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DALLAS
T ester DoUison of the State in Sherman was
in making the last roundup for his new
El Rancho Drive-In Theatre at Denton . . .
R. B. Dicus, owner of the Plaza in Denton,
was here to book and pick up supplies for
the house he bought last year from former
film salesman Bill Hurst. He said Bill bought
a cafe and had to wash the dishes one day
last week as the regular washer walked off
the job. Dicus was just pointing out that
most kinds of business have their help problems
still. He formerly owned and operated
a trucking business from here to Chicago but
thought a theatre might be better.
L. R. Robertson and wife, owners of the
Lucas Theatre, made a quick dash to Mc-
Kirmey within minutes after the tornado
swept through the south end of that town
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early in the week. Mrs. Robertson's mother,
who lives there, was foimd safe and out of
the tornado's path. Theatres were undamaged,
as the blow's closest point was five
blocks away. Mrs. Robertson lived in Mc-
Kinney before her marriage. Col. Frank
Merrill of the Avon Theatre, who was in the
army air corps with Robertson during the
war, was pinch-hitter at the Lucas while the
Robertsons ran over to McKinney. Incidentally,
the Robertsons have finished spring
renovations. The paint brush was used in
most spots, new display frames arranged, new
carpet laid, and the refrigeration cooling
system worked over for higher efficiency.
Murals on inside walls, a cry room and more
neon for the front rounded out the job.
B. F. Fordtran of the Alamo in Bellville
and H. H. Seifert of the Palace in 'Weimar
were in to see John Pranconi and John F.
Greer of United Theatre Service Corp., who
handle the buying and booking for these
houses . . . 'W. E. Miller of the Lyric in Flatonia
has just bought the UTS service.
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Harvey D. Hill, re-elected business agent
for the local projectionists union, was along
Filrm-ow for the first time in two months. He
is chief operator at the Majestic and spends
most off hours in the imion's meeting hall
. . . J. E. Luckett, manager of the White
Theatre, played a return engagement of "The
Farmer's Daughter" in order not to overlook
any Academy award possibilities . . . "Anna
Karenina" was tradeshown by 20th-Fox in
that exchange's private screening room.
George Chatmas, the genial exhibitor in
Hearne, is home after minor surgery at
Marlin. His son Jimmie George told film
men that it wasn't serious. Mrs. Chatmas
was also reported to be feeling much better
these days after a prolonged illness . . . A. E.
McClain, city manager of the Robb & Rowley
theatres in Hillsboro, was up for his
regular visit to the home office and the Row.
Until a few months ago he was manager in
Colorado City . . . 'Walter Knoche, owner of
the Palace and Longhorn theatres in Fredericksburg,
was in booking. He said his second
house is closed and that business at
his A house is off 30 per cent.
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