During WWII, German POWs were brought to work in several Putnam County industries, including Buckeye Sugar Company, to supplement local employees.
In 1921, a demonstration of twenty tractors was held County Commissioner Frank Giesken’s farm west of Glandorf. Tractors were in development during the 1920s, so the demonstration allowed farmers to see their capabilities.
In 1949, County Commissioners approved the purchase of a radio system for the sheriff’s department. Two-way radios were installed in the sheriff’s office in the courthouse, at the county jail, and in the sheriff department’s cars.
