Boxoffice-June.19.1948

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CINCINNATI
\X7ard Farrar, UA field publicity man. assisted
Nate Wise of RKO Theatres on
a campaign for "Arch of Ti-iumph." which
opened at the Albee. One feature of the campaign
was a luncheon and screening arranged
for recent French arrivals in the city . . .
Fred Helwig and Fred Clemens. Charleston
and Beckley. W. Va.. respectively, will open
their new Belpre Drive-In in Belpre. Ohio,
across the river from Parkersburg, W. Va.,
soon. Charleston Theatre Supply installed
the in-car speakers, projection and sound
equipment.
Sam Weiss, who has been in Cleveland
the last few years, visited friends on Filmrow
here. Weiss and his wife and son were guests
of Arthur Manheimer. National Screen Service
.. . C. "Spotsy" Porter, Beckley, W.
Va.. intended to attend the Brooklyn-Reds
double-header on Sunday, but was disappointed
to have the first game called off after
the sixth inning because of rain.
Goode Sable, city manager for RKO Thea-
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tres in Dayton, and his wife were injured in
an auto crash Ross N. Filson of the
State Amusement Co.. Point Pleasant, W. Va.,
is building a drive-in in Mason. W. Va..
which he expects to open on July 1.
. . . Florence Shoemaker,
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Visitors on Filmrow included Tom Powell.
New Carlisle. Ohio; J. H. Davidson, Lynchburg:
Lou HoUeb, Zanesville: Al Sugarman.
Columbus: Sylvester Moorman. Coldwater:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yassenoff. Columbus:
Sam Gorrel. Cleveland
U-I cashier, is vacationing in the
Smoky mountains Kimbrell
U-I inspector, and her husband Dick, shipper
at 20th-Pox, are spending their vacation
at their old home in the south.
Arthur Fine of the Empire on Vine street
is at the Jewish hospital . Laws, salesman,
has resigned due to ill health. He will
spend a month in Arizona, after which he
has no definite plans. Laws had been with
20th-Fox approximately 16 years, prior to
which he was connected with RKO. Manny
Weiss, recently of Cleveland, is taking over
the territory held by Laws.
The picnic given by the Dayton Variety
Club at Idlewild grounds there June 9 was
attended by several local filmmen . . . Poster
Lane. Williamsburg. Ky., expects to have his
new Lane Theatre open about August L
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Allan Moritz, Columbia manager, attended
a sales meeting in New York
Peiper. U-I contract department,
. . Helen
who plans
to be married July 17, was given a dinner
and miscellaneous shower at Quebec Gardens
by her co-workers Skelly,
manager of the Ohio Theatre in Xenia, was
called to Newark by the death of his father.
AVilliam A. Clark, division manager for
RKO Theatres, stopped here to visit old
acquaintances. He is on his way to New
York on his vacation. Clark will stop in the
city again on his way back to Minnesota.
Vacationing in New York
WILMINGTON, OHIO—Hen Stowell, art
director for Hygienic Productions, and his
wife are vacationing in New York.
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KATO Retains Crowe
Till Next Election
LOUISVILLE—Directors of the Kentucky
Ass'n of Theatre Owners met here to approve
the continuation of Guthrie F. Crowe as president
of the organization. Crowe was given the
authority to employ such personnel as he
deemed necessary to continue with organization
work.
Crowe recently was appointed commissioner
of the new Kentucky police force by Gov.
Earle C. Clements.
KATO directors also discussed the feasability
of releasing stories for dramatization
coincident with the showing of films. Some of
the directors said they felt such publicity
helped pictures while others said they believed
dramatizations kept theatregoers from
attending.
Louis Wiethe and Rex Carr of Cincinnati
attended the meeting to present a case for
combined buying and booking in independent
theatres. Board members concluded that the
independent operator would profit greatly by
the combination service. The matter was
shelved for .'urther discussion at a future
meeting of Kentucky independent exhibitors
served from the Cincinnati office.
The board appointed a committee to nominate
directors for election. The committee
included Fred Dolle. E. L. Ornstein. W. Freeman
Smith, and Cliff Buechel.
Directors at the meeting included Crowe,
Col. Henry J. Stites, Morris Blacker, Leon
Pickle, E. T. Denton. Dennis Long, Johnson
Musselman, Roger Daley, Smith, Ornstein.
Andy Anderson, Willard Gabhart, Charles R.
Mitchell. Adolph Baker, Wiethe, Carr and Joe
Isaacs.
Fight Shown in 24 Hours
CLEVELAND — The Graziano - Zale fight
pictures, released through Realart Pictures,
were on the RKO Palace screen less than 24
hours after it was staged. Prints arrived by
plane Thursday afternoon, rushed to the theatre
and were on exhibition before 5 o'clock.
Public interest in the battle for the world's
middleweight championship was keen.
Kid Shows for Summer
DAYTON—The Davue Theatre has started
summer policy of children's matinees, with
a
the first being held June 16 with "Alice in
Wonderland" and "Swiss Family Robinson,"
plus a color cartoon. Present plans are to
run these children's shows every other
Wednesday during the summer months.
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