Boxoffice-11.11.1950

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COLUMBUS
proposal to erect a 1,000-car garage beneath
the State House in the center of the
downtown theatre district is being revived.
A large insurance company, it is reported,
is interested in financing a major portion
of the cost. The company would put up all
but $500,000 of the estimated $5,000,000 cost.
The remaining half-million would be financed
by the city. Local defense officials
point out that such an underground garage
would be ideal as a public air raid shelter
in case of attack.
The RKO Palace will have two high-budget
stage shows in successive weeks—the Dean
Martin-Jerry Lewis show November 14-16
and the Bill Lawrence unit, sponsored by
Arthur Godfrey, November 20-22 ... P. J.
Wood said that Marshall Thompson, MGM
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of the Independent Theatre Owners
of Ohio at Cincinnati November 13-15.
The visit of Adolphe Menjou here for a
guest appearance with Harold Stassen at a
Republican rally and lecture dates at Capital
university and Denison university drew attention
to his current role in "To Please a
Lady" and his forthcoming appearance with
Clark Gable in "Acro.ss the Wide Missouri."
Papers ran extensive interviews, with art, on
Menjou and Stassen. Menjou pointed out
that he's an ex-Ohioan, having lived in
Cleveland as a youth.
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The operation of the Curtiss-Wright plane
plant here will be taken over November 25
by North American Aviation. Expansion of
the payroll of the huge plant is anticipated
over a period of months
Wolf pointed out in his talk before the
Exchange club here that the film business
is largely a local business, rather than a
Hollywood industry.
Admission to the World was advanced to
$1 top for the showing of Orson Welles' "Macbeth."
The picture took a lambasting from
local critics . . . The Ohio premiere of Hallmark
Productions' antialcoholism feature,
"One Too Many," will be held January 1 at
the Murphy Theatre, a Chakeres house, managed
by Joe R. Murphy. The picture is
scheduled for a six-day run in the 1,000-seat
house. Murphy set a 31-year record of $4,500
net for Hallmark's "Prince of Peace."
LOUISVILLE
Melson Miller has replaced Harry Newton
as manager of the first run Strand here,
owned and operated by the Fourth Avenue
Amusement Co. According to reports, Newton
has entered the insurance business .
Clarence R. Hay, owner and manager of
the Charlestown, Charlestown, Ind., died
recently. His estate has leased the theatre
to Moses I. Beeler of Louisville.
Visitors on the Row recently included Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Crouthers. Harrod. Harrodsburg;
E. C. Barnett, Gala, Sacramento: Mr,
and Mrs. Tom Maxedon, Ti-ail. Morehead;
Ralph Cundiff, Kentuckian, Liberty: Oscar
Hopper. Arista, Lebanon; C. D. Arnold, Arco
and Melody, Bardstown: M. H. Sparks, 'Veterans,
Tompkinsville: Phil Thompson, Strand.
Edmonton: J. R. Freeland. Roxy. Franklin:
W. T. Cain, Sipp, Paintsville: Mrs, O. J.
Mimiix, Southland, London: Frances Wessel,
Royal. Carrollton. and John W. Patton,
Whitley, Whitley City.
According: to the Kentucky Revenue, a
monthly report of state revenue compiled
by the department of finance and the department
of revenue, amu.sement taxes for
September 1950 were $26,822.75 under collections
for September 1949. Amusement tax
collections for July through September 1950
were $24,900.96 under collections of the same
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Mrs. Mitchell Blachschlerger, wife of the
UA salesman, is recovering after an operation
at the Michael Reese hospital in Chicago
. McDermott, inspector at
Paramount, won a fur coat in a telephone
quiz contest recently . . . Pat Newbury, former
office manager and booking manager,
Paramount, has started traveling the Kentucky
territory, formerly covered by Jim
Doyle, who now will travel in Ohio, replacing
Fred Myers, who resigned. Newbury is
being replaced by Jim Burnetti, formerly of
TOC . N. Wolf of the MGM public
relations department was the speaker at the
Exchange club luncheon November 2 at the
Neil House.
Making Film for Police
DETROIT—Tlie Jam Handy organization
is preparuig a 20-minute documentary film
for the Detroit police department to be used
in public relations and educational work.
Titled "This is Your Police Department," the
picture takes the career story of a recruit
policeman from his application, through
training and into actual assignments.
Couldn't Blame Him
CLEVELAND — It's something unusual
these days when an exhibitor looks over his
expense vouchers with a smile. But it really
happened last week. Leroy Kendis of Associated
circuit received an expense voucher
from Harry Henderson, manager of the circuit's
Belmont and Newport theatres in
Youngstown, Top item was 61 cents for
aspirin.
Star in 'Favorite Spy'
Hcdy Lamarr and Bob Hope will star in
Paramount's "My Favorite Spy."
Willis Hopewell, chief engineer for the
Switow Amusement Co. here, has returned,
to his post following an extensive vacation
in Florida . fog here on a recent
Sunday night was so thick that at least two.
of the drive-ins had to close down, refunding
admission prices or giving return tickets
to the patrons.
A new popcorn machine has been added to
the concession equipment in J. T. Kennedy's
New Stanton. Stanton, Ky. ... A new
Cycloramic screen will be included in the
Stearns. Stearns. Ky.. which is under the
direction of J. F. Bobbitt . . Guthrie F.
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Crowe, president of the Kentucky Ass'n of
Theatre Owners, has returned from Houston
and annual TOA convention, at which he
represented KATO.
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Morgan H. Galloway. LaGrange sportsman,'
actor and farmer, w'as killed instantly when
he drove his car into the path of a Cincinnati-bound
train in LaGrange. A Hollywood
actor from 1929 to 1936, Galloway
played the male lead in "Lena Rivers" and
was in "Ladies of the Jury." He was active,
in the Little Theatre Co. at the University
of Louisville. Galloway was 41 years old.
Survivors are his wife, two small children
and his parents.
A meeting of officers and members of the
KATO board of directors w-as held in Frankfort
Wednesday (25 1 ... Mrs. J. B. Minnlx,'
wife of J. B. Minnix. manager of the Southland
Theatre. London. Ky., has been con-l
fined to Norton infirmary here.
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Clay Theatre Dark
CLAYSVILLE. PA. — W. L. Zedaker has
closed the Clay. He has owned and managed
the theatre for a decade.
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