DECEMBER

D E S
MOINES
/Chicago meetings were on the schedule for
two branch managers last week. Paul
Webster, Republic, attended a conference December
6, and Byron Shapiro journeyed there
the same weekend for Columbia meetings .
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Howard Pearl. UA, was in town working on
promotion for "The Thief," which opened
Thursday (11), and "The Ring." which had
its Des Moines premiere December 12. Pearl
has grown a beard a la Jose Ferrar's in
"Moulin Rouge" and will soon be making TV
and other appearances in connection with
that picture . . . Joanne Hoffman, former
Republic .secretary, was hospitalized for a
tonsillectomy during a vacation from Iowa
State Teachers college . . . Ronald Johnson,
son of AA Manager Bill Johnson, is home
from Texas on Christmas leave from the
army. With his wife, he will spend several
weeks with his parents here.
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Steve Ward, former Universal office manager,
was in the exchange last week while
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visiting from his home in Denver .
Engbertson, Decorah Theatre manager, is
planning a new outdoor theatre which he
hopes to have in operation next year . . . Lou
Levy reports he has a limited quantity of stills
available to exhibitors without cost on "Bend
of the River," "Apache Pass," and "Flame of
Araby."
Dorothy Westbrook, Columbia secretary,
won an automatic washing machine as a door
prize for registering when she visited the new
Katz Drug Store on its opening day . . . Jim
Velde. UA sales manager from New York,
spent tlvee days in the exchange here last
week, and also visited many friends he made
while Des Moines manager of Eagle Lion a
few years ago.
Northwest Variety
Re-Elects Officers
MINNEAPOLIS—The new crew of the
Northwest Vai'iety Club has re-elected all of
its 1952 officers.
Those who will serve another term are
Bennie Berger, chief barker: LeRoy J. Miller
and George Granstrom, first and second assistant
chief barkers; Sim Heller, doughguy,
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and Tom Burke, secretary.
In addition to the officers, the 1953 crewmen
are Gilbert Nathanson. Charles Rubenstein.
Lowell Kaplan. Casper Chouinard, Pati
Halloran and Joe Podoloff.
"Half-Pint'
Gives Pint!
OMAHA—Betty Davis, "half-pint" secre-'
tary of Tri-States District Manager William.
Miskell. gave another pint of blood to the
Red Cross blood bank last week.
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The best of holiday seasons to all
our friends.
G- E. (Jerry) McGlynn, Branch Manager
John Pilmaier, Office Manager
Salesmen: Fred Armington, G. M. Baumeister
Howard T. Dunn
Bookers: Harold Sutphin, Daryl Johnson
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Very Special Holiday Greetings from the Row's
Newest Exchange!
United Artists Corporation
1110 High St.
Stan Dudelson, Manager Dorothy Pobst, Booker
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Co-ed and Drive-In Theatres, Fairfield, Iowa
Robert A. Dunnuck, Manager
Rialto and Valley Theatres, Missouri Valley, Iowa
E. N. McFarland, Manager
Northwood Theatre, Northwood, la.
L. E. Whitcome, Manager
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Joins with all the others in
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\ Happy New Year
S Robert L. Conn, Branch Manager
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