06 Jul 1944
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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
1
Reverend B F Parsons leads United Church in Rossburn with church school at 11 0 am and divine service at 7 30 pm A morning service at 10 20 am and 11 00 am follows in Rossburn Kelloe holds a 2 20 pm service A welcoming note for all observers the schedule notes church school and services across locations.
Pentecostal Assembly announces Sunday School at 10 39 a.m. Divine Worship at 11 30 a.m. Evangelistic Service at 7 3 p.m. Children’s Church Friday at 3 p.m. Pastor Rev. A J Hall extends cordial invitation to all.
Presbyterian Church service notes list Rev J Y Garett as missionary guest. Morning 11.00 am service at ECKFO, 1.30 pm gathering at Wat WAYSEECAPPO, 4.30 pm event. All welcome.
Canada faces inflation threatening church work across youth services aged care and missions. Mrs Harvey Agnew warns voluntary groups may collapse without funds while price controls require active liaison officers with women's church groups to strengthen price watching and democratic faith.
Sir William Rook warns world sugar supplies are so tight that large rations may not return for a year or two after the war. He notes there is no surplus today and that essential needs require strict rationing, with possible one pound per person for home canning in 1942 and 1943.
The piece frames Dominion Day as a tribute to Canadian pioneers and values while tying national resolve to the Normandy invasion, urging citizens to honor founders’ dreams. It cites a book excerpt promising total victory and notes the conflicting realities of wartime holiday observance for soldiers overseas.
The passage urges steadfast resolve in the face of war fatigue. It speaks of rededication to duties at home, continuing to fight until victory, and ensuring the founders' dreams and the soldiers’ sacrifices are honored as laws and order are maintained after the last shot.
An order in council opens pension or allowance eligibility to widows or wives of First World War veterans if married before May 1, 1944. Allowances cover children born from such marriages up to May 1, 1944. Previously, widows who married after January 1, 1930 or wives of disability pensioners who married after May 1, 1933 were ineligible.
The government announced a renewed plan to locate absentees and deserters across military districts. Many so called deserters have merely joined the Navy or Air Force, yet the Army seeks to identify them to clear its rolls and avoid exemptions. Civilian aid in avoiding service could face penalties, with intensified efforts to apprehend deserters.
Ottawa reports ration books four and five are in preparation with distribution likely in October. Officials discuss contents printing and distribution ahead of actual use to ensure timely availability for consumers.
July rationing timetable lists coffee or tea coupons HM to 33 and 1 to B6, T34 and 135. sugar coupons 14 to 35 now, with 36 and 37 activating July 6 and 8 or 27 for T37. Canning sugar books 3 coupons 1 to 5 valid. coupons 6 to 10 from July 6. each good for 1 pound sugar. Baker coupons 66 and 67 valid, expire July 31. coupons 70 and 71 active July 20 to August 31. Preserves coupons 1 to 22 now, 23 and 24 to become valid July, no expiry date announced.
A Wartime Prices and Board order aims to distribute limited banana supplies more fairly to Canada. Earlier, high shipping costs kept most bananas concentrated in central regions, restricting access. The new rule expands reach to additional markets and reduces regional shortages.
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