Boxoffice-July.17.1948

. . . Anne
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, . Helen
. . Sue
. . Glenn
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. . . Henry
. . . Esther
. . Jimmy
. . Harry
. . Morris
. . Charlie
. . Kenneth
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. . Carmen
. . Joe
. . Pat
WASHINGTON
T/ariety Club notes: A heavyweight boxing
bout will be staged August 2 between
Ezzard Charles of Cincinnati and Jimmy
Bivins of Cleveland for the benefit of the
Variety Club welfare fund. Charles Ford and
Charles Walker are co-chairmen for the
affair. Attending a press conference at Variety
Club were Harvey L. Miller, executive
secretary of the National Boxing Ass'n: Jake
Mintz, Pittsburgh manager of Charles: Leonard
Shane, Cleveland, manager of Bivins.
Fred Kogod, chairman of the Variety Club
welfare board, visited the Glaucoma clinic of
the Episcopal eye, ear and throat hospital,
and watched doctors treat victims of glaucoma.
For many years. Variety Club has
paid medical social workers at the clinic in
order that patients who suffer from the eye
disease may get personal attention and treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Davis, District thea-
tres, are visiting the Bill Hoyles at their
summer home in Woodland beach . . . Raymond
Malloy resigned from the Universal
booking department .
formerly of Peerless Pictures, is the new student
booker at 20th Century-Fox
Kohler has replaced Albert Landgraf as
booker for Baltimore, Washington, eastern
shore and western Maryland . . . Exploiteer
Bill Michalson and his family are vacationing
in Mississippi and Port Chester, N. Y,
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Warner Theatres: News shows Warnerites
far afield as the vacation hiatus gets in full
swing. Earl Yates of contact is in Canada
de Mello has joined her children
at Colonial Beach Armstrong of
contact is visiting her daughter's family in
Leavenworth, Kas. Roby of contact
is vacationing, whereabouts unknown
Lois Copeland of real estate left no forwarding
address MacMillan, Warner
Theatre manager, has returned from his vacation,
part of which he spent in New York,
while Bill Ewing of advertising and publicity
has another week to go in Miami.
The Warner Theatre lobby is currently
graced by a svelte young plaster lady modeling
a striking gray linen dress fashioned by
government employe James Ro.ss jr. for his
girl friend, Nancy Selden. The dress was
tre, Martinsville, Va.
in.spired by one worn by Joan Fontaine in
the forthcoming "The Emperor Waltz" .
Bemie Depkin has clo.sed his Bee Dee Thea-
Doris Curran is
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the new booker's clerk at 20th Century-Pox.
Ruth Carr, bookkeeper, drove to Alabama
in her new Pontlac
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Norris' .secretary,
Mary Claspell, is vacationing . . . How-
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THE IDEAL THEATRE CHAIRS
JOE HORNSTEIN has them
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is in York state . . .
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ard Russell, shipper, interrupted his vacation
to come back to the 20th Century-Fox's shipping
room due to the illne.ss of shipper Bob
Kuttler . Robertson, Covington. Va.,
expects to spend several weeks in Atlantic
City when his secretary. Hazel Aiken, returns
from her vacation in Philadelphia
Ian, young son of 20th-Fox salesman Ira
Sichelman. is spending the summer at camp
in Pennsylvania Block is now
the owner of the Midway Theatre, Elssex, Md.
Hiser's family is spending several
months at Fairhaven, Md. Henry's family includes
his charming missus Charlotte Anne,
son John jr., and daughters Charlotte Anne,
Nancy Fairfax, Cathleen Bowen, Linda
Frances, Sharon Elizabeth and Norma Deborah.
MOM items: Catherine Murphy has just
returned from a week's vacation in Florida
Blendman is vacationing in New
England . . . Marguerite Voight and Peggy
LeCompte spent the weekend in Colonial
Inspector Alice Clark is vacationing
Beach, Va. . . .
. . . Ditto Booker Ida Barezofsky who
New Dorothy Boggs
spent the weekend in Colonial Beach
Members of the office staff along w'ith exhibitors
and patrons sneak previewed "A
Date With Judy" at Loew's Palace.
