Linus Joseph Ostdiek was born at home in Lawrence, Nebraska in 1931. The rural doctor who made the house call boldly declared his birthday to be March 15, 1931, but his mother swore otherwise. So, Joe traditionally celebrated both March 14 and March 15, having celebrated 186 birthdays by the time he died on July 25, 2024.
He grew up in Lawrence, Nebraska, assisting his parents, Hubert and Louise Ostdiek, in the running of the Lawrence Locomotive newspaper (and eventually other local papers.) His ability to run a Linotype, printing presses and read type upside down and backwards – not to mentio...
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