Monday, June 26, 2017

FIXED

Pleased to report that the technical issue with posting new material has been resolved. 

tk

Sunday, June 25, 2017

TIME MACHINE: Circa 1938, 1989, 1983, 1928.

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Before coming to Pocomoke City in the late 1930's, serving as a hotel for about eleven years, the sidewheeler Governor Emerson C. Harrington was used on the Clairborne-Annapolis ferry run from 1919 to 1937.

WICIPEDIA:

Built in 1901. 201-foot. sidewheeler. Originally named the Thomas Patten and in service in New York Harbor.

Capacity: 42 vehicles. 1000 passengers.

Bought in 1919, renamed the Gov. Emerson C. Harrington and placed in service on 19 Jun 1919, under Capt. Thomas Mann.

Sold in 1938 to C. K. Duncan, who brought the vessel to Pocomoke City, Maryland, and made it into a floating restaurant, nightclub and hotel. In 1949, the superstructure was stripped off and her furnishings purchased by the VFW for their new post home. The vessel was brought to a Baltimore scrap yard.


April, 1989

The New Journal (Wilmington)

June, 1983

The Salisbury Times

July, 1928



The Evening Journal (Wilmington)



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Monday, June 19, 2017

6/23/17

I AM EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THE BLOG THAT ARE PREVENTING ME FROM PUBLISHING NEW MATERIAL AT THIS TIME. I'M HOPEFUL THIS CAN BE RESOLVED. I THINK MY PRE-SCHEDULED MATERIAL FOR THIS SUNDAY, 6/25, SHOULD PUBLISH.

IN THE MEANTIME REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN SCROLL TO THE BLOG ARCHIVE IN THE RIGHT-HAND COLUMN TO CATCH UP ON PAST MATERIAL YOU MAY HAVE MISSED OR THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO VIEW AGAIN.

I'M CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR AND COLLECT NEW MATERIAL THAT I HOPE I CAN POST IN THE FUTURE.

PLEASE CHECK BACK FROM TIME TO TIME.

THANKS!

tk


Sunday, June 18, 2017

TIME MACHINE: 1880, 1935, 2000.


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The Pocomoke City scandal of 1880.

January, 1880

 The New York Times


June, 1880



The New York Times


July, 1935


The Morning News (Wilmington)


February, 2000




The Daily Times (Salisbury)


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Thursday, June 15, 2017

White Marlin Open Winner Disqualified



After a lengthy court battle a decision has been handed down in the dispute regarding last year's declared winner of $2.8 million in Ocean City's White Marlin Open Tournament.

Full article:
https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2017/06/14/court-rules-for-white-marlin-open-in-prize-money-dispute/

Sunday, June 11, 2017

TIME MACHINE: 1979, 1905, 1947, 1911, 1968.

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March, 1979

The Daily Times (Salisbury)


October, 1905

The Washington Post


February, 1947

The Morning News (Wilmington)

November, 1911
The Baltimore Sun


November, 1968









The Daily Times (Salisbury)


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Remembering


The Pocomoke Public Eye fondly recalls our late colleague, Brenda Wise, - "JMMB" - whose passing was in June, 2014.

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Phone Generations


If you're a senior 65+ you might recall when the dial telephone made its' debut in Pocomoke City in the early 1960's.  Prior to that time, of course, the operator came on the line when you picked up the receiver and you told her the number you wanted to call.  Pocomoke may have been the last exchange on the Eastern Shore of Maryland to receive dial phone service.

In New York City the first dial telephones were put into use in the early 1920's.  The New York times told readers they would be their own operators and described in detail how users would make a call using their new dial telephones.

Monday, June 5, 2017

This Thursday At Cypress Park..


Pocomoke City's Concert in the Park Summer Series begins on June 8th at 6:30pm with the Eastern Shore's Best Jazz Band, The Larks!


FREE to the public! Bring your lawn chairs or enjoy bleacher seating with a scenic view of the beautiful Pocomoke River.

Refreshments available for purchase.

For more info or a full calendar of events please visit
DowntownPocomoke.com

Sunday, June 4, 2017

TIME MACHINE: Puncheon Landing- A Stone's Throw From Pocomoke City


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March, 1998









The Daily Times (Salisbury)

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Friday, June 2, 2017

Puzzling Beach Grass Mounds At OC

From The Baltimore Sun


Scientists are puzzled by mounds of an invasive straw-like grass that washed up at Ocean City this week and beachgoers have been urged to avoid them.

Article:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-ocean-city-grass-20170601-story.html