MODERN

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INDIANAPOLIS
' Film Classics visitor . . .
Jules Chapman of the home office was a
R. H. Robertson,
operator of the Majestic, Springfield, Ky.,
is a candidate for sheriff on the Republican
ticket . . . Jack Dowd, manager for Republic
visited exliibitors in Evansville and Louisville
The Liberty at Muncie has been
sold
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to
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Sam Weinberg, who operates the
Crescent Shelmar in Louisville. The house
was operated by Curtiss Butler, formerly of
Indianapolis.
Paul Boatman is planning a 500-car di'ivein
on U.S. 34 near Cleiinont. Grading has
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Started. Boatman was a former partner in
the Westside Outdoor here and recently sold
his interest to Forest Songer. The new theatre
will be called the De Luxe Drive-In. All
RCA equipment has been pui'chased from the
Midwest Theatre Equipment Co. . . . Dolores
Moore is new contract clerk at Warners . . .
"The Story of Seabiscuit" opened in 45 new
spots this week. It is showing in 90 spots in
Indiana.
Herman Morgan, salesman at U-I celebrated
his bu-thday at his home. Among
those giving happy returns was Charles Acton,
Republic salesman, who gave Herman a
large white duck. Herman will fatten the
fowl for his Thanksgiving dinner . . . Peter
Rosian, district sales manager, U-I, was here
for a meeting with the local sales group.
Ted Mendelssohn, manager at U-I, has purchased
the Princeton Drive-In at Princeton
. . . Mrs. Roger Wright, whose husband operates
the Madrid at Akron, has opened a
dress shop on the opposite side of the street,
facing the theatre . C. Kohlhorst, operator
of the Fairy, Napanee, returned from
a vacation in Oklahoma, his former home.
Mrs. Verne Garrell, operator of the Isis,
Winnamac, was confined at home by influenza
. Smith, operator of the
Devon, Prancisville, showed "Hamlet"
Wednesday (16 1. The high school was dismissed
for the showing to pupils from the
seventh grade up.
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INDIANAPOLIS—A post card from Kroger
Babb in Perth, W. Australia, to Trueman Rembu.sch.
president of the ATO of Indiana, bore
the following message: "This is 13,500 miles
from Indianapolis, but still am on schedule
Guy Faul 72, Stricken;
Winchester Showman
WINCHESTER, ILL. — Guy Faul, former
owner of the Lyric Tlieatre here, died recently
at the age of 72. Faul
and his former partner J. J.
Overton operated the Lyric for
some 33 years, until 1947. Both
men were veteran showmen of
many yeax's' standing.
In addition to operation of the
Lyric, Faul had many other interests
in the community. He
was editor of the Winchester
Times, had served as city clerk
and city treasurer, was an Odd
Fellow and past president of
the Kiwanis club. He was a
Guy Faul member of the St. Louis area
Motion Picture Theatre Owners organization.
After 1947, Faul continued as part owner
of the Lyric with Paul E. Stehman as a partner,
until May of this year, when he sold his
interest in the theatre to Stehman.
Jerseyville, 111., Stadium
Opened by Pirtle Circuit
JERSEYVILLE, ILL.—The new Stadium,
700-seater was opened on East Pearl street
by the Pirtle Amusement Co. last week (9).
It is
the 11th unit in the Pirtle cii-cuit, which
includes the 500-seat Orpheum here, and is
headed by Sam Pirtle of this city. The theatre
was constructed by the Brockmeyer Construction
Co. of St. Louis of steel and brick.
Work was begun last April. The interior is
of stadium-style.
Pirtle entered exhibition here about 27
years ago when he purchased the present
Orpheum on North Side street from the late
Zed Reddish.
Scout Theatre Reopens
MENOMONIE. WIS.—The Scout Theatre,
which was closed for remodeling, was reopened
recently with "Nighttime in Nevada."
The house, formerly the Orpheum, was closed'
for ten weeks for complete renovation. Improvements
include a new canopy, heavy
gla.ss doors, new concessions stand, new lighting
and acoustic ceiling, new carpeting and
seats and reconditioned projection equipment
Norman Suckow is manager of this and another
local theatre.
H. G. Reckley Hospitalized) \
OREENCASTLE, IND.—Harold G. Reck-i
ley, operator of the Chateau Theatre here]
is confined to the Putnam county hospital
after an appendectomy. He suffered a rup-i
tured appendix a week before its removal.
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:: November 19, 1949