UNEXPECTED FIND AT WALLOPS

A couple of WWII-era bombs were found by construction workers at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility this week.

Read more..

http://www.wboc.com/story/31832374/two-wwii-era-bombs-found-at-wallops-island

TIME MACHINE: 1984, 1985, 1870's/1880's, 1878.

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November, 1984

(The Salina Journal, Salina, Kansas) 

March, 1985

(The Logansport-Pharos Tribune, Logansport, Indiana)

February, 1963

(The Salisbury Times)

January, 1878

(The News Journal, Wilmington, De.)

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TIME MACHINE.. 1977, 1922, 1891.

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February, 1977

                                                                                         (The Daily Times, Salisbury)

March, 1922

(The Washington Times)

December, 1891

(The Peninsula Enterprise, Accomac)

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Fire Investigation Update

(From WBOC.com)

Juvenile Charges Pending After Pocomoke Warehouse Fire

Posted: Apr 13, 2016 11:01 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 13, 2016 5:16 PM EDT

POCOMOKE, Md. - State fire marshals have ruled that three children started a fire at a vacant warehouse in Pocomoke Sunday night.

According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, investigators determined the fire began on the a second floor of the 18,000 square foot building. Fire marshals did not specify how the three kids, ranging in age from nine to 11, started the fire, only that the cause was "incendiary."

The individuals have been identified and referred to the Department of Juvenile Services on several fire related charges, state fire marshals said.

No injuries were reported as a result of the fire.

Pocomoke Fire Investigation

The State Fire Marshal's office is seeking information on Pocomoke's spectacular fire Sunday night at the former Somerset Packing Company building. Anyone having information regarding the fire is asked to to call (410) 713-3780.

                                                                  (Lorie Ann Strout photo via WBOC.com)

See article at http://www.wboc.com/story/31690907/fire-ruins-warehouse-building-in-pocomoke-city

TIME MACHINE.. 1922, 1960, 1891, 1949.

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April, 1922 (Time Machine Archive)
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Va.)

FROST BLACKENS EASTERN SHORE'S BIG POTATO FIELDS

Great Territory of Growing Vines Nipped by Cold Wave.

(By Associated Press)
CAPE CHARLES, VA., April 24,.- A Killing frost, with ice, covered the entire peninsula from Delaware through Maryland, and down to the lower end of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, in Accomac and Northampton Counties Saturday and Sunday nights, with resultant damages to crops in all sections.

Through the Eastern Shore of Virginia in Northampton and Accomac Counties, potato fields are today black with frost-killed potatoes. Farmers of this section are hard hit, especially after last year's short crop. 

Before Saturday night the potato fields in this section were pictures of well-advanced vines. Today they look as if a fire had swept over them.

November, 1960

(The Salisbury Times)

November, 1891

(The News, Frederick, Md.)

May, 1949

(The Maryland Gazette, Annapolis)

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Your Opportunity To Comment

Time Machine.. 1975, 1843, 1920's.

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December, 1975..

(The Daily Times, Salisbury)  

1843..

                    

1920's..

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Spring Clean Up!

TIME MACHINE.. 1968, 1922, 1904, 1948.

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November, 1968..

(The Daily Times, Salisbury)

The Empire Theater, pictured below, survived the devastating Pocomoke City fire of 1922 along with other buildings on the west side of Market Street,

(Pocomoke City Fire Department picture)

1948.. Gas Refrigerator

Servel manufactured gas and kerosene powered refrigerators, gas air conditioners, and gas water heaters. The company was in existence from 1927 to 1956.

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New Job For Former Chief Sewell

The Baltimore Sun reports that former Pocomoke City Police Chief Kelvin Sewell has been hired as a contract employee of the Baltimore State's Attorney's office as an investigator.

The Sun's article, including their version of Chief Sewell's departure from the Pocomoke City police department, is here if you care to read their take on the story..

 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-sewell-states-attorney-hired-20160322-story.html

Honors For Pocomoke High Principal!

                         (Daily Times photo)


Pocomoke High School Principal Annette Wallace receives Principal Of The Year honors!

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http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2016/03/21/head-class-pocomokes-wallace-wins-principal-award/81981848/

TIME MACHINE..1975, 1899, 1910, 1960.

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January, 1975

(The Capital, Annapolis, Md.)

March, 1899

(The Evening Times, Washington, D.C.)

April, 1910

          

              

(The Times Dispatch, Richmond, Va.)

May, 1960

(The Salisbury Times)

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TIME MACHINE.. 1925, 1905.

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March, 1925

(The Denton Journal, Denton, Md.)

1905

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TIME MACHINE ... 1942, 1922, 1948

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January, 1942

                 

(The Salisbury Times)

April, 1922   
(Maryland State Archives)

Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1922


Be it Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the State Roads Commission be, and is hereby requested to complete as soon as practical, the road from Pocomoke to Stockton, via Girdletree to Snow Hill, from Snow Hill to Public Landing, from Snow Hill to Salisbury, from Bishop to Bishopville, from Berlin to Powellville, via Liberty, from Trappe Mills to 
Lower Sinepuxent, from Showell to St. Martin's Station, from Showell to Gray's Corner...


