The Dust Bowl is in full swing. To raise spirits and eliminate competition for what plant life was still there, Leonard Komarek and Bert Durler organized a jackrabbit rodeo. The event also provided the participants with a source of free meat.

For the first time in many years, almost every man in town was employed.

The community starts to feel the effects of the Depression when wheat prices went up. The lowest recorded price was 26 cents per bushel. These increased prices resulted in an increase in burglaries. To combat this, a night marshal was hired. At the national level, driver's licenses become mandatory, requiring applicants to be at least 13 years old and demonstrate the ability to read and write. 

The general superintendent of Cessna Aircraft Company of Wichita meets with a group in town to establish a glider club in Spearville. The Dust Bowl begins.

The Great Depression began, and with it, 3 burglaries in a period of 6 weeks on Main Street.

A.L. "Slim" Langley was fatally wounded by a farm hand, Cecil Campbell. This was one of the few murders in the community's history.

The Spearville City Library opens.

Radio is introduced.

The First World War begins, and 188 men from Spearville enlist. Back home, the influenza epidemic rages through the community. The community organized and contributed much to support both the troops overseas and their fellow community members affected by the flu, the beginning of a continuing spirit of giving and community that survives today.

The first water system is installed.