Summer of 1965 Volume XI Edition 6 Issue Highlights Host John Dale Showell III invited guests to his Castle in the Sand Apartment Motel, which was featuring free umbrellas and lounge chairs and fully equipped kitchens. Alongside Paul’s Tackle Shop at the corner of St. Louis Ave. and Talbot Street was Paul’s Aqua Shop, specializing… Read more »
Summer of 1970 Volume XVI Edition 3 Oceanfront apartments were renting from $125 to $400 per week at the Caliban at 67th Street John Rolfe, Lloyd Lewis, Dave Hazzard and Bernie Rodden were manning the phones and the sales at Resort Realty on 26th Street. Mr. and Mrs. R. Marbury Stamp were serving as hosts at the… Read more »
Summer of 1971 Volume XVII Edition 5 Issue Highlights This week’s “Resorter Girl” was Anita Smith. John, Tommy and Nicholas Arrington were inviting guests to their Ocean Park Motel. Tapped to perform at Ocean City Convention Hall for the remainder of 1971 and early 1972 were Woody Herman, Tex Beneke, Ray McKinley, Guy Lombardo, Les… Read more »
Summer of 1978 Volume XXIV Edition 8 Issue Highlights This issue’s “Resorter Girl” was April Dalrymple. Located in the 45th Street Village, Jill Higgings Tennis Unlimited was holding its 1st Annual End of Season Closing Sale this month. Sound Waves in the Gold Coast Mall was offering LP’s, 8-Tracks and cassettes. With locations in Ocean… Read more »
Summer of 1955 Volume 1 Edition 1 Issue Highlights This was the first issue ever of The Resorter. The covers in the early days of The Resorter were quite different than the later years. At this time, it was published by Wm. A. Dryden and owned by the Eastern Shore Times. Miss Ocean City 1955 was… Read more »
Summer of 1979 Volume XXIV Edition 11 Issue Highlights This week’s “Resorter Girl” was 19-year-old Jean McVeigh, an Arnold, Md., resident who took part in the Miss Maryland-USA Beauty Pageant held in Ocean City in March of 1979. An article on real estate in Ocean City included Mallard Island, which “consists of homes in the… Read more »
Summer of 1965 Volume XI Edition 7 Issue Highlights An editorial opined, “The thing is the entire beach is there for public use and no one has the right to reserve a choice area as the beach umbrella renters do. A vacationer has the right to up-root an umbrella that happens to be sticking in… Read more »
Summer of 1975 Volume XXI Edition 7 Issue Highlights This week’s Resorter Girl was Nancy Spires, who was spending her summer working as a desk clerk at the Sheraton. At this time, Sea View Beach Shoppes had three locations — Fenwick Island, 64th Street and Selbyville, Del. The Kite Loft was located on the Boardwalk… Read more »
Summer of 1961 Volume VII Edition 5 Issue Highlights In his column, “The Boardwalk Parade,” Editor Dick Lohmeyer wrote, “Mr. Dan Trimper gets as much pleasure out of watching the youngsters ride the amusements as the youngsters do themselves. And much to the chagrin of others interested in the business, Dan still continues to give… Read more »
Summer of 1962 Volume VIII Edition 8 Issue Highlights This week’s “Resorter Girl” was Sandra Glee Miller (Jones). An editorial, “Pride In A Job,” read, “Perhaps the dulllest, most unrewarding job in Ocean City is that of trash collector, and yet the men who perform this thankless task go about their business as proudly and… Read more »