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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., APRIL 12, 1945 Real estate is a poor dropped by Allied air forces caused by bombs ranging laid waste by air blows. industrial Germany as a result of the thousands of paving the way for the big push. Above scene o to 11 tons--and chart show the percentage of various ons of bombs wreckage-large centers TWO AGENCY APPOINTMENTS HITCHHIKER B. SMITH Two appointments have just been announced by Young & Rubicam Limited: A. R. McGill of Montreal, a newcomer to the Agency, becomes Vice-President and Managing Director of all operations in Canada; Stuart B. Smith, Manager of the Toronto Office, becomes a Vice-President and will continue in his present capacity. Both appointments are effective April 2nd._ WATER NOT OVER THE DAM Abies,' surprise capture of the huge Eder d_m, above, on the Weser River near Kassel, was one of the outstanding tactical victories on the Western Front. So suddenly was it taken that the Germans were unable to demolish it and unleash its 336,000,000 tons of water, which would have flooded route to Berlin.__ ALLIED TIDAL WAVE ROLLS FORWARD WHAT, NO ICE-CREAM-SODA BAR? Artist's drawing of a new-type Pullman "junior club Car" for youngsters shows the rolling fun fi^to^Jtl travelers will have to themselves while parents relax. Under supervis on of astewardes™ children will be able to enjoy a marionette show, games, toys, and chute-the-chute reached through a concealed stairway. No, Junior, not now--after the war.___ ANGELS OF MERCY Tha woman of the Canadian Medical Corps <ue typical group found in a Canadian General Hospital in England: Left to right: Lieut. (Home-Sister) Eleanor Simpson, Quebec City; Lieut. (Occupational Therapist) Florence Upper, Hamilton, Ont.; Capt Jean Newman, M.D., Medical Officer, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, Windsor, Ont. who was a general practioner in Windsor for 12 years following her graduation at the University of Toronto- Major (Principal Matron) Helen L. Shanks, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Lieut. (Physio-Therapist) Wilma Somerville, Haileybury, Ont. and Lieut. (S) Agnes Brown, Regina. •forming wonderful work overseas. Here is a England: Left to right: Lieut. (Home-Sister) GERMAN CIVILIANS SURRENDER TO NINTH ARMY According to police, Leo Wasser-man, above, of Boston, had himself a time hitching free rides on Navy planes for over a year. Authorities say Wasserman, in Army sergeant's uniform, with forged priorities, traveled all over the United States, then came a cropper after getting a free plane ride to Scotland. He traveled (free) by train to London, was picked up in a Red Cross Club there. Germ_] /_ar_s with arms raised high move across battle-scarred ground of Lindforth, Germany, g to 35th Infantry Division of U. S. Ninth ""Army. They defied Nazi evacuation orders, j give up.___________ WORK WITH A SMILE it's good for morale The Ruhr Basin virtually has been cut off from the Reich as two Allied army groups moved rapidly through the heart of Germany. Thousands of Nazi troops are trapped in the rich industrial Ruhr. Contributed by BLACK HORSE '_il_VY_i!if