Boxoffice-December.20.1952

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. . . Josephine
J>on Walker, Warner exploiteer, returned
from a trip through the territory . .
Helen
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Thomas. RKO booker, was off work for several
days due to iUness . . . Al Kolitz, RKO district
manager, Denver, was at the local exchange
salesmen arrived in town to stay
until after the first of next year, although
Chuck Brenner journeyed to Great Bend,
Kas., for the Christmas holidays
Clear, secretary in the same office,
says she bowled 602 in three games for
Hartman's in the Pilmrow Women's Bowling
league—with a slight handicap, of course.
Ed Hartman, Motion Picture Booking
Agency, was recovering after an operation at
St. Luke's hospital. He is not expected to be
back to work until early next month . . . Many
of the exchanges were gaily decorated for the
holidays . . . Jay Wooten. Allied Independent
Theatre Owners president, was in from
Hutchinson. Kas., for several
Williams, Royal, King City,
days . . . Dave
Mo., was a Row
visitor.
M. B. Smith and Jack Braunagel, Commonwealth
Theatres, returned from Memphis
after holding a one-day drive-in school for
exhibitors in that area. Theatremen from as
far away as Dallas, Tex., turned up for the
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affair. Bob Shelton. Commonwealth vicepresident,
arrived in time to attend the school
after making a tour of company .situation.s
various parts of Arkansas. About 2(X) persons
were in attendance, including both circuit and
independent operators and owners.
Lloyd Morris, Commonwealth division manager.
Great Bend, Kas., was at the home
office. Bob Shelton announced that two floors
are to be added on to the present Commonwealth
headquarters building here. Work is already
under way . Ben Marcus was released
from Menorah hospital after several
days .
longtime exhibitor in
Kingman, Kas., died recently in a Wichita
hospital after a long illness . . . The local
MGM branch set a new office record on
shipments of short subjects for the week ending
December 17 . . . Eugene Jacobs, Paramount
salesman, and wife spent the holidays
in Texas and Oklahoma . . . The Paramount
office party was held Monday (22).
Shirley Cranston, secretary to Columbia
Manager Tom Baldwin, left Friday (26) for
San Francisco for an indefinite visit . . Seen
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along Filmrow were Mrs. John Wehner and
son, Royal, Rossville, Kas.; Earl Presley,
Globe, Savannah, Mo.; Ed Harris. Bandbox,
Neosha, Mo.; George Nescher, Rio, Valley
Falls, Kas.; T. A. Spurgeon, Moderne, Stanberry,
Mo.; Sol Frank, Coldwater, Kas,; Mrs.
A. E. Jarboe, Ritz, Cameron, Mo., and Curtis
Musgrave. Wamega, Kas.
The KMTA board will hold its next meeting
January 14 at 12:15 at the Phillips hotel
. . . Ray Copeland, AA manager, spent three
days in Wichita on business . . . Frank
Thomas and Bob Carnie, AA salesman, will
be in the office until January 5 . . . Bill
Brooker, RKO publicist, rented the services
of a circus elephant to parade around town
plugging the opening of "Blackbeard the
Pirate," which bowed in at the Missouri here
on December 24.
Lester Zucker, Universal district manager,
returned from Hollywood after a meeting with
company officials . . . Chick Evens, 20th-Fox
exploiteer, was in Milwaukee working on
"My Pal Gus" and "Stars and Stripes Forever"
H. E. Jameyson. Commonwealth
. . . president, Wichita, was in town for the company
Dave Gold, 20th-Fox sales
party . . . manager, acknowledged his thanks to the
many exhibitors who made the J. R. Neger
testimonial drive a success. The drive was
completed on December 27.
. . U-I has scheduled a
Amy Sinclair, secretary to Republic manger
R. F. Withers, left for a two-week vacation
in New York .
two-day meeting in Denver January 5, 6
of branch managers and salesmen in this
. . Craig CuUey,
district. Foster Blake, western division sales
manager, and Ray Moon, assistant sales manager,
wUl attend .
Medicine
Lodge, Kas.; Frank Weary, Richmond, Mo.;
Ward Spielman, Olathe, Kas.. and J. Leo
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LOBBY CHAT — Douglas Lightner of
the Commonwealth Wareham Theatre at
Manhattan, Kas., hosted Tyrone Power
and Judith Anderson at the theatre for
a matinee appearance recently. Lightner
called on the two actors shortly after
they arrived for a night appearance at
Kansas State college in "John Brown's
Body." Power and Lightner are shown
above in the Wareham lobby discussing
Power's new pictures.
Hayob, Mary Lou, Marshall,
town booking and buying.
Mo., were in
Tom Edwards jr., son of Tom Edwards of
Edwards & Plumlee Theatres. Farmington,
Mo., was busy passing out cigars on the birth
of a son named Tom Edwards III. born December
8. It is Tom Edwards' first grandson
. . . Colleges and high schools in the
district covered by the local 20th-Fox branch
were notified of the 20th-Fox band contest,
open to bands of 50 pieces or more, in connection
with the release of "Stars and Stripes
Forever." Schools are to make a record of
the song "Stars and Stripes Forever." and
one other John PhiMp Sousa selection. Selections
are to be sent to the nearest marine
recruiting office. One college and one high
school winner will be picked in each state,
and the 96 finalist records will be sent to New
York City where the two fii'st place bands
will be chosen by thi'ee judges. Ti'ophies
and albums of Sousa's music will be awarded
the winners.
Herb Carnes has returned to manage the
Kimo Theatre here, replacing Abdol Khodad,
who resigned. Carnes has been a member of
the Dickinson organization for about 13 years.
He managed the Kimo about a year and a
half ago, and returned after handling various
other houses in the circuit.
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