Boxoffice-December.20.1952

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. . . Ben
Cherwin Harris, former UA salesman now
with the Richards shoe company, has decided
to switch permanently from the show
to the shoe business
. Richmond
is back as manager for Max Allen at the Lincoln
Park Theatre, with Irwin Lovett taking
on relief managerial duties only
Wachnansky, general manager of the Nick
George circuit, is in Miami for a month's
vacation.
. . William "Gen-
Nick Greorge reports he has dropped the
title of United Drive-In Theatres, which he
registered some time ago .
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eral" Graham has moved from the Booker
Edward L.
T to the National Tlieatre . . .
Hyman and Bernard Levy of Paramount
Theatres were reported to have been in town
Ann Fearon, secretary to Dillon M.
. ,
Krepps, United Artists Theatre manager, who
has been recovering from a fractured arm for
two months, has become the victim of
bui-sitis. Patricia Maclnnis, who has been
handling special exploitation for the house,
is pinch-hitting for her.
J. Oliver Brooks, former exploitation chief
. . .
for Butterfield, will handle "The Birth of a
Baby" for the Florida territory for this winter,
with headquarters in Jacksonville
Betty Robbins of the Film building is hostessing
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilkinson,
here from Chicago over tlie holidays . . .
Lights were on again at the Kccadilly, north
end house which has been operated by Noel
W. Sanders.
Nightingale notes: Eddie Waddell calmly
waited until his last game to roll his big 247,
to the amazement of Jack Colwell, who
thought he had the high with a 242 in the
first game . . . Welber Haartge's cigar made
like a forest fire when he got that last pin
Frank Quinlan. a 137 average
to make a 241 . . .
bowler, did okay with a 230, while Joe
Foresta, who averages 138, had a 524 total . .
Glennis Smith rolled the biggest game of her
career, 155, with Edna Valiquette and Bea
Douville—the latter just practicing . . . Peggy
Light and Mary Scheuer were also busy at the
bowling lanes.
Herman Cohen is back from a vacation at
Palms Springs and ready to announce a new
connection following his recent resignation
from Jack Broder's two companies . . . Earl
J. Hudson, United Detroit Theatres president,
has been named to the 12-man National Advisory
Neurological Diseases and Blindness
council . . . The death of George McCall, well
remembered as manager of the now vanished
Downtown here for Howard Hughes, was reported
last week from Culver City.
Film star George Montgomery was a guest
. . .
of honor at a luncheon given by Bill Power of
Chevrolet for the tradepress and radio-TV
people at the Detroit Athletic club with his
wife Dinah Shore Bert Foster, Lippert
salesman, is leaving for a month's vacation
in California . . . Max Kolin has just completed
a stand of several weeks at the Strand,
filling in for a vacationer . Rice
of United Artists made a weekend trip to
Chatham.
up his new home in Lincoln Park .
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Hall, fu-e marshal of Detroit, is back from :' I
motor trip to Houston, where he attended th'l
fire convention, followed by a few days ill
New Orleans . . . Irving Teicher is managini
the Palmer Park, which he reopened Thurs
day. George Ledward, who has been at th:
Grand, returned to his old post at the Palme;
Park booth.
H.G.Bernstein Is Dead.
Detroit Chain Owner
DETROIT—Harold G. Bernstein, well
known Michigan circuit operator, died her
December 10 after a heart attack. He ha^
had at least one previous attack.
Bernstein was the second generation of
show family, being the son of Daniel Bern
stein, who operated theatres in the sam
area prior to his death about 12 years age
Harold was in show business all his busines
life, and became one of the best know
exhibitors in the state.
He was a frequent visitor to Detroit Film
row with a "competitor," Ed Johnson, pas
president of Allied Theatres of Michigai
with whom he maintained an "unwritte
partnership" in many civic activities, as we
as being associated in recent years in drive-i
operation.
He was described by a veteran leader c
the distribution industry here as "the be;
showman in the state—almost the only ma
who knew how to put a picture over."
Bernstein is survived by his wife, the forme
Marjorie Barnett, at one time with Monograi
here.
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DETROIT — A new contract coverir
laboratory technicians has been approved t
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the board of lATSE Local 737, granting
basic increase of 21 cents an liour to t€Cl
nicians at General Film Laboratories. ^
other basic change in the old contract hi
been made. The raise is retroactive to M£,
8, the expiration date of tlie old contrac'
and covers a two-year period from that dat;i
At Jam Handy Organization, the union hi
asked for reopening of the existing two-yer
contract, which expires next September, ur:
der the cost-of-living increase clause, aiv
negotiations have been started.
For Chcrracter Role in "Lctrceny'
Douglas Fowley has been set for a chai|
acter role in "A Slight Case of Larceny,"
Metro release.
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John J. Maloney, MGM division manager,
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Theatre, Manchester, which was operated by
Irwin J. Gill, has been closed . . . Bryce
Paulson recently reopened the Remus Theatre
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