Boxoffice-11.11.1950

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ATLANTA
pxhibitors on the Row included Roth Hook,
Hook Theatres, Alicevile, Ala., Ellison
Dunn, Dunn Theatres, Donalsonville; Ed Mc-
Closkey, Dania Drive-In, Dania, Fla.: Sidney
Laird, Al-Dun Amusements, West Point;
Hap Barnes, Montgomery; Tom Miller, Cordova,
Ala.; W. W. Fincher, Fort Theatre,
Chatsworth; J. S. Silverstein, Oak Ridge;
Nelson Scott, Trion; R. D. Page. Maury,
Mount Pleasant, Tenn.; Fred McLendon, Mc-
Lendon Theatres, Union Springs, Ala.
of the Astor franchise in this territory .
Dave Williams, salesman at ELC. suffered
an injury to his hand in Savannah, Ga.,
which necessitated hospitalization and amputation
of one finger.
The Wednesday night sneak preview at the
Fox Theatre was "All About Eve" . . . Halloween
midnight shows were held at the Fox
and Roxy, downtown and at the neighborhood
Gordon, Tenth Street, Techwood, Euclid,
Cascade and Emory .
Cum-
mings and Jerome Courtland, actors, were
here briefly en route to Florida for the filming
of "The Barefoot Mailman." . . . Bob
Burnett, RKO booker, was in Georgia Baptist
hospital for an operation.
Walter Titus, Republic district manager,
was in . . . Poster Exchange is now settled
in their new quarters at 163 Walton St. N.W.
Huff, Paramount booker, is the
father of a baby boy . McEver has
sold his business and is back at his old stand
with Abe Brown at K&B . and Mrs.
George Roscoe (Columbia manager) have returned
from Birmingham where they attended
the wedding of Cam Price jr., son of
the RKO sales manager.
The Benton brothers have moved into beautiful
new homes. Lex now lives on Knollwood
drive and B. D. on Edinborough drive.
Work has begun on the Carver Theatre at
Athens, by Georgia Theatres . . . J. C. Peters
has started construction of a 350-car drive-in
in Blakely, Ga. . Titus, Republic
division manager, stopped here en route to
San Antonio for the world premiere of "Rio
Grande" at the Majestic there.
R. R. Thomas, Colony Theatre, Palm
Beach; Rufus Getzen, Spalding Drive-In,
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Griffin; Carl Floyd, Floyd Theatres, Haines
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City, Fla., Luke Stein, Stein Theatres, Jacksonville;
Howard Schuessler. Lam Amusements,
Rome, and John Peck, Pex Theatre,
Eatonton, Ga., were on Filmrow . current
attraction at the Penthouse Theatre is
Zero Mostel in "The Imaginary Invalid" . . .
Hugh Owens, Paramount home office, stopped
at the local exchange, accompanied by his
wife Arleen Whelan, the actress.
Nelson Towler, Lippert manager, is back
the office after a recent illness . . Ellen
in .
. . Ralph lannuzzi,
.
Owen of MGM's accounting department underwent
The new booker at Warners is Bernard
an operation at Georgia Baptist
Caldwell, who replaces M. V. McAfee, recently
Louis Pauza, booker at the Para-
hospital . . .
transferred to Charlotte . Cothmount
Jacksonville exchange, has been in-
ran, RKO, reported for duty in the army ducted into the army .
this week M. Richardson returned manager at Warners, has returned from a
from an extended business trip through south trip through Alabama.
Georgia and Florida. He now is sole owner
A. C. Bromberg, Monogram Southern, returned
from the west coast where he went
following the TOA convention in Houston
. . . Lukie Stein attended Parents' day at
Emory university where his son is a student.
The father of Ed Bledsoe, RKO booker, was
injured in an auto accident . wedding
of Jackie Roscoe, daughter of George Roscoe,
Columbia manager, will take place November
18.
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