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Oct 2023. Blues Vol 39 No. 10

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  • Jacqueline simper
  • Central police supply
  • Tcole conference
  • Dr tina jaeckle
  • Rex evans
  • Michael barron
  • The blues police magazine
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  • Tcole
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  • Ford
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  • Blues
FEATURES 74 The Story of Ray Simper & Central Police Supply, our first advertiser. 80 Jacqueline Simper, CEO & President of Central PS. 86 Cop Cars- Yesterday & 2024. 122 Guide to TCOLE 2023 in Corpus. DEPARTMENTS PUBLISHER’S THOUGHTS EDITOR REX EVANS THOUGHTS COMING NEXT MONTH GUEST COMMENTARY - JOE GAMALDI GUEST COMMENTARY - DANIEL CARR GUEST COMMENTARY - PAULA FITZSIMMONS GUEST COMMENTARY - ALEX RAMON LETTERS FROM YOU NEWS AROUND THE US TEXAS ISD PD JOB LISTINGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN HEROES WAR STORIES AFTERMATH HEALING OUR HEROES DARYL’S DELIBERATIONS RUNNING 4 HEROES BLUE MENTAL HEALTH DR. LIGHT BULB AWARD RUSTY BARRON’S OFF DUTY ADS BACK IN THE DAY PARTING SHOTS BUYERS GUIDE NOW HIRING BACK PAGE

No, as

No, as in Hill Street Blues. This conversation went on for a while and I could tell it was going to take some convincing to get Ray to advertise. But by the time I got ready to publish the first issue just before Christmas, his interest began to grow as did his daily suggestions. You should add this or maybe write a story about so and so. “You want me to proof this rag before you print the darn thing.” No Ray, I’m good. The truth is, it wasn’t until the fourth issue in April of 1985 that I sold the first paid ad. Oh there were ads in the first three issues, but they were all my businesses 76 The BLUES 76 The BLUES or friends that owned businesses. But the FIRST PAID AD was placed by Central Police Supply and Ray insisted that it be in the center of the newspaper and in COLOR. “Now what color blue do you use? Because we have a certain color blue we use for our logo” says Ray. Uh huh, and what pray tell is that color BLUE that is so critical to your logo Mr. Simper? “I don’t actually know, but I’m sure Judy knows, ask her.” And that’s the story of the how the first ad was sold in the BLUES and how Ray Simper became the first unofficial editor and color selector for the BLUES. Over the years, Ray and Central Police Supply became one of

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