Sunday, January 28, 2024

Time Machine: 100 years ago this week in Pocomoke's newspaper; 1987, 1899, 1932, 2006.

 


A lengthy editorial (top to bottom of the page) in this edition concerned the question of whether to permit Sunday movies in Maryland.  The opening and concluding portions follow:

    (Conclusion)
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Way back in the early '50s there were many activities frowned upon or even outright banned on Sundays. I remember one Sunday afternoon my mother had considered teaching me how to play a card game called "Go Fish". Suddenly she remembered it was a Sunday and she threw the cards down because she knew if she continued ,"The Devil will get me."








January,1987

Salisbury Daily Times


Anonymous said...

Way back in time Worcester County had an entity called the Health Planning Council. Doctor Harting was kind of the head of it and, for some reason, I found myself appointed to serve because no one else wanted to. Even Dr. Harting admitted it was one of the most useless associations ever contrived by bureaucrats of any persuasion.

November, 1899

Baltimore American


October,1932

Sunday Morning Star (Wilmington)


*July,2006

(Roger Olsen surveys his Westover store, Olsen's Antiques, which he has put up for sale after 59 years in the antique business.)

Salisbury Daily Times


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Way back in time Worcester County had an entity called the Health Planning Council. Doctor Harting was kind of the head of it and, for some reason, I found myself appointed to serve because no one else wanted to. Even Dr. Harting admitted it was one of the most useless associations ever contrived by bureaucrats of any persuasion.

Way back in the early '50s there were many activities frowned upon or even outright banned on Sundays. I remember one Sunday afternoon my mother had considered teaching me how to play a card game called "Go Fish". Suddenly she remembered it was a Sunday and she threw the cards down because she knew if she continued ,"The Devil will get me."