27 May 1943
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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 27, 1943
Page
1
The second compulsory employment transfer order issued by Labor Minister Mitchell extends mobilization to retail and manufacturing sectors including feathers and artificial flowers, chewing gum, wine, lace goods, greeting cards, and more. June 15 is set as the cutoff after which employers may not hire mobilizable men without a selective service permit.
The Herald reports new postal rates on April 1 left the department with excess three cent stamps. Citizens should use unrecent stamps for local mail or pair with a one cent stamp for four cent postage. Two three cent stamps plus one cent cover air mail within the dominion. Include box numbers on mail or mark general delivery to avoid delays.
Canadian ration boards prepare sugar coupon cards for all applicants to be mailed by June 1. Each card lists name, address, ration book number and five coupons good for five pounds each. Smaller families receive one card. larger families receive two cards. Coupons activate June through September with invalidation September 30, 1943.
A Friday lightning strike hit two hay stacks at Herman Pearce's farm northwest of town, destroying about 30 tons. An eyewitness said the bolts blew the stacks into the air, and the absence of metal in the piles reportedly made the incident unusual.
Dauphin's Fourth Victory Loan reached 487300 dollars subscribed by 3306 buyers. Unit 38 surpassed quotas, with strong local effort credited to the War Finance committee and canvassers. Breakdown shows subscribers and amounts by division as of May 26.
A provincial village debates whether May 24 is a holiday amid heat and sudden icy blasts. A small cyclone disrupts hilltops, shortages press locals, and Premier Aberhart’s death colors news. Wasagaming hosts nine springer puppies while Danceland stays closed for the first time in years.
Mrs E A Watson of Dauphin district learned her son Sgt Leonard C Maunders is a prisoner of war believed missing in the Far East since February 15 1942. He lived in Dauphin years ago and joined the English Rifle Brigade in 1932. At disappearance he served with military police in Singapore. He married in September 1941 in Haywards Heath and his wife resides in England.
W L Breadner unit chairman of the National War Finance committee commends Dauphin Ochre River and Makinak districts for the Fourth Victory Loan success. He notes support from No 10 SFTS No 7 B&GS the CNR and local banks as well as the Dauphin Herald staff. Dauphin Unit 38 is highlighted as the first rural district over the top in Manitoba.
Saturday's wind storm damaged Thos Nicholson's barn roof side and toppled an old shed on Castle farm, settling it onto a separator. No injuries reported.
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board begins meat rationing today with brown spare A coupons. Beginning May 27 the first pair of No 1 coupons becomes valid, with new coupons every Thursday. Rationed meats include beef veal pork mutton and lamb, while fancy meats and certain bone heavy cuts are exempt. Peter Watt of Winnipeg is appointed regional meat rationing officer.
Prof. N. Hrihoriev a former 1918 Ukrainian education minister now based in New York gave an address at the Ukrainian People's home in Dauphin on Sunday. He urged Ukrainians to align with Great Britain and the United States, stressing democracy and freedom as the war’s fronts. He noted no Ukrainian unit fights for the Axis and criticized Germany’s puppet aim.
Weather slowed a Burrows Avenue sidewalk project as public works tore up the north side. Engineer J Armstrong and foreman J A Wright led the crew while rain and gravel shortages delayed cement work. Some old slabs were claimed by citizens with the town engineer’s agreement to move them as available. The Dauphin Herald benefited from a quiet week with limited office access.
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