It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...?

It was circa late 1950's when eyes in Pocomoke City and elsewhere on the lower Eastern Shore were looking skyward. Many sightings were made both in the sky and then on the ground. 

What were they looking for?  What did they find?  Details coming up Tuesday (10/9) here at The Pocomoke Public Eye. 

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TIME MACHINE: 1963, 1897, 1908, 1841.

September, 1963

The Cumberland News (Cumberland, Md.)

September, 1897

The Evening Times (Washington, D.C.)

Footnote: The monument was built some years later and remains today.

October, 1908

 

Peninsula Enterprise

August, 1841

(Light from lard? While the consumption of lard won't find many endorsements today the item below "sheds some light" from an earlier era on a redeeming use for the product.)

The Baltimore Sun

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Worcester County Memorial For "Judy" Johnson

Hall Of Famer Was Native Of Snow Hill

(From The Dispatch)

SNOW HILL – County officials approved plans for a memorial to honor a legendary baseball player born in Snow Hill.

(See full article at link below:)
https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2018/09/26/judy-johnson-memorial-marker-planned-for-library/

TIME MACHINE: 1992(Published), 1971, 1958.

February, 1992

The Daily Times (Salisbury)

May, 1971

Democratic Messenger

February, 1958

Worcester Democrat

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Berlin Fiddles This Weekend!

See more at link below:

https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2018/09/19/berlins-26th-annual-fiddlers-convention-starts-friday/

Hurricane Florence Aid Needed

Click link below for ways you can make a contribution:

https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-florence-donations.html/?cid=fy19hurflorence&cid=disaster&med=cpc&med=cpc&source=google&source=google&scode=rsg00000e017&scode=RSG00000E017&gclid=CjwKCAjwxILdBRBqEiwAHL2R8xrx3nzHlLXBfU07caRzraKkfMO5LWIqeAOfAgvpM0adSar_qz5ftBoCWTMQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CMOb7YKBxd0CFdUONwodLTcLCA   

TIME MACHINE: 1958, 1911, 1897, 1952.

February, 1958

Worcester Democrat

November, 1911

Trenton Evening Times (Trenton, NJ) 

Footnote:  The highly publicized Beattle case of 1911 involved the state of Virginia's charge against Henry Clay Beattle Jr., in the murder of his wife.  Beattle died in the electric chair about a week after this article was published.  He claimed his innocence throughout his trial but confessed on death row.  Unclear is why this case was cited as "an example of the evils to which dancing led." 


October, 1897

 

The Baltimore Sun

ACROSS THE USA 
July, 1952

The Morning News (Wilmington, De.)

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Worcester County Fair

Although wet grounds forced cancellation of The Worcester County Fair, its' organizers are displaying pictures of this year's entries online.

See story:

http://www.wboc.com/story/39089148/worcester-county-fair-moves-to-social-media

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POCOMOKE CITY'S LAST 4TH FRIDAY OF THE SEASON IS SEPTEMBER 28TH, 5-8 P.M.

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Rules  and Regulations for Vendors - Click Here!

Hurricane Preparation

(From WBOC)

Worcester County Emergency Services Urge Citizens to Prep for Hurricane Florence

Posted: Sep 10, 2018 6:05 PM -04:00Updated: Sep 10, 2018 6:08 PM EDT
WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. - Worcester County Emergency Service (WCES) is urging people in the area to start preparing now for Hurricane Florence.

The hurricane is strengthening as it moves towards the U.S. and is expected to bring heavy to Delmarva from Thursday into Saturday.

WCES asks locals to visit their website to learn their evacuation plan in case of an emergency. Director Fred Webster says the website has a new mapping program that includes evacuation orders and zones.

“Worcester County is mapped into three evacuation zones, from greatest to least risk of threat from wind speed, storm intensity, and storm surge, which causes flooding,” Webster said. “Zone A, in pink identifies addresses most at risk. Zone B is orange, and Zone C is green and includes addresses least at risk. Addresses further inland that are not color coded are not expected to evacuate in any storm scenario.”

WCES says that those who live in low-lying, flood prone areas or mobile homes should prepare now for the possibility of an evacuation, due to the current weather forecast. 

You can view your evacuation zone at www.knowyourzonemd.com, enter your address to prepare yourself for this week's potential weather emergencies. 

TIME MACHINE: 1839, 1933, 1956, 2013.

August, 1839

The National Gazette (Philadelphia, Pa.)

October, 1933

The Salisbury Times

Footnote:

The arena was located at the Pocomoke Fair Grounds.  I recall that the arena was no longer there in the early 1950's when stock car races were held at the Fair Grounds. -tk

April, 1956

Worcester Democrat

September, 2013

(excerpt)

The Chincoteague Beacon

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