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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 10, 1935
Page
2
An OCR fragment touts Johnson's Baby Powder and Baby Soap plus Cream as top quality for babies. It mentions ease of use and reassurance but contains garbled wording and unlikely claims about product reliability and perfection. The text references Johnson's brand names and suggests a soothing outcome for a baby.
Two hundred seventy nine boys from the federal capital and other states submit 370 applications for entry to the Royal Australian Naval College. Applicants include youth from Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Victoria New South Wales Western Australia and Tasmania. Candidates born in 1922 face an educational exam in September and those who pass undergo medicals and interviews for midshipman selection for 1936.
In New York state heavy rains caused floods across northern and central areas over the past 24 hours. Roads were destroyed and waterways rose, with several small villages impacted and homes damaged as torrents swept through lowland highways.
A garbled catalog style notice promotes a nine day wonder sale on goods of sound quality at much below usual prices. It promises genuine quality and price reductions with half page advertisements and several shopping tips. The text mentions Peterson Bros and Alvin Han, referencing popular shopping lists and cut prices, urging readers to act during the sale period ending around mid August.
Good rains reached Perth and surrounding districts on Tuesday. Farmers report beneficial moisture for crops while pastoralists grow anxious about groundwater and feed supplies as rain arrives at a critical time.
Inferior quality eggs are at issue in a Central Criminal Court hearing led by Henry Arthur Jones. Francie Cecil Vincent testified about May 25 200 canes of unbranded eggs. Witnesses described eggs from three cases bought May 1 with one side per case better than the other. A superintendent and inspectors examined Belmore cases and noted inconsistent quality. The hearing was adjourned.
Sydney Toray The Oily Coroner returned a verdict of murder and death by own action in a double tragedy at Paddington. Alfred Dein 29 and his six year old daughter Shirley died at St Vincent's Hospital on June 17 from bullet wounds. Mrs Mary Agnes Dein testified that the daughter said Daddy shot me and then himself. A letter from Dein to Mary expressed heartbreak and hunger for her return, blaming others.
A club night at the Royal Canberra Golf Club House on Wednesday the 19th features the grand final of the annual snooker tournament between RG, Parkey, and Deadly. An exhibition golf match between Lot ACully and Joe Cohen, two NSW professionals, will be played on the Royal Canberra links the following Tuesday. Proceeds from the exhibition go to a fund for Queensland young Australian quilters traveling to America.
In a chaotic listing of race results from Menangle, large tote dividends are noted for multiple divisions. Names such as Mrvkintosh and LAW Twe appear among a dense, OCR-heavy cache of horses, handicaps, times, and bets. The document preserves race-by-race outcomes with placings, lengths, and pacing details amid distorted text.
A Queanbeyan and A Association meeting elected Juhi Morrison president. C. C. Crane of the Agricultural Department outlined the benefits of an Agricultural Bureau. The group discussed forming 500 state branches, non-partisan activity, and cooperation with veterinary and wool sections, with a 20-member advisory council and officers listed.
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