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Drive-In Value Appraised<br />
At $215,000 by Court<br />
ST. LOUIS—Land adjacent to the Lambert-<br />
St. Louis Municipal airport, sought by the<br />
city through condemnation proceedings for<br />
an enlargement of the airport, has been<br />
appraised at $1,283,962. Valuation for 46<br />
parcels of ground was set forth in a recent<br />
report given to St. Louis county circuit Judge<br />
Noah Weinstein at Clayton. A total of 125<br />
acres is involved.<br />
The largest valuation contained in the<br />
report was the $215,000 given to the 40-acre<br />
tract at the Natural Bridge and Ashby roads<br />
occupied by the Parker's Skyline Drive-In<br />
Theatre. This tract of land was listed under<br />
the name of George P. R. Wittich. A petition<br />
filed by the city to acquire the land by condemnation<br />
was upheld as a public necessity<br />
by Judge Weinstein last January 11. The<br />
drive-in is operated by the PRBH Corp., controlled<br />
by Ray Parker, mayor of Brentwood;<br />
his brother Norman C. and associates. The<br />
same interests also own and operate the<br />
Broadway Drive-In east of Broadway about<br />
4300 south in the Carondelet section of St.<br />
Louis.<br />
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iDavid Dallas Writes Book<br />
About Custer's Comanche<br />
MANHATTAN, KAS.—David Dallas, city<br />
'manager here for Midcentral Theatres, has<br />
had published in booklet<br />
form the story of<br />
Comanche, the horse<br />
that was the only survivor<br />
of the massacre<br />
at Little Big Horn.<br />
Lives<br />
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camp it is today.<br />
Dallas' book reveals<br />
an exciting era in<br />
American history, tracing both the story of<br />
he horse and the fort In the days of the<br />
ndian<br />
wars.<br />
»4ore CS Installations<br />
INDIANAPOLIS—Recent Cinemascope in-<br />
;allations around the state include the<br />
ayette Theatre, Connersville, managed by<br />
:athryn Fettig; the Wigton Theatre, Larange,<br />
managed by Mrs. John Schwin, and<br />
le Wabash Drive-In, Williamsport, owned by<br />
arl<br />
Noggle.<br />
Also, the Greenwood Drive-In at Greenood,<br />
managed by Frank Bates; the Venroe<br />
heatre, Charlestown, and the Tri-Hi Drive-<br />
1. Garrett, managed by Christi Kelafat.<br />
Second Theatre Fire<br />
CANEY, KAS.—The Gregg Theatre is being<br />
remodeled because of a fire last May which<br />
caused extensive damage. Recently during the<br />
night a small blaze started in some trash<br />
on a scaffold in the northeast corner of the<br />
building. It was quickly extinguished by the<br />
fire department and damage was minor. The<br />
theatre is operated by Charles R. Gregg and<br />
son.<br />
House Reopened by Dlinois Man<br />
ROYALTON, ILL.—Ermon Russell, an<br />
automobile mechanic of Mount Vernon, 111.,<br />
reopened the local 425-seat Royal Theatre.<br />
The house, dark for some weeks, formerly<br />
was operated by A. D. Lukehart.<br />
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JUSTUS GARARO'<br />
Woodbine and other Theatres<br />
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Celeste S. Richardson<br />
Promoted by Huston<br />
COLUMBUS, KAS.—Celeste S. Richardson<br />
has been appointed acting general manager<br />
of N. W. Huston's two theatres, the Liberty<br />
at Columbus and the Maywood at Galena.<br />
Mrs. Richard.son acted as Huston's cashier<br />
and office assistant for a long time. She is<br />
well acquainted with theatre operation, having<br />
been employed until recently as assistant<br />
to Charles Knickerbocker, who had operated<br />
the Liberty and the Maywood for the past<br />
three and a half years. Knickerbocker has<br />
returned to Kansas City.<br />
The Liberty was closed for extensive redecoration<br />
and renovation August 1, reopening<br />
August 12.<br />
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>rive-In Rejection Upheld<br />
CLAYTON, MO.—The St. Louis county<br />
mncil has upheld the recommendation of<br />
county planning commission, rejecting<br />
application for a permit for construction<br />
a drive-in theatre on the east side of<br />
ndbergh boulevard between U.S. 66 and<br />
1st Watson road. The application was filed<br />
Carl G. Swenson, who hoped to make his<br />
nd available for the construction of a<br />
ive-in by the Fanchon & Marco-St. Louis<br />
nusement Co. interests.<br />
UNITED FILM SERVICE,<br />
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ftXOFFICE :: August 21, 1954
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