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neapolis.<br />
must be very, very close to Spring.<br />
Domiici of the Palace, domitown<br />
subsequent, teas on Filmrow early this<br />
week. He hasn't been around since last<br />
fall, and his appearance is a guarantee<br />
that the weather is mild. His son. Louis,<br />
does the booking.<br />
Karl Scherer, assistant treasurer of RCA,<br />
is visiting the local offices of<br />
the company.<br />
Harry Johnson has installed new RCA<br />
in the Prospect, Kaycee suburban.<br />
Three or four weeks ago we called atin<br />
this column to the fact that<br />
Tum's "Pot O' Gold" giveaway over NBC<br />
was substantially the same sort of lottery<br />
as Bank Night, which the federal authorities<br />
finally squelched. Fi-om Washington,<br />
8. came news that the federal<br />
communications commission had turned<br />
over to the justice department complaints<br />
and information regarding the program.<br />
There hasn't been much said about the<br />
program among theatremen, but just ask<br />
them what it does to their business on<br />
Tuesday nights.<br />
Charley Craioford of 20th-Fox is on the<br />
'Criterion pistol team which opened its<br />
season <strong>Feb</strong>ruary 15 . . . There's a possibility<br />
that they may form a rifle team on<br />
Filmrow.<br />
Somebody's been kidding W. G. McKinney,<br />
booker at Griffith-Dickinson Theatres.<br />
They sent him a bottle of coke<br />
wTapped in blue ribbons with a sprig of<br />
forget-me-nots. Mac has gotten a lot of<br />
kidding out of it. We don't know what<br />
Istan Goldberg has gotten out of it—yet.<br />
Decker, booker at 20th-Fox,<br />
ihad a birthday 07i Valentine's day. He's<br />
>at least 18. The boys sang him "Happy<br />
\Birthday to You!"<br />
Joe Redmond of the Esquire has been<br />
;out with chicken pox. Maybe it is an<br />
advance for "Grapes of Wrath" . . . Frank<br />
Ritter of the Uptown was home sick this<br />
week.<br />
On the Row: Nick Kotsis, Holden,<br />
Holden, Mo.: T. A. Spurgeon, Modern,<br />
Stanberry. Mo.: John Courter. Courier,<br />
Gallatin, Mo.<br />
Advertising Accessories<br />
Takes Over Premier<br />
Kansas City—The Premier Advertising<br />
iZo., operated here by Charles Burns and<br />
Hay Crandall, has been purchased by Ad-<br />
/ertising Accessories, Inc., National Screen<br />
'iubsidiary, which last month took over Inlependent<br />
Poster Exchange. Homer Black-<br />
.vell is in charge here for Advertising Acessories.<br />
Raoul Walsh<br />
— Raoul Walsh will direct<br />
Patent Leather Kid" for Warner.<br />
lOXOFFICE : : <strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>17</strong>, 1940<br />
W. A. Steifes May Remain<br />
Hospitalized Six Weeks<br />
Minneapolis — Latest advices from<br />
Washington are that W. A. Steffes. Northwest<br />
Allied president and national Allied<br />
States' director, will be confined to the<br />
Providence Hospital for six weeks more.<br />
He is being treated for a heart attack suffered<br />
during the Allied directors' meeting.<br />
His indisposition is delaying a planned<br />
Northwest Allied convention to take a<br />
stand against percentage pictures and in<br />
favor of various proposed trade practice<br />
reforms.<br />
Reports Business Outlook<br />
Brighter in Dakotas<br />
Minneapolis—Back from an inspection<br />
trip through North and South Dakota,<br />
John J. Friedl, general manager of the<br />
Minnesota Amusement, reports improving<br />
theatre business in the two states due<br />
to the fact that roads have been kept<br />
open.<br />
Business generally throughout the circuit<br />
is about on a par with that of last<br />
year, he says.<br />
In the two Dakotas there is a need for<br />
more moisture to make for a better crop<br />
outlet, according to Friedl.<br />
