In commemoration of Industry Week, I thought it would be interesting to review the past while focusing on the present.
1946 was a good year. World War II was finally over and the public was anxious for things to get back to normal. However, for Sedalia there was one caveat: The Missouri Pacific Shops, Sedalia’s largest employer, was laying off workers.
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