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. . Wallace<br />
hadn't<br />
exchange, accompanied salesman Connie<br />
Dreher on a business trip tlu-ough western<br />
Texas. Franconi was making contact with<br />
representative showmen to learn first hand<br />
what the outlook is for coming months . . .<br />
S. G. Fry and his Joy house manager, Earl<br />
Cason. were here on a routine visit and to<br />
work out additional facilities for the film<br />
truck line which they and four other exhibitors<br />
own and jointly operate.<br />
F. E. Sidle, owner of the Victory Theatre<br />
in Bangs, near Brownwood, was on the<br />
Row recently following his luianimous election<br />
as city councilman . . . Howard Bland,<br />
Robb & Rowley partner in Taylor, was here<br />
to confer at the home office on new equipment<br />
and new construction. He said Howard<br />
Hoke, his partner for many years, has retired<br />
and has been inactive for some time<br />
and that his condition remains fairly good.<br />
Bland was asked about the Taylor man who<br />
is making national headlines for eating nothing<br />
but grass and thriving on it. Bland<br />
said the man eats gra.ss, all right, but that<br />
he (Bland I gotten aroimd to the new<br />
fad as yet.<br />
L. R. Jones, owner of the Jonsey Tlieatre<br />
in Normangee, was here buying and collecting<br />
miscellaneous supplies. He formerly owned<br />
a theatre in Altus, Okla., which he leased to<br />
Griffith and recently he sold Griffith the<br />
building. He is figuring on another Texas<br />
theatre investment<br />
former city<br />
. . .<br />
manager for<br />
J. R. MacEachron,<br />
Malco in Jackson,<br />
Tenn., is about to go to work for Jefferson<br />
Amusement Co., we were told. He has been<br />
staying in Raynie, La., for several weeks.<br />
Joy Houck's Queen Theatre on Elm street,<br />
which built its reputation by offering new<br />
double bills daily and charging only 10 cents<br />
admission, but which raised its price during<br />
the war, has reduced prices again to a dime<br />
plus tax. The childi-en's price is 5 cents . . .<br />
Robb & Rowley's Rosewin Theatre has started<br />
using Ringo to build up its Saturday kid<br />
shows. Comic books and toys are among the<br />
prizes . . P. G. Cameron's Ervay Theatre<br />
.<br />
and L. B. Crow's Sunset Theatre have joined<br />
in the independent neighborhood theatres'<br />
cooperative advertising campaign, increasing<br />
the number of participants to 19.<br />
J. M. "Soda" Reynolds and his wife enjoyed<br />
a few days in Houston ...CM.<br />
Cooper of the Queen in Mart drove to Dallas<br />
to pick up his daughter, a senior at SMU.<br />
and take her home for Mother's day . . .<br />
Prank Benson of the Majestic in Bowie was<br />
on the market and reported he has completed<br />
a spring renovating program at his<br />
house<br />
. Walthall, National Screen<br />
Service veteran, underwent surgery in Medical<br />
Arts hospital for a stomach condition.<br />
He was reported making a good recovery soon<br />
afterward.<br />
Organizing Radio Network<br />
PALESTINE, TEX. — Gordon McLendon,<br />
owner of radio stations KNET here and KLIF<br />
in Dallas, is president of a new broadcasting<br />
network now being organized as the Liberty<br />
Broadcasting System. It will cover Texas and<br />
several adjoining states. McLendon is a son<br />
of B. R. McLendon, owner and operator of<br />
the Tri-States theatres circuit.<br />
Mount Hope to<br />
Slothowers<br />
MOUNT HOPE, KAS.—Mr. and Mrs. T. H.<br />
Slothower, operators of several Kansas theatres,<br />
have taken over the Community Tlieatre<br />
here from Chet Chrlstianson.<br />
M. R. 'Duke' Clark's Upfilfed Cigar<br />
Is<br />
a Dallas Filmrow Trademark<br />
DALLAS—The handsome and genial<br />
gentleman<br />
in the accompanying picture is the<br />
background for one of the most distinctive<br />
trademarks on Dallas' Filmrow.<br />
The holder and cigar tilted at a 60 degree<br />
angle from the mouth of M. R. "Duke" Clark,<br />
Paramount district manager, can be seen at<br />
the same precarious angle any time you see<br />
"Duke," whether it be in his office, on the<br />
street, at the 'Variety Club, banquet table or<br />
elsewhere. Friends say he has carried the<br />
four-inch holder and five-inch imported<br />
Havana at this angle so long a niche has<br />
been worn in the holder and the angle never<br />
varies as much as one degree.<br />
The plaque in the background was given<br />
to Clark as one of the founders of Tent 2<br />
of the 'Variety Club in Columbus, Ohio, in<br />
1930. Clark also helped organize Tent 25 in<br />
Los Angeles some years later and was assistant<br />
national chief barker eight years. He<br />
was elected property master of the Dallas<br />
club soon after he an-ived here and has held<br />
the post for two terms. This year he also<br />
was made chairman of the house committee.<br />
Clark lives with his wife in a home they<br />
purchased at 6855 Casa Loma Ave. soon after<br />
moving to Dallas.<br />
Clark was branch manager<br />
in Cleveland at one time, later was district<br />
manager in Los Angeles, went back to Cleveland<br />
as district manager, and came here in<br />
the same capacity three years ago. He now<br />
San Antonio Cow Belles<br />
Vie on Theatre's Stage<br />
SAN ANTONIO—Thhty-five of the Alamo<br />
City's loveliest young women competed in<br />
the semifinals of the local contest to select<br />
America's Most Beautiful Cow Belle Monday<br />
evening at the Texas Theatre. The winner<br />
will go to Bandera on May 21, 22 to compete<br />
with other contestants for the national title.<br />
Monette Shaw acted as mistress of ceremonies<br />
at the local contest judged by three<br />
convalescent veterans from Brooke General<br />
hospital at Fort Sam Houston. The young<br />
miss winning the title will compete for the<br />
foUo'wing prizes at the Bandera Stompede:<br />
An all expense paid trip to Hollywood, a $500<br />
western outfit, a wrist watch, a custom made<br />
pah- of boots and silver inscribed cowbell<br />
designating her as "America's Most Beautiful<br />
Cow Belle" and autographed by Zeke.<br />
Finals in the local contest were held Tuesday<br />
evening ill).<br />
Select Being Rebuilt<br />
MINEOLA, TEX.—Robert Hooks is coming<br />
along nicely with the rebuilding of his Select<br />
Theatre here. It is being modernized and<br />
enlarged and will reopen June 15. Bob added<br />
quite a bit of new equipment to his booth<br />
and to the house in general, with Modern<br />
Theatre Equipment of Dallas furnishing the<br />
supplies.<br />
—Photo by Dcrn Hulse jr.<br />
DUKE CLARK<br />
boasts he is a "native Texan" and on occasion<br />
can be seen wearing a ten-gallon hat.<br />
Oklahoma Report Shows<br />
Enterprise on Increase<br />
OKLAHOMA CITY—The Oklahoma tax<br />
commission reports a gain in business enterprises<br />
in operation for the first quarter of<br />
the calendar year 1948.<br />
The report, released this week, shows 2,731<br />
new businesses; 2,500 quitting business, and<br />
1,103 changes of ownership. This is a gain<br />
in new business of 231.<br />
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