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ST.
LOUIS
^he St. Louis Theatre was still dark because
of the dispute between the management
and the stagehands union involving employment
of an extra stagehand. Projectionists
have refused to pass the stagehands
picket line. The theatre is owned by the St.
Louis Amusement Co. and is under Panchon
& Marco management.
Maury Stahl, former local theatre owner
and now owner of two houses in the Newark,
N. J., sector and another at Miami
Beach, was here for the funeral of Barney
Rosenthal, veteran Monogram and Allied
Artists manager . Post-Dispatch television
station KSD-TV will be linked with a
16-station television network from Missouri
to Massachusetts by the end of this year,
NBC has announced.
Andy Dietz, general manager of Cooperative
Theatres, has closed a contract to
do the booking and buying for the Joe
Schrempp's 500-car drive-in on the outskirts
of Highland, III. Dietz presently is booking
and buying for a total of ten theatres in
southern Illinois and eastern Missouri
Bud Edele, Film Classics manager,
. . .
was out
in the territory.
. . .
Richard Phillips, operating lessee of the
Algerian in Risco, had a tough break recently
when his fine new home, a five-room
modern bungalow, was destroyed by fire, apparently
caused by defective electric wiring
The seating capacity of the 500-seat
Liberty in Maiden, owned by H. Ferguson,
has been increased 50 per cent in the remodeling
and modernization which will be
completed within the next few weeks. The
theatre also has been extended 50 feet and
a modern air-conditioning refrigeration system
has been installed.
Out-of-town exhibitors seen along Filmrow
included Martin Operle, Ste. Genevieve;
Sam Pirtle, Jersey ville. 111.; Loren and Stewart
Cluster, sons of R. C. "Bob" Cluster of
Johnston City and Salem, 111.; Justus Garard,
Carthage, 111.; Ed Fellis, Hillsboro, 111.; Bill
Williams, Union; Dean Davis, West Plains:
Otto Ingwerson, Montgomery City; Izzy
Weinshenk, district manager for Publix Great
States, Alton, 111.; Gus Boemler, Norside, Alton,
111.; Joseph Goldfarb, Upper Alton, 111.,
and Leon Jarodsky, Paris, 111,
Charles Brechner, owner of the 250-seat
Premier in Grayville, III., which was destroyed
by fire April 23, is considering plans
for rebuilding. His loss was only partly covered
by insurance . . . Vincent H. "Red" Rost,
owner of the theatre in New Madrid, is supervisor
of a nine-hole community golf course
nearing completion there . . . Painters are
redecorating the Columbia exchange. C. D.
Hill worked out an interesting new blend of
restful green and lemon-tinted white for the
new color scheme.
Joe Feld, assistant manager of 20th-Fox,
was in Marion, Ky., to call on W. E. Horsefield
. . . L. R. Clutts, Royal, Royalton, 111.,
is feeling very well again after his recent
Jimmy Bradford wife of
illness . . .
the Columbia salesman, was expected to return
An
from the hospital this week extra day has been added to the Freedom
train's stop here. It will be exhibited on the
river front June 12-14 under the new plans.
Hall Walsh, prairie district manager for
Warner Bros., attended a meeting of district
managers in New York City . . . "Chick"
Evens, United Artists exploiteer, has been
conducting an "Ai-ch of Triumph" photo contest
in conjunction with the midwest premiere
of that picture at Loew's State May 13.
Any ex-GI in the St. Louis area who snapped
the world famed arch in Paris is eligible for
the contest and the prizes of $25, $15 and $10
for the best photos.
Used clothing and broken toys are being
solicited by Local 143A of the Moving Picture
Operators union for repair by its members
and distribution to the underprivileged. Local
No. 143A is composed of Negro projectionists.
Anyone having clothing or toys to
contribute is asked to call the union headquarters
between 10 a. m. and 6 p. m.
Gael Sullivan, newly appointed executive
director of the TOA, was in to speak at the
centennial celebration banquet of the Christian
Brothers college May 3 . . . Ninety county
agricultural fairs will be held in Illinois this
summer, an all-time high. The previous high
of 82 was set last year.
EiTol Flynn went to Columbia last week
with a Life magazine photographer "just
for a ride." He met his wife at Lambert-
St. Louis Municipal airport after fleeing
from Columbia where swarms of students
from the University of Missouri and Stephens
college took possession of most of his
personal belongings, including two picture
scripts. Flynn said he has requested the
dean of the university to post a notice requesting
the return of the scripts as soon
as the coeds finish reading them.
S. Sackson from the Sam Goldwyn offices
in New "^ork City was a visitor, as was Ben
Fish ... St. Louis friends of "Buddy" Rogers
were pleased to learn that he is returning to
pictures in "An Innocent Affair," comedy in
which he will be starred with Fred MacMurray
and Madeleine Carroll . . . John Walsh,
branch manager for Albert Dezel Productions,
reports his organization has taken over the
Favorite Films distribution.
The FCC recently awarded frequency
modulation licenses to the Northern Illinois
Broadcasting Co., Woodstock. 111., controlled
by H. Z. Benton and David R. Joslyn; to station
WCNT, Centralia, 111.; station WBYS,
Canton, 111., and station WQUA, Moline, 111.
C. Arthur, Franchon and Marco
chief executive, returned from a trip to the
west coast.
'The Stars' for 20th-Fox Release
The George Jessel magazine article, "I'm
the Star," will be produced for 20th-Fox release
under the title "Here Come the Stars."
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