Boxoffice-May.03.1952

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DENVER
T\uke Dunbar, formerly secretary ef the old
Film Board of Trade, has alinounccd he
will be a candidate for re-election as Colorado
Fox Intermountain
attorney general this fall . . .
Theatres is closing it? division
offices
on Saturdays, at least until Labor day.
and it will probably be a permanent arrangement
.
Theatres has opened its
new 200-car Sierra Drive-In, Socorro. N. M.
Alex Cooperman, Lux Film representative,
conferred with Don Hammer. Realart exchange
owner, who will distribute Lux's "Les
Miserables" and an English version of "'Bitter
Rice" in the Denver and Salt Lake City areas
Peele is the new biller at Monogram
. H. Philpson has opened his new-
250-car Corrall Drive-In at Hudson, Colo.,
which opens this town to films.
. . .
Charles Brent has sold the Yucca Drive-In
at Santa Fe. N. M.. to Wiles and Noah, who
owns an ozoner at Excelsior Springs. Mo. .
Ru.ss Dauterman and Bus Campbell. Salt Lake
City, were in conferring with William Hughart,
manager of the Associated Film exchange
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bailey, owners of the
Lippert Pictures franchise here in Salt Lake
City, attended the Las Vegas Variety Club
convention.
•The Denver & Rio Grande," being world
premiered in Denver and along the Denver
& Rio Grande Western to Salt Lake City, reports
a saturation booking of more than 120
Filmrow visitors included Herbert
dates . . .
Gumper. Center: C. E. McLaughlin. Las Animas:
Marlin Smith. Glenrock. Wyo.. and
Elden Menagh. Fort Lupton.
MGM Exchange Staffs
To Meet in Los Angeles
SAN FRANCISCO—MGM will hold a threeday
western division sales meeting beginning
Monday (5i at the St. Francis hotel. Charles
Reagan, vice-president and general sales
manager, will conduct the sessions. Also in
attendance will be Edward Saunders, assistant
sales manager: George Hickey, western
division sales manager: Dan Terrell, exploitation
chief: J. Eisenberg. legal department;
Irv Helfront. New York assistant to George
Hickey. and H. M. Richey. public relations.
Branch managers to attend are L. C. Wingham.
San Francisco; Carl Nedley. Salt Lake
City; Sam Davis. Seattle: Lou Amacker.
Portland, and Tom Aspell. Los Angeles.
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To Woliberg Airer
DENVER—Wolfberg Theatres will construct
A drive-in on East Evans avenue at South
Monaco boulevard. Vice-President John Wolfberg
said. It will be called the Valley Drlvo-
In and will be the fifth airer owned by the
circuit
here.
"We are building this theatre in spite of
the neai-ne.ss of television in Denver." Wolfberg
said, "because drive-ins have proved
most satisfactory in cities that already have
faced the television threat. Drive-ins offer
a chance for a family outing that will always
b? popular, we believe,"
All equipment, including a screen, has been
pmchased. Wolfberg said. The soil and topographical
airalysis of the property were completed
and grading was to begin late in April,
Wolfberg said construction would be done by
mid- June, It will be a 1.000-car situation.
Atoz Amusements Building
1,000-Car Denver Ozoner
DENVER — Plans for a second l.OOO-car
drive-in in mushrooming residential areas of
southeast Denver were announced by Atoz
Amusements. Inc. It would be in competition
with the simultaneously announced Wolfberg
drive-in. A. P, "Tony" Archer, vice-president
of Atoz. said more than $300,000 will be spent
on the theatre, tentatively named the Welshire,
on a 14-acre site on East Evans avenue
and Dahlia street, just off the new Valley
highw-ay.
Atoz Amusements, of which C, U, Yeager
is president, operates the Jewell and Santa Fe
theatres in Denver, the Gothic and Pioneer
in Englewood, the Rex in Brighton and
Golden in Golden.
SMI LAKE
The worst floods in Salt Lake City's history
kept most people from traveling and hurt
business last week . . . Theatre business especially
was hard hit, and the Park-Vu Drive-In
was temporarily closed. The Salt Lake waters
drove about 100 families from their homes
and did several thousands dollars damage.
Don V. Tibbs, canvasman for Variety Tent
38. led the Utah group's delegation to the
convention at Las Vegas. Eugene Jelesnik.
Sid R. Ross and Sidney Fox were among
William F. Gordon. Warners
delegates . . .
manager, was in the east last week to attend
a regional convention. When he returns he
will dive into 30 days of double work, his
film duties and keeping the Heart of Variety
campaign for cerebral palsy going.
Seen along Filmrow: Elmer Jackson of
Plentywood. Mont.; Jack Moran of Billings
and Laurel, and Alson Shiner of Vernal .
Matt Knighton, manager of the Lyric, arranged
a .screening of "Deadline—U.S.A." for
Salt Lake new.spaper workers. Incidentally,
this film and "The African Queen." which
w-as .scheduled to open at the Centre, made it
look like Humphrey Bogart week in Salt
Lake . Santi, owner of the Price
and Carbon Theatres at Price, a.ssisted the
city's .safety campaign by admitting every
grade school child free to a .special safety
film. The event was a part of a city-wide
celebration.
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