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 http://cgi.ebay.com/1940-American-Legion-Convention-Medal-Hackensack-NJ-/390270572977?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5addf059b1

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Nice older medal from the 14th annual convention held July 26, 27, 1940, Hackensack, Bergen County NJ. Medal is 1 1/2" x 1/ 1/4". Entire length with ribbon & pin is 3 1/2". Very good condition with no damage and minimal wear. Back is incised - D'Veres Jewelry & Gifts, Bergenfield N.J.



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Thanks for the kind words.

I really couldn't tell you who was in FoS back then because I didn't follow them.

I stuck mainly with Pegasus because the lead singer was my roommate. Other than that, I wasn't overly-involved with the local scene. There were bigger fish to fry.



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 http://cgi.ebay.com/1930S-LOT-NJ-HACKENSACK-HIGH-SCHOOL-FOOTBALL-SCRAPBOOKS-/200552842363?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash=item2eb1e1847b

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1930'S LOT NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCRAPBOOKS. CONTAINS LOT OF 10 SMALL COMPOSITION BOOKS (6" X 7 1/2"), EACH WITH GLUED NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS ON EACH PAGE. EACH BOOK HAS ABOUT 50-60 PAGES AND ARE FULL OF CLIPPINGS. CLIPPINGS MOSTLY CONTAIN ARTICLES OF HACKENSACK HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL EVENTS DURING THE TIME IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, BUT ALSO HAVE CLIPPINGS OF NEARBY COLLEGE TEAMS, SUCH AS FORDHAM, YALE (INCLUDING THE YALE BOWL), COLUMBIA, N.Y.U., AND OTHERS. OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION. 4 BOOKS HAVE THE LABEL: "1931 FOOTBALL BOOK NUMBER (#)".



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1. http://cgi.ebay.com/Perfect-78-rpm-Casino-Dance-Or-Hackensack-N-J-14274-/120657597853?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item1c17c0d59d

Many of us are familiar with the 78 rpm record, "Back in Hackensack, New Jersey" by the Benson Orchestra of Chicago. Today, I found another 78 that I've never seen before, also titled "Back in Hackensack, New Jersey", but this one is by the Casino Dance Orchestra on the Perfect (!) label.

Besides the label name and the toffee-colored vinyl, what caught my eye were the names of the songs on the flip sides:

Benson - "Doodle-Doo-Doo"
Casino - "Vee Vodelum Voo"

Actually, the Casino flip side is by Nathan Glantz And His Orchestra, but those titles sound like they were running out of song ideas. What's next - "Ay-Eee-Eye-Oh-Yoo"?

Seller says the record comes with a Perfect sleeve. I'd expect nothing less.



2. http://cgi.ebay.com/Three-Friars-7-45-Hackensack-NJ-PRIVATE-FOLK-HEAR-/300501987356?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item45f750701c

If you'd like to hear some truly awful "wholesome music", buy this 45 rpm record by The Three Friars on the Wholesome Music Company label.............or better yet, save your money and download both scratchy sides (seller provides download links in the description below). It's a horrible snoozefest.

Oh yeah............the label was located at 315 State St, where King's Kids Child Care is.

I can find no reference online to either this singing group or the record company, but I did find one that mentioned both songs and the apparent songwriters (last image).


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one 7" 45RPM Record of The Three Friars on the Wholesome Music Company Label, #315. Songs: "Golden Years" & "(Mothers Day) The Second Sunday In May" Labels have Light wear. Vinyl Grade: VG.

Wholesome Music Company

315 State Street - Hackensack, N.J.

Mp3 taken from both sides of vinyl:

Golden Years

http://www.sendspace.com/file/2oguzy


(Mothers Day) The Second Sunday In May

http://www.sendspace.com/file/5kt3ma



DEFINITELY not anyone's definition of the sound of Hackensack!



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http://cgi.ebay.com/Hackensack-NJ-St-Marys-School-/200551321831?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb1ca50e7


There's another scan of this card in the database, but this is a better one.



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http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-RPPC-Dutch-Girl-Advertising-Hackensack-NJ-/360324013336?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e4fc1d18



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The old real photo postcard offered here is an advertising piece for Gordon Dry Goods Co. of Hackensack, New Jersey. The image shows a little Dutch girl holding a pot of tulips. This has not been postally used. Condition wise, there is a top right corner crease and very minor wear at the other corners. Overall, this card is fine.



There's no date on it, but I found a NJ tax record for Gordon's Dry Goods dated 1906.



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http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Wooden-Ruler-Junior-Shop-Hackensack-NJ-/280596354380?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4154d8954c

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Antique wooden ruler.  Promotional ruler from JUNIOR SHOP, 138 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ - Phone HACK2-9088.  Infants' - Boys' - Girls' Outfitters.  On the back of ruler is says "Make It A Rule To Shop At The JUNIOR SHOP.


