PHOTO ALBUM, CROTON UNITED, DEPUTY CHIEF RICHARD "DICK" NAGLE SEND-OFF

Thank you Croton United for this beautiful photo album and sentiments. A great loss for our community. Click here. 

CROTON SALUTES DEPUTY CHIEF RICHARD NAGLE, THANK YOU FROM THE CROTON FIRE DEPT.

A truly beautiful service with many departments in attendance to honor Deputy Chief Richard "Dick" Nagle and give him a proper send-off.

FROM THE CROTON F.D. FB PAGE--the department thanks....

For helping provide coverage in Croton for us, we thank the Montrose FD, Millwood FD, Briarcliff Manor Fire Department, Ossining Fire Department, Mohegan FD and Verplanck Fire Departments.

For assisting us with the Funeral detail today, we thank Croton EMS, Ossining EMS, Mohegan FD, Ridgefield FD, Tarrytown FD, Yorktown Heights Volunteer FD, Bedford Hills Fire Department, Ossining Police Department, Yorktown Police Department, Westchester County Police Department and Croton-on-Hudson Police. READ AND SEE MORE HERE

AND MORE: 
PHOTO ALBUM, CROTON UNITED, DEPUTY CHIEF RICHARD "DICK" NAGLE SEND-OFF; thank you Croton United for this beautiful photo album and sentiments. A great loss for our community. Click here.

MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

So much to show you....click on the photos and links.

One of our favorite houses from Howard, an oldie but goodie; his interpretation of a vintage brick printed putz house. See and read more here http://bit.ly/1CyfS1g - For more of Howard's work, visit littleglitterhouses.com

One of our favorites from Retro Renovation is featuring an amazing vintage red dinette set in its latest edition; read more about it here http://bit.ly/1H7pPW4

That got us to remembering this 1950's green dinette that was featured in a local shop some years back. In reasonably good condition at the time although it did have some wear and tear issues--and it might have come home with a friend--except that the seller was looking for an obscene amount. The friend opted to go with a repro instead and even with shipping, saved over $400! The moral here is that you can achieve a retro look without paying overblown prices for the originals....the red dinette discussed over at Retro Renovation, however, was a real bargain at $800 given its minty goodness.

Remembering Ricky Nelson who died this date in 1985:  Here he is with his family in the television series, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–66).  You may also remember Nelson with John Wayne and Dean Martin in Howard Hawks's western feature film, Rio Bravo (1959). He placed 53 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1957 and 1973....In 1996, he was ranked #49 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. Read more here.

For the train folks--The Hornby Dublo Train Catalog 1963 https://bit.ly/2rYbQz6

FOR FANS OF VINTAGE MIROSTAR CHRISTMAS ITEMS https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2018/12/for-fans-of-mirostar-christmas-products.html 

THE INTERIOR NATIVITY AT HOLY NAME OF MARY; one of the nicest ones we've seen and more here

AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 

--By special request, CORA BAITLER'S AMAZING CHRISTMAS PUTZ VILLAGE; more here  

--By special request: Marx 34 Pc Village & Construction Set - 2-Story House; more here

and...

--HOUSTON PUTZ AFTER DARK; MORE HERE 
--HOWARD'S 2018 VILLAGE; more here 
--LEBEN'S 2017 CHRISTMAS PUTZ VILLAGE; utterly charming; more here 
--2018 family room mantle featuring houses by Fey and Lamey; MORE HERE 
--DIANNE'S 2018 VILLAGES; more here 
--TOM HULL'S HOUSES ON DISPLAY IN LOCAL MUSEUM; MORE HERE 

NEW FROM EFSP: STARS WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2018

New from our friends at European Film Star Postcards:

STARS WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2018

On the last day of the year, EFSP remembers thirteen stars of the international cinema we had to say goodbye to in 2018. Thank you, for your films. (Click on the photo to see John Gavin who died this year of luekemia at 86.)

Read and see much more from 2018 here.

FOR COLLECTORS OF...PHOTO BY 20TH CENTURY FOX

New from our friends at European Film Star Postcards - PHOTO BY 20TH CENTURY FOX

20th Century Fox (also Twentieth Century Fox or simply Fox) was one of the ‘Big Six’ major American film studios (with Paramount, Warner Bros., Universal, Columbia, and Disney). In 1935, it was formed from the merger of Fox Film and Twentieth Century Pictures. In 1953, 20th Century–Fox introduced CinemaScope, and The Robe (1953) started the trend of wide screens in cinemas. 20th Century–Fox also brought Marilyn Monroe to stardom. Among the studio’s most successful musicals were The King and I (1956--CLICK ON THE PHOTO) and South Pacific (1958). SEE MORE HERE.

