Monday, May 31, 2021
THANK YOU TO OUR ALL VOLUNTEER CROTON FIRE DEPT.
1933, ADDINGTON DOOLITTLE HEADS ROTARY CLUB
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And now a little blurb on the "perfume factory's" Addington Doolittle and the Croton Rotary. Click on the image from 1933....For more about Doolittle and the perfume factory, click here. For more about the Croton Rotary, visit the website at https://crotonrotary.com
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY 2021 PLUS SOME LINKS YOU MAY ENJOY
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worship--in short,
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY 2021 AND SOME LINKS YOU MAY FIND OF INTEREST:
--TODAYS WEATHER, NEWS 12, CLICK HERE
--Village of Croton ceremony on Monday, May 27th at 11 am Veterans Corners. The keynote speak will be Thomas Lepore, NYS VETERAN's NURSING HOME IN MONTROSE. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at Holy Name of Mary.
---VIDEO, MUSIC, courtesy of Croton's Tom Faranda's Folly: Most recent Lee Greenwood version: "God Bless the USA"
--Our fallen cops — along with US military veterans — deserve our gratitude....READ MORE HERE.
--THE BRONX, THE WEST FARMS SOLDIERS CEMETERY https://nycemetery.wordpress.com/2020/01/30/west-farms-soldier-cemetery/
--2011 VIDEO, COURTESY OF TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY, MEMORIAL DAY 2011, CHRISTINE TURTURRO SINGS AMAZING GRACE https://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2011/05/memorial-day-in-croton-2011-amazing-grace.html
--THIS MEMORIAL DAY, A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM, THE EPOCH TIMES; MORE HERE
--1943, CROTON'S SGT ELKOF WIDOW RECEIVES HUSBAND'S POSTHUMOUS AWARDED PURPLE HEART https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/05/1943-sgt-harold-eklof-purple-heart.html
--1945, MORE CROTON WARTIME LETTERS BACK HOME https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/02/1945-more-croton-wartime-letters-back.html
--A LOOK BACK AT MEMORIAL DAYS PAST...COURTESY OF CROTON UNITED, A PHOTO ALBUM OF OVER 34 PHOTOS, FROM THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES 2017 http://bit.ly/2rQJmsy
--COURTESY OF TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY; Memorial Day - bringing closure for families who lost relatives on WWII submarine; SEE MORE HERE --SOME PHOTOS FROM THE 2014 CROTON MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE; CLICK HERE
--PHOTOS AND VIDEO FROM THE 2015 CROTON SERVICE http://bit.ly/1mrX8uY
--BONUS---BLACK JACK LOGAN, THE FATHER OF MEMORIAL DAY http://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2011/05/nice-feature-about-the-man-who-originated-memorial-day.html
--A CROTON MEMORIAL DAY 1972 http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/05/a-croton-memorial-day-1972.html
--WASHINGTON ENGINE COMPANY 2016 MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2016/05/washington-engine-company-2016-memorial.html
--SEMPER FI, COURTESY OF TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY https://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2019/05/memorial-day.html
--EPHEMERAL NY; BODY OF FIRST SOLDIER KILLED IN THE CIVIL WAR, COMES TO CITY HALL 1861 https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/the-body-of-the-first-union-officer-killed-in-the-civil-war-comes-to-city-hall/
--BROOKLYN'S 14TH REGIMENT ARMORY DAY AND NIGHT https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/brooklyns-14th-regiment-armory-day-and-night/
MORE FROM THE EVERYTHING CROTON MAILBOX, RAINBOW FLAG AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, LACROSSE AND FOOTBALL REQUESTS, CROTON IS A DAM TOWN T-SHIRT
RESPONSE: This question is best directed to the village staff/officials. You can find contact info at https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/
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A reader and a Lacrosse and high school football fan---had some requests...
--Was looking for 2019 Lacrosse All-Star info; well we had this one--although the link requires a subscription to access:
TIME FOR THE 2019 LOHUD BOYS HS LACROSSE ALL-STARS---Croton-Harmon’s
Kyle Morrison (Attack) was named to the second team. Morrison led all of
Section One in scoring for 2019. In just 34 varsity games at CH, he
has amassed 151 goals and 60 assists for 211 points. Named to the
Honorable Mention list were Hendrick Hudson’s Max Popolizio (Attack) and
Ryan Trapasso (Face-off Specialist) Iona Prep/Croton NY. READ MORE HERE.
