· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: July 4th Celebration Hutchinson, Kansas, planned a big July 4th celebration in 1927. It started with a parade. * The brand-new Ford Model T touring car parked in the middle of Fifth Avenue and Main Street, facing south, lurched forward. It was 10:30 the morning of July 4th, 1927. The parade had begun. Hutchinson Mayor Chester Lyman, 49, and several city commissioners were leading the parade, the center of focus, beginning the grand celebration. The crowds … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: July 4th Celebration
Charles A. Lindbergh
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Sisters Night Out
· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Sisters Night Out It's the evening of June 18, 1927. Cora Phares Brown, 33, and her sister, Occie Phares Hamilton, 40, are going to the Midland Theater to see the silent film, "The Telephone Girl." * Occie pulled her Overland coupe up to the sheriff's residence which was part of the Reno County Jail, at 15 B, east, Hutchinson, and got out. Recalling brother-in-law, Sheriff Fay Brown's cautionary advice, she locked the doors. Cora stepped out of the … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Sisters Night Out
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr. It’s May 20, 1927. Fay and Cora Brown, married, are talking about aviator Charles A. Lindbergh who is enroute to Paris from New York City in his single-seater, single engine, monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. * According to the news,” said Fay Brown, “the weather finally improved on Long Island, New York City, and in the northern Atlantic. Charles Lindbergh hopped-off from Roosevelt Field on his solo trip across the ocean … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr