This chart, published in the 1942 Greenfield Recorder-Gazette newspaper in Greenfield, Massachusetts, shows the dramatic increase in the Industrial Payroll Index from 1933 to 1941, as Greenfield industries geared up for the World War II (WWII) (1939-1945) war effort. The small town of Greenfield had a surprisingly large concentration of industries vital to the war effort, and employed an estimated 7,000 workers. The town was even protected by an anti-aircraft battery, able to shoot down German bombers. A high percentage of industrial workers were considered so essential to production that they were deferred from the draft.
Greenfield Recorder-Gazette. “Tracing The Fall And Rise Of Greenfield Business For 14 Years.” February 23, 1942. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l06-024/. Accessed on November 13, 2024.
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