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•ATLANTA: Aslor. W. M. Bichordson<br />
(3) 163 Walton Sl., NW<br />
1 DALLAS: Jenkins & Bourgeois. Aotor<br />
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iNtW ORLEANS: D.«ie. H. A. (Bob) Kelly'<br />
(13) 218 S. Liberty<br />
OKLAHOMA CITY<br />
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Oeveral Filmrowers attended the gala reopening<br />
of the Tivoli Theatre in Ardmore.<br />
which was remodeled completely inside and<br />
out. Harry Lowenstein of Ardmore is a partner<br />
with Griffith in the Tivoli and two other<br />
situations in Ardmore . N. Wolf,<br />
Boston, MGM public relations head, was<br />
here to speak before the Oklahoma City<br />
Junior Chamber of Commerce<br />
Gordon and Murray Weiss of Boston were<br />
local visitors. Gordon is a partner with<br />
Arthur Lockwood, TOA president, in a theatre<br />
circuit. Weiss, international property<br />
master for Variety clubs, is a contractor.<br />
Changes in C&R personnel included the<br />
transfer of Rex Ochs from management of<br />
the Tower to the Plaza as manager, replacing<br />
Green Hays, who resigned. Succeeding<br />
Ochs at the Tower was Chuck Keeling, former<br />
assistant to Dee Fuller at the Criterion.<br />
George Grube, assistant at the Tower, moved<br />
into Keeling's former post at the Criterion<br />
and Don Middleton took the assistant's job<br />
at the Tower.<br />
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office, Lincoln, Neb., spent a few days here<br />
Roy King of Alexander Films, Colorado<br />
Springs, was a visitor.<br />
Howard Jaggers, Griffith manager in Claremore,<br />
has been named president of the Claremore<br />
Lions club . . . "We Were Strangers"<br />
opened at the Center . "The Beautiful<br />
Blonde From Bashful Bend" opens, it'll<br />
be day-and-date in four C&R houses, the<br />
Criterion. Plaza. Capitol and Ritz . . . "The<br />
Walking Hills" moved over to the State<br />
from the Center . Lindsay and his<br />
Oklahoma Nite-Ridevs, who appeared on the<br />
Criterion stage in a broadcast over Station<br />
KBYE, brought two of the stars of the<br />
Grand Ole Opry to town. Cowboy Copas<br />
and Lazy Jim Day joined the band for a<br />
toiu- of the state. The two visitors appeared<br />
with the Lindsay orchestra in the broadcasts<br />
from the Criterion at noon on Monday, Tuesday<br />
and Wednesday.<br />
. . . "Flamingo<br />
The Ink Spots will make personal appearances<br />
at the Home June 5. There will<br />
be two performances—white only at the<br />
matinee, colored in the evening<br />
Midwest . . .<br />
Road" opened at the<br />
Starting the same day at the Will Rogers, a<br />
Griffith operation, was "The Red Shoes."<br />
The Home stopped<br />
Seats were reserved . . .<br />
its picture policy May 24, 25 for the stage<br />
show, "Brigadoon." There were three shows,<br />
including a matinee.<br />
Radio and recording vocalist Buddy Clark<br />
has been signed to sing the title tune in<br />
"Song of Surrender," a Paramount film.<br />
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