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. . Charles<br />
ITTSBURGH<br />
XT L. "Doc" Wadkins, Manos circuit booker,<br />
retires as president of the Latrobe Chamber<br />
of Commerce at the end of the year. He<br />
has been associated with the Manos for 16<br />
years . Kimelman, Paramount manager,<br />
attended a company meeting in Philadelphia<br />
last week . . . Bob Folliard, RKO<br />
executive, conferred with Manager David C.<br />
Silverman . Ray, Paramount shipper,<br />
reported back on the job this week after an<br />
absence of several weeks during which he<br />
convalesced from an operation.<br />
Fred Fisher, Bellefonte manager for the<br />
Midstate circuit, in cooperation with the<br />
Chamber of Commerce, presented free shows<br />
for kids at the State (13) and the Plaza (20)<br />
Mrs. Robert Caskey, wife of the Paramount<br />
salesman, suffered a heart attack early this<br />
week . . . Warner circuit house managers held<br />
their holiday party Tuesday (16) in the<br />
Warner clubrooms . Baron was<br />
here exploiting Columbia's "Invasion, U.S.A.,"<br />
. . Around 1,600 admissions<br />
. . Merle Arnold has reopened<br />
. . . Sid<br />
... Ed Kelley, 701 Brownsville Rd., veteran of<br />
the industry who has been in poor health<br />
and confined to his home for a number of<br />
years, would like to hear from oldtime friends<br />
. . . James Retter, Warner salesman, was<br />
hospitalized here for several weeks for a<br />
checkup and treatment .<br />
were registered at the J. P. Harris<br />
here the evening (11) of the Met's closed<br />
circuit telecast of "Carmen." Opinions were<br />
divided on the electronic performance, but<br />
there was a general agreement that it was<br />
a start, an opening of a new field in entertainment<br />
.<br />
the Circle Theatre at Bobtown<br />
Zins, Columbia exploiteer from Washington,<br />
D. C, was a visitor this week.<br />
with several screenings for armed force units,<br />
civilian defense officials. Red Cross, etc. Onesheets<br />
will be posted on 350 army recruiting<br />
boards and 200,000 tabloids will be distributed<br />
in behalf of first run openings in 35<br />
theatres here, with "Rainbow 'Round My<br />
Shoulder," starting January 11 . . . Jack<br />
EUstrom has resigned as a salesman with<br />
Columbia here and is joining the booking organization<br />
at WB . . . Columbia employes<br />
held their (Christmas party the evening of<br />
December 15 at BUI Green's night club . . .<br />
The Roosevelt Theatre at Republic has cut<br />
admis.sion prices.<br />
The Pittsburg^h Ladycops choral group of<br />
50 sang ChrLstmas carols on stage at the<br />
Warner Theatre (17) prior to the premiere<br />
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of "April in Paris," feature of the annual<br />
Press Old Newsboys show for the fund campaign<br />
for Children's hospital . . . Francis<br />
J. Guehl and Peter Quiter are co-chairmen<br />
for the kiddy Christmas party at the Variety<br />
Club (21) ... Fred Serrao, manager of the<br />
Circle at New Kensington, and Santa Claus<br />
were pictured on page one of the Daily<br />
Dispatch (12), prior to the Jaycee Christmas<br />
party for needy children at the theatre<br />
B. F. Moore, Warner circuit's main line district<br />
manager, and family were vacationing<br />
in Florida.<br />
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A circuit booker recently purchased a television<br />
set and after a week or so of viewing<br />
he told us: "I should have had a TV<br />
receiver long ago, for now I see what's going<br />
on, what's right and wrong in my opinion<br />
regarding scheduling and booking. Giving<br />
attention to TV programming should<br />
Kenneth Rennekampt,<br />
assist<br />
me in film booking<br />
president<br />
WKRZ, is<br />
of Oil City radio<br />
applying for UHF television<br />
station<br />
channel<br />
64 . . . Closed throughout the summer<br />
months, the West at West Aliquippa was<br />
renovated for reopening Christmas day, according<br />
to Abe Rothenstein, proprietor.<br />
.<br />
The Majestic at Butler closed temporarily<br />
