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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1944
Page
3
In Buenos Aires a 42 year old Italian woman Valleta de Diligenti, wife of rancher Franco Diligenti, is named as mother of quintuplets born July 11. The batch, three girls and two boys, was kept secret to avoid crowds. The five babies and the parents were reported in robust health.
Admiral Louis Mountbatten Allied commander in chief in southeast Asia sustained a slight injury to the left eye while inspecting Burma front lines. A piece of bamboo struck him as he drove a jeep along a hacked trail, leaving him stunned and temporarily blinded.
Jasper Hensley, 38, of Grundy Center, died when his car veered in fog and overturned in a small creek southwest of town. Rain had raised the water to about three feet. he was pinned beneath the vehicle. Survivors include five brothers in the armed forces.
An army C-47 transport converted for cargo crashed at LaGuardia Field during a 20 minute joyride by two civilian mechanics. Both men Eugene J. Gli 20 and Rudolf Brosowski 22 of New York were killed. authorities believe neither had flying experience. The mishap is under army investigation and marked the field’s first fatal crash since opening.
An aviation cadet died and another was seriously injured when two training planes collided in midair near the Olathe naval air station. The deceased was 21 year old James Edward Ayres of Huntsville Alabama.
Commissioner David L. Williams led with 2,667 votes, more than twice the combined total of his two challengers. He faces Ben L. Schreckengast in the March 27 election after Schreckengast secured 519 votes and William Walter 440.
A promotional notice urges feminine spring outfits with sentimental flair. It highlights rayon crepe blouses with ruffle fronts and long sleeves, available in white and colorful prints, in sizes 32 to 38, plus sheer batistes and broadcloths in tailored and frilly styles.
In Des Moines, all incumbent city councilmen were renominated except Safety Commissioner Clarence Koenigsberger who finished third behind Charles F. Triplett and Walter J. Massey. Mayor John MacVicar won the mayoral primary, with Roy C. Welch set to oppose him in the general election.
This ad explains how daily bile production helps digestion and claims Carter's Little Liver Pills can quickly increase bile flow. It suggests improved digestion leads to feeling better in about half an hour and promotes taking the product for relief from indigestion.
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