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premier<br />
. . Division<br />
[PHILADELPHIA<br />
'TTarry S. Jacobs, owner of the Wynne Tlic-<br />
:ilie, opened to the public hl.s 1.600-.seat<br />
housf on Monday (22> for ii sneak world<br />
of "The Four Po.stcr." A Juk was<br />
jplat't'd In the lobby for contributions to<br />
Variety Club's camp for handicapped children<br />
and the Will Rogers Memorial hospital.<br />
Exchange Finance Co., which has become<br />
kisort of a fixture In the Vine street film<br />
[Icolony, has opened a second office at 1901<br />
larket with Cy Berger a.s o&slstant manager<br />
. . Maybelle Bond, secretary to Manager<br />
. . . Paramount Sales<br />
HUlrlk Smith ond a Paramount employe for<br />
years, resigned<br />
lanager Herb GilUs was recovering from a<br />
cent stroke . . . George James, projectionist<br />
kt the Kent, and Sam Kevltch, projectionist<br />
at the Carmen, died recently.<br />
Marl Kenny, who doubles for Jane Russell.<br />
»Bs in town to help publicize "Montana<br />
Belle" . . . Mary Hellworth. MOM booker's<br />
clerk, has become engaged . . . The following<br />
nen were elected officers of Local 307 Harry<br />
||J. Abbott, president; Abbott Oliver, vicepresident;<br />
Horace Johns, business agent;<br />
Jex Fell, recording secretary, and Charles<br />
lumphries, financial secretary. Members of<br />
lie executive board are Al Van Bell, Robert<br />
Bleck, Ben Green and Pai'ker Kennedy,<br />
rustees are Al Werlin. William Braunewell,<br />
nd Abe Sherman. Werlin was also named<br />
^ergeant at arms.<br />
Plans are coniplet« for the construction of<br />
recreation hall at the Variety Club's camp<br />
or handicapped children, according to Leo<br />
sel, prominent exhibitor, who founded the<br />
ip on his farm in Lansdale four years<br />
go . . . Tent 13 is scheduled to hold a<br />
ftng-up New Year's eve party with music<br />
|)y Marty Portnow and his orchestra . . .<br />
rent 13 will hold its dinner to honor outgoing<br />
Chief Barker Vic Blanc and incoming<br />
3hief Barker Ralph Pries on January 5.<br />
Bob Gabriel, Ed Gabriel's son, is back at<br />
apital Film exchange after military duty<br />
. . Industryites were sorry to hear of the<br />
leath of James A. Flynn, Republic office<br />
anager-booker. Plynn was one of the founlers<br />
of front office workers Local F-7 and<br />
member of Motion Picture Associates . . .<br />
Foe Engel, manager at Screen Guild, was on<br />
vacation in Florida.<br />
. L. McCarthy Will Head<br />
'iji<br />
lecordok Board Jan. 1<br />
ROCHESTER—George L. McCaithy will rem<br />
ire as president of Recordak Corp. and be-<br />
!ome chairman of the board January 1. John<br />
i. Boeing, a vice-president since 1943, has<br />
lean chosen to succeed McCarthy.<br />
Boeing and M. Wren Gabel, vice-president<br />
md assistant general sales manager of East-<br />
'!^ nan Kodak, have been elected as members<br />
If the board. Recordak is an Eastman sublifcl^jdiary.<br />
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