· 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
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Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: “We Lost Our Home”
· 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 night, May 6, 1927, they were entertained by Buster Keaton starring in The General. Cora and Fay, … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: “We Lost Our Home”
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Mule Men
· 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, 36 years old. “How’s recruiting? You need an old mule man to help make your monthly … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Mule Men
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Preface
· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge, Preface · "Pardon me if my brain’s not as sharp as it used to be. I’m nearly 93 years old. Due to my age, I occasionally get names and dates mixed up. It could happen to anyone. "However, for the time period 1927-1930, my glory years, my recall is as sharp as a tack, or in my case, it would be more appropriate to say, as sharp as a pin. "You see, in late 1926, I was crafted by an artisan at Sachs-Lawlor manufacturing in Denver, Colorado. I shined in golden … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Preface
