(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: The Influenza Epidemic in 1918 Fay Forrest Brown and his wife, Cora May Phares Brown, are asleep in their bedroom. Fay is the Reno County, Kansas, sheriff; Cora is the jail matron and cook. It’s July 6, 1927. * “Cloe! Cloe!” screamed Fay. “Hold on!” “Fay, wake up!” said Cora, firmly touching his shoulder. “You’re safe. You were dreaming.” “I saw her turning blue, … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Influenza Epidemic in 1918
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Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: July 4th Celebration
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · 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 … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: July 4th Celebration
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Sisters Night Out
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · 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, … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Sisters Night Out
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · 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 … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: “We Lost Our Home”
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: "We Lost Our Home" At 11 o'clock, the evening of May 7, 1927, many citizens of Hutchinson, Kansas, heard the sound of a freight train approaching their homes. * If Cora and Fay Brown hadn’t scheduled a couple of hours off work, away for their residence at the county jail, they would have never found time to see a movie at Hutchinson’s Midland Theater. On Friday … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: “We Lost Our Home”
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: “Hello Girls”
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: "Hello Girls" It’s Wednesday, March 16, 1927. Cora Brown’s thirty-third birthday isn’t until Thursday, but she’s expecting her sister, Occie, and brother-in-law, to arrive any minute to help her celebrate. Occie’s promised to bring a freshly baked cake; Cora and Fay, her husband, will provide tea. * “It’s Occie and Sidney,” said Fay. “I’ll get the door.” “Hello, Fay,” … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: “Hello Girls”
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Mule Men
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Mule Men It’s Friday, March 4, 1927, at the Reno County Sheriff’s Office in the temporary courthouse. Fay Brown and Alfred Ludwig, friends, are talking about their former military service. * “Brownie,” said Alfred J. Ludwig, 33, Army recruiter for the Hutchinson, Kansas, area, “how are you?” “Expecting spring weather to show up any day,” replied Sheriff Fay F. Brown, … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Mule Men
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Pedestrians Beware
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Pedestrians Beware It’s Saturday, February 12, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. * Sheriff Fay Brown pulled into the Standard Oil filling station at Sherman and Popular, Hutchinson, in his Dodge sedan. Before the service attendant had time to greet his new customer, another man approached the elected official. “Sheriff,” said William Poling, 62, grain manager, “I’ve got a beef … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Pedestrians Beware
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: More Than a Bad Check Artist
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: More than a Bad Check Artist · It’s Tuesday, January 25, 1927 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Cora Brown, 32, matron and cook at the Reno County Jail, and prisoner Anna Lamberson, 24, are visiting, sewing, and hanging curtains in the sheriff's living quarters. * “Anna, so far you’re the best dressed female prisoner who’s ever walked in our door,” said Cora Brown, matron at the Reno … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: More Than a Bad Check Artist
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Cops in the Clubhouse
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Cops in the Clubhouse · I’m Reno County Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge, and I’m pinned to the sheriff’s vest. It’s Friday, January 21, 1927, inside the sheriff’s office in the temporary courthouse at 5th and Washington, Hutchinson, Kansas. For just a moment, I got to see the sheriff’s office before Sheriff Fay F. Brown covered me with his suit coat. Soon after my peek, other … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Cops in the Clubhouse
