Immigrants find place to call home
This article from 1996 discusses the immigration of Hispanic people to the Monett area.
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Labor recruitment
John M Gracie hired a Springfield company to film his 24,000 acre Arkansas plantation to recruit workers. His advertising campaign was a major success, and he hired and moved twenty families from the Springfield area.
Springfield Schools 1932
It was estimated that 12,000 students would attend Springfield public schools in 1932. 
Motorcycle Club
The Rhodes Cycle Company of Springfield organized a meeting of motorcycle enthusiasts for the purpose of promoting rides to nearby towns.
Soldiers claims wanted
An act of Congress allowed qualifying military veterans additional government land, which a Springfield entrepreneur offered to purchase in this 1876 advertisement.
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