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Money and fuel woes in Iowa amid wartime strain
The article details strikes by telephone girls in Mason City demanding shorter hours and double Sunday pay, with offices kept open via rehired staff. It notes fuel shortages, low coal output, and calls for government action, plus local sightings on law, court, and wartime funding efforts including Liberty loans and seed corn purchases. It also reports on church dedications, court attendance, and market day plans in Pocahontas and Primghar, and concludes with a global corn production overview highlighting Iowa as a leading corn producer amid wartime pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Estherville
Gvernment
J. M. Morris
Spencer
Kline
Weeks
Devonport
Graettinger
M. O. Grodland
E. E., Green
Harry Green
John Swift
L. Christofferson
E. A. Baumgartner
Dr. Lindsey
State Council of Defense
Harding
Bernard Booth
Pershing
France
Army Y. M. C. A
Bernard
Ed Bortwell
J. A. Suss
Joe Barly
Gracttinger
Co. E. Yeutter
R. W. Andrews
Grayttinger
Fred Jackson
Circle
Montana
Sheriff Jackson
Hremetabaty
The
Food Administration
Goa
Iowa
Pocahontas
Primghar
O'Brien