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Leroy<br />
D A L L A<br />
n fire in the early morning hours of December<br />
15 burned out the Texas Theatre in<br />
Haskell. It is owned and operated by Burnice<br />
Haley and Theatre Eiiterprises. Inc. A $20,000<br />
loss was suffered ... A good floor show preceeded<br />
the presentation at the Variety Club<br />
Saturday night of the Cadillac and Ford<br />
motor cars. Duke Clark and Lynn Stoker were<br />
called upon to serve as judges. The Ford was<br />
presented to a Mr. Stober and the Cadillac<br />
went to the Direct Mattress Co.<br />
A midnight party was held at the Big O<br />
Drive-In for the personnel of three Phil Isley<br />
theatres here Sunday (21). More than 35<br />
persons were present from the Big D, Crest<br />
and Granada theatres. Managers Joe Noble.<br />
T. N. Childress and R. B. Allport arranged<br />
the party and their wives prepared the refreshments.<br />
Bobby Bixler, exploiteer. Paramount, has<br />
received a personal invitation and plans to<br />
attend the Bing Crosby Golf tournament Januarj'<br />
8-11 in Monterey. It will be held on the<br />
Cypress Point and Pebble Beach courses . . .<br />
Ezell & Associates will hold its annual convention<br />
at Guide's restaurant in Galveston<br />
January 5-7. It will be attended by all<br />
Ezell drive-in managers, partners and home<br />
office personnel. Sonny Martini, Martini Theatres,<br />
and John Browning, city manager, In-<br />
terstate, will be special guests.<br />
Stormy Meadows left just before Christmij<br />
for a two-week vacation in California<br />
MOM held its Christmas party at the Dallil<br />
Variety Club Friday evening 1 19 1 and haj<br />
guests in abundance. On that same<br />
parties were held by Republic and RowD<br />
United Theatres. The rest of the Christmi]<br />
parties were held on Wednesday afternoon.<br />
Russell Brown, president, and Ray Wild, ml<br />
tional president of the Colosseum of Pilil<br />
Salesmen, together with Jack Walkon an]<br />
Douglas Dusch made their annual Christmi I<br />
visit to C. J. Wheeler, former salesman ac|<br />
sales manager who is hospitalized.<br />
Bickel, MGM, extended "thanks t<br />
you good longhorn exhibitors" for puttin<br />
the Dallas branch in No. 1 place, 100 pt<br />
cent in sales, in the national sales standing.<br />
Bob Jones, who covers east Texas is i<br />
second place on features, and Roland Taj<br />
lor is No. 5 on junior features.<br />
lie Bel'<br />
m<br />
liurictBa!"<br />
Mlitiiy," Bei<br />
THIS IS<br />
NOT A DEATH NOTICE BUT A CHANCE TO BE RE-BORN<br />
Please<br />
Read<br />
SERVING INDEPENDENT SHOWMEN<br />
EXAS<br />
iHEATRIf<br />
jERVial<br />
COMPANY<br />
We hope all<br />
Texas Theatre<br />
Service<br />
Company<br />
Suite 210, 2013' 2 Young St., Dallas 1, Texas<br />
Phone PR-1557<br />
you Exhibitors enjoyed a wonderful<br />
Xmas. A new year is approaching fast. New<br />
and greater problems are confronting the industry. ...<br />
as a whole. If we can be of service to you,<br />
don't hesitate to contact us.<br />
It will prove profitable to both of us to arrange<br />
an appointment.<br />
Why not consider coming in<br />
with the Biggest Buyers and Bookers in the<br />
Southwest?<br />
Hoping you and yours a most enjoyable and<br />
prosperous New Year.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
ED. V. GREEN & GANG<br />
Paul Hudgins, city manager for Interstat<br />
Theatres in Temple, was notified that h;<br />
painting, entitled "The Table," had bee<br />
selected among the 90 outstanding entries i<br />
the Texas Fine Arts exhibit held in Austi<br />
November 16 through December 7. These 9<br />
selected will go on a seven-month tour c<br />
Texas.<br />
FORT WORTH<br />
TVJr W. Lewis, manager of the Cowtown Drive<br />
Kiody.<br />
f:blic<br />
op<br />
telatio<br />
to create<br />
rjoiophyandl<br />
•to industiy<br />
jonlyonethi<br />
3^ World fl<br />
iidty about<br />
aid conduct<br />
i<br />
In, took great pride in explaining hia^gjjfmjjg<br />
methods of operation which enable his stat ^ are more<br />
to serve efficiently the large number o<br />
be' tliaii evi<br />
patrons who converge on this, one of th<br />
te of tlie I<br />
largest drive-ins in the southwest. He in<br />
troduced this writer to Mrs. Ward and Mrs<br />
Allen, cashiers: Henry Woods, projectionist<br />
and O. B. Carson, director of the cono<br />
sion stand. A flexible arrangement at (<br />
boxoffices with usherettes called into serv*<br />
lie said, "I<br />
i the desire I<br />
16 become<br />
biEiiess.<br />
To otlier wo<br />
B interests<br />
iitial elemen<br />
ktecaX<br />
ice prevents a bottleneck from developini<br />
Hie same tin<br />
during the opening hour. Betty Wood, Gaii<br />
atial lad<br />
Huffstedler and Jeanette Leonard, usher<br />
etts, were smartly tailored in cowboy out<br />
fits in keeping w-ith the western atmospher<br />
at the Cowtow-n.<br />
Nothing is spared in patient's care ot amuse SiS .iY^)<br />
ment industry's WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL HOS ^^ ^^,.<br />
Two Million Feet in Stock<br />
SPEAKER CABLE<br />
Without Priority<br />
2 Conductor No. 17 AWG Solid Copper Flat Porolle<br />
Construction Rodent Resistant Non-water Absorbent<br />
Jacket tor Direct Eorth Burlol O.D. .35x.20-indi.<br />
Pacl
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