1945: CROTON, CORTLANDT PREPARE FOR RED CROSS WAR FUND DRIVE

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COURTESY OF THE OUTSTANDING ARCHIVES MAINTAINED BY THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, click on the images below to read about the 1945 Croton, Cortlandt Red Cross War Fund Drive. Many "old Croton" names here.  You may also have an interest in http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/06/spring-1945-croton-brothers-meet-in.html
 

SUNDAY FUNDAY WINDOW SMILES AT THE WESTCHESTER BALLOON COMPANY

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A rainy Sunday in the village can still produce lots of smiles-----just walk by the window of THE WESTCHESTER BALLOON COMPANY---where you're bound to be greeted by rocketships, a mermaid, dinosaurs, a ninja, a teddy bear and a super hero or two....click on the photo.  For more ABOUT THE WESTCHESTER BALLOON COMPANY, click here.

SERVICE INFO FOR MARIE DeSTEFANO

Marie DeStefano was born on January 1, 1930 and passed away on February 26, 2021.    Mass of Christian Burial will be held on March 2, 2021 at 10:00 am at Holy Name of Mary Church, 114 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Burial Following Funeral Mass will be held on March 2, 2021 at St Augustine Cemetery, Hawkes Ave, Ossining, New York. https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/new-york/croton-on-hudson/edward-f-carter-funeral-home/fh-4011

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

As always, some wonderful new finds, oldies but goodies, special requests and more.  Click on the photos and links.

First up, a fabulous old toy--featured in a previous auction at SeriousToyz--the "Roosevelt Stock Farm" Playset, 1914, Converse, Massachusetts, 19.5 x 11 x 18" painted wood barn w/ sliding doors, removable roof & 6 stalls inside; included 9 original painted wood farm animals (tallest is 5") on wood stands (2 are missing stands); this is the largest set Converse made, sold via the Marshall Field catalog; extremely scarce. Click on the photo.

Next up, the complete General Electric Christmas Lights Catalog from 1980 and Jeff Carter; click here to see it all.

Next up, again from Jeff Carter, the 1968 General Electric Christmas Lights Catalog.  See it all here.

And finally, a fabulous high resolution stained glass window, public domain, from 1900--perfect for a Victorian putz house or general church windows.  Again click on the photos and links. 

 

Highly recommend spending some time at this site--now yes, some of it is expensive but other things are not--and there are quite a few interesting seldom seen elsewhere items--some great sale items too; check out ELIZABETH'S EMBELLISHMENTS HERE

WORTH A REPEAT VISIT--Brian's 2012 Vintage Christmas Putz village; lots of vintage putz eye candy, Plasticville, celluloid, etc. Keep scrolling down the page once you get there - this is quite a collection...And so very well- presented; MORE HERE

1933 Bing Crosby Tobacco Card; MORE HERE

Dresden cornucopias--THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL but expensive for the pair  https://www.vintage-ornaments.com/silver-dresden-foil-floral-cornucopia-cones-df1215s

DIY GLASS GLITTER EGGS---MAKING GORGEOUS-NESS FROM THOSE PLASTIC EASTER EGGS; SEE IT HERE.

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REMEMBERING JANE RUSSELL

Who died this date in 2011. Trigger Alert---if this sort of thing gives you the vapors, just move along.....

Check out an outstanding collection of vintage European and American postcards from our friends at European Film Star Postcards for....

Jane Russell (CLICK ON THE DUTCH POSTCARD.)

American film actress Jane Russell (1921-2011) was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. She became an icon with her first film role in Howard Hughes' The Outlaw (1943).  

Her biggest hit was the musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) in which she played Dorothy Shaw opposite Marilyn Monroe's Lorelei Lee.  SEE AND READ MORE HERE.

SOME MORE BITS & PIECES FROM CROTON IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF 1973

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And now some bits and pieces from January and February of 1973.  Click on the images below.

KATZ PROPERTY UPDATE ON 3/1 AGENDA---SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN TERMS JUST A WEEK LATER--NOW ONE THIRD 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AT AFFORDABLE, LOW INCOME HOUSING PROPOSED FOR SITE, ASSORTED DEPT. PURCHASES, ETC.

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KATZ PROPERTY UPDATE ON 3/1 AGENDA---SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN TERMS JUST A WEEK LATER--NOW ONE THIRD 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AT AFFORDABLE/LOW INCOME HOUSING PROPOSED FOR SITE, ASSORTED DEPT. PURCHASES, ETC.

You can find the agenda for the 3/1 Board of Trustees meeting by clicking here.

Note: In  the 2/18-2/24 edition of the Gazette--the affordable/low income housing projects (two buildings) being proposed for the Katz property sale to Regan Development (with significant tax breaks for decades), the apartment size allocations were broken out as follows: 

11 one bedroom units, 22 two bedroom units

NOW just a week later, the agenda indicates---and no explanation has been given---a significant change has been made to the terms---there will be ONE-THIRD Three bedroom apartments: the break out is as follows:

11 one bedroom units, 11 two bedroom units and 11 Three bedroom units. 