Mrs. Mons Thompson Dies<br />
Lincoln—Mrs. Mons Thompson, whose<br />
husband owns and manages the St. Paul,<br />
Neb., theatre, died this week in McDermott<br />
Hospital. The Thompsons were well<br />
known in show business circles.<br />
IIL III N<br />
C CI IIL W<br />
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DAT O'SHEA, former projectionist and<br />
stagehand, has gone into the 16mm<br />
field for himself. Reports business is good<br />
was saddened this week with the<br />
death of Bill Taylor, who had been 40<br />
years a stage manager at the various local<br />
theatres and was at the time of his death<br />
occupied at the Stuart. He had a stroke<br />
. . J. H. CooiJer, with Joe Philipson,<br />
came in for further conferences on Lincoln<br />
situation matters this week.<br />
The body of Ed Holder, vet animal<br />
trainer tvith all the major circuses in his<br />
day, ivho died a couple of iveeks ago. was<br />
sent to Chicago and buried in Shourmen's<br />
League cemetery, with Mike Barnes, of<br />
Barnes & Carruthers booking office, paying<br />
the bill . . . Joe Reichman. the orchestra<br />
leader, said Paramount has him<br />
lined up for a couple of musical shorts<br />
when the band laiids in Hollywood May 1<br />
Livingston is suffering, but more<br />
becaiLse of the poor business than the flu<br />
which hangs to him . Federer<br />
is elated because of the very good sale of<br />
Eva LeGallienne tickets.<br />
Norvell, the astrologer, slated for the<br />
Lincoln a week, gave in to flu and had to<br />
be taken to a local hospital on the day he<br />
was to open, forcing cancellation of the<br />
entire week . . . About half of Lincoln,<br />
if queries mean anything, will be going to<br />
Omaha for the Sonja Henie and her 6-<br />
day ice show appearance, starting <strong>Feb</strong>ruary<br />
The Jack Randall -Louise<br />
22 . . . (Continued on page 18-Ci<br />
TRADE DIRECTORY<br />
A HANDY GUIDE FOR THE EXHIBITOR—<br />
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES<br />
Peterson "Freezem" Mfg. & Sales Co.<br />
Blowers, washers, spray nozzels, office and<br />
home units.<br />
Special Offer—Priced to Sell.<br />
Why Pay More?<br />
G. A. Peterson<br />
Victor 4075<br />
316 Southwest Blvd.<br />
Kansas City, Mo.<br />
A. A. Electric Machinery Co.<br />
Ernest Amoneno, Mgr.<br />
11<strong>17</strong> Cherry St. Phone: Victor 8796<br />
Holmes Projecfor Theatre Supply<br />
Projectors and Sound for the Largest and Smallest<br />
Theatre— Also Portable 16 mm and 35 mm<br />
1K20 Wyandotte St. Kimsaa City, Mo. n.\. UTi<br />
Oklahoma Theatre Supply Co.<br />
Dis,tributors for<br />
RCA, Brenkert, U. S. Air, Heywood-Wakefield<br />
126 West 18th St. 708 West Grand Ave.<br />
GR. 2864 Oklahoma City.<br />
Kansas City, Mo. Okla.<br />
Stebbins Theatre Equipment Co.<br />
1804 Wyandotte St.<br />
C. H. Badger, Mgr. Phone: GRand 0134<br />
Southwest Theatre Equipment Co.,<br />
Wichita, Kas.<br />
KANSAS CITY TERRITORY<br />
Indp't<br />
C. D. Peck, Mgr. Phone 2-2153<br />
EXHIBITOR ASSOCIATIONS<br />
Independent Theatre Owners Association<br />
1214 Brush Creek Road — VAlentine 2770<br />
E. E. Webber jr., Pres. John Wolfberg, Sec.<br />
K. M. T. A.<br />
221 W. 18th St. — Harrison 4825<br />
Frank Cassil, Pres. Fred Meyn, Sec.-Treas.<br />
AIR CONDITIONING<br />
National Air Conditioning and<br />
Engineering Corp.<br />
VI. 3535<br />
213 West 19th St.—Kansas City, Mo.<br />
Manufacturing—Engineering—Installation<br />
SOUND SERVICE<br />
K. C. SOUND SERVICE<br />
Syncrofilm Sound Equipment and Service<br />
1818 Wyandotte St<br />
W. P. Humston HA 4783<br />
SCREEN PUBUCITY<br />
Alexander Film Company<br />
Motion Picture Advertising<br />
E. L. Harris, Dist. Mgr., Mo., Kan., Neb., lowo<br />
239 East 72nd Terrace<br />
Phone: Hlland 2694
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