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From: Bill Houdek <>
Subject: Re: [IOWA] Daylight Savings Time
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 12:31:20 -0800
References: <3CADE072.3F5B2BC6@misn.com>


While a young lad during ww11, recall it came into use then.

The purpose was to allow folks to tend their Victory gardens after
work. In addition, farmer's children could work in the fields for
several hours after they got home from school.

Bill Houdek
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Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 9:35 AM
Subject: [IOWA] Daylight Savings Time


> Here's a question. Why do we use Daylight Savings Time? I
> was told once that it was because of the war(WWII--I
> think.). Then I was told by someone else later that was
> wrong.
> Thanks,
> Lori
>
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