Seller says it's 138 Main, but it looks like 135 to me.



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http://cgi.ebay.com/1932-AUTOGRAPH-LAFAYETTE-FLYING-CORPS-PILOT-SPAD-94-/310273911951?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item483dc42c8f


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1932 TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY LAFAYETTE FLYING CORPS PILOT

AUSTEN CREHORE: AN AMERICAN PILOT WITH SPAD 94


Dated April 1, 1932

SIZE: 7 x 11 inches - attached envelope 4 x 7 inches

VINTAGE ITEM - NOT A REPRINT

This item is from the well known Clarence Bissell aviation autograph collection that was put together in the 1930's-40's.


CONDITION: Acceptable, envelope was attached to letter


OTHER RARE WORLD WAR I AVIATION ITEMS ON EBAY THIS WEEK - DIRECT LINK

Biography from Wikipedia:
Austen Crehore (1893 - 1962)

Sergeant Austen Ballard Crehore was a World War I pilot in the Armée de l'Air and the recipient of the Legion of Honor and Croix de guerre with two palms.

Austen Ballard Crehore was born in Hackensack, New Jersey January 9, 1893, the son of the innovative civil engineer William Williams Crehore, who was responsible for many major engineering innovations in bridge and skyscraper design and construction. (He designed 150 Nassau Street in New York City, often called the first true skyscraper.) Crehore's mother was Anna (Ballard) Crehore.

Austen Crehore attended Hackensack Public Schools until March 1, 1917. He tried to enter the US Army Air Service and then the US Naval Aviation. His application was repeatedly rejected by the American Examining Board because of a hearing problem. Crehore refused to take “no” for an answer and shortly after sailed directly for France to join the larger and at the time more established French Air Corps (Armée de l'Air).

On July 16 1917 Austen Crehore enlisted in France’s Service Aéronautique Militaire (Armée de l'Air). He attended French aviation schools from July 21 to July 28 1917 at Avord, Tours, Pau, and G.D.E. He received his brevet on the Caudron France, September 30 1917.

Austen Crehore was known for bulldog-like tenacity. Even while suffering with appendicitis he continued to fly until he got his first victory over the enemy, bringing down a German aircraft. Only then did he permit himself any rest or to go to the hospital to have his appendix removed.

Starting December 1, 1917 until the November 1918 armistice, Crehore, badge #8983, served at the front with the Escadrille SPAD 94. They were known as "The Grim Reaper", painting its likeness prominently on the entire side of each of the Squadron 94's planes. Crehore earned verified credit with the downing of two enemy aircraft and was awarded France’s Croix de guerre with two palms for his fine record serving the French Flying Corps during the war. He was later awarded France’s Legion d’Honneur.

Serbian volunteer Lt. Petar (Pierre) Marinovich was Austen's frequent flying partner and best friend. Marinovich had 22 confirmed shoot downs and credits Austen Crehore with saving his life early in his career as a German plane was on Marinovich's tail, machine gunning it to shreds. Crehore rolled in behind the German and took it out for one of his first confirmed victories over the enemy. Marinovich died in a plane crash in 1919 performing for the king and queen of Belgium after the war.


On August 26, 1919, after his return from France, Austen Crehore entered the New York to Toronto First International Air Race, promoted by one of New York City's major daily newspapers. He departed Mineola, New York (on Long Island) in an Ansaldo S.V.A. (Ansaldo A.300) and was by far the leader of the first leg of the air race. As he approached the first fuel stop in upstate New York the hordes of onlookers and admirers, not understanding about airplanes, ran out on the airfield as he approached the landing strip to greet the leader. Austen had no choice but to pull up out of his landing procedure to save the lives of the onlookers, and crashed into a group of trees. The accident nearly killed him and very few of the people present understood that they caused the crash until they read the papers the next day. Crehore spent more than three months recovering from numerous broken bones.

After he was released from the hospital in Albany, he announced that he would retire from flying and concentrate on building the Crehore and Richardson Agency, an insurance and brokerage firm in New York.

Crehore continued to develop his company successfully through the Great Depression without difficulty. Years later he sold the Crehore and Richardson Agency to Eifert, French and Company of New York, where he served as President until his retirement in 1960. After that he served as president of the Lafayette Flying Corps Association, and was the director of the American Society of French Legion of Honor.

Crehore died surrounded by his family in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, August 20, 1962, at age 69. He is buried with his wife Katherine at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey. His uniform is now part of the permanent collection at the Westfield Historical Society in New Jersey, and his numerous metals and awards are kept at the International Aviation Museum in Colorado.

The Crehore family was a family of very early aviators. Three of Austen Ballard Crehore’s brothers were highly accomplished pilots, and two of his brothers served the US Army Air Service in World War I at the same time as he was serving in the French Air Corps. All the Crehore brothers survived the war.



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