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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:rosie1.gif|left|thumb|200px|The real "Rosie, the Riveter" Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]It would be difficult to overstate the importance the war had on changing women's role in American society. Male enlistment left huge gaps in the industrial labor force. The U.S. government’s “Rosie, the Riveter” propaganda campaign became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history. (26) [See: [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ROSIE</del>, the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">RIVETER </del>in Dubuque]] entry] Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent; by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. (27) The aviation industry saw the greatest increase in female workers. More than 310,000 women worked in the U.S. aircraft industry in 1943, representing 65 percent of the industry’s total workforce (compared to just 1 percent in the pre-war years). The munitions industry also hired many female workers. (28) Among the organizations aiding working women whose income was not sufficient to provide private care, the Catholic Day Nursery cared for children between two and twelve years of age. The Catholic Social Center, established by the Bureau of Christian Charities, promoted education, cultural, social and recreational activities through a non-sectarian leisure-time program. (29).</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:rosie1.gif|left|thumb|200px|The real "Rosie, the Riveter" Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]It would be difficult to overstate the importance the war had on changing women's role in American society. Male enlistment left huge gaps in the industrial labor force. The U.S. government’s “Rosie, the Riveter” propaganda campaign became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history. (26) [See: [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Rosie</ins>, the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Riveter </ins>in Dubuque]] entry] Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent; by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. (27) The aviation industry saw the greatest increase in female workers. More than 310,000 women worked in the U.S. aircraft industry in 1943, representing 65 percent of the industry’s total workforce (compared to just 1 percent in the pre-war years). The munitions industry also hired many female workers. (28) Among the organizations aiding working women whose income was not sufficient to provide private care, the Catholic Day Nursery cared for children between two and twelve years of age. The Catholic Social Center, established by the Bureau of Christian Charities, promoted education, cultural, social and recreational activities through a non-sectarian leisure-time program. (29).</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As early as July, 1941 Dubuque felt the effects of being overlooked for defense contracts. Burlington ranked first with more than half of Iowa's $121.6 million followed by Des Moines, Waterloo, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and then Dubuque. Of the $955,904 awarded in contracts up to that date, nearly one-half had gone to the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]]. The remaining contracts had gone to [[KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], [[A.Y.MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], and the [[DUBUQUE CONTAINER COMPANY]]. Sub-contracts had been awarded to the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]], [[GENERAL DRY BATTERIES]] and several of the local wood-working plants. (30) </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As early as July, 1941 Dubuque felt the effects of being overlooked for defense contracts. Burlington ranked first with more than half of Iowa's $121.6 million followed by Des Moines, Waterloo, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and then Dubuque. Of the $955,904 awarded in contracts up to that date, nearly one-half had gone to the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]]. The remaining contracts had gone to [[KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], [[A.Y.MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], and the [[DUBUQUE CONTAINER COMPANY]]. Sub-contracts had been awarded to the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]], [[GENERAL DRY BATTERIES]] and several of the local wood-working plants. (30) </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:rosie1.gif|left|thumb|200px|The real "Rosie, the Riveter" Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]It would be difficult to overstate the importance the war had on changing women's role in American society. Male enlistment left huge gaps in the industrial labor force. The U.S. government’s “Rosie, the Riveter” propaganda campaign became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history. (26) [See: [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Rosie</del>, the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Riveter </del>in Dubuque]] entry] Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent; by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. (27) The aviation industry saw the greatest increase in female workers. More than 310,000 women worked in the U.S. aircraft industry in 1943, representing 65 percent of the industry’s total workforce (compared to just 1 percent in the pre-war years). The munitions industry also hired many female workers. (28) Among the organizations aiding working women whose income was not sufficient to provide private care, the Catholic Day Nursery cared for children between two and twelve years of age. The Catholic Social Center, established by the Bureau of Christian Charities, promoted education, cultural, social and recreational activities through a non-sectarian leisure-time program. (29).</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:rosie1.gif|left|thumb|200px|The real "Rosie, the Riveter" Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]It would be difficult to overstate the importance the war had on changing women's role in American society. Male enlistment left huge gaps in the industrial labor force. The U.S. government’s “Rosie, the Riveter” propaganda campaign became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history. (26) [See: [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ROSIE</ins>, the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">RIVETER </ins>in Dubuque]] entry] Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent; by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. (27) The aviation industry saw the greatest increase in female workers. More than 310,000 women worked in the U.S. aircraft industry in 1943, representing 65 percent of the industry’s total workforce (compared to just 1 percent in the pre-war years). The munitions industry also hired many female workers. (28) Among the organizations aiding working women whose income was not sufficient to provide private care, the Catholic Day Nursery cared for children between two and twelve years of age. The Catholic Social Center, established by the Bureau of Christian Charities, promoted education, cultural, social and recreational activities through a non-sectarian leisure-time program. (29).