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INDIANAPOLIS<br />
IVirax Cohen, division manager, Film Classics,<br />
conferred with Manager Sam Abrams<br />
... V. Hudson, operator of the Hilltop, Louisville,<br />
has added a new air conditioned private<br />
office to his house .<br />
like all<br />
other northern Indiana cities, was icebound.<br />
<strong>Boxoffice</strong> grosses were extremely poor. There<br />
were no Ughts and no telephone service for<br />
several days.<br />
Officials of the RCA company held a sales<br />
conference here at the office of the Midwest<br />
Theatre Supply Co., distributors for RCA<br />
theatre equipment. Jack Piatt, district manager,<br />
Cleveland: Fred Wentker, district manager,<br />
Chicago, and Homer Snook, president<br />
of the Midwest Theatre Supply Co., Cincinnati,<br />
attended the meeting. J. Charles Clickner,<br />
local representative for RCA, also was<br />
present.<br />
Jules Lapidus, Warner eastern and Canadian<br />
sales manager, and Bernard Goodman,<br />
supervisor of branch operations, visited the<br />
local branch . Barnard, operator<br />
of the Oxford, Oxford. Ind.. reports the birth<br />
of a baby boy. his sixth child, at St. Elizabeth's<br />
hospital. Lafayette . Isaac Sellers,<br />
wife of the operator of the Lyric, Covington,<br />
was confined at St. Francis hospital,<br />
Bloomington.<br />
Trueman Rembusch, president of the ATOI,<br />
will attend the Chicago Showmanship meeting<br />
March 8. 9, called by 20th-Fox President<br />
Spyros P. Skouras. at the Drake hotel. There<br />
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in the northeastern part of the state at the<br />
Van Orman hotel. Fort Wayne, February 28.<br />
Al Borkenstein was chairman of the meeting.<br />
Marvin Weinberg, brother of the late Sam<br />
Weinberg, has succeeded his brother as manager<br />
of theatres in Indiana and Kentucky<br />
. . . Fred DoUe, president of the Fourth Avenue<br />
Amusement Co., Louisville, and his wife<br />
have gone to St. Petersburg, Fla.. for an extended<br />
vacation . . . Rex Carr, general manager.<br />
Theatre Owners Corp., Cincinnati, was<br />
a visitor. He was associated with Marcus<br />
Enterprises here for several years . . Ernest<br />
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Smith, operator of the Devon, Francisville,<br />
has opened a $50,000 tavern.<br />
Herman Black, salesman for RKO, is confined<br />
at the Methodist hospital after an operation<br />
Trueman Rembusch. president.<br />
. . . ATO of Indiana, and William Carroll, executive<br />
secretary, attended the meeting of the<br />
Midcentral Allied group at Springfield, 111.,<br />
Tuesday (21).<br />
At the last meeting of the board of directors<br />
of Variety Tent 10 seven regular members<br />
and two associated members were added<br />
. . . Exhibitors on Filmrow included J. B.<br />
Sconce. Sconce circuit, Edinburg; R. L. Norton,<br />
Key, Red Key; Mrs. Hilda Long, Hippodrome,<br />
Sheridan; Matt Scheidler. Jefferson,<br />
Hartford City; C. A. Marshall, Sunshine,<br />
Darlington; William Handley, Rembusch circuit,<br />
and Franklin and Nick Paikos, Diana,<br />
Tipton.<br />
Roy Rogers Club Prizes<br />
Awarded at Indianapolis<br />
INDIANAPOLIS—Roy Rogers spoke from<br />
the stage of Fountain Square Theatre here<br />
via long distance. By a special telephone<br />
setup, Rogers spoke to Donna Carter, winner<br />
of the Indianapolis Times-Fountain Square<br />
Roy Rogers mystery tune contest. Donna received<br />
tickets to Hollywood for herself and<br />
her mother, the prizes provided by Borden's<br />
Capitol Dairies and Borden's Furnace Ice<br />
Cream Co. Also taking part in the program<br />
was Evelyn D'Amico of the toy department<br />
of William H. Boocl Co., a co-sponsor of the<br />
contest, and Earl Cunningham, manager of<br />
