On July 14, 1962, the new post office building at Accomac was dedicated. The principal speaker was Joseph P. Rockecharlie, field services officer for the Washington region. An open house was held and refreshments were served.
On July 14, 1962, H.E. Kelley Sr. was presented with a 50-year Masonic membership Pin. Due to Kelley’s heath, the ceremony was held at his home in New Church. Two other 50-year members, R. Harlan Robertson and B. Fuller Walters, were present.
On July 14, 1961, Mary Lou Maddox, of Chincoteague Island, was chosen Chincoteague Volunteer Fireman’s Carnival Queen. Toni Shelly and Pat Betts were named runners-up.
On July 14, 1961, 10 rooms of the new motel built in Wachapreague by the owners of the Hotel Wachapreague were opened to tourists.
On July 14, 1960, U.S. Army Col. Samuel Walston Scarburgh, deputy chief of staff for administration, assistance advisory group, Taiwan, was presented the Army Commendation Medal for his meritorious performance of duty. His mother, brother, and sister live in Accomac.
On July 14, 1956, Janet Jones was judged the winner of the Miss Chincoteague of 1956 Contest in front of a crowd of 5,000 people at the Chincoteague Volunteer Fireman’s Carnival.
On July 14, 1954, an iron lung was presented to Accomack-Northampton Memorial Hospital. Taking part in the ceremonies were Dr. John O. Burton, Rose Webber, Charles Ford Sr., Admiral Jesse Johnson, Dr. Edward Myers, and Dr. John Freeman. The presentation was made by the Norfolk Chapter of the Infantile Paralysis and DePaul Hospital.
On July 14, 1954, Frank B. Bell, of Machipongo, was re-elected president of the Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital board.
On July 14, 1939, the Peninsula Enterprise newspaper reported that the presence of three cases of typhoid fever is “causing grave concern” on the Eastern Shore. Two of the cases are from Accomack and one is from Northampton.
On July 14, 1939, the Peninsula Enterprise newspaper reported that the Onancock Methodist Church had changed its name to Market Street Methodist Church.
On July 14, 1937, suspects broke into the D.H. Johnson Co. Inc., department store in Parsksley, stealing between $800 and $1,000 in ladies and mens clothing.
