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In the days of World War II there was a teacher shortage due to various reasons. Some of the male teachers had been called to service while others had resigned to take on higher paying jobs in industrial plants where war necessities were made. As a result many small schools were faced with closing by 1944.
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Note: -- by Wilbur Bush
| Published Dec 14, 2009 - 05:26 PM |  |
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In the Depression years, during the 1920s and 1930s, tobacco was on the verge of becoming a stable crop in northwest Missouri. Local farmers were planting the crop in hopes it would be a permanent thing. By 1941, buyers from almost every state in the union were bidding on tobacco and it was netting the farmers from $240 to $300 per acre.
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Note: -- by Wilbur Bush
| Published Dec 14, 2009 - 05:08 PM | |
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In September, 1935, a law was passed which enables individuals who were age 70 or more to qualify for old age assistance. For several days after its passing, elderly people went to the courthouse and waited in line for their turn to sign up for this relief money.
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Note: -- researched by Wilbur Bush
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By 1932, 17 states had adopted an old age pension plan and they claimed it was cheaper in the long run than the poorhouse plan. Now, Missouri voters elected to pass a proposed amendment to the state constitution to permit the legislature to pass a law to provide a pension for the aged. It was also looked on favorably because it would make these seniors feel more worthy than going to the poorhouse.
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Note: -- researched by Wilbur Bush, Gallatin
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By 1935, both temporary and permanent relief jobs had been established; however, many of these programs were abused. People driving fancy cars drove to relief quarters to pick up their relief supplies. Many ‘jobless’ people had found jobs, but still remained on the relief rolls; other families had one working member while the rest of the family stayed on relief.
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Note: -- researched by Wilbur Bush
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In 1934, the government established three types of relief gardens in an attempt to provide food for the needy. For some, the gardens provided income as well as providing food.
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Note: -- researched by Wilbur Bush
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In the early 1940s, hot lunch programs were edging into the schools. Prior to this, a few commodities such as corn or beans could be heated on pot-bellied stoves and served warm to the students in the winter months. At times a parent would donate a canned product which could also be heated and served. In addition, there were times when the Rainbow Bread Company donated bread.
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Note: -- researched by Wilbur Bush, Gallatin
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Daviess county’s WPA work started with a bang in November of 1935, the number working reaching nearly 300 men and 53 women in just the first three days. This injects a $10,000 a month payroll into the local economy. The busiest individual in Daviess county is no less than C.K. Connell, local hardware dealer and WPA supervisor.
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Note: Reprinted from the Gallatin Democrat, November 1935 issues, researched by Wilbur Bush, Gallatin
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At a time when a multitude of people were jobless, the local economy received a great boost when J.O. Elliot of Cameron struck a 50-inch vein of coal in the west of Winston. The vein was 460 feet in depth, and it was estimated the vein extended several miles in either direction. The coal had a higher heat unit than any coal mined in Missouri, was jet black in color, and very oily.
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Note: Researched by Wilbur Bush, Gallatin (2003)
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The government had spent large sums of money to help the common man during the Great Depression era, but unlike the millions of dollars spent to feed the people in the food lines, it was now making the country a better place to live.
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Note: Researched by Wilbur Bush (2003)
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