World War II Industries
At least two local businesses provided manufacturing support for the Allied effort during World War II, Gladd Brothers and the Palmer-Simpson Company, a subcontractor created to build hulls (bodies) and pontoons for hydroplanes.
From 1927 to 1949, Lee Gladd operated Gladd Brothers Garage with his brothers, Monroe and Dick. They sold Nashes until 1935, when they obtained a Ford dealership. During World War II, they converted their garage and made airplane and gun parts and land mine fuses for the government. At one time the defense plant employed 120 local people. They sold the garage in 1949.
