Boxoffice-December.20.1952

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Basil
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Theatres; Clayton Eastman, Warner
'Bros.: Sam and Max VelU-n iind Robert T
iMurpliy of the Century; Mr. imd Mrs. Carl
iBell. Perkias Theatres Supply, Kube Cantur
ol the Ciuitor Slotnlclc circuit, Syracuse;
iMuury Cohen and M. P. Slotnlclc. Cinema;
Marvin Gros.s. Cooperative Tlieatre-s; Arthur
ivrolick and Charles B. Taylor, UPT; Mr. and
Mrs. GeorRC Gammel, Gainmel Theatre.s;
Robert Hayman, Haynian Theatre.s, Nlatiaru
Palls; Mr. and Mrs. BehllnK. BehlInK Theatres;
Margaret Crean, who has Just coin-
'pleted 25 years with UA lu Buffalo, and
.Francis White, with UA for some 20 years.
More competition Is coming for western
iNew York exhibitors. A second ultrahigh
frequency television station hius been authorllzed
for Buffalo by the FCC. The Buffalo-
- (Niagara Television Corp has been given a
= : [construction permit to build a station to
'•'ii operate on chamiel 59 with five kilowatts of
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b; power. Studios and transmitter will be at the
Ss] Hotel Lafayette. Last week the commission
13 tnnounced a similar grant to the Chautauqua
lin Broadcasting Corp., also of Buffalo, to opcrisej
ftte on channel 17. Buffalo-Niagara, accordlya
Ing to officials, hopes to be on the air in the
tiis spring. Tentative contracts already are in
e hands of manufacturers. The cost of the
&
iw station is exriected to exceed $250,000.
Added Christmas happiness and good cheer
were provided to approximately 1.000 children
n Buffalo and western New York at the anlual
holiday theatre parties presented by the
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Jhea Theatres and the Buffalo Evening News,
v, . n»e custom was established more than 20
,rs ago and has continued without interliption.
Hundreds of children from orphan-
iges in the Buffalo vicinity were taken to
,, j. Jhea's Buffalo via bus to see Red Skelton in
The Clown," and also get gifts of candy,
die Meade of Shea's and Dave Peugeot of
News worked out the arrangements. The
nt brings the Buffalo a lot of goodwill and
ome good publicity.
A Snarly 80s . . .
Phllomena Cavanaugh, veteran newspaperoman
and for many years in charge of
lUblicity for the old Shea Court Street Theais
in Sisters hospital suffering from ine
LjHuries sustained in a fall in her home.
In Cavvy" as she is affectionately known by her
I at lany friends in the industry is now in her
Lou Rock, manager of the Avon,
Schine Theatre in Watertown. N. Y., proloted
some Plymouth Rocks from a local
OUltry dealer to give away as a promotion
tunt for MGM's "Plymouth Adventure." The
alleoB
tunt created a lot of comment and lot of
lUblicity in the local newspapers.
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Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Behling of the
lehling circuit; Mr. and Mrs. George Gamlel.
Gammel theatres, and Mr. and Mrs.
Dykstra of the Glen in WiUiamsville are
oing to E>etroit January 18 to be guests of
tr. and Mrs. Mike Simon at the marriage of
16 Simon's daughter Muriel. Simon formerly
ras manager of the Buffalo Paramount exhange
and now holds a similar p)ositlon in
tetroit.
Christmas Variety Salute
s Broadcast on ABC Net
NEW YORK—A .salute lo Variety Clubs
tkajiternational in honor of the 25th annlver-
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U"y was broadcast over the ABC national network
Christmas Eve at 8:30 p. m., eastern
bandard time.
pp The rne program carried information about
il
rBs^pc charitable work done by various tents.
Notables Attend Opening
Of 'Come Back' in N.Y.
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