The Pocomoke Public Eye

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Time Machine: 100 years ago this week in Pocomoke's newspaper, 1957, 1943(x4), 2003.

(Editorial)

June, 1957

Salisbury Times

Perhaps you were one of those who looked forward to the late Edna Davy Muir's popular weekly column that began in the late 1980's in the Salisbury newspaper and ran for almost 20 years reminiscing simpler times on the Eastern Shore.

But at times Edna was a newsmaker, too, and there were aspects of her life you may not have been aware of such as evidenced in the following news accounts from 1943 in the Wilmington News Journal.

February, 1943

April, 1943

May, 1943

October, 1943

This was Edna in her early 20's. "While (her sister) rubbed shoulders with New York City's social elite and was a regular at social hot spots, opera premiers and cruising on the grand ocean liners of the day, Muir said she was content driving tractors, trapping and arm-wrestling farm hands." We'll have more on her colorful life in next Sunday's edition.

Anonymous said...

I remember Edna very well. She did have a daughter by William Muir but her name was Frances, not Edna. Frances married Perry Havey, a retired undertaker, and they operated Meadowbridge Nursery near Allen, MD.

Edna later married a well-known features writer for the Daily Times and that union resulted in much speculation.

I have even heard it said that Edna took a bath at one time but that rumor has not been confirmed.

tk for ppe says: Edna Muir's newspaper column would state that it was written as told to Brice Stump (the Daily Times writer whom she later married).

Anonymous said...

After further thought I seem to recall that the daughter's proper name was actually Edna Frances Muir (Davey) but she commonly went by Frances and I never heard anyone address her as Edna.

I also remember one day she and her new husband, Brice, were on a trip to Norfolk in her Lincoln Continental (the only type of automobile she would own). Just after arriving somewhere near the old Lake Wright Motor Lodge on Rt. 13 the Lincoln started to overheat so Brice pulled into the nearest Ford/Lincoln dealership. Instead of waiting to have her car repaired Edna pulled out her checkbook and purchased a new Lincoln right then and there.

February, 2003

Salisbury Daily Times

Friday, June 9, 2023

Pocomoke High's Principal Rayne flies with the Thunderbirds!

(WMDT)

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. – Hometown Hero and Pocomoke High School Principal Jenifer Rayne took the skies with the US Airforce Thunderbirds, in recognition of her service to her students at Pocomoke High School.

It’s part of Thunderbird’s Home Town Hero program...

(View video and news story:)

Pocomoke High School Principal flies with the Thunderbirds - 47abc (wmdt.com)

(Pocomoke High School Facebook)

Results of Friday's Worcester Board of Ed Closed Meeting

Cuts and reductions required due to the recent County Commissioners budget action.

(View Board of Ed's full statement:)

Board of Education Approves Changes to the FY24 Budget - Worcester County Public Schools (worcesterk12.org)

Pocomoke Church Histories- CHAPTER FIVE

(Worcester Democrat)

This series of articles continues next Saturday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye.

Air Force Thunderbirds using Wallops airfield

(Shore Daily News)

The Air Force Thunderbirds will use the airfield at Wallops to stage their scheduled performance at the Ocean City Air Show Saturday.

Friday the Thunderbirds and other flight teams will be departing for practice flights over Ocean City beginning at 1 p.m.

The observation deck at the Visitors Center will be open until 4 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

The air show is scheduled to take place at Ocean City Saturday.

Public accessibility improvements coming to OC museum

From the office of State Senator Mary Beth Carozza-

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

PLUS

1957 ..

Salary increase for Worcester school teachers?

Circa late 1980's-2007

Maybe you were one of those who read the late Edna Davy Muir's local newspaper column that reminisced about simpler times on the Eastern Shore. Edna was a newsmaker as well and there were aspects of her life you may not have been aware of as evidenced in four news clippings from 1943 in a Wilmington newspaper.

2003 ..

Fuel prices were up. How did they compare to today?

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Special meeting of Worcester Board of Ed 6/9

(View calendar info:)

Calendar - Worcester County Public Schools (worcesterk12.org)

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Funding for Worcester County public schools

(View full news article:)

06.08.23-Bayside-Gazette.pdf (baysideoc.net)

Eastern Shore feeling effects from Canadian wildfires

Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-

459 PM EDT Thu Jun 8 2023

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT...

The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code ORANGE
Air Quality Alert across the Maryland Eastern Shore...for Fine
Particulates.. until midnight EDT Friday night.

Air quality is expected to reach code ORANGE...which is unhealthy
for sensitive groups...and means individuals with respiratory and/or
heart ailments...older adults...and children should reduce prolonged
or heavy outdoor exertion.

An Air Quality Alert means that Fine Particulates concentrations
within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For
more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles please
visit the Maryland Department of the Environment Web Site at
http:www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/