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P A IIL<br />
IIL<br />
JUDGE ROY L. WALKER of Lampasas,<br />
and president of Theatre Owners Protective<br />
Ass'n, spent Monday in Dallas continuing<br />
his activities in opposition to the<br />
Neely bill. He appears in fine shape now,<br />
although he had some sort of attack in Ft.<br />
Worth a few weeks ago which he said was<br />
nothing more than indigestion.<br />
Harry Connors, o-perating the Strand at<br />
Frankston, and incidentally making a success<br />
there lohere others failed, was on the<br />
Row, Tuesday, booking ahead.<br />
Wallace Walthall spent the weekend in<br />
Oklahoma City on deals involving National<br />
Screen trailers and accessories.<br />
On a tour of the central part of the<br />
country, Floyd Garver, president of Garver<br />
Electric Co., Union City, Ind., spent a<br />
few days in Texas this week calling on distributors.<br />
He visited Oklahoma City, tvhich<br />
with Dallas, was the western boundary of<br />
his trip.<br />
Tom B. Reed, Oklahoma City insurance<br />
man, was on the Row visiting with friends<br />
because of his close association with this<br />
business. He handles insurance for Griffith<br />
Amusement Co. there and for the<br />
Griffith employes.<br />
5. G. Fry of Tyler, operating six theatres<br />
in that part of the state, with two there,<br />
spent about a week in Dallas catching up<br />
on his bookings. Incidentally he does the<br />
entire booking job by himself, however<br />
Mrs. Fry, as secretary, lightens the burden<br />
from the executive angle.<br />
G. H. Mercer of the Grove at Shreveport<br />
dropped over to hobnob with friends on<br />
Filmrow. Ordinarily his film business is<br />
done at New Orleans. Mercer, by the<br />
way, was formerly associated with L. N.<br />
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Acquitted Man Seeking<br />
Damages tor Arrest<br />
Oklahoma City—Damages totaling $20,-<br />
000 are being asked in a suit filed in district<br />
court here last week against Paul<br />
Townsend, manager of the Liberty and<br />
Standard theatres. The suit was filed by<br />
Woodrow Wilson Claiborne, who alleged<br />
Townsend was responsible for his "false<br />
imprisonment" on charges of robbing the<br />
Liberty on Dec. 13, 1937.<br />
Tovrasend was robbed of $60 by a man<br />
who beat him over the head and face<br />
with a pistol, then escaped from the second-floor<br />
office by the fire escape.<br />
Claiborne was charged with the robbery<br />
after his arrest July <strong>17</strong>, 1939, when he<br />
was found in the Warner at about 1 a. m.<br />
He was acquitted of the charge Sept. 13,<br />
1939. by a district court jury.<br />
Covington Is Acquitted<br />
By County Court Jury<br />
Alpine, Tex.—H. G. Covington, manager<br />
of the Granada here, was acquitted<br />
by a county court jury of a lottery violation<br />
charge in connection with the theatre<br />
stimulator game, "Hollywood."<br />
While Judge R. B. Slight failed to<br />
recommend any action to the jury, the<br />
jury immediately ordered a verdict of not<br />
guilty.<br />
The Granada is one of the O. K. circuit<br />
operated by Oscar Korn of Dallas.<br />
On Required List<br />
Austin—American history professors at<br />
the University of Texas are making "Gone<br />
With the Wind" required "reading" for<br />
class discussion. The picture has been<br />
grossing so heavily a one-week holdover is<br />
assured.<br />
Judge Walker Has an<br />
Answer for Allied<br />
Continued<br />
A New Machine Will<br />
HELP Your Popcorn<br />
Sales.<br />
$01(00 9 W and up<br />
ADVANCE<br />
POPCORN MACHINE<br />
Trade in Your Old<br />
Machine.<br />
HERBER BROTHERS<br />
210 S. HARWOOD DALLAS, TEXAS
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