Boxoffice-March.04.1950

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CINCINNATI
Q,eorge Turlukis, who operates the RossvUle
Theatre in Hamilton, and his associates
are constructing a drive-in on Route 4 just
inside the city limits there for a spring
opening. Midwest Theatre Supply is furnishing
equipment . . Midwest Supply has
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arranged a very attractive display showing
the location and photos of the nine driveins
around Cincinnati in the window of the
downtown Union Tnist Co. bank.
The Cozy Theatre in Cedarville has been
sold to Sidney Price of Daj^ton. effective
March 1. by Nelson Creswell . . Jerome
.
Jackson jr. is booking and buying for his
Happy Hour Theatre in Williamsburg as well
as for his drive-in . . . Lev Bugie. Film Classics
manager, was called to Parkersburg, W.
Va., by the death of Mrs. Bugle's father.
William Gamer is now West Virginia salesman
Rube Perlman,
for Eagle Lion . . .
EL. was in town . . . Patsy Martin replaced
Mary Ann Younger as secretary at Monogram.
. . . Fred Myers,
Northio Theatres Corp. is rebuilding its
Sorg Theatre. Mlddletown. which was damaged
by fire last year. It will be renamed
child.
the Colonial . . . Rita Holman has joined
Paramount as office manager's secretary,
replacing Katherine Taylor, transferred to
the contract department
Dayton salesman for Paramount, was confined
to his bed by pleurisy . . . David
Sturm. Paramount shipper, resigned and was
replaced by Ed Heck, a newcomer.
About 150 film and theatremen attended
the installation dinner of the Colosseum of
Motion Picture Salesmen loge at the 'Variety
Clubrooms. Maurice White was toastmaster
and speakers were John "Socko"
Wiethe and Carson Hoy. Installed were
Manuel J. Trautenberg. president: Ross WUliams.
first vice-president: Morton Perlman.
second vice-president: Frank Schrelber. secretary,
and Manny Naegel. treasurer.
F. J. A. McCarthy, southern and Canadian
sales manager for U-I, conferred with
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District Manager Peter Roslan here . . . The
Robert Buchmans i
student salesman at U-Ii
announce the adoption of a baby daughter,
two weeks old.
Visitors on the Row Included Bud GUllam.
WB at Cleveland: Price Coomer. Harlan.
Ky.: Don Reda, London. Ky.: Fred Helwlg.
Charleston, W. 'Va.: Julian Sllberstein.
Huntington, W. 'Va.: G. C. Porter. Beckley.
W. 'Va.: George Turlukis. Hamilton: M. M.
Dorsey. Johnstown . . . Abe Hyman of
Huntington is in St. Mar>''s hospital there
after a heart attack.
J. R. Neth, exhibitor at Columbus, and
his wife passed through here on a tour
which will include South America . . . Malcolm
Scott, RKO home office 16mm department,
was at the local branch . . . Ruth
Huelsman, secretary to S. C. Jacques, was
home ill several days.
Lester Rosenfeld, owner of the Hi Lawn
Theatre, St. Albans, W. 'Va.. and Frank Litton,
Charleston municipal judge, who are
touring Mexico, were joined last week by
Harry McHaffie. operator of the Marmet
Theatre, Marmet, W. 'Va. The trio wiU visit
Guatemala before returning to Florida for
Frank Schrelber. city salesman
a rest . . .
for TJ-I, and wife are receiving congratulations
on the arrival of a son. their seventh
The RKO inspection department was
streamlined with the arrival of the new
electric inspection machines . . Heywood
.
Mltchisson. U-I booker, has a new baby
daughter, his second cluld . . . Ray Moon.
20th-Fox division manager, was at the local
exchange.
J. P. Ware, vice-president of Midwest Theatre
Supply, was expected home from Florida
Nueslein. bookkeeper at Midwest,
will wed Lloyd Zoellner April 29 at
the St. William's church. Price Hill . . Mike
.
Vance of the Linden Theatre. Hamilton, is
redecorating the house.
Altec Service has signed contracts with the
Roxy Theatre. Caldwell, Ohio, owned by Mrs.
Flelhman; Star. Delaware, which recently
was bought by Ray Watts from the Schine
circuit, and the Shubert. Cincinnati, owned
by Robert J. Llbson and Maurice White . . .
Because of the continued coal strike, the
Gallagher Theatre. Gallagher. W. Va.. and
the Bardo in Bardo. Ky.. are closed. L. T.
Kaho has advised the exchanges that he has
closed the Look Theatre. West Alexandria,
Ohio. Indefinitely.
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LOUISVILLE
Recording to the Kentucky Ass'n of Theatre
Owners the following theatres have
been added to the membership roll: Center
and Blelch, Owensboro, and the Fulton, Fulton.
All three theatres are reported owned
and operated by the Tenarken Paramount
Corp. of Memphis . , . Bills introduced in the
general assembly included house bill 313 by
Henry C. Hale. Floyd, to repeal the statute
section fixing the hours of operation of places
of entertainment.
SI.20 top . . .
Robert Enoch, owner and manager of the
State and Grand and the Star-Lite Driveln
at Elizabethtown. has returned there following
an extensive Florida vacation . . .
Hamlet" returned to Louisville at the Crescent,
a suburban subsequent run theatre at
Although Louisville's population
has gained considerably in the last
few years, it has been noted that not a single
new indoor theatre has been built here in
approximately eight years. Several drive-ins.
however, have been constructed with more
in the planning stages.
Exhibitors on the Row recently included
R. L. Gaines. Riverview Drive-ln. Carrollton:
A. O. Perkins jr., Lynn, Woodbine;
A. N. Miles. Eminence, Eminence: Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Walsh, Pic, Scottsburg, Ind.: Mr.
and Mrs. Tex Richards. State. Crothersville.
Ind.: A. H. Robertson. Majestic. Springfield:
Eric Hammel, Shelby & Burley Theatres,
Shelbyville: Hugh Kessler, Pal, Palmyra,
Ind., and George Lindsay. Lindsay, Brownsville
. . . Walter Wood of the Kenwood
Drive-ln here retiu-ned from a brief vacation
in Florida.
Gene Lutes, Chakeres district manager,
Frankfort, attended the Ohio Valley Conference
Basketball tournament at the Jefferson
county armory here . . . Jack Behlke
of the Monograph Co.. Chicago, spent several
days here checking drive-in installations
. , , Also visiting was L. R. Smith, former
owner and manager of the Pekin Theatre,
Pekin, Ind.
The state revenue department has completed
a one and one-half-minute film in
color on the Kentucky Income tax. telling
taxpayers how their income tax money is
spent. The short is scheduled to be run in
the Kentucky theatres prior to the April 15
deadline for filing state income tax. The
film was produced for the department of
revenue and wUl be shown in cooperation
with the Kentucky Ass'n of Theatre Owners.
A special preview of the film was presented
in the Model Theatre of the Falls City Theatre
Equipment Co. According to commissioner
of revenue. H. Clyde Reeves, while the
picture is a reminder for income taxpayers,
it also assumes that government has the
responsibility of showing the taxpayer what
happens to his money after he pays it.
While the Kenwood Drive-ln here was the
first ozoner to stay open the year 'round,
running on weekends during the extreme
winter months, it seems that Lou Arru of
the Skynay Drive-In got a head start on
reopening, by opening his Skyway Friday
i24\ with the same policy prevailing of two
shows nightly, with adults 49 cents at all
times and children under 12 free.
78 BOXOFFICE :: March 4. 1950