DECEMBER

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Judge Hoy Russell Buys
Daily in Millersburg
MILLERSBURG, OHIO—Judge Hoy L.
Russell, owner of the Russell, and a director
of ITO of Ohio, purchased the daily
HOY L.
RUSSELL
Holmes county Farmer-Hub from Ray and
Cecils White, owners and publishers for the
past 25 years. Associated with Judge Russell
in the enterprise are the members of
his family: Wilbur D. Cox, his son-in-law.
editor; Barbara Russell Cox, news editor, and
his wife, Mrs. Helen Smith Russell, business
manager.
The Holmes County Farmer-Hub was
formed in 1926 with the consolidation of the
Holmes County Farmer, founded in 1828, and
the Holmes County Hub, founded in 1836.
In assuming the post of editor and publisher
of the newspaper, Judge Russell announced
that he will continue the policy as
an independent Democratic newspaper with
no affiliation with any faction, group or
organization.
Judge Russell defeated a city council proposal
to impose a 3 per cent local admission
tax in Millersburg and has spearheaded
drives in other towns to defeat similar bills.
Fenkell and Piccadilly
Are Closed in Detroit
DETTROIT—Two longtime north end "opposition"
houses on Fenkell avenue, the Fenkell
and the Piccadilly, have been closed,
with the Fenkell being dismantled and, it is
reported, to be taken over by a labor union
for meeting hall and office use.
The two theatres, two blocks apart, made
up an almost unique competitive situation
for this area, and both were operated for
almost a quarter century by the Wi.sper &
Wetsman circuit, although for the past 15
years they were smaller houses than characteristic
of this big circuit's general operation.
W&W released the Piccadilly after experimenting
with an art film policy, and the
house has been operated somewhat intermittently
since, with Noel W. Sanders as the
lessee. It could not be learned whether the
present closing is temporary or permanent.
The Fenkell was operated by W&W until
last Sunday (30). This marks the third closing
in the neighborhood in the pa.st month,
led off by the Palmer Park.
CINCINNATI
The Lyric Theatre, 48-year-old showplace.
closed here with the last performance of
"The Iron Mistress." The building will be
torn down to make way for a parking lot . . .
Phillip Bock. 87, president of the Royal Theatre
Co.. died Thursday i4). He had been connected
with the Royal Theatre Co. since 1910.
The local loge of the Colosseum of Motion
Picture Salesmen elected these officers :
president,
Pete Niland; vice-president. Sam Weiss:
secretary, Dick Breslin: treasurer, Manny
Naegel . Roxy in Lockland, Ohio, has
been sold by Lowell White to Ray Noble . . .
The Jackson Theatre, which had been closed,
is being reopened by Y. W. Schmidt. Frank
Weitzel. who operates a booking and buying
service, has added this theatre to his list of
accounts . . . H. A. Nicholas Brieger, Columbia
auditor, is at the local branch . . . Visitors
at 20th-Fox were Tom McCleaster, division
manager, and Alex Harrison, home office.
A large number of exhibitors visited the
Row, including Sylvan Banks, Williams; Al
Thalheimer. Logan; Lester Rosenfeld,
Charleston, who plans to vLsit Florida soon;
Frank Mandros. Cabin Creek; Harold Moore.
Charleston; Marvin Samuelson, Warners,
Pittsburgh; Julian Silberstein. Huntington;
Charles Behlen, Lexington. Ky.: J. Scheidler,
Hurricane, W. Va.; Chris Pfister, Troy;
How-ard Shelton. Vanceburg. Ky.; James
Denton. Owingsville, Ky.; Frank Allara,
Matewan, W. Va.; Mrs. Brent McCoy, New
LaMax. and Dewey Vanscoy, Wilmington;
Joe Marshall, Town, Danville, Ky.. who was
seen wearing a coonskin cap.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cummins, owners of
several drive-ins in the Cincinnati area are
vacationing in Florida and plan to visit Mexico
. and Louis Shor, Williamson,
were on the Row. Mannie plans to enter a
local hospital for a physical checkup .
Selig J. Seligman, general manager of Northio
Theatres Corp., and his wife are parents of a
baby girl, their third child and first daughter.
