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John Dervin, UA manager, was a speaker
at the B'nai Brith Sentry lodge meeting
in Brookline. He introduced Dr. Sidney Farber
of the Children's hospital who told of
the work being done for the Children's Cancer
Research foundation. Phil Engel, UA
publicist and vice-president of the lodge,
made the arrangements.
Joe Mansfield, EL publicist, arranged for
the appearance of Laura Wells. New York
exploiteer, to visit the leading newspapers
and radio stations carrying a mink-covered
umbrella, which, when opened, revealed a
huge sign reading "Ruthless," the EL feature
opening at the Paramount and Fenway
this week.
The Levenson circuit has closed the Strand,
Gloucester, for three weeks for remodeling!
It will add new American seats, a new
screen. Voice of the Theatre horns, new carpets
and repaint the entire house. Sam
Eisenberg. Boston architect, is handling the
work. The Levenson circuit is also remodeling
the entrance to the Pairlawn in Pawtucket.
Helayne Kulvin. availability clerk at UA
celebrated her 21st birthday at a family din-
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ner at the Toll House. 'Whitman, where she
received a set of sterling silver in honor of
the occasion E. Feeley. business
manager of Independent Exhibitors, flew to
Denver to attend the Allied summer board
meeting.
Good News from Hollywood came over the
telephone to Max Melincoff, district manager
of Warners Theatres here, when he
learned that his nephew. Cliff Penn, has
been signed by Columbia Pictures for seven
features, including the lead in their forthcoming
production, "Undercover"
. . . Claire
Welch Weiss, former telephone operator at
UA, has announced the an-ival of a baby
daughter, Barbara Jean, born at the Richardson
house.
"The Iron Curtain" opened at the Metropolitan
Theatre to an exceptionally good
first day, with no demonstration of pickets
or rioting, although plain clothesmen were
placed in strategic points outside the building
PS a precaution.
The girls in the office at 20th-Fox gave a
luncheon and personal shower to Pat Regan,
assistant to cashier, who will be married
June 5 to Johnny Peckos. salesman with the
same company. The party was held at the
Darbury room Saturday noon with cocktails
first at the Merry-Go-Round of the Copley-
Plaza. About 25 of the office force were
present. Johnny has received delivery of a
new Buick car which is ready for the honeymoon
trip to New York state and Canada.
Ken Mayer, U-I salesman, drove to York
Beach, Me., over the weekend to oversee the
summer cottage he has leased for his family
who will take over about the first of June
McNulty, Warwick, Marblehead,
has drawn up plans for redecorating the theatre.
The front will be done over in cast
marble, lobbies and inside will be repainted,
and the theatre will get new rest rooms, new
lighting, a built-in candy counter and a new
marquee. McNulty is hoping that the entire
job can be completed without closing the
house. Work starts June 1.
Seen in the district this week: Fred Meyers,
U-I eastern divisional manager from New
York: Charlie Wilcox. Orleans, Orleans: Bill
La very, La very circuit, booking at Columbia:
E. L. White, Mansfield, Mansfield: Fred
Parker, whose Bellingham Auto Theatre was
the first to reopen in this sector: Bob Mc-
Nulty, Warwick. Marblehead. booking at
UA, and Phil Bloomberg, Paramount, Salem,
who has returned from a Florida vacation.
Steve Fitzgibbon and Mickey Andelman left
Monday for a trip which will take them
through the midwest and south, covering all
their exchanges. They expect to be gone four
weeks, lining up key dates on their new release,
"High Seas."
Abraham E. Pinanski, justice of the Massachusetts
superior comt. will be the toastmaster
at the nth annual dinner of the Massachusetts
committee of Catholics, Protestants
and Jews at the Hotel Statler on the
evening of June 3, when Barney Balaban,
president of Paramount Pictures, will be one
of the three speakers. Justice Pinanski is a
brother of Sam Pinanski of M&P Theatres.
The Philips, Springfield, operated by the
Rifkin circuit has a new marquee three times
larger than the previous one. University Sign
Co. of Cambridge designed and installed it
. . . E. J. Eichenlaub, New England general
agent for Hygienic Productions, made arrangements
with Colby Junior college. New
London, N. H., for a special showing of "Mom
and Dad" for the student body of 400 girls.
The picture played a matinee at the Memorial
Theatre for the students and a performance
that evening for the public.
A wedding of interest to industryites will
be that of Martha Ferris, secretary of the
Film Board of Trade to Alvin Gerard Kenney
May 29. After a wedding trip to California,
Martha will be back at her office at
Charlie Wilson, head
204 Stuart St. . . .
booker at Monogram, strained a ligament
in his leg and was laid up at home for a
week
. and Ruth Crowley, bookers
at MGM, have returned from two weeks in
Florida ... Mr. and Mrs. Ben Williams are
parents of a baby daughter named Ilene .
Betsy. He is the owner of the Beacon here,
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which will be closed June 1 for renovation.
Walter Mitchell of the Morse, Franklin,
is rebuilding a small cottage in the rear of
his property at Goose Rocks Beach, Kenne-
,
bunk Port, Me. His summer home was burned
to the ground during the holocaust which
razed the entire district last summer. The
new cottage eventually will be used as a
guest house when a new family summer home
is
built.
A! Vonck, Beach Theatre, York Beach,
Me., brought his cocker spaniel Nappy on
his weekly visit to the exchanges. He reopened
the Beach May 9 for the summer . . .
Two resignations at 20th-Fox: A. D. Comeaux
as office manager and Norbert Murray as
western Massachusetts salesman. His territory
was split up among the remaining four
salesmen
. . . The Town Hall, Center Sandwich,
N. H., recently taken over by the Wasson
brothers and Clarence Abbott was opened
May 13 after complete renovation, including
new booth equipment, new screen and
fire escapes.
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with Additional
personnel to cover
a Larger Service
Area.
Many theatres
under our
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For the "Head' of the House
The "head" of the house can learn the correct
way to carve the Thanksgiving turkey
next November by means of a Jerry Fairbanks
Popular Science short to be released
for Paramount.
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