World War II: Scrap Paper Drive Coordinated at Courthouse
In 1945, clothing and wastepaper drives were necessary for the World War II defense. Clothing was desperately needed. President Roosevelt stated that as many war victims had died from exposure and lack of clothing as had died from starvation. This could be solved to a...
World War II: 4 Local Soldiers Buried in Belgium, Netherlands
Thousands of white marble crosses and Stars of David, row after row, overlook the American War Cemeteries in Belgium and the Netherlands. Four of those crosses belong to Daviess County men – Patrick Leffler, Paul Reno, Hartford Worley and Donald Wilmot. In 2016 Teresa...
World War II: Jesse Reynolds Recognized as Missouri’s Oldest Pearl Harbor Survivor
Jesse Reynolds, age 100, of Gallatin, MO, passed away May 5, 2016, at the Leavenworth VA Community Living Center. Missouri VFW officials considered Jesse Reynolds to be Missouri’s oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor. He was recognized for his long service to the...
World War II: Milkweed Pod Drive Offered Cash to Children
In late 1944, some school children had a hand in fighting during World War II, to some degree, by gathering milkweed pods. Early organization and preliminary planning was done in order to organize a contest to see who could gather the most pods. The contest would...
World War II: Teacher Shortage Hits Rural Schools Hardest
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...
World War II: Household Fuel Shortages in the mid-1940s
Due to World War II, fuel was in short supply on the home front. Prior to the winter months and anticipating a shortage, people were urged to start preparing for it to avoid being left out in the cold. This included wood, fuel oil and coal. Those people who heated...
World War II: Many Rivers to Cross for Patton’s 3rd Army
Lawrence (L.D.) Jefferson sailed out of New York City on his 21st birthday, May 30, with about 20,000 other service men aboard the Queen Elizabeth. They landed in Scotland on D-Day, June 7, 1944. They took a train to England and got their equipment ready to go over....
World War II: ‘Hometown News’ in Newspapers in 1943
Newspaper items were an important way for servicemen and servicewomen to keep in touch with the folks back home. The following are examples of “Hometown News” printed in local newspapers in Daviess County, MO, primarily the Gallatin North Missourian as...
World War II: Labor Shortage Brings Southern Boys Here
An act of Congress made a farm labor program possible for rural areas which included Daviess County, MO. One step of the plan was for the Farm Security Administration to bring in south Missouri farm hands. In 1943, nine workers were brought to Daviess County. But it...
Visit the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail, located 2 blocks west of the Daviess County Courthouse in Gallatin, MO. This historic relic is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a visitors’ center — by appointment,
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