Public Schools in Maryland will remain closed until at least May 15th.

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..

1910  ..  It's the first Thursday in August and that means a big day for Worcester County farmers and their families at Public Landing.

1991  ..  The Pocomoke City Council salutes achievements of Pocomoke High's boys basketball team and the math team.

1887  ..  There are Pocomoke City business changes and improvements to report on.

1960  ..  (Picture) Seven Pocomoke firemen are pictured.

ACROSS THE USA
1955  ..  

Gov. Hogan issues executive order requiring face masks in public.

(WMDT)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Governor Larry Hogan held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to provide updates on the coronavirus pandemic in the state.

An executive order issued by the governor will require face masks or face coverings to be worn inside retail establishments or when riding any form of public transportation in the state. This also requires staff to wear face coverings and requires those businesses to put appropriate social distancing measures in place. In order to give retailers time to make these adjustments, this order will go into effect at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 18th.

Latest Coronavirus updates from Johns Hopkins

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

Pocomoke City Election

PUBLIC NOTICE OF APRIL 7, 2020 MUNICIPAL ELECTION, POSTED 4/1/2020, UPDATED 4/13/2020

Update: The Board of Election Supervisors in Pocomoke City: It is the decision and interpretation of the Board of Elections that all absentee ballots cast in the April 7, 2020 election will be declared null and void and will not be considered in any re-scheduled election.

The Pocomoke City Municipal election scheduled for April 7, 2020 will be postponed until further notice. More information will be forthcoming as Pocomoke City works to stay within the confines of the current State of Emergency conditions while keeping our citizen's health and safety the most important concern. 

Attachment: 

Election Postponement.pdf

The Hogan Administration’s COVID-19 A-to-Z Resource Guide

https://governor.maryland.gov/marylandunites/

Time Machine: 1983, 1849, 1924, 1960.

April, 1983

Daily Times (Salisbury)

 Anonymous said...

Mayor Clarke's piano talents were legendary, he was even a piano player for silent movies back in the day. He once told me he never learned to read music and just looked at the screen and tried to anticipate what was going to happen and moved his fingers to match. Does anyone actually know if he could read music or not?

8:26:00 AM

 

This 1950's photo shows the WBOC Pocomoke radio studio from which Dawson Clarke hosted programs. He often played the piano pictured. Did he use sheet music? The second picture is from a film of a 1963 Rotary Club gathering in Pocomoke where Dawson provided music. -tk

October, 1849

Baltimore Sun

Footnote: Sandy Hill was the former name of Stockton.


July, 1924
(Do you know the way to...Crisfield?)

Philadelphia Inquirer

January, 1960
Pocomoke firemen-

 Pocomoke Fire Company photo

If you lived on the Eastern Shore during the early years of NASA at Wallops you might recall hearing telephoned news reports on radio by spokesperson Joyce Milliner when there was launch activity.  Mrs. Milliner passed away recently.  She was 85.

1967  .. Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the first heart transplant operation.

1978  ..  Space Invaders sparks interest in video games.

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.