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Out of the Morgue
Girl Scouts, Freedom Marchers, and Leathernecks in 1965
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Girl Scouts in Great Bend celebrated the birthday of Girl Scouting this week in 1965. Homemaking skills, such as how to care for a baby, were some of the skills girls learned in clubs that included 800 girls in the area. Once they gained proficiency, they would earn their Child Care badge. Pictured here are Cadettes Dianna Simpson, Lee Barlow, CinDee Williams and Carol Davis, taking care of seven-month-old Molly Harwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Elden Harwood who lived at 2922 Quivira. - photo by Tribune file photo
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.On Sunday, March 7,1965, the front page of the Great Bend Tribune was covered in photographs of local Girl Scouts observing the birthday of Girl Scouting (officially the date would be March 12). “In this community, we are fortunate that we can count on volunteers totaling 150 adults who make Scouting available to our daughters.”