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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1946

Page

4

Bobbi-Kar Man Promises Unusual Car and Big Orders

San Diego reports on S A Williams who claims to have invented a car with 110 million dollars in confirmed orders from two completed units. The Bobbi-Kar corporation aims to produce 1,500 cars daily by October, using former airplane plants and a loaner engine fix system. Williams, 32, built the project after early hobby models and links with engineers and investors across multiple firms.

Bobbi-Kar Corporation John Liefield Williams San Diego Massachusetts Liefeld Chrysler Consolidated-Vultee Allen Alveney Joe Bretaud John E. Thawley Consolidated Morris Howard Seaboard Finance Company J. D. Carter National Cash Register Company Edward F. Thomas Reo Continental Motors George Keller Studebakers

Marberized Leatherette Tapestry by Yard in Neutral Colors

Heavy quality tapestry offered in a good selection of neutral colors with smart floral designs. Sold by the yard for versatile fabric use.

Caroline Cretonne Hollywood

Plan Expansion Of Sleeper Runs Across Continent

Early expansion of through transcontinental sleeping car service set for March 31 with four cars from each coast. Baltimore and Ohio joins Santa Fe to run Capitol Limited between Washington and Chicago linking with the Chief to Los Angeles. Additional connections planned with New York Central, Chicago & North Western, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Rock Island.

New York Roy B. White Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Santa Fe Railroad Washington Los Angeles White B and O Chicago Santa Fe Pennsylvania Railroad North Western Union Pacific Southern Pacific San Francisco

Bomb hits car injures mother and child in Lincoln

A two-ton bomb struck a car in Lincoln England. The mother and her 17 month old son were hospitalized with serious head injuries. The bomb bounced off an RAF trailer and did not explode.

Lincoln, Eng Lincoln

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