Sunday, October 20, 2019

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.




Friday, October 18, 2019

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.govVolunteers 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.

Sunday, October 13, 2019

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.  






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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.






Friday, October 11, 2019

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.



Sunday, October 6, 2019

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.




Friday, October 4, 2019

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..

1931..  

1924..  Phone company request: please tell the operator the local phone number of the person you want to speak with instead of their name. 

1964..  

1900..  High marks for Chincoteague in correspondent's newspaper article.