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OUT OF THE MORGUE
A whole new state in 1958
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This photo was on the front page of the July 4, 1958 Great Bend Daily Tribune. In Grandpas Day-- Patrick Ross, 4, has the undivided attention of his audience for a Fourth of July oration on 24th Street, just about the only Fourth of July speech made locally. Left to right are the neighborhood small fry, Bradley Harr, 2; Elaine Rand, 1; Johnny Rand, 5, and Connie Smith, 3. - 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 This week, according to OnThisDay.com, President Eisenhower signed a bill approving Alaska statehood. While we were excited to see what the 1958 Great Bend Daily Tribune had to report about the event, we were disappointed not to find one word written about the historic occasion.