(Here's how to make a nomination:)
Teacher of the Year - Worcester County Public Schools (worcesterk12.org)
Monday, December 5, 2022
Sunday, December 4, 2022
Time Machine: This Week in Pocomoke 100 years ago, 1942, 1881, 2003, 1948, plus local history author's TV segment on The Land Of Holly.
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(Pocomoke Public Eye reader comment:)
Anonymous said...I have never seen motion picture film burn but I did learn some interesting things in the projection booth at the MarVa Theatre. Dawson Clarke hired the late Ford "Chipper" Hitchens as projectionist and on occasional Saturdays I would join Chipper in the booth. I had no idea of the details involved in movies at that time.
I learned that movies came on usually four or five reels and they had to be changed manually and what signs the projectionist looked for to know when to switch projectors. I learned that movies arrived in Pocomoke City on the Trailways bus and Dawson Clarke picked then up at the station twice a week and had to return them after being shown. I also learned that Dawson would review and edit movies before they were shown. He had a film splicing machine and would simply cut out any parts that he considered racy or crude. Of course, he had to put the naughty parts back in before he returned the films to the distributor.
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November, 1942 (excerpt)
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Worcester Democrat
June, 1881
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Baltimore Sun
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Somerset Herald
April, 1948
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Salisbury Times
The Land Of Holly
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Friday, December 2, 2022
Time Machine Preview
This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:
1942 .. Pocomoke City streets- (war concerns)
1881 ..
2003 ..
1948 ..
Plus local history author Jim Duffy's TV segment on The Land Of Holly.
Thursday, December 1, 2022
A new financial black eye for Snow Hill's riverboat
(WBOC)
Mayor Mike Pruitt consulted with shipbuilders and maritime maintenance experts, who estimated that it will cost as much as $130,000 per year just for maintenance on the boat."
View news story:
More Money Woes for Troubled Snow Hill Riverboat | Latest News | wboc.com
(PPE reader comment:)
Anonymous said...This whole affair started because Tom Perlazzo's mistress needed to sell this turkey because it was about to bankrupt her and her family. Tom, a long-time Ocean City employee and local hustler told the County Commissioners, "Just trust me."
Nobody, not the County, not the Town of Snow Hill, nobody, did any research or investigation into this thing. It was all unicorns and rainbows but now the bill is coming due. The only good thing I can say is thank God Susan Marshall Harrison did not get sucked into this cesspool.
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
(Updated) School bus accident on E.S. Va.
(Shore Daily News)
The Virginia State Police have concluded a medical emergency suffered by the driver caused the morning accident involving a school bus on Pungoteague Road.
According to Virginia State Police Sgt. Michelle Anaya, preliminary investigations reveal that the bus was traveling north Pungoteague Road, when the driver experienced a medical emergency, causing the vehicle to run off the roadway, into a ditch, and striking a power/electrical pole.
Of the 25 children on board, 14 children (ages 5-10 years old) were transported to the hospital, all with non-life threatening injuries. The bus driver, 66 year old Robert Sylvester Walker, of Onancock was transported from the scene.
According to Anaya, Walker was charged with reckless driving/failing to maintain proper control.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Pocomoke City's Christmas Parade winners--
And the winners are: Everyone who enjoyed attending or participating!
Judging of parade entries:
Monday, November 28, 2022
Santa gives two thumbs up for Pocomoke's Christmas Parade weather!
Great parade weather for late Fall but bring a sweater or jacket.
View link below for info on parade lineup and more:
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Time Machine: 1995, 1912, 1943, 1853, plus local history author's TV segment on The Chocolate Murders of 1898.
Note: An archived edition of the Worcester Democrat for this week one hundred years ago was not available. "This Week In Pocomoke One Hundred Years Ago" will return next Sunday.
May, 1995
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Salisbury Daily Times
April, 1912
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Baltimore Sun
November, 1943
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The News Journal (Wilmington)
January, 1853
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Lebanon Courier and Semi-Weekly Report (Lebanon, Pa.)
The Chocolate Murders of 1898 (Part 1)
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