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Cumberland Amuse. Co.<br />
Buys Two WB Theatres<br />
VINELAND, N. J—The Grand Theatre<br />
here and the Levoy Theatre in MlUville have<br />
been purchased from Warner Theatre Management<br />
Co. by the Cumberland Amusement<br />
Co. of Vineland, headed by Kugene Mori,<br />
who also is president of the Garden State<br />
Racing Ass'n.<br />
The Cumberland firm operates the Landls,<br />
built here in 1937. Howard E. English, vicepresident,<br />
said the Landis and the Grand in<br />
Vineland and Levoy in MillviUe will operate<br />
as in past with Herbert Lubin as manager<br />
of the Landis, Charles D. Crowley a.s<br />
manager at the Grand and Walter Leach as<br />
manager at the Levoy.<br />
Veteran Exploiteer Dies<br />
CLEVELAND—Fimeral services were held<br />
here Thursday (26) for Charles C. Deardourf,<br />
a veteran MGM exploitation man who retired<br />
two years ago, with burial following the next<br />
day at Greenville, Ohio. Deardourf, who was<br />
in his 70s, died Wednesday at his home here.<br />
Lees Plants Close 2 Weeks<br />
NEW YORK—Plants of James Lees & Sons<br />
Co. in Glasgow, Virginia, Bridgeport and<br />
Carlisle, Pa., will close from July 3 until<br />
July 14 for the annual vacation of employes.<br />
Showrooms and offices will remain open during<br />
that period.<br />
Drive-In Tower Worker Killed<br />
ST. PAUL, VA.—One man was killed and<br />
another seriously injured in a fall from a<br />
60-foot drive-in screen tower under construction<br />
in Wise county. Ben Gardner, 58, was<br />
killed and Bradley Collins, both of Norton,<br />
was injured when thrown to the ground by<br />
defective scaffolding.<br />
Nanty Glo Amusement Tax Is Back<br />
NANTY GLO, PA.—A resolution reimposing<br />
a 10 per cent tax on amusements and a onehalf<br />
of 1 per cent tax on earned incomes has<br />
been adopted by the Nanty Glo school board.<br />
ELMER H. BRIENT & SONS<br />
925 New Jersey N. W.<br />
Washington, D. C.<br />
EVERYTHING<br />
for the<br />
MODERN THEATRE<br />
FEATURES<br />
WESTERNS<br />
COMEDIES<br />
ATLANTA - CHARLOTTE - NEW ORLEANS<br />
MEMPHIS - WASHINGTON, D. C.<br />
WASHINGTON<br />
Taki- Flax i.s IntcriuiUonal Variety repre-<br />
' sentatlvi" of the local tent . . . Associate<br />
members Sylvan Danzaiisky and Harry<br />
Coonin have been invited to serve a.s honorary<br />
crewmen . . . Barker Harry Crooiiln.<br />
controller of S. Kann & Sons, ha.s been luiincd<br />
chairman of the local controllers club.<br />
Ha>ppy birthday to Milton Lipsncr, June 21<br />
Lee Maxfleld, Fred S. Kogod, Leo Fields, 22;<br />
Herman Spltzel, 23; Peter DeFazio, Henry T.<br />
Rodier, 24; William Ro.ss, 25; Arthur Shaftel.<br />
Carlton Duffus, 26: Kenneth McGulrc, Morton<br />
Gerber. 27: James Carbcrry, Raymond<br />
Richard F. Young, son of<br />
Trumbule, 28 . . .<br />
Mrs. Sara S. Young, 20th-Fox, was married<br />
Tuesday (24) to Miss Julia Boone in Atlantic<br />
City. Young is in the navy.<br />
. . .<br />
Division Manager Glenn Norris spent several<br />
days in New York attending a series of<br />
meetings Paramount booker Fred Von<br />
Langen was vacationing in Buffalo.<br />
Columbia office manager Jack HoUisher<br />
went to Minneapolis where he will be married<br />
Tom McCaskey, Williamsburg, has<br />
. . . been appointed director of public relations for<br />
Williamsburg Restoration, Inc. . . . The new<br />
student booker at Universal is Berle Lipsner<br />
. . . Booker Tom Ryan and family are vacationing<br />
in Boston . . . Salesman Bill Friedman<br />
resigned to take over the Glymont Theatre,<br />
Indianhead, Md.<br />
The MGM office gave a belated birthday<br />
party for Division Manager Rudolph Berger<br />
Wednesday . . . Regina Lust, daughter of Mr.<br />
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BE AUTIfUL NVODEL JU ^^ ^iw biaojt<br />
^ WILD<br />
CONVENTION<br />
PARTY UNDER<br />
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1013 NEW JERSEY AVENUE, N. W.<br />
and Mrs. Ben Lu.st, was married Sunday (22<br />
to Philip Trupp. They left on a honeymoon<br />
tour In Canada and New England . D.<br />
Fields, Tazewell, Va., Ls building a drlve-ln<br />
in BrLstol, Tenn.<br />
Exhibitors on Kllmrow Included Danver<br />
Ale.shlre, Tom Halllgan, George Walker, Julius<br />
U'vlne, Jack U'vlne, Harry Pickett, Mike<br />
Leventhal, Joe Baer, Walu-r Gettlnger, Joe<br />
Walderman and Wllbcrt Brizendlnc.<br />
. . .<br />
Monogram Manager Milton Lipsner spent<br />
one day In Baltimore Home office<br />
auditor R. V. Graber was In for a routine<br />
check ... J. V. O'Gara, district manager,<br />
visited Republic.<br />
Branch Manager Jake Flax's .secretary Ann<br />
Dinkel has returned from a vacation In Massachusetts<br />
. . . Cashier Clare Cunningham<br />
visited her son and his family in Bristol, Va.<br />
Books for Super 30<br />
PITTSBURGH—Super 30<br />
Drlve-In, one of<br />
the first in the area, now Ls being represented<br />
for licensing and booking by the<br />
Hanna Theatre Service. Until this week this<br />
outdoor theatre had been booked by Associated<br />
Drive-In Theatres circuit, according<br />
to Joseph Warren, owner. Several weeks<br />
ago Warren appointed the Hanna agency to<br />
represent the newly opened Rose Drlve-In<br />
at Harrison City, wlilch is located within the<br />
Super 30 area.<br />
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EXECUTIVE 4613 - 4614<br />
WASHINGTON 1, D. C.<br />
Theatre Supply<br />
PHILADELPHIA,<br />
PRODUCE A BETTER LIGHT<br />
IN ANY SIZE THEATRE OR<br />
DRIVE-IN . . . MORE ECONOMICALLY!<br />
CARBONS, INC. • BOONTON, N. J.<br />
BOXOFFICE June 28, 1952<br />
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