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The Colborne Express (Colborne Ontario), 25 Oct 1945, p. 3

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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., OCTOBER 25, 1945 COAST GUARD CUTTER RUNS ICEBERG BLOCKADE JAP SHRINE IS SUICIDE CENTER MOUNTAINS OF ICE, looming up between the rocks, trapped the vessel. Both this and the only other exit to opan wate blocked by icebergs. The cutter must blast its way throug MORE DANGEROUS than surfac* parts of the icebergs them-selves are the submarged ledges of the giant cakes of ice. This view of one of the icebergs shows the underwater ledge extending 40 to 50 fast toward the shore. The Japs spent thousands of yen building the memorial, above, on Mount Cameron at Hong Kong, but never completed it. Intended to remind the Chinese of Japenese might, it was used instead by hundreds of <iNips as a spot to commit hara kiri. Sgt. J. C- Rouisell of the Hong Kong police is showing British naval officers plans for tha shrine. PRESSURE MAN TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION of TNT sends water shoeing 200 feet into the air. First charge just nicked the ledge of ice, but later blasts cleared a passage large anough to free the stranded ship. SUCCESSFUL PARTIES result when you serve Maxwell House. This delicious coffee stimulates and cheers. It's a choice blend of rare, extra-flavor Latin-American coffees-- the finest obtainable. Good Way Tolreat Sore, Painful Piles her? is with the promisi TWINS DO A TWO-IN-ONE JOB Red-haired Michael Leroy, left and Marvin Patrick Quinn, identical twins, are saving RKO a nice piece of money in making the movie, "From This Day Forward." The law limits to two hours daily the tima a baby may appear before the camera, so the youngsters take turns in the role and help speed the filming. That's Joan Fontaine, star of the movie, cuddling them above. 7000 TRUCK TIRES FOR SALE GLIDER CARRIES BOMBERS' FUEL One of the new developments in military flying equipment displayed in Air Technical Service Command's "Air Fair" at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, is the XFG-1 fuel glider, above, designed to carry 400 additional gallons of fuel to extend range of bombers. Sir Walter Citrine, above, British president of the World Trade Union Congress, is expected to ask all democratic nations to sever relations with Argentina when W.T.U.C. meets m Paris. Britain Continues To Ration Gasoline Gasoline rationing in Britain will continue and "for the present" there will be no increase in the ration. Fuel Minister Shinwell told the House of Commons. Due to existing conditions in the United States, where strikes have interrupted gasoline production, there is "considerable uncertainty" regarding future gasoline supplies to the United Kingdom, he said. In addition, the dollar expenditure on oil purchases "is very considerable and we must seek to reduce it." The present gasoline ration ranges from four to seven gallons a month, dependent upon the horsepower of the holde NOTE: The lire troubled 1 this notice rith sore, itching, em-Rold ^ must help MINARDS Linimlni UNTIL THE BOYS COME HOME- Declared surplus property by the Columbus, Ohio, Army installation, these used Army truck tires, more than 7000 ot them, will be., sold to the public. Their sale is expected to ease shortage.

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