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Summer of 1968 Volume XIV Edition 5 • Kathleen Harman of the Ocean Mecca motel was praised with the “Prettiest Lobby Award” in the Salt Spray column. Ocean Mecca’s lobby boasted Tiffany lamps, Indian...
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Summer of 1962 Volume VIII Edition 4 Issue Highlights Beginning on Friday July, 6, Ocean Downs Raceway hosted nine races every night. Ocean City Day Camp offered vacationing parents a vacation from...
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Summer of 1964 Volume X Edition 7 Issue Highlights • Hosts Buzz and Marie King invited guests to the Embassy Dining Room at the Diplomat Motor Hotel on the beach at 26th Street. • The Lifeguard of the...
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Summer of 1960 Volume VI Edition 3 Issue Highlights Specializing in honey dipped donuts, Ernie’s Donuts on N. Division Street was open from 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m. “See Them Made And Buy Them Hot” was the ad...
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Summer of 1971 Volume XVII Edition 5 Issue Highlights The Royal Lipizzan Stallions of Austria’s 30-horse ballet performed July 9-11 at the Ocean City Convention Hall. Tickets prices ranged from $3-$6....
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Summer of 1965 Volume XI Edition 4 Issue Highlights Karen Ames, “Ocean City’s home of fashion” located on Philadelphia Avenue, began to offer a preview of upcoming fall fashion the last week of July....
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Summer of 1956 Volume II Edition 1 Linda Lynch was a beautiful young lady crowned “Miss Ocean City” and represented the resort in the semi-final of the “Miss Delmarva.” The George Washington Hotel was...
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Summer of 1972 Volume 18 Edition 11 Issue Highlights Capt. William Bunting & Son Restaurant featured a new dockside patio for the first time the summer of ‘72. Benito Riva was a musician featured...
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Summer of 1968 Volume 14 Edition 2 Captain William Buntings leads daily deep sea fishing trips for blues, white marlin, tuna, dolphin, and wahoo The Resorter welcomes a new magazine, The Rehoboth Beach...
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Summer of 1978 Volume 24 Edition 1 Issue Highlights There were many local bands performing at different restaurants and clubs around the area; Secrets, Second Coming, Sinbad, and Glen Bailey &...
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Summer of 1967 Volume 13 Edition 1 Issue Highlights Jo-Mar was a unique gift shop where you could purchase a wide selection of natural drift wood, whether it’s decorated or hand-carved. The new Ocean...
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Summer of 1956 Volume II Edition 5 Issue Highlights Farrells 605 Club continued to be one of the top gathering spots of Resorters “in the know.” Even with no air conditioning, no entertainment and no...
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Summer of 1970 Volume 16 Edition 2 Issue Highlights Adams Super Market was said to be known for the finest in meats, produce and bakeries. The Dinner Bell Inn, cocktail lounge and restaurant, was a new...
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Summer of 1972 Volume 18 Edition 8 Benito Riva was a musician featured nightly at Mario’s, an Italian – American restaurant. Ice Internationale presents Stars on Ice and was raved to be an ‘all-star...
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Summer of 1977 Volume 23 Edition 10 The Carousel Hair Company was said to be the “in” salon on the beach, for both men and women. Surf fishing was enjoyed along the majority of the Atlantic Ocean...
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Summer of 1969 Volume XIV Edition 3 Issue Highlights •The cover girl this week was Joanne Quick, who was also featured in the week’s Hess Apparel ad. •An advertisement for Captain William Bunting’s...
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Summer of 1961 Vol. 7 Edition 3 New this summer at Frontier Town, guests could find fun on the new stagecoach run and a meal at the Longhorn Saloon & Beef House. An editorial entitled, “The Hardy...
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Summer of 1967 Vol. 13 Edition 4 This edition of typewriter editorials bemoans the unchecked commercial development crowding Philadelphia Avenue. In order to find the Sandpiper Restaurant on 34th...
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Summer of 1977 Vol. 23 Edition 7 Issue Highlights The Hurricane Nightclub on 71st street offered midweek drink specials to its patrons. Ladies’ Nites on Tuesdays and Thursdays featured 75 cent drinks....
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Summer of 1961 Vol. 7 Edition 4 Issue Highlights This edition’s editorial attacked the Sunday ban on the sale of alcohol, citing it as an ineffective, inconvenient hindrance on both law-abiding...
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