By June 30, 1931, the Red Cross had given disaster relief to 38 of the drought stricken states...
The Great Depression
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1931: Oil Found in Daviess County Near Oakland School House
What do gas and unemployment have in common in Daviess and Clinton Counties? Plenty, especially...
1930s: Desperation Leads to Gasoline Bootleggers
To understand gas bootlegging, we must remember that during the years of the Great Depression...
Great Depression: Horsepower vs Tractor Power
During the Great Depression years, a few tractors were emerging on the scenes while the use of...
1930s: New Ball Field at Dockery Park a CCC Project
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) boys played no small part in Daviess County. They seemed to...
Farming With Go-Devils and Listers During the Depression Era
The term "Go-Devil" seems to be a brand name such as Allis Chalmers or John Deere. Among other...
Great Depression: Seeds of Desperation Sown in the 1920s
It is no exaggeration to say that the Great Depression impacted Daviess County, MO, more than any...
Great Depression: Too Many Banks, Many Failures
Our country was in a serious financial state in the 1920s. The small town banks had thrived in the...