</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As early as July, 1941 Dubuque felt the effects of being overlooked for defense contracts. Burlington ranked first with more than half of Iowa's $121.6 million followed by Des Moines, Waterloo, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and then Dubuque. Of the $955,904 awarded in contracts up to that date, nearly one-half had gone to the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]]. The remaining contracts had gone to [[KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], [[A.Y.MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], and the [[DUBUQUE CONTAINER COMPANY]]. Sub-contracts had been awarded to the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]], [[GENERAL DRY BATTERIES]] and several of the local wood-working plants. (30) </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As early as July, 1941 Dubuque felt the effects of being overlooked for defense contracts. Burlington ranked first with more than half of Iowa's $121.6 million followed by Des Moines, Waterloo, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and then Dubuque. Of the $955,904 awarded in contracts up to that date, nearly one-half had gone to the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]]. The remaining contracts had gone to [[KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], [[A.Y.MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], and the [[DUBUQUE CONTAINER COMPANY]]. Sub-contracts had been awarded to the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]], [[GENERAL DRY BATTERIES]] and several of the local wood-working plants. (30) </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:rosie1.gif|left|thumb|200px|The real "Rosie, the Riveter" Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]It would be difficult to overstate the importance the war had on changing women's role in American society. Male enlistment left huge gaps in the industrial labor force. The U.S. government’s “Rosie, the Riveter” propaganda campaign became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history. (26) [See: [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ROSIE</del>, the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">RIVETER </del>in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">DUBUQUE</del>]] entry] Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent; by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. (27) The aviation industry saw the greatest increase in female workers. More than 310,000 women worked in the U.S. aircraft industry in 1943, representing 65 percent of the industry’s total workforce (compared to just 1 percent in the pre-war years). The munitions industry also hired many female workers. (28) Among the organizations aiding working women whose income was not sufficient to provide private care, the Catholic Day Nursery cared for children between two and twelve years of age. The Catholic Social Center, established by the Bureau of Christian Charities, promoted education, cultural, social and recreational activities through a non-sectarian leisure-time program. (29).</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:rosie1.gif|left|thumb|200px|The real "Rosie, the Riveter" Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]It would be difficult to overstate the importance the war had on changing women's role in American society. Male enlistment left huge gaps in the industrial labor force. The U.S. government’s “Rosie, the Riveter” propaganda campaign became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history. (26) [See: [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Rosie</ins>, the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Riveter </ins>in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Dubuque</ins>]] entry] Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent; by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. (27) The aviation industry saw the greatest increase in female workers. More than 310,000 women worked in the U.S. aircraft industry in 1943, representing 65 percent of the industry’s total workforce (compared to just 1 percent in the pre-war years). The munitions industry also hired many female workers. (28) Among the organizations aiding working women whose income was not sufficient to provide private care, the Catholic Day Nursery cared for children between two and twelve years of age. The Catholic Social Center, established by the Bureau of Christian Charities, promoted education, cultural, social and recreational activities through a non-sectarian leisure-time program. (29).</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As early as July, 1941 Dubuque felt the effects of being overlooked for defense contracts. Burlington ranked first with more than half of Iowa's $121.6 million followed by Des Moines, Waterloo, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and then Dubuque. Of the $955,904 awarded in contracts up to that date, nearly one-half had gone to the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]]. The remaining contracts had gone to [[KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], [[A.Y.MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], and the [[DUBUQUE CONTAINER COMPANY]]. Sub-contracts had been awarded to the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]], [[GENERAL DRY BATTERIES]] and several of the local wood-working plants. (30) </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As early as July, 1941 Dubuque felt the effects of being overlooked for defense contracts. Burlington ranked first with more than half of Iowa's $121.6 million followed by Des Moines, Waterloo, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and then Dubuque. Of the $955,904 awarded in contracts up to that date, nearly one-half had gone to the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]]. The remaining contracts had gone to [[KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], [[A.Y.MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], and the [[DUBUQUE CONTAINER COMPANY]]. Sub-contracts had been awarded to the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]], [[GENERAL DRY BATTERIES]] and several of the local wood-working plants. (30) </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:rosie1.gif|left|thumb|200px|The real "Rosie, the Riveter" Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]It would be difficult to overstate the importance the war had on changing women's role in American society. Male enlistment left huge gaps in the industrial labor force. The U.S. government’s “Rosie, the Riveter” propaganda campaign became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history. (26) [See: [[Rosie, the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Riveter </del>in DUBUQUE]] entry]Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent; by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. (27) The aviation industry saw the greatest increase in female workers. More than 310,000 women worked in the U.S. aircraft industry in 1943, representing 65 percent of the industry’s total workforce (compared to just 1 percent in the pre-war years). The munitions industry also hired many female workers. (28) Among the organizations aiding working women whose income was not sufficient to provide private care, the Catholic Day Nursery cared for children between two and twelve years of age. The Catholic Social Center, established by the Bureau of Christian Charities, promoted education, cultural, social and recreational activities through a non-sectarian leisure-time program. (29).