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DETROIT
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Jlrvid Kantor. former branch manager for
National Screen Service, has been named
central division manager for Electroaire Theatre
Distributing Co., Inc., manufactm-er of
odor-dispelling equipment. He will cover
Michigan. Ohio. Illinois and Indiana
Division offices are being opened in the Fox
Fred Bormem, former
Theatre building . . .
manager for Film Classics, has been named
district manager for Michigan. First installations
in the territory are being made in the
Colonial for the Midwest circuit and in the
Alhambra for the Kilbride circuit.
Arnold Wisper of Maksym Refrigeration
Engineers reports installation of a new Ty-
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. . . Carl
phoon air conditioning unit in the Willis for
Irving Katcher . Haartge, operator
at the Midtown, and bride Daley, went to
Springfield, Mo., for a honeymoon after a
double wedding at which his stepson also
spoke his vows . Marty Shore can keep a
weather eye on Local 199 headquarters right
from h s booth in the Colonial
Kaufman, new manager at the Colonial, is a
newcomer to Detroit . . . Albin Frosty has
moved from the Amo to the Home, replacing
Nate Kaufman, who went to a drive-in.
Broder has
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Fred Newman has moved from the Courtesy
to the Conant, replacing Carl Mingoine, who
moved
went to a drive-in . . . Al
from the Rainbo to manage the Seville, replacing
William Mann e, who went to the
Times Square . Charlotte Clark, cashier at
the Rainbo, has taken on the added duties of
cashier, while the house shifted to a Rainbo
Ranch policy, with three changes a week, all
westerns.
. . Mel
Tom Fitzgerald came up from Cleveland on
a one-man invasion to try to gel back the
trophy the boys across the lake lost to the
Nightingales . H. Akins was guest of
honor at a surprise birthday party given by
Mrs. Akins with Fitzgerald, Edgar Douville
and Jack Yellich as guests, joining up later
with H. O. Bloug. Leo Brooks and Frank
Scheuer, all with their wives . sends
congratulations to Tom Smart, new Cleveland
Local 160 Bowling League president .
Owens of the Brenkert projection service was
out to visit the Circle, checking over the
equipment and found it all okay.
, . .
Mannie Gottlieb. U-I district manager, had
to borrow a bright green umbrella from Agnes
Mattson for his trip on Filmrow in the rain
Harold Bernstein and Ed Johnston of Bay
City were visitors . . . Nat Levy and Morris
Lefko, RKO division and district manager,
respectively, were due in town to meet with
Manager Nat Taylor . . . Irwin Gold and
Dennis Lenahan are recruiting help to build
a dock out at Wolverine lake . . . Walter
Shafer's new Wayne Drive-In has opened.
Roy Bommarito has closed the Kum-C, east
side house formerly known as the Odeon . . .
Jack Krass, circuit operator, has taken over
the Graystone, west side house, from Anthony
Dubiel. Booking for the theatre has been
transferred to Mutual Theatres, headed by
Allen Dowzer . Fullarton, RCA
sound engineer, is proud of that concealed
wiring job at the Martha Washington in
Hamtrack . Hudzik, formerly of the
Lasky, now stationed at the Martha Washington,
used to have a golf practice course on
the roof of the Garden Theatre when he
worked there . . . Gil Lubin has moved to the
East Side Drive-In.
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George McArthur had his first miss in
years as a faithful attendant at the annual
Nightingales party Arvid and Ella
Kantor of Arvid Display Service are back
from the big Variety doings. They also visited
Harry Balk of
Ben
their son in Pueblo, Colo. . . .
the Chic has returned from Florida .
Rosen and the confection Cabinet gang
headed into Chicago for a weekend conference.
Ben Lefkowitz of the L&L Concession Co.
was on a brief trip upstate visiting theatres
Turner, new manager of the
Garden, was formerly on the road as supervisor
for the Sports and Boat show . . . Emli
Setzke jr., who has replaced Charles Walters
at the Garden, is the son of the longtime
Grand operator, and got his booth training
working for Charles P. Skouras jr. in the
army at Roswell, N. M.
. . . Donald
David U. Farlow, new manager of the Majestic,
has a distinguished record as producerdirector
of the Vesper Players, legitimate theatre
organization, achieving national recognition
in producing "For the Time Being." He
has also had radio experience
Lewis sr. of the Palms-State, is back from
seven weeks in Albuquerque, getting acclimated.
Lewis jr., who was out of the bowling
season this past year because of an internal
injury, has been putting in two months
repainting his home furniture . . . Glenn
Ramsey, Rosedale manager, has prepared an
analysis of current show business problems
. . . Victor Lopez Herrera, owner of the Aztec,
has had his car refinished after receiving
$1,000 damages in a collision.
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