THE CROTON CORTLANDT NEWS WRAPS UP 1969...WITH "HIGHLIGHTS OF 1969"

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COURTESY OF THE OUTSTANDING ARCHIVES MAINTAINED BY THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY--and prepared by the Everything Croton elves(!), some highlights of 1969 from the Croton-Cortlandt News. Click on the images below. Some things it seems...never change!

FOR FANS OF MIROSTAR CHRISTMAS PRODUCTS

For fans of mid-century modern Christmas....The Mirostar Company of Paterson, New Jersey offered the American public some rather unique decorative items for their Yuletide decorating needs. The company's motto was "Artistry in Lights". You can read AND see more here.

Click on the photo for the 1959 catalog courtesy of Mark Podmore; see more of the catalog here.

CAN'T GET ENOUGH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS? GO HERE.

MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

Some days there's so much vintage goodness hitting the mailbox, you just don't know where to start--so let's just dive in.

To the right, AN OLDIE BUT GOODIE AND BY SPECIAL REQUEST, a superb piece of wind-up tinplate from West Germany--a 1950's clown on a motorcyle--possibly made by HUKI--and featured in a previous auction @ SeriousToyz. 

The graphics are fantastic and it sold for over $339. Really quite amazing--click on the photo. 

We're definitely accustomed to happier ads for Christmas Seals than the one to the right! It's from 1942 and features The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse--and the very real fear of a wartime increase in tuberculosis.  Click on the photo.

And finally an oldie but goodie, a "simple" loggie by Howard Lamey--click on the photo below--then the link for more:https://bit.ly/1o1Gk77

For more of Howard's work, visit littleglitterhouses.com

For fans of the late Thomas Kinkade--trains--more at https://bit.ly/2GLpEXX

p.s. If you love "loggie" putz houses, then click on the link to see some superb examples from Howard Lamey and Karl Fey--a few vintage pieces too---and some artful displays--more here

And here's the latest from PAPERGLITTERGLUE--HOW TO MAKE A MINIATURE HOUSE SHADOW BOX; MORE HERE 

BY SPECIAL REQUEST AGAIN---CHRISTMAS TINS--OUTSTANDING GRAPHICS, HARRY LONDON CHOCOLATES; more here

AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 
--Antoinette Stockenberg's 2018 Christmas Mantle, CHRISTMAS BY THE SEA, MORE HERE 
--Okpat's 2018 village--MOONSTRUCK! MORE HERE
AND CLOSE-UPS HERE
--HOUSTON PUTZ AFTER DARK; MORE HERE 
--HOWARD'S 2018 VILLAGE; more here 
--LEBEN'S 2017 CHRISTMAS PUTZ VILLAGE; utterly charming; more here
--2018 family room mantle featuring houses by Fey and Lamey; MORE HERE
--DIANNE'S 2018 VILLAGES; more here
--TOM HULL'S HOUSES ON DISPLAY IN LOCAL MUSEUM; MORE HERE

--Strange, little primitive Flickr set called JOLLY JOLLY Village---it's an "industrial" putz featuring among others, a quonset hut, as well as some strange architecture that could be 'elevated'---and one in particular would make a great candy box in my opinion....Check it out at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jollyjoll ... 3508099932

DEPUTY CHIEF RICHARD W. NAGLE HAS DIED PLUS WAKE/MASS SERVICE INFO

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We've just learned that long-time village resident, former director of Croton's Emergency Management Service, and Croton Fire Department Deputy Chief Richard W. Nagle passed away on 12/27. (Click on the photo when he was honored as the Summerfest 2013 Grand Marshall).

Nagle was the quintessential good guy, a tireless advocate for public safety, and a very talented entertainer as well.

SERVICE INFO COURTESY OF THE CROTON F.D. FB PAGE
Funeral Mass will be at Holy Name of Mary Church, 110 Grand Street, Croton, on Monday, December 31st at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow at the Bethel Cemetery in Croton. The family will receive friends at Yorktown Funeral Home, 945 East Main Street, Shrub Oak, on Saturday, December 29th from 5-9PM and on Sunday, December 30th from 3-8PM.  Additional information will be posted this evening regarding Fire Department apparatus, Honor Guards, prayer services, etc. For any questions, please email info@crotonfd.org.

