Boxoffice-December.02.1950

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Among those from the St. Louis sector who
attended the grand reopening of the Roxy
Theatre, Springfield. 111., a unit of the Frisina
Amusement Co., were: Bill Earle, manager,
and Bill Earle jr., salesman for National
Theatre Supply; Mrs. Earle sr. and their
daughter: Herb Bennin, manager. MGM;
Tom Williamson, salesman, and Lou Palermo,
booker, RKO Radio; Lester Bona, Warner
manager, and Mrs. Bona; Joe Sarfaty, U-I
salesman; Johnny Walsh, co-owner, Flo-
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Mar Productions; Herman Gorelick. co-owner.
Screen Guild Productions of St. Louis,
and Mrs. Gorelick; Morty Gottlieb, Joe Hornstein,
Inc., St. Louis; Johnny Meinardi, district
manager. Fox Midwest circuit, and Tommy
Tobin, East St. Louis resident manager
of the Frisina-St. Clair Amusement Co.,
Mrs. Tobin and their son Tom jr.
The annual meeting and election of officers
of St. Louis lege of the Colosseum
of Motion Picture Salesmen of America will
be held in the Lindell room, Melbourne hotel,
Bob Lightfoot, Monogram
December 9 . . .
president, and George Ware, 20th-Fox treasurer,
will represent the St. Louis Loge at
the national convention of the Colosseum
to be held in Cincinnati on December 2 and
3.
Jules Chapman, manager of ELC exchange
operations. New York City, spent November
28 and 29 here, conferring with F. J. Lee, St.
Louis manager . exhibitors
on Filmrow included Forrest Pirtle, Jerseyville.
111.; H. M. Hirth, Pacific, Mo.; Bill
Williams, Union, Mo.; Bernie Palmer, Columbia
Amusement Co., Paducah, Ky.; Paul
Schroeder, Lebanon 111., and Tom Bloomer,
Belleville, 111. . . . James H. Arthur. Fanchon
& Marco-St. Louis Amusement Co., has returned
from California . . . Harry C. Arthur
has gone to the west coast.
F. J. Lee, St. Louis manager for ELC,
was in Kansas City to close deals with Fox
Midwest and Commonwealth circuits on
"Destination Moon." Included will be engagements
in 10 theatres of Fox Midvest in
eastern Missouri and southern Illinois, and
the Commonwealth circuit deal covers theatres
in Columbia, Fulton, Washington and
Waynesville, Mo. . State Theatre,
715 Washmgton Ave., has booked Red Skelton
to head a stage show during the week
of December 28th. It will include well-known
entertainers from Hollywood. From here they
will go to Chicago ... A number of drivein
theatre owners from the St. Louis trade
area planned to attend the November 9
meeting at the Emerson hotel. Mount Vernon.
111., arranged by Andy Dietz, Co-operative
Theatres, St. Louis, Mo.
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