Boxoffice-May.03.1952

Convention on Train
Plans Under Way
KANSAS CITY—Plans for the Kansas-
Missouri Theatre Assii spring "convention
on a train" took shape this week after the
Santa Fe railroad agreed to arrange for an
eight-car special train and lounge to carry
film industry representatives to Hutchinson,
Kas., May 14 for the world premiere of "Wait
'Til the Sun Shines. Nellie."
Senn Lawler. Fox Midwest, chairman of the
committee on arrangements for the trip, said
this week that in order to make the trip
possible. 125 reservations must be obtained.
Plans call for the train going to Hutchinson
May 14 for the premiere, then on to Larned.
Kas., May 15 for the John A. Schnack 50th
anniversary celebration.
The lounge car of the train will be equipped
with a public address system for use by the
KMTA in its business session May 14 en
route to Hutchinson. The business meeting,
held in lieu of regional meetings once staged
by KMTA. will be under the direction of
KMTA President C. E. "Doc" Cook of Maryville.
However. Lawler emphasized that the trip
to Hutchinson and Larned will not be limited
to members of the KMTA. Personnel from all
distribution, equipment, exhibition and allied
industries are invited to make the trip. Fares
for the round trip to Hutchinson, including
Pullman, will be $30 per person and round
trip fare, including Pullman, to Larned is
$40 per person.
Lawler said that there would have to be
125 reservations to take the train to Hutchinson
and the same number of reservations to
go on to Larned. If there is not a sufficient
number wanting to go on to Larned the train
will return to Kansas City from Hutchinson
and those wanting to attend the Schnack
celebration can go on to Larned on their
ow'n. Lawler said.
Lawler urged all industryites to make reservations
for the trip immediately with
Gladyce Penrod. executive secretary of the
KMTA at 114 W. 18th St.. Kansas City, Mo.
All reservations, he said, must be firm reservations
and must be accompanied by a check
for the full amount of the trip.
Drive-In Loses Suits
MACOMB. ILL.—Circuit Judge Roeth of
Canton has ruled that the Fort Drive-In is
to pay $5,020 plus 5 per cent interest retroactive
to Sept. 1. 1950, to C. J. Tlernan of
Macomb, who served as contractor when the
theatre was built west of here. In addition,
he was allowed $1,575 on a claim of $2,000
he had made for extra work. The Hanan
Lumber Co. was allowed $782 from the American
Fence Co. for materials used on the
theatre grounds. Still pending is a suit of the
fence company against the theatre.
Mary Sloan Wins Beauty Contest
EAST ST. LOUTS—Mary Sloan, 20, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sloan, was crowned
Miss East St. Louis the night of April 23 at
a beauty pageant sponsored by the East St.
Louis Chamber of Commerce and conducted
at the Majestic Theatre, a unit of I^ublLx
Great States circuit. Miss Sloan is to represent
East St. Louis in the Miss Illinois beauty
contest to be staged on May 17.
BOWLING
KANSAS CITY •'ilinriiw iHiwlliiu league
teams this week iiimril pii/c money for
the yeai''s efforts on the bowling alleys. Rltz
Theatre in the men's league took home a $100
cash prize for its 64 games won record. MGM,
.second place team, won $90. Final standings
and team winnings:
Tcom Won Lost Priic
Riti Thcotre 64 32 $100
'.
MGM SS 41 90
Michael's 54 S2 80
Fox Trotters 48 48 70
Film Delivery 1 46 50 60
Fox Terriers 43 S3 50
Film Delivery 2 42 54 40
Screenlond 32 64 30
Team prizes in the men's league went to
Ritz Theatre for high 30 scratch and
Michael's Clothing for high ten scratch. High
30 handicap went to Film Delivery 1 and
high ten handicap to Film Delivery 2.
Individual prizes went to Lou Kimbriel with
high 30 scratch and Ab Sher with high ten
scratch. Mark Lesslie won high 30 handicap
and Al Adler won high ten handicap.
In the women's league Hartman Allstars,
first place winner, took home prize money of
$74.15. Foxy Five, second place team, which
also won team high ten and individual high
ten, won top prize money, $84.68. Finton
Jones, third place in league standings, added
to its winnings with team high 30 and individual
high 30 for a total of $84.28 in winnings.
C. S. Bureaucrats won $72.64 for
fourth place: Columbia Gems got $70.50 in
fifth place, and U-I won $66.75 for last place.
Prize money in the women's league was distributed
at the annual season's end dinner
and election of officers Wednesday night i30)
at Blue Hills. In the individual high 30
bracket Jerry Summers of the C. S. Bureaucrats
team and Mary Heueisen. Finton Jones
team, tied for top honors. Dorothy Stampfel
of the Foxy Five team took individual
high ten.
Homewood, Sam Meyer
Group in Illinois Allied
CHICAGO—Latest additions to the membership
roster of Allied Theatres of Illinois,
and the Allied buying and booking department,
according to Jack Kirsch, president,
are the Homewood Theatre in Homewood.
managed by Ray Harrington, and the Sam
C. Meyers theatre group, which includes the
Glencoe in Glencoe; Stadium in Evanston,
and the Teatro del Lago, WUmette.
Alamo Theatre Is
Closed
LEBANON, ILL.—The Alamo Theatre. 350-
seater, has been closed for an indefinite period.
The house had been operated under a
lease by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schroeder from
B. Temborius of Breese, 111.
R. L. Honeyman Reopens Alvin
AVA. MO.—R. L. Honeyman. owner, has reopened
the Alvin Drive-In. During April.
show-s were held only on weekends but starting
May 1 they were to be shown seven nights
a week.
Effingham Ozoner Reopens
EFFINGHAM. ILL.—The Rustic Starlight
Drive-In of the F^'isina Amu.sement Co.
opened April 15.
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