Individual Details
Edward Osmond BRILES
(21 Jun 1891 - 28 May 1956)
1947 May 1 - Emporia Weekly Gazette (Emporia, Kansas) page 2
Emporian's Mother Dies
News has been received in Emporia of the death of Mrs. E. G. Briles, Yates Center, who died Monday morning at 4 o'clock. The funeral will be held at Crandall Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Briles was born April 7, 1858. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Darby, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Judge Cope, Yates Center; two sons, Glenn Briles, Yates Centr, and E. O. Briles, Emporia. Seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive.
1956 Kansas, City and County Census Records 1919-1961
Briles Edward O -- 645 Lincoln -- age 64
Briles Pauline -- 645 Lincoln -- age 60
Briles Walter E -- 645 Lincoln -- age 39
Briles Fay -- 645 Lincoln -- age 36
Briles Katherine -- 645 Lincoln - age 10
Events
| Birth | 21 Jun 1891 | Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, United States |  | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1895 | Neosho Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Education | 13 Apr 1900 | at Rock Creek School - Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 18 Jun 1900 | Pleasant Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States |  | | |
| Vacation | 1902 | spent two weeks visiting his grandparents - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | Apr 1905 | Pleasant Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Education | 30 Mar 1906 | at Rock Creek School, District No. 69 - Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Education | 1908 | Phelps Public School - Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 20 Apr 1910 | Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | Apr 1915 | Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 29 Oct 1915 | Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States - Pauline Edith MENTZER | | ||
| Occupation | 1916 | ran a threshing machine - Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Baptism | 7 Feb 1916 | Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Military | 5 Jun 1917 | with the name of Osmond Edward Briles - Everett Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Aug 1918 | and his crew have threshed over 1700 bushels of grain - Coffey, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 27 Sep 1919 | had finished threshing wheat for the Crandalls and was threshing wheat for Elmer Thompson - Coffey, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 14 Jan 1920 | Allen, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Owner | 7 Jan 1922 | Briles Auto Repair and Garage - Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Note | Jun 1922 | Coffey, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Land-Purch | 1 Mar 1923 | the large brick building on North Jefferson for his auto repair shop - Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 20 Jun 1923 | sold the Chandler car with the Pikes Peak Motor at Briles Garage - Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 25 Jul 1923 | sold the Cleveland Six Sedan in the Briles Garage for $1295 - Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Owner | 21 Aug 1923 | Briles Garage, Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Owner | 1 Oct 1924 | Briles Motor Co. - Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Owner | Bef 27 Oct 1924 | sold the Briles Garage - Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | Apr 1925 | Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA | | | |
| Occupation | Jul 1925 | operated a threshing machine - Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Reunion-shared | 10 Jul 1926 | (William Hall WELLS) the Wells family reunion - Riverside Park, Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 29 Nov 1927 | manager of the local feed grinding and shelling plant - Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | Apr 1929 | moved out of house on South Pecan street - Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 18 Apr 1930 | Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - Buffalo, Wilson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Occupation | 30 May 1930 | Buffalo, Wilson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Occupation | 27 Jun 1930 | Buffalo, Wilson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Land-Sold | Bef 23 Aug 1930 | his residence just east of Main Street - Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 19 Sep 1930 | Buffalo, Wilson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | Nov 1931 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Owner | 1932 | the Lyric Theater - Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Jul 1932 | took over lease of the Kesner Theater - Coffey, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Oct 1932 | managed the Lyric - Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 10 Sep 1933 | , proprietor of the Lyric theater was arrested twice Sunday by city police for violating the Sunday labor law - Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | 20 Sep 1933 | appealed Sunday show case to district court - Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | 13 Nov 1933 | found guilty for operating Lyric theater on Sunday in violation of city ordinances - Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | 13 Dec 1933 | found guilty of operating a picture show on Sunday for profit - Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Owner | Jan 1934 | 407 Commercial, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1935 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas | |||
| Occupation | Mar 1935 | installed a new sound system at the Lyric Theater - Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Charity | Nov 1935 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1936 | Emporia, Kansas, USA | | ||
| Land-Purch | Jun 1936 | a third picture house - Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1937 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Land-Sold | Feb 1937 | Cottonwood Falls Lyric Theater to Charles Lancaster of Strong City | | ||
| Residence | 1938 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1939 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 19 Feb 1940 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Court | 9 Mar 1940 | | | ||
| Residence | 3 Apr 1940 | Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 613 Lincoln Street, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1 Mar 1941 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Accident | Nov 1941 | when he collided with car driven by Fritz Aufleger at Second and Congress - Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Military | 1942 | registered for the draft for World War II - Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1942 | Emporia, Kansas, USA | | ||
