Boxoffice-March.04.1950

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Bennie Berger Adds
Twin Ciiy Gopher
MINNEAPOLIS—Bennie Berger is expanding
his theatre interests. He has acquired a
half interest in the 1,000-seat Gopher, downtown
first run house, recently relinquished
by the Minnesota Amusement Co. in conformity
with the Paramount consent decree
terms. The house double features and uses
mostly B pictures.
When the Minnesota Amusement Co. put
the theatre on the market it first was purchased
by S. Heller and associates, circuit
owners, who sold it to Ted Karatz of Minneapolis.
The latter now has sold a half
interest to Berger. The theatre will be operated
by the Berger circuit.
The theatre's lease has about four years
to run. In the meanwhile it's expected that
Berger and Karatz will acquire ownership
of the property. All that they now own are
the lease and equipment.
In July the Berger circuit also will take
over operation of the 1,900-seat Palace, now
being operated by the Minnesota Amusement
Co. with a double feature subsequent run
policy, under a lease that expires at that
time. Berger and his associates and circuit
General Manager Ted Bolnick own the property.
Shreve, MGM Still Lead
Filmrow Pin League
KANSAS CITY—The Shreve Theatre Supply
squad and the MGM quintet continued
to occupy the first and second places respectively
following the 23rd round of weekly
games in the Filmrow Bowling league here,
while the Film Delivery, Michlo and Diablo
squads were tied for third position. The
standings
Teom Won Lost Team Won Lost
Shreve Supply 42 27 Finton Jones 35 34
MGM 38 31 Fox Terriers 34 35
Film Delivery ,36 33 Fox Trotters 30 33
Michlo 36 33 Sharpshooters 30 39
Diablos 36 33 Michaels 28 41
Individual high 10, Bob Conn, 244; individual
high 30, Warren Smith, 609. Team
high 10, MGM, 810; team high 30, Shreve
and Fox Terriers, 2,259.
The six teams in the Women's Filmrow
Bowling league here remained in the same
relative positions following the 23rd series
of games. Standings currently are as follows:
Team Won Lost Team Won Lost
Fox Vixens 44 25 Hartman 34 35
Warner Starlets 41 28 Al's Wildcats 25 44
Central Ship 38 31 En Ess Essers 25 44
Grid Star Now Salesman
OMAHA— Several changes were announced
along Filmrow. Robert Daley, former star
halfback for Creighton university, joined
E^agle Lion as a salesman. Johnny Jones
switched from Monogram to MGM, succeeding
William Nedley as a booker. Bill Foley
is Jones' succe.ssor at Monogram.
'Outlaw' at Duluth
DtrHJTH—"The Outlaw." making its first
Duluth appearance at the Granada Theatre
last week, headed into at least a two-day and
possibly a week's holdover, according to Manager
Roy Prytz.
DES MOINES
Timmie Redmond, Tri-States publicity chief,
was in Davenport preparing for the premiere
of "Rock Island Trail" which will be
held in the Quad cities next spring . . . Tri-
States employes had a card from the Art
Stoltcs who are vacationing in Cuba . . . Ann
Hicks, 14-year-old daughter of Don Hicks,
Paramount manager. Is hospitalized with
glandular fever. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks hurried
back from California, where they had been
called by the illness of Mrs. Hicks' father, to
be with their daughter.
Jack Kelly, MGM reprint man from New
York, was a guest at the exchange here .
Marie Butcher, MGM contract clerk, is hospitalized
after surgery to reset a broken
elbow bone, a result of fall on the ice . . .
a
Newest diamond ring on the Row is on the
finger of Babsie Krause. Babsie is a new
MGM employe. Her fiance is Bernard Kessler.
Wilma Foster, MGM inspector, has returned
after an illness . . . Shirley 'Vernon.
Tri-States booking department employe, was
hospitalized . . . Pete Bayes, EL promotion
man, was here working on "Tlie Sundowners'
Shoafstall is a new biller at NSS.
She replaces Irene Robinson who has resigned
. . . NSS is busy issuing trailers and
petition cards to exhibitors on the tax repeal
movement.
Bill Toney, Tri-States purchasing agent,
was host at an office party February 27 celebrating
his birthday. The party is an annual
affair. It began in 1939 . . . Jean Post has
resigned as salesman for Columbia and returned
to Universal where he will hold the
same position . . . Dorothy 'Van Buren, manager's
secretary at Columbia, and her husband
have purchased a new home in northwest
Des Moines . . . Oscar Gallanter, Columbia
booker, suffered an eye injury when
an electric light plug flew out of its socket
and hit him in the eye.
Will Eddy, exhibitor at Indianola, is vacationing
with his wife at Fort Lauderdale. Fla.
Beecroft. EL district manager.
From SQUINT to
was here .
Brown is the new
stenographer at Monogram, replacing Berniece
Dougherty, who resigned and is vacationing in
California . . . W. J. Porter, auditor, is working
at Monogram.
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