FOR COLLECTORS OF CHOCOLATE CARDS, NEW FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EFSP

New from our friends at European Film Star Postcards: Published by Nieuwe Merksemsche Chocolaterie

Last year, a Dutch film postcard collector asked me if I knew more about the Nieuwe Merksemsche Chocolaterie. I did not, nor did Ivo or Marlene. But I discovered that I had several postcards from this publisher in my collection. Nieuwe Merksemsche Chocolaterie S.P.R.L. was located in Merksem, a district of the city of Antwerp. Antwerp is famous for its pralines. The first Belgian chocolate factory was opened in 1845 by Adolphe Meurisse on Dam Square in Antwerp. Between 1930 and 1960, more than 30 'chocolateries' were located in the city centre. Many of these chocolate producers presented film star cards in their chocolate boxes as a gift for their customers. Here are fifteen of these postcards from the late 1940s and early 1950s, published by Nieuwe Merksemsche Chocolaterie.  See much more at  European Film Star Postcards: Published by Nieuwe Merksemsche Chocolaterie

PHOTO, CROTON WRESTLING, FIELD TRIP TO WEST POINT

Welcome to The New Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

PHOTO--CROTON WRESTLING-- Field trip to West Point vs Iowa Wrestling! SEE MORE AT Facebook

NEW FROM TRAVALANCHE: THE FABULOUS DORSEYS

Tommy (1905-56) and Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957) were among the biggest musical names of the Big Band era, and we’ve had dozens of occasions to mention them here, so today we shine the spotlight in their direction.

The Dorseys were from Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, about an hour northwest of Allentown. Their father was a music teacher and marching band leader. The boys began playing instruments as children. Both started out on trumpet, then later switched to other instruments: Jimmy on sax and clarinet, Tommy on trombone. Both also became composers, arrangers, conductors and bandleaders. When still teenagers they formed a hot jazz combo called Dorsey’s Novelty Six, later known as Dorsey’s Wild Canaries. In 1927 they formed their orchestra, which enjoyed great success on radio, record, and in live performances over the decades. From 1935 through 1945 they operated separately for the most part, then they reunited during their final years. That’s criminally simplified timeline, just to get you oriented.  READ MORE AT The Fabulous Dorseys: Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey – (Travalanche) (wordpress.com)

THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON BIRDING NEWSLETTER, LATE FALL NEWSLETTER

Welcome to The New Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON BIRDING NEWSLETTER, LATE FALL NEWSLETTER, A QUICK EDITION.

--A REMINDER, CHISTMAS BIRD COUNT, CHARLIE ROBERTO 12/14; MORE INFO HERE.

--AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: AT CROTON'S FEED THE BIRDS---NEW! The officially unofficial 'Croton on Hudson, NY' ornament. Three styles of birds common to the area. Comes in a nice window gift box. Made in USA, of course! SEE MORE HERE AND HERE AND HERE.

--AMAZING NEWS: BIRD THOUGHT EXTINCT----IS NOT! Black naped pheasant pigeon---- In September, the bird casually strolled past one of the trail cameras, providing the team with the first sighting of the long-lost animal since 1882, the BBC noted. READ MORE AT https://dailycaller.com/2022/11/18/bird-black-naped-pheasant-pigeon-endangered-fergusson-island-papua-new-guinea/

--TEATOWN EAGLE FEST IS FEBRUARY 4TH---KEEP TRACK OF IT ALL AT Annual Events - Teatown

--IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Cortlandt Reaches Deal to Preserve 38 Acres for Open Space--September 28, 2022 Rick Pezzullo--Property in the Town of Cortlandt that was once approved for 13 residential homes and envisioned to house a solar farm will instead be preserved as open space.  The Cortlandt Town Board last week approved a resolution to spend $380,000 to ensure 38 acres on Mill Court will continue to be an environmentally sensitive sanctuary for countless wildlife and open space for hikers and......read more at 

https://www.theexaminernews.com/cortlandt-reaches-deal-to-preserve-38-acres-for-open-space/

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF THIS SERIES AT THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON BIRDING NEWSLETTER, EARLY FALL NEWSLETTER, A QUICK EDITION...

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CIRCA 1950'S: ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH, "CROTON-ON-HUDSON'S OWN COOK BOOK", RE-POST BY SPECIAL REQUEST FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST: PART ONE and TWO OF "CROTON-ON-HUDSON'S OWN COOK BOOK - W.S.C.S. OF ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH"--circa 1950's. You'll recognize many old Crotonite names here. FOR MORE ABOUT ASBURY METHODIST, visit https://www.facebook.com/AsburyCrotonUMC

Courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by the volunteers of THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY.  Click on the photos below.  See Part Tw at the link below

UPDATED: PART 2! http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2016/02/circa-1950s-asbury-methodist-church_18.html

SERVICE INFO FOR ALFONS BYTTNER

11/21 At Holy Name via Edward Carter - more info at Alfons Byttner Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY (dignitymemorial.com)

TESLA, THOSE LITHIUM BATTERIES AND FIRES...FIREFIGHTERS DUMP THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER BATTLING BLAZE

Firefighters recently ran through thousands of gallons of water as a Tesla electric car burned in the state of Pennsylvania earlier this week.

Morris Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 posted photos of the inferno and the aftermath, noting that around 12,000 gallons of water were used.

"In total approximately 12,000 gallons of water was utilzed. To give you an idea of the severity, crews can normally extinguish a fully involved vehicle fire with approximately 500 gallons or less," the fire company said in a Facebook post. "Due to the lithium ion battery on the vehicle, extinguishing this fire would require additional tankers as the vehicle would continue to reignite and burn fierce at times. In total it took crews nearly two hours of continually applying water on the vehicle as the battery would begin to reignite.....READ MORE AT Crews battle fire in Pennsylvania as Tesla car burns - TheBlaze

1948; MUSICAL PROGRAM HELD @ CROTON'S OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN CHURCH & THE ED RONDTHALER SCRAPBOOKS TOO

Welcome to The New Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton -- our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools -- in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

A LITTLE SNIPPET FROM MARCH OF 1948 AND CROTON'S OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN CHURCH--with mention of long-time church member, the late Ed Rondthaler....and as a bonus, an ad for THE BISHOP'S WIFE, one of THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES OF ALL TIME! Click on the photo.

For more about OUR SAVIOUR EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, visit http://www.oursaviourcroton.org/

For Christmas 2022 at Our Saviour, click here.

You may also have an interest in:

--SOME ED RONDTHALER SCRAPBOOKS HE DONATED TO THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, primarily from the early 1960's and concerning his work with the Croton Recreation Department:

SEE PART 5 HERE http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/02/part-5-ed-rondthaler-scrapbooks.html

SEE PART 4 HERE http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/01/part-4-ed-rondthaler-scrapbooks.html

SEE PART 3 HERE http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/01/part-3-ed-rondthaler-scrapbooks.html

SEE PART 2 HERE http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/01/part-2-ed-rondthaler-scrapbooks.html

SEE PART 1 HERE http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-ed-rondthaler-scrapbooks-part-1.html