BY SPECIAL REQUEST---A LOOK BACK AT CROTON NOTABLE PATRICIA BENOIT SWIFT

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CROTON NOTABLE PATRICIA BENOIT SWIFT--Who lived in Croton 1961 thru 1981....passed away on  August 6th in 2018.  A resident fondly remembered Benoit and her role as Mrs. Peepers on television.  Their "tv wedding" was a ratings smash.  Click on the images below from the 1954 TV Guide.

Read more about Benoit at EverythingCroton: OBIT FOR CROTON NOTABLE AND ACTRESS PATRICIA BENOIT SWIFT

KEY ICELANDIC LOCKDOWNER HAS FLIPPED SIDES ON THE SHOTS

Key Icelandic Lockdowner Has Flipped Sides on the Shots--THORSTEINN SIGLAUGSSON AUGUST 4, 2023--SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL “Based on the information we have today, I would not recommend vaccination to people under 40 or under 50” Dr. Stefánsson said in a podcast in late July, reported by Icelandic media on August 3rd. “Now, many scientists have stepped forward saying it was wrong to vaccinate everyone, pointing to the high prevalence of myocarditis, and how even those who contracted the virus are less likely to develop it than those who got vaccinated.”  MORE AT Key Icelandic Lockdowner Has Flipped Sides on the Shots ⋆ Brownstone Institute

OBITUARY AND SERVICE INFO FOR DIANA MARIE KELLERMAN (DEHM)

Diana M. Kellerman (Nee: Dehm)--June 14th, 1949 – August 1st, 2023--Diana was raised in Croton on the Hudson, N.Y., with her 3 sisters , & 2 Brothers, in a Quaint Little Town where their roots went way back, many Generations. MORE AT Diana Marie Kellerman Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information (robertacciofuneralhome.com)

PHOTO, GIANT CROTON ANNIVERSARY LETTERS

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Click on the photo see the "giant" Croton anniversary letters that were made for the recent barbecue at  Van Cortland Manor.  

Photo by Carolyn Whiting---who was recently featured here 

BY SPECIAL REQUEST---BARBIE DOLLS--THE CROTON CONNECTION

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WITH "BARBIE"-on the big screen--we've had a request:

Yes...we admit it unashamedly.....we're big fans of Barbie in all her vintage Wasp-Waisted, Pony-Tail, Black-eyeliner and/or Bubble-Cut glory. (Click on the photo.) And we love some of the newer assorted holiday Barbie dolls too.

But we never knew there was any sort of historical Croton connection until we perused FOREVER BARBIE by M.G. Lord. The book is not for everyone---whether you are a fan or not---but right there on page 36 was the following about Barbie doll inventor Ruth Handler and....

Page 36

AS STRATEGY SESSIONS BEGAN IN HAWTHORNE, THE Handlers made a brilliant tactical move. They commissioned a toy study from Ernest Dichter, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Motivational Research in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. The study cost a staggering $12,000 and took six months to complete, but when it was finished the charge seemed low. Dichter had masterminded a cunning campaign to peddle Barbie.....

And the rest as they say....is history.

You can find the book, FOREVER BARBIE, BY M.G. LORD, on AMAZON HERE.

FOR MORE ABOUT ERNEST DICHTER, CLICK HERE.

FOR MORE ABOUT RUTH HANDLER, CLICK HERE.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY YOUR EDITOR'S VINTAGE--AND NEW--BARBIE FLICKR ALBUM HERE.

And for the record....any anti-Barbie doll comments will be deleted on sight.

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HASIDIM, SULLIVAN COUNTY, IN THE NEWS---SEEK TO FORGE THEIR OWN VILLAGE WITH 929 ACRES---LOHUD

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As this relates to local issues:

Vinit Hasidim in Sullivan County seek to forge their own village with 929 acres---KIAMESHA LAKE - A synagogue meeting room in the Catskills was packed with congregants and visitors alike on Thursday evening, as a contentious public matter got its first airing in that religious space.

At a hearing led by two town supervisors, residents weighed in on a petition by the Viznitz Hasidic community to form its own village, a nearly 1.5-square-mile area that takes in its small enclave and hundreds of acres of surrounding woods. Located mostly in the town of Thompson and partly in Fallsburg, the village of Ateres would have its own leaders and laws, including zoning rules to shape future development.  MORE AT Viznitz Hasidic group petitions for village in Thompson, Fallsburg (lohud.com)

IN THE NEWS---ALABAMA LIBRARY CAVES AFTER BRAVE BOOKS AND KIRK CAMERON STAND UP TO ITS ATTEMPT TO DENY VENUE---FOR OUR CAMERON FANS

Alabama library caves after Brave Books and Kirk Cameron stand up to its attempt to deny Americans a venue--

Story by Maureen Mackey •9h

Kirk Cameron: 'This is open intolerance for religious beliefs'--FIRST ON FOX — A library in Alabama has reversed its decision from earlier this week to cancel a book reading event.  It will now indeed welcome actor Kirk Cameron and his publisher, Brave Books, on Saturday, August 5, for the nationwide "See You at the Library" event.

The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library System in Huntsville, Alabama, had said in a release on Wednesday afternoon that it would no longer accommodate the book reading event due to concerns about logistics and security as popularity for the event grew this week.

Almost immediately afterward, Cameron and Brave Books challenged that decision to cancel it. MORE AT Alabama library caves after Brave Books and Kirk Cameron stand up to its attempt to deny Americans a venue (msn.com)

THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER---#16

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CONTINUING OUR VERY POPULAR SERIES--THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER---#16---click on the photo(s) and links but first--a little diversion from our friend at EFPS:

Mario von Bucovich (1884-1947) was described as "one of the great unknown photographers of 20th Century European photography". He worked in Berlin in the 1920s and the early 1930s.  READ MORE AT  European Film Star Postcards: Photo by Mario von Bucovich

AND NOW:

----LATE 1960'S; CROTON'S YALE JOEL AND JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: LATE 1960'S---WHICH MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SHALL I PLAY---YALE JOEL---JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER--AND MANY OTHER CROTON NOTABLES

AND FROM 1966 THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: 1966---A VISIT TO THE FIREHOUSE---BY JAMES COLLIER

----AND CROTON'S W. EUGENE SMITH THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: W. EUGENE SMITH, THE LIFE AND WORK OF AN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER

SEE THE LAST EDITION --#15----OF THIS SERIES AT THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: CONTINUING OUR VERY POPULAR SERIES--THE CROTON PHOTOGRAPHER---#15