Boxoffice-December.02.1950

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PITTSBURGH
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The Family at Rochester, Pa., staged a football
fan contest to elect the Beaver
county high school player of the year. Each
ticket for "The Spirit of Notre Dame,"
played for two days, provided one vote, and
a jeweler cooperated by furnishing a de luxe
wrist watch to the gridder named as the
Members of the
player of the year . . .
Butler school safety patrol were treated to
a free show at the Penn in Butler
Latonia in Oil City lined up 16 merchants
to cooperate on "The West Point Story,"
with newspaper displays and "hidden" theatre
passes in their windows.
Dr. Harry C. Winslow, theatre radio man.
and William C. Arthur of Meadville have sold
the National hotel, located at Greenville's
main intersection, to Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Bently, owners of Greenville's Riverview hotel
... In connection with the showing of
"Breakthrough" at the State in
Altoona, the
assault gun company, 1st battalion, 10th
armored cavalry, regiment L, Pennsylvania
National Guard, placed on display in front
of the theatre and in the lobby a 155 MM
howitzer, a 13-ton high speed tractor and
other equipment, including a .30 caliber machine
gun, bazooka and submachine gun. A
special recruiting drive was conducted at
the theatre . . . While most theatres are
grinding "All About Eve." the Lyric in Oil
City has been presenting it daily at one matinee
and one evening exhibition . . . Prior
to Thanksgiving, turkey parties were staged
. . . Exhibitor Michael
at several theatres, including the State,
Youngsville. and the McKean and
Homer
Dipson's
in Bradford
again is active in the annual Chi-istmas parade
on the city's south side.
Sam W. Gould, manager of Warners'
Manos at Greenburg, not only had the
Dodge truck advertising campaign on "King
Solomon's Mines," but he staged a Howard's
Jewelry six-diamond giveaway hunt in the
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specially decorated lobby. Six real diamonds
were placed in a bowl with imitations. Patrons
who picked out a real diamond had
them mounted without cost at the cooperating
jewelry store . . . With Dave Smith resigned
at Warners' Regent in East Liberty,
Al Skigan of the Squirrel Hill was promoted
to this post, with Harvey "Pete" Brady of
the Model named to the Squirrel Hill . . .
Harry Harris is manager of the Harris
Amusement Co. warehouse at 3875 Bigelow
boulevard, where the circuit now maintains
general offices.
Milton Frank, veteran retired theatre manager,
died in New Castle several weeks ago.
He operated the Crescent in Mahoningtown,
withdrawing from the field In 1929. In the
early days of exhibition he managed Warner
Bros.' old Liberty in New Castle . . . The former
local Sho-Biz-Quiz radio program has
been sold by Bob Post for television which
will bring Karl Krug, Sun-Telegraph; Kaspar
Bonahan, Press, and Harold W. Cohen, Post-
Gazette, to WDTV viewers at 4 p. m., Sundays,
after the first of the New Year .
"Destination Moon" was previewed here by
members of the city school board, Allegheny
Observatory and Buhl Planetarium.
Miriam Weinberger, RKO switchboard operator,
was called from her position by
the death of her father Martin, recently retired
grocer . . . Jules Lapidus, Warner division
executive, was here conferring with
F. D. "Dinty" Moore, district manager, and
Paul Krumenacker, branch manager . .
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Mervis Bros, have not renewed their lease
on the Elliott on Lorenz avenue which expires
Amusement tax receipts
December 1 . . . at Butler have skidded $7,000, said
A. J. Winters, finance director.
Theatre Supply . . . Irving S. Kay, formerly
with Warner circuit at New Kensington, has
been appointed Dip.son circuit city manager
at Buffalo, N. Y., and resident manager of
the Capitol there.
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David C. Silverman, RKO manager, and
his wife vacationed in Atlantic City
Ralph M. Felton. manager of the Spotlight
88 Drive-In in the Beaver valley, is grandfather
of his first grandchild Susan . . . Joe
Bell, veteran Fayette City exhibitor, reported
that his newly born daughter has
been named Mary Kathleen. The Bells also
have a young son Joe jr., aged 5 . . . Students
and faculty members of East Penns
Valley High school attended the Municipal
in Millheim to see "The Red Stallion" . . .
