NOVEMBER

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DALLAS
pilmrow was quiet over Armistice day, with
most of the exchanges closed. A few
exceptions saw employes in the supply houses,
the girls from Tower Pictures on the job
and the Texas COMPO staff working all day
and night in preparation for the coming
Movietime in Texas star tour ... P. A. "Bob"
Warner returned to his office from a trip
eastward to a district meeting in Atlanta
on Thursday. He stopped on his way home
for another meeting in Memphis.
Seen along Filmrow were Charles E. Carden,
Palace, Fort Worth: Henry Woods,
operators union business agent. Fort Worth;
Leaman Marshall, Lyric. Terrill; Lester True,
Texas. Waxahachie: Bruce Collins, Corpus
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Christi; Sam Stokes, Corpus Christi; Evelyn
Poage, Rita, Del Rio: Cranfill Cox jr.. Crystal,
Gilmer.
Billie Stevens, arranging with the managing
committee of MoSecs (Motion Picture
Secretaries) announced that an evening social
affair will be held November 21 at
Pappy's Showland. This will take the place of
the regular meeting. All members of the
Filmrow girls organization are invited to
attend and to make reservations with one
of the committee members.
Charles E. Carden, manager of the Palace,
Fort Worth, broke attendance records with
"The Snows of Kilimanjaro" by using some
unusual ideas. A week before the opening
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he ran teaser ads saying, "At long last . .
there will be 'Snow' in Fort Worth FYidsf
On opening day ice shavings were dumi i
on the sidewalk in front of the theatre. Aei 1
advertising also called attention to the p
ture. Henry Woods, business agent for
operators union and an old barnstorm
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airman, took some balloons aloft to adv .
tise the picture.
Mark Sheridan, 20th-Fox manager, dn
to Magnolia, Ark., for the funeral of Fi
Dodson, manager in Atlanta. He went w
District Manager Paul S. Wilson, B;
Bryant from New Orleans and Tom You
from Memphis . Lewis, manager, Ca;
tan Theatre, returned from St. Joseph a
Kansas City, Mo., where he attended i
funeral of his father-in-law.
Charles E. Darden left Dallas NovemU!
11 to attend the NAPM convention in ClI
cago. He will remain in Chicago for t'
TESMA meeting and then travel to St Lot
to meet Jack Bryant, John Rowley, C.
Dolsen and Al Reynolds for the trip to t
eventful 25th anniversary of the founding
Variety in Pittsburgh.
Jack Swiger returned from an extend
business trip in Los Angeles and Hollywoc
Southland Enterprises has been organized
Jack Swiger, Jerry Ebeier and Sam Nix^'
. . . Phil Isley, chairman of the Tex
COMPO stai- tour committee, has named t;
committee to greet the ten film stars whij
they arrive at Love field November 16 ail
to serve as hospitality unit of the stj
tour committee. Members are Alfred De
cambre, Kyle Rorex, John Rowley, Edwa
H. Rowley, J. O. Cherry, Raymond Willi
sr., Raymond Willie jr. and C. O. Wise.
"And the rains came," commented Ky
Rorex, Texas COMPO director, speakii'
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about response to the short feature. "Pray|
for Rain." which was run a week in most
the theatres in Texas. Civic, state, coun r
and city officials, members of the Minister!: '
Alliance and hundreds of appreciative Texai
"set in a literal rain of telegrams, lettei,
and personal testimonials." Ed Rowley, Pres;
dent Rowley United Theatres, stated at
Texas COMPO executive board meeting :
Town and Country restaurant: "Our theatri
have frequently served the church, school. Re
Cro.ss and Community Chest for their mar'
worthy causes, and it is only natural for oi
screens to be available for any conditiOj
such as the drouth which so vitally affect;
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the community and the entire state."
George Houston, son of Neal Houstoi
Tower salesmen, is on leave from duty wit
the coast guard in Houston . C. Hou;
ton. owner of the Ti-inity Theatre and formt'
exhibitor, has been in the hospital for seven
weeks, but Neal Houston reports that he
recovering nicely.
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