(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Supportive Shelter· It’s Sunday night, September 11, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Mary Adella Albrecht has been battered by her husband, Harvey, in their home. * “Mom,” said Pearl, “will you let me go to Delbert’s house and see if we can borrow their car to take you to the hospital?” “There’s no need. The bleeding’s stopped and this ice will help,” said Mary, as she … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Supportive Shelter
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Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Highest Highs and Lowest Lows
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: The Highest Highs and Lowest Lows· It’s Sunday evening, September 11, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Pearl Albrecht, 15, and Delbert Wright, 14, are visiting while sitting on his front porch swing. * “Delbert,” said Pearl, “it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me! I’m only fifteen, but Rorabaugh-Wiley is paying me for being me, I mean, for dressing up like Charles … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Highest Highs and Lowest Lows
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Day after the Fall Festival Frolic
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: The Day after the Fall Festival Frolic· It’s Thursday, September 8, 1927 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Cora Brown, matron and cook at the Reno County Jail, 15 Ave B, east, hears the front doorbell ringing at her residence attached to the jail. * “Why, Anna Kelly,” said Cora, “it’s great to see you again! Come on inside and rest your feet. I’m about ready to take a cherry pie out … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Day after the Fall Festival Frolic
