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Contas-Rorer Drive-In<br />
Open at Sterling, 111.<br />
STERLING, ILL.—The Midway Drive-In<br />
was opened on the Lincoln highway at<br />
Prairieville here Thursday niglit by A. J.<br />
Contas and L. G. Rorer. Capacity is 600 cars<br />
on 11 ramps. The boxoffice resembles an<br />
artist's palette and was designed by Al Jenks,<br />
The interior of the concession building is<br />
finished in ceramic tile while the outside is<br />
faced with gray brick. A 200-foot deep well<br />
furnishes water. In front of the concession<br />
building is a patio equipped with lawn chairs.<br />
Fencing is gray transite.<br />
Tanner Opens Pane Driv©-In<br />
PANA, ILL.—The 500-car Tanner Drive-In<br />
in the southeastern section of the city was<br />
scheduled for its grand opening Tuesday,<br />
August 15. Harry Tanner, owner, on July 28<br />
opened a similar drive-in on Route 30 just<br />
northwest of Vandalia, 111. The circuit, of<br />
of which Herman Tanner of Vandalia is the<br />
general manager, also includes the Palace,<br />
Nokomis. 111.: the Eagle and Roseland theatres<br />
in Pana and the Liberty and Lincoln in<br />
Vandalia.<br />
Columbus, Ind., Drive-In Open<br />
COLUMBUS, IND.—Among those attending<br />
the opening of the Columbus Drive-In<br />
by Syndicate Theatres August 10 were Sam<br />
Oshry, U-I manager: Burdette Peterson,<br />
NTS, and Harry Zeitel, Columbia salesman,<br />
all from Indianapolis, and Peter Rosian, U-I<br />
district manager, Cincinnati.<br />
Bad Weather Delays Opening<br />
BENTON, ILL.—The scheduled opening of<br />
the 500-car Midway Drive-In near here, post-<br />
back<br />
"<br />
Start Fredericktown Drive-In<br />
PREDERICKTOWN, MO. — L. A. "Bud"<br />
Mercier. owner of the Mercier Theatre, has<br />
started the construction of a 350-car drive-in<br />
on Highway 67 near here. Joe Hornstein, St.<br />
Louis has the equipment contract.<br />
Build New Quad Cities Airer<br />
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.—Construction of the<br />
Semri Drive-In has been started near Silvis<br />
by owners of the Memri Drive-In. situated<br />
near Milan. The two outdoor theatres will<br />
serve the Rock Island, East Moline, Moline,<br />
Silvis and Milan areas.<br />
poned from time to time, was again set<br />
on August 12 due to the inclement weather.<br />
The owners are Robert Strauss and Joe Sullivan.<br />
Rolla Outdoor Near Completion<br />
ROLLA, MO.—The 30x50-foot screen for<br />
the new drive-in being built by Rowe E. Carney<br />
east of the Pennant hotel on Highway<br />
66 has been installed and the 500-car project<br />
is about ready for opening.<br />
Fort Open at Macomb, Dl.<br />
MACOMB, ILL—Earl Williams of Knoxville<br />
and W. W. Allen of Galesburg opened<br />
their 425-car Port Drive-In west of here on<br />
July 30.<br />
INDIANAPOLIS<br />
T^arc J. Wolf and Trueman Rembusch went<br />
to New York to attend a meeting of the<br />
Council on Motion Picture Organizations . , .<br />
Bud Lane, manager of the Theatair Twin, is<br />
installing more speakers to make room for<br />
300 more cars.<br />
Keats McMellister, manager of the Theatair<br />
Twin Drive-In at Jeffersonville, also is expanding<br />
and will make room for 400 additional<br />
cars . . . Mrs. Melvin Graves, bookkeeper<br />
at the office of S&S Theatres is back<br />
at work after an operation.<br />
Walter Wolverton manager of the Circle,<br />
reported prices for stage shows, starting with<br />
the opening of the Duke Ellington show, will<br />
be: Monday thorugh Saturday, 50 cents to<br />
. . .<br />
1 p. m., 70 cents to 6, and 90 cents to closing;<br />
Sundays 70 cents to 2 p. m., thereafter<br />
Yeggs took $419 from<br />
90 cents to closing . . .<br />
a safe at the Coronet Theatre after knocking<br />
off the combination Roger Scherer,<br />
operator of the Rodeo, Fort Wayne, and family<br />
are spending a vacation at Lake James<br />
. , . Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Heinlen spent<br />
the weekend in Indianapolis.<br />
John Michu and wife returned from an<br />
extended vacation in Michigan. He operates<br />
the State and Indiana in Fort Wayne .<br />
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Angeline Galoff succeeded Pauline Neise as<br />
manager's secretary at Eagle Lion Classics<br />
. . . Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jany, who operate<br />
the Gaston at Gaston, Ind., returned after a<br />
three-week fishing trip in Hayward, Wis. .<br />
Mike Make, operator of the Airline Drive-<br />
In, Winchester, spent several days in Dayton<br />
visiting his father Ann Craft,<br />
secretary of Associated Theatre Owners of<br />
Indiana, has^ gone to the west coast with<br />
her husband on a vacation.<br />
W. K. Embleton, manager at Monogram,<br />
will attend a national sales convention in<br />
Los Angeles September 1-3 .. . Jerry Dirkholz<br />
is the new contract clerk at ELC. Lorena<br />
Davidson has been appointed bookers<br />
stenographer . . . Frank McCarthy, New<br />
York, U-I division manager, and Peter<br />
Rosian, district manager, conferred with<br />
Manager Sam Oshrey.<br />
Clarence Becker, operator of the Indiana<br />
Theatre, Fort Wayne, has purchased Crestwood<br />
carpet for his house from National<br />
Mrs. Jean Beard,<br />
Theatre Supply Co. . . .<br />
booker at Warners who has been confined<br />
to the hospital, is recuperating at home<br />
, . . Exhibitors on Filmrow: Al Borkenstein,<br />
Wells. Fort Wayne: R. L. Norton. Key, Red<br />
Key: William Kalafat, York, Churubusco:<br />
J. B. Sconce, Sconce circuit, Edinburg: Tom<br />
Goodman, Goodman circuit, Corydon: K.<br />
Ball. Royal, Brownstown: Mrs. William<br />
Haney. Milan, Milan; H. G. Reckley, Chateau,<br />
Greencastle.<br />
Mrs. Helen Bohn, wife of Joe Bohn, Realart<br />
Pictures, is confined to the Methodist<br />
hospital suffering with a broken hip. She<br />
slipped from a chair while arranging some<br />
posters in the office . . . Kaye Agnew, student<br />
assistant at Loew's Theatre here, has<br />
been appointed assistant manager, succeeding<br />
Keith Southard, resigned.<br />
AH of Joan Crawford's adopted children are<br />
trained to take care of their toys and to tidy<br />
up their rooms.<br />
Theatre Is Not a 'Store/<br />
So Project Is Dropped<br />
MILWAUKEE—When Judge Roland of the<br />
circuit court ruled that a theatre is not a<br />
"store," Gustave Janke lost his fight to obtain<br />
a permit to construct a theatre at<br />
suburban Center and 70th streets. The area<br />
is restricted to "stores," and now in business<br />
there are filling stations, a beauty parlor<br />
and a real estate office. Janke had contended<br />
a theatre came under the zoning ordinance<br />
for that area.<br />
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: August 19, 1950 77
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