(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Fay Brown (1891-1968) Sheriff 1927-1931 · It’s Monday, August 3, 1931, in Hutchinson, Kansas. “Buenos días mi amigo,” said Fay Brown, 40, causing Houston Latimer Whiteside, 41, to smile. It was Fay’s common greeting to those men who had served on the Mexican border in 1916 during the international trouble. “We’re sorry for your deep personal loss,” continued Fay. “Julia was a gift to … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Fay Brown
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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