It is unknown at the present time if any other changes have been made or are forthcoming.

The rest of the agenda includes unpaid taxes, assorted department purchases, etc. etc. etc.  

As always, the meetings continue to be held only by Zoom.

Again, you can find the agenda for the 3/1 Board of Trustees meeting by clicking here.

NUMBER TWENTY-SIX, FOR OUR FAITH BASED READERS---AND HISTORY BUFFS TOO--SUPREME COURTS BLOCKS CALIFORNIA BAN ON INDOOR WORSHIP, SHAKESPEARE UNDER FIRE, CANCEL CULTURE COMES FOR WILL, CATHOLIC LEAGUE ON CUOMO, USING HIS OWN WORDS

For our faith-based readers and history buffs too---NUMBER 26-- one of our most widely traveled and very popular series here at Everything Croton----------3 articles..... 

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#1) The U.S. Supreme Court handed California churches a victory Friday, granting injunctive relief to a group that had sued over coronavirus lockdown rules that banned indoor services.

The churches will be allowed to hold indoor services as they await a decision on their appeal in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is hearing their case but had denied a motion to suspend the ban during it.  The 6-3 decision came with the Court's liberal justices in dissent. "The Ninth Circuit’s failure to grant relief was erroneous," the Supreme Court’s order reads. "This outcome is clearly dictated by this Court’s decision in South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom." MORE AT https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-california-ban-indoor-church-services

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2) Yes it is the Daily Mail but similar stories are all over more "traditional" media sources...stay tuned....in the meantime:

REVEALED: How 'woke' English teachers have cancelled Shakespeare because of his 'white supremacy, misogyny, racism and classism' - and are instead using his plays to lecture in 'toxic masculinity and Marxism'

• School Library Journal in January asked if teaching Shakespeare was needed
• A number of teachers argue it is racist and unrepresentative of pupils
• They suggest teaching more works from 'underrepresented' communities 
• Others hit back, saying that Shakespeare still has lessons for our time
• One NYT best-selling author said these schools are 'flushing great literature down the drain'

By Harriet Alexander For Dailymail.com--Published: 20:10 EST, 15 February 2021...READ MORE AT https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9263735/Woke-teachers-cut-Shakespeare-work-white-supremacy-colonization.html

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#3) VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY: 

Catholic League crushes Cuomo with his own words......Pending an investigation - step aside...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo needs to step aside immediately pending an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace. In doing so, he would simply be taking the same medicine he has prescribed for the Catholic Church. MORE AT https://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2021/02/catholic-league-crushes-cuomo-with-his-own-words.html

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SEE THE LAST EDITION OF THIS SERIES-- 

NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE, FOR OUR FAITH BASED READERS---AND HISTORY BUFFS TOO--CUOMO ASKS COURT TO OVERTURN HIS OWN HOUSES OF WORSHIP RESTRICTIONS, CANCEL CULTURE, WASHINGTON, LINCOLN, MORE SAN FRANCISCO ETC. AT https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/02/number-twenty-five-for-our-faith-based.html

AUDIO NOW ONLINE FOR THE 1977 CROTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PRODUCTION: "THE BOYFRIEND"

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FROM THE CROTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL FB PAGE--AUDIO FOR THE 1977 PRODUCTION OF "THE BOYFFRIEND"...Click on the photo for a newspaper photo on the production.

And.....FROM THE FB PAGE: 
Gail Sack Drinkard Many thanks to Lou Lambruschi for digitizing a very old cassette tape my father recorded of 1977’s production of “The Boyfriend”. He has provided a DropBox link complete with songs broken out by act (and both sides of the cassette tape separated out for uninterrupted listening) .https://www.dropbox.com/.../AACIETwecfL2hISXRi3I5tO4a...

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THESE ADDITIONAL CROTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL POSTS AT  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-top-three-croton-shakespeare.html

SOME RECENT PHOTOS, VIDEOS (AND PODCASTS TOO) YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!!!!!

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SOME RECENT PHOTOS, VIDEOS (AND PODCASTS TOO) YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!!!!!

--FAB FUNNY VIDEO BY WAY OF CROTON’S TOM FARANDA, CLEAN FRIDAY HUMOR, THE SWISH MACHINE; CLICK HERE

--PHOTO ALBUM, CROTON BEATS HALDANE, GIRLS BASKETBALL; CLICK HERE

--TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, VIDEO, A FUN PURIM SONG, ESTHER THE QUEEN,  A fun Purim song performed by Cantor Lauren Phillips Fogelman and Dina Pruzhanskyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5UeAEandCs

--VIDEO, ASH WEDNESDAY MASS, AT HOLY NAME OF MARY;  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE6pFO0d1ms

--WONDERFUL PHOTO ALBUM AND A CROTON DAM COFFEE MUG TOO, KELLY SCHULZE PHOTOGRAPHY; CLICK HERE

--THE LATEST PODCASTS AND MORE FOR OUR SPAGHETTI WESTERN FANS FROM WESTERNS ALL’ITALIANA https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/02/now-reminder-for-our-spaghetti-western.html

--RECENT PODCAST SERMONS FROM PASTOR DOUG, ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; CLICK HERE

--VIDEO, THANK YOU CROTON-HARMON BOOSTER CLUB for the heads up. CROTON-HARMON 2020 SPORTS AWARDS SHOW, 2020 Fall Sports Awards---SEE THE VIDEO AT  https://events.locallive.tv/events/46408...