At Universal, Carolyn West, booker's clerk,
is resigning to await a visit from the stork
. . . Stella Leary, assistant cashier, is leaving
to stay at home and keep house
Eagle Lion's Bob Grace is vacationing in
Florida, accompanied by his wife Gussie.
Mrs. Grace is Helena Rubinstein's representative
at Jelleff's Mendelson,
Film Classic's salesman, spent several days
in Norfolk, Va.
Walter Roth, Apex Theatre, took second
prize for his coal mine building in the annual
contest of the Metropolitan Society of
Model Engineers. His model will be displayed
at the union station. Roth is a reporter for
the Model Engineers Journal as well as program
director for its special events . . .
Dorothee Solomon of NSS married Gerald
Brotman and is apartment hunting .
Irving Berg and Frank Green were in from
the home office to visit . . . Carter Barron,
Loew's division manager, is making nice
progress after a knee operation at Doctor's
hospital. One can't get into Carter's room
for the flowers.
Sara Young represented Local F13 at a
meeting in Harri-sburg on Sunday . . . Frank
Boucher has a new secretary, Marion Hammond
. Sanford is planning a vacation
at Carega Lake, N. Y. . . . Charlie
Demma and family have returned from a two
week trip to Montreal .
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. . . Ditto L. E. Jones, Mount
Earic Westbrooke of Fabian Theatres is
deserving a long rest due to the struggle he
had with weather, mud. etc.. In opening the
new Norfolk Drive-In Duke,
St, Mary's Theatre, Leonardtown, was u caller
on Fllmiow
Airy, Md.
Sign ior Musical Short
Voeiillsl.s Clark Ueiinls and Virginia Maxey
have bfen signed by Producer Will Cownii for
a mu.slcul short to fealuie Charlie Biiniel imd
his orchestra, to be released by Universal.
Propose Fire Guards
In Amusement Spots
PHILADELPHIA—Every amusement place
in the city with a seating capacity of 100 or
more would be required to employ a fire
guard under a bill recently considered by
city council's committee on public safety.
The measure was an outgrowth of the committee
of fifteen's investigation of the fire
marshal's office. The committee wanted most
of the firemen employed in the office put
back on fire duty with the personnel ol 58
reduced to 27, including civilians.
To achieve this, it was suggested that the
burden of complying with regulations be
placed on the proprietors of amusement places
by requiring them to hire fire guards who
would be licensed by the director of public
-safety.
As introduced, the ordinance left open the
audience capacity of the amusement places
that would be affected and the license fees
to be charged. After discussion, the audience
minimum was placed at 100 and the
original fee at S5 with SI annually for renewal.
After a motion to adjourn hearings temporarily,
a member of the committee stated.
"I advise you not to be hasty in postponing.
This bill is 'must' legislation." However, a
postponement was seconded and passed, and
a public hearing was scheduled.
RICHMOND
T^an Wilkinson, assistant in the advertising
department at the Neighborhood home office,
is vacationing in Florida with his famili'.
Morris Nunnally, accounting department, returned
from his vacation and Dick Overton
left to begin one . Cavallero and
his orchestra appeared at the Cavalier Arena
on July 15 . . . Frank Nichols, William Gill.
and Charlie Hayward, former employes at the
Grand before enlisting in the navy, were in
town on leave from Great Lakes naval center.
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Stewart Tucker of the State and his brother
Ben are planning a trip to New England for
the latter part of July Uzzolinl Is
Charlie Hulbert's new assistant at the Colonial
Bob Fulwlder, projectionist at the
. . . Grand, spent a recent weekend in Roanoke
"January Thaw." current
visiting friends . . .
at the Richmond Summer Theatre, is enjoying
excellent business Engan.
daughter of manager Bob Eagnn at the National,
is filling in as cashier at the CoIouIbI
for vacations.
Midget Racetrack Owner
Plans Nearby Drive-In
ALBANY William K Tlu)iiip.s»m, president
of the newly formed Raceway Realty Co.,
has announced plans to build a drivc-ln on
a 12-acre lot adjoining the Empire midget
aulo race track. The drivc-ln will be named
I he Menands and will cost between $60,000
and $80,000. It will accommodate 500 car*
and motion pictures will be .shown every
night except We