--Was looking for 2015 playoffs, Croton Tigers, football---try this one https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/10/croton-harmon-tigers-in-playoffs-photos.html
HOPE THIS HELPS....P.S. And a great place for past----and current---when available---high school sports info is the CROTON HARMON BOOSTER CLUB FACEBOOK PAGE.
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A reader is looking for "Croton is a Dam Town' t- shirts; these can be obtained from the CHS; contact them directly for current protocols, hours, size availability, etc.
Croton Historical Society
Village of Croton-on-Hudson Municipal Building
1 Van Wyck Street, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520
Phone: 914-271-4574 (but best to email)
Send us an Email
General Inquiries/Archivist
archivist@crotonhistoricalsociety.org
Donate Historical Material
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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, an outstanding Davy Crockett watch featured in a previous auction at SERIOUSTOYZ. It sold for $264 at auction--mint condition and with box--back in 2015...
One of our favorite scans from the 1966 Western auto Christmas catalog---just chock full of toys and more--and we just
couldn't resist bringing you these fabulous Marx trains.
And more examples of circa 1867 "French Villas' and such--some spectacular architectural inspiration for our putz house builders.
AND FINALLY, HIGH RESOLUTION--Paul's outdoor garden train set-up---a snapshot photo--but there's fabulous video too in case you missed it; MORE HERE----Again, click on the
photos and links.
Here's one of our favorite Howard Lamey creations: based on the old made in Japan version, the Barn House; click here
So you're looking for Sputnik chandeliers--while the originals may be hard to find, repros are being made today; see more from Retro Renovation here
Oh--and check out this very cool made in Japan Penny Toy Mobil gas station; love the primitive simplicity of this--click here
Looking for vintage inspired tin toys? VISIT TIN TOYS ARCADE
Looking for reproduction feather trees? (And there's even a kit...) Go to http://www.hometraditions.com/christmas_feather_trees_s/1833.htm
FROM CROTON'S OWN TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY, some links you may enjoy--see below
- Yankees win again - great fielding by Judge and a 9th inning triple play!
- Primatologist Jane Goodall on science, spirituality, and God
- Yankee Cory Kluber pitches a no hitter! Yay!!
- Short, fun interview with Yankee slugger Giancarlo Stanton
- (Not BB) - Coming to theaters - "Woke" James Bond (VERY VERY FUNNY)
UPCOMING MORPHY'S AUCTION---FAB TRAINS, TOYS AND MORE--TRIGGER ALERT--some of these items reflect the times they were created in---if that sort of thing gives you the vapors, do not go to the catalog HERE.
SEE THE LAST EDITION OF MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON HERE.
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Sunday, May 30, 2021
NOW AVAILABLE, THE 22 PAGE REPORT: COVID19 CREATED BY CHINESE SCIENTISTS, GAIN IN FUNCTION, NO CREDIBLE NATURAL ANCESTOR AND MORE
- An explosive new study claims researchers found 'unique fingerprints' in COVID-19 samples that they say could only have arisen from manipulation in a laboratory
- DailyMail.com exclusively obtained the new 22-page paper authored by British Professor Angus Dalgleish and Norwegian scientist Dr. Birger Sørensen set to be published in the Quarterly Review of Biophysics Discovery
- The study showed there's evidence to suggest Chinese scientists created the virus while working on a Gain of Function project in a Wuhan lab
- Gain of Function research, which was temporarily outlawed in the US, involves altering naturally-occurring viruses to make them more infectious in order to study their potential effects on humans
- According to the paper, Chinese scientists took a natural coronavirus 'backbone' found in Chinese cave bats and spliced onto it a new 'spike', turning it into the deadly and highly transmissible COVID-19
- The researchers, who concluded that COVID-19 'has no credible natural ancestor', also believe scientists reverse-engineered versions of the virus to cover up their tracks
- 'We think that there have been retro-engineered viruses created,' Dalgleish told DailyMail.com. 'They've changed the virus, then tried to make out it was in a sequence years ago.'
