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Going to the birds in 1959
Out of the Morgue
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Otto Standke, a Great Bend salesman, was also known around the U.S. as “The Bird Man.” This week in 1959, the Great Bend Daily Tribune reported almost daily on his efforts in Mount Vernon, New York, to rid the city of its starling population.
Each week we’ll take a step back into the history of Great Bend through the eyes of reporters past. We’ll reacquaint you with what went into creating the Great Bend of today, and do our best to update you on what “the rest of the story” turned out to be.