Jake Pulowski, veteran with National Screen
here who returned to the navy as a gunner's
mate second class, flew here from Norfolk,
Va., recently and returned there in his
automobile. Several weeks ago in Virginia he
met John Bixler, Scottdale exhibitor, who
was vacationing.
The Pennsylvania chamber of commerce is
opposing any increase In business taxes by
the 1951 session of the legislature which will
convene in Harrisburg early in January .
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mervis of the Mervis
Bros." theatres here will become parents in
February . . . Paul Puntari, 18. of Braddock,
arrested after he held up a store there, confessed
that he robbed the Regent Square
Theatre September 26 . . First of the big
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Dodge truck advertising tieups on "King
Solomon's Mines" was featured by Greensburg
Motor Co. in conjunction with the opening
of the picture at the Manos there.
Dr. Harry C. Winslow, Meadville theatreradio
executive, was master of ceremonies
at a testimonial program in honor of Rev.
Thomas F. Griffin who left to assume the
post of treasurer of Erie's Gannon college.
Winslow presented the priest with a check for
$1,225, chipped in by several hundred Mead-
Bill Scott, RKO city salesman, and his
bride of two weeks, the former Betty Zeff, ville friends . . . Manos Star at Monessen
have furnished an apartment at Ellsworth reopened recently for weekend operation .
and Negley avenue . . . Dipson's at Bradford
gave a Miniver rose to the first 300 son Ross now represent Ballantjme equip-
Sam Wheeler, former local film man, and his
women in attendance at "The Miniver Story"
Len T.
ment in the Washington area . . .
and a dozen women were given bouquets .
Houghton, Franklin exhibitor, and his bride,
Liberty at McKeesport offered a free pass to the former Charlotte Pentecost of Franklin,
another show to anyone who did not enjoy have been honeiTnooning in Cincinnati, Hot
Springs and Mexico City. They will return
"Mister 880" . Noonan, manager
. . S. S.
of the State at Youngsville, used an endorsement
December 12.
campaign for "Stars in My Crown" . . .
Results of all surveys show that all lines
Park Shoes at Kensington is sponsoring the
of business suffered in the 47-day newspaper
Saturday Fun-O-Club at the Ritz there.
strike which caused a news blackout for the
Prizes for kiddies are displayed in the shoe
city's three dailies. The survey conducted by
store window.
the research and merchandising department
Glen J. Easter, Mount Morris exhibitor, of Ketchum. MacLeod & Grove, national advertising
and public relations agency here,
who has been a 16mm film distributor for
many years, has withdrawn from the latter shows that amusements and spots particu-
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field, having sold all licenses and prints to larly were hard hit. Several surveys revealed
"Blo.ssom Time," that theatre grosses were 40 to 50 per cent
a New York distributor . . .
which has played dozens of engagements in under average during the period that the
Pittsburgh Pi-e.ss.
over a period of a quarter of a
Sun-Telegraph and Post-Gazette were
century and will be performed here at the not published because of strikes of mailers
new Nixon for one week opening November and truckers.
27 at prices ranging from $1.30 to $3.25. Lee
.nd J. J. Shubert wish to determine if a Columbus Royal Leased
lamer volume of business will compen.sate for
eduction
COLUMBUS—Marion and Elmo Porter
have leased the Royal Tlieatre, 251 E. Main
a 1 in boxoffice prices . . . Joe
Mulone, Cheswick exhibitor and merchant,
St., for five years from Dec. 1, 1950.
has a new truck which he drives to Filmrow
newlywed Mike McGannons Richard Flei.scher will direct Producer Robert
liave furnished an apartment in Perrysville
Stillman's "Island in the Sky" for United
avenue. He's a sales representative for Atlas Artists release.
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