- The study also points to 'deliberate destruction, concealment or contamination of data' in Chinese labs and notes that 'scientists who wished to share their findings haven't been able to do so or have disappeared'
- Until recently, most experts had staunchly denied the origins of the virus were anything other than a natural infection leaping from animals to humans
- Earlier this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci defended US funding of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, saying the $600,000 grant was not approved for Gain of Function research
By Josh Boswell For Dailymail.com Published: | Updated: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9629563/Chinese-scientists-created-COVID-19-lab-tried-cover-tracks-new-study-claims.html?ito=email_share_article-masthead
GAVIN MacLEOD HAS DIED
Gavin MacLeod, the actor who starred on the classic sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show and captained The Love Boat, has died at the age of 90.
MacLeod’s nephew Mark See confirmed the actor’s May 29th death to Variety.
While no cause of death was provided, See noted that MacLeod’s health had declined in recent months.
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https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/01/life-special-edition-50th-anniversary.html
1921 INTERVIEW WITH CROTON'S HOLBROOK BLINN AND HIS FILM "THE BAD MAN"
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to Everything Croton--a collection of all things Croton, our history,
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CROTON.
As many of you know, HOLBROOK BLINN (of Blinn Road
fame) lived here in the village. A noted actor--and much more--you can read about him here.
CLINK ON THE IMAGES BELOW FOR A 1921 INTERVIEW WITH CROTON'S HOLBROOK BLINN AND HIS FILM "THE BAD MAN"---THE VIRTUE OF VICE...
SINGER B.J. THOMAS HAS DIED
Five-time Grammy award winner and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee B.J. Thomas died today at his home in Arlington, Texas at 78....A versatile songwriter, Thomas’s career spanned country, pop and gospel, earning him CMA, Dove and Grammy awards. He sold more than 70 million albums worldwide, scored eight No. 1 hits, and had 26 Top 10 singles over his 50 years in the music business.
Saturday, May 29, 2021
EXPLOSIVE STUDY CLAIMS TO PROVE CHINESE SCIENTISTS CREATED COVID
EXPLOSIVE STUDY CLAIMS TO PROVE CHINESE SCIENTISTS CREATED COVID
A bombshell new study claims to have proof that Chinese scientists created COVID-19 in a lab and then tried to reverse-engineer versions of the virus to make it look like it evolved naturally from bats.
British professor Angus Dalgleish and Norwegian scientist Dr. Birger Sørensen wrote they’ve had primary evidence “of retro-engineering in China” since last year, but were ignored by academics and major medical journals, The Daily Mail reported Saturday, citing the soon-to-be-published study.
Dalgleish is a London oncology professor known for breakthrough work on a vaccine for HIV. Sørensen is a virologist and chair of a pharmaceutical company, Immunor, which developed a coronavirus vaccine candidate called Biovacc-19. Read more at https://nypost.com/2021/05/29/explosive-study-claims-to-prove-chinese-scientists-created-covid/
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UPDATED; THAT VIDEO https://nypost.com/2021/05/28/scientists-at-wuhan-lab-filmed-being-bitten-by-bats-report/
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UPDATED THE 22 PAGE REPORT https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9629563/Chinese-scientists-created-COVID-19-lab-tried-cover-tracks-new-study-claims.html?ito=email_share_article-masthead
PIANIST AND COMPOSER FELIX ARNDT, THE "CROTON" (ACTUALLY "HARMON") CONNECTION
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While researching some early jazz and ragtime pieces, one of the Elves discovered that composer and pianist FELIX ARNDT had been a "Harmon-on-Hudson" resident. In fact, according to Popular American composers from Revolutionary times to the present; a biographical and critical guide by Ewen, David, 1907-1985, Arndt died of pnuemonia at his summer bungalow in Harmon-on-Hudson. Other sources say the Spanish Flu instead.
Born: May 20, 1889, New York, N.Y. Died: Oct. 16, 1918, Harmon-On-Hudson, N.Y.
Felix
Arndt’s mother was the Countess Fevrier, related to Napoleon III. Felix
was educated in New York City schools. Arndt started out as a
self-taught pianist and later studied with some of the best teachers in
New York. As a young man, he wrote special material for several years
for a number of Vaudeville troupers including Bayes & Norworth as
well as Gus Edwards. Arndt was a charter member of ASCAP, the performing
rights society, and organist of New York’s famed Trinity Church. Within
a three-year period as staff musician for the Duo-Art reproducing piano
company, he produced an astounding total of 3000 piano roll recordings.