William A. Meier, Pai-amount manager, and
his wife have a baby boy, their second child
and first son . Raives, Schine Theatres
zone manager. Cleveland, visited the
Row accompanied by the new Schine booker,
George Lively. Huntington,
Dick Dickerson . . .
also was a visitor for the first time since
the fire which destroyed his Rialto.
C. D. Hager, West Virginia circuit theatre
operator, has closed three of his houses, at
Dehue, Nellis and Yolyn . . . Tunick Releasing
Co. has acquired two reissues to be released
in January as combination bill: "The
Great White Hunter" and "Captain Kidd" . . .
Mary K. Wolf, MGM, was given a one-starpin
by Manager E. M. Booth in celebration
of her tenth anniversary with the company.
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Jack Quigley has joined the booking staff of
U-I as student booker Gentile.
Paramount salesman, has been promoted to
assistant branch manager . Elliott is a
new booker at Columbia . Corte, assistant
shipper, 20th-Fox, rpeorted for military
service.
Jack M. Onie, son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Onie of Cincinnati, is engaged to Shirley Mae
Guttman. No date has been .set for the wedding.
The Onies operate the Rialto Theatre
here and theatres in Elmwood Place. Maric-
. . . mont and Oxford The mother of Amy
Banker of Allied Ai'tists suffered a stroke
and is now confined to bed at her home.
Nat Levy, eastern division manager, RKO,
was a visitor at the Cleveland exchange, headquarters
of Morris Lefko, eastern central district
manager . . . Ka^ Manthey, contract department.
MGM. is on a late vacation . . .
Dave Venard. former theatre owner of Jamestown.
Ohio, died at the age of 79.
LOUISVILLE
TSichard L. Gilkey has been added to the per
sonnel of the Falls City Theatre Equip-!
ment Co. here. Richard replaces Earnest N'
Moppins . . . Exhibitors seen on the Row re^
cently included J. B. Minnix. Ronnie Drive-|
In, London; Hugh Kessler. Pal. Palmyra'
Ind.; J. F.Carnahan, New Manchester, Manchester;
M. C. Hughes. McKee. McKee; J. K,
Bale, Twin City Drive-In. Horse Cave: Jajl
Burton, Rex. West Liberty; Tex Richards
Scotts, Scottsburg, Ind., and Mrs. Georgf
Williamson, Griffith, LaGrange.
With the closing of his East and Dixit
drive-ins here. Executive Director Floyd Mor-;
row is preparing for his annual sojourn ii;
Florida. Also closing for the season. Johi;
Nolan of the Parkway Drive-In plans ij
journey to California.
A joint meeting of the Kentucky Ass'n a
Theatre Owners and the Louisville Theatn
Owners group was held in the KATO office
at 427 South Third St. recently. A good rep'
resentation from each association was oi
hand. The primary reason for the meetini
was a full and complete discussion of On
theatre tax situation, with the idea of work
ing on ways and means for possible elimina
tion or at least a reduction of the assessmentj
now made both by the state and federaj
governments.
Visitors seen on the Row included Ted Rose
Chakeres Theatres; Bruce Aspley. Asplej
Theatres. Glasgow; Harold Faught. Shelb:
and Burley, Shelbjn'ille ; L. Gatrost. Vic
tory. Vine Grove; Ralph McClanahan. Maci'
& Irvine Theatres. Irvine; Box Cox. Scliln
district manager. Lexington; C. K. Arnolci
Ai-co & Melody. Bardstown; E. L. Ornsteic
Rio. Cloverport; Joe Isaacs, Cumber!
Amusement Co.. Cumberland; W. E. Hoise
field, Morgan. Morganfield. and A. N. Milet
Eminence, Eminence.
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Out of the approximately ten drive-ins I
the Falls Cities area, one is still running a ftt
weekly schedule, furnishing in-car heatCT
when the temperature drops below 50 degi-ee:
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Two other ozoners are running on Fridaj "*'?£^;
Saturday and Sunday only.
Beck on British Musical
NEW YORK-Myer P. Beck will handl
publicity and advertising for "Gilbert ani
Sullivan." London Films Technicolor pW| ^
duction starring Robert Morlcy and Maurlq 't,
Evans. Lopcrt Films is handling the Amer^
can distribution of the picture. It will i
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released late in the spring.
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