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The recent bad weather meant much additional
work for Don Loftis. manager of the
prand Theatre in Estherville. After running
the film he had for an extra day because
trucks could not get through to bring him
lew film, he had to drive to Algona to meet
;he truck and get the film he needed. Other
exhibitors ran into the same difficulties during
the snow and ice storm.
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Des Moines Variety
Elects Bob L. Conn
DKy MOINES -Robt-n I, Conn, Miuniinri
(or 20th-Fox. wa.s elcclvd chief barker of
Variety Tent 15 nl the anniuil election Monday
night (15) in the Standard club.
A report on the party held recently in the
JBwlsh Center wu.s given. The proceeds will
ba used to purchase an oxygen tent for Mercy
hospital, additional equipment for the Raymond
Blank Memorial haspital for children
ad for a donation to the YMCA boy.s home
Over 137 prizes were doiuited by Des Moines
merchants. The most coveted— a Deep Freeze
—wa.< awarded to Mrs. Sven.son. exhibitor
from Kalniar. Mrs. Edith Fiiedman received
a beautiful set of dishes. The crowd was so
large that people were forced to sit on the
stage, in the balcony and on the floor of the
h»lge room engaged for the event. Among the
more humorous incidents were the winning
of a pair of car chains by Mrs. Mary Bookey
whose husband is general manager for
Sanders Motors and had contributed the
chains, and the awarding of the fruit basket
to Mrs. Don Swartz whose husband gave it.
Lou Levy, head of a committee in charge
of lining up gifts, wishes to express thanks to
all the generous merchants who aided the
Variety Club in it.s charity project for 19.52
DES MOINES
^olumbia booker Lanae Tew became the
bride of William Seid . . . MGM publicist
Al Golin got a new car . . . Jack Kelly, short
subject and newsreel representative, was a
visitor in the MGM offices . . . William Waters
Jr. proved that a MAN can keep a secret!
«e worked all day Friday. December 5. and at
;6 p. m. that evening he was wed to June
Al Ungerman, booker for Universal,
jPettet . . .
celebrated a birthday December 12.
That publicity does pay was proved in the
own of Corning recently when three .screen
itars. Judith Anderson. Tyrone Power and
Raymond Massey stopped in that town for
junch. They said their stop was due to a
ilug of a fining station man for his favorite
;afe and home town. He was so convincing
n his sales talk that the three stars decided
o give it a try!
OmahaFilm Depot Handles
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OMAHA—Under a new policy, the Omaha
— ,11m Depot will handle TV film shipments
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were received here last week.
Frank Gartner, head of the Film Depot, said
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Chester M. Ross, executive vice-president of
fatlonal Film Service, said the films would
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Twin City Area Drive-ln Financing
Comes Easy Despite Uncertainties
MINNEAPOLIS The future of film exhibition
may be rn.shrouded In uncertainty for
Nomo Indlvlrtuul.i and group.i livMde and outside
the IndUfllry. but that fact Unt making
It difficult to ral.HC Invcslment fund« for
drive-in theatre coiutrucUon In thu territory.
Owners of conventional thealre.^ lhcm.