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Abstract
Excerpts: How has the upheaval of World War II been felt in an inland community of the Northern Great Plains? How has its modest destiny been involved in these momentous events? A study of the Ryder Community was made in 1944 to learn the problems facing a rural community in wartime, and the place of the small rural community in this area. Effort was made to learn in some detail how the community functions and something about the impacts of the war upon the life of its people. This report presents a summary of data furnished by local people; and gained from records regarding cultural backgrounds and values, social sanctions, locality groupings, local organization. The appendix contains several tables to assist students who would analyze the data further.