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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jun 05, 1936

Page

2

Ascot Races Acceptances For Saturday

Entries list multiple divisions with start times from 12.15 to 4.25 and weights. Horses include Powertdale Gate 107 Gothtin Bulldozer 102 Djojka a Buonarrotl 8 10 Fleet at Rembrandt 1 Pytheus 7 12 Wollun B11 Ish Bard 7 11 among others for First and Second Divisions plus Novice and Fourteen-Two Handicaps. The page records numerous horse names, weights, and race details despite OCR garbling.

Gothtin Master Lelmond Caroline Rosa Yn Finnan Val'a Pacodal Kentucky Majorca Leafort Prince Lady Milton Cello Martin Maryland Raine Fabeon Merrango Brereton Mildora Mins Billie Cisterin Salbury Almoore Balloon Cullen Bery Digland Heroicule Jean Mins Murthly Graduate Black Laugiter Glabrin Gay Venor Bt. Globe Pattisan Grand Ditter Warbler Watson Panhandie Point Blanc Golden Gleaming Treasure Btar Lirrio

Supercharger for autos promises mileage boost from Typhoon design

Baltimore engineers describe a Typhoon Company supercharger for Ford V K engines that uses fast moving gases to drive the piston area. They claim increased gas vaporization raises power and fuel economy with typical gains from 28 to 70 percent.

Arthor Gene Tee

Tennis results and player pairings from Grace leading teams

Tennis continued on page 3 shows Rodgkinson defeating 6-8 6-1, and pairs Mrs Hardy with Miss Kershaw losing to Mrs Avent and Mrs Cartledge 3-6 8-4 1-8, then to Mrs Crawley and Mrs Hodgkinson 2-6 8-4 5-7. Grace standings list Ainaire 4-8-48, Ret 4-W-48, Barton 8-86-80, Braddon 1-5, Bianton 1 3-7-6 det Forrest 40. Positions of leading teams are given.

Bianton Det. Forrest

A Square Year When Olympiad Was Calender

The eleventh modern Olympiad will be celebrated in Berlin in the first half of August. The calendar concept ties the Olympiad to a four year period, with the count eleven times four equaling forty four.

Berlin

Compton Reports Cosmic Ray Variations From Earth Magnetic Field

Nobel laureate Dr. Arthur H. Compton states cosmic ray intensity varies with Earth’s magnetic field. He installed meters on a Pacific coast to Hawaii route and aboard a ship across hemispheres. He expects a year for full data and cites galactic motion as a possible factor.

Arthur H. Compton University of Chicago Pacufic Coast Hawaii Vancouver Canada Sydney Australia Compton Sun Earth

Square of 44 and 43 in a cryptic calendar note

The text links the number 44 to 1986 as a perfect square year in a chiRal an calendar. It mentions the Olympic era and claims 1986 is the only perfect square year of the century, with 1848 as the square of 43 and 89 years until a west Saute year 2925, the square of 45.

Tractor Submarine On Ocean Floor Described In Absurd Article

A fanciful piece describes a so called Sardine submarine used for deep sea travel. It compares the craft to an armored creature and envisions recovering shipwreck silver from Portland to San Francisco Bay. The device features a quartz porthole and steel cylinder hull with propulsion tracks and wake line.

Wea Lunda Portland Port Guarda Ben ‘Francisco Bay Davey Jones

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