Brownie Museum

February 13, 1949: A Valentine to Brownie, the aging canine patriarch of Daytona Dogdom

On the day before Valentine’s Day, Fred Langworthy, wrote a Valentine to Brownie and to the people of Daytona Beach.

“Stories about Brownie will be told in Daytona Beach long after the beloved Community Pet has gone to that Happy Hunting Ground where all dogs find their eternal rest.”

Fred Langworthy writes another article about Brownie. It's 1949 and Brownie has become more than a stray dog.
Fred Langworthy writes another article about Brownie. It’s 1949 and Brownie has become more than a stray dog.

Notes:

  • Lots of stories showing how much Brownie is a part of Downtown Daytona and how the community must be great to care so much about a stray dog.
  • We see a description of Brownie’s dog house that is more high-tech than the photos suggest. It has “Summer screens and Winter glass. Brownie even has his own thermometer beside his door.”
  • Mr. Langworthy was a good fortune teller; he knew that Brownie’s story would live on long after his death.