| Residence | 1 Mar 1942 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1943 | with 5 people listed in the family - Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Mar 1943 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Mar 1944 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1945 | with 4 listed in the family - Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1946 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Note | Aug 1946 | installed a shiny new stainless steel and plastic automatic popcorn machine in the lobby of the - Lyric Theater, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | May 1947 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Mar 1948 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1949 | and was manager of the Lyric Theatre - 924 Constitution, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1950 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1951 | Emporia, Kansas, USA | | ||
| Occupation | Oct 1951 | attended dinner meeting to organize movie promotion campaign called Movietime USA - Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Mar 1952 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Funeral-shared | 19 Jul 1952 | (Philip Embry MENTZER) United Brethren Evangelical Church, Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1953 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Land-Sold | 1954 | known as the Lyric Theater Building - 505 Commercial Street, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1954 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1955 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Owner | 1956 | Strand Theater - Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1956 | 645 Lincoln, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Death | 28 May 1956 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Burial | 1 Jun 1956 | Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | |
Families
| Spouse | Pauline Edith MENTZER (1896 - 1984) |
| Child | Walter Emery BRILES (1917 - 1982) |
| Child | Kenneth Eugene BRILES (1918 - 1919) |
| Child | Letha Marie BRILES (1924 - 2012) |
| Child | Barbara Ann BRILES (1934 - 1982) |
| Father | Edward Grant BRILES (1869 - 1951) |
| Mother | Frances Artlissa "Artie" RICKETTS (1868 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Ethel Frances BRILES (1893 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Glen BRILES (1895 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Lulu Belle BRILES (1899 - 1987) |
Notes
Residence
Osmund Briles was listed on the 1900 census as the son of Edward G. Briles. According to the census, Osmund was 8 years old and born in Kansas.Residence
Oscar Briles was listed on the 1905 Kansas census in the household of E. G. Briles. According to the census, Oscar (Osmund) was a 13 year old male born in Kansas.Residence
Edward O. Briles was listed on the 1910 census as the son of Eddie G. Briles. According to the census, Edward was 18 years old and born in Kansas.Residence
E. O. Briles was listed on the 1915 Kansas census in the household of Ed Briles. According to the census, E. O. Briles was a 23 year old male born in Kansas.Residence
Osmond Briles was listed as the head of the household on the 1920 census. According to the census, Osmund was a 24 year old farmer born in Kansas.Note
along with A. Cokely and his wife, visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cokely before going to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Briles's to see Mr. and Mrs. Walter Howell who were leaving for California the next dayResidence
Edward Hasmund Briles was listed as the head of the household on the 1925 Kansas census. According to the census, Edward was 35 years old and born in Kansas. Edward was the proprietor of a garage.Residence
E. O. Briles is listed as the head of the household on the 1930 census. According to the census, E. O. Briles was 38 years old and born in Kansas. E. O. Briles was employed as a picture show machine operator.Occupation
E. O. Briles, our picture show man, was transacting business in Kansas City, Sunday.Occupation
Following Saturday night's show the Lyric theatre will close for a month or two on account of hot weather, Manager Briles has announced.Charity
provided free movie shows for the unemployed at the Lyric Theater on Thanksgiving Day. Free passes to those unemployed were distributed at the Allied Worker's lodge Room the previous Saturday.Court
listed as one of 550 witnesses with knowledge of the monopoly exhibited in his respective city in an antitrust suite against the major film companiesResidence
Edward O. Briles was listed as the head of the household on the 1940 census. According to the census, Edward was 48 years old and born in Kansas. Edward was the manager of a movie theater.Endnotes
1. Pauline Mentzer Briles family, The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments King James Version (: The World Publishing Company, ); Letha Doolittle, San Bernadino, California, Transcription (Charles Mentzer Notebook). Hereinafter cited as The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments.
2. Briles Genealogy (Crandall, Kansas: Max Briles, aft 1952), p. 23
3. "Edward O. Briles Dead," undated clipping, from unidentified newspaper; Crawford Family Papers, E. O. Briles Notebook; privately held 2015 by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, KS.
4. Edward O. Briles Dead, The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), Emporia, Kansas, 28 May 1956. (Briles.KS.068)
5. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, Family Search (www.familysearch.org : online 15 February 2016), Osmund Edward Briles; citing , image 48 of 1757; NARA microfilm M1509.
6. 1900 U.S. Census, Coffey County, Kansas, population schedule, Pleasant Township, Coffey County, Kansas, ED 43, Sheet 7A, household 124, Edward Briles; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online January 2017); NARA T623.
7. "Family Data Collections - Births,"Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (Oct 2017), Edward Osmund Briles.
8. Ancestry, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
9. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Roll: ks1915_258; Line: 3.
10. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kansas; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: Box 276.
11. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_1; Line: 18.
12. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Registration State: Kansas; Registration County: Woodson; Roll: 1643943.
13. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).
14. Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001).
15. 1895 Kansas Census, Coffey County, State Census, Neosho Township, Coffey County, Kansas, p 17, E G Briles; microfilm, Kansas State Historical Society (Topeka, KS : viewed online January 2019). https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1088/ksv115_27-0552/7107548.
16. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. School Souvenir Rock Creek School April 1900. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Pauline Briles.
17. 1900 U.S. Census, Coffey County, Kansas, population schedule, Pleasant Township, Coffey County, Kansas, ED 432, Sheet 7A, household 124, Briles, Edward G; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA T623.
18. "Rock Creek," local news, The Daily Republican (Burlington, Kansas), 21 August 1902, Osmund Briles ...; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
19. 1905 Kansas Census, Coffey County, Kansas, State Census, Pleasant Township, Coffey County, Kansas, page 18, family 130, Briles, E G; digital image, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed online January 2019). https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1088/ks1905_31-0220/2051934.
20. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Souvenir booklet Rock Creek Schools, March 1906. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Pauline Mentzer Briles.
21. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Phelps Public School Souvenir Booklet 1908. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Pauline Briles.
22. 1910 U.S. Census, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, Liberty Township, Woodson County, Kansas, ED 147, Sheet 2B, household 39, Eddie G Briles; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T624. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7884/31111_4328344-00812/133267702.
23. 1915 Kansas Census, Woodson County, 1905 State Census, Liberty Township, Woodson County, Kansas, page 21, dwelling 1, Briles Ed; digital image, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017). https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1088/ks1915_258-0116?pid=3001725.
24. Lineage application of , , Newspaper Clipping about Briles-Mentzer marriage (Briles.KS.068).
25. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), "Married" page 5 col. 3 5 Nov 1915 (Briles.KS.035); ,
26. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), pp. 831-832 (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.025). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
27. Pauline Mentzer Briles family, The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments King James Version (: The World Publishing Company, ); Letha Doolittle, San Bernadino, California, Transcription (Charles Mentzer Notebook). Hereinafter cited as The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments.
28. , Marriages, p. 32, 33 (Briles.KS.001) (), , .
29. Briles Genealogy (Crandall, Kansas: Max Briles, aft 1952), p. 23
30. Edward O. Briles Dead, The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), Emporia, Kansas, 28 May 1956. (Briles.KS.068)
31. Kansas, Central Division of Vital Statistics, Marriage License 16 0241 (29 October 1915), E. Osmond Briles / Pauline Edith Mentzer; State of Kansas, Topeka, KS.
32. "Briles-Mentzer," The Daily Republican (Burlington, Kansas), 4 November 1915, wedding announcement; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
33. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Photographs of threshing machine. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Pauline Briles.
34. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Baptism Certificate Osmond Briles. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Pauline Briles.
35. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, Family Search (www.familysearch.org : online 15 February 2016), Osmund Edward Briles; citing , image 48 of 1757; NARA microfilm M1509.
36. "Osmund Briles and crew have been threshing," local news, The Daily Republican (Burlington, Kansas), 2 August 1918; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
37. "Crandall," The Daily Republican (Burlington, Kansas), 27 September 1919, Osmund Briles has finished; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
38. 1920 U. S. Census, Allen County, Kansas, population schedule, Iola, Allen County, Kansas, ED 10, Sheet 10A, household 247, Briles Osmond; digital image, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017).
39. "Now in Our New Location," Advertisement, Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 7 June 1922; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
40. "Crandall," local news, The Daily Republican (Burlington, Kansas), 22 June 1922, When Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cokely ...; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
41. "One of biggest real estate deals ...," Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 1 March 1923; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
42. "Briles Garage," Advertisement, Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 7 March 1923; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
43. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Photograph of E. O. Briles inside of Briles Garage. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Pauline Briles.
44. "Only a Chandler has the Pikes Peak Motor," Advertisement, Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 20 June 1920; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
45. "Cleveland Six Sedan," Advertisement, Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 25 July 1923; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
46. "Service Car Along," Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 21 August 1923, Briles Garage providing service for chamber tour; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
47. "Briles Was There," Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 24 August 1923; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
48. "Announcement," Advertisement - Briles Motor Co., Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 1 October 1924; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
49. "Silverton Cord Tires," Advertisement, Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 19 June 1924; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
50. "City Garage Center," Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 2 June 1925; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
51. "City Garage," Advertisement, Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 27 October 1924; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
52. "Workmen are busy replacing," local news, Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 9 March 1926; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
53. 1925 Kansas Census, Allen County, state census, Iola, Allen, Kansas, p. 15, Edward Briles; digital image, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 February 2016). Briles-Edward-b1891-1925-KS-Census-Allen-County.jpg
54. "Otto Hillbrant brought his ...," local news, Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 2 July 1925; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
55. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), "The Wells Reunion" probably from Yates Center News (Wells.Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
56. "E. O. Briles, manager," Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 29 November 1927; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
57. "Mr. and Mrs. Staats will move," local news, Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 5 April 1929; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
58. 1930 U.S. Census, Wilson County Kansas, population schedule, Buffalo, Clifton Township, Wilson County, Kanss, ED 5, Sheet 8A, household 4, Briles EO; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA T626.