Many of these paper recordings still survive today.
Arndt’s
biggest hit was written as an engagement piece, ten months before his
wedding to Nola Locke. (She was also a composer, singer, and teacher who
traveled as soloist with the St. Louis Symphony.) "Nola," a "keyboard
novelty," was published in 1916. This piano solo caught on very quickly,
and lyrics were later added to a simplified version of the piece. READ MORE AT http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/artist/felix-arndt
AND THERE'S MORE AT https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/732779-Felix-Arndt
REMEMBERING ROMY SCHNEIDER
Romy Schneider (1938-1982) was one of the most beautiful and intelligent actors of her generation. More than 30 years after her death she still has an immense popular appeal, especially in Europe. Romy Schneider was born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach in Vienna, Austria, in 1938. She was almost predestined to become an actress, because her family included many successful actors...READ & SEE MUCH MORE AT https://bit.ly/2GZCqNd
And for fans of Schneider in the trilogy, Sissi, about the Empress Elisabeth of Austria, there's more here. The trilogy is a popular Christmas television special in several European countries. The Empress' date of birth on Christmas Eve 1837 adds to the appeal of the film as a Christmas special.
SOME RECENT PHOTOS, VIDEOS (AND PODCASTS TOO) YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!!!!!
SOME RECENT PHOTOS, VIDEOS (AND PODCASTS TOO) YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!!!!!
--SOME RECENT "ONCE UPON A TIME IN SPAGHETTI WESTERNS" PODCASTS, John Ireland, Guy Madison, Wayde Preston; see more here
--PHOTOS, CHHS GIRL'S LACROSSE TEAM 2021; see more here
--PHOTOS FROM THE CROTON HARMON BOOSTER CLUB FACEBOOK PAGE - We thank the Croton Harmon Varsity Softball Team for their great efforts raising money for the Annual Pink/Teal Games! Contributing to the continued fight against breast and ovarian cancers. SEE MORE HERE AND HERE AND HERE.
--PHOTOS, BY SPECIAL REQUEST AT THE MAILBOX: PHOTOS ST. ANTHONY'S/FATHER'S DAY PROCESSIONS AT HOLY NAME OF MARY 2015, 2016 -- AND THE 1973 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, OUR LADY OF FATIMA PROCESSION; see more here
--TWO CROTON FIRE DEPT. VIDEOS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS: THE MAY 6TH CAR FIRE AT CAP https://www.facebook.com/CrotonFire/videos/1935344826613065
AND ON YOUTUBE Croton on Hudson Fire Department 2019-2020 Years In Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esMGdtc1YW4
--PHOTOS, AND NOW BY SPECIAL REQUEST: THE MILITARY ART OF H. CHARLES McBARRON, FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/05/and-now-by-special-request-military-art.html
--VIDEO COURTESY OF CROTON'S TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY: Primatologist Jane Goodall on science, spirituality, and Go; SEE MORE HERE
--BY SPECIAL REQUEST, VIDEO, TRIGGER ALERT, Dramatic footage by The Post shows a crowd of protesters snarling traffic and squaring off with cops just a block from City Hall on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night. Six cops were seen corralling one man with his hands behind his back at the Manhattan mouth of the bridge from around 10:30 p.m..........Dozens of protesters had crossed the bridge by walking along its Manhattan-bound roadway, blocking cars. MORE AT https://nypost.com/2021/04/25/protesters-block-traffic-clash-with-cops-on-brooklyn-bridge/
SEE THE LAST EDITION OF THIS SERIES, MORE PHOTOS, VIDEOS, PODCASTS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS....AT https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/04/recent-photo-videos-and-podcasts-too.html
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A LITTLE 1948 STARLIGHT DRIVE-IN TIDBIT
Came across this little Starlight Drive-in tidbit 1948--from the Showmen's Trade Review. Click on the image.
