury)

April, 1970


 Worcester Democrat

August, 1917

 Marylander And Herald

                                                                 

1961..  Small And Bull Hatchery fire in Pocomoke.

1978..  At the movies- Saturday Night Fever and Close Encounters Of The Third Time are big attractions.                                                           


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.