two weeks ago . . Dipson's at Bradford and<br />
the Park at Meadville recently featured the<br />
WWVA Jamboree on stage . . . Amusement<br />
tax collected at New Castle to December 1<br />
amounted to $30,942.31. Of this sum $26,788.54<br />
was realized from the sale of tickets of admission<br />
to theatres, and $2,586.22 was paid<br />
as city tax for football and other sports . . .<br />
If the borough of Blawnox knocks off its 10<br />
per cent amusement tax, the Maryland Theatre<br />
there may be reopened by Harry Rachiele<br />
... A. P. Way, DuBois exhibitor who is entering<br />
his 57th year in show business as a<br />
theatre owner and manager, is expected to<br />
visit Filmrow within the next few days and<br />
shortly thereafter he will depart for his<br />
winter headquarters at St. Petersburg, Fla.<br />
Bill Shirley, 83, was here exploiting "Outpost<br />
in Malaya." Veteran of the old vaudeville<br />
days, he was secretary to the late and<br />
beloved Harry Davis, pioneer in moving<br />
pictures here, more than a half century ago.<br />
The MGM exchange has been repainted,<br />
the lighting system improved and new carpets<br />
have been laid in the offices of John<br />
J. Maloney, district manager, and Ralph<br />
Pielow, branch manager . . . David Kimelman,<br />
Paramount manager, recently introduced Dick<br />
Morgan, Allied's new secretary here, to local<br />
exchange managers and bookers . . . Ted<br />
Gorris, manager of the Star at Glassport, an<br />
astronomy student, departs after the first of<br />
the year for Los Angeles where he has enrolled<br />
at UCLA . . . Pioneer exhibitor Ben<br />
Burke is very ill, blind and in need of assistance.<br />
If any oldtimer can give a little<br />
help at this season, it will be appreciated.<br />
Contact Bob Kllngensmith, BOXOFFICE representative<br />
. . . Danny McKenna vacationed<br />
last week from duties at the Warner circuit<br />
publicity department office . . c;hristmas<br />
.<br />
day marks the first aniversary of the foreign<br />
film policy at the Squirrel Hill Theatre.<br />
Cake and coffee will be served in the lobby.<br />
The "Blackbeard the Pirate" TreEisure hunt<br />
winner, Mrs. Margaret V. Ricei Avalon, received<br />
a week-long holiday for two in Hollywood<br />
. . . Harriette Rubenstein, secretary<br />
to MGM's assistant manager. Max Shabason,<br />
goes off the payroll December 24 and on<br />
January 4 she will be the bride of Jerome<br />
The M. A.<br />
Libenson of Wilkes-Barre . . .<br />
Silvers and daughter Barbara are vacationing<br />
at Miami Beach . . . Jack Ralph jr. of Irwin<br />
has succeeded George Eby as Harris Amusement<br />
company controller. Eby is opening<br />
his own tax consultant office in the Oliver<br />
building . . . "Because of Eve" was given its<br />
initial Pennsylvania showing here at the Art<br />
Cinema. Hygiene commentator Alexander<br />
Leeds is appearing in person with this picture<br />
which is exhibited for women only at 2, 4:30<br />
and 7 p. m., and for men only at 11:30 a. m.<br />
and 9:30 p. m. "Because of Eve" is distributed<br />
from the Hanna headquarters here.<br />
Penn and Victor Leases<br />
Sold to Pittsburgh Firm<br />
NEW CASTLE, PA.—The leases of the<br />
Penn and Victor theatres here were transferred<br />
December 10 by the Mirisch Bros, of<br />
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In Theatres. Ernest and George Stern of the<br />
Prepe<br />
outdoor circuit stated that Louis Lutz hasbeen<br />
retained as manager of the local theatres.<br />
The Penn will be newly seated and<br />
other improvements will be made in a modernization<br />
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program.<br />
The newly organized P. D. Moore Theatre<br />
Service here has been named film buyer<br />
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Lutz states that refurnishing of the two theatres,<br />
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MATHER, PA.—Carl Chieves has leasecl<br />
the Family Theatre here. The former proprie-t<br />
tor was Camillo Cionni, manager of the<br />
Blue Moon Drive-In at Wellsburg.<br />
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