Boxoffice-September.23.1950

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A COLONEL NOW—Nathan C.
Greer,
partner in the Salmon & Greer theatre
company, receives a certificate from Gov.
Thomas J. Mabry at Santa Fe, N. M.,
conferring the title of colonel on Herman
Wobber, western division sales manager
for 20th-Fox, in appreciation of tiie selection
by Wobber of Sante Fe for the premieres
of "The Broken Arrow" and "Two
Flags West." Greer accepted the certificate
in behalf of Wobber, who was unable
to be present.
Lees Firm Sends O'Grady
To San Francisco Post
SAN FRANCISCO—James Lees & Sons Co.
has transferred Austin O'Grady here from
Seattle, where he had serviced .sales accounts
in Washington, Oregon and part of Idaho.
J. Robert Peronto has been sent from the
Chicago office to Seattle to replace O'Grady.
O'Grady has been with the company since
1936. His new position here fills the one
held by Jack Conboy until his accidental
death last July.
Better Drive Launched
SAN FRANCISCO—The Movies Are Better
Than Ever campaign, which was launched
here as part of the national campaign, has
had full cooperation from all four daily
newspapers. Heading the local campaign as
chairman is Pay Reeder, Fox West Coast
East Bay district manager. Other committee
members are Graham Kislingbury, North
Coast Theatres; Mark Ailing. RKO Golden
Gate Theatre; Jerry Zigmond, Paramount
Theatres, and Jesse Levin, General Theatrical.
Enlarge Talent Service
HOLLYWOOD—Its services as a special talent
committee for the Hollywood Coordinating
committee in providing personalities for
entertaining the armed forces in ho.spitals
and camps have been extended by the studio
publicity directors committee of the A.ss'n of
Motion Picture Producers. Major studio publicity
chieftains have committed themselves
to plan stars' personal appearance tours so
that visits to hospitals and/or camps can be
included wherever possible.
Equipment
Roy, N. M., Mesa Installs
ROY, N. M.—The Mesa Theatre here has
installed new sound and projection equipment.
SALT LAKE CITY
John I'rban has been promoted to a.ssistant
manager at the Centre, succeeding Dick
Rose . . . V. L. Mauro, traveling auditor for
Warners, completed a six-week stay in Salt
Lake then left for Denver.
Bill Prass, MGM representative in the Salt
Lake-Denver area, accompanied Charlotte
Hanker, model in Lana Turner's "A Life of
Her Own," into Salt Lake last week. Bill
landed three big stories in local papers . . .
Bob Quinn of Paramount was here to work
on "Union Station."
Ray M. Hendry and Sidney L. Cohen, associate
general managers of Intermountain
Theatres, Inc.; John Krier, purchasing agent,
and Charles M. Pincus. manager of the Centre
Theatre, left for a national Paramount
Theatres convention in Pennsylvania. The
parley is slated for September 26 at Pocono
Manor.
Foster Blaker, western division manager;
Barney Rose, western district manager, and
Tom Murray, manager of branch operations,
visited the U-I offices. A company meeting
was in charge of C. R. Wade, branch manager.
John Krier of Intermountain Theatres
and Don V. Tibbs. Monogram manager, have
been named to the board of directors of
Variety Tent 38 . . . Don Tibbs jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Don Tibbs, has been elected
county attorney in Sanpete county, where he
has been a practicing attorney for a year.
Young Don followed his dad's advice and
participated in many community activities
and joined clubs and other organizations
when he first went into the county.
.intone C. Christensen, father of Wesley
C. Christensen, a bit player in Hollywood,
died at his home here recently . . . Giff
Davison, RKO manager, is on a vacation
Boniface, Chinook, Mont., exhibitor,
paid one of his infrequent visits to Filmrow
Blake, a newlywed, and Barney
Rose, U-I executives, were scheduled to visit
here September 21.
Colder weather and the first rain in two
months helped grosses at indoor theatres in
this area recently, but operators feel it is
still too early to tell if the upswing will continue
or not. In fact, no improvement has
been felt by some major showhouses which,
quite the contrary, have had lower grosses
for the past few months.
A strong test of the effect of television on
theatre attendance in the Salt Lake City
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area is expected to result when KSL-TV
operates its new two-story studios. Heretofore,
the Mormon station has had studios in
its downtown studio, but new quarters are
expected to accommodate more than a hundred
viewers for shows. There are claimed to
be 15,000 sets in the city area.
Hallie Halverson and her sister Gloria of
NSS soon will leave on a "dream vacation."
Hallie is taking a three-month leave from
her job beginning November 1, and with
Gloria will begin a leisurely trip around the
United States.
Newcastle, Wyo., Theatre
Sold to Black Hills Co.
NEWCASTLE, WYO.—The Castle
Theatre
here has been purchased by the Black Hills
Amu.sement Co. from Mrs. Esther Cleveland,
according to Richard Klein, general manager
for the circuit.
A second theatre, a new house now under
construction, also was taken over by Black
Hills Amusements. It will be completed by
November 1.
Black Hills has theatres in Deadwood, Lead,
Rapid City, Belle Fourche, Hot Springs,
Sturgis, Gordon and Chadron, Neb.
Hot Springs Nyah Sold
HOT SPRINGS, MONT. — Mr.
and Mrs.
M. A. Eichhorn have sold the Nyah Theatre
here to Mr. and Mrs. Lutzke. Eichhorn went
from here to Scobey, Mont., to visit his family,
then on to Oklahoma where his W'ife's relatives
live. Eichhorn said he expected to be
called back into the armv.
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