UPDATED FROM THE FD FB PAGE; CLICK HERE 

HERE'S AN EXCELLENT ARTICLE FROM LOHUD; DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE LINK WILL LAST https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2018/12/28/dick-nagle-man-firehouse-and-westchester-stage-dies/2430785002/

and THE SMALL TOWN THEATRE COMPANY has put up this video, I DO, I DO, in Dick's honor; click here.

NO KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEED APPLY, IN THE NEWS AND TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT--THE DAILY CALLER--Democrats Press Judicial Nominee About Knights Of Columbus Membership--Two Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are pressing a nominee for the Nebraska federal trial court about his membership in the Knights of Columbus, a fraternal service organization of the Catholic Church. Democratic Sens. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Kamala Harris of California submitted written questions in December to Brian Buescher, an Omaha lawyer nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, proposing that he resign his affiliation with the knights, which they call an “all male society” that “has taken a number of extreme positions” on social questions.

The Catholic News Agency was first to report on Hirono and Harris’ questions respecting the Knights of Columbus. The leadership of the knights expressed disappointment that membership in their organization would be viewed as a disqualifier for public office.  “Our country’s sad history of anti-Catholic bigotry contributed to the founding of the Knights of Columbus, and we are proud of the many Catholics who overcame this hurdle to contribute so greatly to our country,” said Kathleen Blomquist, a spokeswoman for the knights. Read much more here.

HOLY NAME OF MARY 2018, CHRISTMAS MORNING & MORE

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CROTON'S CHURCHES ARE ALWAYS SO BEAUTIFUL AT CHRISTMAS. Here's the interior of Holy Name of Mary, suitably decked out----the annual result of many hours by church volunteers. Click on the photo.

See the exterior life-sized nativity here.

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THERE'S ALWAYS A MORAVIAN STAR AT OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN CHURCH...CHRISTMAS 2018

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Yes...it's true...we love the 'German' tradition of hanging MORAVIAN STARS at Christmas (click on the photo for the annual Christmas Display at Our Saviour Evangelical Lutheran Church).

For those who don't know, a Moravian star (German: Herrnhuter Stern) is an illuminated Advent, Christmas, or Epiphany decoration popular in Germany and in places in America and Europe where there are Moravian congregations. The stars take their English name from the Moravian Church, originating in Moravia. In Germany, they are known as Herrnhut stars, named after the Moravian Mother Community in Saxony, where they were first commercially produced. Read more about them here.

FOR MORE ABOUT OUR SAVIOUR'S LONG HISTORY IN CROTON, CLICK HERE TO SEE SELECT SCANS FROM THE 1939 DEDICATION BOOKLET.

THE ANNUAL TOP THREE CROTON GIRL SCOUTING ARTICLES IN 2018 AT EVERYTHING CROTON

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TIME FOR THE ANNUAL "TOP", "MOST READ" LISTS AT EVERYTHING CROTON...AND NOW....THE ANNUAL TOP THREE CROTON GIRL SCOUTING ARTICLES IN 2018 AT EVERYTHING CROTON:

#1, PHOTO ALBUM, CROTON AUTO PARK SPONSORS GIRL SCOUT TROOP CAR CARE CLINIC; GO DIRECTLY TO THE ALBUM MORE HERE

#2, GIRL SCOUTS SUE BOY SCOUTS FOR TRADE MARK INFRIGEMENT; MORE HERE

#3, GIRL SCOUT THINKING DAY, 1965; MORE HERE

NEW FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILMSTAR POSTCARDS: THE COLLECTION OF MARLENE PILAETE

From the collection of Marlene Pilaete: Female stars advertising products 

Today at EFSP, a post by Marlene Pilaete of La Collectionneuse with a selection of postcards from her own collection.

Marlene: "When Paul asked me to do a guest post at EFSP, we agreed to choose the theme of advertising. So, here are several vintage cards of female stars advertising different products. To my knowledge, only eight of these brands still exist today, without any interruption in their long histories: Lux soap, Dodge cars, Christian Jacques cosmetics, Van Houten cocoa and...TO READ AND SEE MORE OF MARLENE'S COLLECTION, click here.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY YOUR EDITOR'S FLICKR ALBUM, CARS & TRUCKS OF THE 1930'S & 40'S; see more here

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MY GRANDFATHER’S CHRISTMAS ON THE BATTLEFIELD: 74TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, THE DAILY CALLER

THE DAILY CALLER...MY GRANDFATHER’S CHRISTMAS ON THE BATTLEFIELD: 74TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, VIRGINIA KRUTA: 

As long as there have been American Armed Forces, there have been American soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who spent Christmas standing in harm’s way. And 74 years ago, just outside the Belgian city of Bastogne, my grandfather was one of them. READ MORE HERE.