Boxoffice-December.02.1950
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Dale McFarland to Coordinafor Post<br />
In New Tri-States Circuit Cabinet<br />
DES MOINES—Tri-States Theatres, which<br />
operates in Iowa. Nebraska and Illinois, will<br />
be guided by a cabinet consisting of the<br />
home office executives and district managers.<br />
A. H. Blank, president of the corporation,<br />
announced this week. Blank announced<br />
the new policy following the recent<br />
resignation of G. Ralph Branton. former<br />
general manager of the company.<br />
Dale H. McFarland, who has been named<br />
to the newly created post of assistant to the<br />
president of Ti'i-States, will serve as coordinator<br />
of the activities of the cabinet as<br />
well as a point of contact between the district<br />
managers, the home office departments<br />
and the president. Duties formerly handled<br />
by Branton have been divided among Mc-<br />
Farland. Leo McKechneay. Tri-States treasurer,<br />
and the district managers: H. D. Grove.<br />
William Miskell and Kermit Carr.<br />
Carr, who has been Des Moines district<br />
manager for the last two years, succeeds<br />
McFarland as chief of the film buying and<br />
booking department. Effective January 1,<br />
the post of Des Moines district manager<br />
will be eliminated. Blank announced. Carr,<br />
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STEBBINS THEATRE<br />
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LAWRENCE, KAS.—The newly reopened<br />
Patee Theatre, believed to be the oldest operating<br />
theatre west of the Mississippi river,<br />
has started a new policy of showing single<br />
feature first run films. The house, owned by<br />
Commonwealth Theatres circuit, opened last<br />
month after completion of a remodeling job<br />
which had closed the house since last August.<br />
Further delays in work were caused by the<br />
world situation and material shortages and a<br />
strike in the factory manufacturing the new<br />
seats for the Patee.<br />
The house now has a colorful plastiglas<br />
front, aluminum-trimmed boxoffice. streamlined<br />
concessions stand and mechanically<br />
folding seats. New carpeting and new equipment<br />
also were installed to make the house<br />
over completely from the Patee which first<br />
opened here in 1903.<br />
J. D. King, manager for Commonwealth<br />
here, said that while there are many theatres<br />
in addition to his new duties in the booking<br />
in the western part of the country which<br />
department, will continue to serve as opened before 1903. the Patee is the only one<br />
district manager until January 1. After that, beUeved to have been in continuous operation<br />
for 47 years, Leon Hoffnagle is supervision of Ti-i-States theatres in Waterloo<br />
man-<br />
will be assigned to Grove. These will be ager of the Patee.<br />
in addition to the cities in his present district:<br />
Davenport. Rock Island, Moline and<br />
Cedar Rapids.<br />
Increase Operating Schedule<br />
The ten Tri-States theatres In Des Moines SYLVIA, KAS.—The Sylvia Theatre is now<br />
will be under direct supervision of the home operating under a seven nights a week schedule.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Pope are the new<br />
office beginning January 1 with Robert Leonard,<br />
manager of the Paramount, to act in managers at the house.<br />
the capacity of city manager. Leonard will<br />
continue to manage the Paramount and will<br />
supervise also the operation of the nine<br />
other theatres under the direction of the<br />
home office.<br />
"I am most happy that we have been able<br />
to announce these advancements for Mc-<br />
Farland. Carr and Leonard." Blank stated.<br />
"It has always been our policy to develop<br />
our executives and managers from the field.<br />
All three of these men started as ushers and<br />
worked up the ladder to their present important<br />
positions. I know of no better proof<br />
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