You may also enjoy: SOME BITS AND PIECES ABOUT THE STARLIGHT DRIVE-IN 1954, 1955 & 1957---INCLUDES 1955 GALA REOPENING, PEARLS FOR THE LADIES, CIGARS FOR THE MEN https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/02/some-bits-and-pieces-about-starlight.html
Friday, May 28, 2021
HOLY NAME OF MARY MEMORIAL MASS FOR GINA COSTANZO
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HOLY NAME OF MARY MEMORIAL MASS FOR GINA CONSTANZO
The ACTS Ministry is holding a Memorial Mass for Gina Costanzo on June 12th at 12 noon followed by a Dedication.
All are welcome.
MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON
First up, some of the most fabulous napkin rings from an 1889 antique clock and silver catalog Greg found at an estate sale in Tarrytown.
They're followed by two pages of commercial outdoor Christmas goodness from the 1956 Display Worlds Catalog and General Plastics Corporation--sliced and diced for your viewing pleasure. These larger decorations were sold for municipal and/or larger department store purposes. Again, click on the photos and links.
Stumbled across an interesting site---THE VINTAGE VALENTINE MUSEUM - some outstanding items here from the Carrington Card Company: bit.ly/1ZCQL6h
An oldie but goodie from Toys & Stuff:
Lionel #1012 Winner Station--we're really happy to get a close-up view of this one as only had a partial photo--Back in the '30s it was a real tough time for America.
The Great Depression was in full swing and toys were a hard sell. Lionel had been around since 1900 by this time and been producing a premier line of Standard Gauge and O-Gauge electric toy trains, but these trains were large and expensive.
Now, while it's true that not everyone was unemployed there was still enough people out of work to make life miserable for a great many individuals and companies (I believe unemployment at the time was around the 25% mark on average). Lionel's response was the Winner line of trains which was a series of downsized trains and buildings made from about 1930-32 and were compatible in size with the Marx trains being produced at the time. See more here.
REMEMBERING AUDIE MURPHY; click here
VIDEO AND MORE FROM FAMILY GARDEN TRAINS--an outstanding, simply outstanding, family garden railroad; see it here
Some "patriotic" playset toys, COURTESY OF TOYS & STUFF
---The Alamo: BMC Alamo Playset No. 4001 - 1994; CLICK HERE
---MARX GUNS OF NAVARONE PLAYSET; more here
See the last edition of MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON HERE.Note: All content on this blog is Copyright (c) by Maria Cudequest and by the posters who have contributed specific content. All material is for your personal use only. No content or photos may be republished or sold, without prior written consent from your editor and the individual who contributed the content in question. For permissions or questions about this policy, please contact the editor.
PART 20 - AT THE REQUEST OF OUR LOCAL AUTHORS & JOURNALISTS: FOR THOSE OF US MONITORING THE CONTINUING DECLINE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES, DERSHOWITZ' NEW BOOK AND FOLLOWING LANGUAGE ISSUES, THE USA TODAY "MALE" IS A HURTFUL WORD FIASCO
One of our most popular series here at Everything Croton.....and now more follow-up ARTICLES....
#1---This article speaks for itself:
The week in whoppers: The NYT’s anti-science ‘science’ reporter, a despicable cartoon and more By Post Editorial Board, May 27, 2021---Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions: SPOT THE DIFFERENCE - more at https://nypost.com/2021/05/27/the-week-in-whoppers-the-nyts-anti-science-science-reporter-despicable-cartoon/
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#2--One of our local author readers just finished CANCEL CULTURE BY ALAN DERSHOWITZ--and highly recommends it: In Cancel Culture, Alan Dershowitz—New York Times bestselling author and one of America’s most respected legal scholars—makes an argument for free speech, due process, and restraint against the often overeager impulse to completely cancel individuals and institutions at the ever-changing whims of social media-driven crowds. FIND IT ON AMAZON HERE.
