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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1949

Page

16

Perpetual Motion Expert and Partner Arrested in Oshkosh

OSKOSH Wis The self styled inventor of a perpetual motion motor and his partner were arrested after a so called super confidence scheme District Attorney John A Moore said Seyller 54 Menasha and Robert Oestreich 57 Oshkosh were held on bond They allegedly formed a verbal partnership to sell the motor to large electrical manufacturers claiming millions in proceeds tied up in Milwaukee The scheme offered investors at least 25000 return on 225 investment and involved legal escrow delays and a dead partner’s share

Oskhekosh Wis John A. Moore Red E. Seyller Menasha Robert Oestreich Oshkosh Ee Eee A Iteen Seylier Ostreich Mons O Vet Milwaukee Geers Seyller

National farmers oppose direct production subsidies plan

The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives voted against any program built on direct production or subsidy payments to farmers. It favored a market based exchange for farmer products and backed a national program to prevent low prices. Directors also authorized meetings on storage and loan programs and appointed a long range farm proposals study committee to report in Chicago. Beer barrels made of stainless chromium nickel steel last about 20 years, far longer than wooden barrels.

Madison Wis National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Board of Directors Chicago

Hollywood Calling and a Night of Broadcasts on WKBH NBC

Radio spotlight highlights Charles Boyer in Screen Directors Playhouse tonight at 8 on WKBH NBC with Gale Storm. Jackie Robinson testifies before Congress at 9 30 on Bill Sterns sports newsreel. Fred Waring's morning show includes Uncle Lempy tail Little Orley tale. World Series Little League broadcast 2 00 to 3 00 PM with Ted Husing.

Charles Boyer Screen Directors Playhouse WKBH NBC Gale Storm Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodger Congress Bill Stern Robinson Paul Robeson United States Fred Waring Lempy Brannem Little Orley Waring Wkbh-N Ted Husing

Hollywood Scene Captain Bligh Rewards Self By Reading To Vets

Hollywood columnist Captain Bligh recounts discovering happiness by reading aloud to veterans. He describes starting with hospital readings, forming a Shakespeare group with Bill Cottrell, and expanding to church readings and television appearances as his “unemployed energies” grow into a career of public readings.

Captain Bligh Veterans’ Hospital Bill Cottrell Hollywood

Platinum’s Scientific Rise Spanning Two Centuries

The text notes that platinum has been known to the scientific world for roughly 200 years, marking its emergence as a recognized element in modern science.

RCA Perfects Color TV Plan

RCA announces a color television system that can be added to current black and white operations. The device overlays color on existing broadcasts, requiring a small studio equipment update and a converter for color reception on existing sets. Black and white receivers without the converter can still display the transmission in B grade.

Washington Radio Corporation of America RCA National Broadcasting Company Federal Communications Commission

Indian Censors Delete Objectionable Film Scenes

India’s film censor board has cut or deleted drinking scenes lengthy kissing sequences dancing scenes exposing the female form and depictions of crime technique from U S films to meet local standards as reports indicate.

India

Stalin Tito quarrel grows beyond initial split

AP analysis notes the Stalin Tito dispute over Cominform and leadership in Yugoslavia has escalated from a party faction quarrel into a broader political confrontation. The exchange recalls 1907 and 1921 party events to argue coups are not state overthrows. The piece emphasizes the intensity of the row and its implications.

Stalin Yugoslavia Tito Cominform Communist Information Bureau Belgrade Moscow Communist Party of Communist Party Mensheviks Lenin

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