Category Archives: In the news
Donna & the Columbia Theater – In the News
100 years ago, my grandmother, “Donna Darling,” was interviewed and “in the news” for being at the Columbia Theater in Columbia, MO. #Genealogy #Vaudeville #InTheNews Continue reading
Brown Gets Six Months on Charges – 29 Apr 1935
Grandpa Brown In the News 88 Years Ago TodayBy Don Taylor Grandpa Brown found himself in the news again. He had abducted my 3-year-old mother from Illinois and brought her to Minnesota. There he was arrested and returned to Illinois … Continue reading
Grandpa Brown In the News – 24 April 1935
Status of Brown – Detailed Letter – Local Attorney Title 88 Years Ago TodayBy Don Taylor Grandpa Brown found himself in the front page news once again. He had abducted mom and was being held by the Chicago Police. However, … Continue reading
Grandpa Brown Will Not Be Returned
88 Years Ago TodayIn the NewsBy Don Taylor Grandpa Brown found himself on the front page of the Daily Dispatch again. He had abducted his daughter (my mom) and was being held by the Chicago Police. From the Brainerd Daily … Continue reading
Wants [Grandpa Brown] Returned
Grandpa Brown In the News88 Years Ago TodayBy Don Taylor Grandpa Brown found himself in the news again. He had abducted Mom and was being held for the Chicago Police. From the Jacksonville Daily Journal (Jacksonville, IL), April 11, 1935, … Continue reading