20 Jan 1944
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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 20, 1944
Page
1
A reflective column surveys 1943’s pop songs and radio hits like Pista Packin Momma and My Heart Tells Me, mocks readers’ taste, notes sports pauses, and recalls wartime quirks from liquor laws to school board shortages and unusual public incidents.
Minister Humphrey Mitchell announces an imminent order authorizing employers to survey male workers for adherence to National Selective Service Mobilization Regulations. Governments and private employers must check employee status within set dates once the order issues, to locate delinquents for action.
Two British boys gaze at festive windows as hams hang from a holly branch in a butcher shop. One child jokes about a ham bush while the other scoffs that hams don’t grow, capturing holiday whimsy and a pre war scene.
Ottawa signals that tea and coffee may stay on ration lists though reserves are ample. Shipping remains erratic and costs differ per cup, prompting debate over whether to resume strict controls. The tea and coffee administrator is seen as balancing acts amid war economy pressures.
A new premium program in Canada pays farmers $3 per hog on Grade A or select hogs and $2 per hog on Grade B hogs. The plan was announced in Ottawa last Wednesday and is now in effect nationwide.
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