</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:rosie1.gif|left|thumb|200px|The real "Rosie, the Riveter" Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]It would be difficult to overstate the importance the war had on changing women's role in American society. Male enlistment left huge gaps in the industrial labor force. The U.S. government’s “Rosie, the Riveter” propaganda campaign became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history. (26) [See: [[Rosie, the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">RIVETER </ins>in DUBUQUE]] entry] Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent; by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. (27) The aviation industry saw the greatest increase in female workers. More than 310,000 women worked in the U.S. aircraft industry in 1943, representing 65 percent of the industry’s total workforce (compared to just 1 percent in the pre-war years). The munitions industry also hired many female workers. (28) Among the organizations aiding working women whose income was not sufficient to provide private care, the Catholic Day Nursery cared for children between two and twelve years of age. The Catholic Social Center, established by the Bureau of Christian Charities, promoted education, cultural, social and recreational activities through a non-sectarian leisure-time program. (29).</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As early as July, 1941 Dubuque felt the effects of being overlooked for defense contracts. Burlington ranked first with more than half of Iowa's $121.6 million followed by Des Moines, Waterloo, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and then Dubuque. Of the $955,904 awarded in contracts up to that date, nearly one-half had gone to the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]]. The remaining contracts had gone to [[KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], [[A.Y.MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], and the [[DUBUQUE CONTAINER COMPANY]]. Sub-contracts had been awarded to the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]], [[GENERAL DRY BATTERIES]] and several of the local wood-working plants. (30) </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As early as July, 1941 Dubuque felt the effects of being overlooked for defense contracts. Burlington ranked first with more than half of Iowa's $121.6 million followed by Des Moines, Waterloo, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and then Dubuque. Of the $955,904 awarded in contracts up to that date, nearly one-half had gone to the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]]. The remaining contracts had gone to [[KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], [[A.Y.MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], and the [[DUBUQUE CONTAINER COMPANY]]. Sub-contracts had been awarded to the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]], [[GENERAL DRY BATTERIES]] and several of the local wood-working plants. (30) </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:rosie1.gif|left|thumb|200px|The real "Rosie, the Riveter" Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]It would be difficult to overstate the importance the war had on changing women's role in American society. Male enlistment left huge gaps in the industrial labor force. The U.S. government’s “Rosie, the Riveter” propaganda campaign became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history. (26) [See: [[Rosie, the Riveter in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Iowa</del>]] entry]Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent; by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. (27) The aviation industry saw the greatest increase in female workers. More than 310,000 women worked in the U.S. aircraft industry in 1943, representing 65 percent of the industry’s total workforce (compared to just 1 percent in the pre-war years). The munitions industry also hired many female workers. (28) Among the organizations aiding working women whose income was not sufficient to provide private care, the Catholic Day Nursery cared for children between two and twelve years of age. The Catholic Social Center, established by the Bureau of Christian Charities, promoted education, cultural, social and recreational activities through a non-sectarian leisure-time program. (29).</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:rosie1.gif|left|thumb|200px|The real "Rosie, the Riveter" Photo courtesy: Library of Congress]]It would be difficult to overstate the importance the war had on changing women's role in American society. Male enlistment left huge gaps in the industrial labor force. The U.S. government’s “Rosie, the Riveter” propaganda campaign became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history. (26) [See: [[Rosie, the Riveter in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">DUBUQUE</ins>]] entry]Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent; by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. (27) The aviation industry saw the greatest increase in female workers. More than 310,000 women worked in the U.S. aircraft industry in 1943, representing 65 percent of the industry’s total workforce (compared to just 1 percent in the pre-war years). The munitions industry also hired many female workers. (28) Among the organizations aiding working women whose income was not sufficient to provide private care, the Catholic Day Nursery cared for children between two and twelve years of age. The Catholic Social Center, established by the Bureau of Christian Charities, promoted education, cultural, social and recreational activities through a non-sectarian leisure-time program. (29).</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As early as July, 1941 Dubuque felt the effects of being overlooked for defense contracts. Burlington ranked first with more than half of Iowa's $121.6 million followed by Des Moines, Waterloo, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and then Dubuque. Of the $955,904 awarded in contracts up to that date, nearly one-half had gone to the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]]. The remaining contracts had gone to [[KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], [[A.Y.MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], and the [[DUBUQUE CONTAINER COMPANY]]. Sub-contracts had been awarded to the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]], [[GENERAL DRY BATTERIES]] and several of the local wood-working plants. (30) </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As early as July, 1941 Dubuque felt the effects of being overlooked for defense contracts. Burlington ranked first with more than half of Iowa's $121.6 million followed by Des Moines, Waterloo, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and then Dubuque. Of the $955,904 awarded in contracts up to that date, nearly one-half had gone to the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]]. The remaining contracts had gone to [[KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], [[A.Y.MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY]], and the [[DUBUQUE CONTAINER COMPANY]]. Sub-contracts had been awarded to the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]], [[GENERAL DRY BATTERIES]] and several of the local wood-working plants. (30) </div></td></tr>
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