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. . Guy . . Danny . . John ] SEATTLE Wisiting the Icjcal Allied Artists office were division and district managers Mel Ruling from San Francisco and Harold Wirthwein from Los Angeles. Incidentally. Allied Artists is now the name of the exchange's window, replacing "Monogram Pictures of the Northwest, Inc." . . . M. Marinacci, owner and manager of the Cameo at Tacoma, died. . . . It's time when the drive-ins start to close up for the winter in this area. Among those closing are the Motor Movie in Everett; the Sno King, located between Seattle and Everett, and the East Sprague, the Y and the Auto View, all located in Spokane Mike Barovic, Puyallup, left on a hunting Scheduled at the Coliseum are "The trip . . . Rose Bowl Story" and "Battle Zone." . noted tenor, . . . Pinky W. H. Turpie, western division manager for Manley, Inc., recently visited here and in Portland . . . Paul D. McElhinney, Republic manager, was in Yakima conferring with Junior Mercy . opened the . artist Jan Peerce, series of the Symphony Women's committee with a program at the Civic auditorium . Mitchell Columbia recording star, will start an eight day engagement at the Palomar the 23rd Shelton of Portland is the new representative for Manley in Oregon, with headquarters at 79 SE Taylor. Margaret Colasurdo, who recently left the cashier's desk at 20th-Fox, has been replaced by Dorothy Larmore, who has been with Fox for nine years . Kaye knocked 'em dead at the Paramount last week. Available for free at Lippert Pictures for exhibitors are a variety of informative and entertaining Pacific Telephone & Telegraph short subjects, running from 10 to 25 minutes each . . . F. A. Bateman, Republic district manager, with headquarters in Los Angeles, was at the local office . . . Washington indoor and drive-in theatres are rejoicing over the passage of an amendment prohibiting daylight saving time except in cases of an emergency. Seattle theatre goers soon will be seeing many of the world's masterpieces of art in color through Art Films productions to be released by 20th-Fox. They will be filmed in galleries and museums in Italy, England, France and Holland. The first in the series of seven one-reelers being made will be shown at a Seattle house later this month as a supplement to the main bill. Each of the films has a story background or employs the fla.shback technique. Visitors on the Row included Corbin Ball, QUICK THEATRE SALES! Selling theatres is our business. Live organization, quick results. When others foil, give us o try, past record of sales is our proof. UNITED STATES COVERAGE Inquiries Answered Immediately FRED B. LUDWIG, Realtor iRurnsidc * Portlond 15, Oregon Lee circuit, with houses in Ephrata, Moses Lake, Soap Lake, Othello. Coulee City and Warden: C. L. Shaw of the Pix. Cheney; Arnold Larson, Motor View Drive-In, Bellingham; Mr. and Mrs. Chilt Robinett, Raymond; Les Theurerkauf, Real Art, Tacoma, and Prank Klein, the new owner of the Liberty in Lynden. Equipment for Spokane TV Transmitter Delivered has delivered SPOKANE—General Electric transmitting equipment for TV station KHQ, channel 6. It will be the first television station to operate at the maximum effective power authorized by the FCC. and Richard O. Dunning, president and general manager, hopes to have it on the air shortly after the first of the year. The equipment includes a five-kilowatt transmitter, 35-kilowatt amplifier and a fivebay antenna. The combined 35-kilowatt output of transmitter and amplifier will be multiplied five times by the antenna to produce 100 kilowatts of radiated power, the maximum allowed for channels 2 through 6. Ask $63,000 in Damages KODIAK, ALASKA—H. F. MacDonald and Alfred Torgramsen have begun action to recover damages totaling $63,000 aganist the city of Kodiak. They allege that some time prior to October 2, 1946, the theatre which they operated was partially destroyed by fire. The city gave them the right to reconstruct, but subsequently compelled them to stop and have never allowed them to begin again. Residents Protest Airer TUCSON—Tom Wilkinson, president of the Richland Heights Ass'n, called a meeting recently of residents of the area to protest construction of the Prince Drive-In. The ozoner is being built by a corporation composed of local businessmen. It will be Tucson's sixth outdoor theatre. Glendora Theatre Is Sold GLENDORA. CALIF.—The Glendora Theatre and building has been purchased from Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Dover by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pokorny, formerly of Milwaukee. Tlie Dovers had operated the showcase for about a year, having purchased it from Western Amusement Co. Columbia Adds 'Casanova' HOLLYWOOD—"The Life of Casanova," based on the personal memoirs of the 18th century duelist, adventurer and specialist in romance, has been added to Columbia's 1953 production slate. It is being prepared under the supervision of Jerry Wald, who recently joined the studio as vice-president and executive producer. Nace Appoints Ne\v City Manager man- MESA, ARIZ.—Harvey Simmons, city ager of the Nace Theatres here since 1937, has resigned. His replacement is Leo Williams, who spent six years with the local theatre chain. E. G. Robinson in 'Harness Bull' Sequoia Pictures, headed by Sol Le.^.ser, Jules Levy and Arthur Gardner, have booked Edward G. Robinson to star in "Harness Bull." DENVER r\uke Dunbar, attorney, former film sale man and later secretary of the old fil, board of trade, was re-elected attorney gei eral of Colorado with the largest vote i anyone on the Republican ticket . . Murrj . Lafayette, United Artists exploiteer, was coordinating publicity for "The Thief," whic' wull run at the Paramount. United Artis is again booking "The Red Shoes" and tl film is currently at the Broadway. Lester Zooker, manager of the new' formed Universal district, was in for his fir visit, conferring with Mayer Monsky arj calling on local theatremen. Accompanyiil him were Barney Rose, in whose distrii Denver was formerly, and Foster Blake, d; vision manager. The new district comprise; besides Denver, Salt Lake City, Kansas Cit: Omaha and Des Moines. Rose's new distri comprises the exchanges on the Pacific coas, . . . George Smith, divisic' Irving Sochin, Universal short subject salil manager, was in from his New York hea(' quarters. While here he conducted a sali' meeting, with the following local personn present: Mayer Monsky. branch manage.' Oscar Galanter, office manager: Les Lan: mie and Prank Monaco, bookers, and Geii Klein, salesman manager for Paramount, was in for confe;'. ences with Jim Ricketts, branch manager. . , J. V. Sculley, Republic auditor, was i checking the local exchange Vo Paramount salesman, is vacationing . . Betl Lou Schneider has been hired as clerk i Exhibitors seen on Filmic 20th-Fox . . . included Mr. and Mi's. Bernard Newmaj Walsh; Delbert Stewart, Torrington, Wye' Lloyd Greve, Eagle; Neil Beezley, Burlinf; ton; Mrs. Fred Hall, Aki'on: Dr. F. E. Ride' Wauneta, Neb., and Robert Smith. Stean' boat Springs. New Outdoorer Is Proposed ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.—Plans for a ne drive-in at Carlisle and Menaul have beet submitted to the city hall building divisioi The plans list the owner of the proposed 11.E acre installation as Tom Griffin. The the atre would be affiliated wdth the Allstate Tht atres chain. No cost was listed. mOTIDn PICTURE SERVICE CO. Its HYDE ST. San fi\jnc*
say. , illegcd , \ Attorneys I I The ii_ DttltJ in torU Clinton, 111., Drive-In Sues for Early Run CHICACO—The Family Drlvo-In ii' Clinton Iilcd an equity Milt n.skInK relief from witliholdinR of pictures until 30 days l:ifter they have played the McCollum circuit's ;Kaye and Cllntonla theatres In Clinton. The kuit, brought in U. S. Judtje Phillip Sullivan's Uulrlcl court here, names the eight niajor
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