(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”
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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”