59. "Local News", The Buffalo Blade, (Buffalo, Wilson County, Kansas), 30 May 1930, page 1 column 5, microfilm; Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas.
60. "Lyric to Close Awhile", The Buffalo Blade, (Buffalo, Wilson County, Kansas), 27 June 1930, page 1 column 4, microfilm; Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas.
61. "Fred Bruner has purchased ..," local news, Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 23 August 1930; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
62. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), Obituary of Daisy Pearl Israel (Briles.KS.070); ,
63. "Emporia Gazette", (Emporia, KS), to (), Edward O. Briles Dead 28 May 1956(Briles.KS.068); Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kanss. Hereinafter cited as "Emporia Gazette".
64. Edward O. Briles Dead, The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), Emporia, Kansas, 28 May 1956. (Briles.KS.068)
65. Cinemah Treasures (cinamatreasures.org : viewed online January 2017), Lyric Theatre, Emporia, KS.
66. "Personalities," Motion Picture Herald: A consolidation of Exhibitors World and Motion Picture News, July 1932, E. O. Briles; Internet Archive (archive.org : viewed online January 2017), Audiovisual Conservation at the Library of Congress.
67. "Jenkins' Colyum," Motion Picture Herald: A consolidation of Exhibitors World and Motion Picture News, October 1932, We found Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Briles very delightful ...; Internet Archive (archive.org : viewed online January 2017), Audiovisual Conservation at the Library of Congress.
68. Lyon County Historical Society, "True Tales from the Tallgrass," Flint Hills Shopper (8 Mar 2018).
69. Cinemah Treasures (cinamatreasures.org : viewed online January 2017), Lyric Theatre, Emporia, KS.
70. "Arrest Lyric Owner," The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 11 September 1933, page 1; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online July 2018).
71. "Theater Owner Fined," The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 20 September 1933; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
72. Cinemah Treasures (cinamatreasures.org : viewed online January 2017), Lyric Theatre, Emporia, KS.
73. "Sunday Shows into Court," The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 13 November 1933; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspaprs.com : online September 2015).
74. "Emporia," Iola Register (Iola, Kansas), 8 November 1933, E. O. Briles arrested; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
75. Cinemah Treasures (cinamatreasures.org : viewed online January 2017), Lyric Theatre, Emporia, KS.
76. City of Emporia (Kansas), The City of Emporia vs. E. O. Briles, Oct 1933 to Dec 1933, (BRILES.KS.071).
77. Cinemah Treasures (cinamatreasures.org : viewed online January 2017), Lyric Theatre, Emporia, KS.
78. "New Lyric to Open Saturday," The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 26 January 1934; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
79. "It is reported that the Lyric Theater ...," local news, The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 10 January 1934; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
80. "New Sound System at the Lyric," The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 23 March 1935; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
81. "Free Shows for Unemployed," The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 20 November 1935; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
82. Polk's Emporia (Lyon County, Kans.) City Directory 1937 (Kansas City, MO: R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, 1936), page 69, Briles; digital imate, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017).
83. "E. O. Briles Buys Third Theater," The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 12 June 1936; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
84. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Briles O E, 1937; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
85. "Lyric Theater Reopens," Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 26 February 1937; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspaprs.com : accessed September 2015).
86. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Briles E O, 1938; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
87. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Briles O E, 1939; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
88. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), (Briles.KS.069); ,
89. "U.S. Files 550 Names to Testify Against Majors," Motion Picture Herald: A consolidation of Exhibitors World and Motion Picture News, 9 March 1940; Internet Archive (archive.org : viewed online January 2017), Audiovisual Conservation at the Library of Congress.
90. , Telephone Directory (Emporia, Kansas: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, May 1940), .
91. Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Polk's Emporia (Lyon County, Kans.) City Directory 1940-41; page 42 (image 21).
92. 1940 U.S. Census, Lyon County, Kansas, population schedule, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, ED 56-16, Sheet 2B, housheold 47, Briles Edward O; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017).
93. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, E O Briles, 1941; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2018). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
94. "One Hurt in Crash," The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 10 November 1941; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspaprs.com : online September 2015).
95. "U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," digital images, NARA Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2016), Edward Osmond Briles; citing .
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