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TO SEE THE LAST EDITION OF THIS SERIES:
PART 19 - AT THE REQUEST OF OUR LOCAL AUTHORS & JOURNALISTS: FOR FANS OF THE ANTI-WOKE, JOHN CLEESE, OOPS THE NY TIMES, WAPO (& NBC) DID IT AGAIN, ROWLING, DAWKINS, BOOK BURNINGS, ETC--THE CANCEL CULTURE MOB WILL COME FOR US ALL, AND THE LAND DOWN UNDER.....CLICK HERETHANK YOU CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE HEADS-UP--MOMA BUILT A HOUSE, THEN IT DISAPPEARED, NOW IT'S FOUND, NY TIMES
THANK YOU CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE HEADS-UP--NY TIMES, MOMA BUILT A HOUSE, THEN IT DISAPPEARED, NOW IT'S FOUND ... FROM THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY FACEBOOK PAGE:
Although
lost to architectural historians for more than 70 years, the survival
and location of Gregory Ain’s MOMA show house was known to Croton
Historical Society board member Cornelia Cotton and to Jane Northshield,
who was Village Historian from 1974 to 1999. We are pleased to have
assisted Eve Kahn of the New York Times in her research for this
article. In the comments we will post photos of the house discovered in
our files—likely taken by Jane Northshield in the 1970s (YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE PHOTOS HERE.) A note on the
back of one of the photos says, “Skol house. Formerly in the Museum of
Modern Art.” READ MORE AT THE NY TIMES HERE.
REMEMBERING AUDIE MURPHY
Who died this date in 1971.....Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor, songwriter, and rancher. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at the age of 19 for single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, then leading a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition...
After the war, Murphy embarked on a 21-year acting career. READ AND SEE MORE HERE.
USA TODAY FINDS THE WORD "MALE" TO BE HURTFUL, FOR THOSE PARENTS FOLLOWING TRANSGENDER ISSUES, WOMEN'S SPORTS & CHELSEA MITCHELL'S ORIGINAL UNCENSORED PIECE
Once again, parents who have questions about these issues must refer them to the school district in question....
TWO ARTICLES:
#1 - USA Today has published an editor’s note on an op-ed by Chelsea Mitchell, a female high-school athlete, regretting the supposedly “hurtful language” Mitchell used. Several references to the word “male” were switched to “transgender.” READ MORE HERE.
AND THE ORIGINAL UNCENSORED PIECE in which USA TODAY changed the word "male" to transgender:
#2 - I WAS THE FASTEST GIRL IN CONNECTICUT BUT (MALE) TRANSGENDER ATHLETES MADE IT AN UNFAIR FIGHT
“This column has been updated to reflect USA TODAY’s standards and style guidelines. We regret that hurtful language was used.”
We reproduce the original version of Chelsea’s piece below so that you can read what she wrote prior to USA Today’s post-publication edits and editor’s note, which inappropriately assigned “hurtful” motives to Chelsea’s logical use of the word “male” to refer to the biology of males who compete in female sports.
By: Chelsea Mitchell
It’s February 2020. I’m crouched at the starting line of the high school girls’ 55-meter indoor race. This should be one of the best days of my life. I’m running in the state championship, and I’m ranked the fastest high school female in the 55-meter dash in the state. I should be feeling confident. I should know that I have a strong shot at winning.
Instead, all I can think about is how all my training, everything I’ve done to maximize my performance, might not be enough, simply because there’s a runner on the line with an enormous physical advantage: a male body.
I won that race, and I'm grateful. But time after time, I have lost.
I’ve lost four women’s state championship titles, two all-New England awards, and numerous other spots on the podium to male runners. I was bumped to third place in the 55-meter dash in 2019, behind two male runners. With every loss, it gets harder and harder to try again.
That’s a devastating experience. It tells me that I’m not good enough; that my body isn’t good enough; and that no matter how hard I work, I am unlikely to succeed, because I’m a woman.
That experience is why three of my fellow female athletes and I filed a lawsuit last year with Alliance Defending Freedom against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC): because girls and women shouldn’t be stripped of their right to fair competition.
The CIAC allows biological males to compete in girls’ and women’s sports. As a result, two males began racing in girls’ track in 2017. In the 2017, 2018, and 2019 seasons alone, these males took 15 women’s state track championship titles (titles held in 2016 by nine different girls) and more than 85 opportunities to participate in higher level competitions that belonged to female track athletes. READ MORE AT https://adflegal.org/blog/i-was-fastest-girl-connecticut-transgender-athletes-made-it-unfair-fight
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USA
Today Blasted For Caving To ‘Woke Mob,’ Editing ‘Hurtful’ Language Out
Of Op-Ed On Trans Athletes--'MALE" is now a hurtful word....more at https://www.dailywire.com/news/usa-today-blasted-for-caving-to-woke-mob-editing-hurtful-language-out-of-op-ed-on-trans-athletes?utm_source=Jeeng