Pocomoke Bulk Pick-up-

 This Wednesday

July calendar reminder-

Summer heat: the latest-

Pocomoke City thermometer reading predictions:

  

  90 Monday

  84 Tuesday

  83 Wednesday

  87 Thursday

  93 Friday

  88 Saturday

  87 Sunday

(Link to forecast and advisories, lower E.S. Md:)

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.0722&lon=-75.5638

(Link to forecast and advisories, E.S. Va:) 

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.7108&lon=-75.742

Time←←Machine: 90 years ago this week in Pocomoke City's newspaper; 1954, 1960.

 

Note:  Archives for the Worcester Democrat were not available for this week 100 years ago. We're using items from this week 90 years ago.

                          

(Montgomery Ward was located across the street from the current Pocomoke City Hall Municipal Building which was under construction in 1936/1937.)

How old am I? I easily remember George Henderson, Jr., Mary Lee Moore (Leister) and when Walters Implement Company had new tractors delivered by rail car down by Railroad Avenue. My first pair of real work boots came from the Montgomery Ward store, sold by Bobby Judd for the magnificent sum of $10.

Your friend,
Slim

tk for PPE says:  Mary Lee Moore was my second-grade teacher. That is, it was Miss Moore at the start of the school year and Mrs. (Klein) Leister later during that school year.  She dressed in her wedding gown to show us.  Bobby Judd was in my sister's graduating class of 1954.  His younger sister Peggy was in my class.  Could you have bought those work boots at the adjacent JC Penney at the corner of Clarke and Market?  I remember Bobby working there.

Good catch! Bobby did work at JC Penny, the place with all the pneumatic tubes. I was fascinated with the "latest" technology.

Slim

*April 1954

Salisbury Times

*February 1960

Salisbury Times

tkforppe@yahoo.com

July 4th!

 Anticipating the observance of our nation's 150th year of independence, the following editorial was published in Pocomoke City's Worcester Democrat and The Ledger Enterprise just prior to July 4th, 1926.

Plans moving forward: Pocomoke cannabis outlet to locate at former Bonanza-

(Update to article below) After hearing from opponents and proponents the Pocomoke City Board of Zoning Appeals voted 3 to 1 this week approving proposed plans to locate a cannabis business at the former Bonanza location south of Pocomoke. 

Heat risks-

(Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company)

Extreme heat can become dangerous in minutes. Know the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke—it could save a life. Stay cool, stay hydrated, and check on those most vulnerable.

News scoop?

 Just saying...

Some people actually pay to get "news" like this?

(7/3/26 Delmarva Now top story)

Major acquisition for a staple at Wallops-

 (Shore Daily News)

Rocket Lab, which already has a major launch presence on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, has announced plans to acquire Iridium Communications in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $8 billion.

(View news story)

Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium in major space industry deal - Shore Daily News

It's carnival time on Chincoteague!

 (WBOC)

CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND, Va.– The Chincoteague Volunteer Fireman's Carnival gets underway July 2, leading up to the 101st annual Pony Swim July 29. 

(View news story)

 Chincoteague Volunteer Fireman's Carnival kicks off | Latest News | wboc.com

Marion Station man identified as crash victim-

 

(View news story)

UPDATE: One killed in Route 13 crash near MD-VA border | Latest News | wboc.com

Heat-Related Illnesses- What to do-

 (Worcester County Health Department)

Saving Tangier-

 

Tangier Island: rising waters, eroding shores, dwindling time

Saving the island means preserving the area’s history and culture while also protecting wildlife habitats critical for the Chesapeake Bay.

(View the article:)

Tangier Island: rising waters, eroding shores, dwindling time - Maryland Matters

Anonymous said...

The water isn't rising.

Your friend,
Slim

Note: Another view is that wave action and sinking land has taken its toll on the island's land mass.