Fountain Square Theatre and "daddy" of the<br />
Roy Rogers Riders club.<br />
While in Hollywood Donna and her mother<br />
will appear on two radio broadcasts and will<br />
watch Roy Rogers on location in the filming<br />
of a picture.<br />
Chicago Court Opens Way<br />
For Ozoner Within City<br />
CHICAGO—A decision by Judge Harry M.<br />
Fisher in circuit court here has cleared the<br />
way for construction of a new outdoor theatre<br />
within the city limits. In action brought<br />
by the Liberty National bank as trustee for<br />
owners of the property, Fisher ruled invalid<br />
a city ordinance prohibiting erection of driveins<br />
in the city limits.<br />
He held that the city cannot legislate<br />
against a lawful business, but can limit such<br />
business to certain zones.<br />
Mother of Paul Stehman Dies<br />
WINCHESTER. ILL.—The mother of Paul<br />
E. Stehman, owner of the Lyric, died recently.<br />
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Snow and Cold Hurl<br />
Loop Theatre Trade<br />
CHICAGO—The heaviest snow yet to fall<br />
this winter, with thoroughfares covered with<br />
sleet and ice. made rough going for amusement<br />
seekers. Even with record crowds in<br />
town for the auto show and conventions,<br />
business was only fair at Loop theatres.<br />
"Stromboli," with a record advance promotion<br />
campaign, bowed in strong at the RKO<br />
Grand, with a 98-cent admission all day and<br />
SI.50 night price. Considering the weather,<br />
business was good at the Grand all week.<br />
Another newcomer, "Chain Lighting," had a<br />
good first week at the Chicago along with<br />
a stage bill headed by June Havoc. Joey<br />
Adams and Mark Plant. "The Bicycle Thief,"<br />
De Sica's Italian production, bowed in strongly<br />
at the World Playhouse. The Oriental had<br />
an average second week with "East Side,<br />
West Side" on the screen and a stage show<br />
headed by Wally Vernon. "Battleground" at<br />
the State-Lake and "My Foolish Heart" at<br />
the Woods were holding up well. "The Third<br />
Man" was steady in a second stanza at the<br />
Selwyn.<br />
(Average Is 100)<br />
Chicago -Chain Lighting (WB), plus stage show._UO<br />
Garrick—Dakota Lil (20th-Fox); The Blonde Bandit<br />
(Rep) _ _ _ 95<br />
Grand—Stromboli (RKO) 140<br />
Oriental—East Side, West Side (MGM), plus stage<br />
show, 2nd wk 100<br />
Palaci^Gilda (Col); The Heat's On (Col),<br />
reissues. 2nd wk ^ .90<br />
Roosevelt— Captain China (Para); Davy Crockett,<br />
Indian Scout UA' 2.-.i v/k -<br />
Selv/yn—The Third Man (SRO), 2nd wk<br />
90<br />
110<br />
State-Lake—Battleground (MGM), 2nd wk 110<br />
Studio The Isle of Love (Dezelj; Germany Year<br />
Zero (Dezel), 2nd d. t. run 100<br />
United Artists—Father Is a Bachelor (Ccl), Mark<br />
of the Gorilla (Col) S5<br />
Woods—My Foolish Heart (RKO), 4th wk 100<br />
World Playhouse—The Bicycle Thief (De Sica) 110<br />
Street Popcorn Vending<br />
Restricted at Milwaukee<br />
MILWAUKEE — An ordinance passed by<br />
the city council bans all street vending of<br />
popcorn within 200 feet of parks and retail<br />
stores, leaving vending of such products to<br />
concessioners. It does not affect popcorn and<br />
peanut sales in lobbies of theatres or other<br />
places of amusement, except to remove<br />
venders who have wagons or stands within<br />
200 feet of the entrance of theatres.<br />
An appeal has been made by independent<br />
venders for a modification of the ordinance.<br />
At a meeting of a common council committee<br />
in February. Mary Herro told councilmen that<br />
she and more than 20 others made a living<br />
selling peanuts and popcorn near amusement<br />
places. If the ordinance were strictly enforced,<br />
she said, their livelihoods would be<br />
taken away.<br />
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