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF MORE RECENT PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND PODCASTS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS  AT https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/01/some-recent-photos-videos-and-podcasts.html

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FDA APPROVES JOHNSON & JOHNSON'S COVID-19 VACCINE

Why Dr. Siegel is 'very excited' about Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday voted to endorse Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, clearing the way for FDA leaders to grant emergency use authorization amid the ongoing fight against COVID-19.  The vote was 22-0, with all committee members voting in favor of endorsing the jab for emergency use approval.  MORE INFO AT https://www.foxnews.com/health/fda-panel-endorses-johnson-johnsons-covid-19-vaccine

DUMMY LIGHT IS STILL BROKEN

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DUMMY LIGHT IS STILL BROKEN; GO SLOW; stop signs placed in multiple directions.

Click on the photo.

FROM APRIL 1898, ANOTHER MISHAP ON THE CROTON LOCAL, CRASH AT THE GRAND CENTRAL

UPDATED IN 2025; GO TO EverythingCroton: BY SPECIAL REQUEST: FROM APRIL 1898, ANOTHER MISHAP ON THE CROTON LOCAL, CRASH AT THE GRAND CENTRAL

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER FOR MEMBER SPOTLIGHT MONDAY HERE AT THE BLOG: CAPTAIN DAVE KEMPER

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Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department---see photo here

This week’s #memberspotlightmonday is dedicated to Captain Dave Kempter of Columbian Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 (Tower Ladder 44).Dave has been a part of #crotonfire for just over 10 years now, and previously served as Captain of Rescue 18 before transferring to the Truck.Dave is one of our members qualified to drive multiple apparatus and regularly helps us as a driver or crew member of the apparatus from our other Companies. 

 

Often found on fire scenes all over the tri-state area, Captain Kempter is the creator of the Social Media news sites @kemptersfirewire (check it out on Instagram & Facebook) and check out his photography work at his smugmug account at kemptersfirewire.smugmug.com.

REMEMBERING ROY ELDREDGE

Who died this date in 1989...a big fave in our house growing up....

David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpet player. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos exhibiting a departure from the dominant style of jazz trumpet innovator Louis Armstrong, and his strong impact on Dizzy Gillespie mark him as one of the most influential musicians of the swing era and a precursor of bebop. 

READ MORE ABOUT HIM HERE.

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

As always, some wonderful new finds, oldies but goodis, special requests and more.  Click on the photos and links.

First up a little 'CHRISTMAS GLAMOUR" from the 1958  Sears Wishbook entitled "Christmas Glamour".  

While we could never get away with the black and white balloon skirt, with or without the mistletoe, we do love it!

All that glam is followed by an ad from 1886 for Prang's Christmas cards.  Absolutely beautiful. Louis Prang (March 12, 1824 – September 14, 1909) was an American printer, lithographer and publisher. 

 

He is sometimes known as the "father of the American Christmas card". Read more about him here .

 

Next up, a fab “T.V. Bank”, 1940s, 2.25 x 4", unmarked, tin can–style bank w/ removable top, early television console graphics, advertising for “Rodgers Sales & Service, Harrisburg, PA” on back--and featured in a 2011 auction @ SeriousToyz.

 

And finally---I was recently gifted a small sample of what is known as MEYER IMPORTS DARK FUSION GLITTER.  It is fascinating to see "in person".  It's been around for just a few years. For those who don't know:  "A stunning new development for our famous German Glass Glitters, bold colors that explodes off a black base. Dark Fusion Glitters create a multi dimensional color "pop" that is unlike any other glitter in the market today."

And they do......you have to see it for yourself; more at https://us4.campaign-archive.com/?u=47170dccdacf92b6c79eaa302&id=e3ee85158b&e=ce8e12ed60

Again...click on the photos and links...

 

Confidential to BriteThingsRock, the forums are your best bet--you'll see lots of indoor Christmas decoration links, including lights--at FAMILY CHRISTMAS ONLINE HERE

 

We stumbled upon this great site—THE GOLDEN AGE OF COMICS: Vintage Christmas Comics! CLICK HERE AND Vintage Disney/Easter! CLICK HERE

 

So does anyone have any thoughts about how to modify these glass halos from Blumechen so that they could be affixed to a vintage electric window candle.  A friend was gifted three and has hit a creative brick wall.  YOU'LL FIND THEM HERE. Thanks for your thoughts everyone.

 

Fab old post from RETRO RENOVATION--Supersize me, Santa: Vintage Main Street Christmas decorations from a small Georgia town---LOVE THE VINTAGE MUNICIPAL DECORATIONS AND MISS THEM! http://retrorenovation.com/2013/10/23/main-street-vintage-christmas-decorations/

 

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF ORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON HERE.

 

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