NOVEMBER

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KANSAS CITY
Dill Jefferies, business agent for the front
office union, attended a regional meeting
at Moberly, Mo. Future contracts were the
main topic of discussion . . . Don Walker,
WB exploiteer, was in Des Moines . . . Patricia
Pierstorff returned to the same office after
a brief illness ... All branches observed
Armistice day.
Louis O. Honig, head of the real estate
and insurance departments at Fox Midwest
for 20 years, has an-
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to be located in the
Fox Theatre building,
3706 Broadway, will
specialize in the sales
and leasing of business
properties in the Kansas
City area, and negotiating
chain store
leases in county seat
Louis O. Honig towns and cities in
neighboring states. Honig's associate in the
new venture will be F. W. Quackenboss. The
new offices will open on December 1.
A telegram from Pat Pinnell, Wichita
representative for Columbia, reads: "Great
events happen during Ben Marcus month.
Baby daughter Sue born November 9 to
Pat and Jonalou Pinnell."
Elmer Bills, Lyric, Salisbury, Mo., underwent
an emergency appendectomy Saturday,
November 8, in Miami, Okla. His condition
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was reported good at the Baptist hospital
Bill Powell, 40 Drive-In, St. Louis,
there . . .
and his manager, Mr. Kirby, were visitors
on the Row.
Commonwealth has closed the following
ozoners: The Crest, Fifty, Fifty-Two, the
Goodland, White River and the Grand Island
. . . Darrell Manes, who was handling the
reins of the North Platte ozoner for Commonwealth,
was in town on his way back to resume
managership of the Broadway in Columbia,
Mo. .
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C. V. Crocker, Ulyssess, Kas., closed his
ozoner early this month . Hutching
has shuttered his Hillcrest airer at Osage
City, Kas. Williams, Royal, King
City, and Bill Bradfield, Roxy, Carthage, Mo.,
were visitors on Filmrow Bob Withers,
Republic manager, reports that a key case has
been turned over to him that was found near
30th and Tracy. Anyone losing a case with a
Withers bottle opener attached is asked to
Betsy Wolf,
contact the Republic office . . .
secretary to Bob Shelton at Commonw^ealth,
was married to Frank Josephson on Sunday,
Jean Radcliff, Warner secretory,
November 9 . . .
resigned.
'Snows' Opens at 115
To Lead in Chicago
CHICAGO—Business at Loop first run
houses was spotty. "The Snows of Kilimanjaro"
opened at the State-Lake, with admission
prices upped 98 cents and $1.25 and the
Grand had an average first week with a twin
bill, "Tomorrow Is Too Late" and "Feudin'
Fools."
(Average Is 100)
Chicago Everything I Hove Is Yours (MGM), plus
stage show 1 05
Esquire O. Henry's Full House (20fh-Fox) 115
Grand Tomorrow Is Too Lote (AA); Feudin' Fools
(AA) 100
Oriental Ivanhoe (MGM), 4th wk 115
Polace Because You're Mine (MGM), 3rd wk....100
State-Lake The Snows ot Kilimanjaro (20th-Fox) . 1 1 5
Roosevelt Springtield Ritle (WB); Apache Wor
Smoke (MGM), 2nd wk 100
Surf The Lady Vanishes (UA) 110
United Artists The Miracle of Fatima (WB), 2nd
wk 110
World Playhouse Beauty and the Devil (TeHel)..110
Woods The Lusty Men (RKO), 3rd wk 100
Ziegfeld This Above All (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 95
Two Art Houses Draw Best
Among K. C. First Runs
KANSAS CITY—Two art houses did the
best business last week. "Under the Paris
Sky" at the Kimo and "High Treason," in its
third week at the Vogue, each tallied 150
per cent.
Kimo Under the Paris Sky (Discina) 150
Midland Everything I Have Is Yours (MGM);
Without Warning (UA) 1 20
Missouri The Golden Hawk (Col) 110
Paramount The Turning Point (Para) 110
Tower, Uptown, Fairway and Granada Lure of
the Wilderness (20th-Fox); (at the Tower and
Granada only), Lody in the Iron Mask (20th-
Fox) 100
Vogue High Treason (Pacemaker), 3rd wk 150
'Kilimanjaro' Leads Slow
Indianapolis Week
INDIANAPOLIS—Grosses were only fair
at most first run houses last week, what with
the election interesting most theatregoers.
Circle The Snows of Kilimanjaro (20th-Fox), 2nd
wk 110
Indiana Woy of a Gaucho (20th-Fox); The WAC
From Wolla Wollo (Rep), 2nd wk 100
Keith's—Somebody Loves Me (Para), 2nd wk 75
Loew's The Hour of 13 (MGM); The Thief (UA). 85
Lyric—The Jungle (LP); Hcllgofc (LP) 75
ST.
LOUIS
The Amusement Employes Welfare Punc
organization committee met Wednesdaj
(121, at 1:00 p. m. in the Paramount screening
room. Edward L. Butler, acting chairman,
said. Pinal steps for a permanent
organization were taken . Toa
Canavan, Altec field manager here since-
1940, is no longer with the company
effective November 3. In an economy move!
Altec has converted St. Louis into a "stop-;
point" where service engineers may obtair
certain supplies, while the supervision of the'
territory is added to the office of C. J. Zerr'
at Oklahoma City. Canavan has been associ-j
ated with the motion picture business foi'
many years. He operated the Cooperative'
Sound Service from 1937 to 1940 prior to join-'
ing Altec.
Smiley Burnett has been playing many oli
the theatres in the smaller towns of this
trade territory in recent weeks.
Film folk watched with considerable interest
the close race for secretary of state Ir
Illinois. State Senator Charles F. Carpenter
the Republican candidate, operated a motior;
picture theatre at East Moliiie. On Sundaj
(9) he was leading Edward J. Barrett, the;
Democratic candidate, by 3,151 votes, as thej
official canvass of votes progressed . . i
Suffering from mild influenza attacks were!
Mrs. Rose Cook, Shelby Theatre, Shelbyville'
Mo.; Mrs. C. K. Paisley, Mark Twain Theatre
Perry, Mo., and Mrs. Edith Major, Mairi
Theatre, Paris, Mo. . Goldman i
local exhibitor and wife went to Hot Springs
for a vacation.
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Mrs. John Marlow of Herrin, who has beer
at St. Mary's hospital here, may return home,
soon ... A most interested spectator at thai
opening of "The Thief" at Loew's State waf
Walter Neal, stage manager at the Empress
Playhouse. He had a role in the picture . .
Oscar L. Turner jr. of Harrisburg was on ai
deer hunting expedition in a Rocky mountainsection.
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