1948

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Save This Date..

TIME MACHINE ... 1967, 1909, 1975.

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November, 1967

July, 1909

(Harrisburg Telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa.)

1975

A TV commercial from the 1970's..  "Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun."  View it here: 

http://www.bestoldcommercials.com/mcdonalds-big-mac-jingle/



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Worcester CCC Camp

A recent comment regarding the old CCC Camp between Pocomoke City and Snow Hill:

RangerJ said...

For more information on the CCC camp located near Milburn's Landing, see http://milburnccc.weebly.com

The site is more a repository for facts and guesses than a real website but it does have a couple of photos, including an undated one of the whole crew at one point in time.

If you do visit the site, especially if you have some facts or memories to share, please use the respond button near the top right of the page.

I am interested in hearing stories about the camp, identifying enrollees, and seeing photos.

(Time Machine posting from October, 2015.)

January, 1935 (Time Machine archive)
(The Titusville Herald- Titusville, Pa.)

LIFE IN CCC CAMP

Editor Of The Herald.

Dear Sir:-  I am a CCC boy and my home is in Diamond, Pa. My folks and friends take The Titusville Herald and (I) would like to have you publish this letter.  You may send me a copy of it.

My temporary home is now in the CCC Co. No. 1318 S-62 Snow Hill, Md.  I enlisted on October 8, 1934 for a period of six months, was sent to Fort Meade, Md., for a medical examination and a few simple army and camp instructions.

I was kept at Fort Meade for six weeks and later sent here to my temporary home.

This camp is located in amongst large pines of varying heights, 100 to 150 feet, and off the state highway about 1/2 mile, between Pocomoke City and Snow Hill, Md.

We have a good outfit here, the best in the third corps area, with 250 boys. Life here is different than on the outside.  It builds up the boys physically and mentally. Every day is something different, so we get some experience here that was never done on the outside,- from dish washing down on the line to cutting trees in swamps and changing clothes after falling in a swamp hole.  Therefore, we are being prepared for everything that gets in our way in the line of work and play.

I am in the CCC going on four months and like it quite well, except for dish washing which I get for Sunday K.P. about twice a month, which means standing over a big tub  3 x 3 x 4 feet, filled with water and soap, standing there for three solid hours except for about a half hour or so of gold bricking, washing 250 plates, knives, spoons, forks, cups and bowls, not to mention what other boys on K.P. have to do with greasy pots and pans.  I mean its fun if you take it that way.

Although we get plenty to eat, some outsiders say that we are being fed too well, for some of the boys look like as if they were over fed.  It isn't the eats, its the G.I. grease.  It gives us strength and health, with lots of fresh air, which we need to cut down those pines which are of varying heights.

Our work here consists of cutting down defective trees, clearing away underbrush, and building fire trails.

One thousand acres of state forest land here have to be cleared and it will take the rest of our two months to put a kink in it. Most of the boys are excellent workers and are rated according to their work.  Now, I mean when we work, it's work.   

We ride to work on trucks and to see us coming resembles a funeral.  Five stake body trucks and ten dump trucks, all loaded with men.  We ride to work and back for we have 1 1/2 miles to go.

We work 40 hours a week, 8 hours a day, rain or shine. Saturday afternoon and Sunday we get off.  Saturday morning until noon we have to work in camp.  In camp- scrub barracks floor, wash clothes, clean windows, stoves and arrange our clothing for inspection.  After dinner is dress inspection.  We line up in front of the U.S. flag on the parade grounds, stand at attention until the captain O. K.'s our dress.  Then we are free to roam anywhere until 6 a. m. Monday morning.  We have to sign in the recreation hall on a book when we come back or leave camp, so as to keep tally on us.  Anyone leaving camp without signing out gets extra duty of 72 hours in the kitchen as K. P.

Monday mornings we must all be in camp.  Reveille is at 6:45 a.m.  The sergeant in the barracks yells out , "crawl out, boys, and push on the mops."  We have to mop the floor every morning besides Saturday, make our bunk, and eat chow at 7 a. m. 7:30 a. m. we polish up the camp area, pick up all match sticks,  paper and cigarette stubs that have been thrown away carelessly over Saturday and Sunday. 8 a. m. call for work detail, line up and be on our way with axes and saws, to the wood, ready to do work and fill the woods with the ringing of the saws and and echoes of our axes, until 4 p. m., when the days work is done.

Hurrah for the CCC, for every boy is a man when he leaves.

Now friends, if you doubt what I've said come down to Co. No. 1318 S-62 CCC Snow Hill, Md., at your own expense and find out.

Your CCC friend,

Steve J. Brenner 

Movie "War Room" To Be Shown

TIME MACHINE .... 1845, 1941, 1968.

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June, 1845

                                 


 February, 1941

(Wilkes-Barre Times Leader,The Evening News. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)

1968

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